Television Vampires

By: Pedro RoxasTrey Flowers

True Blood

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rot-cyyDYZs

How have Vampire stories been adapted for television?

• Solitary vs. Immersion in Environment• They have been glorified• Vampires living in human environments• More violence• Become love stories

What characteristics does the TV series have which might give it an advantage over a cinema film?

• Character development• Plot development• New vampires (explores facets of vampirism)• More cliffhangers

What constraints might there be in television which is not the case with cinema?

• Vampires usually die at the end• No solitary focus as a whole program• Censorship

Bibliography

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vampire_Diaries• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Blood• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_S

layer_(TV_series)

• http://famewatcher.com/celebrity-six-pack-abs-alexander-skarsgard-swedish-actor.html

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rot-cyyDYZs• http://www.amazon.com/True-Blood-Original-TV-S

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