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Dark Shadows is a classic American gothic soap opera that debuted on the ABC television network on June27, 1966 and ran until April2,1971. The show initially aired on weekdays. Dan Curtis is the one responsible for the creation of the show. There is no mention of any supernatural components in Art Wallace's tale bible, which was developed for the game. When ghosts were first seen on the show approximately six months after it first aired, it was a first for daytime television. After Barnabas Collins, a vampire, made his debut in the show a year into its run, the show immediately shot to the top of the ratings. There were also werewolves, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel, and a parallel dimension in the Dark Shadows television series. There was a small company of players, and each of them played multiple roles throughout the production. In fact, because actors came and went throughout the production, some roles were played by more than one actor. Notable authors such as Art Wallace's contemporaries Malcolm Marmorstein, Sam Hall, Gordon Russell, and Violet Welles also contributed to the anthology. Dark Shadows was noted by its powerfully melodramatic performances, atmospheric interiors, unique narratives, multiple dramatic plot twists, exceptionally creative music score, large and epic universe of characters, and heroic adventures. It is now considered somewhat of a classic, and it continues to have a devoted following among members of various subcultures. Even though the original series only aired for a total of five years, due to the fact that it was a daily daytime drama, it amassed a greater number of individual episodes than the majority of other science fiction and fantasy genre shows that were produced for English-language television. This includes Doctor Who and the entire Star Trek television franchise. Only the supernatural soap opera Passions has aired more than that, with a total of 2,231 episodes.