Vampire crap

[Kegg]

I'm sorry, I meant three women wanted Stoker. But yeah.

I'll say, that's a flattering dream.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

How about a vampire space opera?

See the film "Life Force." Sorta.

The Wraith in Stargate: Atlantis would probably fit the bill too.

The Borg are the ultimate sci fi take on the vampire concept.

And I'm waiting impatiently for a Dark Shadows revival on TV.

 

[SeerSGB]

See the film "Life Force." Sorta.

The Wraith in Stargate: Atlantis would probably fit the bill too.

The Borg are the ultimate sci fi take on the vampire concept.

And I'm waiting impatiently for a Dark Shadows revival on TV.

Not so much, at least to me; I consider the Borg more Space-Zombies.

 

[Anwar]

But being "bitten" by a Borg makes you a Borg as well. That's vampiric.

 

[SeerSGB]

But being "bitten" by a Borg makes you a Borg as well. That's vampiric.

Works the same way with Zombies too. Then again you have to draw a distinction between pre-First Contact Borg (more Zombie like) and Post First Contact Borg (Zombie or vampire, could be either)

 

[Broccoli]

Yeah...the Borg are more zombie.

Borg Queen...total vampire (surrounded by zombies).

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Well then what's the difference between a vampire and a zombie?

This is obviously an issue of paramount importance.

 

[Broccoli]

In very broad general terms:

A Zombie tends to be a mindless creature wandering about fairly aimlessly with the occasional hunger for brains or human flesh (depending on the story).

A Vampire tends to have a personality and acts with purpose with the aim of seducing others to feast on.

 

[Trippy]

I get the Twilight craze for the tweens, teens and adults (Yes, I've read them). Just because we can draw not-so-healthy relationship styles with it, doesn't mean the kids look to it as a rule book, or a guide to their relationships! That's like saying the video games the boys play creates violent killers

So, I get it. Is Meyer a good writer? No, but neither were the Harliquin romances I read as a tween, or the Danielle Steele books I read. It's just trashy fun!

I would argue that the Sookie Stackhouse books are trashy fun too. Harris isn't exactly Hemingway.

That said, I LOVE True Blood (Vampire Porn!) Ball took Harris's world and went to town with it! I also look foward to the new film Daybreakers

 

[Bob The Skutter]

I get the Twilight craze for the tweens, teens and adults (Yes, I've read them). Just because we can draw not-so-healthy relationship styles with it, doesn't mean the kids look to it as a rule book, or a guide to their relationships! That's like saying the video games the boys play creates violent killers

So, I get it. Is Meyer a good writer? No, but neither were the Harliquin romances I read as a tween, or the Danielle Steele books I read. It's just trashy fun!

I would argue that the Sookie Stackhouse books are trashy fun too. Harris isn't exactly Hemingway.

That said, I LOVE True Blood (Vampire Porn!) Ball took Harris's world and went to town with it! I also look foward to the new film Daybreakers

I'd say don't expect too much from Daybreakers, that way you shouldn't be too disappointed, and might actually like it.

 

[Greg Cox]

And I'm waiting impatiently for a Dark Shadows revival on TV.

It's morely likely we'll get the Tim Burton movie version first.

 

[Nerroth]

How about a vampire space opera?

See the film "Life Force." Sorta.

The Wraith in Stargate: Atlantis would probably fit the bill too.

One thing about the Wraith which keeps them distinct is how hard it is for them to go undercover among human societies - even for the likes of Michael's hybrids (which didn't need to feed on humans, anyway).

Plus, while they are not above things like runners and the odd brainwashed/Wraith-worshipping agent or few, they don't seem to have a large-scale network of human agents/thralls to act on their behalf...

...but then, prior to the emergence of the Tau'ri in Pegasus, they didn't need one. Wraith live in their own Hives, not bothering to interact with humans for the most part except during the cull (or when trying to chase down Traveller ships, brush off any Genii cells which prove too much of a nuisance, or wipe out Sateda-like societies) so the kind of impetus that a Terran vampire might have would not be present.

Regarding the Tau'ri, they seem far less interested in infiltrating them (via thralls, at least) than in using more direct forms of assault.


But then, the hiding-in-plain-sight trick has been played by the Goa'uld, and more commonly by the Tok'ra, so perhaps it was deemed redundant to try and have individual Wraith try to follow suit on-screen.


(I do reckon that a smart Hive would try to set up as wide a network of Thralls as they could, in order to keep track of what the Tau'ri, rival Hives, or other human or alien threats to them. So long as they can find would-be Thralls who aren't stupid enough to be too obvious about their allegiances, that is...)

 

[The Comedian]

AFAIK... She does not enjoy reading minds. It takes great effort to avoid doing it. And she wants to be close to family.

So she works in a bar full of people ?

(Disclaimer: I don't watch this show, I'm just curious.)

Sookie isn't exactly what you would call ambitious. She was perfectly happy living with her grandma and seemed pretty content where she was.

As for being a waitress, she enjoys it and had more or less learned to shut down her telepathy at work (though it does takes a bit out of her). She likes her co-workers, though, and basically puts up with the telepathic aggravation because by and large she likes where she is.

One reason she was infatuated right off with Bill was because she can't read his mind, which to her was a very appealing thing.

Check the show out. It's a lot of fun.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Daybreakers was really cool. I liked it a lot. Can't wait for the Blu-Ray. It's certainly the only vampire flick I'd consider seeing twice, or even once. At least its vampires were scary.

 

[I am not Spock]

Since the days of Buffy the Vampire Slayer I've been the outsider scratching my head at all this populist vampire nonsense

Buffy and Angel were entertaining in spite of the vampire angle, not because of it, IMO.

Which isn't to say that the vampire content was a weakness; it simply wasn't the primary draw. Strong characters and fun stories will shine through in any setting.

Agree with you. I don't even like vampire stories that much, but I like those particular shows because they had strong characters and were well done. Twilight and its ilk is a pale imitation. Haven't seen True Blood though. Hear its pretty good.

 

[Aragorn]

John Carpenter tried to shake up all the vampire romanticism:

Well first of all, they're not romantic. Its not like they're a bunch of fuckin' fags hoppin' around in rented formal wear and seducing everybody in sight with cheesy Euro-trash accents, all right? Forget whatever you've seen in the movies: they don't turn into bats, crosses don't work. Garlic? You wanna try garlic? You could stand there with garlic around your neck and one of these buggers will bend you fucking over and take a walk up your strada-chocolata WHILE he's suckin' the blood outta your neck, all right? And they don't sleep in coffins lined in taffata. You wanna kill one, you drive a wooden stake right through his fuckin' heart. Sunlight turns 'em into crispy critters.

It didn't take.

 

[Hermiod]

Sookie isn't exactly what you would call ambitious. She was perfectly happy living with her grandma and seemed pretty content where she was.

As for being a waitress, she enjoys it and had more or less learned to shut down her telepathy at work (though it does takes a bit out of her). She likes her co-workers, though, and basically puts up with the telepathic aggravation because by and large she likes where she is.

One reason she was infatuated right off with Bill was because she can't read his mind, which to her was a very appealing thing.

Check the show out. It's a lot of fun.

Thanks for the clarification, but I'm not taking on any new shows.