The TV adaptation of “Interview With the Vampire” is far superior to the movie. Rolin Jones, the show’s creator, has a lot more room to delve further into Rice’s original themes of toxic, lustful love. He also replaces Louis with a gay Black man in the 1910s New Orleans, not a white plantation owner in the 18th century. This dramatically alters the relationship between the main characters. It’s arguably one of the best shows on TV. Film Daze just released a terrific article about why the show is so good.
I've heard good things about the show! The changes sound interesting. 🤓
The movie is very much a gay allegory but isn't brave enough to be overt about it, so it seems like Pitt and Cruise are roommates or platonic life mates instead of lovers.
"There’s a reason Unsolved Mysteries aired at night. It’s easy to laugh off stories about skunk apes during the afternoon. Less so when it’s dark and you can’t see the skunk ape lurking outside your window. During commercial breaks, I’d walk around the house and make sure all the doors were locked. Sometimes I’d even check the windows. I haven’t watched Unsolved Mysteries in 30 years but I still check the locks every night.²"
It didn't help that Robert Stack, Mr. No-Nonsense himself, was the host of the show. The way he talked about the weird things on the show made you more likely to think they were legitimately threatening concerns.
This was a great supplement to the episode of "What Went Wrong" on the movie--it's not new but I just listened to it this week. It makes me all the more appreciative of the show. It finally went right!
The TV adaptation of “Interview With the Vampire” is far superior to the movie. Rolin Jones, the show’s creator, has a lot more room to delve further into Rice’s original themes of toxic, lustful love. He also replaces Louis with a gay Black man in the 1910s New Orleans, not a white plantation owner in the 18th century. This dramatically alters the relationship between the main characters. It’s arguably one of the best shows on TV. Film Daze just released a terrific article about why the show is so good.
I've heard good things about the show! The changes sound interesting. 🤓
The movie is very much a gay allegory but isn't brave enough to be overt about it, so it seems like Pitt and Cruise are roommates or platonic life mates instead of lovers.
"There’s a reason Unsolved Mysteries aired at night. It’s easy to laugh off stories about skunk apes during the afternoon. Less so when it’s dark and you can’t see the skunk ape lurking outside your window. During commercial breaks, I’d walk around the house and make sure all the doors were locked. Sometimes I’d even check the windows. I haven’t watched Unsolved Mysteries in 30 years but I still check the locks every night.²"
It didn't help that Robert Stack, Mr. No-Nonsense himself, was the host of the show. The way he talked about the weird things on the show made you more likely to think they were legitimately threatening concerns.
This was a great supplement to the episode of "What Went Wrong" on the movie--it's not new but I just listened to it this week. It makes me all the more appreciative of the show. It finally went right!
Thanks Monia! I definitely need to check out the tv series.
The movie wasn't good, but your description of it was very funny. Definitely your groove. Thanks :)