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I RECOMMEND NOT READING ANY COMMENTS HERE AT IMDB. THE LESS YOU KNOW ABOUT "ULTRAVIOLET," THE BETTER. JUST SEE IT FOR YOURSELF. THAT IS ALL.
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I won't beat around the bush: I'm a horror geek, and I love anything that deals with boogiemen, zombies, and, yes, vampires. But the "v" word is never thrown around in the series "Ultraviolet," and with good reason - the show desperately tries to separate itself from other vampire shlock (i.e., "Embrace of the Vampire," "John Carpenter's Vampires," and even the last few seasons of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"), and, for the most part, it succeeds.
"Ultraviolet," as creator Joe Ahearne says, is a cop show crossed with a vampire show. Investigators for a top secret agency unravel the sinister plans of the Code V, or "leeches" as they are called in the series. While there are quite a few logical plot holes (if the leeches can't be seen on video, why are their clothes invisible, too?), these are mostly overshadowed by the terrific atmosphere and story.
Jack Davenport is a bit of a mumbler on this one, but the whole cast turns in a good performance. The series has decent special effects, and the overarching story begins, develops, and ends. Only six episodes were ever filmed, so think of this one as a miniseries. Six hours of UV is still like three two-hour films, and it feels like that, too.
This one is a bit hard to catch on American TV. I don't know about the UK, or even the rest of the world - maybe somewhere they're airing this. You can purchase the DVD set, however, and that's probably the best way to go.
I RECOMMEND NOT READING ANY COMMENTS HERE AT IMDB. THE LESS YOU KNOW ABOUT "ULTRAVIOLET," THE BETTER. JUST SEE IT FOR YOURSELF. THAT IS ALL.
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SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS
I won't beat around the bush: I'm a horror geek, and I love anything that deals with boogiemen, zombies, and, yes, vampires. But the "v" word is never thrown around in the series "Ultraviolet," and with good reason - the show desperately tries to separate itself from other vampire shlock (i.e., "Embrace of the Vampire," "John Carpenter's Vampires," and even the last few seasons of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"), and, for the most part, it succeeds.
"Ultraviolet," as creator Joe Ahearne says, is a cop show crossed with a vampire show. Investigators for a top secret agency unravel the sinister plans of the Code V, or "leeches" as they are called in the series. While there are quite a few logical plot holes (if the leeches can't be seen on video, why are their clothes invisible, too?), these are mostly overshadowed by the terrific atmosphere and story.
Jack Davenport is a bit of a mumbler on this one, but the whole cast turns in a good performance. The series has decent special effects, and the overarching story begins, develops, and ends. Only six episodes were ever filmed, so think of this one as a miniseries. Six hours of UV is still like three two-hour films, and it feels like that, too.
This one is a bit hard to catch on American TV. I don't know about the UK, or even the rest of the world - maybe somewhere they're airing this. You can purchase the DVD set, however, and that's probably the best way to go.