June 27, 1966…The gothic soap opera "Dark Shadows" began its five-year run on television. It was a gothic soap opera that originally aired weekday from June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. The show was unprecedented in daytime television when ghosts were introduced about six months after it began.
The series became hugely popular when vampire Barnabas Collins appeared a year into its run. Dark Shadows also featured werewolves, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel, and a parallel universe. Dark Shadows was distinguished by its vividly melodramatic performances, atmospheric interiors, memorable storylines, and an unusually adventurous music score. Now regarded as somewhat of a camp classic, it continues to enjoy an intense cult following.
This was the first soap opera that I ever watched and then could not miss watching. It was orginally shown in black and white and the acting and the dialogue is so old by today's standards, but it was fun and exciting to watch.
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