These TV Shows Desperately Deserve A Revival

Dark Shadows Was Ahead Of Its Time

Before vampires were sparkly, they were dark and sexy. The gothic horror soap opera Dark Shadows aired from 1966 to 1971, and until this day is the only series of its kind. It was originally about a haunted house, but bad ratings led the producers to bring in Barnabas Collins to play a vampire, and everything changed. Barnabas became an instant pop culture phenomenon; he couldn’t even step outside without being bombarded by tons of screaming fans. Despite its success, it was short-lived for a soap; the plot eventually went too far in its weirdness. But with today’s love of the strange and unusual, it would fit right in.