tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993713707898645039.post5828236616690641986..comments2023-10-24T05:05:08.021-04:00Comments on VampirePhile: (Part 2) I like Vampires...Soni Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679847989464020758noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993713707898645039.post-55324027393745954232009-07-14T16:46:45.478-04:002009-07-14T16:46:45.478-04:00Back @ Zahir, re: "The vamps of True Blood ar...<b>Back @ Zahir, re: <i>"The vamps of True Blood are a different story".</i><br />So pray tell, what do you like a/o not like about them?</b><br />Actually I do like them. They still appear and can pass as human. They don't kill or mentally rape those upon whom they feed (unlike the vampires of <i>Twilight</i> or <i>Dark Shadows</i>). They can even survive sunlight (for a little bit).<br /><br />This last of course is pure show business. Up until NOSFERATU there had never been any hint that vampires were harmed by sunlight. But that, as they say, is a tale for another time...<br /><br />As far as the rules for vampires (at least in t.v. series or major movies go), those of <i>True Blood</i> or <i>Moonlight</i> are best as far as being one of the undead goes. Second best would probably be <i>Blood Ties</i> and maybe <i>Forever Knight</i> (it seems very "normal" for vampires in the latter to kill their prey).Zahir Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533361554787004824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993713707898645039.post-3913666554895567772009-07-14T16:33:44.541-04:002009-07-14T16:33:44.541-04:00@DemZon, thanks for the compliment! When I began t...@DemZon, thanks for the compliment! When I began thinking on the topic and then composing it, I hadn't expected to have such an opinion - because for years of watching/reading vamp related material, I had never thought to explore what it was that drew me to it. It wasn't 'til that pivotal moment in "True Blood" that I challenged myself with that question "Would I want to be a vamp?"<br /><br />Now if I were to explore it from the other point, as you suggested, I'll have to make myself much more acquainted with the original legends, which unfortunately, I'm not 100% up to date on. <br />But ultimately, I think, with the way it is today, esp. when it comes to vampires - the rules can be bended, molded, added to, re-invented and hell, even broken! <br /><br />I'll have to check out that manga, thanks for mentioning it!<br /><br />Back @ Zahir, re: "The vamps of True Blood are a different story". <br />So pray tell, what do you like a/o not like about them?Soni Vamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10679847989464020758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993713707898645039.post-49772630115656999062009-07-14T16:00:48.364-04:002009-07-14T16:00:48.364-04:0030 Days of Night vampires (the film, not the comic...<i>30 Days of Night</i> vampires (the film, not the comic books) burn up in the sun. They have claws and jet-black eyes as well as teeth like sharks. They cannot pass as human and evidently speak their own language--which has an eerie beauty to it (reminded me a little of Klingon). One bite was enough to "turn" someone so they kill/burn/destroy their prey.<br /><br />This kind of undeath would not appeal to me at all. On the other hand, the vampires of <i>True Blood</i> are a different story.Zahir Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533361554787004824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993713707898645039.post-9269159162505702012009-07-14T15:45:12.141-04:002009-07-14T15:45:12.141-04:00Thank you for your comments readers. Much apprecia...Thank you for your comments readers. Much appreciated!<br /><br />@ Zahir, I don't doubt the seductress is any less appealing. But, as I pointed out, my thoughts while writing this commentary was from a female perspect. - thus emphasis on how I'm affected by some male vampires.<br /><br />However, although I did say I "wouldn't want to be one"... upon reflection, if I had to, I would prob. like to be most like "Vampirella" (always thought her sexy - maybe it's the costume LOL!)<br /><br />But ultimately, as you said, it would depend on the "rules" that applied. <br /><br />I'm in pro-gress (slow as it may be) of writing a vamp genre short story. Maybe I'll try being inventive and create some "new" rules (but Hell No, no "twinkling" in the Sun, a la Twilight!)<br /><br />I have yet to see "30 days", so what was/is it about those vamps why you won't want to be one?Soni Vamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10679847989464020758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993713707898645039.post-35853361020970366402009-07-14T00:40:31.289-04:002009-07-14T00:40:31.289-04:00Interesting point of view; and definitely one of t...Interesting point of view; and definitely one of the more well thought out versions I've seen. I do have to agree with Zahir that females are just equally seductive if the role is carried correctly. Now as this is a "what if..." post I would offer that you could start from another point; what if it was just the original legends and not those embellished versions that have come to exist? Able to go out in the day, just feeling like one had a bad hangover; not needing just blood to survive, but wanting it with such a passion that the hunt becomes a life to itself; no immortality; but definitely looking better for longer than one should. <br />Personally though I like the version in a manga that I heard about that I need to start ordering some time here. It's called <i>Vampire Wing</i> and the rules are as follows; vampires are normal people with a genetic anomaly that grants seemingly superhuman powers upon the ingestion of human blood, they become semi-immortal after the first time, and they work for the military in trade for being kept out of the public eye. <br />I will have to watch this a little closer, see if you have more interesting ideas to think about.Demzonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993713707898645039.post-52442835584929463522009-07-12T01:59:36.997-04:002009-07-12T01:59:36.997-04:00Methinks I see your point, but the archetype of th...Methinks I see your point, but the archetype of the <b>Seductress</b> is no less appealing. Consider the sultry power of Angelique on <i>Dark Shadows</i>, the allure of Darla or even Drusilla on <i>Buffy</i>, the sheer attractiveness of Jessica on <i>True Blood</i> or the exotic beauty of either Janette or Urs on <i>Forever Knight</i>...<br /><br />As to being a vampire, it nearly totally depends upon the "rules" involved. According to folklore, vampires don't burn in the sun. Nor do they kill with one bite. I'd hate to be a vampire a la <i>30 Days of Night</i> or <i>Twilight</i> but I'm hard-pressed even to see many disadvantages to being on in <i>Moonlight</i>.Zahir Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533361554787004824noreply@blogger.com