Channel: Showmax
What We Do In The Shadows rose from the minds of Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit). The series is an spin-off from the 2014 movie by the same name staring the Clement and Waititi themselves, and it is ridiculously funny. It is, without exaggeration, one of the funniest shows we’ve seen in a long, long time.
What’s it about
Filmed like a mockumentary, What We Do In The Shadows follows a mini coven of Vampires who live in Staten Island. The first vampire we met is Nandor the Relentless, the oldest of the vampires who once ruthlessly ruled a Kingdom that has been absorbed into modern day Iran. As per his own words, they called Nandor the Relentless because he did not relent.
Nandor has been served by his familiar Guillermo, whose sole desire is for his master to turn him into a vampire so he can be like his idol, Armand from Interview with a Vampire (Antonio Banderas’ character). Unfortunately for Guillermo, it becomes increasingly likely that Nandor has no intentions of ever turning him into a vampire. And in addition, Guillermo start exhibiting an unusual skill of killing vampires.
Also in the house are Nadja and her husband Lazlo. Nadja, who has an unwavering hatred of witches and believe they are the course of all her problems, craves to rise within the social hierarchy of vampiredom by, amongst other things, throwing the best bi-annual orgy that any vampire has ever seen. Her desire though is often hampered by the moronic activities of the men in her life, especially her husband Lazlo.
Lazlo was the most handsome man in his village of lepers before Nadja turned him into a vampire. Driven by an insatiable libido, Lazlo has a level of confidence in everything he does, which is not in proportion to his intelligence.
The last vampire in the house is Colin Robinson. Unlike the other vampires, Colin Robinson is an energy vampire which means that he doesn’t feed on blood, but on energy that he drains from people by telling them unbelievably boring stories.
The show has also managed to attract some unbelievable guests stars, such as Wesley Snipes, Tilda Swinton and Mark Hamill to name but a few. With genius lines like ‘did you steal my semen?’, ‘I don’t give a f*** what your surname is, I had to do my own laundry’ & ‘Vampire sex is like pizza; in that even when it’s bad, it’s good. And it’s designed to be enjoyed by 8 or more people.’
If you’re a fan of that dry sense of humor that has been popularized by shows like The Office and Parks and Recreation, then you would love this show.
4.5/5