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Masterpiece Theatre: Dracula
9-10:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 11
KCET
In true undead fashion, Dracula rises anew in this peculiar and superfluous new adaptation of the classic 1897 novel by Bram Stoker that we might call “From Transylvania, With Syphilis.” It changes many of the details that have long made Count Dracula such a horrific icon of literature, transforming him into something of a sexual predator who feasts on the blood of his victims for sustenance, yes, but also to satisfy some ambiguous carnal impulse. Not that this is entirely new. It just feels a bit overdone in a “Masterpiece Theatre” entry that carries all of the usual high-end trappings of the franchise: solid performances, rich production design, splendid costumes and sumptuous period detail. But even this classy moniker allows “Dracula” to get turned into a quick-cut piece of business seemingly framed for the short-attention-span crowd.
It doesn’t help that our Count (Marc Warren) is plenty demonic but looks disturbing, like a more haggard edition of Fabio. As revised by scribe Stewart Harcourt in this version, the plot now finds him delivering syphilis directly into the bloodstreams of his prey. The Stoker novel is much more vague about what it is Drac does to turn