I signed up for AMC+ to watch "Interview With the Vampire" and I'm already regretting it. I knew going in that changes had been made to the story, most notably the race of some characters and also the time period, but I was still not prepared for THIS. The story of an ambitious and well-to-do gay black man in a relationship with a white man in the racist and segregated South could have been compelling enough in its own right. I see no good reason why it had to be shoehorned into Anne Rice's vampire tale. All of the racial aspects of the story, as told in this series, just draw things out and detract from the vampire story which itself feels almost extraneous at this point. I have to remind myself that I'm watching something based on Anne Rice's novel.
For those who are familiar with the book, I have watched up to the episode where we are introduced to Claudia. I was compelled to turn the show off at this point. The character of Claudia was only five years old in Rice's novel and a bit older in the original movie. In this series she looks to be a teenager but still behaves like a whiny, bratty child. It's quite jarring. And annoying. Not really feeling this show. Such a disappointment.
For those who are familiar with the book, I have watched up to the episode where we are introduced to Claudia. I was compelled to turn the show off at this point. The character of Claudia was only five years old in Rice's novel and a bit older in the original movie. In this series she looks to be a teenager but still behaves like a whiny, bratty child. It's quite jarring. And annoying. Not really feeling this show. Such a disappointment.