True Blood

[Viin]

http://www.hbo.com/trueblood/

First Episode out this week!

Watch. Cry. Moan. Discuss.

[schild]

Fuck me sideways, Anna Paquin leads? On that note!

s01e01 - Strange Love
s01e02 - The First Taste

[schild]

This show is what Joss Whedon would write if he didn't suck ass.

[JWIV]

Saw it last night with the wife.   Bit of a slow start, but that seems to be my usual impression of HBO shows, so I'll give it a few more episodes. 

[stray]

A good intro.

Stephen Moyer is one trippy, hypnotic looking dude (don't care if that sounds gay or not). At least in this show he is. Good casting.

[WindupAtheist]

Was interesting enough for me to watch the next ep.  We'll see.

[Oban]

Not on iTunes yet, 

[Ookii]

Alan Ball motherfuckers, I didn't see that coming.  Hopefully he can keep it upbeat and not like Six Feet Under.

[stray]

There's not a character that doesn't amuse me in this show. Not only that, but the world is cool. Can't wait when they open it up.

[Ookii]

Fucking awesome, who saw last night's episode?

[JWIV]

Not yet.  Was it better than the first?

[Viin]

[stray]

Fucking awesome, who saw last night's episode?

Well, my reply was in response to last night's (generally speaking).

[Mrbloodworth]

anyone want to expand on what the show is about?

[stray]

It takes place in a modern setting, but in a fictional "universe" where Vampires have come out of the closet, and claim to be benevolent (mostly sparked by the existence of a beverage that functions as an alternative to human blood -- "True Blood".. Hence, the show title). It's not exactly like, but it's similar to Angel, where the mundane is mixed in with a lot of fantasy and myth.

The main location of the show is in some bumfuck town in Louisiana. The larger backdrop has society not fully settled with the idea of vampires running about. And last night was the first glimpse that not all vampires care to be friendly with humans either.

More specifically, the show centers around a lone, good vampire named Bill and a waitress he's falling in love with, "Sookie" (Anna Paquin). She's not exactly normal either - she's a telepath. The surrounding cast is her family, co-workers, and friends (so far, pretty funny characters), who aren't keen on the idea of Bill being around. Shit is just waiting to hit the fan, on a large scale and a small one.

[Morfiend]

Fucking awesome, who saw last night's episode?

I was on the fence after the first episode, but now I am solidly in. I like that the show seems to swing to extremes, sort of extremely sappy romantic, and can turn in a second and become very violent and bloody.

Also, I think I give this show the best into ever. Maybe just in front of Dexter.

[JWIV]

Yep.  Definitely following the usual HBO standard of shit pilots and then rapid improvement.  Episode 2 was definitely better and I'll be continuing along with the ride.

[stray]

I didn't think the pilot was much different than the second episode. Both are pretty good... Although they did kind of cram a lot into the first one.

Yeah, the intro is cool stuff.

[Mrbloodworth]

It takes place in a modern setting, but in a fictional "universe" where Vampires have come out of the closet, and claim to be benevolent (mostly sparked by the existence of a beverage that functions as an alternative to human blood -- "True Blood".. Hence, the show title). It's not exactly like, but it's similar to Angel, where the mundane is mixed in with a lot of fantasy and myth.

The main location of the show is in some bumfuck town in Louisiana. The larger backdrop has society not fully settled with the idea of vampires running about. And last night was the first glimpse that not all vampires care to be friendly with humans either.

More specifically, the show centers around a lone, good vampire named Bill and a waitress he's falling in love with, "Sookie" (Anna Paquin). She's not exactly normal either - she's a telepath. The surrounding cast is her family, co-workers, and friends (so far, pretty funny characters), who aren't keen on the idea of Bill being around. Shit is just waiting to hit the fan, on a large scale and a small one.

Ok, but is it really only about the love story, and some other Dawson's creek like drama............... with vampires?

[Viin]

Ok, but is it really only about the love story, and some other Dawson's creek like drama............... with vampires?

Do you watch much HBO? This isn't the CW.

[Mrbloodworth]

Ok, but is it really only about the love story, and some other Dawson's creek like drama............... with vampires?

Do you watch much HBO? This isn't the CW.

Yeah, well that didn't answer my question. I do watch shows like deadwood, and Rome... but this looks like what i said above, and i am very scared to watch.

Just hold me and tell me its not like that. 

[Viin]

It's not like that. :P

Go watch the first episode online if you have concerns. There's a *little* bit of romance to add some tension/story, but it's becoming much broader than that. It's basically how the girl and the vamp start to get involved - because they are attracted to each other.

[MrHat]

It's not like that. :P

Go watch the first episode online if you have concerns. There's a *little* bit of romance to add some tension/story, but it's becoming much broader than that. It's basically how the girl and the vamp start to get involved - because they are attracted to each other.

Where do you watch it online?

[Viin]

HBO had the first two episodes up:

http://www.hbo.com/trueblood/

Click on Episodes, then 1, then Watch. I *think* it's the whole episode, but I only watched about 5 mins before I closed it since I already saw it.

[Grimwell]

My wife and I are both enjoying the show. It's got a good mix of drama and comedy and we haven't read the books it's based on to complain. Both shows had some action too, which is a good means of keeping it from having any sleepers.

One comment about the ending of the second episode:

Scratch that. I can't post spoilers. 

I'll just surmise it to say that they end with drama that I can see through.

[Mrbloodworth]

It's not like that. :P

Go watch the first episode online if you have concerns. There's a *little* bit of romance to add some tension/story, but it's becoming much broader than that. It's basically how the girl and the vamp start to get involved - because they are attracted to each other.

You didn't hold me. 

[Mrbloodworth]

One comment about the ending of the second episode:

Scratch that. I can't post spoilers. 

yeah you can

Code:

 [spoiler] Naughty bits [/spoiler] 

[stray]

The romance element is cool. Or rather, it's not immature. It's not Dawson's Creek at all. I mean, for one, Bill is a 200 year old southerner/vampire who fought in the Civil War. He'd never pick up chicks in Dawson's Creek.

[Viin]

You didn't hold me. 

I'm not your mother!

Just remember a couple of things: a) vampires, b) hot chicks, c) HBO, d) vampires, e) HBO, f) HBO.

What does that spell? VHCHBOVHBOHBO, but I don't know what that means. HBO isn't scared of: blood, boobies, or dark stories. Rather, they enjoy those things. So, you combine that with vampires, hot chicks, and vampires....

I don't want to give anything away, but so far it's got plenty of "dark" sidelines that you only glimpse in the first few episodes, with a couple of actually creepy scenes.

[lesion]

This is pretty awesome so far. The things on the site site are just mishmashy shit-clips of each episode, but they're available available elsewhere.

[MrHat]

HBO had the first two episodes up:

http://www.hbo.com/trueblood/

Click on Episodes, then 1, then Watch. I *think* it's the whole episode, but I only watched about 5 mins before I closed it since I already saw it.

Seems to just be a "previously on" to me.

[Grimwell]

One comment about the ending of the second episode:

Scratch that. I can't post spoilers. 

yeah you can

Code:

Sorry - you don't have the proper permissions to post spoilers.

I am hated.

Even though I enjoy the show.

[Nevermore]

Ookii probably forgot to flip the switch on the Developers group to allow you to use the spoilers tag.

[taolurker]

Does anyone else think the Dog following her around is almost stranger than the vampires? I'm betting that the dog is either a future shape shifter (vampire? were-wolf?) and my first thought was the stupid bar owner who's always fawning over her.

[Reg]

I had exactly the same idea about the bar owner secretly being a werewolf.  There was a shot of a picture of a dog in the bar in the last episode that made that impression stronger.  And when he asked her to read his mind it felt like he wanted her to find out.