#while damon salvatore (TVD) was also based on lestat

[faerywhimsy]

Absolutely agreeing with this.

Also, Whedon may have had a hatred of that "Anne Rice crap" but he wasn't shy of mentioning the inspiration we all owe in not one show but both Buffy AND its later spin off series, Angel.

Spike: Yeah. Come up against this Slayer yet? Angel: She's cute. Not too bright, though. Gave the puppy dog 'I'm all tortured' act. Keeps her off my back when I feed! (laughs) Spike: (laughing) People still fall for that Anne Rice routine. What a world!

Make of that what you like.

(Also love seeing a fellow older fan making reference to the so very overlooked in the 90s Vampire Diaries novels by LJ Smith, thank you @xxgothchatonxx for already having done the lord's work here.)

This may be a little obscure, but in the Buffy vs. IWTV poll, who do you think will come out on top? And would you be able to have a little discussion about it, because I'm super super interested to see what others think!!

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Well, I mean, there is a good chance Buffy will win because people maybe remember it more directly/clearly.

But the Vampire Chronicles paved the way so to speak. One coffin bed, the whole subversion of the trope itself… but the influence is not as direct since it is a lasting one over decades. And the media representation in movies/series wasn’t as prominent either.

So poll-wise… I think it might be Buffy though it probably should be VC?! 🤷🏽‍♀️😅