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Interview with a Vampire TV Series
Nov. 29th, 2022 04:27 pmOver the past week I have been watching the new Interview with a Vampire series, and I must say it is very well done and I liked it, but I didn't love it, and I can't quite figure out why. Some of the great things about it are:
-Really loved that they made the interviewer older, and less afraid to call out Louis on his bullshit, the dynamic between the two of them was great
-they made the subtext text, which was very nice to see
-I liked how they changed the story to make Louis a creole black man, and how his place in society was maybe a factor in his choice in becoming a vampire
Things I didn't like or have mixed feelings on:
-If I remember correctly, Louis was really tormented about killing humans, it was kind of a big deal for him throughout the story. In this adaptation it is brought up, but it is not as big a factor as I would have liked.
-I liked Claudia, and the actress did a great job of when Claudia was getting older, a woman in a child's body, but I feel like Claudia's initial sweetness and naivete was missing a bit. I don't know if this is just because they aged the character up (which was necessary) or because they skimmed over her early years as a vampire very quickly
-I liked Lestat, again the actor did a great job, he really captured that obsessive, over the top manner. Louis and Lestat definitely had chemistry. However, I think he lacked some charm, Lestat's ability to convince people of things was missing somewhat here. (Also, don't hate me here, but I think in the 1990s film Tom Cruise's Lestat did have the charm, but it's been years since I saw that film, and I know a lot of fans don't like that version, so don't some at me with pitchforks)
-I didn't like Armand, I know we didn't see a lot of him yet, so that may change if we get a second season
I don't know if any of this is just me, I am not a big fan of vampire stuff in general so that may be colouring my judgement. Anyways, it will be very interesting to see where they take this series, especially if they decide to go past the first book.
-Really loved that they made the interviewer older, and less afraid to call out Louis on his bullshit, the dynamic between the two of them was great
-they made the subtext text, which was very nice to see
-I liked how they changed the story to make Louis a creole black man, and how his place in society was maybe a factor in his choice in becoming a vampire
Things I didn't like or have mixed feelings on:
-If I remember correctly, Louis was really tormented about killing humans, it was kind of a big deal for him throughout the story. In this adaptation it is brought up, but it is not as big a factor as I would have liked.
-I liked Claudia, and the actress did a great job of when Claudia was getting older, a woman in a child's body, but I feel like Claudia's initial sweetness and naivete was missing a bit. I don't know if this is just because they aged the character up (which was necessary) or because they skimmed over her early years as a vampire very quickly
-I liked Lestat, again the actor did a great job, he really captured that obsessive, over the top manner. Louis and Lestat definitely had chemistry. However, I think he lacked some charm, Lestat's ability to convince people of things was missing somewhat here. (Also, don't hate me here, but I think in the 1990s film Tom Cruise's Lestat did have the charm, but it's been years since I saw that film, and I know a lot of fans don't like that version, so don't some at me with pitchforks)
-I didn't like Armand, I know we didn't see a lot of him yet, so that may change if we get a second season
I don't know if any of this is just me, I am not a big fan of vampire stuff in general so that may be colouring my judgement. Anyways, it will be very interesting to see where they take this series, especially if they decide to go past the first book.
