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I'm not in the loop with the whole IWTV thing, but with the posts I've been seeing since yesterday I'm intrigued. Could you explain?
First of all, I'm glad you liked the posts @bookwormsontherun (although right now I don't know what posts you're referring to exactly), I normally try to not post too much of one topic but rather a good mixture of my interests :>
So, what is IwtV in general: Originally the movie IwtV from 1994 and the series that started in 2022 are the TV-adaptations from the book series "The Vampire Chronicles" by Anne Rice. IwtV is the title of book 1 and the plot of season 1, but they decided to stick to the title on further seasons too. Although they changed a few things in the series (the biggest fear of every reader), like the time frame, skin colour of a few characters and some locations, it turned out really good.
What is it about: Generally there isn't only one plot, because nearly every book has one of its own. The element or in this case the person who is connecting everything is the vampire Lestat (the blonde guy you probably saw in a post). In book 1 and season 1 + 2 Lestat's love Louis tells us how he experienced meeting him, getting turned into a vampire and then living with Lestat. A huge turning point is when there comes the tragically young vampire girl "Claudia" into the picture - she is in different ways very important to both of them and also a eternal memory of the author's daughter who died very young. Louis tells all of that to the reporter Daniel, who is recording it. Later on everything gets turned into a published book called (guess what) "Interview with the Vampire". 😄
Naturally the vampire community isn't very fond of people who are running around, telling the whole world about their existence. So this will be a upcoming problem to solve in the future season(s).
A person I have to mention too, is the vampire Armand, the former leader of the Parisian coven and a former lover of Lestat. I think in the series his part seems a bit changed, because now his relationship with Louis is much more visible. We see scheming, lying, gas lighting, anger and fear of loss issues, but also a sad backstory and a deep need to be loved.
In the upcoming season 3 the focus will be on book 2 "The Vampire Lestat" and maybe book 3 ("The Queen of the Damned"), where the point of view changes into Lestat's perspective. He gets his chance as a widely known rock star, publishes a book of his own (can you guess the title? 😂), meets very old and important people, and puts a few things right, which Louis said in his book.
Why would I recommend the books and the series: First of all because the writing itself is beautiful - the chosen language and the detailed descriptions of places and thoughts paint you a picture of the world the characters live in. Also don't expect a plot full of fast action, detailed sex scenes or joke after joke. It's not that. You come across questions about life, love, death, loss or your place in this world, and sometimes you need to look closely and think about things twice, before you can fully grasp the intention of a scene or chapter. But I like that - nowadays we are living in a time, where everything has to be fast and beautiful cinematic shots or descriptive things are not as important as before. Also with all the streaming platforms we are faced with a huge amount of series and movies, where everything needs to be evermore bigger, sexier or more brutal to survive. But in the case of the Vampire chronicles the fandom base is already there and pretty big, so they don't have to fight for every breath and are able to show us scenes, which are beautifully made, but with less action.
Secondly- the longer you read, the more you understand the characters and their decisions, which can be very complex or chaotic. Also it gets more and more apparent, that you can't trust just one perspective - you never know what the absolute truth is (if there is any, because everything is told from a wholly subjective view).
Thirdly: Anne Rice is an early example of writing about other sexual orientations than heterosexuality in a way that reached many people in quite a short time span (the 1st book was published 1976). This gets clearer and clearer in the later books and it's very interesting to see how the author is able to show you things without going into detail.
Fourthly: The cast and the producers are huge fans themselves, so they want to put as much of the books into the series as we do, which is great. For example they sometimes used the lines from the books word for word and if you know them it's beautiful to recognize them while watching :3
I hope this helps, thanks for your question! 🤗
#interview with the vampire#iwtv#iwtv ask#it was probably more than you asked for but well..#mine#vampire chronicles#anne rice#iwtv amc#the vampire lestat#amc iwtv#amc immortal universe
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your iwtv drawings are SO GOOD, so moody & evocative!!! i esp. love the intense expressions that're always on the characters' faces ❤️ (+ may i ask what draws - heh - you to lesmand in particular? is it a ship you find esp. interesting, or is it an aesthetic/style thing?)
Thank you, I appreciate it! I'm glad you like them c: And yes, I find their relationship/dynamic really interesting, and I can't wait to see how the show will portray it But tbh I don't favor them to others, I always change what or who I am fixated on, I suppose I drew them lately bc I couldn't find too much new content about them when I was looking so I made some
#they all have fascinating relationships#one thing about vampires that they can't be normal about each other#asks#iwtv ask#kind anon is kind#would love to make some serious themed art too about the show but I have a few silly ideas I need to draw first
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That same user was fighting tooth and nail to "PROVE" Louis abuses Armand. Arguing with multiple people over it.
Yep i had them blocked,even before that.but the worst thing is that it is not a marginal opinion, many fans will think he deserved to get these abuses but they will say it in a disguised ways. and that is why we cannot have normal debates.
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that half-blank, half-apocalyptic look
"i can b ur angle or yuor devil" etc etc "get a man who can do both" etc etc
obsessed with this vamp i think he should get to do whatever he wants forever
#my art#interview with the vampire#iwtv#amc iwtv#armand#armand iwtv#scopophobia cw#in s1 the look on 'rashid''s face when daniel asks where hes from is so carefully and calculatedly innocent i like it a lot#then ofc in 2x05 the actor for armand enters what is medically referred to as sicko mode#whats his name actually hold on#assad zaman#goood stuff#what can i say this show is candy for my brain#v funny how armand was literally Just A Guy in the first season but season 2..... holy fuck#i want 100 more episodes of this freak#yes he did all that and i stand with my cancelled wife
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Armand + looks through season 2 for @aarmand
#interview with the vampire#iwtv#iwtvedit#iwtv amc#armand#iwtv armand#assad zaman#perioddramaedit#tvedit#tvfilmgifs#cinematv#filmtvcentral#mine#yeah the shirtless one is a look too. the most important one if you ask my gf
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first of all yes let's talk about the fetishization of youth but secondly if Daniel Molloy doesn't get dicked down next season we ride at dawn
#iwtv#interview with the vampire#eric bogosian#thanks playbill for asking the real questions.#id in alt text
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#ldpdl the helen of troy of vampires#daniel molloy#lestat de lioncourt#louis de pointe du lac#danstat#lesdaniel#loustat#danlou#loudaniel#danloustat#i never learned their ship names beyond loustat and at this point im too afraid to ask#iwtv#interview with the vampire#c.txt#mine#dying to see these two on screen together theyre gonna have a bitch off
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Bartering with desire. Is that what makes you fascinating?
#iwtv#interview with the vampire#iwtv amc#daniel molloy#iwtvedit#tvedit#*#the bartender asking if he has money has always come across to me as kind of#yeah to convey that daniel was a regular since he was known by name (a nickname even)#but also that he was in the habit of letting guys buy drinks for him maybe in exchange for sex sometimes#since it's what he also did for drugs#maybe that wasn't the writers' intention? but it's what i got anyway
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Would love to see vamp Daniel covered in blood !!!!!
Messy fledgling! 😩
#Tysm yayyyy! any practice to better draw peepaw#interview with the vampire#daniel molloy#iwtv#iwtv fanart#Barnespls art#asks
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Interview With The Vampire – 2.05: Don't Be Afraid, Just Start the Tape
#interview with the vampire#cinematv#filmtvcentral#smallscreensource#userstream#dailyflicks#tvarchive#filmtvtoday#usersource#chewieblog#tvedit#tvandfilm#userthing#userblorbo#i just needed these next to each other on my blog for posterity#in years to come history will ask 'where were you when s2e5 of iwtv aired?'#jacob and assad fucking ate this entire episode and scene#jacob's face is sending me lmaooo#2x05#4k
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The wilderness that is our daughter. I think the medication has overwhelmed our boy.
#respectfully asking ldpdl to stop dragging innocent people into the orbit of his insane boyfriends#louis de pointe du lac#interview with the vampire#iwtv spoilers#iwtvedit#edits
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DEVIL'S MINION (insp. by this post from @toyboy-molloy )
#it's not exactly what was asked for#but's it was the best i could do :)#devil's minion#daniel molloy#iwtv#iwtvedit#interview with the vampire#iwtv amc#assad zaman#eric bogosian#luke brandon field#vcsource#armand#armand x daniel#anne rice#the queen of the damned#armandaniel#armandiel#iwtvsource#armand iwtv#sometimes i gif#my gifs
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When do you think they’re gonna reveal the title for episode 8?
Wouldn't it be great if they do it at the end of episode 7 during the trailer for episode 8? there is a reason this has not been disclosed.
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armand + laws, customs, & rituals
#iwtvedit#iwtv#interview with the vampire#armand#MANY SUCH CASES. this is a mere sampling#a fascinating aspect of his character if you ask me. one of the hugest differences between him and lestat but also louis#armand is a creature of habit and ritual#he follows the Laws and also the one key vow he has made to himself (not to make fledglings... til he does)#louis doesn't want to be confined again and lestat is obsessed with being a rebel and not doing what he's told#anyway. i love him.
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I can't stop thinking about the way Lestat was punishing himself. Not only denying his body the blood by feasting on rats. Denying himself modern comforts. Vanity...
He was also denying himself true music. Denying himself the pleasure of playing. Sitting there in his sad little shack caressing a plank of wood on which he'd carved himself the facsimile of a piano. Caressing the immobile keys while a concerto being played by someone else leaked out from the speakers of his iPad, what appears to be his one and only modern luxury.
In season one, Louis referred to music as Lestat's last remaining link to humanity. And honestly, I know we joke about rockstar Lestat. I know it's kinda campy and goofy. But Lestat getting back out into the world by playing music feels very significant in the context of... all of this...
#interview with the vampire#interview with the vampire spoilers#iwtv meta#i'm fine and feeling super normal and not unhinged at all thanks for asking
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