Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series

Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series
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Series:	Dark Shadows
Format:	Region 1
Season:	All
Episodes:	1,245
Discs:	131
Studio:	MPI Home Video
Released:	July 10th, 2012
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Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series is a 131-disc DVD boxset collection which includes all 1,245 episodes of the original 1960s Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows. The collection was distributed through MPI Home Video with a scheduled release date of July 10th, 2012. The collector's case is in the shape of a coffin and the spines of the discs form a picture of series star Jonathan Frid lying inside dressed as the character he made famous in the show, vampire Barnabas Collins.

Episodes

Collection 1

Disc 1

• Episodes 1-9 (June 27th-July 7th, 1966}

Disc 2

• Episodes 10-18 (July 8th-July 20th, 1966)

Disc 3

• Episodes 19-27 (July 21st-August 2nd, 1966)

Disc 4

• Episodes 28-35 (August 3rd-August 12th, 1966)

Disc 5

• Episode 36-44 (August 15th-August 25th, 1966)

Disc 6

• Episodes 45-53 (August 26th-September 7th, 1966)

Bonus material:

• Series introduction with Alexandra Moltke (Disc 1)
• Alexandra Moltke interview (Discs 2-3)
• 1966 ABC-TV Dark Shadows promo (Disc 4)
• Episode 1 with original commercials (Disc 4)

Collection 2

• Disc 7

• Episodes 54-62 (September 8th-September 20th, 1966)

• Disc 8

• Episodes 63-70 (September 21st-September 30th, 1966)

• Disc 9

• Episodes 71-79 (October 3rd-October 13th, 1966)

• Disc 10

• Episodes 80-88 (October 14th-October 26th, 1966)

• Disc 11

• Episodes 89-97 (October 27th-November 8th, 1966)

• Disc 12

• Episodes 98-105 (November 9th-November 18th, 1966)

Bonus material:

• Collinsport history with Kathryn Leigh Scott (Disc 8)
• Interviews: Alexandra Moltke and Michael Brockman (Disc 8)
• Interviews: Alexandra Moltke, Mitchell Ryan, Conard Fowkes (Disc 12)

Collection 3

Disc 13

• Episodes 106-116 (November 21st-December 5th, 1966)

Disc 14

• Episodes 117-125 (December 6th-December 16th, 1966)

Disc 15

• Episodes 126-135 (December 19th-December 30th, 1966)

Disc 16

• Episodes 136-143 (January 2nd-January 11th, 1967)

Disc 17

• Episodes 144-152 (January 12th-January 24th, 1967)

Disc 18

• Episodes 153-161 (January 25th-February 6th, 1967)

Bonus material

• Interview: Diana Millay (Disc 16)
• Interview: Malcolm Marmorstein (Disc 16)
• Interview: Robert Costello (Disc 16)

Collection 4

Disc 19

• Episodes 162-170 (February 7th-February 17th, 1967)

Disc 20

• Episodes 171-178 (February 20th-March 1st, 1967)

Disc 21

• Episodes 179-187 (March 2nd-March 14th, 1967)

Disc 22

• Episodes 188-196 (March 15th-March 27th, 1967)

Disc 23

• Episodes 197-205 (March 28th-April 7th, 1967)

Disc 24

• Episodes 206-209 (April 11th-April 14th, 1967)

Bonus material

• Interviews: Diana Millay, Ron Sproat, Malcolm Marmorstein, Leonard Wolf (Disc 20)
• Episode 191 lost footage (Disc 24)
• Restored episode 211: Barnabas' arrival w/original 1967 commercials (Disc 24)
• Syndication sales reel & promos (Disc 24)
• Dark Shadows Sci-Fi Channel commericals (Disc 24)
• Joan Bennett newsreel footage (Disc 24)
• Interviews: Malcolm Marmorstein aand Ron Sproat (Disc 24)

Collection 6

Disc 31

• Episodes 217-280 (July 10th, 1967-July 21st, 1967)

Disc 32

• Episodes 281-290 (July 24th, 1967-August 4th, 1967)

• Disc 33

• Episodes 291-300 (August 7th, 1967-August 18th, 1967)

• Disc 34

• Episodes 301-310 (August 21st, 1967-September 1st, 1967)

• Disc 35

• Episodes 311-320 (September 4th, 1967-September 15th, 1967)

• Disc 36

• Episodes 321-330 (September 18th, 1957-September 29th, 1967)

Collection 8

Disc 43

• Episodes 393-402 (December 27th, 1967-January 9th, 1968)

Disc 44

• Episodes 403-412 (January 10th-January 23rd, 1968)

Disc 45

• Episodes 413-422 (January 24th-February 6th, 1968)

Disc 46

• Episodes 423-432 (February 7th-February 20th, 1968)

Disc 47

• Episodes 433-442 (February 21st-March 5th, 1968)

Disc 48

• Episodess 443-452 (March 6th-March 19th, 1968)

Collection 9

Disc 49

• Episodes 453-462 (March 20th-April 2nd, 1968)

Disc 50

• Episodes 463-472 (April 3rd-April 16th, 1968)

Disc 51

• Episode 473-482 (April 17th-April 30th, 1968)

Disc 52

• Episodes 483-492 (May 1st-May 14th, 1968)

Disc 53

• Episodes 493-502 (May 15th-May 28th, 1968)

Disc 54

• Episodes 503-512 (May 29th-June 12th, 1968)

Collection 11

Disc 65

• Episodes 614-623 - October 31st-November 13th, 1968)
• Bonus interview: Marie Wallace

Collection 13

Disc 73

• Episodes 696-705 (February 24th-March 7th, 1969)

Disc 74

• Episodes 706-715 (March 10th-March 21st, 1969)

Disc 75

Episodes 716-725 (March 24th-April 4th, 1969)

Disc 76

Episodes 726-735 (April 7th-April 18th, 1969)

Disc 77

• Episodes 736-745 (April 21st-May 2nd, 1969)

Disc 78

• Episodes 746-755 (May 5th-May 16th, 1969)

Bonus material

• Interview: David Selby (Disc 73)
• Interview: Lara Parker (Disc 74)
• Interview: Marie Wallace (Disc 75)
• Interview: Sy Tomashoff (Disc 76)
• Interview: David Selby (Disc 76)
• Interview: Kathryn Leigh Scott (Disc 78)

Collection 14

Disc 79

• Episodes 756-765 (May 19th-May 30th, 1969)

Disc 80

• Episodes 766-775 (June 2nd-June 13th, 1969)

Disc 81

• Episodes 776-785 (June 16th-June 27th, 1969)

Disc 82

• Episodes 786-795 (June 30th-July 11th, 1969)

Disc 83

• Episodes 796-806 (July 14th-July 28th, 1969)

Disc 84

• Episodes 807-816 (July 29th-August 11th, 1969)

Bonus material

• Interview: James Butler (Disc 79)
• Interview: Leonard Goldberg (Disc 80)
• Interview: David Selby (Disc 81)
• Interview: Michael Stroka (Disc 82)
• Interview: Louis Edmonds (Disc 83)
• Interview: Donna McKechnie (Disc 84)

Collection 15

Disc 85

• Episodes 817-827 (August 12th-August 26th, 1969)

Disc 86

• Episodes 828-837 (August 27th-September 9th, 1969)

Disc 87

• Episodes 838-847 (September 10th-September 23rd, 1969)

Disc 88

• Episodes 848-857 (September 24th-October 7th, 1969)

Disc 89

• Episodes 858-867 (October 8th-October 21st, 1969)

Disc 90

• Episodes 868-877 (October 22nd-November 4th, 1969)

Bonus material

• Interview: David Selby (Disc 85)
• Interview: Nancy Barrett (Disc 86)
• Interview: Dan Curtis (Disc 87)
• Interview: George DiCenzo (Disc 88)
• Interview: David Selby (Disc 89)
• Interview: J.J. Lupatkin (Disc 90)

Collection 16

Disc 91

• Episodes 878-887 (November 5th-November 18th, 1969)

Disc 92

• Episodes 888-898 (November 19th-December 4th, 1969)

Disc 93

• Episodes 899-908 (December 5th-December 18th, 1969

Disc 94

• Episodes 909-919/920/921 (December 19th, 1969-January 5th, 1970

Disc 95

• Episodes 922-932 (January 6th-January 19th, 1970

Disc 96

• Episodes 932-941 (January 20th-February 2nd, 1970

Collection 17

Disc 97

• Episodes 942-951 (February 3rd-February 16th, 1970)

Disc 98

• Episodes 952-961 (February 17th-March 2nd, 1970)

Disc 99

• Episodes 962-971 (March 3rd-March 16th, 1970)

Disc 100

• Episodes 972-981 (March 17th-March 30th, 1970)

Disc 101

• Episodes 982-991 (March 31st-April 13th, 1970)

Disc 102

• Episodes 992-100 (April 14th-April 27th, 1970)

Collection 18

Disc 103

• Episodes 1002-1011 (April 28th-May 11th, 1970)

Disc 104

• Episodes 1012-1021 (May 12th-May 25th, 1970)

Disc 105

• Episodes 1022-1031 (May 26th-June 8th, 1970)

Disc 106

• Episodes 1032-1041 (June 9th-June 22nd, 1970)

Disc 107

• Episodes 1042-1051 (June 23rd-July 6th, 1970)

Disc 108

• Episodes 1052-1061 (July 7th-July 20th, 1970)

Collection 21

Disc 121

• Episodes 1186-1195 (January 11th-January 22nd, 1971)

Disc 122

• Episodes 1196-1205 (January 25th-February 5th, 1971)

Disc 123

• Episodes 1206-1216 (February 8th-February 22nd, 1971)

Disc 124

• Episodes 1217-1226 (February 23rd-March 8th, 1971)

Disc 125

• Episodes 1227-1236 (March 9th-March 22nd, 1971)

Disc 126

• Episodes 1237-1245 (March 23rd-April 2nd, 1971)

Bonus material

• Interview: David Selby (Disc 121)
• Interview: John Karlen (Disc 122)
• Interview: Mary McKinley (Disc 123)
• Interview: Lara Parker (Disc 124)
• Beyond the Shadows (Disc 126)

Collection 22

Disc 127

• Special programs & compilations

• Dark Shadows tribute
• The Best of Barnabas
• Dark Shadows 25th Anniversary Special

Disc 128

• Featurettes & More

• The Making of The Return to Collinwood
• Dan Curtis: Before the Shadows
• The Mistress of Collinwood - Joan Bennett
• A Fan Remembers
• 1970 Dark Shadows Rehearsal & Pretape segments with Lara parker
• 1984 Dark Shadows PBS Promos with Jonathan Frid
• 1969 ABC-TV promotional announcements
• The Beginning
• Dark Shadows Vampires & Ghosts
• Movie trailers

Disc 129

• Bloopers & Treasures

• Bloopers & Outtakes
• Dark Shadows music videos
• Dark Shadows in Salem
• Games Shows
• Promos
• Comedy Tonight
• Dark Shadows pillow commercial

Disc 130

• Special Edition

• Dark Shadows Behind the Scenes
• Dark Shadows Nightmares & Dreams
• Dark Shadows on Location
• Inside the Shadows
• Spanish Episode #289
• Rare TV commercials and promotional spots
• Photo gallery & music montage trivia

Disc 131

• Dark Shadows Reunion

• Reunion Backstage Reception
• 1969 Jonathan Frid interview on the Merv Griffin Show
• 1970 Joan Bennett interview on the Mike Douglas Show
• Original 1969 TV promos with Kathryn Leigh Scott

Collections

• Dark Shadows: The Beginning DVD Collection 1
• Dark Shadows: The Beginning DVD Collection 2
• Dark Shadows: The Beginning DVD Collection 3
• Dark Shadows: The Beginning DVD Collection 4
• Dark Shadows: The Beginning DVD Collection 5
• Dark Shadows: The Beginning DVD Collection 6
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 1
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 2
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 3
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 4
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 5
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 6
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 7
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 8
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 9
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 10
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 11
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 12
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 13
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 14
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 15
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 16
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 17
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 18
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 19
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 20
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 21
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 22
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 23
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 24
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 25
• Dark Shadows DVD Collection 26

Details

• Video format: Region 1

• Total running time: 470 hours

• Total episodes: 1,245

• Language: English

• ASIN: B007PZ6SYK

• UPC: 00030306799193

Notes

• The limited edition version of this collection had a distribution of only 2,500 units. It includes a black and white production still of Barnabas Collins signed by actor Jonathan Frid.

• Released in 2012 in part to coincide with the release of Tim Burton's feature film remake of Dark Shadows.

See also

The World of Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows items Dark Shadows locations Dark Shadows characters

Dark Shadows episodes Dark Shadows storylines Dark Shadows chronologies

Gallery of Shadows

Dark Shadows 1-100 Dark Shadows 101-200 Dark Shadows 201-300 Dark Shadows 301-400 Dark Shadows 401-500 Dark Shadows 501-600

Dark Shadows 601-700 Dark Shadows 701-800 Dark Shadows 801-900 Dark Shadows 901-1000 Dark Shadows 1001-1100 Dark Shadows 1101-1245

Miscellaneous

Dark Shadows portal Dark Shadows images Dark Shadows appearances

Dark Shadows home video Dark Shadows cast & crew Dark Shadows miscellaneous

External Links

• Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series at Buy.com
• Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series at Target.com
• Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series at Amazon.com
• Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series at Barnes & Noble

References

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