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Vampire Mob streams in HD on television screens connected to an XBox, Playstation3, TiVo and Blu-ray players, directly from YouTube, just as movies and television shows are streamed on Netflix. The series was created by award-winning writer/director, Joe Wilson.
“We are all famous to a few people…” is the voiceover of Don Grigioni (John Colella), vampire mobster. Each episode opens with this saying as you prepare to see what new antics Don will get into. If you haven’t heard of Vampire Mob, get with the program because you’re missing out on something special. The episodes average about five minutes in length, but don’t let that fool you. There’s plenty of comedy packed into each short. Mikey, Don’s nephew (who we never see or hear), films Donnie G in his nightly escapades which consist of working and shopping for “groceries” to feed his wife Annie (Reamy Hall) and her mother Virginia (Marcia Wallace). Comedy ensues as things always seem to go wrong for Donnie and he barely makes it home in time to feed the family. Annie calls him, nagging him to bring dinner home, or else. I don’t think he realized how long eternity would be with his wife by his side. Donnie G’s making life harder for himself because he does all the dirty work. Why not let Annie go out and get her own food? She’d do it happily. And probably make a mess of things, but how else does a vampire survive?
Season two is full of laughs and the cinematography is much better compared to season one. I will admit to missing the intimate feel of seeing things through Mikey’s eyes with the portable camera. You can see the difference between season one and season two, and the way the show is shot gives it an entirely different feel—from Indie to mainstream. It’s not a bad thing, just different. Episode two, “Hitman’s Best Friend,” has me laughing out loud. It’s all thanks to Cookie (Retta, Parks and Recreation) and her bumbling husband—he manages to piss Donnie G off without trying too hard.
I’m surprised everyone Donnie G comes into contact with knows he’s a vampire. You’d think he’d keep something like that secret so could he surprise his enemies, but it’s a twist I hadn’t expected. It seems to work for him though as people forget he can’t be killed with simple bullets; it doesn’t stop them from shooting at him either. I love the cursing priest in “There is Yin and There is Yang.” Just the thought of a priest cursing someone out makes me chuckle. It’s so unheard of in the real world. The priest greets Donnie G by yelling, “Who the hell said you could call me?” To which Donnie quickly replies, “And also with you, Father.” Barrel of fricking laughs.
I wasn’t sure what to expect with Vampire Mob and was pleasantly surprised by each episode. I’m actually looking forward to seeing what happens next season and hope the premiere isn’t too far off. Writer/director, Joe Wilson will do anything to get your attention during a viewing. I almost spit out my sweet tea when I saw “Click Fucking Like” flash across the screen at the start of one of the episodes. I made sure to click it because I didn’t want a vampire mobster visiting me later on that night.
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