…for Christmas dinner, no less!!

This falls under the “stocking stuffer” category… as a bonus extra on the final DVD collection of “Dark Shadows” episodes, MPI Home Video will be giving all of the faithful fans of the series a terrific little treat. As fans of the show no doubt know, the final collection of “pre-Barnabas” episodes of the Gothic soap opera is being released in December, under the title of “Dark Shadows: The Beginning, Volume 6″. Members who have subscribed to the release of the series through MPI’s website ( located at http://www.mpihomevideo.com ) will have first crack at the set, with regular retail outlets receiving their copies approximately 6 months later.

As a bonus on the final set, though, there’s a surprise waiting: the initial scene documenting Barnabas’ arrival at Colinwood will be included… in a newly-commisioned LiveFeed Video Imaging restoration! Yes, fans will once again get to see the introduction of one of television’s most enduring characters, just as it originally appeared on April 18, 1967!

Kevin Segura (“Elvis Presley - The Ed Sullivan Shows”, “The Vampira Show”) once again carried out the kinescope restoration, which was commissioned by MPI’s Jim Pierson. “Having grown up with “Dark Shadows”" Segura said, “it was more than a little surreal to find myself working on the series some 40 years later. But it was fantastic to be able to give a little something back to the show, and to the incredibly faithful fans that have supported it for so many years. Needless to say, we here at LiveFeed look forward to the opportunity to work with Jim and the great folks at MPI in the future.”

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For those who simply can’t wait, why not catch up by ordering the series here: