Heirs of the Night is a new-ish TV show primarily aimed at young teenagers, based on a series of novels by Ulrike Schweikert. This pan-European production has impressive production values and looks amazing. With a decent plot and a well-chosen cast, this is a show that I enjoyed quite a lot. […]
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The X-Files, ep. 2×07: “3” (1994)
Having never been an X-Files fan myself it is difficult for me to judge this episode accurately. It has an interesting premise, but 40-odd minutes seem to be insufficient room for the characters and character relationships involved. […]
Angel [season 2] (2000-2001)
Season 2 of Angel feels a bit disjointed, but the characters (and the cast’s performances) feel more settled. Even though the season’s story-arcs do not necessarily work well, there are at least a number of really good episodes as well as enjoyable performances by guest actors. […]
Invasion from Planet Vampire (2000)
This 40-minute radio play is a SciFi spoof that was produced as a live broadcast for RTE. It is entertaining, but it has no substantial plot as it is focused on the satire itself. […]
Van-Pires (1997-1998)
Featuring vampiric car-wrecks and super-powered teenagers-turned-autobots, Van-Pires is a very poorly executed kids’ show based on a silly premise. Premise and writing might not be worse than those of other morning-slot kids’ shows, but Van-Pires combines that with awful CGI and a barrage of horrendous puns. […]
Blood Empire (2010)
What exactly happened on the Demeter as she made her journey from the Black Sea to English waters? Scottish writer A. L. Kennedy imagines people and events that fit in the gap that exists in Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula. This radio play was written directly for German radio and is possibly unavailable in English. […]
Vampire Vaudeville, ~A (2006)
A Vampire Vaudeville is a Radio4 production. It is a 15-minute long satire – a literary pastiche, but not a very good one. […]
Angel [season 1] (1999-2000)
The first season of this Buffy spin-off creates its own, darker tone and is rather successful in its noir-ish world-building. But the actors are still trying to fit their characters into the new character constellation, and so there is some adjustment going on – which leaves room for improvement in the acting. […]
Legend of the Holyrood Vampires (2013)
Legend of the Holyrood Vampires, a 4-part Scottish radio-series, is a horror-comedy with more emphasis on satire and parody than on character or story. It is fairly amusing, but your mileage may vary depending on how well the style of the humour suits you. […]
Bognor Regis Vampire (1964 or 1979 ???)
This is a 15-minute radio play by the BBC. It is an amusing little comedy without much depth, with a focus on satirising social conventions and polite speech. Therefore, the dialogue is the play’s main (and almost only) asset. […]