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Post by nat on Oct 1, 2009 20:17:57 GMT -5
lool that, he is!
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bennyman1
Mere Mortal
Maybe I'll take Ben with me as my cabana boy!
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Post by bennyman1 on Oct 2, 2009 4:14:53 GMT -5
How AWESOME is that show? I did a 'mini-marathon' of episodes 1-3.
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Post by Raven on Oct 2, 2009 11:39:46 GMT -5
Damon was reading TWUNTLIGHT in this week's episode! HA HA HAAAA!
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Post by kiraglade on Oct 2, 2009 21:14:30 GMT -5
And he bagged it LOL LOL LOL "like normal vampires i burn in the sun light"
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Post by slayercat on Oct 4, 2009 0:29:14 GMT -5
Big thumbs down for me. I watched the pilot and 5 minutes of episode two and decided I have more productive ways to spend my time. I want Moonlight back!!
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Post by deathlynx on Oct 4, 2009 17:10:24 GMT -5
Well, see, that's the thing...they've tried to do more adult oriented vampire dramas time and again, and yet none really ever last more than a season or two...There's Angel, but that was designed to be more of an action series than a drama... Besides, this is CW...they've found their market audience in the teen and YA market so they're going to milk that nitch for all it's worth!
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Post by Raven on Oct 8, 2009 11:25:34 GMT -5
I think you've nailed it, DL. They've found their audience. I've seen sales of the books go up, so I think they'll find success with this, even if it is veering quite a bit from the original book series.
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Post by patchymama on Oct 11, 2009 2:00:41 GMT -5
I finally watched the first 4 or 5 episodes, it is ok. Nothing I love but if I am bored..... I admit part of the reason I classify it with OK is because both Stefan and Damon are seriously Hot. I feel dirty thinking that... need to see how old they are LOL
So the books are worth reading? I don't mind YA .... in fact I love the morganville vamps and Kelley Armstrong's YA series.
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Post by auriellis on Oct 11, 2009 5:17:36 GMT -5
The books were ok. I prefer some of LJ Smith's other material but they do tell a good story, if not very well written.
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Post by Raven on Oct 14, 2009 17:24:59 GMT -5
Tiffany, I read the series when it was originally released in the 90's and LOVED it. But back then, there was no Twilight and no Sookie. I was a weirdo for liking vampires. I have re-read the series about a dozen times since then as well as its sister series, The Secret Circle. My sister and I love them both. But it could be a fondness from our youth that we're reliving when we re-read. They're teen series. And being that they're written in the 90's, nobody has cell phone or internet, and fashion and lingo is a bit out of date. So keep that in mind.
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Post by nat on Oct 15, 2009 22:09:29 GMT -5
Seriously hate how evil they're making my little Damon. He's not evil, he's just supposed to ve misunderstood. Lol...
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Post by Raven on Oct 17, 2009 13:46:25 GMT -5
^I know. They've ruined Damon. I don't care for the casting choice, but the writing it making it worse. Elena SUCKS. They nailed Stefan, but the rest of the main characters are ridiculous.
Although I gotta say, I liked when Damon and Vicky were dancing around the house. The was cute. Not at all like the Damon of the books who was always brooding, but it was funny.
*HATED* the past scene. All wrong. NO, NO, NO! They're from ITALY! Hel-LO! I wonder if this seriously pisses off L.J. Smith. I mean, they slaughtered her work. But, whatever. Katherine/Elena= ruined. Damon= ruined. Bonnie, Caroline ruined. Meredith, lil' sis Margaret= non-existent. WTF? And they add in all these other twits that just suck.
I'm going to have to TOTALLY separate the t.v. series from the book series if the show is to have any chance whatsoever.
Damon makes a vamp out of Vicky? Elena dumps Stefan because she can't accept his vampness? WHAT. THE. FUCK. No.
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Post by vampyre on Oct 17, 2009 15:45:17 GMT -5
It's stuff like this and what happened to the Dresden Files that sort make me hope they never make a live version of the hallows or some of my other favorite books. when the author signs away the rights, the new owners can butcher it anyway they want.
Imagine some idiot making Jenks 6ft tall or Ivy a blond.
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Post by deathlynx on Oct 17, 2009 16:48:56 GMT -5
Imagine some idiot making Jenks 6ft tall or Ivy a blond. I seem to recall someone already made jenks 6 feet tall! Heck, even true blood has begun to veer from the books...
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Post by Raven on Oct 18, 2009 18:17:50 GMT -5
Imagine some idiot making Jenks 6ft tall or Ivy a blond. I seem to recall someone already made jenks 6 feet tall! Very cute. Yeah, TB has veered from the books, but not like THIS. The main character is ALL WRONG.
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