RileyK

I'm normally pretty lenient with movie or tv show adaptions based on books since it's practically impossible to get every detail exactly right but the tv show version of Vampire Academy was one of... no scratch that, it's THE worst adaptation I've ever seen. And believe me I've seen some doozies. I read the books multiple times in high school and then again a little over a year ago, so I can confidently say that this show has next to nothing in common with the books. Not only are none of the characters recognizable (in looks or personality) but none of the major plotlines from the first few books were kept in the show. I won't go into too much details but even though I am by no means a "movie fan" I can honestly say the 2014 movie did a far better job sticking to the source material than the tv show did. At least it was recognizable as an adaptation of Vampire Academy unlike this steaming pile of garbage. And honestly even if this show weren't based on one of my favorite book series, I'd still give it 0 stars due to the lack of acting ability and believability. The acting in this "adaptation was the most wooden and emotionless acting I've ever seen and the character relationships and chemistry were non-existent. And the dialogue was so cheesy and cliche that I felt like I was watching some teenage-centric soap-opera rather than an adaptation on one of the best book series ever written.