True Blood and The Vampire Diaries: two actually decent vampire TV Shows, page 1

With the big vampire thread here on ATS, I thought I'd mention 2 actually decent vampire TV shows, The Vampire Diaries and True Blood.

Here's an overview of both:

True Blood: Vampires have found a blood substitute and now are out in the open, interacting with humans. A human, Sookie Stackhouse, falls for a vampire Bill, and drama/blood ensues. It's very much an adult show and pretty gory. Not for the faint of heart.

The Vampire Diaries: Probably my favorite show. The name would suggest this show to be a sappy teenager show, but that could not be farther from the truth. If anything, it's like a more fun, watered down & less gory version of True Blood. The show focuses on Elena Gilbert, who falls for a vampire, Stefan Salvatore. However, in the town of Mystic Falls, there is a long history of vampires and things are far from perfect. The writers have really done an excellent job and each episode leaves you wanting more. But probably a lot of what makes the show interesting is Ian Somerhalder as the flirty, dark, and reckless Damon Salvatore. You sort of hate him at first, but in the second season, he's become a very big part of the show.

So, if any of you watch or decide to watch these shows, let me know what you think.

reply to post by mossme89

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Don't watch Vampire Diaries but I watch True Blood.

Have to say I like it. Does them more justice for vampires than Twilight. Enough of the emo vampires!!

reply to post by SlovenlyGhost

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I know, right? Enough of the sparkly vampires! Though you should try The Vampire Diaries. The writers really do a good job of building and keeping suspense, while not keeping the viewer waiting too long, as well as the general storyline/storytelling.

reply to post by Tayesin

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Guess things are so terrible and boring in the world today it's sometimes good to have an escape. Some fantasy world you can go to. Not really sure. Just don't like the people who wanna escape to Twilight land. BAH

reply to post by Tayesin

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It's not much different than the Sci-Fi shows of the past, only now it's just fantasy.

reply to post by seedofchucky

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Yeah, it's not Twilight, not even close.

reply to post by edward777

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If you look back though, you'll see romanticized vampires decades ago. The success of Twilight is pretty much what set the stage for their comeback into the mainstream.

With both of the shows mentioned though...there are some real bad vampires too... In fact, the "good guy" vamps seem to be in the minority for the most part (in these shows).....And, even for "good" guys, they seem to do a lot of killing....

I can't wait until this mindless fascination pushed by Media finally dies a natural death. But it won't be replaced with anything mentally stimulating.. just more Brain Rot Food on the Idiot Box for kids and Teens to get hyped up over for no real reason.

Well, that's one way to look at it. On True Blood though, the added angle is that the Vampires are "out". So, there's the added social issues of discrimination, legal definitions, old and new world clashing, etc.

Don't bring your fairy sparkling metro sexual vampires around here



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No, no sparkly vampires here... These vamps will rip your head off and treat your neck like a sippy straw....

True Blood and The Vampire Diaries are the most popular and famous series. In fact I have seen millions of viewers watch these series online. They just enjoy the plot and cast.

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reply to post by Tayesin

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Why this fascination with non-reality has become so important with the youth of today

Like we want to watch some stupid "reality" show that has scripts atleast we know this show is fake.

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