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| starring = [[Jacob Tierney]]<br>Raine Pare-Coull<br>[[Ross Hull]]<br>Jodie Resther<br>Jason Alisharan<br>[[Rachel Blanchard]]<br>Nathaniel Moreau<br>[[Daniel DeSanto]]<br>[[Joanna Garcia]]<br>Codie Lucas Wilbee<br>Kareem Blackwell<br>[[Elisha Cuthbert]]<br>David Deveau<br>[[Vanessa Lengies]] |
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| language = [[English language|English]] |
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| network = {{flagicon|Canada}} [[YTV]]/[[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] <br/> {{flagicon|UK}} [[ITV1]]/[[Nickelodeon UK|Nickelodeon]] <br/> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nickelodeon Australia|Nickelodeon]] |
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| = [[October 31]], [[1991]] (pilot) |
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| first_aired = [[January 16]], [[1992]] |
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| last_aired = [[June 11]], [[2000]] |
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| num_episodes = 91 |
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| list_episodes = List of Are You Afraid of the Dark? episodes |
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'''''Are You Afraid of the Dark?''''' is a horror/drama-themed [[television series]] for children. The original series was a joint production of the Canadian companies [[YTV (Canadian television)|YTV]], [[Cinar]], and the American company [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]]. Although the episode "The Tale of the Twisted Claw" first debuted as a [[Television pilot|pilot]] for the show on [[Halloween]], [[1991]], ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' ran between [[January 16]], [[1992]] and [[February 3]], [[1996]] on Nickelodeon's [[SNICK]]. A revived series with new directors, new writers, and a new cast was produced by Nickelodeon from [[1999]] to [[2000]] and also played on [[SNICK]]. It also aired on the channel [[Supermax (TV channel)|Supermax]]. The show was aired from [[1997]] to [[2003]] in [[Latin America]] by Nickelodeon Latin America. The show was also aired from [[1996]] to [[2005]] in [[Australia]] on the Australian Nickelodeon Channel. The show was also broadcast on the CITV block on ITV1. |
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'''Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux''' ([[May 11]], [[1827]], [[Valenciennes]] –[[October 12]], [[1875]], [[Courbevoie]]) was a French sculptor and painter. His early studies were under [[François Rude]]. Carpeaux won the [[Prix de Rome]] in [[1854]], and moving to [[Rome]] to find inspiration, he there studied the works of [[Michelangelo Buonarroti|Michelangelo]], [[Donatello]] and [[Andrea del Verrocchio|Verrocchio]]. Staying in Rome from [[1854]] to [[1861]], he obtained a taste for movement and spontaneity, which he joined with the great principles of [[baroque art]]. In [[1861]] he made a bust of [[Mathilde Bonaparte|Princess Mathilde]], and this later brought him several commissions from [[Napoleon III]]. He worked at the pavilion of [[Flora (goddess)|Flora]], and the [[Opéra Garnier]]. His group La Danse (the Dance, [[1869]]), situated on the right side of the façade, was criticised as an offence to common decency. |
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==Background== |
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Both series revolved around a group of [[adolescent]] children who referred to themselves as the "Midnight Society". Once a week, at a secret site in the woods at night, one member would tell a scary story to the group. The actual story, rather than the telling, was displayed to the television viewer. The story was shown between the group's arrival at the site and its departure. Each storyteller would begin their story by stating "Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this story ..." at which point he or she would toss birch bark powder into the campfire to heighten the flames and produce an eerie white smoke. The storyteller would continue the story by announcing its title. |
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He never managed to finish his last work, the famous Fountain of the Four Parts of the Earth, on the Place Camille Jullian. He did finish the terrestrial globe, supported by the four figures of [[Asia]], [[Europe]], [[North America|America]] and [[Africa]], and it was [[Emmanuel Frémiet]] who completed the work by adding the eight leaping horses, the tortoises and the dolphins of the basin. |
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The themes usually revolved around [[paranormal phenomena]], such as [[ghost]]s, [[magic (paranormal)|magic]], [[haunted house]]s, [[Curse|magical curses]], [[Extraterrestrial life|aliens]], [[witches]] and the like coming into contact with normal teenagers. |
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== Sculptures by Carpeaux == |
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Sources of these tales varied; many were adaptations of [[public domain]] [[fairytale]]s, short stories or [[urban legends]]. For example, "The Tale of the Twisted Claw" is considered to be an adaptation of [[W.W. Jacobs]]' short story "[[The Monkey's Paw]]". Some of the episodes' story lines are close to those of books written for the ''[[Goosebumps]]'' book series by [[R.L. Stine]], intentionally or not, which was popular at roughly the same time as this show (''The Tale of the Curious Camera'' is an almost exact replica of the Goosebumps book ''Say Cheese And Die'', though both were likely inspired by '[[A Most Unusual Camera]]', an episode of the original ''[[Twilight Zone]]'' series). In French, the series is called ''Fais Moi Peur'' and in Spanish "¿Le Temes A La Oscuridad?" |
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* Ugolin et ses fils - [[Ugolino della Gherardesca|Ugolino]] and his Sons (1861, in the permanent collection of the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]])[[http://www.insecula.com/oeuvre/photo_ME0000009025.html]] with versions in other museums including the [[Musée d'Orsay]] |
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The show was filmed primarily in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]. |
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* The Dance (commissioned for the [[Palais Garnier|Opera Garnier]]) |
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* Jeune pêcheur à la coquille - [[Naples|Neapolitan]] Fisherboy - in the [[Louvre]], [[Paris]] [[http://www.insecula.com/oeuvre/photo_ME0000034255.html]] |
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* Girl with Shell |
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* [[Antoine Watteau]] monument, [[Valenciennes]] |
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==Neapolitan Fisherboy== |
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The first three seasons are available on [[DVD]] in [[Canada]], the [[UK]], and the [[United States]]. |
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Carpeaux submitted a plaster version of ''Pêcheur napolitain à la coquille'', the Neapolitan Fisherboy, to the [[French Academy]] while a student in [[Rome]]. He carved the marble version several years later, showing it in the Salon exhibition of 1863. It was purchased for [[Napoleon III]]'s empress, [[Eugénie de Montijo|Eugènie]]. The statue of the young smiling boy was very popular, and Carpeaux created a number of reproductions and variations in marble and bronze. There is a copy, for instance, in the Samuel H. Kress Collection in the [[National Gallery of Art]] in [[Washington D.C.]] |
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==Cast Members == |
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===First Series (1992 – 1996)=== |
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|[[Jacob Tierney]] |
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|Eric |
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|1992 |
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|Raine Pare-Coull |
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|Betty Ann |
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|1992 – 1996 |
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|[[Ross Hull]] |
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|Gary |
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|1992 – 1996 |
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|Jodie Resther |
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|Kiki |
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|1992 – 1996 |
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|Jason Alisharan |
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|Frank |
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|1992 – 1995 |
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|[[Rachel Blanchard]] |
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|Kristen |
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|1992 – 1993 |
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|Nathaniel Moreau |
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|David |
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|1994 – 1996 |
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|[[Daniel DeSanto]] |
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|Tucker |
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|1994 – 1996 |
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|[[Joanna Garcia]] |
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|Sam |
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|1994 – 1996 |
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|Codie Lucas Wilbee |
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|Stig |
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|1995 – 1996 |
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Some years later, he carved the Girl with a Shell, a very similar study. |
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===Second Series (1999 – 2000)=== |
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Carpeaux sought real life subjects in the streets and broke with the classical tradition. The Neapolitan Fisherboy's body is carved in intimate detail and shows an intricately balanced pose. Carpeaux claimed that he based the Neapolitan Fisherboy on a boy he had seen during a trip to [[Naples]]. |
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|Kareem Blackwell |
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|Quinn |
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|1999 – 2000 |
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|[[Elisha Cuthbert]] |
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|Megan |
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|1999 – 2000 |
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|[[Daniel DeSanto]] |
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|Tucker |
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|1999 – 2000 |
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|David Deveau |
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|Andy |
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|1999 – 2000 |
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|[[Vanessa Lengies]] |
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|Vange |
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|1999 – 2000 |
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==Memorable characters== |
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[[Image:I sota died!.JPG|thumb|right|250px|One of the most memorable scenes on the show, from the very first episode. "I Sorta Died!"]] |
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*The most memorable recurring character was Sardo ([[Richard Dumont]]), owner of "Sardo's Magic Mansion" (a magic shop). He would often attempt to sell a character a "prized" item, rarely succeeding. He often has items in his shop that are really magical, yet does not know until it's revealed in the story. One of the most memorable recurring jokes in the series occurred when someone would address him as "Mr. Sardo". He would then get irritated and exclaim: "No 'mister'; accent on the 'doh'!" Although he rarely got what he wanted, he would often end up helping the characters, intentionally or not. He was used in Gary's stories. |
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*Another such is Dr. Vink ([[Aron Tager]]). He was a physically imposing man who would often appear as a mad scientist, sorcerer, and the like. He would also get his name mispronounced. When this happened, he would respond "Vink. With a va-va-va." Often, the protagonist would call him a "nutbag" behind his back, assuming he could not hear him, only to have him reply later, "... and I am ''not'' a nutbag." He was used in Frank's stories. |
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Both of these characters appear in the double episode "The Tale of Cutter's Treasure", which was told by both Frank and Gary. |
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*Aron Tager also played the carnival worker who stands in front of the Funhouse and invites people to go inside in "The Tale of the Laughing in the Dark". |
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*Various other characters are used in multiple stories. |
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==Episodes== |
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{{main|List of Are You Afraid of the Dark? episodes}} |
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==Trivia== |
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{{Trivia|date=June 2007}} |
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*The original writer/director/producer, D.J. MacHale, has a book series called ''Pendragon''. |
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*The opening of the show was not the original opening. The original opening only lasted until the third episode. It featured a blue sky with clouds and a wood door that opened to reveal the black screen and the words ''Are You Afraid Of The Dark?''. The fourth episode had the familiar opening, but without the characteristic theme music. There were only sound effects and a heart beating. Also, the hand with the match came from the side instead of the bottom. |
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*The first, second, and third seasons have been released on DVD in Canada, as well as a special DVD that contains the first 6 episodes of the sixth season. |
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*The three-part story "The Tale of the Silver Sight" was first shown as a special movie, and then was used as the seventh season's premiere. In later reruns it was shown as separate episodes. |
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*In "The Tale of the Room for Rent", the movie from the episode "The Tale of the Midnight Madness" can be seen playing on the television in the background. |
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*Actor [[Christian Tessier]] appears in both "The Tale of Laughing in the Dark" and "The Tale of the Curious Camera" as different characters. |
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*Dr. Vink appears in several episodes told by Frank, while Sardo appears in some of Gary's stories. In the episode "The Tale of the Dark Dragon", David tells a story featuring Sardo in Gary's honor, as it was Gary's birthday. "The Tale of Cutter's Treasure" features both characters since the tale is told by both Gary and Frank. In the 6th and 7th season Tucker uses Sardo in some of his stories. |
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*Zeebo was mentioned in numerous episodes of Are You Afraid of the Dark. Among them include "The Tale of the Whispering Walls", in which one of the characters mentioned the Zeebo funhouse. "The Tale of the Crimson Clown" and "The Tale of Train Magic" featured a Zeebo video game. "The Tale of the Mystical Mirror" featured a girl who said that she looked like Zeebo the Clown. In "The Tale of the Lonely Ghost" one of the girls calls the protagonist a Zeeb as an insult. In "The Tale of the Night Shift" the manager of the hospital called one of the employees Zeebo for his laziness |
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*The Ghastly Grinner comic book, which was featured in "The Tale of the Ghastly Grinner", makes an appearance in 2 other episodes. |
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*Sci-fi veteran [[David Winning]] directed ten episodes including "The Tale of the Shiny Red Bicycle" and "The Tale of the Dream Girl". |
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*David Deveau, who stars in "The Tale of the Manaha", later went on to join the new Midnight Society as Andy. |
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*The song at the end of "The Tale of the Prom Queen" is "In the Still of the Night" by the [[Five Satins]]. |
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*There was a board game made based on the show. |
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*The show makes numerous references to crew members. One of those was the grave of Ron Oil that appeared in "The Tale of Old Man Corcoran", and "The Tale of The Dream Girl" which is a reference to the director Ron Oliver. |
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*Dr. Vink has a barbershop and a restaurant called "The Wild Boar". The restaurant appeared in "The Tale of the Dangerous Soup" and the barbershop appeared in "The Tale of Cutter's Treasure". He also kept the brain of a wild boar as a specimen in his premier episode, "The Tale of the Phantom Cab". |
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*"The Tale of the Mystical Mirror", "The Tale of the Vacant Lot" and "The Tale of Many Faces" all have villianesses who are really old or ugly and are so obsessed with their looks that they try to hide it. |
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*"The Tale of the Hunted" was voted Worst Episode at TV.com. |
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*"The Tale of the Dream Girl", directed by [[David Winning]], was cited by [[M. Night Shyamalan]] as the inspiration for the film ''[[The Sixth Sense]]''. |
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*In "The Tale of the Walking Shadow," while Ross is whistling in the theater, he is actually whistling the show's end theme. |
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*In "The Tale of the Frozen Ghost," star Melissa Joan Hart warns the child she is babysitting that the people they are meeting are "Only relatives, not wicked old witches." Coincidentally, Hart plays a witch later in her career in ABC-TV's (and later the WB's) "Sabrina the Teenage Witch." |
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*The epitaph that the boy reads on the grave stone in the cemetery in "The Tale of Old Man Corcoran" is the same as an epitaph that is read in "The Tale of the Prom Queen": "Remember friends as you pass by/As you are now so once was I". In "The Tale of Old Man Corcoran" a third line is added: "Remember in life that you must die". |
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*The series ''[[Masters of Horror]]'' follows the same premise of this show and could be seen as a spiritual, although more horrifying and violent, successor to ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?''. |
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*In "The Tale of the Ghastly Grinner" the comic book shop has pictures of different scenes in differnet Are You Afraid of the Dark episodes. Among them include the Crimson Clown from "The Tale of the Crimson Clown", the Dark Dragon from "The Tale of the Dark Dragon", and the Watcher from "The Tale of Watcher's Woods" |
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==DVD Releases== |
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'''Season Releases''' |
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| Are You Afraid of the Dark: The Complete 1st Season |
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| 1 |
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| April 18, 2006 |
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| 13 |
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| Episode Synopses |
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| [[Image:AYAOTD S2.jpg|80px]] |
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| Are You Afraid of the Dark: The Complete 2nd Season |
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| 1 |
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| November 28, 2006 |
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| 13 |
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| Episode Synopses |
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| [[Image:AYAOTD S3.jpg|80px]] |
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| Are You Afraid of the Dark: The Complete 3rd Season |
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| 1 |
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| April 24, 2007 |
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| 12 |
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| Interactive Menu, Episode Synopses |
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==External links== |
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* {{imdb title|id=0103352|title=Are You Afraid of the Dark? (first series)}} |
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* {{imdb title|id=0189366|title=Are You Afraid of the Dark? (second series)}} |
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*[http://cartelfr.louvre.fr/cartelfr/visite?srv=rs_display_res&critere=jean+baptiste+carpeaux&operator=AND&nbToDisplay=5&langue=fr A page on the official Louvre site giving access to some of Carpeaux's works (French language only)] |
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*[http://www.insecula.com/contact/A005511_oeuvre_1.html A page from insecula.com listing more views of Carpeaux's works (also in French;] it may be necessary to close an advertising window to view this page) |
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*[http://www.studiolo.org/MMA-Ugolino/Ugolino.htm A page analysing Carpeaux's ''Ugolino'', with numerous illustrations] |
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (May 11, 1827, Valenciennes –October 12, 1875, Courbevoie) was a French sculptor and painter. His early studies were under François Rude. Carpeaux won the Prix de Rome in 1854, and moving to Rome to find inspiration, he there studied the works of Michelangelo, Donatello and Verrocchio. Staying in Rome from 1854 to 1861, he obtained a taste for movement and spontaneity, which he joined with the great principles of baroque art. In 1861 he made a bust of Princess Mathilde, and this later brought him several commissions from Napoleon III. He worked at the pavilion of Flora, and the Opéra Garnier. His group La Danse (the Dance, 1869), situated on the right side of the façade, was criticised as an offence to common decency.
He never managed to finish his last work, the famous Fountain of the Four Parts of the Earth, on the Place Camille Jullian. He did finish the terrestrial globe, supported by the four figures of Asia, Europe, America and Africa, and it was Emmanuel Frémiet who completed the work by adding the eight leaping horses, the tortoises and the dolphins of the basin.
Sculptures by Carpeaux
- Ugolin et ses fils - Ugolino and his Sons (1861, in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art)[[1]] with versions in other museums including the Musée d'Orsay
- The Dance (commissioned for the Opera Garnier)
- Jeune pêcheur à la coquille - Neapolitan Fisherboy - in the Louvre, Paris [[2]]
- Girl with Shell
- Antoine Watteau monument, Valenciennes
Neapolitan Fisherboy
Carpeaux submitted a plaster version of Pêcheur napolitain à la coquille, the Neapolitan Fisherboy, to the French Academy while a student in Rome. He carved the marble version several years later, showing it in the Salon exhibition of 1863. It was purchased for Napoleon III's empress, Eugènie. The statue of the young smiling boy was very popular, and Carpeaux created a number of reproductions and variations in marble and bronze. There is a copy, for instance, in the Samuel H. Kress Collection in the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.
Some years later, he carved the Girl with a Shell, a very similar study.
Carpeaux sought real life subjects in the streets and broke with the classical tradition. The Neapolitan Fisherboy's body is carved in intimate detail and shows an intricately balanced pose. Carpeaux claimed that he based the Neapolitan Fisherboy on a boy he had seen during a trip to Naples.
External links
- A page on the official Louvre site giving access to some of Carpeaux's works (French language only)
- A page from insecula.com listing more views of Carpeaux's works (also in French; it may be necessary to close an advertising window to view this page)
- A page analysing Carpeaux's Ugolino, with numerous illustrations