Discussion: EW: "Is the vampire trend dying?"

boodytay

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It’s almost hard to remember a time when the vampire genre was dead.

It was before Twilight, of course. Before the film version of Stephenie Meyer’s novel was released in 2008 to the sound of millions of squees, vampire movies were considered somewhat risky investments and TV networks rarely ordered shows starring the undead. Since the conclusion of The WB’s Angel in 2004, there was FX’s Blade: The Series (flop) and CBS’ Moonlight (flop). On the big screen, the genre’s popularity varied from films like Van Helsing and I Am Legend (hits) to Queen of the Damned and 30 Days of Night (flops).

Then it happened. KStew. His hair. Sparkles. Abs.

TV networks, in particular, dove right in — HBO’s True Blood, The CW’s The Vampire Diaries and spin-off The Originals, Syfy’s Lost Girl and Being Human.

After six years, however, there are signs the vampire genre is dying.

First came the parodies. Spoofs act as a death rattle for a genre boom. In the 1970s, Blazing Saddles famously knocked the Western into a long coma and Airplane crashed the disaster film genre. Post-Twilight vamps had their own less-inspired feature-length spoof — Vampires Suck in 2010. Two years later, while not sharply drawn as spoofs, there was Dark Shadows and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Both poisonously mixed comedy and vampires (and both disappointed at the box office).

Next came NBC, finally relenting to the trend with a late-feeling effort — this season’s Dracula starring Jonathan Rhys Myers. The show was fairly enjoyable, if uneven. But Dracula became the first major post-Twilight vamp TV show to truly under-perform in the ratings, despite the network’s considerable promotional prowess

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Do you agree? (Twilight its impact

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thisbird

Dead and buried. Tha witchez took ova

Flawfree

There needs to be a really damn good Dracula movie to counter the effect Twilight has had tbh. It's got to be Dracula because he's the most famous and most evil vampire, so only he can rescue the genre. I think they should make a movie series out of the Castlevania videogames and make it really dark and heavy. That will make vampires profitable again.

BionicLotus

R.I.P
you wont be missed.

Gagamon

Yes

It's all about zombies now

Bey_Rihstan

just had to wait about 5 years

Frozen99

Vampire Diaries stays unbothered

getting another season

Vin

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TV networks, in particular, dove right in — HBO’s True Blood

Uh, "True Blood" didn't follow "the trend."
"True Blood" was an aired series before "Twilight" ever happened, son.

...Vin

BionicLotus

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Originally posted by Frozen99

Vampire Diaries stays unbothered

getting another season

its getting really boring tho.
the originals >>

dondiva

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Originally posted by BionicLotus

its getting really boring tho.
the originals >>

They need to bring back this Bonnie back so TVD will come back slaying

She shoulda learn Sacrificial magic as pumpumbadudu = papa tunde on TO to build magic so she can revive Silas without dying instead of Expression magic

I thought Qetsiyah would be a big role to Bonnie as they said but its almost they had no connection psssh

AussieLovatic

There's no vampires on Lost Girl lmfao and 30 days of night flopped? I thought they did decent at the box office.

boodytay

Twilight>>>>>>>..

Javan

It died with twilight (**** franchise btw)

It's time for the witches to rise

KillingYourCareer

Yes, we better bring back the early 00's tan

Minny

it's dead already.

Lexiel

Dying with Tru Blood.

She gave ha life and she's taking it with ha too

Sookie's flower puss, ha power.

Mani.

It isn't dying, it's dead

Scene.

It died in 2011.

Blairbear

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Originally posted by Vin

Uh, "True Blood" didn't follow "the trend."
"True Blood" was an aired series before "Twilight" ever happened, son.

...Vin

Educate ha

Blairbear

Vampires will always be popular tbh, I wouldn't be surprised if there's another Vampire trend in 5-10 years.