Ancestry
- Episode aired May 29, 2019
- TV-MA
- 23m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
2.5K
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Nandor visits one of his living descendants; a lover from Nadja's past reemerges.Nandor visits one of his living descendants; a lover from Nadja's past reemerges.Nandor visits one of his living descendants; a lover from Nadja's past reemerges.
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- TriviaThe beheading painting shown when Nadja is talking about Gregor, is a painting by Italian artist Caravaggio, titled "Judith Beheading Holofernes". Painted in 1598/99.
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Season One Review
Saw and enjoyed the film version a couple of years back and was very excited to see this adaptation/spin off/continuation. Though the first episodes were a little shaky, I thought it rallied and finished as one of the strongest sit-coms of the moment.
Three vampires Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry) and Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) live in present day Staten Island with Guillermo (Harvey Gullen), Nandor's human familiar and Colin (Mark Proksch) an emotional vampire, who lives on the energy he can draw from people. Comfortable in their modern surroundings, the arrival of "The Baron" an old vampire who believes in the subjugation of humans threatens to disrupt their lives.
Despite being produced in the States, and written primarily by two New Zealanders, "WWDITS" feels very British in its sensibilities. The absurdities of the situation, the deadpan delivery style and language reflect the three English stars and some of the wider writing staff. The, documentary style, isn't new, but I feel like we've had a few years away from it, since the ends of "The Office" and "Parks And Recreation" so it doesn't feel as overfamilar here as it could have done. The effects are pretty good, be it the CGI transitions into bats or the prosthetics work of The Baron. . The cameo's range from solid turns from regular comedic actors, like Kristen Schaal or Nick Kroll up to the seventh episode which is an extraordinary cavalcade of virtually every star whose ever played a Vampire reappearing to form the Vampire council.
As I said, it's a slow start but the writing does pick up after the first couple of episodes and it does get very funny as it runs on. Admittedly too, all three of the leads are playing characters very similar to ones they've played before - or it Berry's case - every time, but they're somehow endearing roles and I look forward to seeing what comes of the little plot points that the finale brought up in the next season.
Three vampires Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry) and Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) live in present day Staten Island with Guillermo (Harvey Gullen), Nandor's human familiar and Colin (Mark Proksch) an emotional vampire, who lives on the energy he can draw from people. Comfortable in their modern surroundings, the arrival of "The Baron" an old vampire who believes in the subjugation of humans threatens to disrupt their lives.
Despite being produced in the States, and written primarily by two New Zealanders, "WWDITS" feels very British in its sensibilities. The absurdities of the situation, the deadpan delivery style and language reflect the three English stars and some of the wider writing staff. The, documentary style, isn't new, but I feel like we've had a few years away from it, since the ends of "The Office" and "Parks And Recreation" so it doesn't feel as overfamilar here as it could have done. The effects are pretty good, be it the CGI transitions into bats or the prosthetics work of The Baron. . The cameo's range from solid turns from regular comedic actors, like Kristen Schaal or Nick Kroll up to the seventh episode which is an extraordinary cavalcade of virtually every star whose ever played a Vampire reappearing to form the Vampire council.
As I said, it's a slow start but the writing does pick up after the first couple of episodes and it does get very funny as it runs on. Admittedly too, all three of the leads are playing characters very similar to ones they've played before - or it Berry's case - every time, but they're somehow endearing roles and I look forward to seeing what comes of the little plot points that the finale brought up in the next season.
- southdavid
- Jun 24, 2019
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- Runtime23 minutes
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- 16:9 HD
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