Damon Dark - Continuation

Continuation

A more expensive TV pilot was produced in 2000, with a different cast and a professional television director involved. Again, the pilot was not taken up. However, with the rise of YouTube, Damon Dark found a new audience in 2006, where it has been revived and continues to this day as a web series, featuring Adrian Sherlock in the role he originally created. In 2007, the Damon Dark format was reinvented to better suit the web series. Damon had begun working for friendly aliens known as Transdimensional Control, who had recruited him to fight in a Galaxy-spanning war against a force called the Cygnus Collective. Each episode then typically began with Damon appearing from thin air, out of a "time portal", in the location for the story. The series continues via these exclusive YouTube episodes. In December 2008 Damon Dark returned to broadcast television in Melbourne, with the controversial episode "Terror 9/11". Because of the low budget, the web series has largely been set on contemporary Earth. Apart from its longevity, the series has also been notably influential on other aspiring film makers,such as Trea Cotton and Miguel Maldonado. Some of these contacts have assisted in developing and perpetuating the series. Because of the nature of independent productions it is unclear if Damon Dark is actually the longest-running independent series in the world. It should be noted that any episode guide to Damon Dark in its present form is bound to be incomplete, as new episodes are being made on a regular basis.