I also followed Dark Shadows, I’d sneak out at night with a raincoat tied around my neck and carried a cane. I wanted to be like Barnabus and bite my neighbors sister on the neck. I was 10
I never got to see Dark Shadows when it originally aired as my job was 9 to 5, Mon-Fri. When I joined Netflix, I found the complete series available on DVD, from the beginning (before Barnabas appears), through to the end of the series. I finished watching it earlier this year, and at some point, plan on putting it back in my Netflix Queue to watch all over again.