Hollywood legend Jean Simmons (Elizabeth Collins Stoddard), who portrayed the matriarch of the Collins family in the 1991 Dark Shadows revival series, passed away at her home in Santa Monica on Friday January 22, 2010. She was 80 years old. It’s been reported she was battling lung cancer for some time.

Born in 1929, Jean made her movie debut in the 1944 British production Give Us The Moon. She would then go on to costar with Laurence Olivier, Marlon Brando, Gregory Peck and Paul Newman, among others, in various classics such as Hamlet, Spartacus, and Guys And Dolls.

She will be missed.

Cable TV channel "Chiller" is running several Dark Shadows marathonsin the near future, including a 24 hour one beginning March 29th, 2009 at 6:00AM ET and running through March 30th, 2009 5:00AM ET. They are showing the complete first season and then will repeat episodes One through Ten immeditately afterwards.

According to the schedule, they have additional marathons planned:

April 26th, 2009 9:00AM-4:00PM ET: Episodes One through Eight
April 27th, 2009 2:00AM-5:00AM ET: Episodes One through Four

Check the Chiller TV schedule for broadcast times in your area:
http://www.chillertv.com/app/Schedule/

Dark Shadows: Resurrected is being moved to a more stable hosting provider. If you’re seeing this message then the move is now complete.

I'd like to invite all of you to explore Dark Shadows : Resurrected's new sister-site "True-Blood.tv". This is a fan site devoted to the new HBO TV series "True Blood". This may turn out to be the best vampire-related series on TV since Dark Shadows.

Just as with DS:R, it will provide info on the cast, each episode, sound score, photo/video galleries and more. A new forum is available, as well.

IESB.net is reporting "While interviewing GET SMART director Peter Segal this past weekend in Beverly Hills, he spoke briefly about writer John August. Segal says August, who is writing BILLY BATSON AND THE LEGEND OF SHAZAM for Segal over at WB, is jumping back and forth between Tim Burton's DARK SHADOWS and his SHAZAM script trying to work on both films at the same time due to a back log of work after the writers' strike earlier this year.

So, while we can't confirm the rumors of Depp starring as Barnabus Collins in DARK SHADOWS, the IESB has confirmed that TIM BURTON is attached to direct and JOHN AUGUST has been brought in to write the adaptation for the film."

While this info seems to be unofficial at this point, there doesn't seem to be much reason to doubt it.

Read the complete article:
http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4997&Itemid=99

Four episodic clips have been added to the Video Library. Two clips are from Dark Shadows episode 5 and two more are culled from episode 6.

Seventeen years ago tonight "Dark Shadows : The Movie" premiered at 9PM ET on NBC. Serving as a pilot for the series, it was an amazing success with nearly 1 in 4 households tuning in for the premiere. While the remainder of season one would not fare quite so well due to a rather untimely international event (news coverage of the First Gulf War continually interrupted broadcasts), the series was a tour de force production combining an amazing cast, racing plot lines and a rich and gothic setting for a memorable viewing experience - as evidenced by the hundreds and hundreds that continue to grace this site every month.



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A brand new "Trailers And Recaps" section has been added to the Video Gallery in the Library. It currently features 21 videos for your enjoyment!



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(Thanks again to the ever resourceful Brian in PA)

Some say obsession is never healthy... I say having only ONE obessions is never healthy. So, while my affection for Dark Shadows remains undeminished, I'd like to invite all of you to explore Dark Shadows : Resurrected's new sister-site "New Amsterdam : Forever". This is the first fan site devoted to the upcoming FOX TV series "New Amsterdam". Just as with DS:R, it will provide info on the cast, each episode, sound score, photo/video galleries and more. A new forum is available, as well.

Joanna Going (Victoria Winters) made a memorable appearance in the NBC series "Journeyman" on Dec 19th, 2007, during the episode "Perfidia", playing the role of Lauren - a time traveler's lost love.

The episode should be available on iTunes shortly.

The Episode List in the Chapters section of the site is getting an overhaul to make room for expanded content. If you have deep links into that area of the site they will be broken and need updating as of today.

19 iPhone sized wallpapers are now available on-site under a new section titled "Auntie's Goodies".

An "In-Show" Encyclopedia has been added to the Library. The intention is to provide a resource for detailing all the who/what/when/where of the Dark Shadows 'universe'. The number of entries is on the small side, at the moment, but should increase as time permits. Visitor Contributions would be greatly appreciated.

A collection of scanned Print Ads has been added to the Gallery.

(Yet more thanks to Brian in PA!)

A collection of promotional photos has been added to the Gallery.

(Thanks to Brian in PA, once again!)

250 images are now available in the Episode 4 Gallery.

The 1991 Dark Shadows, Season 1 DVD Set, is currently on sale for $15.99 USD (60% off the retail price) at Amazon.com this holiday season. This is the lowest price I've seen on this set and the sale could end at any time. Take advantage of it while you can and use this link to support the site.

Ben Cross has been cast as Spock's father, Sarek, in the new Star Trek film. It is scheduled to be released in theaters on December 25, 2008. (Source: bencross.net)

Two clips from Episode 4 have been added to the Video Library. In the first one, Sheriff Paterson thinks Michael Woodard's odd behavior is a real pain in the neck. In the second clip, Victoria finally meets David's imaginary friend Sarah and finds out she's... not so imaginary.

Material from the January 18th, 1991 issue of Entertainment Weekly has been added to the Articles section of the Library.

Thanks, again, go to Brian in PA for having the patience to transcribe it.

A new wing of the Library is now available, called "Articles". This sub-section of the site will hold articles and reviews from various publications and periodicals. If you have any scans or transcripts that you believe would be appropriate for inclusion, please contact me.

Specials thanks to Brian in PA for the transcripts currently featured.

A site visitor requested a video clip of Barnabas and Victoria, so another new video clip has been added to the Crystal Ball (Video Library). Poor Barnabas gets a little over-excited...

A new video clip has been added to the Crystal Ball (Video Library). David is quite the little ladies man, it seems they're all after him.

198 images are now available in the Episode 3 Gallery.

Around 90 additional images have been added to the Episode 2 Gallery.

The RSS feed page has been modified and uses a new file name format. if you currently track our News via RSS, please update your links.

Variety is reporting that a deal just closed on a new Dark Shadows Film:
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Depp lights up 'Dark Shadows'
Graham King to produce Warner feature
By MICHAEL FLEMING

Johnny Depp is getting in touch with his inner vampire.

Warner Bros. is teaming with Depp's Infinitum-Nihil and Graham King's GK Films to develop a feature based on the '60s daytime supernatural sudser "Dark Shadows."

Depp has said in interviews that he has always been obsessed with "Dark Shadows" and had, as a child, wanted to be Barnabas Collins, the vampire patriarch of the series. The role was originated by Jonathan Frid.

A rights deal just closed with the estate of Dan Curtis, the producer/director who created the soap that aired weekdays on ABC, from 1966 to 1971. Depp and King will produce with David Kennedy, who ran Dan Curtis Prods. until Curtis died last year of a brain tumor. Infinitum-Nihil's Christi Dembrowski served as the point person on the deal.

Over 1,225 episodes, "Dark Shadows" was a highly atmospheric, spooky soap that featured gothic horror staples like vampires, monsters, witches, werewolves, ghosts and zombies. The show has a continuing rabid fan base that populates Dark Shadows Festival conventions. Numerous TV revivals of the series and pic adaptations have been attempted over the years but none with as high-wattage a star as Depp.

Depp, who is coming off "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" and who just wrapped the Tim Burton-directed "Sweeney Todd," is next expected to star in "Shantaram," a Mira Nair-directed adaptation of the Gregory David Roberts novel that Depp, King and Plan B are producing for Warner Bros. Depp, King and WB are also mobilizing to make a film about the life of Alexander Litvinenko, with Depp poised to play the former KGB agent, who was fatally poisoned.
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See the original article here:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117969246.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

70+ photos are now available in the new Episode 2 Gallery. More to come...

Another new video clip has been added to the Crystal Ball (Video Library), this one from episode 1. Gloria seems to have bad luck with men...

A new video clip has been added to the Crystal Ball (Video Library), this one is David's memorable ball bouncing scene with Daphne from episode 2.

100+ images have been added to the Episode 1 Gallery. Check back soon for images from Episode 2.

An expanded photo Gallery is now available in the Library. At the moment it contains 30+ images from Episode 1 of the series. This will be expanded shortly to include further images.

A video clip of the opening credits for the '91 series can now be seen in the Crystal Ball (Library).