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Strange Paradise
Strange Paradise is a Canadian occult-supernatural soap opera of 195 episodes, initially launched in syndication in the United States on September 8, 1969, and later broadcast on CBC Television from October 20, 1969, to July 22, 1970. The production was the brainchild of producer Steve Krantz, in an attempt to capitalize on the phenomenal success of ABC's daytime serial "Dark Shadows". To develop the series, Krantz hired actor-writer Ian Martin and veteran TV and radio producer Jerry Layton, both
Heaven", credited to Martin's pseudonym Joen Arliss. During the adaptation process he excised many of the elements which linked his original script with "Strange Paradise"; however, his earlier Joen Arliss novel "Nightmare's Nest" does display a few of Martin's "Strange Paradise" influences.
The birth of the Internet has given rise to new outlets of influence for "Strange Paradise". Online, a Yahoo Group has been founded, enabling fans of the series to share thoughts and messages. Likewise, individual