Then I got the call for Megan Todd.". The flip side was "At The Blue Whale" (the waterfront bar in Collinsport) What a little Queen I was. I watch two episodes per night. It seemed so great then and apparently thats going to have to be enough. Some features on this site require a subscription. R96, if you're a fan of Louis Edmonds (Roger on DS, Langley on All My Children), you'd like the Phoenix story - she was his ex-wife and son David's mother. Diana Millay had such a unique way of speaking (not sure if it was an affectation for the character or just her) that I found her mesmerizing. The easier question would be, who wasn't gay on the Dark Shadows original series. I was nervous and under a great strain. I think it would have been more fun if we had been paid for it. (I mean the original movie from 1970.). Still watch and enjoy the reruns and and the series still holds up quite well. "We could do that, because she wore Jungle Gardenia (brand) perfume, which is extremely intense. It never occured to me to ask for an autograph for my brother. I was almost teary-eyed when Quentin confronted Edward about Quentin's children. Don't forget -- the "Willie Loomis" actor, John Karlen, played Mary Beth Lacey's husband in "Cagney and Lacey. It seemed like there was always something going on to me. How wrong they were. He got the lust for blood every once in a while, but what always preyed on his mind was the lie. People often complain about it being "too slow" and I've never understood that. I'm in the U.K., though, so it might be different here. I never wanted to get like that., In the 1980s he began developing a one-man show and, in collaboration with television producer Mary OLeary (who also had a background in theater) and a guy named William McKinley, was able to hone it down and bring it to fruition. I'm a Canadian and I faithfully watched and loved Dark Shadows from beginning to end when it was originally broadcast. Look! "Everybody gets one. "The variety of emotions and the complexity of Barnabas made him the most interesting character I've ever played, including Shakespeare. Collins, Daniel Collins, Jamison Collins, and Tad Collins. Look! He had just returned from a vacation, Florida I think, to his apartment in NYC and as he was about to leave, his phone rang and it was his agent, offering him the Dark Shadows role, so he decided to delay his plan to take a job teaching on the West Coast, and save up some money working on a soap for a few weeks, which turned into years. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Victoria Winters going back to see how Barnabas became a vampire was my all-time favorite storyline, but the Quentin-becomes-a-werewolf s/l was great too. Remember the Dream Curse. I still enjoyed it a lot. And the audience loved it. Jonathan Frid was a compelling vampire, but David Selby was sex on a stick. Anyway, Jonathan Frid and David Henesy were on it, is the point I'm trying to make. The fang business with Barnabas I never thought that I created fear, I always felt foolish doing that part of it, but the horror part I liked was the lie. Theres nothing more horrible than looking someone in the eye who is tell you a lie and you know its a lie. David was a great actor. The first play I was in at prep school, where I astounded myself, my family and my friends, was when I was a budding actor in 1938 or 1940. The wild plots, Grayson Hall, the very many gay actors, the flubs, the microphones hanging over their heads ("Mike Shadows"). Astredo may be a straight actor, but he did the part with extra ping! Went into the small living room and sat down on the couch and started talking to the other people who'd gathered to watch the film with us. He was alerted about an audition for a soap opera, which would provide him with some extra money to go to the West Coast with. David Theodore Collins (born 1958) was the son of Roger and Laura Collins, which was also the name of Roger's grandmother, of whom David's mother is a reincarnation. I also knew I couldnt make a career out of being a star, because I would have to make a commitment to the occult, he continued. This one, Don Briscoe. It just fit right into the whole picture of what it was.". The fact that I had a friend who was going to be an actor gave me the same incentive to be a professional actor. A house called Collinwood, a world I've never known, with people I've never met. "He forced me at gunpoint into an alcove in the . Loved seeing a very young Kate Jackson. What's missing, R88, is the sense of cliffhanger tension; tradeoff is that watching it now the camp shows through! I thought Barnabas was a creepy old man when I was young and I still do. She had been married to three Collins, Jeremiah Collins (1700s), Edward Collins (late 1800s), and Roger Collins (1960s). The irony of all of this is that as far as Frid was concerned, the vampirism was the most boring aspect of playing the character. The show had debuted in 1966 and came to a close in 1971 with a total of 1,225 episodes (remember, it aired five days a week). Dark Shadows became a bonafide phenomenon. And let's not forget that the actress who played Victoria Winters was also Claus von Bulow's mistress and testified at his trial. R83 - Neither one appeals to me, but I suppose I would have sooner done Louis than Jonathan. But the story never progresses. I agree that her mystery was compelling as was the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Paul Stoddard (it was obvious Elizabeth killed him, but not why). 1: 'Dark Sahdows' started its ABC run as a Gothic -- no ghosts, no werewolves, no vampires. And then when Adam killed me, I went off and did a play. 3535. Just who in the hell was she. So her dressing room was a perfect place to smoke. I'd done a half-dozen Broadway plays and all that kind of stuff. Otherwise it will start at episode 210 (Barnabas's first appearance). Especially in a love relationship when you find out the person does not love you and is only pretending to. R112, they both were good, but the girl that played Barnabas' little sister Sarah was the worst child actress I've ever seen. There was an instance on a weekend when I was in a tent and there was a mob of people mothers and children waiting to come up and see me. Grid has a masters in directing from an Ivy League university. Why did Victoria Winters leave Dark Shadows? But not everything Nickerson and Henesy did on the set was quite so wholesome. "You know, actors sometimes don't get a chance to play a real mustache-twirling villain like that," said Jerry Lacy, who played the bad reverend. David Henesy makes his first ever Dark Shadows related appearance and they all share some interesting stories. R106 That I cannot believe. "It's not dependent upon technology or anything. I'm not paying for it now it's been pulled, though. Were still talking about Dark Shadows for the same reasons were still talking about Casablanca, Star Wars, and The Twilight Zone they all have a lot of gears working in unison that sing to us on levels deeper than just personal. Fandoms tend to crop up around these kinds of properties because they provoke a shared experience thats transcendent, and we gather together to try to prolong that experience. I liked the Leviathan story, when it featured super queeny Chris Bernau, poor thing just couldn't hide the gay. It was hanging off my arm! I think I did another play. I think that's brilliant. This is exciting news! Things did reach a point where the network (ABC) was getting ready to cut it off, giving Curtis just six months to turn things around. ), but would come to include victims of the humankind. . See David Henesy full list of movies and tv shows from their career. Im a negative person in that way. "Oh, no!" I haven't watched her old movies, but she must have been an It Girl back then. And that cheap, fake wig they put on the housekeeper character. So he joined Arsenic costarring along with Marion Ross, Jean Stapleton, Gary Sandy and Larry Storch from 1986 to 1987. What are we doing?' When Karlen took over, he did his best to keep the accent but was from NYC (Brooklyn?) I watched the reruns when I was a kid, can't quite remember; but when I first started streaming I found it and thought I'd watch an episode for shits and giggles and assumed it wouldn't stand the test of time. "I had been through the mill already by the time I hit 'Dark Shadows.' Like Twin Peaks many years later, the mystery was the entire point, so it doesnt bother me at all that we never got an answer to that question.. I bet your analysis is correct OP. Millay said she was very much aware that this was something new for soap operas. Frid collaborated with the show's writers to make Barnabas a tragic, romantic figure. "I doubt whether I ever would have been Barnabas if he had been there," said Jonathan Frid in 1990. Look up the shows with Reverend Trask, e.g. Died of AIDS in the early 90s. What was really bad was the lie.. Even the entire first series now needs to be paid for. "But I was not a kid, I'll tell you the truth," Karlen said. Also got a kick out of spotting the modern zippers on the backs of women's dresses when they'd switch to the 1700-1800s stories. He said he did regret being type-cast oh and he did tour with Marion Lorne in Tea and Sympathy (and he directed a play that I can't remember now.) And then he settled in his home country, in Hamilton, Ontario, and did his one-man show and other engagements, doing readings mostly, and he did some of the fan events, and he hired local guys to help him run a website into his 80s I believe. I couldnt bear the thought of that. It was unfortunate. And their appearance was of the blink-and-youll-miss-it variety. It wasnt the ordinary soap opera and they went through all the horror stories three or four times; we were repeating ourselves. He would only do it over if it looked really bad. "There was something about (Jenny's) vulnerability that really was endearing to me." "He definitely believed it," Lacy said of the character. David had died sometime in 1970 along with a girl named Hallie Stokes. "Dark Shadows" came the reply. There was one child, before he even got into the tent, who was just screaming and terrified. He started in some years ago and he's still going strong. I also love the late 60s/early 70s clothes the women wore, especially when they went to color. For over 25 years, he's worked in the hospitality industry, overseeing many . R71, I'm still able to watch it through Tubi for free. David Henesy. We were charging 'em five bucks a day for a hot plate.". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Well, aside from Barnabas of course. Its 1225 hour long episodes. It is unknown why the original series of Dark Shadows was cancelled in April, 1971. Like R4, I too rushed home from elementary school to watch it, but soon realized that the only part worth catching was opening title and end credits. Louis had a place on Long Island where they had some wild parties back in the day way back. Hello. And so I did Crazy Jenny. Especially that his son had died. "There were some wonderful velvets and much more interesting clothing designed for the periods in the past. If you find it too slow, I can prescribe you a sedative. An inner conflict or emotional confrontation is more of a drama to me, Frid detailed. So much so I even bought the DVDs in a coffin box set . It was a gothic soap. If I say nothing else important during this interview, every day of my first year on the show was sheer hell, just because of nerves. R105 - I always had the feeling that Laura was replaced by Angelique as the evil queen of Collinsport. "The show was, of course, very melodramatic. She was always getting herself into bad situations because she was always making dumb decisions. I watched it from first episode to last back in the day (yes, I'm old). She spoke of time travel as theoretically possible, never intimating that she herself had experience with the phenomenon. In "House of Dark Shadows," the 1970 film adaptation of the series, Edmonds got to do something he never did on the TV show: become a vampire. My first introduction to Dark Shadows was when I was 10 years old and a friend told me about a TV series with a ghost, Josette, who saves our heroine Victoria Winters and leaves a smell of jasmine. Never watched it as a kid but when SciFi cable channel first started up Dark Shadows was one of the shows they started with. She stood out from all the other women in the cast. On April 14, 2012, Jonathan Frid died at age 87 from a combination of pneumonia and complications from a fall. One of my favorites to date. We start today's show with young David somewhat the worse for wear, following an improperly motivated "boo" attack earlier in the day. They've fixed it. ", "The movie was fun," the actor said. I was playing inquisitors and priests trying to destroy this and that, he laughed. I think most of them were done for the Museum of Television. I first heard of Dark Shadows on DL. Quentin was very hot; thing is that he was only a werewolf briefly. Is it possible to reclaim my humanity? No vampire had ever thought that way.. A mystery. The characters purposely lead themselves into trouble and then whine about it. I'd never heard it before Dark Shadows was on. Ignore the sappy Cat Stevens track on the clip: I always heard he was gay-bashed, and was never the same again, R19. I really liked Vicky, and hated Barnabas, but I kept watching until Amazon pulled the series, after I had gotten to the post-Vicky era of the show, and the introduction of Quentin Collins. He played Humphrey Bogart in one of the Woody Allen films I think - Jerry Lacey. She just wanted to do everything there was to do in life.". R69 John Karlen who played Willie Loomis was in his mid 30's when he started on the show. Dark Shadows was doing vampire as code for homosexual long before Anne Rice ever dreamt that up. I pay enough for streaming, so I'll have to go without until/if it comes back. I do, but I dont miss the work, he admitted. The fun begins when Barnabas arrives. Fun fact - i'm named after one of the characters since my mother was apparently very into the series around the time of my birth. I said, Ill never get it, he details, and because I was in that attitude, I think I got the job. That was in 1945. The show's demise is likely attributed to an unfortunate combination of several factors. The introduction of Barnabas Collins in the second year took the focus off sincere, earnest young governess Victoria Winters, who was searching for her roots from Episode 1, and put it on an unrepentant, cruel vampire played by an actor who looked 15 years older than he was IRL and who regularly blew his lines. It was a soap opera and so there were long stretches of the day-to-day run where nothing much happened, and even as kids we could tell they were just dragging things outHere's a nice clip where the busybody housekeeper, Cousin Abigail, in a sequence set back in the 19th Century, catches Barnabas emerging from his coffin at sundown. So, yes, Trask positively believed that he was doing the right thing.". On the set of Dark Shadows, our stage manager gave David the all-important task of holding the slate to mark Episode #67, recorded February 26, 1967. "Trask held you prisoner?" says Quentin, from his prison cell. He was actually hesitant to feature what he called spooky stories he would read, but saw that, given his image, it would be wise to include them. Dark Shadows and Edge of Night were two of gayest sets in NYC in the 60s and 70s and that is saying a lot. If youve ever uttered the phrase, I used to run home from school every day to watch it, youre well aware of what Dark Shadows was. So when the end came, I was fully prepared for it. "She was clearly very rich. Explains OLeary, Jonathan said, Wait a minute, this was an incredible time, but I really want to focus on my one-man show., The evolution of the personal shows continued, from Jonathan Frids Fools and Fiends to Shakespearean Odyssey and the heavily comedic Fridiculousness. It Was Pretty Disgusting! Looking around the room didn't notice anything to give a clue as to who our host was until I got to the wall the couch was up against. "You don't mean, like, the baseball playing cards?" Well, I was wrong. I had only just got to Barnabus's debut when bastard Amazon U.K. pulled the show from Prime and made it a cost-option. ", Angelique, Barnabas and Josette (Kathryn Leigh Scott) formed a haunting love triangle on "Dark Shadows.". ), "Because, he wanted somebody who was very aggressive, very macho and very strong. I always had a crush on Jonathan Frid. The inner horror. Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month. I may try that, R11. At the end, as people were one-by-one leaving the virtual room, just as she hit "Leave Room," she heard someone say "Julia! The list distinguishes characters from the original ABC daytime soap opera series, the 1970s films, the 1991 NBC remake series, . Or comedies that werent funny? He is best known for playing the role of David Collins on the 1960s gothic soap opera Dark Shadows. Entertainment is hard work statistically speaking, its almost impossible to make anything thats not forgotten by the end of the week. I was lucky to have big, blue eyes. At the end they used to just point the camera at an empty set and run the credits. This page looks at some of the reasons that may have led to its cancellation: The program experienced a precipitous drop in its ratings during its last two years on the air. I wonder if it holds up better. A journey that I hope will open the doors of life to me and link my past with my future. When asked during the audition why she thought she'd be right for the part of Roxanne she said "because I have short hair." To me the weak spot was always Jonathan Frid's Barnabas. It was constantly fascinating and surprising to me what I was called upon to do. I'll miss the black-and-white when it switches to color later in 1967. Are you at a later point in the series? This character was the counterpart to David Collins, but was the son of Quentin and Angelique Collins. It was his agent, who he hadnt told when he was returning. It's really hard to find pics of actor James Hall from that era, but he didn't age bad either. He was just going to be like every other vampire predator a threat that had to be eliminated. I dont mean whether he was nice or bad. Funny how gay old Roger just could not hold onto a woman. Watch it to see if you can tell when Joan Bennett is reading her lines in the tea cup. Yes, she flubs her lines and sometimes is unsure which camera is on her, but she is so, so, SO watchable. When you think about vampires (though were not exactly sure why you would be), odds are theyd be members of the undead desperate to reclaim some part of their lost humanity, whether its their soul (David Boreanaz Angel), eternal love (Edward Cullen in The Twilight Saga) or meaning in their own existence (Anne Rices Lestat). It seemed to me like he wanted to take it over and make it all about himself. I was amazed at how good Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie/Josette) and Lara Parker (Angelique/Casandra) looked. Skip over the one you're up to, and see if the next one is free. It was essentially a Gothic novel brought to life, involving a woman (Alexandra Moltkes Victoria Winters) who comes to Collinwood to work as a governess for young David Collins (David Henesy) while trying to uncover secrets of her own past. It hadnt occurred to me to be a professional until then and a friend of mine was definitely coming to New York after the war to become a professional actor, he recalled. Karlen considered "Dark Shadows" to be a career break. She was that quality that was really the opposite of Angelique, who was evil, who was jealousy the witch who was able to control the situation as she chose to. He would still get on his website and tell the fans, I cant wait until the next Festival to see you all again. He had the energy and the passion, but, of course, as with all of us, his body didnt cooperate.. David Collins (4-1109) "Of course, I was worried that once I opened my mouth, they won't want me!". You see, the arm inside the box (a prop for a scene) was my arm. "How will I ever find her?". Not only the impact that the character had on the show, but the impact that the character had on the pop culture and all of horror storytelling going forward., When Jonathan joined the show, he continues, nobody could actually tell him how to play a vampire. Not far enough by any means but we have come a long way. He retired, and moved back to Mississippi and never acted again; died at just 62. At first I liked the old fashioned sets and hair, etc. ", While on a vacation in the '60s, Scott became aware of the impact of "Dark Shadows. So from that point of view, it was fun.". But may give it a look. His roles varied, ranging from The Rivals Sir Anthony the Absolute to Father Barrett of The Barretts of Wimpole Street, Dr. Sloper in The Heiress and Richard III among many Shakespeare parts.
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