I became interested in this show because I'm a Buffy/Angel fan and really like the vampire genre. I was hoping for something innovative that would take the place of two shows that I love that are now over. I missed the first episode and have seen two and three. I think that people who haven't watched Buffy/Angel may have a better chance at liking this show as there isn't the inclination to make mental comparisons while watching Moonlight.
I have basically a few problems with the show. The first is that I don't feel drawn in to the characters and what they are going through. The writers need to give the characters more complexity and depth. The dialog feels too ordinary for me. They need to be more unique and/or quirky than they are. In short, the characters need more character. Hopefully, that will develop as there have only been several episodes with which to judge.
My second problem is that in their attempts to do something different from Forever Knight (a show I haven't yet seen but will be getting from Blockbuster Online) and Angel, they have changed the traditional and old beliefs about the vampire legend. I'm 42 and every version I've seen on film a wooden stake through the heart and exposure to sunlight kills a vampire. . .immediately--period. The writer's attempts to change this for this show in order to make it more different, to me, is neutering the vampire legend. These are classic standards that shouldn't be messed with because it is removing the major obstacles, challenges and vulnerabilities the vampire character must face, thus creating a more bland ordinary character. According to Moonlight, a stake through the heart only paralyzes them--(???!) and sunlight will only kill a vampire after prolonged exposure. I found it irritating watching Mick cross the street holding a file folder over his face. It felt lame. It took hours of him in the sunlight to have any real devastating affect. I guess I like sharp contrasts. I like the vampire bursting into flames immediately. It has more impact to me.
The third problem I'm having with it (and like I said ex Buffy/Angel fans may have more problems with this than non) so far, I have seen three scenes that I have already seen on Buffy play out on here. The siring of Mick by his wife--very similar to Angel's siring by Darla. Mick says "You've turned me into a monster." Angel says "You damned me." Beth making Mick feed off of her because he was ill and that was all that would cure him. Buffy forced Angel to feed off of her because he was ill and that was all that would save him. Both scenes had the same kind of intensity but Buffy does it more realistically because after feeding off of her, he has to rush her to the hospital because of the severe blood loss. Beth isn't even lightheaded or dizzy as a result which makes the scenario less powerful than it should be. She simply bandages the wound and that's it. One scene which was kind of small but very similar was when Beth and Mick are leaning on either side of the door sensing each other's presence. I saw the exact same scene on Buffy when Spike did the same thing. I suppose it's unavoidable that there would be similar issues coming up in the vampire genre but I started watching Moonlight because I was hoping to see completely new stories within the same genre. I was hoping for more surprises. Unpredictability. So far, I'm not getting that. I've decided to at least watch the next episode because, judging by the previews, it appears to be their attempts at bringing more humor in. If I'm not hooked by then, I doubt I ever will be.
I have basically a few problems with the show. The first is that I don't feel drawn in to the characters and what they are going through. The writers need to give the characters more complexity and depth. The dialog feels too ordinary for me. They need to be more unique and/or quirky than they are. In short, the characters need more character. Hopefully, that will develop as there have only been several episodes with which to judge.
My second problem is that in their attempts to do something different from Forever Knight (a show I haven't yet seen but will be getting from Blockbuster Online) and Angel, they have changed the traditional and old beliefs about the vampire legend. I'm 42 and every version I've seen on film a wooden stake through the heart and exposure to sunlight kills a vampire. . .immediately--period. The writer's attempts to change this for this show in order to make it more different, to me, is neutering the vampire legend. These are classic standards that shouldn't be messed with because it is removing the major obstacles, challenges and vulnerabilities the vampire character must face, thus creating a more bland ordinary character. According to Moonlight, a stake through the heart only paralyzes them--(???!) and sunlight will only kill a vampire after prolonged exposure. I found it irritating watching Mick cross the street holding a file folder over his face. It felt lame. It took hours of him in the sunlight to have any real devastating affect. I guess I like sharp contrasts. I like the vampire bursting into flames immediately. It has more impact to me.
The third problem I'm having with it (and like I said ex Buffy/Angel fans may have more problems with this than non) so far, I have seen three scenes that I have already seen on Buffy play out on here. The siring of Mick by his wife--very similar to Angel's siring by Darla. Mick says "You've turned me into a monster." Angel says "You damned me." Beth making Mick feed off of her because he was ill and that was all that would cure him. Buffy forced Angel to feed off of her because he was ill and that was all that would save him. Both scenes had the same kind of intensity but Buffy does it more realistically because after feeding off of her, he has to rush her to the hospital because of the severe blood loss. Beth isn't even lightheaded or dizzy as a result which makes the scenario less powerful than it should be. She simply bandages the wound and that's it. One scene which was kind of small but very similar was when Beth and Mick are leaning on either side of the door sensing each other's presence. I saw the exact same scene on Buffy when Spike did the same thing. I suppose it's unavoidable that there would be similar issues coming up in the vampire genre but I started watching Moonlight because I was hoping to see completely new stories within the same genre. I was hoping for more surprises. Unpredictability. So far, I'm not getting that. I've decided to at least watch the next episode because, judging by the previews, it appears to be their attempts at bringing more humor in. If I'm not hooked by then, I doubt I ever will be.