"Dark Shadows" Sequel in the Works at The CW

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The project from Warner Bros. TV would continue the story of the cult soap
opera, which first aired in 1966.

The CW is taking another crack at Dark Shadows.

The network and Warner Bros. TV are developing a modern update of the Gothic
soap, which originally aired as an ABC daytime serial from 1966-71. The new
version, titled Dark Shadows: Reincarnation, would be a present-day
continuation of the story, which centers on the supernaturally afflicted
Collins family.

Mark B. Perry (Revenge, Ghost Whisperer), a self-professed fan of the
original series, is writing the pilot. He will executive produce with Amasia
Entertainment's Michael Helfant, Bradley Gallo and Tracy Mercer, as well as
Tracy and Cathy Curtis, the daughters of series creator Dan Curtis.

The reimagined show would continue the strange, terrifying and sexy saga of
the Collins family of Collinsport, Maine — a mysterious, influential and
publicity-shy group hiding a ghastly secret: For the past 400 years, they've
lived under a curse that bedevils their blue blood with every imaginable
supernatural creature and horror.

The original series had a cult following, and several attempts at revivals
and reboots have followed in the years since. NBC aired a short-lived version
in 1991, and The WB (a predecessor to The CW) and Warner Bros. TV made a
pilot for a new version of the show that didn't go to series.

Tim Burton also directed a comedic feature-film take on the show in 2012,
with Johnny Depp starring as lead character Barnabas Collins.

Dark Shadows follows the CW blueprint of using established IP as the basis
for series. The network has six shows based on DC Comics properties, plus
Riverdale (based on the Archie Comics) and the forthcoming spinoff Katy Keene
and a new take on Nancy Drew set to debut in October. Second-year series
Legacies is the third show in the Vampire Diaries franchise, and Roswell, New
Mexico is a reboot of the 1999-2002 WB/UPN show.

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The project from Warner Bros. TV would continue the story of the cult soap

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opera, which first aired in 1966.
The CW is taking another crack at Dark Shadows.
The network and Warner Bros. TV are developing a modern update of the Gothic
soap, which originally aired as an ABC daytime serial from 1966-71. The new
version, titled Dark Shadows: Reincarnation, would be a present-day
continuation of the story, which centers on the supernaturally afflicted
Collins family.
Mark B. Perry (Revenge, Ghost Whisperer), a self-professed fan of the
original series, is writing the pilot. He will executive produce with Amasia
Entertainment's Michael Helfant, Bradley Gallo and Tracy Mercer, as well as
Tracy and Cathy Curtis, the daughters of series creator Dan Curtis.
The reimagined show

Bah

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would continue the strange, terrifying and sexy saga of
the Collins family of Collinsport, Maine — a mysterious, influential and
publicity-shy group hiding a ghastly secret: For the past 400 years, they've

FOUR HUNDRED YEARS?! I look forward to seeing them land at Plymouth Rock.

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lived under a curse that bedevils their blue blood with every imaginable
supernatural creature and horror.
The original series had a cult following, and several attempts at revivals
and reboots have followed in the years since. NBC aired a short-lived version
in 1991, and The WB (a predecessor to The CW) and Warner Bros. TV made a
pilot for a new version of the show that didn't go to series.
Tim Burton also directed a comedic feature-film take on the show in 2012,
with Johnny Depp starring as lead character Barnabas Collins.
Dark Shadows follows the CW blueprint of using established IP as the basis
for series. The network has six shows based on DC Comics properties, plus
Riverdale (based on the Archie Comics) and the forthcoming spinoff Katy Keene
and a new take on Nancy Drew set to debut in October. Second-year series
Legacies is the third show in the Vampire Diaries franchise, and Roswell, New
Mexico is a reboot of the 1999-2002 WB/UPN show.

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The project from Warner Bros. TV would continue the story of the cult soap
opera, which first aired in 1966.
The CW is taking another crack at Dark Shadows.
The network and Warner Bros. TV are developing a modern update of the Gothic
soap, which originally aired as an ABC daytime serial from 1966-71. The new
version, titled Dark Shadows: Reincarnation, would be a present-day
continuation of the story, which centers on the supernaturally afflicted
Collins family.
Mark B. Perry (Revenge, Ghost Whisperer), a self-professed fan of the
original series, is writing the pilot. He will executive produce with Amasia
Entertainment's Michael Helfant, Bradley Gallo and Tracy Mercer, as well as
Tracy and Cathy Curtis, the daughters of series creator Dan Curtis.
The reimagined show would continue the strange, terrifying and sexy saga of
the Collins family of Collinsport, Maine — a mysterious, influential and
publicity-shy group hiding a ghastly secret: For the past 400 years, they've
lived under a curse that bedevils their blue blood with every imaginable
supernatural creature and horror.

FOUR HUNDRED YEARS?! I look forward to seeing them land at Plymouth Rock.

In the dieing days of the show, in the 1840's storyline, they retconned
Angelique to have been a witch in the 1600's who cursed the family because
one of the with trial judges was a Collins ancestor.

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The project from Warner Bros. TV would continue the story of the cult soap
opera, which first aired in 1966.
The CW is taking another crack at Dark Shadows.
The network and Warner Bros. TV are developing a modern update of the Gothic
soap, which originally aired as an ABC daytime serial from 1966-71. The new
version, titled Dark Shadows: Reincarnation, would be a present-day
continuation of the story, which centers on the supernaturally afflicted
Collins family.
Mark B. Perry (Revenge, Ghost Whisperer), a self-professed fan of the
original series, is writing the pilot. He will executive produce with Amasia
Entertainment's Michael Helfant, Bradley Gallo and Tracy Mercer, as well as
Tracy and Cathy Curtis, the daughters of series creator Dan Curtis.
The reimagined show would continue the strange, terrifying and sexy saga of
the Collins family of Collinsport, Maine — a mysterious, influential and
publicity-shy group hiding a ghastly secret: For the past 400 years, they've
lived under a curse that bedevils their blue blood with every imaginable
supernatural creature and horror.

FOUR HUNDRED YEARS?! I look forward to seeing them land at Plymouth Rock.

In the dieing days of the show, in the 1840's storyline, they retconned
Angelique to have been a witch in the 1600's who cursed the family because
one of the with trial judges was a Collins ancestor.

Just stupid. In the original, for the most of it, it all begins with
Barnabas. It's the cause of his endless guilt. If the family has been cursed
for centuries before the curse got him, then he's just another victim.

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The reimagined show would continue the strange, terrifying and sexy saga
of the Collins family of Collinsport, Maine — a mysterious, influential
and publicity-shy group hiding a ghastly secret: For the past 400 years,
they've lived under a curse that bedevils their blue blood with every
imaginable supernatural creature and horror.

FOUR HUNDRED YEARS?! I look forward to seeing them land at Plymouth Rock.

In the dieing days of the show, in the 1840's storyline, they retconned
Angelique to have been a witch in the 1600's who cursed the family because
one of the with trial judges was a Collins ancestor.

Just stupid. In the original, for the most of it, it all begins with
Barnabas. It's the cause of his endless guilt. If the family has been cursed
for centuries before the curse got him, then he's just another victim.

Yeah, I totally agree.

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The project from Warner Bros. TV would continue the story of the cult soap
opera, which first aired in 1966.
The CW is taking another crack at Dark Shadows.
The network and Warner Bros. TV are developing a modern update of the Gothic
soap, which originally aired as an ABC daytime serial from 1966-71. The new
version, titled Dark Shadows: Reincarnation, would be a present-day
continuation of the story, which centers on the supernaturally afflicted
Collins family.
Mark B. Perry (Revenge, Ghost Whisperer), a self-professed fan of the
original series, is writing the pilot. He will executive produce with Amasia
Entertainment's Michael Helfant, Bradley Gallo and Tracy Mercer, as well as
Tracy and Cathy Curtis, the daughters of series creator Dan Curtis.
The reimagined show would continue the strange, terrifying and sexy saga of
the Collins family of Collinsport, Maine — a mysterious, influential and
publicity-shy group hiding a ghastly secret: For the past 400 years, they've
lived under a curse that bedevils their blue blood with every imaginable
supernatural creature and horror.

FOUR HUNDRED YEARS?! I look forward to seeing them land at Plymouth Rock.

In the dieing days of the show, in the 1840's storyline, they retconned
Angelique to have been a witch in the 1600's who cursed the family because
one of the with trial judges was a Collins ancestor.

Just stupid. In the original, for the most of it, it all begins with
Barnabas. It's the cause of his endless guilt. If the family has been cursed
for centuries before the curse got him, then he's just another victim.

Well, not _quite_. Remember, when Barnabas was a little boy, his uncle Jeremiah married the phoenix, who seems to have her own strange obsession with the Collins line. She married Jeremiah, and Edward, and Roger (her own grandson!). Barnabas even recalls having a little boy crush on her.

So the weirdness didn't actually start with Barn.

But yeah, the final season Judah Zachary retcon was just nonsense.

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The project from Warner Bros. TV would continue the story of the cult
soap opera, which first aired in 1966.
The CW is taking another crack at Dark Shadows.
The network and Warner Bros. TV are developing a modern update of the
Gothic soap, which originally aired as an ABC daytime serial from 1966-71.
The new version, titled Dark Shadows: Reincarnation, would be a present-day
continuation of the story, which centers on the supernaturally afflicted
Collins family.
Mark B. Perry (Revenge, Ghost Whisperer), a self-professed fan of the
original series, is writing the pilot. He will executive produce with
Amasia Entertainment's Michael Helfant, Bradley Gallo and Tracy Mercer,
as well as Tracy and Cathy Curtis, the daughters of series creator Dan Curtis.
The reimagined show would continue the strange, terrifying and sexy saga of
the Collins family of Collinsport, Maine  a mysterious,
influential and
publicity-shy group hiding a ghastly secret: For the past 400 years,

FOUR HUNDRED YEARS?! I look forward to seeing them land at Plymouth Rock.

The family has its roots in England and didn't come to the US until at
least the late 18th century. Part of the old history also takes place in
France.

But was there a curse before Barnabas started fooling around with Angelique?

That happened in France or England.

Actually the West Indies. Martinique if I recall correctly. That's where the
whole duPres family is from, and where Barnabas was cheating on Josette with
the help.
I don't think anybody we ever saw was actually from France.

Not unless it was one of the Big Studio radio shows.

England was a lie to cover up Barnabas being locked in a coffin for a couple
hundred years. I don't think anybody was actually from there either.

The family originally moved from England.

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Watching Democrats come up with schemes to "catch Trump" is like
watching Wile E. Coyote trying to catch Road Runner.