tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post1012455788835632677..comments2023-11-23T09:17:41.422+01:00Comments on The Giraffability of Digressions: On bloodvampiresthoughneverbuffythinglikelovetwilightwerewolvesprobablytrueCruella Colletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422848273167338884noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-78679391338376316352010-12-20T21:17:26.480+01:002010-12-20T21:17:26.480+01:00Is the True Blood series based on Tanya Huff's...Is the True Blood series based on Tanya Huff's books? I read those and loved them, but haven't bothered with the TV series. But I love all of Huff's work.Cinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11453731550912619157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-52923321565530473912010-12-15T22:47:15.618+01:002010-12-15T22:47:15.618+01:00Throw the vampire diaries into the mix and you'...Throw the vampire diaries into the mix and you're about where I am now...totally confused. great post! :)Creepy Query Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115161057496086972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-55614396687315388652010-12-15T15:05:13.729+01:002010-12-15T15:05:13.729+01:00OKay, just read the news about your Masters accomp...OKay, just read the news about your Masters accomplishment over at Hart's and had to run over here and congratulate you!!!! So happy for you.<br /><br />Bowing and scraping before the Master...<br />B<br /><a href="http://themiddle-ages.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Middle Ages</a>Deb and Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04444390852070865517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-26028727741077951592010-12-13T23:35:03.360+01:002010-12-13T23:35:03.360+01:00Hmmmm, I too, have been avoiding the vampire-y stu...Hmmmm, I too, have been avoiding the vampire-y stuff for a while now. But this post makes me think I need to re-think that. Thanks for inspiring me to step outside of my box. :)HulaBunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379487888764096689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-45809308152296511062010-12-10T00:33:56.864+01:002010-12-10T00:33:56.864+01:00As for Buffy and were-lore, Oz's character goe...As for Buffy and were-lore, Oz's character goes east and finds ways to control his abilities to change, and eventually can stop himself from changing during a moon, but sometimes when he gets angry, he changes, even if there's no moon. This leads more toward the Meyer type of lore, but since Meyer didn't do any research about any of it before she wrote anything, her lore is simply, well, hers, and not lore. Sorta.<br /><br />Anyway, it's all myth, and the myths change from here to there all over. Until we meet the real vampires, there's no way to know. Let's just hope the one you meet's a nice one who's more interested in gettin'-it-on (in that Spike kind of way) than blood. Then if you can figure it out and it's a Buffy type, at least you've got a pencil handy after you get the autograph :)RosieChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07911305246379355484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-28744908935820849482010-12-09T03:33:34.386+01:002010-12-09T03:33:34.386+01:00Why don't you really confuse yourself and watc...Why don't you really confuse yourself and watch 'Being Human' the BBC series... it's pretty fun and the Vampire is quite good looking! I think the story line is better than the TrueBlood or Twilight stuff too.Danettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15043881305977386629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-41992872412798569032010-12-08T19:17:07.727+01:002010-12-08T19:17:07.727+01:00My daughter (around your age, I imagine) started t...My daughter (around your age, I imagine) started the Twilight books when the first one came out...long before they got popluar. In fact, she and some friends took a trip to Forks, WA (and environs) before it got so popluar as well. <br /><br />I've not watched True Blood (and don't really care to), but read the books since they take place in my neck of the woods and the author lives in a neighboring town. That makes them fun.<br /><br />To add to the confusion, there are quite a few other vampire series out there that I'm sure have other twists on the legends. I stopped with Sookie and Twilight.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-47563411645786934522010-12-08T18:39:46.733+01:002010-12-08T18:39:46.733+01:00I tried briefly to read the first True Blood book ...I tried briefly to read the first True Blood book but couldn't deal with the voice. It takes a LOT to get me to like present tense and first person was just like another poke in the eye for it. the SHOW though, I agree with you on--I like it as a campy parallel thing... though I've only seen the first season.<br /><br />You KNOW... if you meet a real vampire, I think you should do what all these fictional characters do... if they go all mean and fangy, then you stab them, but otherwise you should probably sleep with him.<br /><br />*giggles at Mark*Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-72731057769600026182010-12-08T16:11:34.314+01:002010-12-08T16:11:34.314+01:00I think if you meet a real Vampire or Werewolf, th...I think if you meet a real Vampire or Werewolf, the best you could do is run. Oh, and bring someone with you any time you go into the woods. Preferably someone slower than you.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399082789777816445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-16837339322877203032010-12-08T15:14:32.760+01:002010-12-08T15:14:32.760+01:00I was never into these books, films and TV shows. ...I was never into these books, films and TV shows. I think it's a generational thing and they aren't aimed at mine. That's okay give me a Vincent Price classic anytime.nonamedufushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11818490858598810629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-24082831863443228712010-12-08T13:04:19.204+01:002010-12-08T13:04:19.204+01:00I loved Buffy growing up, but stopped watching it ...I loved Buffy growing up, but stopped watching it after season 4. I know I'm stomping on a bunch of fangirl dreams here, but Spike was better as a villain.<br /><br />As for True Blood, it's my guilty pleasure. I don't know if I like it so much as I like how campy it is. And it has the best lines. I watch it with a friend of mine, and every time one of us has a brain fart, the other goes, "Oh no! THE BLEEDS HAVE BEGUN!"Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06376697563995394878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-83883269746482945412010-12-08T12:51:34.963+01:002010-12-08T12:51:34.963+01:00I am not into vampires the nearest I get is when m...I am not into vampires the nearest I get is when my doctor takes blood from me,<br /><br />Yvonne,RHYTHM AND RHYMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386975261804630799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-34830826855896383682010-12-08T10:29:27.094+01:002010-12-08T10:29:27.094+01:00CAH - you liked "True Blood", the book? ...CAH - you liked "True Blood", the book? I've always thought of them as "girly" books - at least that's what they're marketed as. Also, the voice of the book I read the first few pages of was so annoying that I had to immediately put it down. But I do know a fair number of people who read and enjoy them, so I guess it's just a matter of taste. <br /><br />Mark - excellent advice! Though as mentioned, the vampires in question were very difficult to ignore, as they kept showing up everywhere. I'm all better now, though. <br />And I agree - bad shaving!Cruella Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422848273167338884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-37840799686305160062010-12-08T10:16:34.646+01:002010-12-08T10:16:34.646+01:00I always thought vampires were a metaphor for adol...I always thought vampires were a metaphor for adolescence. And zombies a metaphor for consumerism. And werewolves a metaphor for . . . not shaving very well. Or Darwinism. Or something. <br /><br />The best way to kill a celebrity vampire is to ignore him. Voila, instant goo.M.J. Nichollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972190103986599079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-55914120751495346902010-12-08T09:18:13.728+01:002010-12-08T09:18:13.728+01:00I've heard of the True Blood series that many ...I've heard of the True Blood series that many are watching. Since I don't watch TV series, I bought the first book in the series instead, just to check it out. Cool book >:)<br /><br /><a href="http://cold-as-heaven.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Cold As Heaven </a>CA Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558100567878233142noreply@blogger.com