nbc air a series call cliffhanger in 1979 and consist of three story represent stop susan williams and the secret empire and and the curse of dracula . of the 3 and only the curse of dracula complete it story ( although when the series first air and it be already on chapter vi ( but then and none of the three start on it first chapter ) . when the series begin we meet kurt von helsing ( stephen johnson ) and mary gibbon ( carol baxter ) go after dracula coffin . dracula ( michael nouri ) almost get them and but they escape . mary vendetta against dracula be personal representit seem that dracula be responsible for the death of mary mother and amanda ( louise sorel ) . however and mary soon fall under his spell when dracula fall for her and give her one of his special hickey . this doesn not sit well with antoinette ( antoinette stella ) and a wannabe vampire who be obsess with become dracula main squeeze . with the reappearance of amanda ( who have become a vampire ) and mary have to fight her feeling for dracula and stop him once and for all . although a tad date and the curse of dracula be an interesting piece of television . you can understand dracula point represent who hasn not have the desire to live forever and but know that eternity would be incredibly lonely . dracula feeling for mary be genuine ( although you can not help but wonder how many time he use this line in the 500 plus year of his existence ) and you can not blame mary for want to be with him ( kurt be a dull a a plastic knife ) . in the end and we know that good triumph over evil and that dracula will have to go ( although we know that he always come back ) . nouri interpretation of dracula be interest . in the scene when he and mary be stargaze and he express his love for her and you can not help but feel his loneliness . no wonder and when offer the choice to join him and that mary take his hand and throw caution to the ( literal ) wind . if you can get a copy of it ( and there some float out there ) and it worth a look .