History Series / DarkShadows1991

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: The much younger-looking and sexier Ben Cross in comparison to the untraditionally attractive Jonathan Frid as Barnabas.

** The subplot for Carolyn Stoddard and Todd Blake in the 1971 AlternateContinuity movie ''House of Dark Shadows'' is repeated here with Joe Haskell and Daphne Collins: [[spoiler:Carolyn/Daphne is Barnabas's first major character victim, rises as a vampire and bites her love interest Todd/Joe, who regains consciousness in bed in Collinwood and obsessively seeks her out, rendering his guard unconscious. Todd/Joe makes his way to Carolyn/Daphne's lair and surrenders herself to her for the final bite, but the good guys interrupt them, restrain him and destroy her]].

** Daniel, formerly a distant cousin and Millicent's brother, becomes Joshua and Naomi's son and Barnabas and Sarah's brother.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: Subverted for [[spoiler:Naomi. She doesn't react to Barnabas' vampirism with despair and suicide like in the original series. Instead, she goes insane.]]

** Though a Maggie Evans does exist in this series, this version has Victoria Winters in her place as Josette's doppelgänger and the DoppelgangerReplacementLoveInterest to Barnabas.

* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Several:
** Daphne, originally a secretary in ''House Of Dark Shadows'', becomes a Collins family member.
** Jeremiah, originally Joshua's younger brother in the original series, becomes Joshua and Naomi's ''son'' and Barnabas & Sarah's ''brother.''
** Daniel, formerly a distant cousin and Millicent's brother, becomes Joshua and Naomi's ''son'' and Barnabas & Sarah's ''brother.''

* Brainwashed: [[spoiler:Both Daphne and Joe, after being bitten by Barnabas and Daphne herself, respectively, awaken determined to return to their attacker so that they can finish the job. In Joe's case it's BrainwashedAndCrazy, as he overpowers a police officer on the way]].

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: The much younger-looking and sexier Ben Cross in comparison to Jonathan Frid as Barnabas.

** [[spoiler: Joe Haskell]] is killed by an Angelique-possessed Julia.
** Subverted for [[spoiler: Millicent. She dies much earlier.]]
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: [[spoiler: Woodward.]] The fate is similar to the original series- [[spoiler:Woodward learns the truth, forcing Barnabas and Julia to murder him to cover their tracks]]. However, the adaptation has [[spoiler:Barnabas turn Woodward into a vampire, has him attack the Sheriff and then get staked by Julia, thus framing Woodward for all of Barnabas' murders.]]

** Though a Maggie Evans does exist in this series, this version has Victoria Winters in her place as Josette's doppelgänger and the DoppelgängerReplacementLoveInterest to Barnabas.

* CanonForeigner: Daphne Collins, a cousin of David and Carolyn with unseen, presumably deceased parents; technically GodCreatedCanonForeigner as the first five episodes of the show were co-written and directed by original series creator Dan Curtis.

** The subplot for Carolyn Stoddard and Todd Blake in the 1971 AlternateContinuity movie ''House of Dark Shadows'' is repeated here with Joe Haskell and Daphne Collins: Carolyn/Daphne is Barnabas's first major character victim, rises as a vampire and bites her love interest Todd/Joe, who regains consciousness in bed in Collinwood and obsessively seeks her out, rendering his guard unconscious. Todd/Joe makes his way to Carolyn/Daphne's lair and surrenders herself to her for the final bite, but the good guys interrupt them, restrain him and destroy her.

** [[spoiler: Daphne.]] Her character originally survives in ''House of Dark Shadows'', but the 1991 adaptation [[spoiler: gives her Carolyn's storyline from the film: turned into a vampire, scares David, bites her boyfriend, hunted down by crucifix-wielding police and staked to death.]]
** [[spoiler: Joe Haskell.]]

* CompositeCharacter / PromotedToLoveInterest: Though a Maggie Evans does exist in this series, this version has Victoria Winters in her place as Josette's doppelgänger and the DoppelgängerReplacementLoveInterest for Barnabas.

* DiesDifferentlyInThisAdaptation: [[spoiler: Woodward.]] The fate is similar to the original series- [[spoiler:Woodward learns the truth, forcing Barnabas and Julia to murder him to cover their tracks]]. However, the adaptation has [[spoiler:Barnabas turn Woodward into a vampire, has him attack the Sheriff and then get staked by Julia, thus framing Woodward for all of Barnabas' murders.]]

* SparedInTheAdaptation: Subverted for [[spoiler:Naomi. She doesn't react to Barnabas' vampirism with despair and suicide like in the original series. Instead, she goes insane.]]

* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler: Joe Haskell]]

* WhatYearIsThis

* {{Revival}}: It is one of Series/DarkShadows.

* WhatYearIsThis

* CanonForeigner: Daphne Collins, a cousin of David and Carolyn with unseen, presumably deceased parents.

* SealedInARoomInTheMiddleOfNowhere

* SycophanticServant: Willie, especially to Barnabas.

* SealedInARoomInTheMiddleOfNowhere