Dark Shadows |
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| Author:
| Benshoff, Harry M. |
| Series title: | TV Milestones Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8143-3439-3 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Publisher: | Wayne State University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.99 |
Book Description:
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While supernatural events have become fairly commonplace on daytime television in recent decades, Dark Shadows, which aired on ABC between 1966 and 1971, pioneered the format. This examines Dark Shadows, both during its initial run and as an enduring cult phenomenon, to prove that the show was an important precursor or even progenitor of today's phenomenally popular gothic and fantasy media franchises like Twilight, Harry Potter, and True Blood.
While supernatural events have become fairly commonplace on daytime television in recent decades, Dark Shadows, which aired on ABC between 1966 and 1971, pioneered the format. This examines Dark Shadows, both during its initial run and as an enduring cult phenomenon, to prove that the show was an important precursor or even progenitor of today's phenomenally popular gothic and fantasy media franchises like Twilight, Harry Potter, and True Blood.