Vampire Mice
Originally posted @ http://scruffy-duck.net
I hate vampires.
It’s not Stephanie Meyer’s fault, she’s just made the entire thing so much worse that I’m now against vampires in most of their forms.
It’s Joss Whedon’s and David Boreanaz’s fault
Now as a short disclaimer, I will point out that I adore Bones, I think that David Boreanaz is brilliant in that, fantastic. Love Booth loads. Joss Whedon wins points for just making Firefly and in turn brining us all the love that is Nathan Fillion.
But, Buffy ruined it all for me. It started off well, it was funny and clever and I really, really liked it, but my interest drifted off, partly because I moved and missed episodes, partly because well, Angel pissed me off. I hated the angst of it all, that teenage mooning, oh woe is me, that he inflicted on the show, and brought Buffy down with him. Bastard. And to top it off, David Boreanaz’s acting was about as good as a wet cardboard box. Get a full size cut out and I wouldn’t have noticed the difference. I might have enjoyed it more. This was of course when I was a teenager, I’d like the point out, so even then I hated that bollocks. Now I’m twenty-eight (not quite ready to admit I’m nearly thirty) and well, it’s even more boring.
When he was evil, he was better, not great but better. And the other vampires were fine. Spike and his mental bint Darla and the others. And Buffy kicked ass and was brilliant, until Angel was around. Then I just wanted to kick her ass.
So vampires went down in my estimation, while Shaun Of The Dead, and Resident Evil (games and the films) made Zombies go up.
And now there is Twilight.
Sparkly fucking teenagers that are supposed to be vampires and making Dracula spin in his grave. If he could. It’s hard to roll over with a stake in your chest.
And there is True Blood and The Vampire Diaries, which might be perfectly good shows, but the fact that they are about vampires just ruins it. It pains me to see people on twitter I follow watching the damn vampires. Pains me to see my own best friend watching the shows with the damn vampires.
Fucking vampires.
The only vampire I like at the moment is Nikola Tesla from Sanctuary. I love him.
And that brings us to vampire mice, the only other sort of vampire I could get on board with. Small furry vampires, running around nipping your ankles and living in your cupboards. It’s not my idea, but it’s a damn good one. And cute. Vampire Hamsters would be good, your own little blood thirsty pet, you’d have to be careful though, and I don’t think the usual hamster muesli from Pets At Home would cut it any more. Not that my hamster eats the bloody stuff with all my dinners she eats. I’d loose more blood too, through she hasn’t bit me for a while.
Of course vampire mice and vampire hamsters make me think of the kids show The Transylvanian Pet Shop. Remember that? Bet Dr. Zitbag sold vampire mice.
Vampire mice, zombie hamsters? Win. Regular vampires? Fail.
I hate vampires.
It’s not Stephanie Meyer’s fault, she’s just made the entire thing so much worse that I’m now against vampires in most of their forms.
It’s Joss Whedon’s and David Boreanaz’s fault
Now as a short disclaimer, I will point out that I adore Bones, I think that David Boreanaz is brilliant in that, fantastic. Love Booth loads. Joss Whedon wins points for just making Firefly and in turn brining us all the love that is Nathan Fillion.
But, Buffy ruined it all for me. It started off well, it was funny and clever and I really, really liked it, but my interest drifted off, partly because I moved and missed episodes, partly because well, Angel pissed me off. I hated the angst of it all, that teenage mooning, oh woe is me, that he inflicted on the show, and brought Buffy down with him. Bastard. And to top it off, David Boreanaz’s acting was about as good as a wet cardboard box. Get a full size cut out and I wouldn’t have noticed the difference. I might have enjoyed it more. This was of course when I was a teenager, I’d like the point out, so even then I hated that bollocks. Now I’m twenty-eight (not quite ready to admit I’m nearly thirty) and well, it’s even more boring.
When he was evil, he was better, not great but better. And the other vampires were fine. Spike and his mental bint Darla and the others. And Buffy kicked ass and was brilliant, until Angel was around. Then I just wanted to kick her ass.
So vampires went down in my estimation, while Shaun Of The Dead, and Resident Evil (games and the films) made Zombies go up.
And now there is Twilight.
Sparkly fucking teenagers that are supposed to be vampires and making Dracula spin in his grave. If he could. It’s hard to roll over with a stake in your chest.
And there is True Blood and The Vampire Diaries, which might be perfectly good shows, but the fact that they are about vampires just ruins it. It pains me to see people on twitter I follow watching the damn vampires. Pains me to see my own best friend watching the shows with the damn vampires.
Fucking vampires.
The only vampire I like at the moment is Nikola Tesla from Sanctuary. I love him.
And that brings us to vampire mice, the only other sort of vampire I could get on board with. Small furry vampires, running around nipping your ankles and living in your cupboards. It’s not my idea, but it’s a damn good one. And cute. Vampire Hamsters would be good, your own little blood thirsty pet, you’d have to be careful though, and I don’t think the usual hamster muesli from Pets At Home would cut it any more. Not that my hamster eats the bloody stuff with all my dinners she eats. I’d loose more blood too, through she hasn’t bit me for a while.
Of course vampire mice and vampire hamsters make me think of the kids show The Transylvanian Pet Shop. Remember that? Bet Dr. Zitbag sold vampire mice.
Vampire mice, zombie hamsters? Win. Regular vampires? Fail.