Dark Shadows: New Audio Dramas from Big Finish

[Mysterious Benefactor]

I agree, Gothick. One of the things I was most disappointed about when the '91 series was canceled was that we didn't get to see Lysette Anthony as Laura.

It's too bad that back in the '90s no one thought to continue the '91 series as audio dramas with the '91 cast. DC was more interested in relaunching the series as feature films, plus I suppose audio dramas weren't that big back then. And not that I didn't enjoy the Innovation comics based on the '91 series (well, mostly), but having the actual cast act out the proposed second season's stories and possibly beyond would have been great. But alas...

[MagnusTrask]

David Warner I remember as a great Jack the Ripper in "Time After Time".

Me too.  Also The Omen, and many many other things.  He's one of my favorite actors.

[The Doctor and K9]

I may have mentioned this before, but for me, Dark Shadows audio goes back to my earliest roots with the show. I have very vague memories of a few eps during the original run.  I saw a handful of episodes in syndication in '76,77. WLVI had it on a 11:00PM, much too late for me to watch regularly.  I generally got to see it on Friday nights, when I could see it at all. My main exposure then was through the Ross novels and the comics. When I was in college, some fans copied audio tapes for me. For years I had most of the series on audio tape, all of the first year of syndication, and most of the rest of the series, but with many gaps. It was still considerably more than half of the episodes, with some time periods virtually complete. When I first got access to a VCR, it was on a limited basis. The dorm had one to share among 300 or so people. It was in the office and a staffer would put your tape in the machine, if it was not in use. Your offering would then be broadcast throughout the dorm via the antenna system.  When I did get VHS tapes, I focused on episodes that were pivotal or visually exciting. Kathy Resch also sent me her 6 hour condensation of 1795. But aside from that, it was an audio medium for me. So for me having DS without the visuals is nothing new. In fact it can be refreshing. My imagination is not hampered by effects that go wrong.

[Taeylor Collins]

All right for the originals of course David particularly looks the best to me! ! I am partial though!  They are looking great!   And WOW!  Lysette Anthony hasn't aged at all.  She looks lovely with dark hair!

[MsCriseyde]

DavidSelby.com also has photos from the recent recording sessions:

http://www.davidselby.com/photos/audiodramas/index.html

[Taeylor Collins]

Hmm.....I wonder if the storyline is gonna be anything like a certain show I know with

Angels.......

[Gothick]

Wow, Jerry Lacy still has the mojo, doesn't he?  He evokes the true essence of Dark Shadows as we knew it way back when.  Fabulous.

G.