When I read that Tim Burton and Johnny Depp were partnering up to tackle a remake of the 1960′s goth soap, Dark Shadows, all I said was OMG and I said that for several reasons, all of them good.
Jonathan Frid
Dark Shadows ran from 1966 to 1971. It was created by Dan Curtis (Burnt Offerings) with Jonathan Frid, Joan Bennet & David Selby (The Social Network; on TV: Tell Me You Love Me) amongst the cast.
Despite a few efforts to remake the show and capture the imagination of fans, remake efforts have been a bit flat. For those who take the time to settle in and check out an episode or three of the original, the show seems to still have what it takes for appreciative fans.
But with Seth Grahame-Smith (TV: The Hard Times of RJ Berger) tapped to write the screenplay for the remake, I can’t help but wonder how much pressure comes from looking at an established classic tale of love & hardship amongst the supernatural genre of monsters? Yes, this was the soap that predates The Vampire Diaries, Supernatural, True Blood and Twilight!
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