I used to come home from school everyday and religiously watch the original Dark Shadows. I've never been a fan of soap operas. Most of them are interchangeable crap, but D.S. was fantastic! I'm still a big fan and have gone to the conventions to see Jonathan Frid and the other living cast members. It's wonderful. Barnabas did say that Johnny Depp was planning to make a movie of the series soon. I never thought much of the remake.

I remember rushing home from Jr. High school to watch the original show, the remake is true to the original story line with far better effects and the violents was infered in the 60's version that the remake has been able to pass by the "ratings mafia" with a breeze.
Does anybody know if there was more than 12 episodes made?
If so, Hulu you have to let us see what is available!!!!!

The 1991 Dark Shadows version was great. I was sorry when they canceled after 6 months airing. Special effects were good although the show was much more violent. Disappointed when WB did not pick up the 2004 version.
If you are new to Dark Shadows, you may wish to purchase the 1960s - 1971 original version from Ebay.com in VHS tapes or DVDs. Check out www.darkshadows.com for episode guide to the original version.
Thanks Hulu.com! :)
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The originals series in itself was a dramatic effort on the part of ABC to introduce classic horror to day time television soaps/series. It was quite successful for it's time, and was rather fun to watch.
I had watched the 1991 remake on television at the time it was aired as well, had all twelve episodes on VHS, and further, the two original movies Night of Dark Shadows and House of Dark Shadows VHS. The televised remake was true to the original daytime series in the line of events with what happened originally at a quicker pace, obviously. Much enjoyment in watching this again, thanks to HULU.
There was a flap a year or two ago, on an online zeen which had expressed a possible Dark Shadows movie from Warner, starring Johnny Depp, however I imagine that will not ever come to fruitation.

I used to watch Dark Shadows after school every afternoon. I am new to Hulu and ran across this thinking it was the old verison. To my surprise this has been remade over into a get show. Not many old shows could come across in such a great way. I watched all 12 in 2 days. Please, please find more and keep up the good work! Thanks again Hulu for sharing great work!

For those of you who aren't old enough to remember television before the late 1990s or so, I should point out that many TV shows back then were VERY cheesy by today's standards. That's not to say that they were bad. In spite of the cheese factor, lots of shows back then were really fun to watch. But, in order to enjoy them, you've got to have a high level of tolerance for cheese. When judging shows of that era, you must make allowances for cheesiness. So, let's get this out of the way from the very start: Like many shows of its time, the 1991 revival of Dark Shadows was extremely cheesy and melodramatic. But it was still a great show. I loved it back then; and I'm glad that I got a chance to rewatch it on Hulu. It's not quite the same as the original Dark Shadows soap opera from the late 1960s; but it was a good effort to update the series for a new era, and bring it into primetime. The only real shortcoming of the series was that it only survived for 12 episodes before being cancelled. Nonetheless, they manage to tell a pretty good story over the course of those 12 episodes. So, if you aren't averse to lots of cheese, it's definitely worth watching.

I remember watching this on NBC when I was 5 or 6 years old Thank you Hulu

I am one of the lucky viewers who got to see the original Dark Shadows series and the lead was by Jonathan Frid who was a British Actor and was well into Shakespeare as well. I will not sell Ben Cross's re-enactment of him short but if you ever got to see Jonathan Frid you would appreciate the series as a classic. I loved the characters as well. I do hope that one day Hulu can collect all the original series so that those who were not able to enjoy them can do so in all their splendor. I loved this series back when it first came out and shall always do so. Thanks Hulu and keep up the great work.