My Favorite Vampire Is Dead

Jonathan Frid, the actor who played Barnabas Collins died, ironically on Friday the 13th.  He has a cameo in the soon-to-be-released Tim Burton remake of Dark Shadows, the show that made Frid forever Barnabas, although Johnny Depp has stepped into the role. 

I religiously watched the TV show  after school.  The background music heightened every scene as is evident in this clip of Barnabas' debut in Dark Shadows.  The acting was over the top/campy and I loved it.

Frid was 87. 

Another luminary has left us. RIP Levon Helm. 

Barnabas Collins Is Back

I used to rush home from school to watch Dark Shadows. If memory serves, it came on after General Hospital at about 4pm.  Do we need a film version of it?  The show was so campy, so who else better to play the main vampire Barnabas Collins (originally played by Jonathan Frid) then Johnny Depp.  No surprise that Tim Burton is directing.  Will Kate Jackson be making a cameo?