Wednesday, January 13, 2010

The ABCs of What It Takes to be a Vampire Leading Man on TV

Tall, check. Mysterious, check. Broody, check. Tortured, check. What does it take to be a male leading vampire in a television series? The commonality between all of them seems to scream an anguished creature bent on using their supernatural powers for good as they struggle with their animalistic natures. I’ve seen a good number of these tortured souls trying to atone for their sins of feasting on human blood.

Who are some of television’s past and present vampire leading men? Probably the most well known would be Angel of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Created by Joss Whedon and played by David Boreanaz, the character fits all the categories. He’s tall, mysterious, broody, and tortured. He also opens his own detective agency to investigate supernatural cases. Whedon’s vampires are soulless creatures who are bloodthirsty and lacking of a moral compass. Angel becomes cursed and receives his soul back and thus regains his human emotions to feel remorse for his actions.

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1 comments:

Rita said...

Angel, Bill Compton, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, CBS, David Boreanaz, Forever Knight, HBO, Joss Whedon, Julian Luna, Kindred: The Embraced, leading men, Mick St. John, Moonlight, Nick Knight, True Blood, vampires yes i have watched them all
and yes they all find that they all
want to do the right thing and yes
they are all tall and brooding and
all so lovely.Would love Moonlight
and Forever Knight to be back on to.