I have decided to update my initial review, and up increase my rating some, after having finished the first season (Initial angry review still listed below)
It comes down to trying to understand a little more what the writers have tried to do with this series. It's an attempt to tell the story a second time. They really broke away from the proper time line, back-stories, and relationships of the primary character, and this I cannot move past, as much as I try.
HOWEVER: I feel that anyone that has not read the book(s), loves anything vampires, and would like to dip into the some of the basic fundamentals of The Vampire Chronicles, will most likely, thoroughly enjoy this series. Once I decided to ignore the missing, finer points of the original telling of the story, it was entertaining, and i authentically look forward to the next season, to see how the story is re-told in this new lens.
***Original, angry fan review from October 4, 2022*** As others have mentioned, this is a show called "Interview with the Vampire", but it's not Anne Rice's.
Amazing production, paired with phenomenal actors. The story is absolute garbage, nowhere near the book of the same name.
Fans have waited for years for someone to make a series out of the books. This is not the way. Hopefully it gets cancelled early on before completely downing the name, and someone comes and does it right. A massive, multi year series, using the original material is 100% doable. I can't fathom why they felt the need to re-write Anne's story, when the original story was so amazing and detailed.
So saddened and disappointed that I had to come here and rate & review in this negative light.
It comes down to trying to understand a little more what the writers have tried to do with this series. It's an attempt to tell the story a second time. They really broke away from the proper time line, back-stories, and relationships of the primary character, and this I cannot move past, as much as I try.
HOWEVER: I feel that anyone that has not read the book(s), loves anything vampires, and would like to dip into the some of the basic fundamentals of The Vampire Chronicles, will most likely, thoroughly enjoy this series. Once I decided to ignore the missing, finer points of the original telling of the story, it was entertaining, and i authentically look forward to the next season, to see how the story is re-told in this new lens.
***Original, angry fan review from October 4, 2022*** As others have mentioned, this is a show called "Interview with the Vampire", but it's not Anne Rice's.
Amazing production, paired with phenomenal actors. The story is absolute garbage, nowhere near the book of the same name.
Fans have waited for years for someone to make a series out of the books. This is not the way. Hopefully it gets cancelled early on before completely downing the name, and someone comes and does it right. A massive, multi year series, using the original material is 100% doable. I can't fathom why they felt the need to re-write Anne's story, when the original story was so amazing and detailed.
So saddened and disappointed that I had to come here and rate & review in this negative light.