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Interview With The Vampire TV Series

1/29/2024

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I've been putting off commenting on season one, but since the trailer is out for season two, I suppose it's time.

I last watched Interview With the Vampire (the movie) about five years ago on a plane to London. I was tired, so I picked movies I'd seen since I can't sleep on a plane. It's fresh enough in my memory to pick out many discrepancies between the film and TV series. As an Anne Rice fan, there were things I liked and didn't like about it. I'll begin with the things I did like.

I liked the idea of making it more inclusive and diverse than the original story, but there were too many changes to the storyline to the point where it became unrecognizable.

One thing I did enjoy was the steamy romantic scenes between Lestat and Louis. The homoerotic elements were left out of the movie because they wouldn't have played well in 1994 when it was released. Anne Rice only disclosed several years ago that they were lovers. Most of us die-hard fans knew that anyway, as there were undertones. Thankfully, times have changed, and they are finally out. It was refreshing to see the romantic side of their relationship.

One thing they got right was casting. Sam Reid rocked it as Lestat. Tom Cruise did a great job portraying the character in the movie, but he is an outstanding actor and can pull off any role. Stuart Townsend portrayed him well in Queen of the Damned, but he didn't have the right look. It was nothing a blond wig and blue contact lenses wouldn't have fixed, but I guess they didn't think of that. Sam Reid had the right look and attitude. He nailed it. He is the best Lestat and the main reason I will tune in to season two.

Jacob Anderson (Game of Thrones) did a great job as Louis. The only thing I would change would be his haircut. Louis had long hair in the books and the movie, so I couldn't get used to the short haircut. Otherwise, he fits the role perfectly. Please get him a wig for season two.

Bailey Bass was good as Claudia. My only issue was she was too old for the part. In the original story, Claudia was six years old. The actress was nineteen, playing the part of (aged up but late blooming Claudia) a fourteen-year-old, which was a big gap between the age the character should have been. Kirsten Dunst was twelve when she played her. In the movie, she appeared between nine and eleven, which was close enough. There was no way Bailey Bass was going to pass for a prepubescent girl, and the clothes they had her in just looked ridiculous.

The casting of an adult in the role of Claudia was inconsistent with the character. Claudia was turned as a child, and vampires don't age beyond the time they become a part of the undead world. So, her body never grew past six, but her mind matured. As she matured, she wanted to experience the world as an adult but that could never happen for her. The tragedy of Claudia was that she would never mature physically beyond a child. She loved Lestat, but he would never see her as a woman. That's why she killed him or attempted to. He couldn't die, so we knew he would be back. Making her fourteen and dating changes the entire character and doesn't come anywhere near having the same impact. 

I see Claudia has been recast for season two. If it follows the original story, Claudia should only have one or two episodes left, but since it has yet to follow the original, who knows? 

The story had so many changes, from the timeline to the story itself. If you like fan fiction, this is at its finest. It would be nice if it would lead in with 'loosely based on a novel by Anne Rice' instead of 'Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire.' That would be more realistic. 
It will be interesting to see where season two goes. 

Interview With the Vampire can be seen on AMC
​Rating - TV-MA

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