12-01-2006, 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by fable  He means it was a 'gothic" soap opera, whose hero was a vampire.  Dark Shadows ran when I was a teen, and I watched some of it, mainly for the cheesy acting and the truly horrendous sets that would wobble from time to time. The writing was terrible, but because it all involved doomed romances and the like, it was very popular. Wouldn't call me a fan.  My wife was, for a while, though.
Kind of ironic, given my religious preferences, but these things happen. | Okay....this kind of soap opera is creepy indeed. Thanks for the explanation. No wonder I really dislike soap operas (and no, it's not only because of this one but there are others which left a bad taste in my mouth).
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