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<blockquote data-quote="LightPhoenix" data-source="post: 5436726" data-attributes="member: 115">The biggest problem I had with the US version versus the UK version was that it felt... wrong.&nbsp; I'm not sure how so; maybe the cinematography, or set design, or post-production.&nbsp; The best I can come to describing it is that it felt to &quot;neat.&quot;&nbsp; I like Felon's use of the word &quot;ambiance&quot; - it didn't feel to me like a show about monsters overcoming their brutal nature.&nbsp; the ambiance I picked up on was more like a teen vamp movie, like Vampire Diaries or Twilight.I wasn't too big a fan of most of the actors either.&nbsp; Witwer just isn't (IMO) charismatic enough to pull off a vampire, nor is Pellegrino*.&nbsp; Rath didn't get to do much, but what I saw of her was meh.&nbsp; Huntington was okay, but (again IMO) really seemed to be more copying Tovey than bringing his own to it.&nbsp; They also didn't seem to gel as a cast.&nbsp; Hopefully all of this fades when they get more comfortable in the roles.* As an aside, I'm not a fan of Pellegrino at all; I think his &quot;Harrick&quot; is dull, lifeless, and uninspired.I'm not a huge fan of the changes to the vampires, especially needing the blood.&nbsp; What I like most about the vampire side of BH(UK) is that vampires don't need blood, they're just addicted to it.&nbsp; It makes Mitchell's struggle less fatalistic and more hopeful.&nbsp; As a requisite for life, Aiden will always end up in situations where he has to kill people to survive.&nbsp; He doesn't have the choice that Mitchell does.I don't anticipate watching this too much longer, but I'm willing to give it a fair shake.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LightPhoenix, post: 5436726, member: 115"] The biggest problem I had with the US version versus the UK version was that it felt... wrong. I'm not sure how so; maybe the cinematography, or set design, or post-production. The best I can come to describing it is that it felt to "neat." I like Felon's use of the word "ambiance" - it didn't feel to me like a show about monsters overcoming their brutal nature. the ambiance I picked up on was more like a teen vamp movie, like Vampire Diaries or Twilight. I wasn't too big a fan of most of the actors either. Witwer just isn't (IMO) charismatic enough to pull off a vampire, nor is Pellegrino*. Rath didn't get to do much, but what I saw of her was meh. Huntington was okay, but (again IMO) really seemed to be more copying Tovey than bringing his own to it. They also didn't seem to gel as a cast. Hopefully all of this fades when they get more comfortable in the roles. * As an aside, I'm not a fan of Pellegrino at all; I think his "Harrick" is dull, lifeless, and uninspired. I'm not a huge fan of the changes to the vampires, especially needing the blood. What I like most about the vampire side of BH(UK) is that vampires [I]don't[/I] need blood, they're just addicted to it. It makes Mitchell's struggle less fatalistic and more hopeful. As a requisite for life, Aiden will always end up in situations where he has to kill people to survive. He doesn't have the choice that Mitchell does. I don't anticipate watching this too much longer, but I'm willing to give it a fair shake. [/QUOTE]

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