TLV Abridged: Scene 5 - Flying - Part 2

TLV Abridged: Scene 5 - Flying - Part 1

TLV Abridged: Scene 4 - Just a Little One - Part 3

TLV Abridged: Scene 4 - Just a Little One - Part 2

TLV Abridged: Scene 4 - Just a Little One - Part 1

TLV Abridged: Scene 3 - "You're Human!"

This is a sort-of all-in-one scene and there is no discernible cutoff point, so I'm gonna do this all in one.

Info on Bats

For more educational programming while still being on topic:

Enjoy this good overview of bats! :)=

TLV Abridged: Scene 2 - Vampkill - Part 1

TLV Abridged: Scene 2 - Vampkill - Part 2

Happy Holidays from TLV Obsessed!

Merry Christmas, Happy Solstice, Happy Kwanzaa, happy anything! Whatever you celebrate, celebrate! It's the time of year for peace on earth, goodwill to men, and taking a break off from school.

Apologies for the lack of Christmas-themed fun as I didn't plan this in advance, but maybe next year.

Happy holidays!

Rudolph and Tony - I'll Look After You

The only problem with this one is the downer ending, but other than that, it's good.

TLV Abridged: Scene 1 - Just a Dream - Part 3

TLV Abridged: Scene 1 - Just a Dream - Part 2

TLV Abridged: Scene 1 - Just a Dream - Part 1

Due to length concerns, scene one will be a multi-part affair. Expect to see this fairly often, as some scenes are quite long.

Without further ado, I give to you, THE LITTLE VAMPIRE Abridged!

The Little Vampire Abridged

Plans are underway to abridge The Little Vampire, following the example of daesgatling over at Once Upon a Time Abridged, which means that soon, I will be capping and writing away. I suppose I should preface now that I don't own the movie (except on DVD), the characters, the movie's concept, or anything really but my own speculation-rich headcanons, available for reading throughout the blog. The words the characters say will be my own creation, which means that very likely they will sound OOC (out of character). I will try to retain their original personalities as much as possible, but given this is an abridged series in the vein of the aforementioned, the characters will also be aware of their roles in the plot, various plot holes, and other story-related oddities that crop up (because much as I love this movie, and in spite of the nostalgia effect, I notice these things, and I notice them especially when I have to pay attention to the movie by going through it piece by piece for a recent related fanfic project). Following the format of daesgatling, this means the movie stills won't be mine, either, though I will be going on a scene-by-scene basis rather than episode by episode.

So in sum, I own nothing but the dialogue I will use. Just to cover my own backside as I go into TLV Abridged.

Important Translations

Since some of us obsessives wonder exactly what they're saying or showing us at various points throughout the movie.

To begin: the chant:

"Ab ovo, in toto,
Nil desperandum,
Sine die."

In the most literal sense:

"From the beginning, completely,
Never despair
Without a day."

In essence:

"We have come full circle,
And now we lose our despair,
For now we embrace the day."

Also, the motto on the McAshton crest (the translation of which (and part of the subsequent notes) I found on an Ask somewhere):

"Sola Animo At Maniforti" translates to "Alone in spirit but with strong hand" ("alone" is feminine while "spirit" is masculine, and given the motto is first seen on a woman trying to help a vampire (possible sympathizer?), it can be reasonable to assume that she, or an ancestor, behaves as both (Boudicca, anyone?)).

And "Caveat Vamptor", translated in-universe as "Let the vampire beware" by Rudolph. This little bit implies that vampires and certain humans have been at war/interacting for centuries, possibly millennia, long enough for curses against them to be developed and perfected by three hundred years prior to the events of the movie. This again leads me (at least) to wonder exactly how long vampires have been around and who (or what) created them, but there is absolutely no way of knowing for sure (unless the books have any sort of clue, but I'm no closer to reading them than I was a few weeks ago).