{"id":26646,"date":"2015-03-12T12:04:23","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T12:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/?p=26646"},"modified":"2015-12-08T10:05:02","modified_gmt":"2015-12-08T10:05:02","slug":"best-vampire-tv-shows-8th-7th-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/?p=26646","title":{"rendered":"Best Vampire TV Shows 8th-7th place"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>8th: Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/h2>\n<p class=\"formatted-entry-p\">This show is probably the<strong> first love<\/strong> of all <strong>vampire fans<\/strong>. The only <strong>people who dislike it<\/strong> are the ones who were decided on forming a <strong>quick decision<\/strong> against it <strong>withou<\/strong>t even <strong>giving<\/strong> it a <strong>chance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The writer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0923736\/\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Whedon<\/a> has<strong> come up<\/strong> with one of the<strong> funniest TV show<\/strong> out there and its compelling story will keep you coming back for more. <strong>Buffy has it all<\/strong> &#8211; it`s a wonderful <strong>blend of humor<\/strong>, <strong>action<\/strong>, <strong>adventure<\/strong>, a pinch of <strong>science fiction<\/strong> and <strong>romance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) | Trailer\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5fBDiiJT4ck?feature=oembed&#038;wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Breaking the convention<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Josh Whedon<\/strong> has <strong>broken the convention<\/strong> in creating <strong>Buffy<\/strong> &#8211; the character. <strong>She`s not the annoying pretty victim<\/strong> that always has to be saved or somehow manages to survive by a stroke of luck.<strong>She doesn`t fall and twist her ankle<\/strong> when running from psychos and demons and then someone else has to jump in and save her, usually our favorite character that ends up dying for her sake.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-26656 size-medium\" title=\"Buffy the Vampire Slayer\" src=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Buffy_Buffy-the-Vampire-Slayer-001-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"movie scene\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Buffy_Buffy-the-Vampire-Slayer-001-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Buffy_Buffy-the-Vampire-Slayer-001.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong>We won`t have any reasons to get angry, as this <strong>Buffy is the exact opposite<\/strong> of the whole helpless damsel in distress concept. <strong>She<\/strong> also <strong>doesn`t play the magical powers<\/strong> card on us, so we won`t see her miraculously set vampires on fire when she`s driven to a corner and about to die. <strong>Her started pack includes<\/strong> only <strong>speed<\/strong>, <strong>dexterity<\/strong> and her<strong> ability<\/strong> to <strong>recognize vampires<\/strong> around her.<\/p>\n<h3>Story<\/h3>\n<p>For the first time we follow the characters or a longer time frame than we expect. We start with <strong>Buffy in high school<\/strong>. After <strong>burning down<\/strong> her <strong>old school`s gym<\/strong> (hope you weren`t expecting Buffy to be the shy nerd type), Buffy <strong>moves to Sunnydale<\/strong> where she hopes she can <strong>get a break<\/strong> from her Slayer duties.<\/p>\n<p>You can imagine <strong>things don`t go her way<\/strong> and her <strong>new supervisor<\/strong> is only <strong>complicating her life<\/strong>, but the<strong> new friends<\/strong> she made won`t let her go through everything alone.<\/p>\n<div id=\"quote_shortcode\" class=\"sixtop-post-quote post-quote-right\" >\n<div class=\"quote-sign-box hidden-on-desktop\"><\/div>\n<p>        &ldquo; Buffy is the exact opposite of the whole Vampire movie concept &rdquo;<\/p>\n<div id=\"quote_shortcode_after\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So with this foundation set in place, the <strong>emotional stakes<\/strong> will keep <strong>raising higher<\/strong> and higher so you`d better prepare yourself for it. <strong>Buffy&#8217;s story<\/strong> has a huge arch that many can relate to, she<strong> starts from scratch<\/strong> and <strong>achieve success<\/strong> in both her &#8220;career&#8221; and her personal life.<\/p>\n<h3>Cast<\/h3>\n<p>We`d think there was a <strong>real war<\/strong> going on <strong>between<\/strong> the <strong>people auditioning<\/strong> <strong>for this <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/leonoraepstein\/heres-what-the-cast-of-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-looks-like-n#.faPnnPm28q\" target=\"_blank\">cast<\/a>, but when you look into it more, you`ll notice it was either a strike of luck or just out-witting the competition. For example, there have been <strong>many actresses<\/strong> who<strong> fought<\/strong> over <strong>the role<\/strong> of <strong>Buffy Summers<\/strong>, including Julie Benz, Julia Lee, Elizabeth Anne Allen, but they were given other characters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The big pot<\/strong>, however, is won over by <a href=\"http:\/\/uk.eonline.com\/news\/591711\/sarah-michelle-gellar-and-the-curse-of-buffy-the-vampire-slayer\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Michelle Gellar<\/a>, who ironically was <strong>auditioning for another role<\/strong>. But this change in plans worked like a charm for her and the <strong>TV show brought Gellar<\/strong> a much deserved pair of awards:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.peoplestylewatch.com\/people\/stylewatch\/package\/article\/0,,20768378_20773793,00.html\" target=\"_blank\"> 6 Teen Choise Awards<\/a>, the Saturn Award and a Golden Globe Award<a href=\"http:\/\/www.goldenglobes.com\/sarah-michelle-gellar\" target=\"_blank\">.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The fight wasn`t tight just for the Buffy role, <strong>Nathan Fillion<\/strong> and <strong>David Boreanaz competed for the role of Angel<\/strong>, however <strong>Fillion was too late<\/strong> and he was cast in<strong> another part<\/strong> and even if<strong> Nicholas Brendon<\/strong> had<strong> little acting experience<\/strong> he still landed the <strong>role of Xander Harris<\/strong>, despite other competitors like Ryan Reynolds and Danny Strong.<strong> Alyson Hannigan<\/strong> stole the <strong>role of Willow Rosenberg<\/strong> right from under Riff Regan`s nose by coming up with an unique interpretation that switched the odds in her favor.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>7th: From Dusk Till Dawn<\/h2>\n<p class=\"formatted-entry-p\">Those <strong>who loved the movie<\/strong> will be absolutely thrilled to find out that <strong>there`s a new, <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2014\/03\/13\/robert-rodriguezs-new-tv-version-of-movie-classic-from-dusk-till-dawn-is-smoking-4544677\/\" target=\"_blank\">expanded version<\/a> of one of their favorite vampires story. Some <strong>fans<\/strong> might <strong>say<\/strong> that<strong> redoing<\/strong> the <strong>whole thing<\/strong> is a<strong> silly idea<\/strong>, but when you consider how much the movie industry evolved since 1996, who wouldn`t be curious to watch what they can do out of the movie now!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001675\/\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Rodriguez&#8217;s<\/a> <strong>re-imagined supernatural stor<\/strong>y seems to move oh, so slow compared to the movie, but that only gives us time to notice all the new features.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"From Dusk Till Dawn TV Series - Trailer #2\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PHgfbUwKQNY?feature=oembed&#038;wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Movie vs Series<\/h3>\n<p>At first it seems that the <strong>series<\/strong> is having a <strong>hard<\/strong> time<strong> distinguishing<\/strong> itself from its <strong>origina<\/strong>l, but you will also notice that it <strong>offers more details<\/strong> and time for concepts to sink in. The <strong>remake sticks<\/strong> to the <strong>original story<\/strong>, the violent <strong>Gecko brothers<\/strong> encounter <strong>trouble at a gas station<\/strong> as they were <strong>running from the law<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-26706 size-medium\" title=\"From Dusk Till Dawn tv show\" src=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/From_Dusk_Till_Dawn_TV_Series_-_Trailer_2-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"From dusk till dawn tv show scene\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><strong>Things become violent<\/strong> very quickly and you find yourself kept on your toes as the<strong> episode is seasone<\/strong>d with a <strong>couple of flashbacks<\/strong> that make you feel like you`ll never get to see the end of it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>They might<\/strong> have <strong>used<\/strong> the <strong>movie as a starting point<\/strong>, but the <strong>series<\/strong> are <strong>not the same thing<\/strong>. This spin on comes with a <strong>whole new set of twists<\/strong> of events and a background that is <strong>more sinister<\/strong> than you`d think.<\/p>\n<p>The first season gets a bit rocky at some point, but <strong>old fans<\/strong> should <strong>enjoy the new additions<\/strong>. The show grows on you as the plot progresses and it<strong> makes you expect even greater things<\/strong> to come from the next set of episodes. <strong>Robert Rodriguez<\/strong> manages to <strong>stay true to his characters<\/strong> and even if you already are familiar with the story,<strong> he will<\/strong> find a way to <strong>surprise you<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Old vs New<\/h3>\n<p>There has been much debate on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.younghollywood.com\/videos\/yhstudio\/2014\/may\/dj-cotrona-on-taking-over-george-clooneys-role-in-from-dusk-till-dawn-series.html\" target=\"_blank\">D. J. Cotrona taking over George Clooney`s role<\/a> in this series. The <strong>young actor<\/strong> is considered to be <strong>living any Rodriguez`s<\/strong> fan <strong>dream<\/strong>. It might have been his <strong>long affinity for horror movies<\/strong> that landed him this role and <strong>helped him<\/strong> deliver it successfully.<\/p>\n<div id=\"quote_shortcode\" class=\"sixtop-post-quote post-quote-right\" >\n<div class=\"quote-sign-box hidden-on-desktop\"><\/div>\n<p>        &ldquo; The director manages to stay true to his original characters &rdquo;<\/p>\n<div id=\"quote_shortcode_after\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>However, <strong>Clooney`s shoes<\/strong> are <strong>quite big<\/strong> to fit into, as Cotrona confessed during an interview: &#8221; <em>If I thought about it too much it would be pretty daunting<\/em>&#8220;, but he found a most remarkable source for his confidence boost (he said: &#8220;<em>When Robert Rodriguez looks at you and says \u201cYou&#8217;re my guy,\u201d you believe him.<\/em>&#8220;)<\/p>\n<p>When we get to the <strong>second Gecko brother<\/strong>, things become a bit easier. <strong>Zane Holtz<\/strong> might not be backed up by the <strong>same charm cult that<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/culture\/culturepicturegalleries\/9956728\/Quentin-Tarantino-his-best-cameo-roles.html?frame=2520928\" target=\"_blank\">Quentin Tarantino<\/a> <strong>had<\/strong>, but you can easily see he`s the <strong>better actor<\/strong> for this role. When <strong>Holtz<\/strong> took over the role, his version of the <strong>character<\/strong> is <strong>given a more interesting twist<\/strong> than the simple creepy, perverted one <strong>that Tarantino had<\/strong>. Just what exactly haunts him, you will have to watch and find out.<\/p>\n<p>There`s a tight battle over the<strong> provocative rol<\/strong>e of <strong>Santanico Pandemonium<\/strong> that<strong> launched<\/strong> both <strong>Eiza Gonzalez<\/strong> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latinpost.com\/articles\/39085\/20150222\/salma-hayek-reveals-that-her-curves-limited-her-roles-in-hollywood.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Salma Hayek&#8217;s careers <\/a>in the <strong>Hollywood world<\/strong>. Initially, <strong>this role<\/strong> is what <strong>helped Salma<\/strong> <strong>make a name<\/strong> for herself in the US, and apparently <strong>Gonzalez is also walking down<\/strong> <strong>that path<\/strong>, the director describing her performance as magnetic. Since they both were at their best in the role, the only thing left to decide is, of course, who is the <a href=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/top-10-victorias-secret-angels\/\" target=\"_blank\">sexiest Swomen<\/a>?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/best-vampire-tv-shows\/\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"prev\" >\n<div id=\"prev_link\" >Introduction<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/best-vampire-tv-shows-6th-4th-place\/\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"next\" >\n<div id=\"next_link\" >6th-4th place<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>8th:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":26746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1522],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26646"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52726,"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26646\/revisions\/52726"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}