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I finished Interview with the Vampire and immediately thought, 'I need to talk about this! Let's open up Dreamwidth!' but now that I'm here I realize it's too soon to have like, well-thought out meta. I'm very much still in the 'screaming about it' phase. This is just word vomit but I have to let it out!
What I've been struck by most is that it feels like an old-school show in some ways, though I think that also does it a disservice because there really isn't another show like it. So ambitious, so well-crafted, but also fun, and camp! More shows like this PLEASE.
If you follow tv news a bit, you'll know that a lot of beloved fandom-adjacent shows get cancelled after one or two seasons these days, presumably because 'not enough' people watch them and they're not given the time to find an audience. There are also a lot of reports that executives make writers dumb down their shows because people have to be ale to watch them while scrolling on Instagram or whatever.
Knowing that, it's unbelievable that this show, with a fairly small but passionate audience, is allowed to exist and take wild swings. I hope that that is a sign that when something is this level of quality, at least some powers that be still think it's important to support it. And it's so good! The level of camp, the gayness, the gore. But also the complexity!
I love that they trust the audience to go along on the ride. They basically use a few short moments in season 1 to establish that what we see in flashback is unreliable (was it raining, Louis?) and it's enough to engage the audience, to let us play along in the game, especially in S2. The one thing I love about this show above all else is that aspect of it, the thread of storytelling and the impossibility of being objective about your own memories.
It also really shows onscreen that the people who make this show really, really care. I read some articles about the costuming, which is incredibly precise and intentional and accurate. The music is fabulous. Every single actor is perfectly cast and seems to have been born to play this particular role. The set design is amazing. etc etc.
( Misc. thoughts under the cut )
I feel a little bereft, and not sure what to do with these feelings. I don't know anyone irl who watches this show because you still can't stream it here. I ship Louis/Lestat, obviously, though it feels silly to even call it shipping. I fully support this relationship as written in the show, which is also why I will probably never read fic - literally every scene I would want in fic is in the show! Guess I'll just keep reblogging gifs on Tumblr.
What I've been struck by most is that it feels like an old-school show in some ways, though I think that also does it a disservice because there really isn't another show like it. So ambitious, so well-crafted, but also fun, and camp! More shows like this PLEASE.
If you follow tv news a bit, you'll know that a lot of beloved fandom-adjacent shows get cancelled after one or two seasons these days, presumably because 'not enough' people watch them and they're not given the time to find an audience. There are also a lot of reports that executives make writers dumb down their shows because people have to be ale to watch them while scrolling on Instagram or whatever.
Knowing that, it's unbelievable that this show, with a fairly small but passionate audience, is allowed to exist and take wild swings. I hope that that is a sign that when something is this level of quality, at least some powers that be still think it's important to support it. And it's so good! The level of camp, the gayness, the gore. But also the complexity!
I love that they trust the audience to go along on the ride. They basically use a few short moments in season 1 to establish that what we see in flashback is unreliable (was it raining, Louis?) and it's enough to engage the audience, to let us play along in the game, especially in S2. The one thing I love about this show above all else is that aspect of it, the thread of storytelling and the impossibility of being objective about your own memories.
It also really shows onscreen that the people who make this show really, really care. I read some articles about the costuming, which is incredibly precise and intentional and accurate. The music is fabulous. Every single actor is perfectly cast and seems to have been born to play this particular role. The set design is amazing. etc etc.
( Misc. thoughts under the cut )
I feel a little bereft, and not sure what to do with these feelings. I don't know anyone irl who watches this show because you still can't stream it here. I ship Louis/Lestat, obviously, though it feels silly to even call it shipping. I fully support this relationship as written in the show, which is also why I will probably never read fic - literally every scene I would want in fic is in the show! Guess I'll just keep reblogging gifs on Tumblr.
