I Heart Vampires
Encyclopedia
I Heart Vampires is a web television
series produced by Take180
(a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
). The series consists of a first season of 22 episodes which ran from March 19, 2009 until September 11, 2009, a second season of 20 episodes which premiered on January 28, 2010, as well as two derivative series that run concurrently with the second season, and concluded on June 4, 2010. The series is well received, and is the first non-variety sketch show on the site to make it past a first season. The show, like many on the site, takes fan submissions and integrated them into each episode. At midway of first season Take180 blocked regions outside United States from viewing the episodes - a decision that has created a lot of negative feedback on the website.
of the fandom of the popular book and film series Twilight, in that it follows fans of a fictional book series "Confessions of a High School Vampire". Many aspects of this fandom relate to the real life fandom of Twilight, and become part of the storyline, such as the book leak and the books being made into films.
), the best friends are so excited that Corbin posts the chapters on "I <3 Vampires" without thinking about the consequences. When the books' author, Siona McCabre, learns that chapters of her new book have been leaked, and announces that she has halted the publication of the book indefinitely, Corbin and Luci take it upon themselves to find Siona and apologize, hoping that Siona will continue with the book's publication. With the help of Corbin's annoying neighbour, Wyatt, the three go on a quest to find Siona, which proves to be more difficult - and much more complicated - than they had originally thought.
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Web television
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series produced by Take180
Take180
Take180 is a web television company based in Los Angeles, CA, that was launched in 2008 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Disney. The company is responsible for shows such as My Alibi, In2ition, Electric Spoofaloo, My Date, ...
(a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
). The series consists of a first season of 22 episodes which ran from March 19, 2009 until September 11, 2009, a second season of 20 episodes which premiered on January 28, 2010, as well as two derivative series that run concurrently with the second season, and concluded on June 4, 2010. The series is well received, and is the first non-variety sketch show on the site to make it past a first season. The show, like many on the site, takes fan submissions and integrated them into each episode. At midway of first season Take180 blocked regions outside United States from viewing the episodes - a decision that has created a lot of negative feedback on the website.
Plot
The show is in many respects a parodyParody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
of the fandom of the popular book and film series Twilight, in that it follows fans of a fictional book series "Confessions of a High School Vampire". Many aspects of this fandom relate to the real life fandom of Twilight, and become part of the storyline, such as the book leak and the books being made into films.
Season One
Corbin and Luci, two best friends, run "I <3 Vampires" - a fansite for their favorite book, Confessions of a High School Vampire, for which Corbin makes daily vlogs regarding the book series. When Luci receives an anonymous e-mail containing the first six chapters of the upcoming book in the Confessions series (derived from the online leak of part of the fifth Twilight book, Midnight SunMidnight Sun (novel)
Midnight Sun is an unreleased companion novel to the book Twilight by author Stephenie Meyer. It would be the retelling of the events of Twilight, but written from the perspective of Edward Cullen as opposed to that of Bella Swan. Meyer has stated that Twilight is the only book from the series that...
), the best friends are so excited that Corbin posts the chapters on "I <3 Vampires" without thinking about the consequences. When the books' author, Siona McCabre, learns that chapters of her new book have been leaked, and announces that she has halted the publication of the book indefinitely, Corbin and Luci take it upon themselves to find Siona and apologize, hoping that Siona will continue with the book's publication. With the help of Corbin's annoying neighbour, Wyatt, the three go on a quest to find Siona, which proves to be more difficult - and much more complicated - than they had originally thought.
Season Two
A year ago, Corbin and Luci found out that their favorite book, Confessions of a High School Vampire, was more real than they ever could have imagined. Now the two are no longer friends, and have abandoned "I <3 Vampires," the fansite they created for Confessions. They have also broken up with their supernatural boyfriends, Nick and Wyatt, and so Corbin is surprised when Siona McCabre, author of Confessions and mother to Corbin's ex-boyfriend Nick, asks Corbin to help her find Nick, who has been missing for several weeks. Corbin refuses. Three days later, Corbin learns that Siona has been killed, and so she makes her first vlog since abandoning "I <3 Vampires," in which she apologizes for leaving the fansite without an explanation. Corbin then goes missing, and it's up to her college roommate, Confessions fan Sam, to reunite Luci and Wyatt so that the three of them can find Corbin together.Hiatus and Series Future
At the conclusion of the second season there wasn't any news on whether or not there would be a third season. Cherilyn Wilson and Alli Kinzel later stated in a youtube video that there wouldn't be another season coming in the foreseeable future as they have not been contacted about continuing the series, despite high fan demand. On June 15, Josh Nuncio announced on Twitter that both seasons with cast commentary and alternate endings would be available on Amazon.comAmazon.com
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Cast
- Cherilyn Wilson as Corbin
- Erin Way as Luci
- Adam Chambers as Wyatt
- Alli Kinzel as Sam
- Josh Nuncio as Nick
- Martha HackettMartha HackettMartha Hackett is an American actress. She is known for her role as Seska in the television series Star Trek: Voyager. Hackett is an alumna of Harvard University.-Filmography:* Flight of Black Angel ... as Nurse...
as Siona McCabre
External links
- I <3 Vampires on Take180 - official site
- Take180 profile on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....