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Title: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on July 03, 2019, 06:26:42 PM

BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’ As Claes Bang-Fronted Drama Rounds Out Cast (https://deadline.com/2019/07/bbc-netflix-dracula-1202641529/)

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: KMR on July 05, 2019, 09:40:31 PM

I get kind of scared when they say it's "inspired" by the novel, because goodness knows so many things claiming to be faithful fall quite wide of the mark. But I'm very interested in seeing this just for the casting of Count Dracula! Yum!

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on July 06, 2019, 12:25:58 AM

Dracula arrives in first blood-splattered look at Sherlock creators' miniseries (https://ew.com/tv/2019/07/05/dracula-claes-bang-photo-steven-moffat-mark-gatiss/)

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Philippe Cordier on July 21, 2019, 09:09:42 AM

I don't want to get my hopes up for anything faithful to the book. I would say the closest adaptation is the BBC version with Louis Jourdan, even though I didn't find him quite the right choice for the role. That version followed the story line of the book very closely as well as depicting Dracula's evilness. British adaptations of classic works in the past 15 years (or more) that I've seen just don't want to stick with the original; they want to "improve" and reinterpret for today's audiences, who apparently can't relate to anything not from their own generation.

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on July 21, 2019, 04:22:54 PM

Time will tell...

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Gothick on October 28, 2019, 01:27:18 AM

There seems to be a rule that every 10 to 20 years, the BBC has to film DRACULA again. This version seems to owe a lot to F. Coppola, Ken Russell, and Guillermo del Toro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC9TjMNqPEo

G.

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on October 29, 2019, 12:18:18 AM

TVLine Items: ..., Dracula Trailer and ... (https://tvline.com/2019/10/28/genius-aretha-malcolm-barrett-cast-husband-ted-white-national-geographic/)
(Check out the 4th item.)

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Gerard on October 29, 2019, 01:05:12 AM

I doubt if anything will ever top the classic Louis Jordan version.  Even my mom, who hated that "spooky stuff," was riveted to the TV screen when it was aired on PBS.

Gerard

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Gothick on December 14, 2019, 06:02:55 AM

New BBC Dracula trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fokdvaYR220

This is really not my idea of fun, but I know some of you will love it. The actor cast as the Count is best known in the UK for a performance in a comedy series.

G.

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: KMR on December 14, 2019, 03:13:57 PM

It definitely looks like it is taking quite a few liberties with the original text. On the other hand, I find it to be quite intriguing.

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: dom on December 14, 2019, 03:14:33 PM

Thanks G. One snippet reminded me very much of C Lee.

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Gerard on December 14, 2019, 08:33:32 PM

What is it with all the nuns?  What do they do?  Pull out all the rulers and rap him on the knuckles?  Make him stay up after sunrise and clean the blackboards and erasers? 

Gerard

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on December 14, 2019, 11:54:21 PM

For the article, not the trailers:

Dracula's Netflix premiere awakens in bloody trailers for Sherlock team's miniseries
See Claes Bang as the Count. (https://ew.com/tv/2019/12/13/dracula-premiere-trailers-sherlock-miniseries/)

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on December 14, 2019, 11:58:23 PM

Quote from: Gerard on December 14, 2019, 08:33:32 PM

What is it with all the nuns?

Nun scenes are kinky in all vampire movies.  [santa_wink]  Women married to God et al. becoming Dracula victims!  [santa_evil]

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on December 31, 2019, 09:59:31 PM

New on Netflix in January 2020 (https://tvline.com/feature/new-on-netflix-tv-shows-movies-originals-1140205/)

"Among Netflix’s new offerings this month, … the small screen’s latest stab at Bram Stoker’s Dracula (from the creators of Sherlock and starring The Affair‘s Claes Bang)…"

SATURDAY, JANUARY 4
Dracula series premiere (Netflix Original)

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on December 31, 2019, 11:07:55 PM

Will BBC’s new Dracula series be the definitive small screen adaptation of Stoker’s masterpiece? (https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/will-bbcs-new-dracula-series-be-the-definitive-small-screen-adaptation-of-stokers-masterpiece-38792848.html)

References DC's version, which they describe as "outstanding"...

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Gothick on January 02, 2020, 07:08:21 AM

The Netflix trailer, which may have been included in the article a couple of posts ago, has some different scenes from the BBC ones:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeL6GNNWoZk

Reports I saw on another forum today from UK viewers describe this new version as a campy hoot with some deliberate humor. Claes Bang is known as a comic actor so this may be a 21st century version of CARRY ON COUNT DRACULA. The Count also has some nude scenes, according to initial reports. Kinky!

Far from being definitive (almost everyone agrees that the 1977 BBC version starring Louis Jourdan was the closest to definitive ever filmed, if by "definitive" you mean "as close as possible to the novel") this version seems like a way-out pastiche with lots of stuff brought in from other trendy horror vehicles of recent years, in addition to the warped humor. Expect everything including the kitchen sink to be thrown at the main concept. People do say it is all quite entertaining.

G.

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on January 03, 2020, 01:53:35 AM

Best New Shows and Movies on Netflix This Week: Dracula, Anne with an E (https://www.tvguide.com/news/best-new-shows-and-movies-on-netflix-this-week-dracula-anne-with-an-e/)

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on January 03, 2020, 01:54:46 AM

Quote from: Gothick on January 02, 2020, 07:08:21 AM

Reports I saw on another forum today from UK viewers

Thanks for the info, Gothick.  [santa_smiley]

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on January 04, 2020, 12:32:51 AM

BBC erects immersive Dracula billboards with bloody stakes and haunting shadows (https://www.thedrum.com/news/2020/01/02/bbc-erects-immersive-dracula-billboards-with-bloody-stakes-and-haunting-shadows)

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on January 04, 2020, 07:15:31 PM

I had to go to Netflix for a different reason entirely today, but when I opened the screen the Dracula trailer that currently automatically plays really drags you in! I can't wait until I find the time to watch a few eps...

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on January 04, 2020, 09:06:38 PM

WHAT TO WATCH TONIGHT
January 4, 2020
A New Dracula Rises, Celebs Hopelessly in Love and More

"On TV this Saturday: Netflix sinks its teeth into Dracula‘s origin story, ..."

3:00AM Netflix

Dracula Series premiere (all three episodes): The Eastern European origins of Dracula are explored, including his beef with Van Helsing’s descendent; Claes Bang (The Affair) stars.

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on January 04, 2020, 09:21:32 PM

Worth Watching: ..., a New 'Dracula' on Netflix, ... (https://www.tvinsider.com/845691/whats-on-tv-saturday-january-4-sunday-january-5/)

Dracula (Saturday, streaming on Netflix): Bram Stoker's vampire icon is making another comeback, courtesy of Sherlock creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, whose pedigree for pumping new blood into popular genres is well established. Danish actor Claes Bang (The Affair) assumes the role of the Transylvanian count in this three-part British adaptation, which promises to trace his spooky origins in Eastern Europe as he battles the descendants of vampire hunter Van Helsing.

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on January 04, 2020, 09:25:42 PM

'Dracula' Trailer: Netflix Takes a New Approach to the Horror Classic (https://www.tvinsider.com/845538/dracula-netflix-trailer-claes-bang/)

The trailer included in this article is what I saw on Netflix' site...

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Gothick on January 04, 2020, 10:28:54 PM

A British viewer commented that the new version worked best for him as a kind of homage and send-up (there are a lot of jokes, apparently) of the Hammer Dracula films. The final part is described as an homage to the last two films, DRACULA A.D. 1972 and SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA. That actually sounds kind of interesting to me. A lot of what I have read about the series feels quite off-putting so don't know when or if I will ever watch it. I hope it is fun for you. I think if you watch in a spirit of fun and expecting outrageousness, it will work best.

cheers, G.

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on January 04, 2020, 11:27:16 PM

Actually, I just fit in watching the first 30 minutes and I love what I've seen. So far there are really two stories taking place: in the present Harker, having taken refuge in a convent, is explaining to Sister Agatha what happened to him at Dracula's castle, and in the past we see Harker's experiences unfold. The part at the castle, so far anyway, is extremely faithful. Is there humor? Yes, but only if you've seen a previous version of Dracula because the humor derives from remarks Dracula makes to Harker, remarks those of us who have already seen Dracula recognize as having double meanings, and I'll leave it at that. But there is more humor in the present. To say Sister Agatha is quite the unconventional nun for her time would be an understatement, but she is quite the hoot and I love every second that she's on screen.

Of course, I've only seen 30 minutes out of a total 4 hours and 30 minutes, but if the remainder of the show is in the same vein (no pun intended), I'm going to really enjoy this version...

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on January 05, 2020, 02:51:16 AM

I finished the first part and, yes, before it ends it departs quite a bit from the novel. But that's not a bad thing as far as I'm concerned. It may not be to everyone's taste (on IMDb people seem to either love it or hate it), but I loved every minute of what I've seen so far. Dracula gets all the best lines, which to me come off much more as clever than camp. And Claes Bang as Drac thoroughly dominates every scene he's in. And Dolly Wells as Sister Agatha is perfect casting against him because the Dracula/Sister Agatha Claes Bang/Dolly Wells dynamics are superb. I can hardly wait to see what happens next but the earliest that will be will be tomorrow night...

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: dom on January 06, 2020, 02:03:52 PM

You are really pulling me in, MB! My son has Netflix and I will watch it for sure.

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Brandon Collins on January 06, 2020, 04:13:11 PM

I was interested in watching this series but I saw a lot of things online that were not exactly what I would call good reviews. I suppose it could just be that some are missing the tone that the series is striking for the viewer. MB's recaps above seem to shine a bit more light on how the show actually is, which is intriguing. However, given that I have a current back log of entertainment to catch up on (tv, movies, and books) I might not get to it for some time.

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on January 07, 2020, 08:49:14 PM

This Creepy Dracula Ad Emerges From the Shadows After Dark
BBC Creative toys with shadow art (https://musebycl.io/film-tv/creepy-dracula-ad-emerges-shadows-after-dark)

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on January 10, 2020, 07:08:47 PM

Ingenious Billboard Uses Shadows to Turn Into Dracula as the Sun Goes Down (https://mymodernmet.com/dracula-billboard-bcc-creative/)

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on January 12, 2020, 09:38:24 PM

Netflix’s much-debated ‘Dracula’ is latest in long TV bloodline (https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2020/01/netflixs-much-debated-dracula-is-latest-in-long-tv-bloodline.html)

I just knew he wouldn't be able resist somehow bringing DS into things...

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on January 20, 2020, 07:35:39 PM

Netflix's 'Dracula' Makes Him 'a Fully Rounded Inhuman Being'
‘The challenge was putting Dracula at the center of the story, says EP Steven Moffat. (https://www.tvinsider.com/847532/dracula-season-1-netflix-claes-bang/)

Believe it or not (though you probably will believe it), I haven't got back to watch Parts 2 & 3 yet...

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: dom on January 21, 2020, 05:47:50 PM

I watched it. Well, I tried. Most of the time it was on while I did other things. I did watch the first part. The second part I did some fast forwarding and part three was FF'ing and sleeping. I fell asleep twice while trying to watch the conclusion. I am going to go back to it to see how it ends. Oh, wait. I just remembered. Good, now I don't have to. Needless to say, I really didn't enjoy it enough to actually watch it. I found some aspects interesting but after part one I knew I couldn't watch in earnest. I  may read up on it to figure out what was really going on between him and Harker and Vanhelsing. I guess Dracula isn't supposed to be likeable but I didn't like the character at all (what I saw of him). Maybe I  will rewatch the 2nd and 3rd parts to see if he becomes at all likeable.

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: dom on February 01, 2020, 02:01:34 PM

Finally watched parts 2 & 3 in earnest. I didn't walk away, fast forward or sleep this time. I didn't have to, it held my interest. The best I can say is that it was an interesting take. I'm not a Dracula connoisseur so most of it seemed like a fresh take to me, which is what made it hold my interest (the 2nd time around). You'll never find it on a favorites list of mine. My favorite thing about it was that Dracula came across as a human with a disease as opposed to a monster. And funny as it seems, it's what made the character so especially repulsive (unlikable) to me. I guess a vampire without a conscience is not my cup of tea anymore.  Damn you, Barnabas Collins!

3 out of 5 stars.

Looking forward to your final review, MB.

Title: Re: BBC & Netflix Unveil First-Look At ‘Dracula’
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on December 12, 2020, 12:12:15 AM

Believe it or not (though you will believe it) I haven't gotten back to finish this. At this point, I'll need to start over again from the beginning.

But there is this:

TV's Best, Worst and Most of 2020 (Part 1) - Biggest Acting Revelation (Drama) Dolly Wells, Dracula (https://tvline.com/gallery/2020-tv-shows-best-worst-moments-photos/dolly-wells-dracula-2/?ref=https://tvline.com/2020/12/10/tv-shows-2020-best-worst-moments-ncis-superstore/)

She is wonderful!