Now, in one chilling volume, here are the first three classic novels of The Vampire Chronicles. However, by the end of the first episode, I dropped my expectations and realized that the storytellers decided to tell their own story in their own way and it was actually a very compelling, very mature, and very effective way to tell the story. 45 min Sep 15, 2020 - Explore Giulia Bianchi's board "The vampire chronicles", followed by 412 people on Pinterest. TV-14 Zenobia (The Vampire Chronicles) Zero Kiryuu (Vampire Knight) Zillah ; Zoe Takano (Women of the Otherworld) Zoey Redbird (House of Night series) Film and television. Overall a decent show. One I wouldn't mind at all seeing remade. Things were beginning to get a little muddled in the third season and became outright crazy in the fourth, but the first two seasons are so good that I raced through them in just a couple days. My one and only complaint is that I wish the writers would have made the characters slightly more obscure. [6], Anne Rice mentioned on her Facebook account on August 28, 2011 that Bianca is "still around".[7]. 45 min Jack Davenport, This is one of the best of the genre, which is why it has so many rabid fans. A Texas Ranger is in hot pursuit of the infamous Gecko brothers and their hostages. Comedy, Horror. | However, they have enough episodes including the vampire trope (or a main character that is a vampire) to have been included on the list, although ranked lower for this than on the quality of the show alone.Also, please note that this list is not exhaustive. TV-14 Orange Marmalade Stars: Salem's Lot (while both versions are worthy, they were too short to be considered a series).Updated: 3/15/20, TV-MA It is derivative and yet original as so much of the series is. The following is a list of characters from Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles, which began with the 1976 novel Interview with the Vampire. Kelly Overton, Not the most brilliantly acted or written of the vampire shows I've seen (although I loved every scene with Luke Mably and/or Rhona Mitra), but it is one with a serious tone and interesting dilemmas, which make it a pretty good show overall, and with so many different supernatural story lines (there are much more than vampires here) it makes for an interesting collage of characters. Angel is a compelling character and is often presented as a sort of Batman superhero type of character (even occasionally overtly referencing these qualities in script), and while again I am not such a fan of the more episodic style of television shows, nor the detective type of shows, this was one that I enjoyed because of the excellent writing and because David Boreanaz does such a great job as Angel. There is not much fault that we can find in this adaptation, actually. Stars: David Boreanaz, Also note, some shows have vampires in them, although vampires may not be central to the overall story of the show (Supernatural is a good example of this). Another show where the vampire elements are minor to the overall storyline, the main character here is a medium who can interact with the dead in a town full of human and non-human misfits. Drama, Fantasy, Horror. TV-PG D is a dhampir — half-human, half-vampire — and a superior fighter. This show had me laughing harder than I have in a very long time. Jeong-hun Yeon, Rice said in a 2008 interview that her vampires were a "metaphor for lost souls". Based on the book of the same name by Joe Hill, this series has a strong story behind. Furthermore, if their hair or nails are cut, these things will grow back during their sleep, to the state they were in when the vampire died. Katsuyuki Konishi, She is offered help by the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, but he's a vampire and witches should never trust vampires. With "A Discovery of Witches" this year, we got a faithful adaptation. The first season is hit or miss, but the quality of the episodes increase greatly as the show continues. We are entering a golden age of television where better production and acting are making for some really interesting serial dramas and supernatural shows have a niche now. The characters and writing are frequently more on the nose than I typically like, but after a while of watching it, I began to really enjoy their ongoing banter. Geraint Wyn Davies, | This is another mashup series. Fumiko Orikasa, Eva Green, Easily one of the best of the genre. The Series went a bit off the rails after Season 3. Stars: Stars: Easily one of the darkest shows on the list, Penny Dreadful gets top marks for atmosphere, effects, acting, and writing. 60 min While Herman Munster was the main character of the Munsters and was not a vampire, Grandpa, Lily, and Eddie all had vampire traits and were meant to be vampires. Another show sadly canceled too early, but definitely one of the best of the genre. I would definitely watch this if there were any more seasons, but they could very easily end it with just this one season. Stars: Stars: High quality Vampire Chronicles gifts and merchandise. When I happened upon a random episode of Moonlight while it was on television, I did not really care for it. Cotrona, When a botched U.S. government experiment turns a group of death row inmates into highly infectious vampires, an orphan girl might be the only person able to stop the ensuing crisis. It could have been a long running fantastic series, but due to some mediocre ratings and the death of its star in a motorcycle accident, it was canceled before it was really given a chance. I have to acknowledge that I am not really a fan of episodic television, preferring serial dramas that have continuing plot lines and story arcs, so some shows rate more highly than others because of this. Not Rated Richard Armitage, Allan Hyde. The first season has been enjoyable if not quite up to the level of the other two shows, but it is more interested in focusing on the prep school of the supernaturals and how they learn to live in the world and so it is a bit different than the other shows as well. Nicolaj Kopernikus, This one has Gothic atmosphere and a pretty smart script to keep it going. Some seasons are better than others. | Dance in the Vampire Bund With Ben Cross in the lead, this revision of the classic show could have been a spectacular re-ignition of the series if it had not been doomed by interruptions during the Gulf War. | TV-14 Yvonne De Carlo, Drama, Mystery, Heartless follows Sofie and Sebastian - two siblings with a deep dark and fatal secret. Drama, Fantasy, Horror. Unlike with the Strain, (a similar story of an impending vampire apocalypse) here we have a story that creates so many dynamic and well developed and human characters, that you cannot help but be drawn in. Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Michael Colefield is unwillingly thrust into the nightmarish world of vampires when he discovers a secret government organisation operating undercover within the police when his friend Jack... See full summary », Stars: Actually, the entire cast is fantastic. The first, 1994’s Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles starred Brad Pitt as Louis and Tom Cruise as Lestat, alongside Antonio Banderas, Christian Slater, and Kirsten Dunst. All the same, the show had pretty good writing, interesting plots wherein the main character Nick Knight deals with both his past and his present as every episode has the character flashing back to memories of his extensive history (800 years) and paralleling that storyline in the current cop mystery. The art and concept for this are fantastic. Sam Huntington, It was really just beginning to hit its stride when it was canceled too early (again). Stars: David Bradley, It is sort of a spy show, the "Alias" of vampire shows, if you will, and that is an unusual and fascinating take on things. Action, Adventure, Drama. TV-MA It has a fascinating and compelling story that is reminiscent in its intricacies of plot and character arcs of Kindred: The Embraced. Demons Susannah Harker, It seems that fans of the films stayed away because of Wesley Snipes not being in the lead performance, but that is really too bad. Despite the low IMDB rating this one is one of the most original and best stories on this list. When it comes to book adaptations to screen, you tend to get one of two possibilities, a faithful adaptation, or something that carves out a completely different path. A mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism ravages the city of New York. 22 min This is perhaps unfair to its ordering on this list, so keep that in mind and take its placement here as conditional because of this.Shows reviewed that did not make the cut: A powerful and ancient vampire introduced in, An ancient Roman woman, previously named Lydia, whom. Add to that several seasons of engrossing plots and even its more outrageous campy moments are still some of the best vampire entertainment around. This is a weak spot in the story as it feels a bit like filler to make the plot last the length of the series, but overall a good addition to this list. The Tale of the Body Thief book. Ian Somerhalder, Trope Codifier for the modern day interpretation of Vampires Are Sex Gods. It has less humor than the original, but with the same premise it is worthy of the list. Like most anime, it has moments that don't ring true, but there is a lot to like about the story. TV-14 | Stacy Haiduk, V Wars 60 min 45 min Reeve Carney. Stars: Tôru Ohkawa, Please don't call it a "Twilight" rip-off. Jim Fyfe, Crime, Drama, Horror. There are also some great moments in the writing where the nature of good vs. evil and what choices define us are examined. Stars: | There is no denying it, Buffy is one of the best and most successful TV shows and certainly one of the best vampire shows. Devils Line 60 min What I found really great about this show is how it does not just include Blade's story, but really has some compelling vampires in the story too. TV-PG | The first season ended strong and on a solid cliffhanger, if they can keep this strength of character up for the next season it may rival Penny Dreadful for the top spot. TV-MA TV-PG Valarie Pettiford. The writing duo of Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffatt (the powerhouse behind some of the best of new Doctor Who and Sherlock) turning to one the greatest vampire novel of all time? Only one has vampires (so far). Drama, Fantasy, Horror. Stars: 43 min In 1897 Transylvania, the blood-drinking Count draws his plans against Victorian London. Tania Raymonde, Could have been better, but not bad. Vampires are very attractive, and even beautiful, as the transformation of becoming a vampire perfects and refines th… Alas another one cancelled too soon, but definitely recommended. 270 min | Stars: | Stars: I was a big fan of the book so when the series began with a large amount of exposition and voice over explanation of things that were never revealed in the book until a much later point, I was worried. Lestat's fifth vampire. Misha Collins. | Kat Graham. The Witching Hour is my favorite book. Stars: I sat and watched the entire first series in one night because I just couldn't get enough. It deals with weighty themes. | Stars: Perhaps a bit derivative at times, (it share similarity in both style and overall plot to Tim Burton's Legend of Sleepy Hollow), it is still very good fun. This is a reality show parody. Bryce Johnson, | Gotta give it props for being groundbreaking in a lot of ways and ahead of its time, since this was the first detective vampire series, a formula that has since been repeated with moderate success. Vampirism 7. As a follow up story to The Vampire Diaries and The Originals, but not as strong as the previous shows, it has only a few main characters from its predecessor shows, and some random cameos from others. 55 min Gina Holden. Eri Kitamura, A werewolf, a vampire and a ghost try to live together and get along. Episodes: 12; Aired: April 2010 – June 2010; It's 1860, and Chizuru Yukimura's father – a doctor – leaves her daughter and heads to Kyoto, promising to keep in touch with Chizuru via letters. It loses some of its momentum and mystery in the second part as well as its great pacing, and sometimes the ongoing battle doesn't seem to gain any ground and feels like it is dragging on, but overall, it does a great job of showing the growth and transformation of its characters. The first season takes the story about to the mid-point of the first book. Vampyre Physiology/Mimicry 8. The third act is rushed, with character actions that are not justified, and ends with an idiotic plot twist that undermines the whole storyline and leaves a bitter garlic taste in the mouth. In this drama, the relationships take the focus and it is very hard not to like Alex O'Laughlin's character (Mick St. John) and care about his growing relationship. The first vampire, made by a fusion with the spirit Amel six thousand years ago, or in 4000 B.C. Zerochan has 13 Lestat De Lioncourt anime images, Android/iPhone wallpapers, fanart, and many more in its gallery. The writing is smart, the characters are developing and growing (and Damon is just pure enjoyment) and it has its own cinematic style. Stars: Sticky Fingaz, Yuki Cross, along with her best friend Zero, attempts to keep the peace between humans and vampires at Cross Academy, but personal issues soon threaten the situation. Nikolay Gogol, a young Third Section clerk, is desperate: his own books seem shallow and mediocre, so he keeps buying entire print runs just to burn them all. His fledglings include Alessandra—the old vampire that Lestat has met during his descent to the catacombs beneath Les Innocents cemetery in Paris, Benedict—a monk turned vampire from whom Magnus stole the Dark Gift, Eleni and Eugénie de Landen—made in the early Middle Ages, as well as Everard de Landen, also made in the Middle Ages. Sebastian Jessen, The story was retold in a video series in 2006 called Hellsing Ultimate, which is also supposed to be really excellent. The season takes some unexpected and interesting turns, and unlike most of the shows on this list (except perhaps True Blood and Being Human), I went through this series in one day, it was that compelling. | TV-14 Jonathan Frid, Lady Gaga, | | Taisiya Vilkova, Sinéad Keenan. He roams a desolate future-Earth hunting and protecting others from vampires. Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "In Search of the Man Within the Monster", "Anne Rice: interview with the vampire writer", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_The_Vampire_Chronicles_characters&oldid=1001462936, Articles needing additional references from April 2015, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Wataru Takagi. Episode two is interesting and entertaining, if a bit too light in tone. A very good show overall. The film was a solid hit, earning $223 million off a $60 million budget, but neither Cruise nor Pitt opted for a sequel. Every new rendition of Dracula can be judged on both its own story and its faithfulness or differences from the Stoker original. Also, it wins over Buffy because it did not have Sarah Michelle Gellar. There is an over arcing plot line that runs through the series as well, but this is more of a story of the week detective series similar to its predecessor series Vampire Prosecutor. There won't be a season two which is disappointing because it had all the makings of a very good show. He is the protector of Fareed, the doctor turned vampire. Shannyn Sossamon. Vrykolakas Overall, a very engrossing story though and worth watching. In the 2006 musical, Lestat, Gabrielle was portrayed by Carolee Carmello who was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for her role. It presented a strong character whose story has endured and set him amidst many strange and supernatural circumstances during the course of the show. Creatures of unspeakable horror lurk beneath this town as a teenage girl is suddenly torn between two vampire brothers. Don't believe it. Another vampire as law enforcement/detective series, this one is more episodic, but does have a subtle seasonal and character driven arc. TV-MA Vicki Nelson, a former homicide detective turned private investigator, and Henry Fitzroy, a 470-year-old vampire, form a unique team solving cases and dealing with the supernatural world. 44 min This one definitely carved out a niche for itself in that the first season was one well constructed storyline and by the end the story felt pretty complete. There was lots to like in this Turkish vampire Netflix original series, but some character motivations did not entirely work for me and I realized the ending twist far before it was revealed.This did have an original element by including the gangs in Istanbul as targets and/or allies of the vampires. He tries to solve various cases while also trying to uncover the mystery surrounding himself. Now he uses his new supernatural powers to solve crime. Amel was a powerful spirit first mentioned in the novel The Vampire Lestat. | It has some very creepy moments and tells the story of the taking over of a small village and all the many people of it. We never got the full treatment we were hoping for and it felt rushed, likely this was because the show was cancelled too soon, but overall, no other shows come close to the quality treatment of the genre as this one does. 60 min Also, I find a lot of the show to be overwhelmed with dialogue and drama in ways that make it almost soap opera like. Drama, Fantasy, Horror. Her adoptive family and friends help her track down their source and uncover her past. Joo-Young Kim. Too many of them are easily recognizable in their own stories, and that era is ripe with terrific material to draw from. One of the earliest frontrunners for vampires on television, The Munsters is a very funny show even for today and so it endures. Stars: The second half of the 1st season amps up the action (as does the film) and also amps up the story taking it into new and unexpected directions. The second season is stronger in story than the first, but drags a bit in the middle and perhaps focuses too much on supporting or minor characters and not enough on the main trio. As a fan of the Blade movies, I was really skeptical of this show, but I was pleasantly surprised. | Drama, Fantasy, Horror. Votes: 13,233 300 min Kudlak Mimicry/Physiology 4. A British taskforce, lead by the daughter of the vampire hunter Prof. Van Helsing, battles the supernatural with the aid of two vampires. The moral dilemma of the village as things escalate make for a fantastic story. Kaylee Bryant. It is mostly episodic, although there is an engrossing long narrative that is interesting as well, the focus here is on demon hunters and the battle between heaven and hell, but vampires and other creatures find their way into the story frequently enough for the show to be considered as relevant to those interested in watching vampire TV. Yes, it is sort of a teen drama, but that takes a back seat to the continually engrossing and intricate plots. Enjoyable, but lost some of its momentum by the end. Trinity Blood See more ideas about the vampire chronicles, interview with the vampire, anne rice vampire chronicles. Thereafter known as the Mother, or the Sacred Fount, or the Queen. Disclaimer: Lestat de Lioncourt, Louis de Pointe du Lac, Armand, Nicolas de L'Enfant, Daniel Molloy and the title The Vampire Chronicles are the sole creation and property of Anne Rice and her publishers; no profit has been made from this writing. Drama, Fantasy, Romance. The Vampire Chronicles has had a tortured journey to the screen worthy of its protagonist, Lestat: Paramount TV and Anonymous Content acquired the rights to The Vampire Chronicles … Hakuouki (Hakuoki ~Demon of the Fleeting Blossom~) Buy now. I love an anti-hero (a villain) that you still want to root for, and this has one of the best of them in the character of Klaus. Mortal son of Akasha. The dialogue and relationships are all frequently subtle too, which just adds to its appeal. It continues to improve as it endures, with season 2 better than season 1 in many ways and season 3 even better. The writers have really created a very dynamic cityscape of characters and stories, and have shown so much of it through the almost Shakespearean unfolding drama of the Original family and their constant power struggles, bickering, and damaged souls. | It may be the most underrated show on this list. Kevin Durand, Birkan Sokullu, In a word - disappointing. | TV series based on the novels by Anne Rice. VAMPIRE ELEMENTS ONLY - Supernatural is a terrific and engrossing show with intricate plots and two great main characters with elaborate and interesting histories. Evgeniy Stychkin, Also, the lessons learned by the character continue to propel him forward on his quest for humanity and that leads to some quality human drama. I had high hopes for this. Lenora Crichlow, A show that was at times great and at other times just ok, and like many shows before it, was canceled too early to give us a chance to really appreciate where the relationships and stories could have gone. Hope Mikaelson, a tribrid daughter of a Vampire/Werewolf hybrid, makes her way in the world. Carmilla | TV-14 | Soon there should be even more great vampire shows on the horizon. Stars: Eleni is the female fledgling who informed Lestat of their progress in the new Theatre Coven led by Armand in The Queen of the Damned. Stars: Patrick Bauchau, | TV-MA Victoria Winters comes to Collinwood, an isolated mansion in Maine, to work as a governess, but soon finds herself drawn into a strange world of vampires, ghosts and curses. Josh Hartnett, The show itself only lasted 39 performances. Easily still one of the best. Anna Paquin, Joanna Going. Anne Rice has said this is the last of the Vampire Chronicles, I'm not sure if this is the last of the Mayfair Witches, but this review is written under the belief that Blood Canticle is the end of both. The Passage, on the other hand, has gone in a completely different direction. Apr 16, 2016 - Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. | Timothy Dalton, Claes Bang makes a very scary Dracula and like Moffatt's best villains, the audience gets caught up in the pure evil he exudes. The acting and writing is all really good and the story is just fantastic. Nina Dobrev, Theo James. There are quiet moments of horror that build and sneak up on you. TV-MA Al Lewis, It deals with weighty themes. Jonathan Hyde. Drama, Fantasy, Mystery. The story will begin in Istanbul in the 1800s and stretch daily. 48 min "American Horror Story: Hotel" is by far one of the best seasons of the series, and is one of the best vampire series. The Vampire Chronicles has over a dozen titles within the series. The story and characters kept me interested more than most other vampire anime and the plot turned out to be fairly intricate, so definitely one worth watching. Preacher 60 min As I reached the end of the chronicles and the time came to read Blood Canticle I didn't want to. There are a few shows that I know of that could have been included - Vampire Detective and Scholar Who Walks the Night for example - but as they were unavailable for review at the time of this posting, they have not yet been included.I assure you that not a single show has made it onto this list without me watching it and reviewing it personally, and while I know this is not a completely exhaustive list, it IS a pretty thorough one. See more ideas about The vampire chronicles, Vampire, Interview with the vampire. Natasia Demetriou, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Tied together by the three main characters' intersecting stories, I found myself liking this one, even though it wasn't very original, because the characters were all so enjoyable and had a great dynamic together. Most of the season I found myself irritated with the majority of the characters or otherwise not particularly caring about them or for them one way or another, which is really too bad because this could easily be the Walking Dead of vampire shows, but it never quite got there. This series is more akin to Harry Potter than its predecessors. | 60 min Read 1 460 reviews from the world's largest community fo… That being said, here are the best of the genre so far. Frank Grillo, Action, Drama, Fantasy. In my book, that makes this one a winner. The characters started drifting into unbelievable scenarios and lost their strengths. Give this one a go, you won't be disappointed. Charlie Manx, a seductive immortal who feeds off the souls of children, has his whole world threatened when a young woman in New England discovers she has a dangerous gift. Crystal Fantasy Vampire While Team Rocket Elites Brett and Ashley are on vacation in the Dragira region, a new grunt steps up to the plate along with Rocket members Black and Twilight. Apr 4, 2017 - My favorite book series full of interesting vampires and dark fantasy tales. Steven Brand. Comedy, Drama, Fantasy. Much darker than Buffy and without so much of the annoying Scooby-Doo type storylines, this show, which lasted 5 seasons, was in some ways a much better show than its predecessor. This includes The Vampire Chronicles and The Mayfair Witches, which is currently under the control of Warner Bros. 1. | The first season was overall pretty terrific and if you are unfamiliar with the original film, be prepared for a really fun ride. Kayvan Novak, Charlie Sanders. Well worth watching. He was the essence of vampirism, being the source of their powers as well as their bloodlust, residing in the Sacred Core.Fusing with Akasha, then consumed by Mekare, then Lestat.Later having a body created for him, and separating from Lestat and all Vampires becoming a Replimoid once again.

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