True Blood’s Viewership is Growing
November 5, 2008 by brian
Broadcasting and Cable tells us HBO’s unique vampire show True Blood is gaining momentum. Sunday’s episode drew 2.35 million viewers, a more than 60 percent increase over the series premiere.
Taking DVR and HBO On Demand viewing into account, True Blood is averaging 6.4 million viewers. The show is based on a series of books by Charlaine Harris. In the world set forth in her books, a synthetic blood substitute has allowed vampires to come “out of the coffin” and fight for equality. Of course, not all vampires are happy to be outed.
HBO tapped Six Feet Under creator Alan Ball to bring the books to life. Believe me, this show has to be on pay cable as there are some graphic images. Readers, what do you think? Have you picked up a vampire habit?
True Blood 1.6 "Cold Ground" Recap
October 13, 2008 by brian
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True Blood Episode 1.6 “Cold Ground” Recap
Air Date: Oct. 12, 2008
We pick up with Sookie finding Gran dead and Bill’s there shortly after - awkward. And so is Sam. This is all very uncomfortable. Sookie tries to wrap her head around everything and Sam tries to comfort her. He’s sorry for the fight they had and Sookie has a great line as she asks if Sam could apologize to her some other time.
Sam and Bill of course have to bow up to each other. Sam threatens to kill Bill if anything happens to Sookie. The local authorities interview Bill, who says he doesn’t think Gran was the intended victim. Sam stays with her because Bill has to get home before dawn. Sookie refuses to leave the house and even begins cleaning the place up. Of all the disturbing images this show throws at us, just the simple one of Sookie cleaning up her own grandmother’s blood is going to haunt me for a minute.
True Blood 1.05 "Sparks Fly Out" Recap
October 6, 2008 by brian
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True Blood Episode 1.5 “Sparks Fly Out”
Airdate: Oct. 5, 2008
Sookie and Bill argue about him thinking about draining a cop and he claims he won’t call on her again. A very angry Tara confronts Lafayette about dealing V blood, especially to Jason. She recounts a horrifying ordeal about them having to drain the blood from Jason’s appendage.
And if that didn’t creep me out enough, Jason comes by and demonstrates with a sausage. I know it’s HBO, but I could have gone the rest of my natural life without seeing that. Lafayette tells Jason that Tara’s been in love with Jason since she was six. This boy Jason is not bright. Lafayette wants to train him in “V” usage - really? Did I mention Jason is not bright? V, Lafayette explains, affects different people in different ways. It gives Lafayette a vampire’s strength, for example.
True Blood Lacks True Believers
September 8, 2008 by brian
The long-discussed debut of True Blood has come and gone to a largely “meh” reaction from viewers including our own Cynthia, and a host of critics. Vince Horiuchi of the Salt Lake Tribune said the show is full of style and not much more. He wasn’t captivated by the story, drama or thriller elements, calling True Blood “anemic.”
The L.A. Times’ Geoff Boucher is among the writers that liked the show and calls the first two episodes “simply fantastic.” Readers, did you watch True Blood? If so, what’s your take? Do these vampires make you thirsty for more or do you wish they’d go back in the coffin?
Paquin Talks Vampires - And Drama
One of the most high-profile genre shows debuts this Sunday on HBO, vampire series True Blood. I’ve promised Cynthia I’ll stop calling it “That Show Where Rogue from the X-Men Fights The Vampires.”
Anyhow, it’s getting a lot of publicity because it’s HBO and because it’s the return of Six Feet Under creator Alan Ball to the pay cable network. Expectations are a little high for this one, shall we say? Star Anna Paquin has an interview with the National Post where she talks about how excited she is to be a part of this show.
She has signed up for seven seasons so HBO has lofty goals for this one. Please ignore the part of the interview where she says she doesn’t read blogs. Sometimes our young performers in this industry lose their way and give bad advice.