Original sentence: And it is mentioned in Thomas Pynchon's novel Inherent Vice.Gilmore Girls paid a tribute to the show in a season-five episode in which a character watches Dark Shadows.On the CBS television show The King Of Queens, Spence Olchin (Patton Oswalt) mentions he attends Dark Shadows conventions in several episodes.The series is also referenced in Gina Gionfriddo's 2006 play After Ashley.The show was discussed in several episodes of the NPR radio program This American Life, namely one entitled "Conventions