Talk:What We Do in the Shadows (TV series)

Topher not a recurring character
Hi folks, as far as I remember, Topher is not recurring. He comes back as a Zombie, if you wanna call that recurring, but it's just one episode, nonetheless. Greetings--31.19.210.181 (talk) 18:48, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

"roommates"
they are actually housemates, not roommates, but I realize that the source says roommates. --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 11:23, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
 * In American English, roommate means what housemate does in British English. Kingsif (talk) 21:02, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

thanks--Richardson mcphillips (talk) 12:22, 12 April 2019 (UTC)

"Unknown"
when you click on the name Hayden Szeto you see that he had the role of Jonathan in WWDitS, with IMDB as a source.--Richardson mcphillips (talk) 11:50, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
 * IMDb is not a reliable source as it is a user contributed website. — Young Forever (talk)   22:25, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I agree. But what do we do when it ends up in a Wiki article, as in the case of Hayden Szeto?  Can we include the information in that article, even if it should perhaps not have been put there in the first place? Richardson mcphillips (talk) 13:14, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
 * If it is confirmed by watching the episode in which he appears and the actor's name is on the credits, then there is no need to add a reliable source. If not, it should always be source with a reliable source. — Young Forever (talk)   15:28, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
 * wouldn't that be original research? I'll see if I can find a website.Richardson mcphillips (talk) 21:46, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
 * QUOTE: "IMDb is not a reliable source as it is a user contributed website." - Is that an official WP:Policy? And how does WP differ from that?84.164.196.178 (talk) 14:29, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Please see WP:IMDB. — Young Forever (talk)   14:55, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
 * If the actor's name is on the credits, it is considered to be primary source. — Young Forever (talk)   14:52, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

recurring characters "bitter blood"
Source please for "making both of their blood taste bitter". Nandor said, in episode 1, "nutritionally useless". I don't remember anyone saying "bitter". Is there a transcript? --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 20:28, 5 April 2019 (UTC)

members of vampiric council
All the vampires in the vampiric council, at least the ones named in the article, are played by actors who played vampires previously. Tilda Swinton, Only Lovers Left Alive; Evan Rachel Wood, True Blood; Danny Trejo From Dusk Till Dawn; Paul Reubens in some episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Wesley Snipes as Blade. --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 13:54, 20 May 2019 (UTC)

Characters from the What We Do In The Shadows film were also present. Ooh Saad (talk) 10:32, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Paul Reubens was actually in the 1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie, not the series. TacoFlavrdKisses (talk) 20:51, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

Horror Genre
I don't think this belongs in the horror genre. The show has moments of violence, but the mockumentary style and comedic characters make for a show that never fully commits to scaring the viewer at any point. FX, in their official description, do not label the show a horror, instead calling it a mockumentary. Official FX page for the TV show: https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/what-we-do-in-the-shadows The link's description uses language to describe its vampire characters that is incompatible with the horror genre, such as "self-appointed leader," "bupkis," "dandy," "fop," "fail miserably," "provocative tales from times past," "ups and downs of an immortal life," etc. These terms do not apply to human protagonists who are attacked by horror monsters, rather they apply to the so called "horror" monsters themselves, negating them as something to be feared, and leaving them alienated from the horror genre. Thus, I'm arguing to remove the horror label from this page and the movie page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:200:C002:3DC0:D403:A9B:C6DB:22C8 (talk) 05:43, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Hmm. There are four uses of the term "horror" in this article.  Three are part of the phrase comedy horror and the fourth is for its nomination of a Saturn Award for Best Horror Television Series (their title, not ours).  Seems appropriate to me. I don't think you can deny there are certainly elements of horror present.  Hoof Hearted (talk) 14:54, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

Nadja a Romani?
It is also the same on Demetrious wiki page, that Nadja is a romani. No source on that, and having seen every episode, she speaks greek and is from the greek insland of antipaxos. Sure one could argue there are gypsies in greece and most of them speak greek one way or another, but no direct link exists in the lore of the show. So. Why romani?

She says she has "gypsy blood" (sic) in one of the early episodes of Season 1 2A02:C7F:241B:AA00:84D0:6A:1D3:DFD1 (talk) 00:45, 19 January 2022 (UTC)


 * Above commenters - Be aware that many Roma consider the term "gypsy" to be pejorative. In the future, remember that it is uncalled for when referring to the Romani. Thank you for your time, Wordreader (talk) 16:41, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Despite the fact it was used for hundreds of years and the vast majority of them use it themselves as a descriptor. This reeks of “middle class white guy” making up a problem to solve. 222.153.35.136 (talk) 08:56, 26 August 2023 (UTC)

There needs to be an "In Popular Culture" section on the West New Brighton neighborhood page
There needs to be an "In Popular Culture" section on the West New Brighton neighborhood page:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_New_Brighton,_Staten_Island 2603:6011:A600:46:CD22:19F:50F2:FE73 2603:6011:A600:46:CD22:19F:50F2:FE73 (talk) 15:37, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

Irrelevant info in character descriptions?
I feel like some of the information included in the character descriptions is not important enough to the structure/plot of the show to warrant inclusion. These are really long paragraphs with a lot of superfluous info.

For example, for Nadja: "She frequently collaborated with the Rat Pack and later becomes manager of her own vampire nightclub." Mentioning that she becomes the manager of her nightclub? Obviously relevant, it's a big plot point for an entire season of the show. Mentioning that she was a frequent collaborator with the Rat Pack? Only really relevant for one episode, and not a foundation aspect of her character.

It might just be that, because the show is a comedy with minimal plot, there isn't much information to include that isn't revealed through throwaway jokes. But given that it's actually not especially relevant to the show that, say, Laszlo was the real Jack the Ripper, it seems like it's not necessary to include it. Same with Nandor being a huge fan of the 1992 U.S. basketball team. Does this really reveal anything fundamental about the character of Nandor? Some of this info seems more fitting for a plot description than a character description. Seokzine (talk) 19:45, 18 April 2024 (UTC)