Vampire Detective...hmm, sounds familiar

[mysid]

Does anyone else think the new tv series Moonlight seems a bit too much like the old tv series Forever Knight? One is about a vampire named Nick who works as a homocide detective to attone for his past sins and falls for a mortal woman. The other is about a vampire named Mick who works as a private detective to attone for his past sins and falls for a mortal woman. Can you even tell which sentence applies to which show?

(Or have I just dated myself horribly by admitting that I remember the earlier of these two shows?)

I've got to say that I loved the character of Lacroix on Forever Knight. He was the kind of character you love to hate--and then he'd turn around and do something halfway decent and confuse the hell out of you.

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[gehayi.livejournal.com]

I can tell, but only because I'm an old Forever Knight fan.** Except for, y'know, the Unspeakable Ending.**

I don't know what the hell is going on lately, but I see more and more things in books and TV shows that are virtual copies of things that already exist in other canons. When did plagiarism become so fucking acceptable?


**The sentence about Homicide Detective Nick refers to Forever Knight.

[mysid.livejournal.com]

...the Unspeakable Ending.

Oh God, wasn't it? I think my chin hit the floor. (But at least the "Unspeakable Ending" included Lacroix!)

When did plagiarism become so fucking acceptable?

I think it always has been on tv. Remember Bewitched and it's--ahem--"homage", I Dream of Jeannie? They even copied the "identical except for a black wig evil twin/sister" idea.

[greenwitch.livejournal.com]

There's just no original plots left anymore...