11 Vampires Cooler Than Edward Cullen.
Author manages to cull the list down to a mere 11 in part by only including our two favourite Sid & Nancy-eseque Buffy vamps.
Gives a nice little nod to "Sleeper", too.
June 18 2009
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Rhodey | June 18, 19:56 CET
streetartist | June 18, 20:11 CET
project bitsy | June 18, 20:32 CET
Actually, Buffy implied this was true in the Buffyverse as well.
bobw1o | June 18, 20:41 CET
But Eli rules! LTROI is a monsterly great movie.
Dana5140 | June 18, 20:47 CET
Vergil | June 18, 21:07 CET
EX | June 18, 21:08 CET
TehPenguin | June 18, 21:18 CET
And Eli was awesome. I loved that movie. Augh, tragic that the only cinema in town that showed it (fifth largest in America, feh) is shutting down.
kishi | June 18, 21:26 CET
Enisy | June 18, 22:06 CET
IrrationaliTV | June 18, 22:31 CET
Incidentally, did you guys hear that a bunch of rabid fans chased the guy who plays him and he ran onto the road and got hit by a taxi? No joke. He's alright
Let Down | June 18, 22:41 CET
As a btw...if there is one good thing to come out of the success of Twilight, is that it looks to have put the kibosh on the long-in-development "Near Dark" remake.
mangydog | June 18, 23:05 CET
*is ashamed that her baby sis is one of those 'fans' who even dares say Twilight is far better than BtVS/Ats* I blame it on the teen factor!
Mirage | June 18, 23:33 CET
Rowan Hawthorn | June 18, 23:34 CET
RheaM | June 18, 23:44 CET
Check this out.
Mirage | June 19, 00:12 CET
[ edited by Small Blue Thing on 2009-06-19 09:20 ]
Small Blue Thing | June 19, 00:20 CET
Small Blue Thing | June 19, 00:22 CET
After I found out how the other books play out I found it to be quite hateable misogynist crap. But I haven't read any of it, so there you go.
wiesengrund | June 19, 00:32 CET
But now that young girls take it seriously and see Bella as a role model, I fear that they may believe men like Edward (who will love them unconditionally without them actually doing anything) actually exist. That really worries me, because this is not a good book for young girls to emulate. It's a really fun book for adults to enjoy with the right attitude.
Maybe I'm being paranoid but I work in a bookstore and young girls worship these characters. I worry especially for the 10-13 yr olds reading it and I hope to God it doesn't influence how they develop relationships with boys. I don't want them to believe that a boy would never hurt them if he said he loved them (thinking they've found their 'Edward') and I don't want them hurting themselves if someone breaks up with them (like Bella does in the books). I know in the books this is done in the name of fantasy but I fear that it may inform young girls in their relationships. It's scary to me because there aren't many good role models for young women in the media at the moment. Not like Buffy anyway.
Sorry this is NOT what this topic is about, I seriously got carried away! Apologies.
noonien | June 19, 01:18 CET
GBG | June 19, 02:48 CET
Mirage | June 19, 03:06 CET
Great link wiesengrund!
I even bought three of the Twilight books! (just before insanity swept over most of the 10-14 yr olds in the female population) *hangs head in shame*
I may use them for fuel in the cold winter months.
Shep | June 19, 03:37 CET
Okay, I can dream, right?
qui_ca | June 19, 04:00 CET
I think TananaC put it most succinctly.
And thanks for the great link, mirage .... Craig Fergeson dissing the Twilight vampires, gives me hope. ;)
Back OT: .... only eleven? Someone wasn't trying hard enough. Both Angel and Darla should definitely be included, plus all Ann Rices vamps. Even the wussy Louis could kick Edwards' sparkly ass.
ETA: And Bill from True Blood. He's shaping up to be one scary vamp, under that southern gentleman exterior.
[ edited by Shey on 2009-06-19 13:03 ]
Shey | June 19, 04:01 CET
I approve of this list.
Daburcor | June 19, 04:15 CET
I guess this is proof that everyone has an opinion, right or wrong. Serious or silly.
cheryl | June 19, 05:12 CET
Caroline | June 19, 05:23 CET
It's hilarious!
http://st-salieri.livejournal.com/306303.html
Xane | June 19, 05:54 CET
This list is very thin , leaving behind, at least Julian Luna, Daedelus and Eddie Fiori from Kindred, Count Duckula and I would add a Brazilian representer: Bento Carneiro.
Brasilian Chaos Man | June 19, 06:11 CET
The Great Gonzo | June 19, 06:19 CET
FaithsTruCalling | June 19, 06:37 CET
[ edited by Vergil on 2009-06-19 15:37 ]
Vergil | June 19, 06:37 CET
I believe a more cool question should be Who the hell is Twilight?
I'm betting in Caleb, but probably it's wrong :)
Brasilian Chaos Man | June 19, 06:54 CET
jclemens | June 19, 07:56 CET
Brasilian Chaos Man | June 19, 08:04 CET
Harth is Twilight. Wow that's even better than Ben is Glory. ;D
Willowy | June 19, 08:13 CET
Harmony's vampire minion played by Tom Lenk was cooler than Edward Cullen.
The skanky Vampire "Sex Worker" who sucked Riley's blood was cooler than Edward Cullen.
The Nerdy Vampire who the Judge killed to assert his authority after Spike assembled him was cooler than Edward Cullen.
The grunge vampire looser who wouldn't turn Darla was cooler than Edward Cullen
I think I've made my point now
mr_waterproof | June 19, 08:36 CET
I can't resist joining in the OTHER Twilight loathing party. I think that series is utter crap - I found the writing atrocious - and misogynist crap at that. I feel sorry for the actors in the movie, though, especially that guy who plays Edward. There may be nothing scarier and more dangerous than worked up female tween fans. Seriously. He has officially lost control of his private life, more than what happens to most actors.
Oh, and I agree completely with Dana on Eli in Let the Right One In. God, that movie (and she) rocked. Amazing. Speaking of Swedish actors, I must say, too, that Alex Skarsgard is dynamite on True Blood. That guy has some serious charisma.
[ edited by phlebotinin on 2009-06-19 17:53 ]
phlebotinin | June 19, 08:50 CET
Count von Count and Count Chocula definitely make the list.
(When Xander first met Dracula, who was the first vampire he thought of? Count von Count!)
OneTeV | June 19, 09:05 CET
Willowy | June 19, 09:09 CET
In fact, he may be the only vamp in the history of the form who isn't.
Vague That Up | June 19, 09:59 CET
ManEnoughToAdmitIt | June 19, 10:03 CET
Jossfan_21 | June 19, 10:12 CET
Alex Skarsgaard is also very good as Eric. I laughed out loud at him streaking his hair is the opening ep of S2 last Sunday, even as he was terrifying. With aluminum foil in his hair. LOL.
Eli is one of the great movie vampires, and one of the most real.
[ edited by Dana5140 on 2009-06-19 19:21 ]
Dana5140 | June 19, 10:20 CET
Brasilian Chaos Man | June 19, 11:35 CET
Rusty626 | June 19, 11:47 CET
And Eli (Let the Right One In) for that matter. And with child vampires, of course, you must mention Claudia.
Louis de Point du Lac is also a million times better than Edward Cullen (boy, was that movie terrible--I had my reservations about it, but I didn't expect it to be *that* bad).
NileQT87 | June 19, 12:04 CET
My girlfried, in her brilliance, keeps talking about writing her own "Emo Chupacabra" series to compete with Twilight. If you're going to exploit that much angst, why not do it with a heavy spread of cheesy? :)
Regarding the list, I'm just disappointed that Barnabas Collins was overlooked. Dark Shadows doesn't have nearly as much exposure among modern geeks as it deserves.
RayHill | June 19, 13:32 CET
Because the books the show is based on are called that.
escapist_dream | June 19, 15:27 CET
silent knight | June 19, 18:08 CET
Anyone else find it odd that we find Spike so cool when he is the ultimate personification of overcompensation? Just a thought. For the record, Spike is very cool.
azzers | June 19, 19:12 CET
Let Down | June 19, 20:34 CET
ManEnoughToAdmitIt | June 19, 21:49 CET
Let Down | June 19, 22:54 CET
ManEnoughToAdmitIt | June 20, 14:49 CET
wilder | June 21, 14:57 CET