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cat-cosplay · 9 months

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Time to grab your fanciest hat.

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humbuns · 2 years

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nadja and her favorite good time boy 🦇

#what we do in the shadows #wwdits #nadja of antipaxos #laszlo cravensworth #shadows fx #crying so much yOU GUYS DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE THEM #art tag

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irissweatersbearthoughts · 8 months

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The baron is my favorite girly pop in the universe

#wwdits season 5 #wwdits #he'ssocuntyinep8imreal #the baron #what we do in the shadows #myart #artists on tumblr #digital art #sketch page #Idrewmorebaronsthanianticpated #imrunningtodrawmoreartofvamps #shadows fx

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mannyblacque · 1 year

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The Superb Owl is the greatest owl of all time.

#what we do in the shadows #wwdits #superb owl #super bowl #super bowl sunday #shadows fx #nandor the relentless #lazslo cravensworth #nadja of antipaxos #guillermo de la cruz #colin robinson #vampires #horror comedy

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l0verseyes · 2 years

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#wwdits #what we do in the shadows #shadows fx #guillermo de la cruz #sean wwdits #draws

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snoopysnose · 9 months

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wardrobe details for Nadja & Laszlo

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS S05 E05 - Local News

#what we do in the shadows #wwditsedit #wwdits spoilers #wwdits #nadja of antipaxos #laszlo cravensworth #ladja #wwdits fx #shadows fx #lazedits #op

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mario-art · 9 months

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nadja and laszlo arguing. very sexi of them

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elinekeit-artstuff · 7 months

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Practice sketches!

I hope they keep exploring the power couple's friendship with Guillermo, S5 was such a gift in that regard.

#wwdits #what we do in the shadows #guillermo de la cruz #wwdits guillermo #nadja of antipaxos #laszlo cravensworth #wwdits nadja #wwdits laszlo #shadows fx

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macabremarble · 6 months

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a little crossover i made a while ago, with nadja and claudia because (book) claudia used to have many dolls too!

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#wwdits #what we do in the shadows #wwdits art #wwdits fanart #shadows fx #claudia iwtv #amc iwtv #iwtv fanart #iwtv 2022 #interview with the vampire #crossover #nadja of antipaxos #nadja #nadja wwdits #nadja what we do in the shadows #they’re besties

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meideixx · 8 months

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Oppsie

#mdxxgifs #nandor x guillermo #gifs #nandor the relentless #guillermo de la cruz #nandermo #wwdits #wwdits spoilers #what we do in the shadows #kayvan novak #harvey guillen #wwdits s4e4 #wwdits the night market #shadows fx

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barren-heart · 5 months

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The Hidden Love Story of What We Do in the Shadows: How The Internet Fell in Love with Harvey Guillen’s Guillermo de la Cruz

I think it’s fair to call this show what it is: a comedy.

The actors have said it’s themselves: the show is 50% improv, 50% script. A lot of what we see is a brilliant collaboration of talent, writing, and the actors saying the funniest thing they can say about something in that moment.

According to Harvey Guillen, some scenes would last 30 minutes each if they didn’t cut it down. That improv is what makes the show what is it: the funniest show on television.

What’s interesting about this little Shit and Fart show (affectionate), is the heart of it all: Guillermo.

Originally the show was looking for an older man to play Nandor’s familiar. The character had worked for his master for 20 years, not 10 as we see in the pilot episode.

Harvey got an audition randomly. At a wine and cheese night of a friend’s, he was invited to audition for the part. It was random, but also, it was fate.

Let me explain.

Harvey Guillen auditioning for the role of Guillermo

(I actually have the full audition tape of Harvey’s if anyone’s interested.) Link below!

Harvey didn’t “fit the part” (Harvey’s words) whatsoever of this character and decided to dress himself to look older, putting on what he calls his Harry Potter glasses and parted his hair down the middle.

The Guillermo we see in the pilot was all Harvey’s idea of what that character should be and the costuming department just ran with it. It’s also fun to point out that to those who don’t know, Harvey created Guillermo’s last name even before he knew he’d play the show’s Vampire Slayer.

I mention this because I don’t think they (showrunner, producers,etc) expected Guillermo to become such a fan favorite. Which kinda explains why his character is the punching bag of season one and why it somewhat changes as seasons go by.

I mean, we don’t even see Guillermo in this season one poster (we don’t see Colin Robinson, either. But I feel like I could write an entirely other post about that character and why I think he’s genuinely the best and most consistently written character on the show. But I won’t right now).

I think they expected Guillermo to be a one-note side kick, which is fine. Many of Harvey’s previous roles were nearly background characters (think Benedict Pickwick in The Magicians).

But, Harvey’s take on the character coupled with his talent at being both comedic and dramatic really shined through. And I think that’s where you start to see that maybe they could do more with him than just being the funny guy in the background.

I also think that’s why you start to see some threading of a more serious plot when it comes to Guillermo’s storyline because of Harvey’s range.

Who would’ve known a funny bit like being a Van Helsing descent in a house full of vampires would get you compelling scenes like the familiar fight The Night Market, Nouveau Théâtre des Vampires, and the Nandor and Guillermo fight in The Portrait?

Harvey mentioned having to train for these and wanted to do his own stunts! And he does them well!

Did they imagine Guillermo being such a badass in the pilot? Probably not. But he is and people took to it. The serious fight scenes (even with bits of comedy filtered in) really stand out in their own as excellent action scenes.

Along with badass scenes, Harvey delivered compelling emotional scenes like Guillermo’s coming out (which Harvey actually cried in as well as other cast and crew, and they had to edit it to not make it too serious), the scene he left Nandor for Celeste, and many scenes in S5’s Exit Interview.

I also think they didn’t anticipate his chemistry with Kayvan Novak. It’s brought up a lot in interviews with them and everyone can tell that they genuinely are really good friends in real life, which makes acting together on screen that much better.

(Funny enough, he was supposed to do a chemistry read with Kayvan before shooting and wasn’t able to meet him until they were on set for the pilot. )

I think in some ways, even though the show wanted it to be a funny Gaston and Lefou type relationship, Kayvan and Harvey had undeniable chemistry you couldn’t deny.

And I think that began to grow with their character’s evolving relationship. From master and servant to friends to sometimes the show and network alluding to them being in a romance (Guillermo’s drunk love confession, Marwa liking what Nandor likes, the Network making videos about shipping Nandermo).

And even Paul Simms (the one who is being grilled for That’s His Boss quote), also said “Guillermo and Nandor is the greatest love story in modern television.”

So yeah, I think originally they started the show with the intention that it was supposed to be similar to the movie that shares its name. The Nandor/Guillermo drama of Shadows the TV show would be so out of place in the movie. The whole Guillermo vampire arc, if it was movie inspired, would not be as dramatic as they have made it in the show.

Looking back to the pilot, I can see that they really tried to make it as close to the source material as possible. But I think it took off in a direction that even the creators didn’t imagine it would go. Just a silly little comedy show about silly little vampires. And don’t get me wrong, it still definitely is.

But the show has evolved. And for better or worse, Nandor and Guillermo’s relationship will be one of the most compelling things about the show and I’m curious where they are going to take it now.