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Moonlight 1x01 - No Such Thing as Vampires

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Alex O'Loughlin as Mick St. John

Alex O'Loughlin as Mick St. John

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Production Information:

  • Episode 1 of Moonlight Season 1 (Pilot) Next >
  • Written by: Trevor Munson and Ron Koslow
  • Directed by: Rod Holcomb
  • Guest stars: Gigi Rice, Rudolf Martin
  • First shown: 9/28/2007

Summary:

Mick probes the vampire-like murder of a college student and reconnects with a woman (Sophia Myles) from his past, who is now an investigative reporter. It's soon learned that the victim was taking an ancient mythologies class taught by a man who claims he's a vampire.

Comments:

The premiere tries hard for atmosphere once it gets past a deadly info-dump right at the top of the show in which Mick explains in voiceover all the ways conventional understanding of vampires is wrong.

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