Dark Shadows - Sy Tomashoff Interview 01

[@delavalmilker]

As a Dark Shadows fan, it's interviews like this that made me appreciate all the work and effort that went into the program. Behind the scenes, from people who never appeared on camera. One of Mr. Tomashoff's best accomplishments on the show, was the eerie sequence where the ghost of Josette steps out of the painting in the Old House, and the scenes of her ghost dancing in the moonlight outside the house. Still creepy today!

[@66collinwood]

Loved his excellent set design on my favorite show of all time!

[@timmc8444]

it was the little things mentioned here that made the show so believable...

[@babyRoses7]

I wonder whatever happened to that fantastic clock in the foyer in the big house?? I loved that old clock! I listened to it bonging away for 5 glorious years. I miss that old clock. Thank You for these interviews. I never saw these before.

[@hollyb6885]

I loved the statue that sat on the table in the foyer at Collinwood. I think it was a fisherman. I wonder what happened to some of those things.

[@upscalebohemian5372]

Sy did the original sets for The Bold and the Beautiful. If you notice, the Forrester mansion set (still in use today in 2024) is pretty much the same floor plan as the Collinwood mansion set. I interned on The Bold and the Beautiful in the early 90s, and Sy was fantastic to me, and enjoyed that I took an interest in the production design of the series and his work, which back then was absolutely stellar (much better than it's been since he passed away). He was a true master at what he did, even with a budget that didn't always rise to the task. He was also very kind and an absolute gentleman. I feel fortunate to have met him.

[@2snowgirl520]

The sets looked beautiful on tv. I would love to know what they looked like in the studio.

[@thomaspiccirillo6820]

The set was very bright

[@hhhh-xb9py]

He did a great job on ryans hope as well!! The irish bar/ kitchen so authentic as well as the ryan living room above the bar..

[@adelgado75]

Too bad they didn't have Emmy awards for daytime television at that time.

[@thomaspiccirillo6820]

You're right! They didn't start them for tech as well till around 1978. My Dad worked at Ryan's Hope same studio as DS TV 16

[@Kjt853]

Actually, in 1968 Joan Bennett did receive an Emmy nomination for her work on the show. Even then I thought it was odd because back then soap operas were never considered for Emmies.