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

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Rating: - Audio and Subtitles

As stated on the Bluray back cover:

Language: English 5.1 DTS-HD, French 5.1 DTS, Latin Spanish 2.0 DTS
Subtitles: English, French, Latin Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese

Let's be precise ;-)

Rating: - Enjoyable conversion - Very Watchable

Read all the books and will continue to do so although it took a long time for characters to flesh out from being rather two dimensional.

This is a worthy conversion from book to TV and I truly hope it continues for many seasons yet. My only misgiving is HBO had an equally good series in Deadwood and ditched it after Season 3 due to pressure in the USA. Please do not do this with True Blood.

I really like the humour throughout. Some of the instances in the first episode weren't just verbal. Spotting the Gran reading the first Sookie book at the breakfast table was a whiplash moment.

The other characters in the series have been brought in quite well since to focus too closely on the main character could have made the series too flat. Personally I get a more community feel watching this and am drawn to what is happening to the various characters. How Sam covers his "gift" was well done. Lafayette is portrayed is a great way - the character seems light and fluffy but by the end of the first season it is clear he is anything but. Bill hasn't come across as well as I'd hoped but perhaps Season 2 will improve this.

The adaption covers the events which have taken place, such as Katrina, and adapted the storyline seamlessly so far.

This is very watchable and for me addictive TV. Each episode left me with a good buzz and wanting more. Rationing the DVD time was very hard!

If you haven't read the books you may not be as impressed as with the TV adaptation. They were never intended as heavy reading and are more like novellas.

This Season and those to come (2 & 3 so far) cannot come soon enough. I hope they aren't delayed. Well worth the money.

Rating: - Surprising and interesting vampire series.

This vampire series is much different from other vampire series I have seen. It sticks to the codes for vampire horror movies, but at the same time it can be seen as a psychological and social realistic film about prejudice and narrow-mindedness. It made me question which barriers it is ok to break, and what individuals are willing to do for love.
The actors played refreshingly realistic with humour, and some of the dialogues were remarkable.
I cannot wait to see season 2 and 3.
Vinnie

Rating: - Fangtastic

Wow, what an amazing series. Thought it may be a bit second rate to start with but the acting is fantastic, the storeyline brilliant and absolutely love the main characters. Cannot wait to see season 2!

Rating: - Disapointing for Book Fans

I wasn't going to bother writing a review as there are already so many but I felt the need to write a constructive one after reading comments about Anna Paquins "ugliness" and the annoying accents which I felt were irrelevant and nasty comments.

It can always be difficult for a fans of a book to like the tv series or film that follows as the makers invariable have to change the plot. This is fair enough, often a book is too long etc. However the TV programme completely altered the books changing the plot altogther. Yet this is not the reason I rate it negatively as it could still have been enjoyable.

I found the constant sex scenes and references tedious. I am not adverse to one or two sexual scenes but I found the amount in the programme boring. I think the programme aimed to shock but I felt bored, I didn't feel it was "daring" or "new" but instead a bit sordid. i disliked the absolute drama of the whole programme, in the books (yes I will compare slightly) it was about one girls life and its ups and downs. Well in the programme everyone wanted in on the action, no one seemed to be happy and it reminded me of a soap. Finally Sookie's character disapointed me, I found her to be ditzy rather then feisty. There was a lot of her standing there screaming. I very much wanted to shake her by the shoulders and tell her to wake up!

The TV programme has received many good reviews, I myself can't see what the fuss is about but I am a big fan of the books and they bare no relation to it. I did watch the entire series to try and give it a shot and ignore the differences but I never warmed up to it. The only thing I can do is recommend the books to people which portray a whole different story.

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