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I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
Show Notes
Intro 00:07
Synopsis 00:54
Themes and Games 08:45
– Vampire Science 08:55
– Blade
– The Strain
– The X Files
– Proper Vampires 14:39
– pretty vs nasty vampires, or how the 90s ruined vampires
Other Media 21:52
– The Films
– The Last Man on Earth
– The Omega Man
– I am Legend
– The Vampire in Europe by Montague Summers
– Arktos by Joscelyn Godwin
– Fevre Dream by George RR Martin
– Ultraviolet
– Chill RPG
– World of Darkness
Music Credits
Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // free music archive
Samples: “Is that you or are you you?” from Reappear // “Another version of you” from Thoughtless
Vampire seemed OK in the first edition until I went out and met other players of Night-time Superhero. Ever single con game of Vampire I played was a juevenile power fantasy, and not even a good one. If you suddenly started playing your character really evilly, I want to eat everything, not rule it in a dress shirt, then you got funny looks from the other players. But it was the only way to make it bearable.
I think Annihilation has a touch of Gaia Hypothesis about it. If you think you run the universe, then watch out. Shame the film chickened out but I guess they had to sell it.