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"With Halloween just around the corner, we thought we&amp;#039;d go for a bit of a spooky Friday Fiver this week, and since vampires are all the rage we couldn&amp;#039;t resist picking our television favourites. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a lot harder than it sounded...  Read on to find out who we picked, and let us know who you think deserves a spot!  Spike (James Marsters) - Buffy (1997-2003), Angel (2003-2004) Alright, so this was a tricky one - having limited ourselves to one vamp per show, did we choose dark, broody Angel (David Boreanaz) or Brit bad-boy Spike? Ultimately it was James Marsters&amp;#039;s peroxide blood-sucker who won through because, let&amp;#039;s face it, Spike is just more fun than Angel. Originally introduced as a central villain in Buffy&amp;#039;s second season, Spike&amp;#039;s quick wit and cheeky charm quickly won him a legion of admirers.  Marsters was eventually made a series regular, with Spike turning to the side of good (well, sort of) and when Buffy drew to a close, Joss Whedon still saw potential in the character and transferred him to spinoff series Angel for its final season. Alright, so his British accent might have been a little shaky on occasion, but Spike is still a top TV vampire!      Mitchell (Aidan Turner) - Being Human (2008-2011) More than a few vampires are known for their tortured brooding, but jeez did Being Human&amp;#039;s resident fanged one take it to a whole new level! The impossibly cool Mitchell was a key part of the show&amp;#039;s success and his banter with nerdy best pal George (Russell Tovey) was central to the early series. But it all got too much for Mitchell - tired of fighting his dark nature, the character was staked by George in the Being Human third series finale. The fourth run - debuting on BBC Three in 2012 - will introduce new vampire Hal (Damien Molony) but he&amp;#039;ll have a tough act to follow...      Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll) - True Blood (2008-present) This was another really tough choice. How on Earth do you pick your favourite True Blood vamp? We could have gone for Eric, the brooding hunk, or Pam, the queen of one-liners. In the end, though, we couldn&amp;#039;t resist plumping for snarky, fun Jessica. Considering the fact that Jessica didn&amp;#039;t even exist in Charlaine Harris&amp;#039;s original books, Woll&amp;#039;s done a fantastic job of making her a pivotal part of the show. Whether she&amp;#039;s got her mean face on, struggling with the realities of being a vamp, or having stunning chemistry with the male stars, Jessica is endlessly watchable and undeniably entertaining. Plus, we got to see her learning how to be a vampire, which was fun. Now the training wheels are off, though, so expect much more madness to come. Are you still not caught up in every True Blood? As a Halloween treat, why not buy yourself the complete seasons 1-3 on DVD or Blu-ray. It&amp;#039;s in the shops now.      Caroline (Candice Accola) - The Vampire Diaries (2009-present) Oof, this was another really tough choice. In a show called The Vampire Diaries, it&amp;#039;s going to be hard to pick a favourite (especially when all the characters are so great). Stefan and Damon are both a little obvious, but we considered the marvellously manipulative Katherine for a while. And what about original Klaus? Eventually, though, we couldn&amp;#039;t help but pick Caroline. Cast your mind back to season one - Caroline was an annoying &amp;quot;popular kid&amp;quot; who was disliked by lots of fans. Turns out all it takes is a bit of a transformation into a vampire for people to like you. Suddenly, Caroline was both more emotionally vulnerable (with heartbreaking scenes trying to get her mother to accept her) and also ridiculously kickass (headbutts and all). We love Caroline now - don&amp;#039;t you?      The Count aka Count von Count (Jerry Nelson) - Sesame Street (1972-present) We might have struggled with a lot of picks, but there was one vampire that was always going to make our list - The Count from Sesame Street. Yes, Count von Count helped many young children with their numbers - vun, two, threeee! - so he&amp;#039;s at least the most educational vamp on our list. And woe betide anyone who dares to interrupt his mathematical fun. The Count is not only a numerical genius, but he&amp;#039;s a bit of a ladies&amp;#039; man, too, with girlfriends including Countess von Backwards and Countess Dahling von Dahling. Sure, he&amp;#039;s not a traditional vampire - he doesn&amp;#039;t suck on blood, for one thing - but he&amp;#039;s close enough to make our list. Go on, hit YouTube - you know you want to.      Who are your favourite TV blood-suckers? Share your picks below! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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