Template talk:Dracula

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I would like to suggest some changes to this template.

• First, I would like to see the characters of Arthur Holmwood, Dr. John Seward and Quincey Morris included among the characters. These articles already exist and the characters (i.e. the suitors of Lucy Westenra) are central to the novel.
• Second, I would suggest that several more adaptations of Dracula be included. Specifically:
  • Dracula (1968)
  • Count Dracula (1970 film) (directed by Jess Franco)
  • Bram Stoker's Count Dracula (with Jack Palance)
  • Count Dracula (1977)
  • Dracula (BBC) (2006)
• Third, I would recommend removing Love at First Bite and House of Dracula from the template because it is not an adaptation of the original novel in any way but would be better described as a "sequel" (like Taste the Blood of Dracula or Dracula's Daughter).

I am of course away that Conde Dracula and Bram Stoker's Count Dracula do not yet have articles. I am willing to write stubs of same (as I have done for Dracula (1968) and Count Dracula (1977) and Dracula (BBC).

I see two other possible considerations--namely, should the Brides of Dracula be included among the characters? And should Dracula Sucks and/or Lust For Dracula be included (these are pornographic adaptations of the novel, not simply pornography using the idea of vampires and the name "Dracula")? Zahir13 07:12, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

---I recently added a section about other films featuring Dracula (like the "sequels" previously mentioned) though I am still missing alot. I also added a "hide" feature like some other templates have, but it's hard to see (it's in the upper right corner). Lastly, does anyone know how to get the v*d*e thing on the template (view*disscuss*edit)?

[edit] Color

Something needs to be done about the color. We can't have jet black because it will blur out the separation lines. Unless you change those to another color, the black needs to be dimmed some, to all the accent lines to appear.  BIGNOLE   (Question?)  (What I do)  13:49, 8 March 2007 (UTC)