It’s always nice to see a series based on a movie really take off and become its own thing, find its own voice, and discover its own sea legs.
And FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows,” based on the feature film of the same name by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, has certainly down that.
While the show, like the original movie, was originally about documenting the nightly exploits of vampire roommates and the hilarity of vampires having to deal with the mundane—cleaning, rent, chores, the rules of the house, and living among humans without being caught— FX’s ‘Shadows’ became more about navigating the modern world of Staten Island and venturing more outside.
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