Dan Curtis died today at age 78 from cancer of the brain. He passed away this morning at 6:15 am at his home in Brentwood, California. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, March 30, 2006 at Eden Memorial Park, 11500 Sepulveda Boulevard, Mission Hills, California (818) 361-7161. The time is unknown. He is survived by two daughters Cathy and Tracy. Curtis' wife Norma, passed away on March 7, 2006 from heart failure. Thus, it is no surprise to this author that he passed on.

Dan Curtis left a legacy of many fine TV movies that challenged us, moved us and scared us out of our wits: Winds of War, War and Remembrance, Trilogy of Terror, Dracula, The Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Frankenstein, Saving Millie, Last Ride of the Dalton Gang, The Love Letter, The Turn of the Screw and many others. There are 33 in all. And then there is the our beloved Dark Shadows, soap opera, movies, night time Revival and would be new show for a new generation. The show we lost our breath running home from school to catch before the age of the VCR and TIVO. A show that lives in our cultural conscience.

He was honored by the TV Industry with a Night Time Emmy for Outstanding Miniseries for War and Remembrance (an honor he shared with Barbara Steele (Julia Hoffman, 1991 Revival)), DGA Directing Award for War and Remembrance and many others.

He will be missed by his family and loved ones.

Wednesday, March 08, 2006

DVD Verdict Review - Dark Shadows The Revival: The Complete Series

DVD Verdict Review - Dark Shadows The Revival: The Complete Series Judge Brett Cullum offers an interesting review of the 1991 Revival Series. His gripes are the same as mine about the quality of the DVD. However, he does love this series as do I. I just wish we could have had a better DVD set.

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