Not at all being vulgar, but why make van helsing female when it's supposed to be a man? Why not just make a whole different series with a female lead and call it something else.
The vulgarity comes from the rude, offensive, and out right stupid behavior of finding fault with the gender as if that is the problem when really it's not.
The concept is it's a descendant of the original Van Helsing, which, of course, means any gender will do. The anime Hellsing does a fantastic job with Integra Helsing as the head of the family line. She even wears round, wire frame spectacles like most depictions of Professor Abraham Van Helsing. But at the same time she can stand on her own perfectly fine.
If this is set in an alternate universe a female Professor Van Helsing of the original Dracula story also works just fine. There's no reason why it can't. The character wasn't exactly a sexual object. The gender should cause absolutely no change in the character behavior or interactions.
That's actually how the iconic character of Dr. Julia Hoffman of Dark Shadows (1966) was created. She was meant to be Dr. Julian Hoffman, an equivalent of Professor Van Helsing from the Dracula novel, whose original purpose was to defeat the vampire Barnabas Collins. Note: This was before the TV series decided to reform Barnabas and make of him the pivotal Hero with Julia being his trusted ally, confidant and the one person he'd scream for if in trouble.
It's because SyFy are cheap and want to try and ride off of the name.
Your ignorance is astounding. Syfy is cheap, yes, but the reasoning here is tied to NBC / Universal. That's syfy's parent company. And right now they are trying to kindle renewed interest in the original Universal Studios monster Franchise via re-invention as Goth Action franchise, the same misstep they did not learn from back in 2004.
I'm just getting fed up with it, not just this but other shows and films too, trying to change the main characters and others to be more diverse, what's the point?
This isn't a gender-inverted Classic Abraham Van Helsing (That could actually be interesting if it was done right). This is Abraham Van Helsing's descendant in a post Apocalyptic world with "magical blood" that can cure vampirism and makes her immune to vampire bites.
This is NOT a retelling of that God-awful 2004 movie though it has the same feel as it does and that's my problem with it. And you certainly can't be stupid enough to think this is an adaption of the Dracula novel from 1897, can you? So exactly which Van Helsing had their gender changed?
There have been female Van Helsings before.
Integra in the anime Hellsing (An excellent character if not for the chain smoking).
Jessica in both Dracula 1972 AD and Satanic Rites of Dracula from Hammer horror.
Mina Van Helsing in Frank Langella's Dracula (1979) who actually saves Dracula's life and is rewarded with vampirism.
This is not the first. And scarily the teenage Jessica Van Helsing in Dracula 1972 AD made more sense than this!
Just stick to what was intended, If not, then just make a new IP, I have no problem with a female lead. But please keep it how the writer intended it to be.
Tell me, how come you didn't say this when an Australian pretty boy was cast to play Gabriel Van Helsing back in 2003? Aren't you aware the character was a Dutch-German (with heavy German accent) with red hair going white, in his fifties, with the first name of Abraham (Bram Stoker's own real first name as Bram is a nickname). I'm pretty sure giving him an English accent, played by an Australian, and turning the elderly doctor into a young action hero "Possibly an angel with amnesia" is a bit worse than the factor of what reproductive organs the non-sexualized character has.
As I said, there's far bigger concerns than "OMG! Van Helsing shouldn't have boobs!"
Van Helsing also shouldn't be an American in a Post-Apocalyptic wasteland with automatic weapons, magical blood, and a hot young body flaunting blatant product placement for Subway and various soft drinks and candies.
I've seen women play the version from Stoker's novel. And other than changing the pronouns there's literally nothing different to the way the character behaves or interacts and there is nothing wrong with it. In fact it becomes fresh and new because it matches the book, which is so rare these days. But Alas, that's not the sort of female van Helsing we're getting. Someone should watch Dark Shadows (the 1960s version, not the Burton film) and check out Dr. Julia Hoffman or Integra Helsing from the anime Hellsing. Now that is Female Van Helsing don't right.
Don't worry, sport. We awful Fems won't steal all your characters on you. As a woman I am embarrassed that THIS is the female Van Helsing and people like you blame the gender instead of the really awful story and concept.
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