Buffy The Vampire Slayer Comparison

Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a definitive success; it garnered seven seasons, a loyal fan base, and is praised by critics for it’s unique and unconventional take on feminism, as well as its use of vampires in the modern world. It is was a good decision, then, to transform the original movie, despite its relatively small fan base, into the hit series known and loved today. But Buffy wasn’t the first vampire story to jump mediums. The beloved soap opera of the late 1960s, Dark shadows, was turned into a movie by Tim Burton, starring Johnny Depp as the Count Barnabas Collins. While the main characters are almost the opposite -- a trendy teenage girl who slays vampires and a 200-year-old playboy turned into a vampire, thrown out of his century and left to fend for himself in a strange time -- the two adaptations share enough similarities that they can justly be compared as foils to each other. This can be seen in their continued (or discontinued) fan base and their use of humor.
While Burton himself has a large and boisterous fan base, Dark Shadows in far from widely recognized or iconic. This is strange, considering it had an existing fan base. The movie, however, disappointed those that already loved the story, which killed its opportunity to pick up new fans and warranted poor reviews. It was also difficult for teenagers, its ideal audience, to relate as the story takes place before many of them were born. Frankly, a 200-year-old rich count and a vampire is difficult to relate to. Buffy, on the other hand, didn’t exactly have a fan base with high expectations, and the show blew up. It pushed boundaries and it concerned parents, which is commonly appealing to the rebellious teenager. The characters were relatable and human, even when they weren’t