. 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. Dr. Julia Hoffman, one of the great woman scientists of all time. A lesbian lady dresses as Quentin ( complete with glued on astro turff sideburns) Scolded my ignorance by telling me Louis had once been called back for some pick up dialog dressed only from the waist up. In the first year of the pandemic, I watched the whole series straight through. Few likely consider them blood-thirsty predators who look upon us as nothing more than cattle, which is the way it used to be until the arrival, in 1967, of a perfect storm: actor Jonathan Frid, vampire Barnabas Collins and Dark Shadows, the daytime horror soap opera. I dont mean whether he was nice or bad. I am, however, watching a Canadian show called Strange Paradise that aired around the same time. 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). Don't forget -- the "Willie Loomis" actor, John Karlen, played Mary Beth Lacey's husband in "Cagney and Lacey. Here endeth my TED Talk., Looking back at it all towards the end, Frid commented, Dark Shadows was something unexpected, but really quite amazing. He was riding his bike down Crown Street, when all of a sudden, a tall blonde man jumped out from . After a few minutes I was hooked again. At first I liked the old fashioned sets and hair, etc. Fango fans of several generations know what a formative experience the TV series Dark Shadows was for them as children, but perhaps no childhood was as shaped by the series as David Henesy's. Mr. Henesy was with the show from its first week on the air in 1966 to the end of 1970, some 1160 episodes later (filming the feature film House of Dark Shadows earlier that year). David was born in 1958, nearly eight months into his parents' marriage. I would have loved to see Hall meet Barnabas . The whole series was available on Amazon Prime for awhile recently, and I started rewatching it from the first episode. 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. Queen David just mentioned Barnabas and gave Loomis the idea to break into the crypt. "I found that was helpful," Selby said. One of my favorites to date. I really wish they wouldn't have dropped Victoria's story, because it was somewhat compelling. Its 1225 hour long episodes. I was too busy when it was all happening to make sense of it, but Im having a good time with it all now.. She was a little bit isolated and wanted to break out, like everybody in the '60s they wanted to break out of whatever mold they had been cast in. 3535. I'd only just met Barnabas when it was pulled. Not sure who the dad was supposed to be however. "He forced me at gunpoint into an alcove in the . That was something the actor playing Barnabas had to remember all the time. They had the box tied to me, so I could use the fake arm and I had my own arm in the box. Joan Bennett (movie star) , Grayson Hall (Oscar nominee) , Kate Jackson (Charli's smart Angel), David Selby (Falcon Crest star/Streisand co-star), Donna McKechnie (Tony winner), Alexandra Moltke (Von Bulow scandal figure). I was just annoyed by the inconsistencies in the plot and how they'd "retcon" things like crazy. He was born David Thomas Henesy in New Jersey, as one of three children. In 1991 Dan Curtis Productions revived the Dark Shadows series as a one-hour night time soap opera for NBC. The lie came easily to her tongue. R17, Grayson was wonderful, but I think Lara Parker was equally a draw for me. If I had been two minutes later, he would have figured I was still in Florida., Needless to say, Frid was cast as Barnabas Collins and the results were seismic. Born John Herbert Frid on December 2, 1924 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, he served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II, which is where the idea of acting first came to him. I really enjoyed her as Millicent, who went crazy because of evil Nathan Forbes. Dan (Curtis) did the same thing by going back in time and really borrowing from classic literature. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. The production values, the scripts, the acting were terrible. In 1970, he was the youngest and last of the Collins name. I did enjoy its Gothic vibe that as like Wuthering Heights meets Turning of the Screw meets Bleak House. Yes, she flubs her lines and sometimes is unsure which camera is on her, but she is so, so, SO watchable. 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. Dark Shadows became a bonafide phenomenon. I tried to bring up some episode that involved a still photo of Ray Krebbs and it wanted $1.99, prompting me to snap that I wouldn't give a quarter for that old cowboy Ray Krebbs. 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. David Collins (4-1109) And speaking of the stars on DS, Laura the Phoenix was played by a "known" B-actress named Diana Millay. "There are no such things as heroes and villains, you know, and Barnabas was neither hero nor villain," Frid said. Together they operate a . And a little girl said, 'Mommy! But not everything Nickerson and Henesy did on the set was quite so wholesome. It's just old-fashioned storytelling.". The project definitely gaining speed, Frid actually thought he was being derailed when OLeary was contacted by agent Bob Waters, who told her that the Broadway production of Arsenic and Old Lace would be going out on a national tour and he believed that the actor would be perfect for the character of Jonathan Brewster. He just kept going; he was amazing and kept finding audiences in all these little towns, she warmly recalls. There's Maggie Evans!' My name is Victoria Winters. It's like the knowing woman and the innocent woman together.". 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. R116 - If it's available in the UK, check out TubiTV.com. I had a dream not long ago that a very elderly woman was giving a paper at a conference on time travel. Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month. That dumbass Vee from SON is a Dark Shadows expert, or so the annoying prick thinks. Also, she was beautiful -- Hitchcock would have loved her! Later incarnations of the show fixed it by just making Victoria the reincarnation of Josette, but I would like to see where the original show was planning to go with that story. It was always campy - it is a daytime soap about vampires and witches.but god love em for takning chances. He started cooking for his fellow cast members of Dark Shadows when he was about 11 years old. I think the Laura the Phoenix storyline, which was pre-Barnabas, was more interesting than any of the vampire crap. I was playing inquisitors and priests trying to destroy this and that, he laughed. It's on Prime with commercials. Grayson Hall as Dr. Julia Hoffman chews the scenery with a relish that needs to be seen to be believed. [quote] John Karlen who played Willie Loomis was in his mid 30's when he started on the show. Keith Prentice, who was also in "The Boys in the Band". Vicky!" Of course I was only 10 yo. He retired, and moved back to Mississippi and never acted again; died at just 62. Wallace, too, had a theory on the show's enduring appeal. So when the end came, I was fully prepared for it. "We had a blast," Nickerson said of working with Henesy. I bought it. I knew it couldnt last. Beyond various university productions, he began appearing on stage in shows such as A True and Special Friend and, as an understudy on Broadway, the 1964 production of Roar Like a Dove. 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. It Was Pretty Disgusting! He seems kind of full himself and acts bored out of his mind when anyone else is speaking. And we knew that there was something special about what we were doing.". An inner conflict or emotional confrontation is more of a drama to me, Frid detailed. Episode 1179/1180: Communication with the Dead. I tried to watch the episodes a few years ago, but found it agonizing how slow the story lines moved along. This one, Don Briscoe. It seemed to me like he wanted to take it over and make it all about himself. I started watching it again several months ago. I still enjoyed it a lot. "Of course, I was worried that once I opened my mouth, they won't want me!". 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. Frid and Henesy are both adorable as panelists. Also, I don't know if I imagined it or what, but I thought one of the color episodes started with a closeup of Dr. Hoffman's gloved hand using a pencil to dial a telephone. David Henesy (born October 20, 1955) played David Collins, the young Daniel Collins, Jamison Collins, Daniel Collins (PT), and Tad Collins in the original Dark Shadows. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. How was that? I watched the movie for the first time a couple of years ago and enjoyed it. I can't say what it is, but there's something about Joan Bennett that is just so incredibly endearing and magnetic at the same time. "We got the clue when the reception, immediately, was totally overwhelming," Millay said. I first heard of Dark Shadows on DL. Barnabas was told by David Collins (David Henesy) that Josette's spirit still haunted the Collinwood estate, where it periodically helped and protected others, including young David. I agree that David Hennessy was a good actor. Somehow that scares me more than anything. R71, when I watched it straight through in 2020, they made you pay for a few episodes -- I didn't. I love this show. it wasn't my thing. They remind me of my high school theater days when sets would collapse, muslin walls would wiggle, and doors refused to open! And it all moves much faster once you have Julia Hoffman and Angelique in the story. How wrong they were. See David Henesy full list of movies and tv shows from their career. A journey that I hope will open the doors of life to me and link my past with my future. Grid has a masters in directing from an Ivy League university. Then there was his role as a mute butler in the 1973 TV movie The Devils Daughter and Oliver Stones directorial debut, Seizure (1974). She was Dr. Julia Hoffman. I saw the shows when they were first on tv, at least after the vampire showed up, and I think it's mighty interesting to this day. It was hanging off my arm! People often complain about it being "too slow" and I've never understood that. . Watched the whole thing. David Henesy David Collins: June 30, 1966 - September 24, 1970 Present day Daniel Collins February 19, 1968 - March 25, 1968 1795 flashback If you missed a line, you were out of luck.". I love to play horror for horrors sake, he explained. Its ok to have on in the background if youre doing something else. I don't think I care much for Roger Davis, though. Later incarnations of the show fixed it by just making Victoria the reincarnation of Josette, but I would like to see where the original show was planning to go with that story. Frid was actually on the show twice in consecutive weeks in March, once in character and then as a panelist, and David Henesy was a panelist in another episode with his mom on the opposing team. site without all this bureaucratic nonsense, I'd never heard it before Dark Shadows was on. So, yes, Trask positively believed that he was doing the right thing.". Does anybody remember 'Quentin's Theme' was a 45 single? Not the best pic, but you get the idea. Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." I believe that in this life, if you are around people who are incredibly compatible, and every single day everything works so smoothly, and everything goes like a miracle, and everything is a miracle ah, there must be something special about what you're doing. She was purity. The vengeful, and beautiful, witch Angelique hypnotized viewers by looking into the TV camera while casting spells. The shows ratings skyrocketed, the writers introduced a wide variety of other supernatural beings to torment the Collins family, vast amounts of merchandise were inspired by the show and there were two feature films, House of Dark Shadows (1970) and Night of Dark Shadows (1971). Relates OLeary, Jonathan said it was the most wonderful year of his life, because he got to do a long run of a play and he was an actor who constantly would work and look for some nuance he didnt know in the beginning. A journey that will bring me to a strange and dark place, to the edge of the sea, high atop Widows' Hill. Back then, they weren't streaming the whole series yet and I think it worked out to $1.50 a DVD, so that was a real bargain IMO. I'm watching the entire series for the first time, and I'm up to Tom Jennings' vampiric turn (God he was hot). "There was something about the innocence back then," she said. Have any of my fellow DL'ers rewatched this? To me the weak spot was always Jonathan Frid's Barnabas. Karma for embarassing me I suppose. 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. Hall was originally from Mississippi so Loomis spoke with a gentle Southern accent. Like one whole episode of a character sitting in a chair whimpering about how Barnabas would do this or that. Outside of Dark Shadows, Ford is perhaps best known for the role of John Hancock in the musical 1776 which . "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. Google Dark Shadows Every Day. I was almost teary-eyed when Quentin confronted Edward about Quentin's children. Dark Shadows and Edge of Night were two of gayest sets in NYC in the 60s and 70s and that is saying a lot. And that played right into my own lie as an actor, pretending to be fully confident when I wasnt. You see, the arm inside the box (a prop for a scene) was my arm. Just who in the hell was she. But I suppose they must've figured no one would ever see the episodes again anyway so it didn't matter. Another mystery of Collinwood solved. He played Humphrey Bogart in one of the Woody Allen films I think - Jerry Lacey. Lacy played Trask as someone who was utterly convinced he was on a sacred mission. At the end they used to just point the camera at an empty set and run the credits. ", "Somehow or other," Scott said, "(Curtis) chose people who kind of rolled with the punches and never balked at doing things. Or comedies that werent funny? As the fan mail poured in, Frid made his public appearances and Dark Shadows was virtually everywhere, with the actor attempting to gain an understanding of just why people connected with the character the way that they did. It was the time of The Beatles and I was getting almost the same kind of treatment they were.. It was a mistake, because they werent intending to make him the reluctant vampire or to give him a conscience., Interestingly, Barnabas came out of his coffin in 1967, exactly 70 years after Bram Stoker wrote his seminal novel, Dracula, and in all of that time the vampire had barely evolved from predator. Diana Millay was compelling to watch. Said Scott: "Gene Roddenberry went ahead in time and told universal tales. David Ford (October 30, 1925 - August 7, 1983) took over the role of Sam Evans from Mark Allen (Allen's last episode was 22) in August 1966. I was one of those kids who rushed home from elementary school to watch Dark Shadows in its original run. As Carolyn Stoddard, Nancy Barrett got to play a free spirit in the stuffy Collins family. our privacy/terms or if you just want to see the damn I mmediately told my friend that my brother was a huge DS fan and would plotz at where we were, As well as the fact that he dressed up as the character for several Halloweens. :(. Denise Nicholson was good too. But while he was away, the mice played.". It's amazing how many times Frid flubbed his lines, yet when he had limited dialogue and just had to be menacing, he was very effective. They loved the concept so much that Dark Shadows was reluctant to everresolve whatever mystery was at hand during its first year, including its most notorious dangling plot point: Who is Victoria Winters? If this hasn't already been stated there is a Dark Shadows channel (DS 24/7) on Pluto TV. Nevertheless, she was perfectly lit for the camera. Notes OLeary, Jonathan definitely still had energy. Thats why with Barnabas there were many scenes I was thrilled to do and why the show came alive so many times for me. The live-on-tape "Dark Shadows" became famous or infamous for its bloopers. Together they . I enjoyed reading his comments there for a few years before he died. "You know, he was a bit of a rogue. David Henesy makes his first ever Dark Shadows related appearance and they all share some interesting stories. In real life, Ford was married to Nancy Barrett for two years during the run of Dark Shadows. So he joined Arsenic costarring along with Marion Ross, Jean Stapleton, Gary Sandy and Larry Storch from 1986 to 1987. But may give it a look. I was forewarned that this would happen, and it did. Still watch and enjoy the reruns and and the series still holds up quite well. I thought Lara Parker had the greatest presence on the showwhen she was onscreen , your eyes always just stayed on her, even if she wasn't the focus of the scene. I pay enough for streaming as it is! I haven't watched her old movies, but she must have been an It Girl back then. 1971. Please click here to update your account with a username and password. All rights reserved (About Us). Friendly neighborhood vampire: 'Dark Shadows' is the latest movie to de-fang its monster. The easier question would be, who wasn't gay on the Dark Shadows original series. Tad Collins (1065-1165) There is some really entertaining acting (prissy Louis Edmonds as Roger Collins is priceless, and Joan Bennett as his dignified sister Elizabeth Stoddard is very appealing in her role, plus there are various attractive male actors and some pretty good kid actors). He got the lust for blood every once in a while, but what always preyed on his mind was the lie. Such a great name. The fun begins when Barnabas arrives. Victoria was nice but she was what my mother would describe as "book smart but not street smart." 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. I think it would have been more fun if we had been paid for it. "Just as Jonathan (Frid), with his Barnabas thing he must have gotten sick of seeing himself.". [quote] so I never saw the Laura the Phoenix storyline. Take a look at Back then, on the weekends, I would make personal appearances, Frid recalled in an exclusive interview prior to his death. Many customers are New York expatriates. 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. Hello. "But I was not a kid, I'll tell you the truth," Karlen said. I do know that later on Laura returns to do battle with Angelique, which should be interesting. Watching it now I realize Grayson Hall was the whole fucking show. ", As Laura Collins, a reincarnated "phoenix" who returned to life every 100 years, Diana Millay played the first-ever supernatural character on "Dark Shadows.". [quote]Anyway, if Amazon ever restores DS to the lineup, I'll go back to watching it again. He has to kill her, of course, but the great touch is that she actually dies of fright while he has his hand around her throat instead of him strangling her or draining her blood. We start today's show with young David somewhat the worse for wear, following an improperly motivated "boo" attack earlier in the day. Recalled the actor: "Whenever I'm asked if I brought home any souvenirs from the show, I always say, 'I brought home an arm.' It never occured to me to ask for an autograph for my brother. I think there were maybe five at the time that you had to pay for. Louis had a place on Long Island where they had some wild parties back in the day way back. Is it possible to reclaim my humanity? No vampire had ever thought that way.. When David Henesy introduces himself, he leans forward because hes not used to microphones unless theyre hanging three feet above his head. It was a favorite as a youth. As such, she was supposed to be reborn approximately every 100 years and consumed by fire as an adult every 100 years, but she actually had many lives on the Dark Shadows timeline. I was getting a little bored with it, I suppose, but everyone got bored with it. ", But Selby doesn't question the appeal of "Dark Shadows. She didn't. Not sure why - just something about David Selby turned me off (I think that's his name). Well, aside from Barnabas of course. Together they operate a collection of upscale restaurants called Henesy-Rodriguez Group (HRG). It seemed random to me. I've had a lot of laughs reading his entries. Dark Shadows News Page: David Henesy Checks In. !, Let Me In!, Let me OUT!!". I don't remember much about the film or the light meal he'd prepared , but I do remember the thirty minute or so conversation about everything but DS, with him asking if I could see about getting his one man show into the town I lived as I knew someone who worked at the Performing Arts Center. Why did James Hall leave Dark Shadows? He was very frail and not wearing any pants just pink boxers and dress shoes. "We could do that, because she wore Jungle Gardenia (brand) perfume, which is extremely intense. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The close-ups on David were funny! Will I see it as high camp now? I love every second of it. "The show was, of course, very melodramatic. Along the way, I followed a great website called Dark Shadows Every Day by a creative genius named Danny Horn. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 4/4/2023), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/26/2023). This is exciting news! I do, but I dont miss the work, he admitted. I did it for the money and for the ego trip sure, I enjoyed it, but who wouldnt? Actually, the episodes are 22.5 minutes each, not an hour. Do You Remember The Barnabas Collins Dark Shadows Board Game? I've been watching this, for the first time, over the summer. But back to DS - I loved Barnabas but never liked Quentin. ". I also love the late 60s/early 70s clothes the women wore, especially when they went to color. I think most of them were done for the Museum of Television. 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). David Henesy (born October 20, 1955) played David Collins, the young Daniel Collins, Jamison Collins, Daniel Collins (PT), and Tad Collinsin the original Dark Shadows. Funny how gay old Roger just could not hold onto a woman. The show also is much less confusingly organized than it is on Amazon Prime. A house called Collinwood, a world I've never known, with people I've never met. What was really bad was the lie.. (Edmonds died in 2001.). When Karlen took over, he did his best to keep the accent but was from NYC (Brooklyn?) David Henesy. It was like the stock market, it would go down and up. I didn't have to carry the load that Barnabas or a couple of the other people had to carry. Star-Ledger staff writer Mark Voger, who has been pursuing cast interviews since 1990. 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. Some features on this site require registration. It does have commercials but not a lot of them and they don't cut into scenes. Even the entire first series now needs to be paid for. R114 She was taken in by a scoundrel - but Barnabas got him in the end. It had atmosphere. We know Louis Edmonds was gay but was Jonathan Frid? I just remember it being very atmospheric. It seemed like one brick per episode. All told, though, things were pretty quiet. [quote] I really wish they wouldn't have dropped Victoria's story, because it was somewhat compelling. "The variety of emotions and the complexity of Barnabas made him the most interesting character I've ever played, including Shakespeare. Frid scared me but Quentin made me feel tingles. "There were some wonderful velvets and much more interesting clothing designed for the periods in the past. The ones with A. Moltke (V. Winters) stand out, along with one with Joan Bennett, and ones with Lara Parker. mullybox cancel subscription, plymouth community center membership, byers funeral home obituaries,
