Interview With the Vampire

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Suddenly, Netflix has a trove of AMC dramas

For Netflix viewers, this is an unexpected bonanza.
On Monday (Aug. 19), they’ll suddenly add 13 series. Most are pretty good; some are sort of great.
All arrive from the AMC cable network, for a one-year stay on Netflix. That includes “Walking Dead” and Anne Rice tales (including “Interview With the Vampire,” shown here), plus others – “Dark Winds,” “Monsieur Spade” – that are less-known, but beautifully crafted.
Their journey tells a lot about recent TV changes: Read more…

By Mike Hughes / August 16, 2024
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October brings fresh take on vampire saga

As October begins, TV re-discovers its interest in all things creepy.
It’s time for more “Chucky,” more “Halloween,” more vampires and zombies and such. For most networks, this is a seasonal blip; for AMC, it’s a way of life.
On Halloween of 2010, the network introduced the zombies of “The Walking Dead.” That’s continued for 11 seasons and several spin-offs. It returns now, to air its final eight episodes at 9 p.m. Sundays – each one followed by an “Interview With the Vampire” (shown here) episode.
This is “the largest and most significant effort we’ve ever embarked on,” network chief Dan McDermott told the Television Critics Association. “We’re building around the iconic works of Anne Rice. We purchased 18 books.” Read more…

By Mike Hughes / September 27, 2022