![]() ![]() My advice: Do what I did in later seasons and watch the Eric/Sookie scenes on youtube.Ĭontent Note: TV-MA for explicit content. Not to mention, to all the paranormal romance fans out there. The ending was misogynistic and an insult to female characters. But someone with no lines or even a name. That’s how much they cared for the love quadrangle. The writers had her end up with an extra. ![]() But then the series went off the deep end and didn’t follow the books at all. It’s also the best aspect of the show (including the thoughtful Godric subplot). So, I watched most of the first four seasons for the genuinely entertaining romance between Eric and Sookie. However, I read the books and had a crush on Eric, the immortal Viking vampire. Additionally, the violence against women in this series is seriously gross and disturbing. Look, True Blood is way more graphic than I like my TV (or tend to recommend on this old-fashioned themed site). Where to Watch: Rent/Buy digitally on various streaming platforms. (I don’t know how the two differ though.) Thankfully, you can always check out the books if you need an ending. Still, it’s a significant disappointment the show ends on a humungous time jump cliffhanger before the story resolves. Jonas Lear’s (Henry Ian Cusick) wife.Īnd if you’re looking for even more love, there’s Brad and his ex-wife Dr. The vampires are intelligent and hive-like in their methods with a compelling Byronic leader in love and obsessed with Dr. To top it all off, a couple of the stories are romantic. For example, vampires can get in people’s heads. The mythology itself is also unbelievably fascinating. But when an agent (Brad) disagrees with their methods, he goes rogue and will do anything to protect her before it’s too late. They think she’s the key to saving humanity. Instead, the series is about a young orphan girl named Amy the government wants to experiment on her because of a vampire virus gone wrong. I thought The Passage was going to be another zombie-like show with unintelligent, uninteresting vampires who are nothing more than symptoms of a virus. Where to Watch: Amazon Prime or buy on DVD. Fans even gathered outside the network to protest its cancellation. While mostly forgotten, Dark Shadows was a big hit for the time until the Gulf War affected the ratings. Plus, the show only lasted twelve episodes. My main setback is that I don’t wholly love Ben Cross as Barnabas. The gothic romance between Victoria and Barnabas Collins is also intriguing and certainly Byronic in the most Romantic of ways. Her Gothic pedigree brings authenticity to the remake. Meanwhile, Barbara Steele, iconic for her roles in Italian Gothic horror films in the 1960s, enters as Dr. Academy Award-nominated Jean Simmons (she stars in Hamlet opposite Laurence Olivier) plays Elizabeth Collins Stoddard. Not only is the gloomy atmospheric setting fabulous, but so is most of the cast, from a young Joseph Gordon-Levitt to two legendary film actresses. But did you know about the excellent 1991 remake? Sure, it only lasted twelve episodes, but this gothic romance set in Maine is a delicious treat. So, you probably heard about a famous show called Dark Shadows. The Best 30 Romantic Vampire TV Shows, Rankedĭark Shadows – a romantic vampire TV show. ![]() Finally, terrible endings may or may not hurt the overall ranking.īeware: There are spoilers in this list! So, continue reading with caution. (Plus, I didn’t rank shows I couldn’t get past episode one either.) Further, the level of romance in the series adds to the equation, as well. Note: As this focus is on romantic vampire TV shows, I didn’t include several series. And thanks to a renaissance of vampire stories after the popularity of Twilight, plenty of shows are available to binge. ![]() Years later, I still adore the epic romanticism within each of these tales of desire, love, and redemption. (And yes, I know many will never understand the genre.) Something about the essence of a vampire romance captured my young heart and never quite let go. Smith’s The Vampire Diaries years before it ever turned into the popular TV series? How I adored the sweet soulmate love between Stefan and Elena and the brewing passion she also had for Stefan’s darker brother Damon. Or does it go back further when I first read L.J. Perhaps, for me, ever since Buffy first met the mysterious, pale-faced Angel and handed her a necklace of a cross. From the immortality, brooding Byronic Heroes, star-crossed obstacles, and intense stares between lovers (or obsessions), something about the genre appeals. Oh, for the love of vampires! I’m a sucker for the undead romance. These are the most romantic vampire TV shows of all time. ![]()
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