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Title: Aims for two crowds, finds neither.
Review: Aaron Spelling, Mark Rein-Hagen. The two should be mutually exclusive. I loved the original Vampire: The Masquerade RPG which formed the basis of this show. It's dark. It's gothic. Not "facial piercings and black make me Goth!" gothic, but "take an ordinary person, put them in extraordinary circumstances, and watch their decline from human to monster" gothic.HOW does "Beverly Hills, 90210" come to mind, here???? I mean, I can put up with poor acting. This is a little out-there to attract serious talent. Watered down setting? Sure, if the writers decide that they need to lose a clan or two in the translation to TV, I can tollerate that. But making it into a poor soap opera is unforgivable. I kept watching, hoping it'd pull through and come out well. I was sorely disappointed.There were times when I was impressed, when I could see that Mark finally got his way and said, "THIS is the flavor I'm shooting for" and didn't get stomped on. For those moments, I add a star.
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