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True Blood Season 1 (HBO) [DVD] [2008] starring: Anna Paquin, Chris Bauer, Stephen Moyer

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Rating: - Buffy for grown ups

this is a great mix of fun, social comment and it's really saucey. what more could you ask. great actors from the USA, england and the antipides. Good writing. Buffy for grown ups

Rating: - Compulsive Viewing

I really enjoyed this US series, having watched a couple of episodes on TV I couldn't wait to see the rest of the series. I am really looking forward to series 2, hope it delivers. I would recommend anyone to watch this series, however a word of caution, the language is a little choice!!

Rating: - Civil Rights Parable Where Vampires Are The More Human

Advance hype and teasers made True Blood look like a silly cartoon, for me, but I decided to watch the first episode and wound up watching all of them, despite many many reservations.

Vampires come out of the coffin and demand respect and consideration from the norms, after the Japanese pioneer a synthetic blood drink that makes bloodsucking a thing of the past (for some). The unbelieveably named Sookie Stackhouse has ESP but where vamps are concerned, she can hear nothing and becomes dangerously attracted to the new dark stranger in her watering hole, Bill Compton. Much trouble as their worlds collide and a serial killer goes on the rampage.

I endorse many of the criticisms already published here. The dialogue was dreadful, the characterisation annoying - with all the females yelling all the time and never, ever, listening to anyone else's point of view or advice - the setting a bit boring and the heroine a dimwit with no perspicacity whatsoever.

A friend tells me Season Two is worse. Shudder.

Plus points? Well, some good music in it, and an original idea, if poorly executed. It was sexy too, which made a nice change. The men were much funnier and more sympathetic than the ladies. Some romantic moments went well.

Too clumsy and annoying. Best wait for repeats on telly. American imports were at their best in the nineties. Check out the horror comedy episodes dotted throughout The X Files. Now that was good.

Rating: - True Blood

It has to be said that HBO and Alan Ball create some great TV programs and after the stupendous `Six Feet Under' I couldn't wait to get my hands on this series. The style and direction was reminiscent of SFU at times, but generally this has a feel all of it's own. This follows life in Bon Temp, a Louisiana town, after vampires have come out of the closet and live openly amongst humans. The main character is Sookie Stackhouse who is telepathic, falls in love with a Vampire and starts to realise some of the dangers and complications this may bring. There is also another storyline where people are being killed in town and of course the vampires are the main suspects. The other characters are great to watch, whether it be Tara who is hard and cynical, Bill the charismatic vampire love interest, Sam the local bar owner who secretly loves Sookie, Lafayette who is the local drug dealer, short order cook and deliverer of some hilarious one liners or Jason who is Sookies brother and a bumbling ladies man. They are all great characters and there are also a whole host of other town folk who compliment the main cast. Some people criticise this series for it's sexual nature and no doubt this has plenty of nudity and sexual scenes, but this is mainly in the first half, relevant to the story and people seem to forget that the erotic nature of vampires has been a theme of the myth for years. This is a good series and highly watchable and you are soon immersed in the world created for you and as the series progresses plenty of surprises and twists are thrown up. There is a brief mock-u-mentary on the extras, as well as the obligatory commentaries but to be honest the extras are a little sparse overall. If you a fan of Alan ball then you won't be disappointed and if you enjoy well written, constructed, acted and directed TV series' then this is well worth considering.

Rating: - the show with a bite

I was advised to watch this series after my sister had just finished watching it on another Channel.
I was hooked from the start....about 2 or 3 episodes In I discovered it was based on a book so I thought I would give that a go too.
my advice is to watch the series first before reading the book because obviously the book has a lot more happening and clearly out shines the show!

There are significant differences between the 2 but I won't spoil it, lets just say some of the main characters in the show barely get a mention in the book and visa versa!! I think they did this because the first book is very closey based on just Sookie and Bill but I don't think it would have made a very interesting show, I have to be careful otherwise I may say too much..

Sookie and Bill are perfectly cast and Jason has a wonderful 'nice but dim' thing going on

unfortunately I loved both some much I could stop myself from reading the next book, and the next (I am now on book 7).

and if series 2 is half as good as book 2 then I say Bring it on!! this is how is addictive- I only have one book left then I have to wait for thenewest installment to be released, I hope they make all of the books in to a true blood series.

well done HBO and Charlaine Harris the sories make a refreshing change (oh and of course thanks to my sister for the recommendation)

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