Dark Shadows - Collection 1 (DVD, 2002, Four Disc Boxed Set)

Televison, live video tape, in its infancy. Wow how far have we come! I can remember watching this on tv in the 60's. True live stage (well almost) acting and its faults. Noisy stage crews to microphones in the way to stage hands walking across the sets, shaky sets, etc. Misproniunced words and tongue tied actors. True artform watching them "keep it together". Wouldnt want to miss any of it. The full color dvd guide and the different character postcards are great to look at. Bonus interviews are wonderful with the actors, director and producers memories included as trivia. Truley a slice of the past thrust into the present jsut as Barnabas himself.

This is excellent. I purchased it for my 12 yr.old daughter. But even tho this is great I'am done with ebay as I purchased the 2nd dvd from Mrperrysmusic on June 10th paid on June 11th and he says it must be lost in the mail. He said he would return my money and it is July 18th and he is not emailing me back and I haven't gotten the dvd or money...The first dvd has purchased from a different ebayer. But when you lose $30.96 you lose faith in the whole system.

I am a Dark Shadows freak and to have the series out on DVD now is fantastic. My VHS tapes were taking up way too much room in my apartment and this is a fantastic way to have the whole series in a compact space. I do miss the original cover art of the tapes, but at least I don't have to run into shelves of almost 300 videos every time I turn around.

I have been a fan of Dark Shadows (the original series) for a long time, really love the show! So I was very excited when I was able to get the DVD Collection 1 of the series which presents the introduction of Barnabas Collins played so wonderfully by Jonathan Frid. It was at a good price on eBay for a brand new set of DVDs. It contains 40 episodes on 4 DVDs and includes special features like an interview with Frid about his time on the show. Overall, I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to others, especially fans of the show for whom it is a must have. Can't wait to get the next set to continue the collection!

i really liked the dvds of an old series from the 60s dark shadows. it was like going into the past, i hope to buy all the seasons of dark shadows

I got a great price on it and quick delivery. she prob cd have gotten more fm me but didn't try. good condition

Decided to buy because I wanted to watch some of the old episodes I used to watch when I was young. Also heard there was going to be a movie made and I wanted to refresh my memory!! Liked very much

Willie Loomis! He's the one to blame for all the trouble that began this tale of woe. In the 1960s Willie is a typical punk always scheming to get something for nothing. He does some checking and comes to understand that the Collins family ancestors that are buried up at a remote location on Eagle hill may have been buried with their jewelry. Intent on robbing the grave of Naomi Collins, Willie accidentally trips an old hidden room cache and finds a coffin draped with chains and padlocks. To Willie, he believes this may hold treasure. Little did he realize that he would unleash the Collins family secret.
So begins the clever re-introduction of "cousin" Barnabas Collins to the remaining members of the "modern" family. Using Willie as his slave, now hopeless and sullen in the full realization that he has unleashed a monster upon the world, Willie despondently goes about following the Vampires orders. Barnabas adapts quickly and uses his old world charm to keep the ladies dazzled. Secretly he seeks to recapture the life he once knew and finds substitutes for his devotion to love and new enemies to destroy.
Eventually the storyline would return to 1795, the crucial year that began a series of disasters that led Barnabas's father Joshua Collins to chain him up in his coffin and place it in the secret room. This first set however, shows us the return of Barnabas to the modern world and setting himself up in the Old residence with Willie as his faithful servant. A great and interesting story line and series! The discs cover several episodes each and it is very atmospheric. The acting is fair and the plotting and pace are good for a daytime serial. These are in Black and White. Eventually the series was filmed in color and the 1795 timeset of later years is an absolute masterpiece of fiction. Well recommended.

Dark Shadows was the soap of the 60's. Even kids couldn't wait to see what happened next. Times have sure changed and so has technology. Watching the DVD in black and white totally took me back to my youth. I don't think my kids have ever seen anything in black and white. LOL

I was too young to know this existed at the time but heard a lot about it from my mother in law! I wasn't happy that this started on episode 211, but I was hooked in only 3 episodes! Collection 2, 3 and 4 have only gotten better and better! I have to see them all now! Worth every penny.

I used to watch this when I was younger and wanted to be able to relive those moments in time with this classic.

I purchased this gift for someone who loves and grew up watching Dark Shadows. When I saw this listing for the first seasons on DVD I jumped at the chance. Since I gave this DVD as a gift, all that I have heard is nothing but rave reviews. She loves the DVD, the picture is in excellent quality; the shows have been remastered, the sound is crisp and clear. I do recommend this collection to any Dark Shadows fan.

I received my DVD set in a very timely manner. It arrived in great condition. I enjoyed viewing the set.
There was nothing to dislike. I decided to buy it to watch the Dark Shadows series, again.

I really loved this show when it was on! I used to rush home from school every day to see what Barnabas and Angelique were up to, and now I can see it again - even though I know the end result. The quality of the DVD is so much better than the broadcast of the 60's. I HIGHLY recommend it.

Thanks for the timely service. It was just as promised. My dad is going to love it for X-mas. He was a huge fan of the show in its hey-day and I think hes going to love watching it again.

I like the DVD because it brings back and lets me relive the old Vampire series that was on T.V. back in the 60's and 70's. Also the big reason was the price! If you buy this at best Buy its $48.00 with tax and I payed alot less then that! Thank You!

When this series was pitched to the network, it was only suppose to be a gothic romance story. When they added a ghost to the show the rating shoot up. They realize that adding a supernatural element to the show hooked the audience. The character of Barnabus was only suppose to lived a few weeks and be killed. The rating jumped again so he become the main character of the show. This was the first vampire that felt guilt about the terrible things he did. Jonathon Frid was very nervous doing the filming. Somehow it worked to his advantage as the guilty vampire. He was a break throw character for the show.

Also if you watch the show you will see mistakes. They were almost live to the audience. They only had time for a couple takes and the film was edited. They did not have the luxary of reshooting several times like they do today. Today many soaps have a supernatural elements. They are even some vampires but this show was the break through that the other copied. To the best of my knowledges this is the soap from the same time frame that is still watched.

I remember when I was a kids. I would hurry into the door to see that last few minutes of the show every day after school. They are millions of us that did the same thing. You will also see many actors that late become will known after Dark Shadows. One disk usually has ten programs or two weeks on it. They is usually a good cliff hanger as the end.

One of the extra is you see the dates when the programs were aired. Also they have a short interview done years later about the show. They are a number of books about this show in publication. It really has a cult following. Is there another daytime soap with the fan loyalty to the same degree.

Dark Shadows was one of my favorite shows as a child. Although I was a bit to young to watch the original broadcast in the late 60's I did watch it in reruns a little later. Not your run of the mill show. I just loved the ghosts, vampires and werewolfs to name a few of the things that made this ssoap different. I just atteneded the 40th anniversary convention it was GREAT!!