adam2268
Kindred: The Embraced was truly one of the best shows that aired on television. The late Mark Frankel was fabulous with Kelly Rutherford and C. Thomas Howell and the rest of the cast had a good chemistry.Kindred had you almost believing that Vampires exist among us. The show was truly entertaining, so much so I bought the DVD set. I regret that the show was short lived. The biggest tragedy was the fatal accident that took the life of Mark Frankel he played the part so well I was captivated with his portrayal of Julian Luna, he was and ever shall be missed. The only show recently that aired was Moonlight.Regrettably CBS made the unwise decision to ax that show.
lycan2005
When I first saw this series I had to be around 14 or 15 years old. It was what got me into the whole White Wolf Role-playing game. It had a good storyline. C. Thomas Howell as the detective on the trail of his kindred lover's killer, Julian trying to keep control of his city, the Brujah trying to take over the city and dethrone him, and one of his human relatives being embraced by the Brujah. These are some of the underlying stories that made the series fun to watch. I was upset that it was taken off the air, but it ended too open ended with the death of Julian's Sire. Well, hopefully someone will resurrect this oldy but goody. Thanks for listening to my comment.
lynnewcats
This was a wonderful series, full of interesting and charismatic actors. I've followed Patrick Bauchau, for example, ever since, especially as Sydney in The Pretender. The really sad thing is that the star, Mark Frankel,who played Julian Luna, was killed in a motorcycle accident the summer after the series wrapped, leaving a wife and two small children. Don't know if the show had any chance of continuing, but obviously that was the end of that -- and a promising career and life. Too bad there aren't real vampires, so he could have survived beyond the tragedy!As I understand it, some of those who had played the game on which it was based were unhappy with the show -- they felt it didn't really do justice to its complexity or follow its rules. Never having played the game, I had no such reservations. I thought the show was well-written and excitingly paced, and would recommend the set to anyone interested in this genre.
Tsujigiri
This series could actually have been a big hit, although based on the Roleplaying game 'Vampire - The Masquerade' it has potential both for fans of the game and for Joe public.However it manages to fall somewhere between the two groups never managing to ensnare fans from either.The acting is all fairly good, no outstanding performances but generally believable and the actors all manage to take the established game jargon in their stride.Quite watchable, but if you're not a Vampire -TM fan, then it will probably leave you cold, then again if you are a Vampire TM fan...it will leave you very frustrated at what it could have been.