Wednesday, November 21, 2012

DARK SHADOWS Marathon Thanksgiving Day On Chiller TV (1991 Version)

Chiller TV is airing a Thanksgiving Day marathon of DARK SHADOWS, the 1991 primetime revival of the 1960s Gothic serial about a 200-year-old vampire who was unwittingly unearthed from his crypt on his family's Maine estate. The updated version premiered on January 13, 1991, on NBC, but it never created the same fanfare as the original ABC Daytime series.

The 1991 cast included Ben Cross, Joanna Going, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jim Fyfe, Roy Thinnes, Barbara Steele, Barbara Blackburn, Jean Simmons, Veronica Lauren and Julianna McCarthy.

Below is a list of episodes that will air on November 22, 2012 in what Chiller is billing as a "Fangsgiving Day Marathon":

6 a.m. Episode Two

Barnabas (Ben Cross) finds a mutual attraction with governess Victoria (Joanna Going), while his quest for blood includes an attack on his cousin Daphne (Rebecca Staab).

Guest stars include Ely Pouget, Michael T. Weiss, Michael Cavanaugh, Stefan Gierasch, Eddie Jones, Rebecca Staab, Steve Fletcher and Basil Langton.

7 a.m. Episode Three

After her funeral, Daphne (Rebecca Staab) is seen by David (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and later by Joe (Michael T. Weiss); Julia (Barbara Steele) proposes an idea to Barnabas (Ben Cross) after failing to see him in a mirror.

Guest stars include Ely Pouget, Michael T. Weiss, Michael Cavanaugh, Stefan Gierasch and Rebecca Staab.

8 a.m. Episode Four

Barnabas (Ben Cross) sees the sun as Julia (Barbara Steele) continues her experiment, but her notes on the plan are discovered.

Guest stars include Ely Pouget, Lysette Anthony, Michael Cavanaugh, Stefan Gierasch, Wayne Tippit and Steve Fletcher.

9 a.m. Episode Five

Victoria (Joanna Going) meets Sarah (Veronica Lauren), whose gift of her diary holds warnings of evil for Barnabas (Ben Cross); David's (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) action against his father brings Victoria a warning from Maggie (Ely Pouget).

Guest stars include Ely Pouget, Michael T. Weiss and Eddie Jones.

10 a.m. Episode Six

Perceiving harm in the relationship between Barnabas and Victoria (Ben Cross, Joanna Going), Julia (Barbara Steele) slows the progress of her experiment, helping to bring to life Maggie's (Ely Pouget) vision of danger.

Guest stars include Michael T. Weiss, Ely Pouget, Lysette Anthony, Michael Cavanaugh, Charles Lane and Ellen Wheeler.

11 a.m. Episode Seven

A Ouija board strikes fear in Barnabas (Ben Cross) after he does the same to Julia (Barbara Steele), who arranges an attempt to contact Sarah (Veronica Lauren) after Sarah's message of doom for Collinwood.

Guest stars include Michael T. Weiss, Lysette Anthonym Michael Cavanaugh, Stefan Gierasch, Courtenay McWhinney, The Highlander's Adrian Paul, Ellen Wheeler and Laurel Wiley.

12 p.m. Episode Eight

While the folks at Collinwood care for their new arrival, Victoria (Joanna Going) gets her first look at Angelique (Lysette Anthony)---and at Josette.

Guest stars include Lysette Anthony, Ely Pouget, Michael T. Weiss, Michael Cavanaugh, Steve Fletcher, Stefan Gierasch, The Highlander's Adrian Paul and Ellen Wheeler.

1 p.m. Episode Nine

In 1790, when Josette and Jeremiah (Joanna Going, Adrian Paul) are bewitched, Barnabas (Ben Cross) is bothered and later bewildered when he survives a duel he fixed to lose.

Guest stars include Lysette Anthony, Michael T. Weiss, Michael Cavanaugh, Apollo Dukakis, Stefan Gierasch, Eddie Jones, The Highlander's Adrian Paul and Ellen Wheeler.

2 p.m. Episode Ten

While Victoria (Joanna Going) sits in jail, Angelique (Lysette Anthony) promises Barnabas (Ben Cross) the fury of a woman scorned, and she gets the last laugh before Barnabas's eternal vow.

Guest stars include Lysette Anthony, Ely Pouget, Michael T. Weiss, Michael Cavanaugh, Stefan Gierasch, Shawn Modrell, Richard Burns, Apollo Dukakis and Robert S. Telford.

3 p.m. Episode Eleven

Julia (Barbara Steele) hosts a visitor from the past, where Josette (Joanna Going) refuses to heed a warning of her fate; after being laid to rest, Barnabas (Ben Cross) begins his “new life.”

Guest stars include Lysette Anthony, Michael T. Weiss, Ely Pouget, Michael Cavanaugh, Brendan Dillon, Stefan Gierasch, Eddie Jones and Dick Valentine.

4 p.m. Episode Twelve

The families sit with Josette (Joanna Going) to alter her predicted fate, and stand behind Victoria (Joanna Going) in her trial, but evidence and testimony bode ill for the accused.

Guest stars include Lysette Anthony, Michael T. Weiss, Ely Pouget, Michael Cavanaugh, Brendan Dillon, Joanne Dorian, Ralph Drischell, Stefan Gierasch, Eddie Jones, Donald Wayne and Ellen Wheeler.

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