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BBC's Dracula on Netflix

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January 05, 2020, 10:44 AM
RogueJSK
BBC's Dracula on Netflix
Brand new series that just dropped. A very well done, creepy take on the classic novel. No spoilers, and I'm only one episode in, but there are already some interesting twists and divergences from the source.
January 05, 2020, 04:54 PM
copaup
I’m torn on it. The parts I like, I really like, but I can also seem how some people will absolutely hate it. It’s from the former Doctor Who showrunner, and it shows. I’ll watch the rest of the miniseries and see how it goes.
January 05, 2020, 08:57 PM
RogueJSK
quote:
Originally posted by copaup:
It’s from the former Doctor Who showrunner, and it shows.


Sherlock too.
January 05, 2020, 10:31 PM
Pyker
I tried to watch it but found it unnecessarily unpleasant.
January 06, 2020, 08:43 AM
RogueJSK
Well naturally, one would expect an adaptation of Dracula to be warm and fuzzy, so I could understand how one would be disappointed when it turned out to be dark and violent. Big Grin
January 06, 2020, 12:15 PM
Pyker
quote:
Originally posted by RogueJSK:
Well naturally, one would expect an adaptation of Dracula to be warm and fuzzy, so I could understand how one would be disappointed when it turned out to be dark and violent. Big Grin


Big Grin

True enough. Just not my thing. I prefer imagination and the understated.
January 06, 2020, 02:16 PM
mutedblade
Not the greatest adaptation but not the worst either. I enjoyed it well enough.


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January 07, 2020, 08:08 AM
SCfromNY
It has been OK through 2 episodes. However vampire, especially Dracula has almost always been fairly erotic and this version so far has been tame by comparison even to Hammer productions.


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January 07, 2020, 08:31 AM
PASig
quote:
Originally posted by SCfromNY:
It has been OK through 2 episodes. However vampire, especially Dracula has almost always been fairly erotic and this version so far has been tame by comparison even to Hammer productions.


Dude, you need a separator line from your signature, BADLY. It's really annoying constantly reading that thinking it's part of a reply.


January 08, 2020, 01:31 PM
LS1 GTO
My wife and I started watchin this last night.

Talk about some dark humor!!

And the Van Helsing character is great!!





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January 08, 2020, 10:29 PM
Ripley
quote:
Originally posted by LS1 GTO:

And the Van Helsing character is great!!


Yep, that's what'll get me back to episode 2.



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January 08, 2020, 10:34 PM
RogueJSK
Finished it tonight. The ending is a bit underwhelming, but overall, it's well worth watching.

The lady who plays Van Helsing and the guy who plays Dracula are both great.

Also, for anyone wondering... It's not a series, but a miniseries consisting of three ~1.5 hour long episodes.
January 09, 2020, 02:37 AM
jsbcody
I just finished episode 2. I liked the back and forth between Dracula and Van Helsing while they played chess.

Dracula: I like company, I like people.
Van Helsing: you kill people.
Dracula: You pick flowers.
January 09, 2020, 08:26 AM
copaup
The second episode is fantastic. The third and final episode is the weakest. I think I get what they were going for, but I just don't think it pulled it off. It still had it's moments, I just didn't like it as much as the others. Zoe doesn't hold a candle to Agatha.
January 09, 2020, 08:29 AM
RogueJSK
quote:
Originally posted by copaup:
The third and final episode is the weakest. I think I get what they were going for, but I just don't think it pulled it off.


Agreed, on both counts.
January 11, 2020, 02:00 AM
chongosuerte
I just finished it. Started strong but I was quite underwhelmed at the end.



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January 11, 2020, 03:37 AM
tacfoley
The general concensus here - shared by me - is that it's a pile of shite.
January 11, 2020, 08:02 AM
Ripley
Not through it yet but my immediate reaction was how derivative it is. Off the bat, I'm thinking "Rocky Horror Picture Show", on to AMC's "NOS4A2", then pure "Walking Dead". If not derivative, let's call it an homage. Roll Eyes



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January 23, 2020, 01:39 PM
Oz_Shadow
What was the ending about? I’d rather not watch it again. What was he afraid of? I zoned out after the curtain fell.
January 23, 2020, 03:21 PM
jsbcody
quote:
Originally posted by tacfoley:
The general concensus here - shared by me - is that it's a pile of shite.


Well, you should see the piles of shite we get to watch on this side of the pond. Dracula was very watchable compared to the crap on now (Deputy, FBI, FBI Most Wanted, most shows on the CW, etc.)