"True Blood" (2008) TV series 2008-????

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Creator:

Alan Ball

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

Thou Shall Not Crave Thy Neighbour

Plot:

The series follows Sookie Stackhouse, a barmaid living in Louisiana who can read people's minds, and...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Louisiana | Telepathy | Gay Interest | Exorcism

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Anna Paquin	...	Sookie Stackhouse (24 episodes, 2008-2009)
Stephen Moyer	...	Bill Compton (24 episodes, 2008-2009)
Sam Trammell	...	Sam Merlotte (24 episodes, 2008-2009)
Ryan Kwanten	...	Jason Stackhouse (24 episodes, 2008-2009)
Rutina Wesley	...	Tara Thornton (24 episodes, 2008-2009)
Chris Bauer	...	Detective Andy Bellefleur (24 episodes, 2008-2009)
Nelsan Ellis	...	Lafayette Reynolds (24 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jim Parrack	...	Hoyt Fortenberry (24 episodes, 2008-2009)
Carrie Preston	...	Arlene Fowler (24 episodes, 2008-2009)
William Sanderson	...	Sheriff Bud Dearborne (24 episodes, 2008-2009)
Alexander Skarsgård	...	Eric Northman (21 episodes, 2008-2009)
Todd Lowe	...	Terry Bellefleur (20 episodes, 2008-2009)
Michelle Forbes	...	Maryann Forrester (15 episodes, 2008-2009)
Adina Porter	...	Lettie Mae Thornton (15 episodes, 2008-2009)
Deborah Ann Woll	...	Jessica Hamby (15 episodes, 2008-2009)
Mehcad Brooks	...	Eggs (13 episodes, 2008-2009)
John Billingsley	...	Mike Spencer (13 episodes, 2008-2009)
Michael Raymond-James	...	Rene Lenier (12 episodes, 2008)
Michael McMillian	...	Steve Newlin (12 episodes, 2008-2009)
Kristin Bauer	...	Pam (11 episodes, 2008-2009)
Patricia Bethune	...	Jane Bodehouse (10 episodes, 2008-2009)
Dale Raoul	...	Maxine Fortenberry (10 episodes, 2008-2009)

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Hungary:18 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R18 (DVD rating) | Australia:R (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Your Face Goes Here Entertainment

Trivia:

The name of the fictional northern Louisiana town, Bon Temps, means "good time" in French.

Quotes:

Sam Merlotte: [tp Mary Ann] I don't know what you're doing here. But these are people I care about and I will not stand by and watch you hurt any of them.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Late Show with David Letterman: (#16.176)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Bad Things

Follows the first book well

I like it. I just picked up the books on recommendation from a coworker and ended up reading nearly the entire series in 2 days (I'm halfway through From Dead to Worse right now). It's rare that I can sit down and read a book in a few hours and even more rare that I can read an entire series without a break, but these books are that good.

I didn't expect that the TV show would be so close to the books, frankly. I was stunned to see how close the first episode is to the first book and even more stunned to see the locations looked pretty damn much like what I had in my head. That's just weird. (The kitchen in Sookie's grandmother's house was just dead on and that made my jaw drop.)

I like the characters. I like the settings. I know I love the books. If the rest of the series plays out like the first episode, then I'll be a happy camper.