‘THE VAMPIRE’S ASSISTANT’ AND 10 OTHER REASONS WHY WE REALLY DIG VAMPIRES IN 2009

Via Greg Archer at the Huffington Post

Maybe it’s a 21st century anomaly, but for some reason, we can’t stop sinking our teeth into vampires. Vampire shows, vampire films — they’re all around. The nation loves them and the love affair doesn’t show any signs of fading. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, just opened, generating more buzz. But take note of 10 other things that keep our fascination with the big V very O-positive.

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10. True Blood
It sucks–in the best way. And we like that. A ratings and critical hit for HBO, it came off of a wildly fascinating if not thoroughly engaging sophomore season. Beyond the delicious creativity here in this well-produced, well-acted and well-written series, the show managed to reboot the culture’s vampire cravings. But will season three, premiering in 2010, still keep us interested? Chances are … we’ll bite.

6. Dead & Lonely
It’s the IFC web series premiering at noon (ET/PST) Monday, Oct. 26 at ifc.com. The premise: Two downtrodden singles from L.A. come together thanks to a popular Internet dating website dubbed DateOrDie.net. The problem? One of them is a vampire.

See the whole list here

I’m glad that Twilight and True Blood are still so popular, but I love seeing new stuff  (like Dead & Lonely) too.

What do you think of the list? What should or should not have made it on there?