The creator and series producer of HBO’s True Blood has talked about other vampire projects, including Twilight and our upcoming series, The Vampire Diaries. Read what he had to say below:
Anyway, inevitably Ball would end up discussing that other vampire-related thing, Twilight, and only because there’s been a fascination for vampires as of late–with those films, this series, and the upcoming Vampire Diaries on the CW. He says he isn’t worried that there are many vamp-related properties nowadays.
“I can’t really talk that much about Twilight because I haven’t read any of the books or seen the movie, but I personally don’t really understand why you would have vampires in something that’s basically about abstinence,” he said. “I guess it makes it safe for young girls to fantasize about vampires in a way that isn’t really threatening … But as long as people love vampires and it helps bring them to our show, I’m happy.”
It’s definitely interesting to see so many vampire-driven shows and movies in recent history. Tell us, are you guys fans of Twilight and/or True Blood as well?