Bunk
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I wondered how we were going to get to the obvious S(n)ookie Erik relationship - pretty easy to see now though. As for the rest of the episode, I did like that they put a little doubt on the whole contracting lycanthropy through biting thing with Jason - is he turning, or just plain dying from a bunch of festered wounds? The shot down the hallway from his room was just plain unsettling though.
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HaemishM
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Still not really feeling the werepanther or addict Andy stories, but the witch conflict could be interesting.
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Tebonas
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Totally not his fault, though. She looked and sounded like he forgot to put the toilet seat back down after peeing.
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JWIV
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Still not really feeling the werepanther or addict Andy stories, but the witch conflict could be interesting.
I'll take addict Andy + werepanther over the utter shit that is the Sam and Tommy subplot. |
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HaemishM
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Yeah, that one doesn't appear to be going anywhere interesting either.
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MournelitheCalix
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There has been one question that has been eating me about true blood since season one and I would really love to hear any answers people might have about it. How is it that True Blood hasn't been sued by white wolf by now? The rip offs of the World of Darkness are both many and glaring. Anyone have an answer?
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lamaros
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Everything is a ripoff of everywhere. Unless you use names places and exact events you're going to be pretty safe.
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Mrbloodworth
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There has been one question that has been eating me about true blood since season one and I would really love to hear any answers people might have about it. How is it that True Blood hasn't been sued by white wolf by now? The rip offs of the World of Darkness are both many and glaring. Anyone have an answer?
Uh, like what? Is there a dot system in the show I am not aware of? |
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Johny Cee
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There has been one question that has been eating me about true blood since season one and I would really love to hear any answers people might have about it. How is it that True Blood hasn't been sued by white wolf by now? The rip offs of the World of Darkness are both many and glaring. Anyone have an answer?
I'm not that up on World of Darkness, but I just don't see it.... even leaving aside the fact that the World of Darkness stuff is pretty derivative to start out with. |
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MournelitheCalix
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Vampire hierarchy for one complete with the prince and the position of sherif. This was directly ripped off from the world of darkness. You could go even further from vampire/werewolf interactions and blood used as a doping mechanism. Almost everywhere you turn there is a direct rip off to be found.
When White wolf sued the Underworld movie makers I was quite astonished for I didn't see very many parallels save the existance of the mythical beasts. This series rips off quite liberally entire sections of source material and curiously WW doesn't seem to care.
I figured this couldn't be a coincidence.
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Vampire hierarchies are far older than WW. Its sort of embedded in that whole 'count' Dracula thing, for a start, and de facto hierarchies stem from at least Interview with a Vampire from 1976. WW was only founded in '91.
Throwing in a bunch of arbitrarily assigned titles/ranks at tacit pre-existing hierarchical structures is hardly original.
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people forget how old the anne rice books are.
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Also the position of sherif is not something invented by Vampire novels. In fact thats an old english term for the person that keeps the peace in the area for the designated local ruler throughout the Commonwealth.
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I kinda like this season. Cept for fuckin' Pam's face up. Leave my Pam alone.
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Also the position of sherif is not something invented by Vampire novels. In fact thats an old english term for the person that keeps the peace in the area for the designated local ruler throughout the Commonwealth.
The shire's gerefa, shortened to reeve (which means roughly, the shire's chief). |
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I kinda like this season. Cept for fuckin' Pam's face up. Leave my Pam alone.
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They seem to have taken this a little more to their female audience at the start of this season. It has always been there of course, and I don't mind, but I would enjoy some of the craziness that came with the previous king or the lunatic vampire that courted Tara. Maybe Pam will provide.
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I kinda like this season. Cept for fuckin' Pam's face up. Leave my Pam alone.
Yeah, if they kill off Pam and Tara survives I'm just fucking done with this show. Hell, if I want to watch interesting vampires I'll watch the Vampire Diaries. All TB has going for it these days are tits and they're getting more rare. |
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And we are seriously due for some Pam tits. And not of the rotting sort!
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If not Pam, then Jessica please. I thought Jason's dream was going to deliver but all we got was Hoyt.  |
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Bunk
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They wrote themselves in to a corner as far as Jessica's boobies goes. Her body is technically under age.
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Technically... but Technically her Vampire age should be over 18 and legal now shouldn't it?  |
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Bunk
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Think back to Interview with the Vampire, and then think about the implications that would have. That should kill off your libido for a bit. |
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These last 2 episodes might have been the worst ones they've ever done. It's like they were written by someone that won a fanfic contest.
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I've resigned myself that this show is completely terrible yet I can't stop watching it.
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Agreed, last few have been terrible.
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These last 2 episodes might have been the worst ones they've ever done. It's like they were written by someone that won a fanfic contest.
Agreed, last few have been terrible.
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HaemishM
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There are a few that need to die. Tara. All the witches. The vampire PR bitch. Hell, Jason should have died on stupidity alone a while ago. The werewolf's girlfriend. Thankfully they finally got rid of Tommy.
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I agree with most of your list Haemish, with one exception. Jason has been a good source of T & A for most of the show, and he fills the Hurley 'normal guy' role pretty well.
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Jason is funny as hell and I also love Nan (the Vampire League woman).
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HaemishM
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I actually wouldn't like it if they killed Jason, as he's always good for a laugh. But he's one of those characters who should have been dead long enough just on being a dumbass.
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Mrbloodworth
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Yeah, but surviving is part of his powers I believe. The fool.
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