Eternally Yours asks: What if Ghosts, but vampires?
A lighter, brighter "network sitcom" sensibility portends to set Eternally Yours apart from other vampire comedies.
Eternally Yours is a supernatural comedy that seeks to answer the question: "What if Ghosts, but vampires?" The show was originally pitched 11 years ago, but it took a while for it to get off the ground. Joe Port and Joe Wiseman adapted BBC One's Ghosts for CBS, and Eternally Yours is set to air at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, with a few holiday specials in between.
The show stars Ed Weeks and Allegra Edwards as Charles and Liz Blythe, a couple in 1526 Austria who become immortal after Liz is bitten by Charles, who is a vampire. The series explores the challenges of being married to the same person for 500 years, as the couple faces marital and personal issues. Their daughter Emma, a vampire, is adopted and struggles to tell her parents that she is dating a human.
The Blythe coven includes Jesse and Phyllis, who have teenage sons, Henry and Mort. Eternally Yours takes creative liberties with vampire lore, as the Blythes can go out in daylight thanks to their location in Seattle. However, the first episode feels claustrophobic, with most scenes confined to the Blythe house. The show's premise, while promising, raises questions about how it will maintain interest in future episodes.
Despite the "Simpsons Already Did It" conundrum surrounding vampires in suburbia, Eternally Yours aims to differentiate itself with a lighter, brighter "network sitcom" sensibility.
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