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With the highly-anticipated Twilight : Eclipse coming out this summer, the popularity of vampires in film and on television is far from over. If you’re not up to speed on the many vampire characters all over the media, you still have time to catch up before the latest adaptation of Stephanie Meyer’s work is released in June. Simply turn on your satellite tv and you’re bound to run across one of the following 5 vampire movies and television shows, which influenced modern culture in a big way. These films really demonstrate how vampire-themes have gained so much popularity in recent years.
5. True Blood, the television series (2008-present) This HBO drama presented in HD was so successful in it’s first season that it won an Emmy and a golden globe. Set in smalltown America, this series not only focuses on your typical blood-sucking vampire plots, but also on that of it’s protagonist Sookie Stackhouse, who has the amazing ability to read minds. The great acting talent that fills the cast of True Blood also does a great job of depicting life in Southern Louisiana, and of course, there are great romantic storylines throughout the series that keep your attention focused on the human aspect of the characters.
4. Blade (1998) – Wesley Snipes embodies Blade, a half-vampire half-human character created by the brilliant minds at Marvel Comics. As far as vampire-based action goes, this film is unique for being one of the first to include obese vampires, part-human/part-vampire characters, and African-American vampires. The film focuses on Blade’s quest to kill vampires in order to save humans. Along the way, audiences are entertained by his relationships with a vampire-bitten doctor, his mentor, and his mother.
3. Twilight (2008) – Tragic romances never fail to entertain audiences. This time, the two teenage lovers are not from feuding families, but rather, one is a human and one is a vampire. Melissa Rosenberg’s brilliant adaptation of Stephanie Meyer’s first book centers around the love between high-school classmates Edward and Bella. Edward is a good vampire who has to go great lengths to protect her from evil vampires.
2. Twilight: New Moon (2009) – In this sequel to the first film in the Twilight Series, Bella is depressed after Edward leaves her in order to keep his “family” of vampires from being tempted to harm her. Dramatic storylines involving vampires, werewolves, a near-suicide, and transformations make this film more enthralling than the first. Before you can watch Twilight : Eclipse in June, be sure to watch the first two films in high definition so you don’t miss any of the dramatic plot of the third film.
1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the television series (1997-2003) – Running for a total of 7 seasons, this series focused on the lives of several young friends as they went from high school to college. This series is unique for having a female protagonist, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, who just so happens to have superhuman abilities to slay vampires. The series includes storylines related to humans falling in love with vampires, werewolves, and witches. Not only does it include romantic and action-packed plots, but the series also covers several deep topics such as the death of a parent, communism, homosexuality, and life after death. The series’ popularity continues through it’s passionate fanbase that holds Buffy conventions, and it lives on through a comic book series. Be sure to catch reruns of this show on your satellite tv channels.