VIA CATHY SEIPP, I’ve discovered that Bewitched is out on DVD now. (That’s the original black-and-white — there’s also a colorized version that will no doubt sell well but infuriate purists.)
I leave the argument as to who made a better Darrin — Dick York, or Dick Sargent — for others.
UPDATE: David Gulliver emails:
Dick York owned the role of Darrin! He and Elizabeth Montgomery had a real chemistry, like a real husband and wife. Dick Sargent may have been a better actor and a more likeable fellow, but he never had a spark with his leading lady. It was like watching an actor play a husband instead of watching a husband. Dick York also had an incredible talent for making extreme facial gestures—the sort you would expect of a person witnessing supernatural phenomena. As for the movie… Will Farrell???? What the heck???? They should have begged, pleaded, and shelled out the cash for Jim Carrey. Carrey could have had me believing I was watching Dick York. Farrell will be lucky to pull off Dick Sargent.
Ouch.