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Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles Optioned by Paramount Television and Anonymous Content – Dread Central

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Mostly the same information as the Looper article with a few added tidbits.

“It is undeniable that Anne Rice has created the paradigm in which all vampire stories are measured against. The rich and vast world she has created with The Vampire Chronicles is unmatched and sophisticated with 90’s Gothic undertones that will be perfectly suited to captivate audiences, … We are thrilled to collaborate with Anne, Christopher, and the team at Anonymous Content on this epic series.” – Amy Powell, President, Paramount TV. 

IT’S maybe possibly like 2 molecules closer to HAPPENING!

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“Together with our partners at Paramount Television, we are embarking on a fantastic journey with Anne and Christopher Rice to bring Anne’s unparalleled imagination to television at the moment when the medium is experiencing a global apex in the demand for the most outstanding, exciting, and heightened premium dramatic programming”, says Anonymous Content’s David Kanter. “The Vampire Chronicles, in its entirety, is not only a phenomenally complex universe of storytelling, it is also a world-wide readership whose connections to the books and their author are deep and abiding. It is a tremendous responsibility to help bring the books to television, and we are thrilled to have this opportunity.”

^OK IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS PEOPLE ARE LEGIT VC FANS. That’s a requirement, in my mind. Are they fan enough to help pull off a mostly faithful-to-canon adaptation? As my Dad says, ‘the proof is in the pudding.’

I checked out the Anonymous Content website, and they seem to be able to pull off a wide range of projects. From commercials to music vids to movies like the Revenant, which I still haven’t seen but I’ve heard great things about, I think they have a generally solid mix of glitz & glamour and dirt and grunge and intellectual stimulation and yes, even some comic relief, all things I think we need in VC. Amy Powell is right, VC is “sophisticated with 90’s Gothic undertones”, so where movie!QOTD certainly USED 90′s Gothic aesthetics, I would recommend that Paramount and Anonymous Content should watch that movie and see what parts worked, and what parts didn’t. Along with movie!IWTV and Lestat the Musical. 

BTW Anonymous Content did the following which I really enjoy…

Also, re: the story line, from CBR.com: 

Anne Rice Plots Vampire Chronicles TV Series:

Anne Rice previously noted that the series likely will not touch on the events of “Interview with a Vampire,” but will instead pick up with its sequel “The Vampire Lestat.”

So it will start w/ TVL. Makes sense. 

@firelight-fading had done a great breakdown of stuff directly said by AR re: the story line of the TV series, go check out the post with that info, bc I would bet that AR is sticking to her guns on all points. Would we expect anyone to be able to bully her to compromise on her vision? NOPE.

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Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles Optioned by Paramount Television and Anonymous Content – Dread Central

I’m just here to tell you that you could have killed me, because I’ve found your youtube channel and while watching your videos I laughed so hard I almost choked. The “Mostly Straight” one… ohmygawd

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Thanks! That’s the kind of reaction I aim for! ❤ (Here’s the vid anon refers to, and here’s my YT channel.)

[X for the tumblr post for this one, more of my vids on tumblr are mixed into the #parody tag]

I love your memeything! They r so funny and creative! Keep going! <333

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Thanks! Much appreciated. Here’s an oldie but a goodie for ya…

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I’ll try to keep making fresh ones, buuuut… I bet I have some old ones you haven’t seen in my #memeything tag, and also! The #vintage meme tag has a few that inspired me to start making my own.

…..aaaaand these ppl make VC memes! Check theirs out, I might have some of their memes mixed into my #by someone else tag (in no special order):

If anyone knows of other blogs that do VC memes/memeythings, reblog/comment plz.

Why do I call them memeythings?? Well, when I started making them, I wasn’t sure if they really counted as “memes” bc “memes” as I understood them, had to be some widely-accepted joke first… text from somewhere else, so I called mine memeythings instead, bc I did some of my own “writing” for them, like this “boop your nose” one, but now it’s normal to make up your own text or grab text from anywhere and it counts as a “meme,” I think. I still like the word, tho, so I’m keeping it. 

Do another you’re killing your father thing! I laughed so much…. It was horrible. I loved it.

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[Anon refers to this X] Awww thanks! I tried to come up with another one and couldn’t come up with one… 😛 I’ll keep trying, but for now, maybe this will suffice just pretend they’re speaking French and the subtitles are a translation

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Louis: What kind of idiots do you have working here?

Armand: The finest in Paris.

[X Home Alone w/ the Vampire]

Buonasera. Lately it seems like my imagination is completely blank and I don’t really know what to do ’cause writing, singing… they are two of my greatest loves. How do I deal with inspiration? How do you do it? Hope you can give me some advice. Have a good night, Lestat.

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♛Ah, the creative blocks! They happen to us all. When I lose musical inspiration, I turn to listening to – or doing my own – variations on existing works.

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I might try a song and sing it in another singer’s style. Have you ever heard of Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine? Lounge applied to any other song, preferably one in a very different genre, is almost a guarantee of comic relief, and that can be the first crack in breaking through my creative block. 

Collaboration with others can help, too. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been creatively stifled, I’ll call my mortal band to meet at a karaoke place and we’ll just go through our favorites, works very well. 

But there are going to be times in your life where the muse won’t speak to you for no apparent reason, and other times when you can’t shut her up, ebbs and flows are normal. I hope your muse returns to you, post-haste *winks*

Seeking a Louis or Nicolas…

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bisexual-watermelons:

i-want-my-iwtv:

Someone messaged me the following:

“Hello! I was recommend to ask you if you know any active private message rp blogs? Preferably a Louis or Nicki for a Lestat/Claudia roleplayer.”

So that’s what they’re looking for! The mun says that they are over 18.

Ask or Message me and we’ll see if we can matchmake ;D

@i-want-my-iwtv I play Louis on my VC roleplay blog which is @loustat-in-fact, if this is still relevant or if they’re still looking

Hey thanks! That RPer asked me for that aaages ago, and now I can’t remember who it was 😛 

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If you’re out there, or if anyone is interested, @bisexual-watermelons has a Louis to RP with over at @loustat-in-fact, which is “for roleplaying Louis, Lestat, Marius, and occasionally Armand.” 

Comment/reblog this if you are a VC RPer looking for more action, might as well use this as a roundup post, too 😉

Sometimes I feel like Louis. In my family, no matter how much I warn someone not to do something because there not going to like the consequences, they never listen and then I have to hear them complaining about how much they regret their decision. It’s mostly my mom, my older sister, or my teenager niece who don’t listen. It sucks being the voice of reason in my family when no one listens to me.

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I know that feel, anon, and so does Louis. He definitely gives good advice (even if that advice is just “Wait! Think about this a little more!”) and even his most loved ones flat out ignore him. 

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[^Text by @babylonsabby, longer meme here]

And then Louis has to help them pick up the pieces from the damage that Doing the Thing caused :- 

On the plus side, he had become so good at giving advice that by QOTD, I think his arguments to Akasha re: not Doing the Thing were the strongest of the whole group! But he still failed to convince her. She didn’t even address his points. As shown by that scene, unfortunately, you can have the best warnings, the best arguments, your logic can be watertight, and ppl will still want to do what they want to do. The old adage is still true: You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink. I mean in Louis’ case, it was You can make a glass of blood for a vampire, but you can’t make him drink! He’s had his own share of resistance to advice, too.

When I think about my failures in warning those I care about re: the consequences of their actions, and then I’m proven right when they’re complaining about their decisions, I try to have peace of mind that I did my best bc I still care about them and their well-being. Hopefully they can at least appreciate that I care enough about them to continue to warn them against harm.

i just wanted to say i really appreciate the amount of effort you put into this blog. every answer you post no matter what the question seems so well thought out and thorough, and i’m always floored by how you manage to find just the right resources, not to mention your tagging system is the most impressive i’ve probably ever seen on this site. and not only that, but you seem like such a genuinely sweet and friendly person too. so yeah, that’s all, just wanted to say thank you for everything <3

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Awww, you are very welcome to all of that! What a lovely message to send me. Notes like these keep this blog alive… and you made my night, I’m cry! ^______^  Come off anon! 

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I’m honored that ppl ask for my opinions on VC, it gives me the opportunity to dig around and find the information/resources, I have a nearly photographic memory for some of this stuff *laughs*… many asks make me sit back to reflect and remember what it is about this series that keeps me here… I can only speak to my own reasons, but I draw a lot of inspiration from these characters and their stories. 

Am I a genuinely sweet and friendly person? I try to be the blogger and the person I want to see in the world, whether online or in the real world. Which means I still make mistakes, but I learn, and try to improve. 

My tags! They used to be a lot sillier and I’ve toned them down, but I keep them as organized as I can so that I can find previous answers! It was just for my own organization originally but I’m so glad you appreciate the tags! I plan to have a legit ~Navigation~ page so that major tags are all lined up and easily accessible, so you can go right to, for example, the #VC News tag and see what the latest news is. I don’t reblog everything from the Official VC FB page since so much of it is teasing and fluff, so if I reblogged/posted smtg here, it’s bc I felt like it was ACTUALLY newsworthy, or there was smtg we could talk about specifically.

P.S. And thanks for reminding me, I have to catch up on my tagging, during the last two months I’ve been off-and-on-line, when you see #Tag later it’s bc I was on mobile cruising the dash ;D

Thanks again, Anon. Very sweet of you to say that *hugs*