Interview with the Vampire

I actually enjoyed Interview with the Vampire even more than I thought I would. I liked the movie so I thought this would be a little bit of a disappointment but it wasn't. Far from it. This one actually takes place in our current year. Vampire Louie de Pointe du Lac is currently living in Dubai and is telling his life story to a journalist. The story starts in New Orleans in the 20th century and shows how he met the vampire Lestat du Lioncourt and how they started their family with the two of them and teen vampire Claudia. It's much like the movie where the story follows Louie telling his side of the story to the journalist. It's also different in many ways to the movie, not bad just different. I've actually come to like it even more than the movie.

Lestat is everything! His actor is superb, his Lestat carries such an allure and he's magnetic when he's on screen, just like a real vampire. He said it's always been his dream role and you can tell with how much effort he puts into the character. The entire cast is noteworthy but the standout for me is Lestat.

I had somehow never heard of Anne Rice or Interview with the Vampire (wish I did because I would've loved the books as a kid) but this was such a fantastic introduction. I will definitely be reading The Vampire Lestat while I giddily wait for season 3.

You can tell everyone involved is so passionate about this show and the show-runner has a strong vision and knows exactly what he wants. I hope they continue making fantastic TV!

I've been surprised by the number of reviewers have lamented that this is not Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, even crying out "Not one word written by Anne Rice!"

Actually, she and her son Christopher were heavily involved and were executive producers. And Anne herself wrote three of the episodes. She was proud of this work and happy for the reinvention of it.

It is possible to enjoy this even if you, as I did, read every book as they were written, awaiting each new volume and running to the bookstore as soon as they were released.

Is this different? Yes. And I'm glad for it. It's a way to enjoy the universe she created all over again without having to worry about some pristine, exact re-enactment. I can relax into it, seeing where it goes without expectation.

And it's a far cry better than the Brad Pitt/Tom Cruise debacle. I still shudder over that abomination.

It's excellently acted, the sets are magical, and the whole thing is quite enjoyable.

I'm a big fan of Anne Rice. I have read her books and seen the film of Interview with the Vampire which I loved. I hoped this would be good and it went far beyond that. It's exceptional. It's the expensive vintage wine amongst all the lesser ones. The acting is superb from all of the cast. It's a tragic love story amongst all the blood. It's about pain, love, loss and mistakes. The three leads are just outstanding. Jacob Anderson, Sam Reid and Assad Zaman. Such emotionally packed scenes. They all deserve Oscar's. Eric Bogosion is great as Daniel. Also Ben Daniel is wonderful as Santiago. The sets and scenery are stunning. I haven't watched anything with such love and passion in a long time. I'm really looking forward to a season 3.

I just finished watching it, binged whole two seasons in a few days, and oh my god! I wasn't expecting that! The show came out in 2022 and never got on my radar uptil a few days ago a clip of Dalieny Hays Claudia came to my feed where she is in the play asking a gentleman in the audience to remove his hat so she can remember all their faces and it intrigued me, as to what it was about, looking at the show name I realized I had watched the movie and I decided to give it a go. Started watching it casually while working but quickly realized I didn't want to miss seeing Lestat on screen! Such an incredible actor! His accent, his body language the way this character is portrayed is so original and just infused with beauty of all kinds! Mesmerizing, have not been impressed by someone's acting in such a long time! The season two Lestat and loius reunion is the perfect climax you wish most shows have but don't and it was perfect needless to mention Sam's acting in that scene bowled me! And turns out he has done a lot of prep and thought quite deeply about the character and IT SHOWS!!! And Santiago! Incredible acting from him, whoever these actors are deserve the recognition for their craft coz they have put in the work and hit the chords right. Louis is just beauty in each frame. But Lestat stole my heart! The acting is just incredible and the way the show is shot in terms of frames, it is just gorgeous! Didn't realize I would be obsessed with the show by the end of it but i am now. The last two episodes are gold in season two, the way the last episode is edited is like a play in itself and I just love the creative decisions the people who have made this show have taken. I just wish the third season does not take too long that the euphoria dies down by then.