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Post by newt5996 on Jan 21, 2018 21:20:36 GMT
Thread title is the basic question for the thread. I've watched up to episode 357 of the original series and I wanted to know how to get into the audios. Are there audios I can get that take place around/before this time period of the show? Do I have to wait until I get further along? I know things change during and after the 1795 flashback but I don't really want other plot points to be spoiled.
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Post by omega on Jan 21, 2018 21:37:35 GMT
Angelique's Descent is her backstory, with the only TV references being the 1795 storyline, albeit from Angelique's perspective and filtered through her thought processes (no mention of Vicki for example).
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Post by bobod on Jan 24, 2018 12:58:46 GMT
If you're at Episode 357 then Maggie has been to Windcliff after her kidnap by Barnabas which means you can listen to a story set at that time: Clothes of Sand"The Sandman is coming... singing the children to sleep everywhere..."
When Maggie Evans is take to the Windcliff Institute, she begins her recovery from the ordeal she suffered at the hands of Barnabas Collins. As she undergoes hypnosis, disturbing memories of her childhood begin to surface. Who was the imaginary friend who once watched over her, and what threat does he pose to Maggie's future?
It stars Kathryn Leigh Scott as Maggie with Alec Newman guest-starring. And there's a story set pretty much exactly where you are now, about Willie while he's at Windcliff Echoes of Insanity"I discovered your mind in the darkness and I knew we could help each other."
After being shot outside Maggie Evan's door, Willie Loomis is incarcerated at the Windcliff Institute.
Fear and pain cloud his memory, until a golden angel appears and takes him on a journey through past exploits with his friend, Jason.
With Jason now gone, Willie must face the evils of Collinwood alone, as he attempts to discover the truth about his old master, Barnabas Collins.
This one stars John Karlen as Willie Loomis and Lara Parker as the golden angel who visits him. (Don't worry if you recognise the name Lara Parker (or Alec Newman for that matter), Lara's appearance only teases what's to come later... And Alec is playing a totally different character to the reason you may have heard his name.) Both plays are spoiler-free for what is to come and both can be heard now. Don't forget to tell us what you think of them  |
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Post by newt5996 on Jan 24, 2018 21:31:06 GMT
If you're at Episode 357 then Maggie has been to Windcliff after her kidnap by Barnabas which means you can listen to a story set at that time: Clothes of Sand"The Sandman is coming... singing the children to sleep everywhere..."
When Maggie Evans is take to the Windcliff Institute, she begins her recovery from the ordeal she suffered at the hands of Barnabas Collins. As she undergoes hypnosis, disturbing memories of her childhood begin to surface. Who was the imaginary friend who once watched over her, and what threat does he pose to Maggie's future?
It stars Kathryn Leigh Scott as Maggie with Alec Newman guest-starring. And there's a story set pretty much exactly where you are now, about Willie while he's at Windcliff Echoes of Insanity"I discovered your mind in the darkness and I knew we could help each other."
After being shot outside Maggie Evan's door, Willie Loomis is incarcerated at the Windcliff Institute.
Fear and pain cloud his memory, until a golden angel appears and takes him on a journey through past exploits with his friend, Jason.
With Jason now gone, Willie must face the evils of Collinwood alone, as he attempts to discover the truth about his old master, Barnabas Collins.
This one stars John Karlen as Willie Loomis and Lara Parker as the golden angel who visits him. (Don't worry if you recognise the name Lara Parker (or Alec Newman for that matter), Lara's appearance only teases what's to come later... And Alec is playing a totally different character to the reason you may have heard his name.) Both plays are spoiler-free for what is to come and both can be heard now. Don't forget to tell us what you think of them I'll definitely look into those as I love the character of Willie and Maggie. I know that Lara Parker plays Angelique (I've made it to episode 370 now). |
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Post by omega on Jan 25, 2018 7:56:35 GMT
Tuesdays and Thursdays from the Love Lives On short story collection is set before the TV series. Cody Schell also has written And Red All Over, which refers to a lot of the pre-Barnabas era material. The 50th anniversary story Blood and Fire gives background to characters who appear in the 1795 storyline without spoiling developments for 1795. There's more Josette and Angelique in their youth in Hell Winds in the Haunting Memories short story collection.
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Post by bobod on Jan 25, 2018 8:44:19 GMT
Tuesdays and Thursdays from the Love Lives On short story collection is set before the TV series. I'm not sure though there's much worth in doing a Professor Stokes and Madam Findley story until you've at least 'met' Professor Stokes. And 'newt' does seem keen not to learn stuff before reaching it. Yes, that's true, it's *about* the early days of the show, but it's *set* after the show ended (and after a lot of the audios) and does reveal a lot about Maggie's future. There are spoilers for another audio in it though. I think that one is spoiler-free, yeah, unless I'm forgetting something. A preamble to their introduction. |
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Post by cschell on Jan 28, 2018 2:23:16 GMT
If you're at Episode 357 then Maggie has been to Windcliff after her kidnap by Barnabas which means you can listen to a story set at that time: Clothes of Sand"The Sandman is coming... singing the children to sleep everywhere..."
When Maggie Evans is take to the Windcliff Institute, she begins her recovery from the ordeal she suffered at the hands of Barnabas Collins. As she undergoes hypnosis, disturbing memories of her childhood begin to surface. Who was the imaginary friend who once watched over her, and what threat does he pose to Maggie's future?
It stars Kathryn Leigh Scott as Maggie with Alec Newman guest-starring. I started with Clothes of Sand before I'd seen even one episode of Dark Shadows. It made me want to see it all, and hear all the audios. |
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Post by newt5996 on Jun 13, 2018 4:12:12 GMT
Right so I got the ones in the most recent sale and really enjoyed the three I have listened to so far (Clothes of Sand really helped give Maggie some interesting depth during that 'I've reverted to childhood phase' and Echoes of Insanity actually gave some really good Willie and Angelique interactions, Final Judgement is one I have a few problems with (mainly the whole idea that Josette would be willing to sell her soul to the Devil so she could have a chance to have her beauty back) but it was overall enjoyable) and I want to get some more. Again I want to avoid future TV show spoilers, but I've moved ahead quite a bit in the show since my last purchases. I've finished watching 602 so Eve's now alive as a character and Stokes is suspicious of 'Leona Eltridge' and Nicholas is planning something...
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Post by bobod on Jun 13, 2018 16:20:54 GMT
Well now you could listen to The Lost Girl...
It's a sequel to Final Judgement and might deal with some of the issues you had with that.
"Hope is His cruellest torment."
Josette DuPres Collins gambled her soul, and lost it, in an ill-conceived bid to destroy her rival Angelique. Now the Dark Lord has sent his emissary to bring Josette to her place in Hell.
Only a last-minute intervention can give her a final chance at redemption. But, as Josette struggles to win back her soul, she realizes that her guide's life, and soul, are inexorably intertwined with her own.
And so, as the sands of time flow, Josette begins her final journey…
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Post by newt5996 on Jun 14, 2018 3:00:03 GMT
Well now you could listen to The Lost Girl... It's a sequel to Final Judgement and might deal with some of the issues you had with that. "Hope is His cruellest torment." Josette DuPres Collins gambled her soul, and lost it, in an ill-conceived bid to destroy her rival Angelique. Now the Dark Lord has sent his emissary to bring Josette to her place in Hell. Only a last-minute intervention can give her a final chance at redemption. But, as Josette struggles to win back her soul, she realizes that her guide's life, and soul, are inexorably intertwined with her own. And so, as the sands of time flow, Josette begins her final journey… I’ll add it to my list of ones to buy. Any others? I was thinking of the tony/Cassandra audiobooks as I’m past the final tony appearance. |
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Post by jjjjj on Jun 14, 2018 23:12:59 GMT
Well now you could listen to The Lost Girl... It's a sequel to Final Judgement and might deal with some of the issues you had with that. "Hope is His cruellest torment." Josette DuPres Collins gambled her soul, and lost it, in an ill-conceived bid to destroy her rival Angelique. Now the Dark Lord has sent his emissary to bring Josette to her place in Hell. Only a last-minute intervention can give her a final chance at redemption. But, as Josette struggles to win back her soul, she realizes that her guide's life, and soul, are inexorably intertwined with her own. And so, as the sands of time flow, Josette begins her final journey… I’ll add it to my list of ones to buy. Any others? I was thinking of the tony/Cassandra audiobooks as I’m past the final tony appearance. Tony and Cassandra stories are my favorites, but having never watched the series, not sure if they have spoilers or not for the tv show. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2018 16:58:16 GMT
I think Bloodlust is the place to start even if you have never seen the TV show there is enough background information given through the script for you to fall in love with the characters and then start asking questions...you need not have seen the tv show listening to it.In fact the prelude is so well done that it opens up the Dark Shadows world to any one seeking great storytelling with lots of twists and drama.
it got me buying the other CDs in the series.
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Post by newt5996 on Aug 11, 2018 21:37:06 GMT
Alright made it to 740 TV wise, any recommendations of things to get that won’t spoil future events.
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Post by bobod on Aug 11, 2018 22:12:58 GMT
Alright made it to 740 TV wise, any recommendations of things to get that won’t spoil future events. Remind us what's going on in the show then? |
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Post by newt5996 on Aug 11, 2018 22:18:30 GMT
Alright made it to 740 TV wise, any recommendations of things to get that won’t spoil future events. Remind us what's going on in the show then? Laura is back, Trask’s school burnt down, and Jamison has had a fight with Quentin. |
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Post by barnabaslives on Aug 11, 2018 22:20:56 GMT
I think that's about where the 1895 storyline has been sweetened with a visit from Jamison's mother?
Audios concerning Leviathans, Jeb, or Gerard would probably be spoilery?
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Post by omega on Aug 11, 2018 22:31:10 GMT
I think that's about where the 1895 storyline has been sweetened with a visit from Jamison's mother? Audios concerning Leviathans, Jeb, or Gerard would probably be spoilery? I'd also avoid audios with Sebastian Shaw. Definitely save The Wicked and the Dead for when end of the storyline is reached. Once the Leviathans are done stories like Curse of the Pharaoh and The Flip Side should be fine. |
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Post by bobod on Aug 11, 2018 23:02:26 GMT
I think that's about where the 1895 storyline has been sweetened with a visit from Jamison's mother? Audios concerning Leviathans, Jeb, or Gerard would probably be spoilery? I think it might be more wise to tell him what's safe to do rather than actually bring up the stuff he doesn't know about yet! |
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Post by newt5996 on Aug 11, 2018 23:57:58 GMT
I think that's about where the 1895 storyline has been sweetened with a visit from Jamison's mother? Audios concerning Leviathans, Jeb, or Gerard would probably be spoilery? I think it might be more wise to tell him what's safe to do rather than actually bring up the stuff he doesn't know about yet! Are the ones with Tony Peterson okay because I know he doesn’t appear again on TV, or is the fact that Angelique uses Cassandra some sort of spoiler? |
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Post by omega on Aug 12, 2018 0:00:59 GMT
I think it might be more wise to tell him what's safe to do rather than actually bring up the stuff he doesn't know about yet! Are the ones with Tony Peterson okay because I know he doesn’t appear again on TV, or is the fact that Angelique uses Cassandra some sort of spoiler? There's stuff from later storylines that come up in the Tony and Cassandra audios that gets referenced. Nothing plot important, but mild spoilers nonetheless. |
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