Last week it was announced that the CW will be bringing back horror fan’s favorite vampire clan. While not every one loves a reboot or a remake, there is always room for an update on a classic story. However, there are a few things that fans of the original will want to see. As avid horror fans, here are a few things that are nonnegotiable for us.
Scary Vampires
We know that the new show will be restricted to what they can do for the gore and blood that horror fans usually crave. But to keep us interested we need at least some creepy, scary, and ruthless vampires. We can hope that the new series will avoid falling into the romance genre by giving us too much sappiness. We know the original had a touch of the lovey stuff, but the story was focused on the vampires, and the humans they came into contact with. Please, not a bunch of teenagers lusting after each other. We will accept less half shirts and hair product, though.
An Eccentric Relative
As any fan of the original 87′ version can attest, Bernard Hughes’ character gave us some best lines of the film. The character of Grandpa carried most of The Lost Boys’ comedic moments. His charming, slightly hoarded, and remote home was also a major component to the storyline. Who couldn’t relate to Grandpa’s avoidance of people? Hopefully, CW will give us a new cooky relative for some light moments in the new series. Even if they can’t give us a more iconic line than, “one thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach, all the damn vampires.”
The Frog Brothers
For us, it doesn’t have to be the Frog Brothers exactly. We just need a team of conspiracy/supernatural enthusiasts to lead our new protagonists through. The team knew their stuff without actually knowing their stuff, but nonetheless they were able to take on the vampires fearlessly. This is why we need an updated version of them for the upcoming reboot. After all they were dedicated to a higher purpose, they were fighters for truth, justice, and the American way!
Nanook
Finally, the CW and the show runner must give us a furry friend to battle the vampires with. Man’s best friend took on a new meaning with Nanook, Sam’s (Cory Haim) best friend. Nanook stayed by his human’s side, and helped to fight the vampires multiple times. If there isn’t a four legged companion in the reboot we’ll have to call the whole thing a wash.
We will have to wait for the series to know what the new story will be about. But for now we can all hope/speculate that they will do the film justice and give us a new generation of badass vampires.
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