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Random Castlevania reference spotted
« on: July 04, 2018, 03:17:19 PM »
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Hi all,
  Longtime no speak!  Sorry, I've been insanely busy with work all year so far, so not really had the time to be around.  That said, for the last few days, I've been  binge-watching a K-drama called Blood, which verges on the so bad that it's really good category.  It's about a young progedy of a surgeon working in a top cancer hospital, who happens to be a vampire.  Anyhews, I was very amused to spot in one of the episodes an entertaining little reference to Castlevania.  Dr Yu Rita, who has a collection of monster figurines at home, has the Neca Dracula figurine, as well as a 'classic vampire/Dracula' type figurine.  The series has a nuber of little references like this, but it made me laugh a lot.  Has anyone else seen it, or currently watching it?  It's only just popped up on the UK Netflix, but is originaly from 2015, so prior to the Netflix Castlevania series, and isn't a Netflix original.  It's nice to see Castlevania getting little references like this.  I was unsure if this belongs better here or in the general non-CV boards.

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« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2018, 07:01:38 PM »
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« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2018, 08:10:07 PM »
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Whoa! Tattered!!!!! It's been a while.

It's so cool to see good old Drac in a cameo role.  ;)

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« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2018, 04:40:58 AM »
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Yeah, I know it's been a while sadly.  Real life got on top of me, and I didn't have a spare moment, until I fell over a few days ago with a nasty summer cold. :( Thus the sitting at home binge watching Netflix. :)  I've almost finished Blood now, it's gone from so bad it's good in the first couple of episodes to straight up really good as it's progressed.  I've seen the Drac figurine appear a couple more times since that first spotting.  It's just awesome seeing Castlevania being recognised.  It would be cool to see it mntioned on the wikia. :)

  It's good to be back though, just in time as well for the season 2 announcement this week.  I've also been super lucky this week and found a brand new copy of Curse of Darkness on Amazon for cheap, after finally picking up a PS2 in a retro gaming shop that's opened in town for under £30.

  I hope that you guys are all ok.
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« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2018, 05:56:46 AM »
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« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2018, 06:29:42 AM »
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I'm fine, thanks.  Just catching up on some enforce rest now due to the cold. :)  I've missed being about on here.
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« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2018, 08:25:40 AM »
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Well, I've just finished my binge watch of Blood.  Seriously good series, and I'm now rather sad that it only ran for one season.  It started out rather trashy but got really good.  It had some nice vampiric lore touches.  Sadly no more spottings of the Dracula figurine, but it was understandable.
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« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2018, 08:15:40 PM »
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Drink a lot of chicken soup Tattered!

Will you be here more often now?

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« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2018, 09:07:06 AM »
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Drink a lot of chicken soup Tattered!

Will you be here more often now?

That's the plan, I've missed you guys!  If I do vanish for any stretches of time like I did, it'll be due to being swamped by work/health stuff.  I've made myself get to the shop and bought some pastina for tea, as I'm struggling to hold much food down.  Pastina is the Italian version of chicken noodle soup, it's pure comfort food for me when sick.  I sadly couldn't get the angel hair pasta I love best, but I found an alternative that works for it.
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« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2018, 08:53:00 PM »
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Cool, and good eye!  Some of the other figures in that scene are Frankenstein's monster, a mummy, and a giant bat, although I'm not sure if those can be considered a CV reference.

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« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2018, 11:33:57 PM »
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That's the plan, I've missed you guys!  If I do vanish for any stretches of time like I did, it'll be due to being swamped by work/health stuff.  I've made myself get to the shop and bought some pastina for tea, as I'm struggling to hold much food down.  Pastina is the Italian version of chicken noodle soup, it's pure comfort food for me when sick.  I sadly couldn't get the angel hair pasta I love best, but I found an alternative that works for it.

Pastina! Those cute baby star shaped pasta! I love those. Also baby macaroni and orzo. But sometimes I just drop regular pasta shapes in soups when I'm out of the cute stuff.

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