Nobody but me watching....True Blood

[kexodusc]

My wife's had a thing for Vampire anythings for as long as I've known her so I was told we were watching this series...At first I was a bit worried, but this show has something for everyone

Gotta admit,'twas a tad bit awkward watching the first few episodes with her mother

I also throroughly enjoyed "Generation Kill"...

[Troy]

Like Kex, my wife has a thing for vampires too. She absolutely loves it, and she normally doesn't go for stuff this trashy and gratuitous.

I've read all the major vampire books and seen all the movies, so I know the lore and mythology pretty well. I like this show overall and am enjoying many of the strange characters in it, but have a problem with the whole premise overall:

The vampires have 'come out of the coffin' and want equal rights with humanity. But why would they do that? Vampires can do pretty much anything they want to with humans; they can control puny human minds easily, they can become incredibly rich off their human slaves and they can walk the earth undetected. The world is theirs already, humans just don't know it. Why would they want to give up their ability to have their way with humanity, to drink bad tasting fake blood and have a disco?

It's a clever twist on the vampire/human dynamic, but it defies logic.

[Worf101]

Like Kex, my wife has a thing for vampires too. She absolutely loves it, and she normally doesn't go for stuff this trashy and gratuitous.

I've read all the major vampire books and seen all the movies, so I know the lore and mythology pretty well. I like this show overall and am enjoying many of the strange characters in it, but have a problem with the whole premise overall:

The vampires have 'come out of the coffin' and want equal rights with humanity. But why would they do that? Vampires can do pretty much anything they want to with humans; they can control puny human minds easily, they can become incredibly rich off their human slaves and they can walk the earth undetected. The world is theirs already, humans just don't know it. Why would they want to give up their ability to have their way with humanity, to drink bad tasting fake blood and have a disco?

It's a clever twist on the vampire/human dynamic, but it defies logic.

You do point out the main flaw quite well. Also, when, how did they decide this "coming out"? Did they go to the Super Dome and have a convention? Put it on a ballot somewhere? You're right, I don't see what they gain from coming out cept maybe the desire to stop being hunted, but were they still being systematically hunted? Good questions.

Da Worfster