When a movie or TV show is successful, expect to see dozens follow. Each network wants its' own version. It's easier to relate to something that's already out there than to take a chance on something original.
The latest fad? Vampires.Following the success of Twilight, every network now has a version of one (or more) vampire and/or werewolf offerings. Most of which suck.
It used to be that the attributes of vampires were fairly limited. They dressed funny, talked like the Count on Sesame Street, avoided mirrors, and stayed out of the daylight at all costs. Find their coffin and you could simply flip it open during the day-time, jab a wooden stake through him/her, and that was that. No more vampire.
I don't watch any of the new shows, but you can't help catching a commercial here or there. The modern vampire seems to typically be a good-looking teen, possesses amazing super-powers, has somehow learned to fashion a life requiring day-time appearances, and has a girlfriend in the 11th grade.
They've gone from social outcasts to socially gifted. If this were true, it would seem as if the vampire population is growing at an alarming trend.
I worry how this will impact our governmental safety nets such as Social Security (which doesn't account for immortality), health care (these guys wreak havoc on others), unemployment (it's tough to see companies knowingly hiring vampires), and border security (are vampires and werewolves considered "illegals"?).
What a bite!
But we needn't worry. Like most cultural fads, this too will pass, and these shows will eventually fade away.
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