<h1 Class = "PGC-H-Arrow-Right" > 2020 Emmy Award Nomination for Best Drama Series - Bullet 1: "Vampire Life" Season 2</h1>
Nominated type: Comedy Series of the Year
Personal rating: ★★★
Keywords: spoof, R-rated, middle-aged vampire, pseudo-documentary, indie episode (good for commuting to kill time)
Need to make up for the first season: No
Foreword: Not long ago, the Emmy Awards of the "American Drama Oscars" announced the nominations for the year 2020 (the complete list), of which the best drama series was nominated for a total of 21 (8 comedies, 8 dramas, and 5 limited dramas), and finally decided to win 3 winners on September 20. Among them, I have personally seen 11 films, and only 2 have written reviews before ("Mrs. America", "Stranger Things"),Although the nomination does not mean that all the annual masterpieces are included ("The Matrix" 0 nominations, I hate) but as an industry authority, the quality of the nominated series is definitely guaranteed. So I want to take advantage of this wave of memories, and I hope you can accept this Amway. Sorting out is not easy, I hope to like support ~
Yes, nominated for Best Comedy Series, this poster is a bit scary hahaha, in fact, it is not scary at all
The first bullet chose the second season of "Vampire Life", not because the series is excellent, but because I only watched it last month, and the time is recent (covering my face); the same FX production, I actually prefer this year's other "dark horse" comedy "Rap King Dave".
In fact, because of its R rating and "alternative" perception, the show appears to be "out of place" in the nomination list (the other 7 are traditional comedies), and was once called the "dark horse" nominated for this year's Emmy Award for Best Drama Series by major media - accidental nomination.
Nominated for Best Comedy Series in The Emmy 2020
So what kind of episode is this?
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" >1, vampire? I think it's "snake spirit disease"</h1>
The story is summarized in one sentence, which is the life of 3 vampires + 1 demon + 1 human servant's roommate. (Note: Although it is said that Colin is a vampire, his superpower to drain the energy of others is very special, more like a devil)
1) Tease middle-aged vampires
Vampire = Eternal Youth?
As sexy and seductive as Twilight, true love as blood?
No, no, no
The vampires/demons in "Vampire Life" are all powerful uncles and aunts.
As a European vampire aristocrat, both the costume and the decoration of the house are still in the classical style of the old century.
In short, it is "very earthy".
Not only is it dressed in dirt, it looks like... Very classical. The thick beard could not see the outline of the chin, some had long hair shawls, and some bald white was really clean. So for the "Appearance Association", this drama is definitely a fatal blow.
However, under the greasy middle-aged skin bag, there is also a cute "comic" soul.
For example, the entangled master-servant relationship with a child (E8), the jokes made by high-tech (E4 Bloody Mary), and the unexpected comic reactions in various supernatural events (E1 resurrection of the dead, E2 summoning, E9 witch).
Three vampires, the two on the left are husband and wife
2) Human servant with a ghost fetus
Back to "classical", in addition to their appearance, this group of vampires still retains the old tradition: take a human as a servant, help the vampire master to forage for food and sleep, etc., get rid of the personal nanny, and in return the vampire promises to eventually turn the servant into a vampire - including our human male protagonist Guillermo.
Guillermo, a cute and militaristic man, has a secret identity unknown to vampires – he is the descendant of vampire hunters. On the one hand, more than a decade later, he is still waiting for the vampire to fulfill his original promises; on the other hand, his growing potential as a vampire hunter makes him feel more and more eager to return to the traditional family craftsmanship. But the vampires he had served for many years were already as close as his family, and at the critical moment, could he kill the killer?
Although the plot of the single episode of this series is relatively independent, a dark line that connects all the stories is the inner struggle and entanglement of the human servant Guillermo: whether to continue to be loyal to the vampire who "rebelled", or to inherit the tradition of his relatives and become a vampire hunter.
Guillermo (middle position), some people say much like Manny of "Modern Family", are hispanic little chubby hahaha
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" >2, "alternative" comedy written by Thor 3</h1>
One of the most well-known creators of this drama is Taika Waititi, the director of "Thor 3" and "The Wonderful Adventures of Young Jojo". Marvel fans should be more familiar with him, that is, he injected his own comedy characteristics into the original worst mixed Thor series, thus reversing the decline and becoming the best in the series. In this play, Director Ta served as the screenwriter.
In fact, the predecessor of this drama is the film version of "Vampire Life What do we do in the shadows" co-written, directed and starring by the two screenwriters of this drama, which is also about the pseudo-documentary shooting method, recording the funny roommate life of three vampires.
Based on the inspiration of this film, the drama version of "Vampire Life" was first replaced by a more "classical" and more middle-aged protagonist, and the two main creators retreated behind the scenes. The second is an independent set, so that the two can play more freely to create inspiration, in 21 minutes as a unit of comedy sketches, wonderful and different.
What remains unchanged, of course, is the R-rated gore and scale. The bloodiness of the drama version is actually average, and there is no nude picture, but many "meat strips" that are a bit eye-opening can be said to be called R-rated labels.
The film version of "Vampire Life", director of the tower
This goes back to the reason why this drama is "out of place" in the Emmy nominations at the beginning of this answer - the other 7 films are not as spoofed and "open meat" as "Vampire Life".
Of course, whether it is funny enough is also a matter of opinion. The same is true of many of the tower directors' works.
Unlike the drama category, which brings unanimous praise for visual effects or direct impact on the plot, comedy praise is completely "corresponding to the same voice, the same breath" - it depends on whether you can get the laugh point.
As far as this show is concerned, the second season of E1 is very disliked, almost abandoned the show, but then watched E2, completely hilarious to the extreme, so I continued to chase. But like the E9 witch, she feels "overheated" and even feels a little physically uncomfortable.
E2: Summoning Spirits
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" >3, pseudo-documentary shooting, the thickest blood photography brother</h1>
The most interesting thing about this drama is actually the photography brother who breaks the dimensional wall from time to time. Personally, I think it is a significant plus for the nomination.
Pseudo-documentary shooting methods are not uncommon, the most famous in the American drama is the first two seasons of "Modern Family", the main composition is the interview + handheld camera to follow the shooting.
Among them, the advantage of handheld following is that the sense of immersion is very strong, as if you are next to the protagonist, and the disadvantage is that the camera is very shaky and easy to blur.
Interview
The film crew's dimensional wall breaking in this season includes and is not limited to:
Flirting with the photography guy
The photography brother who is abandoned by the protagonist
Passerby cue film crew
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" >4, cast</h1>
Although the cast is not gorgeous, there are also many familiar faces.
Vampire husband Laszlo - It's madman's little boss
Demon Colin - The Dirty Lawyer drug dealer Geek
Cameos include Wang, who starred in Doctor Strange in E1, and Star Wars "Skywalker" Mark Hamill (I really didn't know he made a cameo when I wrote this answer...). ）
Mark Hamill cameo, E6
Group photo of the actors
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >5, commuting/traveling to kill time</h1>
Overall, there is more than enough laughter, and the R season is actually generally bloody, taking the spoof & meat strip route.
The reason why it is called "commuting time first choice" is because its single episode is relatively independent, only a dark line, can jump at any time, and there will be no trouble of having to watch the next episode to watch one episode (in contrast, such as "Good Land", "Insensitive", "The Great Mrs. Maisel" in the nominations);
And there are a wealth of themed stories, with 10 episodes of this season, and the story summary of each episode is:
Resurrection of the dead
★ Summoning spirits
Whitewash the brain
Bloody Mary
★Colin sucks up energy
Debt escape
Network Keyboard Man
Master-servant crisis
"Sucking sperm" witch
Vampire Celebration
Personally, because E1 is not good, the follow-up is seen during commuting, which is also a use of these trivial times. I've experienced it myself, that's why Amway is like this.
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