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    The allure of supernatural but human characters to a teenage audience

    In TV shows like The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, True Blood, Teen Wolf, Supernatural, Being Human and Grimm, supernatural creatures are presented as gruesome murderers but they are still seen as attractive and desirable to a primarily teenage audience. Where did this phenomenon originate? Who started it? Why is this true? Is there a gender bias in that these creatures are seen as more attractive to a female audience more than male? Is it only vampires, werewolves, angels and witches that are seen as sexy or is it other creatures too?

    • Who started it? I think we can all safely say Joss Whedon with the saucy romance between Buffy and Angel in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This allegory for danger and teenage rebellion by being attracted to a "bad boy" is definitely a trend that resonated with audiences. – Dimitri 7 years ago
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    • I feel that this trend definitely goes back quite a few decades. The vampire soap opera, Dark Shadows was one that certainly found a footing with teenage audiences of the 60's and 70's – LX4Tumbla 7 years ago
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    • I would say that the love for the supernatural could date as far back as the Vampire age of literature and story telling such as Dracula or Frankenstein who's books were later made into movies. There's something about the unknown or the impossible that lures teens and those alike into the genre - the fantastical ideas of the paranormal and abnormal appeal to teens who don't feel normal themselves. – KiaraB 7 years ago
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    • From a film history perspective, I think one could connect this to the advent of "teenagehood" that came in the late 50s and how crucial B-list films were in the teen lifestyle. Horror films were quite popular at drive-ins, and as horror has always played upon society's paranoia within the time period, the fear of human difference could have played a role. Looking at something like Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and the films to influence that could be good for this analysis, too. – Nicholas Bennett 6 years ago
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    • I think people with supernatural powers are in disguise and want them to be human like as possible but that is not the case. Making these characters so called attractive will make the audience love then more or hate them but also love them still. I think that is what producers want the audience to feel. They want sympathy for the characters not hate. – 2klonewolf 6 years ago
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    May 13, 2018
    NikkySalvatore

    I think that New Girl has been consistently good judging by the fact that I have watched it in its entirety two times and both time there was serious laugh out loud moments and I have grown to love all of the characters new and old alike.

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    May 13, 2018
    NikkySalvatore

    Supernatural is one of my all time favourite Tv shows for exactly the reasons stated here. The way the death are different every time makes them so emotional even though you know the boys survive. These deaths are also so impactful because you can see the pain and anguish on the surviving brother’s face when one of them dies and the fact that he believes his brother is truly dead makes it so much more effective to the audience.

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    May 13, 2018
    NikkySalvatore

    I completely agree that the reason people think The Originals is better is because they didn’s have to waste time with establishing characters, mythology, and the setting as we knew all of that from The Vampire Diaries. Hence the Originals started immediately with characters we know and love and a lot of action. To me, that doesn’t make it better it just makes it interesting for different reasons.

    		 4 Reasons The Vampire Diaries is Spiraling into Mediocrity
    May 13, 2018
    NikkySalvatore

    In response to the claim of the season 5 villains being sub-par I cannot diagree however, the whole running plot of the dopplegangers and the impact it has on Stefan’s life made season five still very interesting as Stefan is a central character and his turmoil is very enticing as a plot line. Also, in response to the idea that new mythology is confusing I have to disagree as I found the doppleganger myth to be a very good barrier in Damon and Elena’s relationship and the overcoming of it to be crucial to their survival.

    		 4 Reasons The Vampire Diaries is Spiraling into Mediocrity