What is it with vampires and black convertibles?

lildreamer316

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Tue Jan-08-08 08:06 AM
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What is it with vampires and black convertibles?

I've only really watched three vampire shows on a consistent basis: Forever Knight, Angel, and Moonlight, but ALL THREE have an older, late 50s to early 60s type black convertible car.

Is it some sort of running joke?

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Orsino

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Tue Jan-08-08 08:15 AM
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1. Perhaps not an intentional joke...

...but a joke nonetheless. Vampires in fiction are being similarly type-cast these days, and eye-rolling is a necessary self-defense mechanism.

As sexual symbols, vamps have to drive muscle cars of some sort. The further equation of money with power demands a convertible and a classic, symbolic of the idle rich. Black is a given for a vampire setting, but also has to do with power, being mysterious and giving nothing away.

So snicker away as the vamps swish by in their identical black dusters and wraparound shades. They're rebels, you see.

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DarkTirade

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Tue Jan-08-08 10:00 AM
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7. You'd be nonconformist too if you were just like me. :P

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CGowen

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Tue Jan-08-08 08:34 AM
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2. Even half vampires like Blade drive a 68 Charger

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graywarrior

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Tue Jan-08-08 09:22 AM
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3. Moonlight.

God, I love that show.

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graywarrior

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Tue Jan-08-08 09:23 AM
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4. delete

Edited on Tue Jan-08-08 09:23 AM by graywarrior

wrong thread

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Dr. Strange

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Tue Jan-08-08 09:42 AM
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5. For what it's worth...

I don't think Barnabas Collins drove a convertible (or any type of car for that matter).

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DS1

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Tue Jan-08-08 09:45 AM
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6. People who live for hundreds of years would naturally have a collection

of classic cars. And you know they have to be garage stored. So, a nice classic convertible would make more sense than a Model T, and how many car dealers these days take cash?

:D

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gmoney

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Tue Jan-08-08 10:17 AM
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8. Well vampires love nothing more than fresh air and sunshine...

...oh, I'm thinking of surfers.

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TommyO

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Tue Jan-08-08 10:29 AM
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9. The moon and night air on a warm summer night are what they're after.

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