WWDITS: Season One Talk

[Gobi]

1 hour ago, JanetSnakehole said:

Do we know who sired Nandor? I don't remember him saying. He told about "When I first became a vampire..." and how his wives left him, but I don't recall him disclosing who made him a creature of the night. We know Nadja turned Laszlo, and of course Jenna. 

Wasn't it the Baron?

[JanetSnakehole]

9 hours ago, Gobi said:

Wasn't it the Baron?

They never said. And the Barren was dismissive of him while acknowledging Laszlo and Nadja. I'm rewatching and about halfway through and it still hasn't been made clear. Thanks for venturing an answer! 

 

Does anyone know if they've said whether or not Guillermo is a virgin? You'd think he'd be in perpetual danger if he is...

[Duke2801]

On 6/1/2019 at 5:46 PM, Blakeston said:

Did Nadja's inability/refusal to say the name "Jeff" remind anyone else of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt? They did the same joke with the same name, when Titus kept acting like he couldn't remember the name of his ex's new boyfriend, and called him things like "Jorp."

I have to think it's either a strange coincidence or an homage.

I don’t think it’s either, necessarily. It’s a joke that’s been used in many sitcoms. Like Michael purposely not remembering his son’s girlfriend’s name on Arrested Development (“her?”).

[TexasGal]

On 5/31/2019 at 12:17 PM, iMonrey said:

He had 35 wives before he became a vampire. (They left him because he became a vampire.) I don't know what that means in terms of culture or religion. In truth, I doubt very much the show is trying to indicate any specific religion other than "old world." As noted, there isn't much in vampire lore regarding formerly Muslim vampires and the effects a Christian church would have on them. Instead, the show just likes playing with tropes even if they're contradictory. If it's funny, they're going to go for it.

He had 37 wives.  He loved 35 of them.

Lazlo said something when they were outside the church looking at the stained glass window like “it’s the Jesus man.”  The delivery cracked me up.

On 6/3/2019 at 7:15 AM, Ceindreadh said:

So Guillermo just randomly decides to have DNA tests run on his boss and his boss’s friends?  Who the hell decides to invade people’s privacy like that? Of all the weird and creepy goings on, that’s just going a little too far. 

An overly familiar?  I’ll show myself out.  <shame bat>

[CletusMusashi]

On 6/8/2019 at 2:18 PM, JanetSnakehole said:

Does anyone know if they've said whether or not Guillermo is a virgin? You'd think he'd be in perpetual danger if he is...

Quite a few characters have commented on how tasty Gizmo apparently seems, so I read that as him giving off strong virginal vibes/pheremones/whatever. But then on the other hand...

[voiceover]

Watched the werewolf ep last night ("Downton Abbey bitch!" -- I am so using that).  The rubber bone throw was genius, but it pinged something in my head & I didn't know why.

I just remembered:

That scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark where the crowd clears and Indy sees the big man with the bigger scimitar -- he panics for a second, then pulls out his gun and shoots the guy through the heart.

Yes?

eta: okayyyy, maybe that was a stretch.  But there was the giant werewolf "champion", towering over the group, and a rattled Nandor, rifling through his weapons kit, until he grabbed the squeak toy bone and tossed it off the roof.

Edited June 11, 2019 by voiceover

[Vermicious Knid]

If vampires don't show up in mirrors, how does Nadja do her hair and makeup?

[RedHawk]

30 minutes ago, Vermicious Knid said:

If vampires don't show up in mirrors, how does Nadja do her hair and makeup?

That's kind of like when Jenna asked what happens to her clothes when she turns into a bat. ;-)

ETA: Maybe Lazslo does it for her? 

Edited June 11, 2019 by RedHawk

[Lantern7]

59 minutes ago, Vermicious Knid said:

If vampires don't show up in mirrors, how does Nadja do her hair and makeup?

Polaroid camera and another person? I'd say that cameras hooked into computers would be used (like in the movie), but I don't think these vampires are smart enough,, and Guillermo strikes me as a "I didn't do that because you never asked" type. And his boss is Nandor, who strikes me as not giving a shit about technology.

Edited June 11, 2019 by Lantern7

[CletusMusashi]

Nadja learned how to groom herself by touch alone, because when she was a poor Gypsy girl nobody in her village could afford a mirror anyway. And also, the story somehow involves donkeys.

Edited June 11, 2019 by CletusMusashi

[ItCouldBeWorse]

14 hours ago, Lantern7 said:

Polaroid camera and another person? I'd say that cameras hooked into computers would be used (like in the movie), but I don't think these vampires are smart enough,, and Guillermo strikes me as a "I didn't do that because you never asked" type. And his boss is Nandor, who strikes me as not giving a shit about technology.

Maybe that's why they have so many photos in their home-they miss seeing themselves.

[CletusMusashi]

Laszlo certainly does. But of course he can always watch 100 years of bad porn.

Perhaps that's the answer for the others. 

I could see Nadja doing porn. Perhaps even Nandor. "No, Guillermo! Is 'vampires only' gang bang!"

Colin, though... not so much. I think he has a normal reflection anyway though.

Edited June 12, 2019 by CletusMusashi

[Bruinsfan]

Colin seemed pretty comfortable in his bondage getup at the orgy (MY EYES!!!).

[HotRats2112]

On 6/9/2019 at 1:10 PM, TexasGal said:

Lazlo said something when they were outside the church looking at the stained glass window like “it’s the Jesus man.”  The delivery cracked me up.

He calls him "the Jeepers Man".  I put on the closed captioning to make sure.  I love everything Matt Berry does.  Them in the church was also a stroke of genius.  

Is it season 2 yet?? 

[kieyra]

On 6/10/2019 at 11:24 AM, voiceover said:

Watched the werewolf ep last night ("Downton Abbey bitch!" -- I am so using that).  The rubber bone throw was genius, but it pinged something in my head & I didn't know why.

I just remembered:

That scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark where the crowd clears and Indy sees the big man with the bigger scimitar -- he panics for a second, then pulls out his gun and shoots the guy through the heart.

Yes?

eta: okayyyy, maybe that was a stretch.  But there was the giant werewolf "champion", towering over the group, and a rattled Nandor, rifling through his weapons kit, until he grabbed the squeak toy bone and tossed it off the roof.

I've (I think) avoided pointing this out so far, but the late fantasy author Terry Pratchett (RIP) did roughly the same gag in one of his novels years ago, only the object that was thrown to trigger the werewolf's 'fetch' instinct was a stick ... of dynamite. 🙂

Edited June 13, 2019 by kieyra

[JanetSnakehole]

1 hour ago, kieyra said:

I've (I think) avoided pointing this out so far, but the late fantasy author Terry Pratchett (RIP) did roughly the same gag in one of his novels years ago, only the object that was thrown to trigger the werewolf's 'fetch' instinct was a stick ... of dynamite. 🙂

Heh heh. How Wile. E. Coyote. 

[Vermicious Knid]

Tilda Swinton is co-starring in a Zombie Apocalypse movie opening tomorrow. So now she just needs a werewolf one, right?

[iMonrey]

Quote

I've (I think) avoided pointing this out so far, but the late fantasy author Terry Pratchett (RIP) did roughly the same gag in one of his novels years ago, only the object that was thrown to trigger the werewolf's 'fetch' instinct was a stick ... of dynamite.

The squeaky toy is a better gag, IMO.

[CletusMusashi]

To be honest, I'd barely even heard of "Only Lovers Left Alive" before Tilda came on this show. I finally decided to check it out. Holy crap, that was a mistake. Boring, insufferably pretentious, and not even a single person yelling "BAT!" I watched about half an hour of it, then it sat unwatched in my DVD player for another day, then I said "screw this" and mailed it back to Netflix. Now I need to cleanse my pallette with a real vampire movie, like "The Deathmaster" or "Scream, Blacula, Scream."

It not her fault the movie sucked, though. It was a boring script. Shit, I would happily star in far, far worse movies than that, and probably for less money, if the opportunity was offered. I did enjoy her WWDitS character, and I think she was a great sport for coming on and spoofing herself. 

[JanetSnakehole]

I love Jim Jarmusch, and felt Only Lovers Left Alive was a sweet movie about lovers throughout the centuries, their weariness with their vampiric existence, and their appreciation for safety, and true friends. It really only scare-startled me once, and that was the very end. I didn't find it pretentious, because they were pretty glum characters, who were struggling to find the beauty in the world after living for so long. They weren't high-falutin' at all, or putting on airs. They were... shabby. 

I loved the movie.

[Ohiopirate02]

17 hours ago, JanetSnakehole said:

I love Jim Jarmusch, and felt Only Lovers Left Alive was a sweet movie about lovers throughout the centuries, their weariness with their vampiric existence, and their appreciation for safety, and true friends. It really only scare-startled me once, and that was the very end. I didn't find it pretentious, because they were pretty glum characters, who were struggling to find the beauty in the world after living for so long. They weren't high-falutin' at all, or putting on airs. They were... shabby. 

I loved the movie.

I enjoyed it as well.  I do like how the film explores the changes in human blood over time and how that effects vampires.  Which is something that I think gets overlooked in many vampire stories.  With all the chemicals that humans ingest combined with all the pharmaceuticals we take on a daily basis, I find this an interesting line of thought. 

I would also like to see in season 2, what happens when our vampires chow down on a virgin who takes ADHD medication, prozac, etc.  We know that they can get high from drinking blood.  I would love to see Nandor on amphetamines racing around the house.  Do any of these drugs have an opposite effect on vampires than they do on humans?

[scottiB]

God (oops) do I love Lazlo:

”Look at the pictures on the glass! It’s the Jeebus man!”

”You’re my sweet baby, and I need to stop that kind of jive.”

I could fill a page with his quotes. 

[HotRats2112]

On 6/22/2019 at 12:07 PM, CletusMusashi said:

...and not even a single person yelling "BAT!"

This is now a requirement in all movies, television shows, comics, or any other medium related to vampires and/or vampire mythology.  

[Bort]

I stumbled across this gif and I laughed and laughed because it was probably my favorite throwaway line.

[ABitOFluff]

On 6/26/2019 at 1:31 AM, scottiB said:

God (oops) do I love Lazlo:

”Look at the pictures on the glass! It’s the Jeebus man!”

”You’re my sweet baby, and I need to stop that kind of jive.”

I could fill a page with his quotes. 

"My codpiece...Bat!codpiece!"

[Princess Sparkle]

On 6/13/2019 at 8:55 AM, HotRats2112 said:

He calls him "the Jeepers Man".  I put on the closed captioning to make sure.  I love everything Matt Berry does.  Them in the church was also a stroke of genius.  

Is it season 2 yet?? 

Matt Berry is a damn treasure. Do I watch him yelling "FATHAAAAAAAA???!!!!!!" and getting in a slap fight with a priest when I need a laugh? Yes, yes I do.

[ABitOFluff]

6 hours ago, Princess Sparkle said:

Matt Berry is a damn treasure. Do I watch him yelling "FATHAAAAAAAA???!!!!!!" and getting in a slap fight with a priest when I need a laugh? Yes, yes I do.

"We're on drug blood". 

"No, no, Nandor. That's the Stairmaster. The master of the stairs."

"Lazlo was very nearly summoned when he turned a baby into a vampire which is a big NONO...It's true, you're not supposed to do that, but to be honest, I was bored."

That episode has so many gems, but Lazlo's lines are my favorites. 

Kristen Schaal's vamp are my second favorite. "We sent ravens...WE SENT 500 RAVENS!"

[Vermicious Knid]

Also, "We can't have real fire. The Fire Marshall would go nuts!"

The idea of the Vampire Council, Princes of the Night, being cowed by bureaucratic regulations just tickles me.

[Catfi9ht]

On 6/3/2019 at 7:33 PM, SongbirdHollow said:

My husband and I have taken to hissing at each other and the dogs. Never fails to crack us up and make things better. 

I thought I was the only one! My husband and I have also decided that's now the only way to end an argument.

[Fargol]

Love this show to pieces. Even the inconsistencies are hilarious if you don't look at them too closely.

But here's one thing (I checked through the forum and didn't see anyone else ask this) ...

When they were in the cages at the animal shelter, why couldn't they have simply broken out?

They have the strength for it. Nadja barely tapped that guy at the carnival and he went flying 20 feet.

[Gobi]

1 hour ago, Fargol said:

Love this show to pieces. Even the inconsistencies are hilarious if you don't look at them too closely.

But here's one thing (I checked through the forum and didn't see anyone else ask this) ...

When they were in the cages at the animal shelter, why couldn't they have simply broken out?

They have the strength for it. Nadja barely tapped that guy at the carnival and he went flying 20 feet.

Because the wire frames of the cages form a multitude of crosses.  (I just made that up.)

[Fargol]

13 minutes ago, Gobi said:

Because the wire frames of the cages form a multitude of crosses.  (I just made that up.)

Hah, sounds good, except it should have caused them anguish like when Guillermo crossed his fingers.

But I like your thinking!

Honestly, it wouldn't have been as funny if they did just destroy the cages to escape so, in the interests of hilarity, I approve.

[Catfi9ht]

1 hour ago, Fargol said:

Love this show to pieces. Even the inconsistencies are hilarious if you don't look at them too closely.

But here's one thing (I checked through the forum and didn't see anyone else ask this) ...

When they were in the cages at the animal shelter, why couldn't they have simply broken out?

They have the strength for it. Nadja barely tapped that guy at the carnival and he went flying 20 feet.

I think they were going for a quiet escape without the humans finding out they were ever there.

[HotRats2112]

On 6/30/2019 at 4:50 PM, Fargol said:

Love this show to pieces. Even the inconsistencies are hilarious if you don't look at them too closely.

But here's one thing (I checked through the forum and didn't see anyone else ask this) ...

When they were in the cages at the animal shelter, why couldn't they have simply broken out?

They have the strength for it. Nadja barely tapped that guy at the carnival and he went flying 20 feet.

Also, Nandor can turn into mist, like Dracula.  So why not just mist out of the cage, free Lazlo and leave out the window (BAT!)?  Simply put, because it was way more funnier the way they did it.  Seeing the two of them smooshed into cages was hilarious. 

 

On 6/28/2019 at 1:54 PM, Princess Sparkle said:

Matt Berry is a damn treasure. Do I watch him yelling "FATHAAAAAAAA???!!!!!!" and getting in a slap fight with a priest when I need a laugh? Yes, yes I do.

"God damn these electric sex pants."

One of the funniest lines ever spoken in history. 

Edited July 2, 2019 by HotRats2112

[Milburn Stone]

23 minutes ago, TV 3D said:

I noticed something odd revisiting the final episode. Why is Doug Jones listed in the credits? The Baron certainly didn't make an appearance, unless I am totally blanking on a flashback scene. There weren't even a lot of minor players in this episode. Did he play the priest? 

Whether he was in it or not--isn't it fairly common practice to include the names of all key series actors in the credits of all episodes, whether the actor appears in that one or not? I know I've seen this done many times, no doubt as a contractual matter or part of a SAG agreement or whatnot.

[Ceindreadh]

2 hours ago, Milburn Stone said:

Whether he was in it or not--isn't it fairly common practice to include the names of all key series actors in the credits of all episodes, whether the actor appears in that one or not? I know I've seen this done many times, no doubt as a contractual matter or part of a SAG agreement or whatnot.

Yes if they’re considered a series regular, no if they’re a guest star. 

[DavidJSnyder]

6 hours ago, TV 3D said:

I noticed something odd revisiting the final episode. Why is Doug Jones listed in the credits? The Baron certainly didn't make an appearance, unless I am totally blanking on a flashback scene. 

Wasn’t there a bit where they show clips of Guillermo killing vampires including the Baron?

[voiceover]

I'm fairly certain that Matt Berry is narrating the new Serta Mattress commercials (complete w/sheep).

Anybody else?

Edited July 9, 2019 by voiceover
fucking Mike

[HotRats2112]

5 hours ago, voiceover said:

I'm fairly certain that Matt Berry is narrating the new Serta Mattress commercials (complete w/sheep).

Anybody else?

Yes.  I laughed quite a bit at that.  I was waiting for him to drop an F-bomb, or yell BAT!

[formerlyfreedom]

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@saoirse

[iMonrey]

Quote

Also, Nandor can turn into mist, like Dracula.

He can? When did we ever see him do that?

Nandor's initial "interview" in the pilot is possibly my favorite Nandor moment of the season, when he explained how he used to pillage a lot. "People would say, 'please don't pillage me!' and I would say "nooooooooo, I pillage everyone . . . including you!' "

[CletusMusashi]

Nandor is obviously meant to be the most Vlad the Impaler like of the show's characters. I find it darkly hilarious that the writers chose to demonstrate this by making him the most anal.

[HotRats2112]

18 hours ago, iMonrey said:

He can? When did we ever see him do that?

In the werewolf episode.  That's how he comes out onto the lawn when Lazlo is about to fight Dave from Flight of the Conchords.  

[Zanne]

Re: Transformations - I went to Comic Con and they revealed in an edited scene

Spoiler

that Colin can turn into a gecko. Did we know that before?

Edited July 23, 2019 by Zanne

[kieyra]

Does anyone know how one can currently stream all of season one, legitimately? I have a friend who says they can't get it even with Hulu/commercial free and FX Now. 

[Gobi]

1 hour ago, kieyra said:

Does anyone know how one can currently stream all of season one, legitimately? I have a friend who says they can't get it even with Hulu/commercial free and FX Now. 

Amazon Prime has it.

[kieyra]

53 minutes ago, Gobi said:

Amazon Prime has it.

Amazon has it available to purchase. It’s not ”included” with Amazon Prime for streaming. Thank you, though.

(Is this the norm with FX shows?) 

[meep.meep]

Yes.  If there's ever a show I watch on FX, I make sure that I record it because by the time they put it on line, it's three weeks later.  They have a "different" business model.

[Vermicious Knid]

Bat!

[7isBlue]

17 minutes ago, Vermicious Knid said:

Bat!

What was Laszlo doing on Spirit? 

I would never stop scream-laughing!