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Gothic Vancouver: Blood Ties and Vampire Television
Ist Teil von
Gothic studies, 2012-11, Vol.14 (2), p.89-105
Ort / Verlag
Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press
Erscheinungsjahr
2012
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Quelle
Literature Online (LION)
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Vancouver is not necessarily the first topic that springs to mind when discussing the production of vampire television. In an attempt to remedy this, the vampire television series Blood Ties (2007) is considered in relation to its Canadian production context. I explore the series political economy within an international framework (its production and distribution in Canada and its scheduling/exhibition and reception in the UK), suggesting that the Canadian qualities of the series are often wilfully ignored in distribution and reception. The ultimate failure of the series (running for only one season) is then located in relationship to the recent explosion of vampire fiction on domestic screens, where I suggest that Blood Ties inspires a form of Gothic television distinct from the American vampire series True Blood (2008-).