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Post by Zagreus on Jul 16, 2016 4:10:31 GMT
And by that I mean more the early plotlines and characters. Obviously Burke and Vicki were around after Barnabas showed up, but their personal plot threads kind of got sidelined and swept under the rug, before eventually being written out a hundred or two episodes later. So really, the stuff that was at the forefront of the first 200 or so episodes.
So, on that note, what audios explore those early plot threads or focus on those early characters that didn't really stick around after the early years of the show.
Now obviously there's And Red All Over, which is basically a love letter to the early storylines and heralded the return of Mitch Ryan as BURKE DEVLIN, but this last month's Blood & Fire also showcased Laura, another stalwart of the early days. There's also The Flip Side, which delves into some pre-Barnabas stuff in a dark dark way. And, of course, Return to Collinwood.
There's also the novel Heiress of Collinwood out in a few months or so, about Victoria Winters returning to town, so that should be interesting.
Any others that I'm just remembering? I kind of started all of Dark Shadows at once, plunging into the audios, the revival series, the original series, and the films all at roughly the same time, so my memory of what happens where and when and in which releases are sometimes askew heheh.
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Post by omega on Jul 17, 2016 8:13:17 GMT
Curse of the Pharaoh provides an update on the Garners. Echoes of Insanity gives Willie and Jason a backstory beyond the Collins-Stoddard family.
You've got most of them. One of the many brilliant things about ...and Red All Over is how it's reminiscent of the period in that there's an unanswered ambiguity around the threat.
The only surviving characters pre-Barnabas are Maggie, Burke Devlin, Carolyn and David. Vicki is still off the table regarding Big Finish as far as I know. Maggie stories tend to focus on her relationship with the supernatural, after Barnabas came out of his coffin. David stories are few and far between, and don't explore the past. Mitch Ryan's only done one story as Burke, although that story did hint at Vicki's possible return (or it could be a handy way to keep him out of Collinsport and Collinwood affairs).
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Post by Zagreus on Jul 17, 2016 16:50:48 GMT
Well, there's Laura back now, as well, potentially.
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Post by Zagreus on Jan 7, 2017 18:09:37 GMT
I guess we can add A Face from the Past from the recent anthology release to this list now Really hoping that, with these anthology readings, we'll be getting some that take place in the early black & white era of the show!
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