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SUMMARY:60th Anniversary Screening: ABC-TV's Dark Shadows
DESCRIPTION:Visit the UCLA Film & Television Archive website to learn more 
 about upcoming screenings and events.\n\nFree admission. No advance 
 reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your 
 ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come\, first served 
 basis. The box office opens one hour before the event.\n\nIn person: Q&A 
 with actor David Selby and historian Jim Pierson\, editor of Dark Shadows 
 Noir: Classic Black and White Photography From the Dan Curtis Productions 
 Archive. Book signing with Pierson before the screening.\n\nPremiering on 
 June 27\, 1966\, on ABC-TV\, Dark Shadows (1966–71) represented an outré 
 experiment in daytime television that became an unexpected breakout hit and 
 evergreen cult classic. Created by horror-maestro Dan Curtis (The Night 
 Stalker\, Trilogy of Terror)\, the innovative soap opera\, which initially 
 struggled in the ratings\, expanded greatly in popularity in its second 
 year with the addition of a 175-year-old charismatic vampire character 
 named Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid). As the eerily atmospheric series 
 evolved to fuse gothic supernatural elements and romance into complex 
 storylines\, it developed a passionate youth following and became a pop 
 culture phenomenon. In the process\, the videotaped series earned the 
 distinction of being the first soap to spawn a theatrical motion picture 
 spin-off\, House of Dark Shadows (1970)\, and several additional feature 
 films and reboots. The beloved original series ran for over 1\,200 episodes 
 before its abrupt cancellation in 1971. In the ensuing decades\, the aura 
 surrounding Dark Shadows has only intensified\, with the influential 
 program enjoying nearly constant reruns in syndication\, luring an influx 
 of new viewers into the mysterious\, shadow-drenched world of the wealthy 
 Collins family of fictional Collinsport\, Maine.\n\nJoin us for a 
 celebration of Dark Shadows\, exactly 60 years to the day of its premiere\, 
 including the debut episode and rare archival footage. Before the 
 screening\, historian Jim Pierson will sign copies of Dark Shadows Noir: 
 Classic Black and White Photography from the Dan Curtis Productions 
 Archive. Following the screening\, there will be a Q&A with Dark Shadows 
 star\, actor David Selby\, and Jim Pierson.\n\nProgrammed and note written 
 by John H. Mitchell Television Curator Mark Quigley.\n\nScreening 1 of 
 3\n\nDark Shadows: Episode 1\n\nYear: 1966\nCountry: U.S.\nLanguage: 
 English\nRuntime: 29 min.\nDigital. B&W.\n\nThe series debut introduces 
 central protagonist\, young Victoria “Vicki” Winters (Alexandra 
 Moltke)\, as she arrives to begin her new life as a governess for the 
 secretive (and cursed) Collins family. Directed by television pioneer Lela 
 Swift\, who would helm over 500 episodes of Dark Shadows. With original 
 commercials.\n\nABC. Production: Dan Curtis Productions. Executive 
 Producer: Dan Curtis. Director: Lela Swift. Writer: Art Wallace. With: Joan 
 Bennett\, Mitchell Ryan\, Louis Edmonds.\n\nScreening 2 of 3\n\nDark 
 Shadows: Episode 250\n\nYear: 1967\nCountry: U.S. \nLanguage: 
 English\nRuntime: 22 min.\nDigital. B&W.\n\nMaggie Evans (Kathryn Leigh 
 Scott) regains her true identity and plots a desperate escape from being 
 eternally bound to her captor\, vampire Barnabas Collins (Jonathan 
 Frid).\n\nABC. Production: Dan Curtis Productions. Executive Producer: Dan 
 Curtis. Director: Lela Swift. Writer: Joe Caldwell. With: Jonathan Frid\, 
 Kathryn Leigh Scott\, John Karlen.\n\nScreening 3 of 3\n\nDark Shadows: 
 Episode 780\n\nYear: 1969\nCountry: U.S.\nLanguage: English\nRuntime: 22 
 min.\nDigital. Color.\n\nCarl (John Karlen) and his brother Quentin Collins 
 (David Selby) are caught in a deadly confrontation between vampire Barnabas 
 Collins (Jonathan Frid) and a crucifix-wielding preacher (Jerry 
 Lacy).\n\nABC. Production: Dan Curtis Productions. Executive Producer: Dan 
 Curtis. Director: Henry Kaplan. Writer: Sam Hall. With: Jonathan Frid\, 
 David Selby\, John Karlen.
LOCATION:Billy Wilder Theater\, UCLA Film & Television Archive
ORGANIZER;CN="Jae Nguyen":MAILTO:nguyj@g.ucla.edu
CATEGORIES:Screening
CONTACT;CN="Jae Nguyen":MAILTO:nguyj@g.ucla.edu
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