Fandom Friday: Random Fandom Thoughts #36: Fairy Tales and First Kill

- I love fairy tales, there is just something so wonderful about them. I've seen and read so many different versions of the stories, from the lighthearted and romantic to the dark and twisted, I'm always looking for more. I'm still watching Grimm (I'm still on season 2) but I'm also thinking of rewatching Once Upon a Time. I think both shows are wonderful interpretations of the classic tales, with Grimm it's a fairy tale procedural with intrigue. While Once Upon a Time leans more into the lives of the iconic characters and their modern day counterparts along with mystery and drama.

Entertainment News #8: Cancelled Shows, Shelved Movies and a Show Ending

- Netflix cancels the TV series First Kill after one season. I believe one of the reasons why Netflix keeps losing subscribers is due to the company constantly cancelling TV series. Viewers are not going to continue investing their time into series if the company can't be bothered to do the same. And they barely promoted this show before it premiered.

I don't like how now of days, networks and streaming services do the bare minimum when it comes to promoting shows and then expect fans and viewers to watch something they didn't know existed. Or networks and streaming services expect fans to do the promotion for them which is a lazy approach to marketing. It's disappointing this series was cancelled because it actually was rather interesting and I had hoped it would get another season to really delve more into the story.

Trailer: First Kill TV Series

Although it's Hiatus Season, there are a few new TV series that are premiering such as First Kill. It's a supernatural romance series that has a vampire slayer falling for a vampire which is a supernatural tale as old as time. The series starts airing today on Netflix and I believe the first season includes eight episodes.

It's been a while since I've watched a supernatural show, I'm looking forward to seeing this. Let me know, if you watch this series, I want to know what you think of it.


First Kill (Netflix)

Starring: Imani Lewis, Sarah Catherine Hook, Jonas Dylan Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Gracie Dzienny, Jason R. Moore, Aubin Wise, Will Swenson, Phillip Mullings Jr., Dylan McNamara, Dominic Goodman and more

Based On: the First Kill short story by V. E. Schwab in the anthology book Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite

Description:

Falling in love is tricky for teens Juliette and Calliope: One's a vampire, the other's a vampire hunter and both are ready to make their first kill.