Of course, in the movies, he always gets the girl; not so, in the books. For some reason - maybe its graininess of the personal feelings portrayed - the first of the two Timothy Dalton movies came the closest for me, to the way Fleming actually wrote Bond. When Bond is betrayed by his Russian friend, Dalton just smoked his own pain; you could see it fester.
Hello? Gay now!
Willow ,'Showtime'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
deborah grabien - Jun 04, 2004 7:41:48 am PDT #3074 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Connie Neil - Jun 04, 2004 7:56:08 am PDT #3075 of 10002
brillig
mmm, Dalton ...
Calli - Jun 04, 2004 9:26:36 am PDT #3076 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
All the fun I had with Sunshine made me seek out other vampire books at the library. Bound in Blood: The Erotic Journey of a Vampire, by David Thomas Lord, seemed like it would be a sure-fire hit. Not so much. It's quite possibly the only vampire book I've ever not been able to finish. The author spent the first fifteen pages or so discussing the lead character rising, dressing, and admiring himself in a mirror. Seriously -- he gets lost in his own magnificence for about an hour. Bad. Really, really bad. <sigh>
Vortex - Jun 04, 2004 9:46:08 am PDT #3077 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Umm, a mirror? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that vamps don't do that.
Calli - Jun 04, 2004 9:50:14 am PDT #3078 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Evidently vanity finds a way.
Oh, and did I mention the amazing singing voice that witnesses remember after several decades? And infallible taste in art? And, psychic powers! I don't remember if his eyes were an extraordinary color, or if he could talk to ponies.
Megan E. - Jun 04, 2004 10:02:09 am PDT #3079 of 10002
So, if Vampires show up in photographs but not in mirrors (as in the Jossverse), does a photograph of a vampire reflect in a mirror?
Vortex - Jun 04, 2004 10:25:01 am PDT #3080 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Oh, and did I mention the amazing singing voice that witnesses remember after several decades? And infallible taste in art? And, psychic powers! I don't remember if his eyes were an extraordinary color, or if he could talk to ponies.
so, sort of a Dracula Sue?
askye - Jun 04, 2004 10:29:40 am PDT #3081 of 10002
Thrive to spite them
Bound in Blood: The Erotic Journey of a Vampire
I read this! I'm pretty sure I read this...does it have two guys on the front cover? I got so excited when I saw this, I was all "Gay Vampire Snuff Porn in the library!"
And then I read it.
Atropa - Jun 04, 2004 10:35:39 am PDT #3082 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
It's quite possibly the only vampire book I've ever not been able to finish.
I have a stack of them. I really need to take them to Half Price Books and sell 'em back.
(Speaking of vampire books I have not finished, is I, Vampire by Michael Romkey worth finishing? I got about two chapers in and was NOT compelled to keep reading.)
Polter-Cow - Jun 04, 2004 10:38:01 am PDT #3083 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
(Speaking of vampire books I have not finished, is I, Vampire by Michael Romkey worth finishing? I got about two chapers in and was NOT compelled to keep reading.)
One of the very few books I've ever quit reading was Interview with the Vampire. I tried it out in junior high or high school, and I got forty pages in and I was so bored. I wanted to read about vampires, not...whatever the hell she was writing about instead.