Rest in Peace Barnabas Collins

[warrior1]

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Jonathan Frid, who played Barnabas Collins in 'Dark Shadows' show, dead at 87

[Autumn]

1. Oh, RIP Barnabas

I loved that show.

[msanthrope]

5. Can Barnabas RIP? nt

[Autumn]

7. Well, when he encountered a nice throat with a good jugular vein

he was pretty good at ripping away.

[Beacool]

14. Me too!!

I used to watch it on the Scifi network.

[msanthrope]

2. Wow--and the Burton/Depp version is about to come out...RIP (maybe, right?) nt

[Dr. Strange]

8. Spooky, huh?

[1monster]

10. From the photos and trailors I've seen, I suspect that Jonathan Frid could

not have faced seeing what was being done to the character and the show. (Yes, it was a bit campy and not alway intentionally so, but it wasn't the farce Burton's version seems to look like.)

For the difinitive remake and recast of Dark Shadows and Barnabas Collins, I suggest Dan Curtis's 1991 version with Ben Cross as Barnabas. Truly well done.

RIP Jonathan Frid, my first crush (just be for David Selby's Quentin), even if I never was able to forget that you described U.S. women as "cows."

[Union Scribe]

11. True that.

I previously hadn't thought one could disrespect something campy*, but Burton somehow managed. What a hideous mess it looks like!

(*I recently watched the episodes on Netflix, and the one where Dr. Hoffman is being "driven crazy" by Barnabas is delightfully awful.)

[CatWoman]

16. Quentin was hot, wasn't he?

[1monster]

21. I'll say!

He still looks darned good!

David Selby now:


David Selby then:

[whopis01]

19. He was not against doing a cameo for Burton's version it seem. n/t

[Tom Ripley]

3. Rest In Peace, Mr Frid

[Wind Dancer]

4. Oh no!

I remember watching "Dark Shadows" as a teenager after school.

RIP dear one!

[nolabear]

6. *sob!* I am truly in mourning.

My whole teenaged afterschool life has passed in two days. Of course, with someone like him, it's doubly easy to believe he'll come back, but alas, I suspect he won't.

He was SUCH a poor actor and such a great character and I feel like I ought to do something to mamorialize an important part of my young life.

Rest, Barnabas. Or not.

[villager]

9. Doesn't he have a cameo in the upcoming film!?

Are the old episodes being rerun anywhere now?

RIP -- ironic, given who the character was? -- Barnabas!

[Scout]

18. you can get the original series from Netflix n/t

[lastlib]

12. Are they really sure he's dead???

[Beacool]

13. Oh, no!!!!

Just yesterday I got a mailing about the Dark Shadows convention this summer in the NY area and about an event on May 10th (I think) in Los Angeles for the premiere of the new Dark Shadows movie starring Johnny Depp. They are planning to show the old movie then have some of the actors of the old show sign autographs and hold a charity auction. After the auction they are going to screen the new movie.

I'm shocked that he's gone.

Rest in peace, Jonathan.

[CatWoman]

15. nooooooooooo

my childhood is going up in flames here

[Scout]

17. suckage.

i'm watching the original series from start to finish on DVD from Netflix.

i was one of those kids who raced home from school to be sure to catch Dark Shadows.

RIP Mr. Frid, we will miss you.

[jwirr]

20. Really liked that series.

[Kaleva]

22. IMO, Frid's "Barnabas Collins" sets the standard that all other vampires are measured against

It's somewhat of a fluke that Mr. Frid achieved a kind of immortality as he only accepted what he was told was to be a short term role in order to get some extra money for his planned move to the West Coast to become an acting teacher.

[joeybee12]

23. RIP Jonathan. knr

[malaise]

24. If you want to know how popular that show was in Jamaica

listen to this classic. Every schoolchild knew these lyrics - I beg you take time Barnie

[kiva]

25. Damn.

RIP Jonathan, you were a true vampire's vampire.

[Rhiannon12866]

26. K&R! I loved Barnabas, too! Dammit all to hell... ;(

Easily my favorite show from childhood, nothing like it today...

[Art_from_Ark]

27. My friend and his sisters were really into Dark Shadows

I preferred to watch "Mr. Zing and Tuffy", a local kids show produced in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I did catch a few bits and pieces of Dark Shadows when I was at my friend's house, but I never really understood what was going on.