April 12, 2007
Kindred:The Embraced(1996) was a unique take on vampire mythology! Instead of the usual cape wearing,blood dripping, wild eyed fiend, we actually get to view an entire underground culture that lived among humans. The Masquerade, as the cultural laws the vamps lived by, was known, provided them safety and a measure of civilized society. Not to say, the Kindred,didn't behave like the sterotypical vampires, at times,they did without question, but with much less frequency and with much more style. The use of the "clan" system in Kindred:The Embraced also let for more plot inspiration. The "Romeo and Juliet" theme was just one of several storylines that emerged from this. Great ideas that could have been put to further use if the series had not met such an early demise. This series may have been brought back had it not been for the unfortunate death of Mark Frankel, the series standout as vampire Prince,Julian Luna. Now all that is needed if for this series to be made into a feature film!!
