{"id":18294,"date":"2017-07-01T18:00:06","date_gmt":"2017-07-01T22:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=18294"},"modified":"2017-07-01T10:18:21","modified_gmt":"2017-07-01T14:18:21","slug":"dracula-7-things-a-series-about-the-worlds-most-famous-vampire-should-have","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=18294","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0\u2018Dracula\u2019: 7 Things A Series About the World\u2019s Most Famous Vampire Should Have"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A new tv series based on Dracula is in the work. \u00a0Seems there has been a lot of grumbling from fans worried about the potential success of a new series based on the infamous Count…<\/p>\n

…these concerns aren\u2019t unjustified \u2014 Dracula-centered television shows are notoriously short-lived, and while there are a multitude of shows centered around the supernatural, there aren\u2019t that many dedicated to the main vamp himself. NBC took a stab at it in 2013 with \u201cDracula,\u201d a British-American horror drama… Though promising, the series only lasted one season.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Gabrielle Kiss and IndieWire came up with\u00a0\u2018Dracula\u2019: 7 Things A Series About the World\u2019s Most Famous Vampire Should Have<\/a>. \u00a0Here are the three that I think are most important…<\/p>\n

5. Make Dracula a Bit Ruthless<\/strong>
\nRumor has it that Dracula was based off of Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia, better known as Vlad the Impaler. It\u2019s said that Vlad Dracula (meaning son of the dragon, or son of the devil) would dip chunks of bread into buckets of blood drained from the people he killed, usually after he invited them to a feast and then immediately impaled them at the dinner table (he always finished his dinner afterwards, bodies and all, in case you were wondering). So it would be nice if that same sense of ruthlessness could be brought to the new adaptation of \u201cDracula.\u201d There\u2019s no rule that states you can\u2019t be suave and merciless (just ask Klaus Mikaelson of \u201cThe Vampire Diaries\u201d and \u201cThe Originals\u201d). \u00a0(I agree. \u00a0Dracula didn’t become King of the Vampires and live as long as he did without being ruthless. \u00a0He’s a vampire!)<\/strong><\/p>\n

6. Give Him a Sense of Humor<\/strong>
\nSpeaking of \u201cThe Originals,\u201d let\u2019s bring in some of that dark humor and wit that makes characters like Klaus Mikaelson a baddie that we love to hate (but just can\u2019t). That same natural charisma and use of offhanded sardonic remarks should be applied to our newest Dracula, because that\u2019s what the audience connects to. It\u2019s also what keeps people coming back for more, everyone needs a tension breaker once in awhile.\u00a0(His sense of humor should arise from the fact that he’s amusing himself. \u00a0Saying things and making jokes not for others but his own amusement. \u00a0He believes himself to be above mere humans. \u00a0So it will be very interesting when a human catches his innuendo and responds. \u00a0Dracula will know he’s perhaps met his match.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Tell the Original Story
\n<\/strong>While a lot of vampire stories have spawned from the original \u201cDracula,\u201d there haven\u2019t been nearly as many that actually tell Dracula\u2019s story. Bring back characters like Jonathan Harker and Van Helsing! They don\u2019t have to share the spotlight with Dracula, but they\u2019re relatively new characters to the younger generation, and they would help inspire interesting plot points for the new show (something the previous \u201cDracula\u201d series lacked). \u00a0(While I go back on forth on the era – modern or 1890’s, I do believe that the original story, even if slightly modified should be the basis for the series.)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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