I really like this article this guy wrote about True Blood. I like what he says about what works in the show and what doesn't work. I pretty much agree with everything he says.
There are some other new shows coming to HBO that look so-so at best. One new series coming is called "Hung", which looks like it will be geared more for the women than the men...unless you like this sort of thing.
Alexander Payne, the director and Oscar-winning co-writer of “Sideways,” will direct and serve as an executive producer of “Hung,” a new dark comedy series about a former basketball coach with a large penis.
I don't really see my husband watching this show. The other shows are "One Percent" about a motorcycle gang...eh...we'll have to see. "Last of the Ninth" about a Police Department set in the 70's...will probably give this a try. And "David's Situation" about a guy living with two roommates, one liberal and one conservative...may be funny...will have to wait and see.
There is a new executive for HBO's series and specials. Sue Naegle was appointed President of HBO's entertainment division. She has some shows to build on such as "Big Love", "In Treatment", and "Tell Me You Love Me".
She also said she had high hopes for “True Blood,” a series that begins this fall and that she helped assemble (in her capacity as an agent) for HBO.
I also have high hopes for True Blood, but so far I am iffy. I want to watch a few more episodes before I say yay or nay. I love Big Love, but I haven't seen the other two shows yet.
If I had to attach it to category I’d put this in with suspense/drama but it could be too early to tell; think Buffy for grown ups.
...this show is nothing like Buffy. Sookie isn't a teenage highschool cheerleader trying to kill off all the vampires. She stands up for vampire rights and even falls in love with one. Sookie is also not as annoying as Buffy, but can't say much for her friend, Tara. True Blood and Buffy are two totally different story lines. Sorry, but there is no comparison for me.
Pretty Sookie is saccharine and has a secret: she can read minds. Which kind of blows when you wear tight shirts and shorts to work at a gross bar filled with dirty men.
I wonder why they have Sookie in such a tight shirt when she doesn't like dirty talk. If it bothers her so much, then why doen't she wear a looser shirt. I'm sure Sam would understand, as I believe he knows that Sookie can hear what everyone thinks. You can see the disgust on her face when anyone mentions anything remotely dirty. Although, everybody is pushed out of her head whenever she sees Bill. Sookie's brother, Jason, is the complete oppisite of Sookie. He is a bit of a player and is arrested for suspicion of murder of a woman he was with the night before.
Sookie is upset, and but still mystified by the appearance of Bill: surely he'll be blamed for this murder.
I never thought of Bill being blamed for this womans murder, but I wonder what Jason's defense will be...or if he did it at all.
