A new year is upon us, and I think it's time to do a little reflecting. Not on what we might have done wrong or left undone, but rather reflecting on what we DO out there: how we manage things, how we manage ourselves, and how we manage other people.
Over the years, I've heard a lot said about what we do in our EHS efforts – that either it's not enough, or it's too much, or it's misguided. Perhaps some of that is true, but mostly, I think what we do and why we do it is misunderstood.
The misunderstanding comes from many levels within an organization. It can been difficult for people to fully appreciate what we do and why we do it. I think a lot of those feelings are similar to what happens when we get stopped by a cop on the road. From the officer's perspective, he is saving us from crashing into something or someone on the road. The ticket he issues is secondary to him, or at least it is in most cases. He is genuinely concerned about our safety out there, and he feels good when he stops what he knows is unsafe behavior.
But our perspective is quite different. We resent the fact that we were stopped, and we certainly resent the ticket we receive. So the cop becomes the bad guy, and we remain the victim in the scenario. Can you see the similarity between this situation and our work in EHS? Can you perhaps identify a little better with the cop now?
No matter our good intentions in the safety world, others may perceive our efforts as something negative. In order for us to succeed we must recognize this, come to grips with it, and turn it around in order to change the negative perception into a positive reality.
As safety and EHS leaders, what we do is try to identify, prevent or stop unsafe and at-risk conditions and behavior. Often, we use applicable regulations or company rules to back up our calls and validate our actions. These regulations or rules become the perceived driver of WHY we do what we do, rather than the fact that we actually care what happens to people. That reality gets lost in translation. And when it does, the worker feels like he is not being managed well, and certainly feels like the victim in the transaction.
So how do we manage ourselves and our actions when the situation becomes negative, or even hostile? Let me share a personal story with you. I spent 22 years in the Marine Corps. Even after spending another 25 years in industry I STILL look like a Marine. You know the look. No neck, a kind of lived-in face, short legs, broad shoulders with thick hands, etc. So when I approach people, they sometimes expect the worst – and prepare for it. Even when I'm on my best behavior, people may still react in a negative way to what I have to say.
This reaction confused me to no end for many years until one day my dear wife said, "Go look into a mirror, really look at yourself – and I mean every feature of your face and body – and then come back and tell me what you saw." So I did and I was shocked. I did not see this good-looking young man I used to be (at least in MY mind), but rather a used-up old bulldog staring back at me. Now, I've always thought bulldogs are cute, and I've even had several over the years, but THIS bulldog was not cute. As a matter of fact, he looked kind of mean.
So now I try hard to smile when I talk to people, and lower my voice, and ask questions rather than make statements, and take my share of the responsibility for a worker's actions. I try to have the courage to ask for input and ways to make things better and safer out there. Most of all, I give a worker my unconditional support when he needs help or has a question. I try to leave him with the understanding that I really do care about him, and that I'm there for him.
Focus on the behaviors, not the person.
Reinforce the positives you see.
Tie behaviors to personal safety.
Give your commitment and pledge.
Get their commitment and pledge.
Always remember – your workers deserve good leadership.
Once the trust has been earned, it needs to be re-earned every day. Not by what we say, but by what we do. It takes courage to create the strength to take personal action to do what is right. It takes character to be willing to accept responsibility and ownership regarding things that happen to us. Finally, it takes caring to work through the egos, the power trips and the anger that sometimes surface with people we deal with. But you know what? They are worth it.
I hope you know that what you do DOES make a difference, in small ways, and also in very large ways that affect people's lives. And when you're having one of those days when you wonder why you do what you do, remember that it's all worth it. Believe me, my friend – it is.


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" It says, 'I'd like to thank you and your fellow pedophiles for your support.' "
— Michael Moore, The Big One
Like Someone in Love
Review by Robert Denerstein
Like Someone in Love, the latest film from Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, may strike you as one of the most meaningful films you've seen in a long time or, if you're resistant to it, one of the more meaningless.
I'm beginning this way because a Kiarostami film requires a good deal of patience, as well as some willingness to speculate about the veiled targets at which Kiarostami and his characters have taken aim.
Kiarostami's Tokyo is full of reflections
Robert Denerstein
For 27 years, Robert Denerstein was the film critic at The Rocky Mountain News. Read more of Robert's reviews at Denerstein Unleashed.
Ambiguously developed around an exceptionally skimpy story, Like Someone in Love offers two pleasures for the viewer who takes to it: The first involves Kiarostami's visual approach, which makes heavy use of glossy reflections and distorted views as seen through the glassy surfaces of Tokyo. It's almost as if the director wants to double and triple the meaning of everything, while also making the case that the commonplace has its own intricacies.
The second pleasure involves the mental probing that Kiarostami's images demand as we try to penetrate their purposeful ambiguity.
Kiarostami's last film — Certified Copy — was equally ambiguous. Set in Italy, that film seemed less intriguing to me than Like Someone in Love, which takes place in Japan and makes use of an all-Japanese cast. (Kiarostami seems to have, at least temporarily, abandoned filmmaking in Iran, a country that's not always hospitable to his kind of art.)
As is often the case with his movies, Kiarostami isn't so much interested in telling a story as in exploring the minute corners of a situation in which a college girl (Rin Takanashi) works as a prostitute, presumably to earn money for school. Early on, the young woman reluctantly submits to her pimp's pleading and takes a taxi to the home of an elderly professor (Tadashi Okumo).
Rather than pursuing a sexual encounter, Okumo's Takashi offers to serve the young woman a meal. Takanashi's Akiko declines, deciding that she'll take a nap instead.
After the professor gives the attractive young woman a ride back to campus, her possessive boyfriend (Ryo Kase) latches on to both of them. He assumes that the professor is the young woman's grandfather. The professor does nothing to disabuse the young man of the notion. Rather, he demonstrates an increasingly protective attitude toward Akiko. By pretending to be a grandfather, he begins to act like one.
For her part, Takanashi's Akiko spends a lot of the movie in a state of irritation. She's clearly sick of her boyfriend. She has an independent streak. She's willful, and apparently tired of being ordered around by the pimp who arranges her assignations.
The movie takes place in the bar where Akiko hangs out, at the professor's book-lined apartment and in his Volvo, which he uses to drive Akiko around, and which, at one point, Kase's character generously offers to repair. Why not do a favor for his girlfriend's grandfather?
Maybe I'm making this all sound more eventful than it is. Kiarostami's cinema is one in which he invites us to explore moments that brim with suggestion.
In an odd and perhaps even disturbing way, Kase's Noriaki becomes a kind of surrogate for the audience as he tries (mostly in vain) to pin down the emotions and motivations of the two other characters. At minimum, Like Someone in Love deals with the price that comes from making assumptions about others.
All I can say is that I found myself caught up in Kiarostami's film and that includes its shockingly abrupt ending, a shattering bit of action that you sense coming only seconds before it arrives. The ending adds considerable weight to what may seem a series of artfully conceived puzzles. It does precisely what an ending should do. It demands that we continue the story in our heads. More than the end of one story, it's the start of another.

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TRAPPIST-North First Light
JWST Guaranteed-Time Observing Programs for Comets
Post-doc position on observations of 67P
Constraints on Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami
Comets: Looking Ahead
Changes in the Physical Environment of the Inner Coma of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko with Decreasing Heliocentric Distance
The perihelion activity of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as seen by robotic telescopes
The Extremely Low Activity Comet 209P/LINEAR During Its Extraordinary Close Approach in 2014
On October 6, TRAPPIST-North has been inaugurated at the Oukaimeden Observatory in the Atlas mountains in Morocco (2750 m) in presence of scientists of the Cadi Ayyad University of Marrakech and astronomers from the University of Liège. TRAPPIST-North is the twin of the telescope that was installed in 2010 at the observatory of La Silla in Chile. It has the same goals as his predecessor: the detection and study of exoplanets, and the study of comets and other small bodies in the solar system to better understand the genesis of the solar system and our Earth in particular. It is equipped with a 2Kx2K Andor CCD camera (20x20 arcmin) and 18 filters, among them a full set of HB comet filters (on loan from the Lowell Observatory) to measure the comets' gas and dust production rates. The IAU code is Z53 and 250 nights/yr are expected with an average seeing of 1.5". The new telescope, installed in a record time in spring 2016, allows now the scientists of the Belgian team to have access to the whole sky.
http://www.orca.ulg.ac.be/TRAPPIST/Trappist_main/News.html#new40
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is on schedule to launch in Oct 2018, with the start of science operations in Spring 2019. An introduction to JWST can be found at jwst.stsci.edu/home and the telescope's potential for Solar System observations was summarized in a special issue of the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
As part of a Guaranteed-Time Observer program, "Solar System Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope", Heidi Hammel, JWST Interdisciplinary Scientist, has assembled a science team with a set of observing concepts for various targets to promote Solar System observations with the telescope. In order to provide the maximum benefit to the community, much of the data will have little or no proprietary period.
Three cometary observation concepts are planned:
ToO Observations of a Dynamically New Comet - Spectroscopy over the full wavelength range at multiple heliocentric distances corresponding to different snow lines driving comet activity.
Spectral Mapping of Comet 46P/Wirtanen - Spectroscopy over the full wavelength range and a 3"×3" field of view in May 2019. Proposed to demonstrate JWST's spectral mapping capabilities, and for scientific overlap with an observing campaign dedicated to this comet.
Direct Detection of Water in a Main-Belt Comet - Spectroscopy and wide-band imaging of comet 313P/Gibbs in Sep 2020. Proposed for the potential to be the first detection of gas in an MBC, and to inform observations of gas in any low-activity object.
The specifics for each concept will be refined and finalized in early 2017. Questions, comments, and input should be directed to the concept leads: M. Kelley for comets Wirtanen and Gibbs, S. Milam for the ToO comet.
Mike Kelley, Univ. Maryland
Stefanie Milam, NASA GSFC
Heidi Hammel, AURA
36 month contract at The Open University, UK.
Salary £29,301 to £38,183, depending on experience.
Closing date: 9am GMT, Tuesday 29 November 2016
This part-ESA funded position will combine preparation of observational data on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko for archiving at the ESA Planetary Science Archive, with research on cometary science. The research direction is flexible within the broad topic of comet science, and will depend on the interests of the successful candidate, but is expected to make use of (and/or build on) the same observations of 67P. Possible topics include the large-scale structure of the comet's coma and tails, its composition, and/or comparison with other comets – in all cases, comparing between remote observation and Rosetta instrument results. The research could also involve further observations (based on new proposals) or work with Rosetta instrument teams, depending on the applicant's interest and experience. There will be a roughly 50-50 split between research and functional duties. The duties encompass collation and documentation of data from various observatories, working with observers to ensure that data is properly reduced, and interaction with the ESA PSA to have it archived in a useful way alongside spacecraft data. For research topics related to observations of 67P, there will be a significant overlap between functional and research work.
You will be capable of independent research, with good organisational and interpersonal skills to work with observing teams around the world in preparing data products in a timely manner. You must have (or will shortly obtain) a PhD in Astronomy, Planetary Science or a related field.
For detailed information and how to apply go to www3.open.ac.uk/employment, call the Recruitment Co-ordinator on +44 (0)1908 653665 or email STEM-Recruitment@open.ac.uk quoting the reference number.
Contact Colin Snodgrass for more details: colin.snodgrass@open.ac.uk
Hui, Man-To 1
Quan-Zhi Ye 2
Paul Wiegert 2,3
EPSS, UCLA, USA
Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration, UWO, Canada
Encke-type comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami is experiencing cascading fragmentation events during its 2016 apparition. It is likely the first splitting Encke-type comet ever being observed. A nongravitational solution to the astrometry reveals a statistical detection of the radial and transverse nongravitational parameters, A1 = (1.54 ± 0.39) × 10−8 AU day−2, and A2 = (7.19 ± 1.92) × 10−9 AU day−2, respectively, which implies a nucleus erosion rate of (0.91 ± 0.17)% per orbital revolution. The mass-loss rate likely has to be supported by a much larger fraction of an active surface area than known cases of short-period comets; it may be relevant to the ongoing fragmentation. We failed to detect any serendipitous pre-discovery observations of the comet in archival data from major sky surveys, whereby we infer that 332P used to be largely inactive, and is perhaps among the few short-period comets which have been reactivated from weakly active or dormant states. We therefore constrain an upper limit to the nucleus size as 2.0 ± 0.2 km in radius. A search for small bodies in similar orbits to that of 332P reveals comet P/2010 B2 (WISE) as the best candidate. From an empirical generalised Jupiter-family (Encke-type included) comet population model, we estimate the likelihood of chance alignment of the 332P–P/2010 B2 pair to be 1 in 33, a small number indicative of a genetic linkage between the two comets on a statistical basis. The pair possibly originated from a common progenitor which underwent a disintegration event well before the twentieth century.
Astronomical Journal (In press)
A'Hearn, M. F. 1
Proposals to study comets often cite their importance in understanding where we came from, i.e., in learning how the solar system formed, how the planets formed, and how life arose on Earth. In order to address the role of comets in coming to this understanding, it is essential to ask ourselves what it is that we need to know about comets in order to understand the early solar system, i.e., what questions we should be asking about comets. For this paper we will focus on the the role of comets in learning how the solar system formed and how the planets formed. Since it was not a point of the Discussion Meeting, we will not consider the last part of where we came from, namely the role of comets in delivering water and organics to Earth, although the questions we do address here are clearly relevant to that question.We will also consider what progress has been achieved in recent years, particularly but not exclusively from Rosetta at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (hereafter 67P/CG), toward answering these key questions about comets. Finally, we will address the question of which future investigations are likely to be the most productive steps forward in improving our answers. It is, of course, impossible to address this topic comprehensively but much of the recent progress is covered by other papers in this volume so we point to those other articles to provide more comprehensive discussions.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A (In press)
Bodewits, D 1
University of Maryland in College Park
The Wide Angle Camera of the OSIRIS instrument on board the Rosetta spacecraft is equipped with several narrow-band filters that are centered on the emission lines and bands of various fragment species. These are used to determine the evolution of the production and spatial distribution of the gas in the inner coma of comet 67P with time and heliocentric distance, here between 2.6 and 1.3 au pre-perihelion. Our observations indicate that the emission observed in the OH, O I, CN, NH, and NH2 filters is mostly produced by dissociative electron impact excitation of different parent species. We conclude that CO2 rather than H2O is a significant source of the [O I] 630 nm emission. A strong plume-like feature observed in the CN and O I filters is present throughout our observations. This plume is not present in OH emission and indicates a local enhancement of the CO2/H2O ratio by as much as a factor of 3. We observed a sudden decrease in intensity levels after 2015 March, which we attribute to decreased electron temperatures in the first few kilometers above the surface of the nucleus.
Astronomical Journal (Published)
DOI: 10.3847/0004-6256/152/5/130 arXiv: 1607.05632
Colin Snodgrass 1
Cyrielle Opitom 2
Miguel de Val-Borro 3,4
Emmanuel Jehin 2
Jean Manfroid 2
Tim Lister 5
Jon Marchant 6
Geraint H. Jones 7,8
Alan Fitzsimmons 9
Iain A. Steele 6
Robert J. Smith 6
Helen Jermak 6,10
Thomas Granzer 11
Karen J. Meech 12
Philippe Rousselot 13
Anny-Chantal Levasseur-Regourd 14
School of Physical Sciences, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK
Institut d'Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège, allée du 6 Aout 17, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Astrochemistry Laboratory, Code 691.0, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, 6740 Cortona Drive Ste. 102, Goleta, CA 93117, USA
Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 5RF, UK
Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, Holmbury St. Mary, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6NT, UK
The Centre for Planetary Sciences at UCL/Birkbeck, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
Astrophysics Research Centre, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, BT7 1NN, UK
Physics Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YB, UK
Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam, An der Sternwarte 16, 14482 Potsdam, Germany
Institute for Astronomy, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
University of Franche-Comté, Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers THETA, Institut UTINAM - UMR CNRS 6213, BP 1615, 25010 Besançon Cedex,France
LATMOS-IPSL; UPMC (Sorbonne Univ.), BC 102, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
Around the time of its perihelion passage the observability of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Earth was limited to very short windows each morning from any given site, due to the low solar elongation of the comet. The peak in the comet's activity was therefore difficult to observe with conventionally scheduled telescopes, but was possible where service/queue scheduled mode was possible, and with robotic telescopes. We describe the robotic observations that allowed us to measure the total activity of the comet around perihelion, via photometry (dust) and spectroscopy (gas), and compare these results with the measurements at this time by Rosetta's instruments. The peak of activity occurred approximately two weeks after perihelion. The total brightness (dust) largely followed the predictions from Snodgrass et al. 2013, with no significant change in total activity levels from previous apparitions. The CN gas production rate matched previous orbits near perihelion, but appeared to be relatively low later in the year.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (Published)
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stw2300 NASA ADS: 2016MNRAS.tmp.1406S arXiv: 1610.06407
Schleicher, D.G. 1
Knight, M.M. 1,2
Lowell Observatory
We present results from our observing campaign of Comet 209P/LINEAR during its exceptionally close approach to Earth during 2014 May, the third smallest perigee of any comet in two centuries. These circumstances permitted us to pursue several studies of this intrinsically faint object, including measurements of gas and dust production rates, searching for coma morphology, and direct detection of the nucleus to measure its properties. Indeed, we successfully measured the lowest water production rates of an intact comet in over 35 years and a corresponding smallest active area, ∼0.007 km2. When combined with the nucleus size found from radar, this also yields the smallest active fraction for any comet, ∼0.024%. In all, this strongly suggests that 209P/LINEAR is on its way to becoming an inert object. The nucleus was detected but could not easily be disentangled from the inner coma due to seeing variations and changing spatial scales. Even so, we were able to measure a double-peaked lightcurve consistent with the shorter of two viable rotational periods found by Hergenrother. Radial profiles of the dust coma are quite steep, similar to that observed for some other very anemic comets, and suggest that vaporizing icy grains are present.
DOI: 10.3847/0004-6256/152/4/89 NASA ADS: 2016AJ....152...89S arXiv: 1605.01705


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#include <QColor>
#include <Qt3DRender/qeffect.h>
#include <Qt3DRender/qtechnique.h>
#include <Qt3DRender/qshaderprogram.h>
#include <Qt3DRender/qparameter.h>
#include <Qt3DRender/qrenderpass.h>
#include <QFilterKey>
#include <Qt3DRender/qdepthtest.h>
#include <Qt3DRender/qblendequation.h>
#include <Qt3DRender/qblendequationarguments.h>
#include <Qt3DRender/qnodepthmask.h>
#include <Qt3DRender/qgraphicsapifilter.h>

#include <QUrl>
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using namespace DISP3DLIB;
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NetworkMaterial::~NetworkMaterial()
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    m_pVertexGL3Technique->graphicsApiFilter()->setProfile(QGraphicsApiFilter::CoreProfile);

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    m_pVertexES2RenderPass->addRenderState(m_pBlendEquation);

    m_pVertexGL3RenderPass->addRenderState(m_pNoDepthMask);
    m_pVertexGL2RenderPass->addRenderState(m_pNoDepthMask);
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Somebody calls it VoIP, broadband phone or digital voice service or internet phone – but another name of all of these service is IP-PHONE. People call it Internet phone because actually this phone uses your internet connection. Similarly as your BTCL land phone uses cable and your mobile phone uses wireless/frequency.
To use IP-Phone, you need a IP-Phone software or IP-Phone Handset. IP-Phone handset is bit expensive. So we recommend to use a Soft-Phone in your Computer. You need to have a computer connected to the Internet, with the necessary hardware to speak and listen (either a headset or speakers and a microphone). You can install voice communication software like Skype (we recommend Pangolin) and you are ready to talk.
Click here to download SoftPhone for your computer.
The call cost to any domestic operator (BTCL, PSTN & Any Mobile)is as low as taka 0.60 (Sixty Paisa) including VAT. Price is subject to change as per the instruction by BTRC. Please Click here to download International call rate.
Prepaid balance adding system service is available. Just recharge in your IP-Phone account and call within the amount. We also have Postpaid billing system service against minimum Security Deposit per line will act as Credit Limit.
As per Bangladesh Government rule, IP-Phone must not use internet bandwidth. All the ISPs of Bangladesh uses the National Internet Exchange (NIX) for their domestic data transfer. IP-Phone uses that data connectivity for voice calls, not any internet bandwidth. Also per call requires only kilobits per second (kbps) level of bandwidth which is very negligible compare to local bandwidth.
What is the benefit to use IP Telephony?
Benefit using IP Telephony is that, you will get free and unlimited IP phone to IP phone call, and also can receive and make calls to any Domestic and International operator from IP Phone in more cheaper prices than other operators.
If I make a call to others IPTSP operator, will it be free?
Yes, All IPTSP to IPTSP call is free of charge. But you have to recharge at least TK-100/= (One Hundred Only) per month, otherwise your number will be blocked.
What are the bandwidth requirements for IP phone?
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Dark Shadows Every Day is written by Danny Horn.
I first watched Dark Shadows when I was in seventh grade, and the local NBC station showed the first six months of the Barnabas storyline, from Barnabas' arrival to the fateful confrontation with Dave Woodard.
A couple years later, I discovered the show again on New Jersey Network, where I got to see another two years of the show, from the end of the Dream Curse through 1897, the Leviathans and halfway into 1970 Parallel Time. When NJN dropped the show, WNYC picked it up, and I finally got to see what happened to Dr. Woodard!
And because I'm a fan and a collector at heart, over the years I've read all the Concordances and fanzines, I've bought the books and soundtracks and videos, and I've been to Dark Shadows Festivals. I've always wanted a place to write about Dark Shadows, but I couldn't think of the right format.
So I came up with the most ambitious challenge I could think of — to watch Dark Shadows as the original audience did, one episode a day, and try to find something interesting to say about it. I'm keeping the Monday-to-Friday rhythm of the original broadcast, which basically nobody has bothered to do since the show went into syndication and then home video.
I don't know if anybody actually wants to read about every episode of Dark Shadows, but we'll find out. I'm trespassing in the cemetery, breaking into the secret room and opening up the mystery box. Let's see what's in there.
Next: Satan's Favorite TV Show.
By the way: If you like my writing, you can the talks I've given on dangerous toys, flying saucers, the Mickey Mouse watch and the natural selection of Superman:
I've also appeared on a bunch of episodes of Movin' Right Along: The Muppet Movie Podcast:
Basically, my goal on these podcasts is to use as much of my Modern Culture and Media film-crit vocabulary as I possibly can, and be super intellectual and pretentious, which I find enjoyable and you might as well. My favorite one is Episode 202, where I open the episode with a five-minute monologue about how studying French post-structuralist literary theory helped me to understand The Great Muppet Caper. Episode 304 is also really fun.
Here are all the episodes I'm on:
The Muppet Movie:
Episode 21: A Frog and a Pig Fall in Love
Episode 22: How Miss Piggy Became a Celebrity
Episode 29: Six Guns in Kermit's Face
Episode 30: A Noggin Full of Library Paste
The Great Muppet Caper:
Episode 202: Pulling the Rope
Episode 203: Kermit the Frog, Harbinger of Doom
TV specials:
Bonus #3: The Muppets Go to the Movies (extra-long episode)
Bonus #5: The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (really seriously extra-long episode)
The Muppets Take Manhattan:
Episode 304: Livin' in a Bus Locker
Episode 333: A Really Bad, Traumatic Thing
Danny Horn
dannyhornmail@gmail.com
Rob handley says:
Danny – I just recently discovered your amazing site completely by accident. Let me just say that it's nothing less than fantastic – insightful, informative, saavy and endlessly, laugh-out-loud funny (really, who makes a Groucho Marx "Strange Interlude" reference these days?) I spent a good part of the weekend reading the first 60 or so – and am looking forward to catching up to your (I assume) daily installments. Again, big congratulations – and thanks for this great site and for so many laughs already. Rob Handley
celiathepoet says:
I started to watch Dark Shadows (via Netflix, then the box set) a few years ago, and I so completely enjoy your episode guides. You've made me pay much more attention to details when watching–identifying the writer, tracking bloopers, etc. It enhances the experience for me! I am up in the 900 range of episodes now.
Oh, that's great! I'm glad you're enjoying the blog; I'm having a lot of fun with it.
TamaraDoll says:
Do you end at episode 1153??
Kimberly Malmberg Fangman says:
Danny, I LOVE your blog! I purchased the complete series coffin set and started watching from the beginning. When Barbabas appeared, I started reading your blog along with each episode. What a blast! I love your humor and juicy tidbits. You've increased my enjoyment of watching the show (which was already immense). And I'm only on Episode 336 — so I have quite a ways to go. Thank you, thank you!
Thanks, Kimberly! That's just what I was hoping for. I'm really glad that you like it.
Sandy Hiortdahl says:
This is a fantastic, funny, loving and sarcastic view of the show. I started watching right off the bus when I was six and have been a fan for 45 years. Thank you for this, Danny! Looking forward to more. Sandy
Thanks, Sandy! This show must have been a terrible influence for you at age six. It's amazing that you've managed to survive this long. 🙂
Jayson O'Neill says:
One of the things I love about Dark Shadows is how timeless it feels. I started watching when it was on NBC here in NY for a few months back in the early 80s. I was in the first grade so if Barnabas wasn't showing fangs then I wasn't interested ( I think the thing I remembered most about the blackmail story was Jason's funny accent.) But I couldn't ignore the overall eerie atmosphere the show had. That, coupled with the constant showings of House Of Dark Shadows on television during that period would keep me hooked on the Collinsport players for years to come.
A few years later I watched the Adam storyline on channel 31, and then a few years after that I caught much of the show on the VHS tapes that were released. And here I am at age 40, having just recently purchased the coffin DVD set and I can finally say I've seen all the episodes, pre-Barnabas included. It took me over thirty years to watch everything and that is what makes the show seem timeless. I was a new viewer as a kid, as a teen, while I was in college, and now as an adult. It's like the show exists in a bubble: no mention of current events, no Christmas…just drama, bloopers, and it's always there, no matter what age I am.
And now I have an added piece of awesomeness: this website. Thanks so much, Danny, for sharing your insightful and always hilarious viewpoints on each episode. You're adding new life to DS for me, and as I watch through the show again I'm sure to check in with your episode reviews as a companion to each episode.
I love this site! Thanks again for all you do, Danny.
That's great, thank you! I'm really glad you like it, and that it's helping you to enjoy the show more. I can't believe you're watching the whole thing again 🙂 — but I'm happy to accompany you on the journey.
I'm really enjoying these, they're funny and I'm learning a lot that I didn't know. Since I just now discovered this site (thus hundreds of episodes behind), I have to keep myself from rushing through them. It helps that after reading every recap I feel compelled to go to Hulu and watch the episode!
Awesome, I'm glad you're here, and watching the Hulu episodes. Their collection runs out in late 1795, but the rest are on YouTube for a dollar an episode. The ritual has 1,245 steps, so you better get going. 🙂
you're hilarious, danny! i love your reviews. i just recently began watching DS again, and i'm loving these wacky folks. your reviews not only make me laugh, but they bring insight. i appreciate that.
Thanks, I'm glad you're enjoying the blog!
Just found your blog last night and I love it. I was hooked on Dark Shadows for a while during its first run, back when I was 8 — I didn't actually understand what was going on, but I loved the creepy atmosphere and most of all, I had a massive crush on Barnabas Collins. Last week I had the impulse to see just how pathetically dorky the show and Barnabas would seem from a grown-up perspective (or as grown-up as I'm capable of — it's variable). Lo and behold — the show is actually captivating, even with the slow pace, and Barnabas has charisma that lights up the screen. Now I see why the show was a hit, and how a somewhat-handsome-somewhat-funny-looking guy could become such a sex symbol. I'm having a blast watching as an adult. (Even the flaws and flubs, which I was completely unaware of as a child, are fun because it makes me feel like I'm watching a film of a live stage production — knowing the actors can't do a retake sometimes has me on the edge of my seat, especially when I think I see Jonathan Frid running into trouble.)
Anyway, I found your blog last night and now I'm hooked on that too. The way you appreciate the show and poke fun at the flaws at the same time is great fun — it has me laughing out loud and it also gives me that warm fuzzy feeling, like hanging out at a fan convention with people who love the show enough to be able to laugh at it too. And I really appreciate the things you point out about the episodes. Your observations make me think. I'm still only in the Maggie Evans plot; I loved your post about the episode where Barnabas puts her in a coffin. I hadn't thought about how hard it must've been, with the taping methods they were using, to get that shot of him closing the lid from her point of view. Things like that deepen my experience of the episodes. So thanks so much for taking the time to make this blog! I'm sure I'll be a regular reader.
Oh, that's awesome; it's great that you're rediscovering this beautiful and bonkers show. Barnabas never turned into a crush for me, but yes, he's fascinating and always worth watching — it's easy to see how he took a short-term role and walked away with the show. The same thing happens with David Selby two years later.
If you hit a rough patch with the 1967 episodes, skip ahead. DS evolves from a pretty good show to a great show to (occasionally) the best show ever, but gradually, and in surprising ways.
Beenolas says:
Hi Danny,
Risking sounding like a broken record here, I'm gonna echo what many are saying about the quality and effort of your work here. It's—and pardon the expression—geek-tastic! And that's a good thing. Your spins on each episode are a hoot to read, and your little backstory tidbits make for great reading while watching each episode.
I've always been a horror fan from way back…and nothing, I mean nothing scared me. At age 6 (circa 1967), I could be alone in my house watching a Dracula film, or even 'Night Of The Living Dead' in our unfurnished basement (in the dark even) and keep cool as a cucumber. That said, only 2 stories have ever scared me, and one I don't think should even count because it freaked out (arguably) at least 95% of the people who saw it. I mean c'mon, who wasn't deliciously terrified by "The Exorcist" when it appeared in theaters back in the day. But the other? Yep, DS. And it terrified me! I remember seeing my first episode thanks to a teenage cousin who was babysitting me (I believe in the summer of 1967 (perhaps '68 I'm not sure). Reason I bring this up is that first viewing might have been an historic one-of-a-kind episode that perhaps somebody here could fill in the gaps for me regarding (??) I'll never forget the final scene of the it. It was Angelique biting somebody (can't remember who) but her fangs elongated in animation fashion as she opened her mouth and sunk into her victim's neck. Freaked the hell out of me! But I loved it. And in the years that followed I had a love hate with the show…fascinated yet truly scared of the "monsters" it portrayed every other week or so…so much so in fact, that I often would stand behind the set when an especially creepy moment might have been about to happen. And this was disobeying my parents who forbade me from watching it in the first place…ahh, the memories! LOL
Nobody has ever done creepy quite like "Dan Curtis" did for low-budget TV (the show's lighting and especially music, were masterfully atmospheric and offered the perfect campy ambience to what DS was all about. Watching it today at virtually the age what my Grandparents were back then, it's hard to believe how scared I was as a child…but then again, lots of things can be creepier than they actually are when you're around age 6. In any event, if you (or any follower here) know the episode I'm talking about with Angelique and her fast growing animated fangs, please chime in. Swear to god that image of here there has been burned into my head for over 50 years!
Fangs a lot!
Beenolas
Great, I'm glad you're here! Angelique has some wild vampire bites, but theu never did any fast-growing fangs animation. I think that was your overstimulated 6-year-old imagination, which turned into a memory. You should treasure those; the best special effects are always the ones that you make in your own head. The animated fangs effect sounds amazing.
Angelique was a vampire during the crazy summer of '68. There's a shot in this episode that should bring back some good memories:
https://darkshadowseveryday.com/2015/01/07/episode-562/
Thanks for the quick response…and especially those choice screen shots. Man-o-man was Laura Parker easy on the eyes back then. But I digress. About those quick growing fangs…with all due respect, I'm gonna stand by what I saw. Somebody has got to know of this out there. I'm not making it up. I think I once read somewhere that the fangs couldn't be found for that day's shooting so they had to improve something on the spot. I'm sure you have better resources to DS lore/research/history than I do. With a little digging you could probably find the scene. I think I even once found it on YouTube. It was a one-time thing I'm pretty sure…much like the fly landing on Barnabas' forehead during a monologue he was giving in Season 2 (remember that? LOL). Beenolas
Thomas Hotz says:
i watched the show as a kid starting with the 1795 story arc, and am currently moderator of the Welcome Back to Collinwood fansite on Facebook. Thru the years I have attended a number of the conventions and met some of the actors, especially Jonathan Frid, great guy RIP. Anyway, no sorry to say that none of the Angelique vampire bites were animated. They wore either plastic fangs or made to order dentist ones. Bloopers involved camera catching her inserting them into her mouth when she was taking chunks out of Barnabas. But anyway, I just discovered the site today and it is absolutely super. I recommend it as a primer for those new fans just discovering it, they should read the blogs after watching each episode. Its a treat for the veteran fans like myself as well, much insight into the ins and outs of production as well as very detailed bloopers that fans have not caught (like the Barnabas painting having the ring on the right hand, and Timothy Gordon, who played Barnabas' hand choking Willie in #210. on the left hand. Nonsense to non-DS fans who wonder how DS fans spend their time, but the former are all the more ignorant for not understanding the very special qualities of the series. That is my two cents.
Nonchalance says:
Though I have vague memories of an old black and white TV, and a woman I now realize was Grayson Hall wandering around in period costume looking scared, I didn't 'find' DS until adulthood. You, Sir, are LOL funny… and I can read this blog and not have to buy every single episode, because your summaries are far better than the actual show.
Oh, good — if I can help people to enjoy Dark Shadows by avoiding boring Ron Sproat episodes, then this is all worth it.
Too true. Around here, we ask, 'Did we just get Sproated?' ;-p
Danny – Hulu just added episodes 453-492 very recently. I LOVE to watch the episode and read your blog of that day! Your reviews are great, very funny and witty, and you are adorable. I was probably about 6 when the show was first aired, and I just remembered always flipping the channel just because the music was way too spooky for me. When I was in kindergarten, I remember somehow seeing the episode where everyone was looking for Sarah everywhere, and they could only find her empty swing swinging. I made it through that episode without having to change the channel, and I had no idea who Sarah was. When I was in 8th Grade in 1975-76, a local ABC affiliate did air the vampire story after school – I thought it was very well done, and I was hooked! I was lucky enough to watch some of it off and on on Sci Fi channel in the late 90's, but I caught more of it but not all of it and not consistently. I am SO GLAD that you are doing what you are doing, and that Hulu seems to be, slowly but surely, maybe giving us eventually a complete set of eps!
Thanks, I'm glad you like it! And thanks for the Hulu update, it's great that they're adding more episodes. It's funny that you were scared away by the music as a child — the episodes in that looking-for-Sarah period are really tame compared to what came up later. The music was probably the scariest thing on the show!
Let me add my voice to the chorus of folks who love this blog. I'm on episode 70 of my start-to-finish run, but I look forward to catching up to you when Barnabas arrives. I have to say I'm enjoy the pre-Barnabas shows more than I thought I would.
Oh, that's great. Beware the pen — it gets to be a problem around episode 80, and then 95 to 105 are extremely pen-heavy. That's the toughest period, where people tend to drop out. Once you get to the 120s, that's when Laura enters the picture, and then it's smooth sailing.
I've made it to the dreaded pen mini-arc. I think the episodes with the brake valve help prepare a viewer for the pen episodes.
Plus, I'm immensely enjoying David's cruel prank on Vicky, luring her into the closed-off portion of Collinwood and locking her in. (Frankly, I wish David had gone Crazy Jenny on us. That would have been fantastic).
We get our second ghost appearance, too, with Bill Malloy appearing to Vicky, which is great. And any scene with Elizabeth/Roger or Elizabeth/Carolyn is worth the price of admission.
And finally, I looked forward to more of suspicious, hard-to-fool Mrs. Johnson. I really didn't appreciate all Clarice Blackburn had to offer until now. I love it when she's on the screen.
I was a child when DS originally aired, too young to remember the first few years, but I did start watching in 1897. And I've seen decent chunks of it before.
There can never be too many pen-related scenes. ;-p
I like the atmosphere and the music at the Blue Whale. Were I to win a lottery, I'd open up a replica and play the '60s music, along with the spooky DS music.
Back when SyFy was doing reruns in 1990s, I had a dream where Angelique was in my ceiling fan laughing that evil laugh at me. I was so frightened I couldn't move. I awoke with the sheets wet with sweat.
I'd like a dream where I'm just having tea with Elizabeth Collins Stoddard in the drawing room.
I'm up for that, as long as Jason's not skulking around.
Wayne Studer says:
Danny — I've just discovered your site. As an almost life-long DS fan (I watched most of its original run back in the 1960s starting when I was 11 years old), let me tell you I love it! I especially like the affectionately snarky tone of your writing, some of which is laugh-out-loud funny, but which nevertheless reveals a deep understanding of and fondness for the show. I haven't read every page yet, but I'm going through it. My favorite episode discussion so far — the one I've found the drop-dead funniest — is the one with Angelique struggling to clean the bloodstains out of the carpet like an ordinary housewife. The way you describe it is hilarious. But I also found deeply moving your discussion of the end of that storyline and what it reveals about Joshua Collins. Absolutely marvelous. Congratulations on a terrific website, and please keep up the great work! I'll keep reading! — Wayne Studer (http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm).
Thank you, Wayne! I'm glad you're here.
I concur with everything Wayne Studer said about your DS blog, Danny. You have such witty and insightful observations. I only have one complaint, and that's I'd like to see your musings on the pre-Barnbas era! I'm up to No. 115, trying to catch up to you guys in 1897 (which I've seen before).
It's the bookends I had never seen — Pre-Barnabas and then everything after the late 1960s Parallel Time storyline. And I've never seen much of the time between 1795 and 1897. Not looking forward to the Adam/Eve stuff, but I will soldier through.
Hey, Angelique…
Peroxide. Don't ask how I know.
joeytrom says:
How do I delete a post for episode 779? You don't have an email listed to contact you.
I found your email.
Danny, I recently started watching DS (for the third time in my life) on Hulu and Youtube, and I just discovered your wonderful blog. What a great companion with whom to watch a show that meant so much to me when I first saw it (also in 7th grade and beyond!) Since I've only reached the entrance of Nicholas Blair (loves me some Humbert Allen Astredo!), I thought I would post on your intro page, so I have no idea if you will ever see this!
First time watching, I was a kid and in awe! Second time, I was a MUCH more knowledgable college student, the show was on after Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and we laughed and laughed at lines like "Things have certainly changed here at Hollywood" or "Enter Julia Hoffman, bearing flowers" (which I used to think was Grayson Hall reading the stage directions like a line, but having recently seen this episode again, I realize it was so much better than that!)
Now, with this third viewing, I both laugh and feel this wave of both admiration and nostalgia for what this crazy group accomplished. I know I'm enjoying it more THIS time than the second time (age and wisdom'll do that to ya), and I'm getting a special kick reading your commentaries. Since I'm binging, I know I'll catch up with you sooner rather than later! I can't WAIT for 1897!
Ah, HERE is the secret room! Where all the back stories are.
Here is my tale of terror and regret.
Summer of 1969, New York. A rosy-cheeked lad of eight, visiting his grandparents in New Rochelle, is taken for a visit to a friend of Hanna's. Said visit because said friend has 'kids your age to play with'. Said 'kids' prove to be three GIRLS. The lad settles glumly in for a long August afternoon of tea and chatting.
Oldest sister: I know, let's play Dark Shadows!
(Rosy-cheeked lad has never heard of this game, afternoon soaps are not even on the radar.)
Younger sisters: (squealing, giggling) Oh! Okay!
(Now, there is a great deal made of the issue of who will be what. Oldest insists SHE will be Angelique, other sisters groan in disappointment. They decide on Maggie and Victoria.)
R-CL: What do I do?
OS: You can be BARNABAS!
(Sadly, the lad is unaware of the honor being bestowed. Rosy-cheeked lad may now be considered an idiot who may possibly ruin everything.)
R-CL: (repeats; possibly he has misread the teleprompter) What do I do?
(Girls react in amazement that R-CL is not intimately familiar with 'How To Be Barnabas'. Clearly they are dealing with some rube.)
Mother (from offstage): Girls? Your show is on!
Girls: (chorusing in an earsplitting shriek) DARK SHADOWS!
(Exeunt girls, leaving lad wondering if this is part of the game, or possibly the whole game.)
R-CL:(entering after being abandoned in the basement by a pile of Barbies) I thought we were…
Girls: (furiously) SSSSSSH! SSSSSH!
-OPENING THEME-
(R-CL finds theme and opening titles interesting, spooky and atmospheric, but there does not seem to be anyone by the name of Barnabas. Or Angelique. Or Maggie. Or Victoria. NO questions are permitted during the show, only at commercials (which R-CL CAN at least subscribe to, after all, he's far enough along that he knows what TV is, and how THAT works, anyhow. Courageously, he hazards banishment anyway, as the first male character comes on.)
R-CL: (whispering) Is that Barnabas?
(Girls shake their heads, glaring briefly.)
TV Announcer: And now, a word from our sponsor.
(By first break, NONE of those mentioned in the game have appeared, and the lad is informed that they, none of them, is appearing in today's show, except Maggie, who isn't Maggie, she's Rachel. Lad enquires as to who the man was. Evidently he is Tim, but he used to be twins, named Chris and Tom, but Tom is a dead vampire and Chris is a werewolf. Lad asks if he can be Tim instead (as Tim seems to have a good relationship with Rachel, and is doggone handsome), but is shushed again, it's back on. Lad is despairing of ever understanding how to play Dark Shadows.)
Will the girls reveal the hidden mysteries of their plot to ensnare the innocent idiot?
Will the rosy-cheeked lad ever cop a clue?
Tune in next time…..
I love this story. That's awesome.
And now, back to our story.
A child of tender years, from a small Midwestern suburb, at the mercy of three cosmopolitan big-city girls, forced into an unholy 'game' he does not comprehend.
(The lad has now watched the events on screen for what seems an eternity, trying to figure out what is supposed to happen once the show is over, and hoping against hope that there will be a Godzilla movie, or Bugs Bunny, or even (so help me) some 3 Stooges on – even a whole block with Shemp! At least there is a point of reference…o Gods of Telecommunication, smile upon thine unworthy servant?
There have been some gypsies, then that handsome cuss Tim is back; the rosy-cheeked lad really wants a shot at THAT role, but during the commercials is told that all parts have been cast. Girls can be so BOSSY.)
--- END CREDITS ---
(Well, at least it was only a half-hour. Except that there was NO clue as regards 'playing Dark Shadows', or any character choices for this Barnabas. Oh, and the girl who was Rachel-who-used-to-be-Maggie wasn't Rachel after all, she was Amanda, who wasn't anyone previously. So that's no help, the chance of being Tim has slipped beyond the lad's grasp, and it's time to play. This must be how Jonathan Frid felt, only without even a script or teleprompter. (Okay, sometimes WITH.))
Sisters: Okay, now we can play! (Evidently one random half-hour in 1200-odd should be enough, it's all you're gonna get from ABC, anyway.
Exeunt all to basement.)
R-CL: (trying to get some handle on motivation) What do I do? (Yeah, that line has already been used.)
OS: (patiently, as if speaking to one who regularly rides on 'the short bus') See, Barnabas is a vampire.
(Long pause.)
(Evidently that is the whole character study.)
R-CL: (in desperation) But Tom is a vampire, too! (And at least the guy who was Tom before is Tim now, and he was just in the show! Not much, but something! Fool, fool, grasping straws!)
S2: Oh, he's dead.
(Now, our lad is not totally without nodding familiarity with the supernatural. Technically ALL vampires are dead. But this point is wasted on Big-City Girls, as Poirot would say, 'a mere bagatelle'.
Guest or not, the lad is gonna be BARNABAS, deal with it.)
R-CL: What do I do? (Somebody give that teleprompter a smack, it's definitely on the fritz.)
OS: First, you get in your coffin.
(R-CL is startled. Unless their dad's an undertaker who's storing his overstock of caskets here in the rec room…no, the younger siblings are dumping the toy chest over to serve for internment. It's a little short, but cadavers can't be choosers.)
OS: Now, open the lid real slow, and go 'eeeeeeeeeeeeeuuuuuuuuwwwwwggggghhhhh', like it's creaking.
R-CL: (slowly raising lid (which, being painted with a teddy bear on a rocking horse, does not seem to have the desired effect)) Eeeeeeeuuuuuuuwwwwwgggghhhh!
S2: (wondering if Lela Swift ever had days like this) You hafta get OUT!
(Which is NOT a graceful process, which is why it's not shown happening.)
(Short pause.)
OS: Now, show your fangs. (R-CL gives a feeble attempt at an underbite.) No, like this! (OS opens mouth very wide, baring her teeth. Then gives a look as if she's gonna be on the phone to Central Casting in about thirty seconds.) And put your arms up.
(R-CL makes the requested movements.)
Sisters: (using the Heaven-given power of eleven-, nine-, and eight-year-old vocal cords at FULL ear-splitting decibel level) AAAAAAAAAAAAUUGGHH!
(Exeunt Sisters. Evidently the lad had it right the whole time, that IS how Dark Shadows is played, aside from the box and gesticulating.)
OS: (from the top of the stairs) NOW YOU HAVE TO CHASE US!
So, now you know. Dark Shadows is basically 'Tag' with a lot of shrieking (at least it was in New Rochelle in August of 1969).
After that, it was kind of anticlimactic when I next encountered DS; we had a local used bookseller, who had stacks of the Marilyn Ross paperbacks. I was reading voraciously then, and with fond childhood memories of summer vacations, collected almost the whole set (but do not remember the plot of ONE SINGLE BOOK, with apologies to MR); they're packed away somewhere now. Danny, if you need any info or cover scans, I can try to find the mystery box. I will even (in extremis) read one or two – how's that for commitment? (Or, I can say I lost the lot…:-) )
Then the local Detroit indie channel, in the 1980s, showed the b&w beginnings, so I found out what I had actually missed by reading those books – who everybody was, and despite its slow and creaky start, became hooked.
I remember clearly how disappointed I was when I turned on the set on that Monday to find NO Dark Shadows. Especially since it had just gone to color, and was just getting wound up.
And then, what joy to find it again in the nineties, like a long-lost pen – er, friend.
Then, now, so long after THAT, to reconnect again. Thanks to all who keep DS 'undead', and have fond memories (those of us old enough to say 'in MY day…' Dang, I'm so old I have 'a day'!)
Welcome, welcome to those newcomers – I really do envy your ignorance of what you're getting into!
I returned just to enjoy this Historical Document!
Randal Tolbert says:
Does anyone know anything about the interview record they sent outwith Barnabas answer some DJs question from a formulaic script, regarding House of DS.
There are some radio interviews on the Dark Shadows Original Soundtrack CD:
https://www.amazon.com/Original-Music-Shadows-Television-Soundtrack/dp/B00001T3H5/
I'm watching the show from the beginning on the same day (50 years ago). I hope you'll get to do the early pre-Barnabas eps. Meanwhile, when I do get to Barnabas, I'm going to be reading this blog every day (I was hooked when I read your lyrics to the parallel time theme.)
That's a very silly thing to be hooked by, I'm glad you're here.
Susana Carmona says:
Hello, Dan: first, an apology, I don't speak English, I'll try with a Tarzan-like translation. I am from Argentina. I was born in 1967, so I met DS in 1972. Here the serie was seen on channel 9 at 10 PM with the title "Sombras Tenebrosas". Was recommend it to me for my cousin of the city (I live in the countryside), fanatic of the horror / mystery cinema. I saw it and it hit me, but my mother, who was a very rational person did not like the idea, then we watched comedies or news (now that I think, there was more terror in this…) We had bought our first black and white television . That image of the Collins mausoleum never left my mind …
Many years later, circa 2000 on a late night, I saw the film NODS, then … my memories were activated and I crossed the other side of the Force. Since then, I greatly enjoy the series and everything that surrounds it, fan fics, essays, testimonials, etc.
And last, recently my mom passed away and Dark Shadows again helped me a lot in this time of regret, really.
Recently, I started my 3rd vision of the series (never before I compelled it, the real life attack me). This time I saw "the beggining", and it fascinated me, really caught the film noir. This crazy collinses are very addictive to me.
Your blog is incredible, I congratulate you and send you a giant hug from the South of the world.
PS: Sorry my (lack of) language again
I love your Dark Shadows insight. Thanks for sharing.
Michelle Loves Barnabus says:
Holy Barnabus…..where have you been all my life. Got the series as a Christmas gift 2 years ago and am watching it day by day…..can't wait to read all of this!
Milobot says:
Thanks so much for your blog. I've discovered it 6 years late!
About 10 years ago, I was ill and off work for a time and started watching the DVDs of the entire show from the beginning. So I am now the proud owner of the entire series – not the coffin set, but purchased one by one. I let my family know where I was in the series before Christmas or birthdays so they could get me the next DVDs and they came through with little mockery.
Now the Decades channel is running an episode per weeknight and I've been watching. They're in the 330s – Dr. Woodard has been recast and is discovering that David has been telling the truth about Sarah and the secret room with a coffin. Your blog adds to the fun.
rudestone says:
I discovered this Blog earlier this year and gotta say "I love it", it's entertaining and informative but above all it just too much fun.
Thanks for taking this on.
JuJuBee says:
Finding this site two days ago was a revelation. (I stayed up til 3 am last night reading a good chunk of the 1897 posts.) Thank you for this Herculean effort so full of humor, insight, encyclopedic knowledge of the show, and your affection for it. Also your love for Quentin which is only fitting and proper. Barnabas is great but…he's not Quentin.
Have you ever seen the movie Dragonwyck? I think the look of Dark Shadows was inspired quite a bit by that one. Numerous close-ups of a ticking grandfather clock in a gloomy Gothic mansion, etc.
My best friend and I, me with an obsession for skeletons and candelabras, were madly in love with Quentin from his first appearance, a relief since he scared the crap out of us prior to that when he was calling the kids on the telephone. We were eight years old, already fans of the show because of David and Amy. Not many soaps featured children, and that whole story arc with the telephone and the hidden room, I can still remember how scary it was for us at that age. The sound of a ringing telephone late at night after the lights are out and it's quiet, gets me hyperventilating to this day, and not because it might be bad news. Thanks, Quentin! All's forgiven.
There was a period of about six weeks where my friend and I had to attend an after-school prep class at some lady's house for First Communion. This meant we missed the first half of the show once or twice a week. Torture! Rushing to get home and then crushing disappointment if it was a Quentin-free episode.
I remember hearing Quentin's theme on the car radio quite a bit. I had a Dark Shadows lunchbox. It was a big thing, not just with teenagers and housewives.
Back in 2009-2010 I watched the whole thing again, 10 discs at a time from Netflix. There were memories I had of the show that I realized never happened, my imagination had added them in. And so many things I'd forgotten that I enjoyed seeing again.
I'm glad so many young people are discovering it all the time and love the show. Dark Shadows will live forever.
Hello to all! One of the true joys of the Internet is the ability for all of us to find sites such as this that satiate certain needs that we possess to connect with others that share similar passions. What an absolute joy this blog site is! I was in and out of the first 100 episodes for many years in trying to establish a foothold and a way in which to watch the entire series. With Danny's amazing and comprehensive (and beyond ROFL) blog here, I FINALLY have the ability to do just that. I am sitting at episode #275 and JUST NOW found this fantastic site. (I feel like I am very late to this particular party lol). Looking forward to sharing some ruminations, wit and 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (And still see them again at sunset).
Reggie Davis says:
Thanks Danny for this blog. I've been watching Dark Shadows since the 60's and continue to watch at least an episode on a daily basis. The whole series at least twice a year, never growing tired of the show, even to the dismay of family and friends who constantly question, "Why do you have cable when you only watch reruns of two shows?"Dark Shadows and the Carol Burnett show are two of my guilty pleasures. It brings back memories, one in particular, can't remember the episode. I think it's when Barnabas begins to haunt David's dream; and there's that terrible breathless screaming, still chills me to this day.
I was watching some of season 22, I believe episode 1074. One of my favorite exchanges between David (whose voice starts to mature), and Holly Stokes.
Verbatim :
David: "I had a dream, and you were in it."
Holly: "….A lot of boys dream about me."
Out of the mouth of babes.
Magda to Joshua, on, I believe Quentin's return.
Magda: "So, how does it feel to have a man it the house?"
Sorry about the length.
Alex Taylor says:
I'm new around here. I discovered Dark Shadows on Amazon Prime in the UK, after reading about it on J Michael Straczynski's Facebook page. Turns out that JMS is a DS fan, and I respect Joe's opinions. So I dived in at ep 209 (Willy opens the coffin), and an still watching 9 months later at ep 670 (werewolf attacks, Quentin on the phone, and 1795 reboot). I'll probably end up watching the pre-Barnabus episodes after I get to the end. Your guide has been invaluable, and hilarious. Thanks for spending the time to bring DS newbies like me up to speed, providing the pop-cultural context to truly appreciate this series, in all its absurdity!
Thank you for this. I'm watching the series for the first time and I was looking for an episode guide to keep track as I went. This one is such a hoot; I can honestly say I laughed out loud several times at your witty (albeit helpful) remarks.
Wayne Davidson says:
I've been watching DS (first ever viewing) for about a year on Prime in Australia. I'd known about it for many years but this is the first access I've had to the episodes – it's wonderful. Anyway, just discovered this excellent website and wanted to say thank you for all the episode posts, it's a tremendous piece of work and great to read in tandem with the episodes. I wish it was also a book!
Bryan in South Jersey says:
Thank you Danny for providing a great site to continue and expand our enjoyment of DS. Like you, I discovered this show as a very young child, watched it live after school and then went many years without it until NJ Public TV ran many episodes for years back in the 80s. And now, many years had gone by and I never got to see them again until I recently began streaming on my new smart TV and have been watching the entire series, from the beginning, free via Peacock on Comcast (they have minimal commercials on DS so it's been great). I just discovered your website yesterday while googling about one of the characters and couldn't stop reading it! I've decided to read your daily updates in alignment to where I am right now – – I'm at the "Bride of Frankenstein" storyline – as they make the experience even more fun. Keep up the great work!
Hi Danny. I just wanted to say how much I love your blog. It is hilarious and makes me laugh no matter what even on a bad day. I love learning all the ins and outs of Dark Shadows. It has enhanced my viewing experience especially since it was my first time watching it. I have actually been following your blog for well over a year since I started watching the entire series from episode 1 to episode 1245. This is my first time commenting on your site. My favorite storylines are the first Laura Collins, arrival of Barnabas, 1795, Tom Jennings, Chris Jennings, and 1897. The Adam,Leviathans, and 1970 parallel time had some good moments, too. I am sad that your blog is ending, but I know all good things must come to an end. I have enjoyed this uncertain and frightening journey every step of the way before and after I found your blog. It has been an absolute joy being a part of it even though I have been quietly following along until now. Thank you from a now lifelong fan. Dark Shadows is my all time favorite show and I am so happy to have found your blog to go along with it.
phrankenstign says:
Hello Danny!
I found both "The Natural Selection of Superman" and "The Mickey Mouse Watch and the History of Things in General" to be fascinating. It's apparent you researched the subject matter for both works quite thoroughly. That's why I found it very funny to hear you state with authority nobody quesitoned, "That's what happened with Superman. His first appearance was in Action Comics #1 written by Joe Siegel and drawn by Jerry Shuster." I'm sure it was just a slip of the tongue, because you didn't appear to realize you'd made a mistake at all. That's happened to me in the past. I've researched subjects meticulously only to make very basic mistakes! Yes, I new better. However gray matter gremlins made me look silly anyway!
I've collected Superman comics since the 1960s, so it was nice to find out there were others who've learned all about many of Superman's evolution over the years. As for Mickey Mouse, most of the information you relayed was fun to learn. I know a lot about the cartoons, but very little about Disney's merchandising history. Thanks for putting both of these fun productions together. Excellent job!
MustLoveCorgis says:
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I came across you site while looking for a box set of Dark Shadows DVDs I can afford. So far I have not found any in my budget range. Anyway, I watched Dark Shadows when I was a kid and just recently found the series on Tubi, so I'm watching it for free. I love reading your take on each scene; they keep me laughing. Keep up the good work.
Nicole L Schinman says:
I just started watching Dark Shadows last spring, when I realized the very house I was working from is the Collins mansion from the opening credits!! So, I've gotten a bit addicted to the series, I'm around episode 300…. I watched from episode 1! (I really like the Phoenix stuff,,, wish you had written about all of that!). Your writings about this show is exactly what I needed! Someone to say everything I've been thinking all along! So much fun… I love this show! Thank you for writing about this great show! What a national treasure!


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While pro football and Major League Baseball have perhaps delved the deepest into Moneyball-like statistical data, the NHL is catching on. There's been a rash of hirings of academicians such as Brian Macdonald '00, who has brought the world of analytics to the Florida Panthers.
"It's another lens through which to watch a game or to gather information about a game," says Macdonald, a former associate professor at West Point, where he taught sports statistics for the purposes of player evaluation and decision-making. An electrical engineering graduate, he holds a doctorate in mathematics from Johns Hopkins.
"There's no substitution for watching a game, but you can't watch every minute and every shift. These stats can make you more aware of the aspects of a particular player's game and of a team's strengths and weaknesses. It's an additional tool for the toolbox."
Macdonald, who played club hockey at Lafayette, gathers most of his statistics from NHL.com and other websites that he prefers to keep a secret.
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Ludogorets won 3:1 against Slavia in a match of the 25th round of A group. The game took place at Ludogorets Arena in Razgrad and the home team claimed a comprehensive win.
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protected:
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public:
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protected:
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protected:
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