Granted as a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and other vampire films, I was already part of the show's built-in demographic, however, I was all ready to hate the show.
Friday night death slot? Check.
Multiple cast changes? Check.
Private eye? Been there, done that.
Biggest "name" in the cast is Jason Dohring from Veronica Mars. Not being a fan of VM, that was even a bit of a detriment for me watching.
I set in to watch it not once, twice, but three times...falling asleep within 10 minutes the first two runs. And then, the third time was the charm. I'm hooked.
The show, while not necessarily breaking new ground, has a slightly original plotline between the two main characters. The girl was kidnapped as a child and the vamp found/saved her and subsequently kept track of her throughout the years. Now she is grown up and a reporter for a local news program, and their paths cross again. He seems to be torn between fatherly concern and true love (?). I don't know how long they can bring on the "bad guy of the week" plot and hold a show like this together without its completely overreaching reality, but it is holding its own in the timeslot.
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