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A glimpse into the nightlife of four vampires who have lived together on Staten Island for over a century.. At the SXSW Film Festival, Jemaine Clement and “What We Do in the Shadows”; The cast reveals who they want to guest star on the series. All of the main vampire characters except Colin Robinson wear custom vampire fangs that lock into attachments on their teeth. This was done to ensure that traditional prosthetic fangs would not hinder their speech patterns or pronunciation of words..
(Updated after season 5)
You’re DeadWritten by Norma Tanega & Norma Phyllis KutzerInterpreted by Norma Tanega[theme; played during the show’s opening credits]. Four vampires and their human helper share a house on Staten Island, New York. Apparently vampires have domestic problems too. The film What We Do In The Shadows, was released in 2014.
the understated folk humor that is a New Zealand trademark
Co-written and directed by Jermaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords) and Taika Waititi (Boy, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Eagle). vs Shark, Jojo Rabbit) was brilliant: with wonderfully understated humour, sharp dialogue and clever skits, it was oddly funny and clever without ever going silly or even seeming to try too hard. The film was set and shot in Wellington, New Zealand and captured. When I discovered the series was set in the US, I had my doubts about how it would measure up to the film, thinking it had been hijacked by American producers and writers.
I needn’t have worried
Clement and Waititi are the executive producers and head writers, so while the setting has changed, the creative geniuses behind the film are also behind the series. The series captures much of the same quirky, understated humor of the film, but with different characters and actors, and the new players aren’t wrong. as apparently filmed by a documentary crew), giving it a slight edge, but there’s little to choose between the two. Five seasons in and the show is as good as ever, showing that the writers haven’t run out of ideas.
The show also has a long-term story arc, which makes it even more interesting
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