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Monday, September 29, 2008

TV True Blood Drives a Stake Through HBO Primetime Slot

Posted by Unpaid Arts Intern on Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 1:08 PM

With an ever-bloated lineup of either incredibly funny, incredibly epic or downright amazing television series' to gloat over, HBO is now in the vampire business. This month's inaugural episode of the fantasy thriller True Blood ushered in a whole new WB-esque ambiance, making Buffy fever look like a sniffle in the widening world of bloodsuckers. It's cheesy, nascent, predictable and annoying, so why do I like it?! It's been decried as soft-core gory and Southern-sensationalist Civil Rights rehash, and the faux-accents leave nearly everything to be desired. But still I watch.
Like most plots, there's an underlying social quota trying to be met (vampires are now able to quell their lust for human blood with a synthetic plasma marketed and sold as "True Blood"), but all most viewers would probably take away would be the insistence on steamy sex scenes and retractable fangs. Check out the trailer and decide for yourself...



 

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I like this show a lot.

Most of which is down to Paquin, I think, but the plot is holding my interest so far.

I at least need to watch until I find out what's the deal with the bar owner/dog (I never read the books).

Oh, and the synthetic blood drink is called TruBlood.
Posted by DemonJuice on September 29, 2008 at 12:35 PM · Report
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Ah. Thanks for the correction on that. And I agree about Paquin; she is the glue. I also really like the name Sookie, so...
Posted by ArtsIntern on September 29, 2008 at 1:22 PM · Report
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I think it's great. And this has nothing to do with the intricately detailed town of Sunnydale model I'm building in our spare room.

It's to scale, btw.
Posted by kiala on September 29, 2008 at 5:51 PM · Report

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