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December 15, 2009
Noelle Fujii and Marcy Shieh
Unoriginality is contagious.
Twilight made vampires the most recent fad infiltrating pop culture. By the end of 2009, the film adaption of “New Moon” (the sequel of The Twilight Saga), “The Vampire’s Assistant” and “Transylmania” would have been released.
HBO’s “True Blood” and the CW’s “The Vampire Diaries,” both originally book series, probably would not have hit television if not for the public’s growing interest in vampires. Six years after the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s” finale, television has once again revived the undead.
Cashing in on fads is an integral part of show business. Competitive dating shows, such as MTV’s “Rock of Love” and ABC’s “The Bachelor” share similar concepts, but with different, chaotic personalities.
MTV’s “Laguna Beach” and “The Hills” are “reality” shows about the melodramatic antics of spoiled teenagers. The CW has teen soap operas with the same spirit, such as “Gossip Girl” and “90210,” but neither claim to be based on true stories.
There will come a day when audiences will suffer from vampire fatigue. Storytellers should go beyond what is readily available and seek alternatives for tomorrow’s new craze.
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