True Blood - Spoilers and Speculation

[MrsB108]

True Blood is an American television series based on the Southern Vampire Mysteries books by Charlaine Harris and adapted for television by Alan Ball. The series is produced by HBO in association with Ball's own production company, Your Face Goes Here Entertainment.

The show details the fictional co-existence of vampires and humans in a small Louisiana town after Japanese-made synthetic blood becomes available for purchase. Anna Paquin stars as Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic waitress at a diner who falls in love with one of the vampires, Bill Compton (portrayed by Stephen Moyer), integrated into her society.

The show will premiere on September 7, 2008


Episode List:

Spoiler:

Season 1, Episode 1: Strange Love
Original Air Date: 1 September 2008
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Season 1, Episode 2: The First Taste
Original Air Date: September 2008
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Season 1, Episode 3: Mine
Original Air Date: September 2008
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Season 1, Episode 4: Escape from Dragon House
Original Air Date: October 2008
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Season 1, Episode 5: Sparks Fly Out
Original Air Date: 2008
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Season 1, Episode 6: Cold Ground
Original Air Date: 2008
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Season 1, Episode 7: TBA
Original Air Date: 2008
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Season 1, Episode 8: TBA
Original Air Date: 2008
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Season 1, Episode 9: TBA
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Season 1, Episode 10: TBA
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Season 1, Episode 11: TBA
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Season 1, Episode 12: TBA
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[ShadowMaat]

Ooo, thanks for the heads up! I've been waiting for this one.

[Trek_Girl42]

Finally an airdate!!!!!

As soon as I heard "Alan Ball" and "Vampires" in the same sentence I knew I had to watch this- I've been reading the books, they kinda suck, but the ideas behind them are great and I think it'll work well on screen.

And OOOH! Pictures!

Edit: I presume those are from the opening credits- are they up somewhere for viewing?

[ShadowMaat]

Found a review of the pilot over on Futon Critic.

There are spoilers if you haven't read the books. I'm still curious despite the reviewer's disappointment, but maybe because I've read the books and thus have an idea what to expect (and what not to expect) from the show.

[Trek_Girl42]

Found a review of the pilot over on Futon Critic.

There are spoilers if you haven't read the books. I'm still curious despite the reviewer's disappointment, but maybe because I've read the books and thus have an idea what to expect (and what not to expect) from the show.

Interesting- the reviewer kinda outlines me feelings about the books. The world created is fantastic and the concepts work, it's Sookie's tangled love life that keeps pushing to the forefront of the story and getting in the way that annoys me. I get that it's essential to the plot, but I hope the show doesn't ship her with as many guys as the books have, or the ones that I've read so far anyway. Can't she just be friends(or not) with at least one of the main undead/shapeshifter guys? No U(or not)ST?

[ShadowMaat]

Yeah, it kinda bugs me, too. Stuff like that always makes me wonder about the author and why they feel compelled to have every male who meets the heroine fall madly in love with her. It'd be nice if the show could expand upon the universe Harris created and actually show us some of the nuances we don't get in the books due to the obsession with Sookie's love life, but I'm not gonna hold my breath.

I'll aim shallow and just hope they have yummy werewolves. And werecritters.

[MrsB108]

More Spoilers:http://deadwoodstage.proboards34.com...ead=269&page=1

[Trek_Girl42]

Eeeeek! John Billingsly is in it!!!!!

[DONNA BOOTH]

More Spoilers:http://deadwoodstage.proboards34.com...ead=269&page=1

Thanks for the info

[MrsB108]

A literal 3 second preview:http://youtube.com/watch?v=IYJQ8jwtCOo

[MrsB108]

Premiere Date:

Episode 1.01 - Strange Love - Airs: 7th Sept 2008
Episode 1.02 - The First Taste - Airs: 9th Sept 2008

Source: SpoilerTV

[Aussie_86]

Managed to get my hands on an early version of the pilot.

I was very suprised at how good it was! I was expecting it to be bad. I haven't read the books, and the first thing i heard about it was when i recieved the early pilot!

Can't wait till this show comes out. It, Heroes and Dollhouse should be some of the good new episodes/tv shows comming out this year!

Aussie

[MrsB108]

[ShadowMaat]

Linking to illegal downloads is strictly forbidden by Gateworld.

[Trek_Girl42]

But it's out there?

Must start poking around.....