{"id":4254,"date":"2013-01-08T13:18:32","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T21:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/?p=4254"},"modified":"2016-04-19T03:15:41","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T11:15:41","slug":"did-a-major-dark-shadows-character-come-about-due-to-a-typo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/2013\/01\/08\/did-a-major-dark-shadows-character-come-about-due-to-a-typo\/","title":{"rendered":"Did a Major Dark Shadows Character Come About Due to a Typo?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/2009\/04\/19\/tv-legends-revealed-history\/\">here<\/a> to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far.<\/p>\n<p><u><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">TV URBAN LEGEND<\/span><\/u>: A major character on Dark Shadows came into existence due to a typo!<\/p>\n<p>In June 1966, the daily soap opera Dark Shadows began on ABC.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/dark-shadows.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><iframe src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=legenrevea-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=B000060MVN&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;m=amazon&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr\" style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The series began with a young governess moving to the spooky Collins mansion, where all sorts of eerie things seem to be going on &#8211; however, until about six months into the run, the spooky stuff did not involve any <em>actual<\/em> supernatural dealings. <\/p>\n<p>That changed six months in, when the first ghost appeared on the series.<\/p>\n<p>Then, a year into the run, the whole show dramatically changed when a vampire named Barnabas Collins, played by Jonathan Frid, made his debut. <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/435_barnabas_collins.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Collins, whose character was introduced mostly as a stunt, soon became the central focus of the show, as Hird played him beautifully as a conflicted, self-loathing vampire. He was the epitome of the tragic soap opera hero &#8211; the one who is sort of a &#8220;bad boy&#8221; but not so much so that the fans can&#8217;t still root for him. <\/p>\n<p>After introducing Barnabas, the show wanted to introduce a doctor who specialized in vampirism, and that doctor was Dr. Julia Hoffman (played by Grayson Hall), who would soon became Barnabas&#8217; love interest (although it was more a case of Hoffman wanting Barnabas than Barnabas wanting her &#8211; but she DID become a very close friend to Barnabas) on the series, and therefore one of the biggest characters on the show. <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/julia.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>However, amusingly enough, her creation came down to a typo!<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nDr. Julia Hoffman originally was going to be Dr. Julia<strong>n<\/strong> Hoffman, and was actually referred to as such by characters leading up to her introduction on the show, as they planned to enlist his help (you know, stuff like, &#8220;He&#8217;s one of the leading doctors in the field!&#8221; and stuff like that). However, during a character description in one of the scripts, the &#8220;n&#8221; in the first name was left off, and the show&#8217;s producer, Dan Curtis, was struck by the typo and said, essentially, &#8220;Hey, that would be a cool idea if she were a woman!&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>So, right on the spot, Curtis re-wrote the character. <\/p>\n<p>And thus, a major character was born. <\/p>\n<p>Of course, though, it wasn&#8217;t THAT smooth &#8211; even as a woman, Dr. Julia Hoffman was not intended to be a major character on the series, but luckily, Grayson Hall had some significant support on the writing staff of Dark Shadows &#8211; her husband, Sam Hall!<\/p>\n<p>Sam Hall kept writing Julia into major scenes, and it did not hurt that the character of Barnabas (who was also originally intended as a temporary character) took off, so Julia took off in connection WITH him. <\/p>\n<p>And THUS, a major character was born!<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, while Barnabas&#8217; introduction DID help the show&#8217;s sagging ratings &#8211; he did not help them THAT much, and the show was canceled (fairly abruptly, really) in 1971. <\/p>\n<p>The show became a cult classic, though, and has remained popular with fans to this day.<\/p>\n<p>There has been a TV series reboot attempted since then in 1991 (with Ben Cross taking on the role of Barnabas)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><Center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/51mxcpw69hl.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><iframe src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=legenrevea-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=B000AQOHO4&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;m=amazon&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr\" style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>And most recently, a film adaptation (with Johnny Depp as Barnabas)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/dark_shadows_xlg.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><iframe src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=legenrevea-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=B009KHDT0C&#038;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;m=amazon&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr\" style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The legend is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><u><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">STATUS<\/span><\/u>: Basically True<\/p>\n<p>Feel free (heck, I implore you!) to write in with your suggestions for future urban legends columns! My e-mail address is &#x62;&#x63;&#x72;&#111;nin&#x40;&#x6c;&#x65;&#x67;&#101;nds&#x72;&#x65;&#x76;&#101;&#97;led&#x2e;&#x63;&#x6f;&#109;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: A major character on Dark Shadows came into existence due to a typo! 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