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tammyy2j
09-07-2009, 00:21
True Blood is an American television drama series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on the The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris.
True Blood details the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps (meaning "good time" in French), a fictional small northern Louisiana town. The series centers on Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), a telepathic waitress at a bar, who falls in love with vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer).
The first season received critical acclaim and won several awards, including one Golden Globe.
True Blood begins July 17 on FX and airs on Channel 4 from November.
promo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiW8ZpH57IA
True Blood co-stars Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin are engaged, People magazine reported today. Paquin won a Golden Globe award earlier this year for her portrayal of Sookie Stackhouse, a Southern belle in love with vampire Bill Compton (Moyer) on the HBO dark comedy. The pair, who have frequent, steamy nude scenes together, have been an item since February. No wedding date was announced.
DaVeyWaVey
06-08-2009, 11:46
I really want to watch this. Will probably Freeview + it when it starts in November, so I can watch it when i'm back from uni.
I watched an episode its pretty graphic and lots of nudity - it also stars Ryan Kwanten aka Vinnie from H&A
TG4 channel 104 on Sky - an Irish channel has also picked up this show
True Blood starts on Channel 4 on Oct 7 (10pm)
Fresh from its run on FX UK, the superb True Blood finally arrives on Channel 4 and is sure to amass a legion of new fans with its tense yet funny storytelling and winning romantic intrigue. There will be skeptics out there no doubt grumbling 'oh no, not another vampire-themed show'. So here are ten reasons to sink your fangs into this superb slice of compelling drama set deep in Southern America.
1) The pedigree
The background of key figures behind and before the cameras is impressive. True Blood creator Alan Ball was behind the similarly morbid and hugely-lauded series Six Feet Under and scooped an Oscar for his American Beauty screenplay. The lead star Anna Paquin, who plays kooky waitress Sookie Stackhouse, also landed an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress at the tender age of 11 for her role in 1994 art flick The Piano, and won an army of fans playing Rogue in the X-Men movies. In addition, the source material for the series is The Southern Vampire Mysteries by award-winning novelist Charlaine Harris.
2) The naughtiness
Mainstream US television has some crazy censorship issues, whereby it’s fine to show numerous faceless characters being gunned to pieces in various action dramas, but the end of the world if there's a swear word or Janet Jackson has a wardrobe malfunction. Fortunately, True Blood is an HBO production and there’s an abundance of visual and verbal decadence to devour. The opening episode is quick to set its stall out by deploying the two 'c's very early on - 'c**t' and cunnilingus.
3) Whodunnit?
Evoking the compelling murder-mystery element of Twin Peaks, there’s a killer on the loose in the remote Louisiana town of Bon Temps. Video evidence suggests that Sookie’s decadent (and highly amusing) brother Jason is responsible, but several other suspects soon enter the fray. It’s great fun to do a bit of detective work of your own while watching the show, especially as the bumbling police officers in the show seem incapable of doing it themselves.
4) Sizzling chemistry
There’s plenty of bare flesh on display in True Blood, but there’s an authentic romantic spark between the two main characters Sookie and 173-year-old vampire Bill (Stephen Moyer). This taboo-breaking relationship is damn hot, which is hardly a surprise as they are an item in real life. After announcing their engagement earlier this year, Paquin admitted: "Obviously, if you're already with that person then you're not having to sort of get over the 'wow, I'm naked with someone that I don't even know the middle name of!'"
5) These are no ordinary vampires
Writer Alan Ball has cleverly created something new out of a very old idea. Instead of the usual crucifix-fearing vampires with no reflections, Ball’s take on the undead shatters the accustomed (and tired) mythology. The vampires of True Blood have actually been tricking the humans into thinking that such things are true, when they aren’t at all. Ball effectively sets up a new mythology, particularly with the special effects of vampire blood on the human body.
6) Clever socio-political allegories
The marginalisation and segregation of vampires in society echoes the way certain races have been treated in the real world, with many humans displaying a 'dislike for the unlike' attitude. Television screens across the town frequently show news footage featuring the pro- and anti-vampire campaigns dominating the political agenda.
Consumer culture is also satirised through the presence of 'Tru Blood' - a synthetic product designed to satiate the thirst of the vampires without draining any veins. It mirrors the ‘lite’ soft drinks on the market, proclaiming they have none of the calories and all of the taste - when we all know that the genuine article tastes so much sweeter.
7) Quirky humour
Away from the slaying and blood-sucking, plenty of hilarity ensues in Bon Temps. The distinctly Southern drawl of the seemingly backward locals constantly amuses, blood-dealing male escort and chef Lafayette is an absolute hoot, as is Jason’s desperation to hump anything vaguely resembling the opposite sex. Delicious moments of dark humour pervade the show too, such as one character’s pecan pie obsession in the immediate aftermath of a relative’s tragic death. Then there’s the satirical element, with trashy magazines featuring headlines like 'Angelina Adopts A Vampire Baby!'. Class.
8) Superb support
No, we’re not talking about Sookie’s push-up bra. Not since the days of Twin Peaks has a show established such a winning mix of appealing and intriguing supporting crew. The staff at the diner Sookie works at, Bill’s vampire acquaintances, Jason’s conquests and the hapless law enforcers all get a good look-in. Their backstories and true natures are gradually teased out as the season progresses. Keep your eyes on Sookie’s fiery pal Tara, whose psychological layers are stripped bare following her initial obnoxious presence on the show.
9) All flavour. No bite.
Merchandising and cult shows are inextricably linked, with playgrounds around the nation full of youngsters running round with replica Sonic Screwdrivers. True Blood has perhaps the coolest tie-in ever though, as an official drink entitled Tru Blood has just gone on sale in the US. Alas, the red-coloured beverage doesn’t actually seek to replicate the taste of human blood. Instead, it’s a sweet blood orange concoction. Fingers crossed it’ll be lining the shelves of Wetherspoons in the UK very soon. Quench your thirst and pay homage to your favourite show at the same time.
10) The promos
If Channel 4 has any sense, they’ll cunningly deploy the mega-stylish commercials that HBO have been using during the last couple of seasons. Here’s the best of them, created to promote the second season finale. Combining new Depeche Mode track 'Corrupt' with startling, specially-shot visuals of Sookie and the blood-strewn regulars is pure genius. It certainly looks like they’re staring down the barrel of a gun. Or fang.
Is this the show with loads of sex in it?
lol, the adverts look full on
At least one character will die on True Blood's upcoming third season, creator Alan Ball has confirmed.
Speaking to TV Guide, Ball was cryptic over the identity of the character, but said that "it's a person we'll be happy to see go".
He added: "Somebody is going to bite the dust and it's going to be really good to see them get what they deserve."
Previous deaths on the HBO show include Sookie Stackhouse's grandmother Adele, and maenad Maryann Forrester, who met a grisly end in the season two finale.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/news/a181465/alan-ball-confirms-true-blood-death.html#article_continue
True Blood creator Alan Ball has revealed that he plans to introduce more gay characters in the show.
In an interview with Advocate, Ball said that season three of the cult series will also mark the arrival of the vampire king of Mississippi.
Ball said: "There are a lot of gay characters in the books as you get further and further into them. We'll be introducing some of those gay characters this new season.
"We'll be meeting the vampire king of Mississippi and his long, long-term companion - and by long-term I mean really long-term - Talbot."
He added: "I think Lafayette may meet a love interest, and certainly Pam, who works with Eric, she's certainly got a lesbian vibe. I don't know that that's all she is, but she certainly does seem to appreciate the women."
Ball also revealed that fans of the Charlaine Harris novels may not be surprised at the upcoming death on the show.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s59/true-blood/news/a183910/true-blood-to-gain-more-gay-characters.html#article_continue
Has anyone been watching?
tammyy2j
01-12-2009, 11:41
HBO is now confirming that True Blood has cast both kinds of characters for season 3.
Marshall Allman, best known as Dominic Purcell’s son on Prison Break, has landed the plum part of shapeshifter Sam’s younger sib, Tommy.
Shannon Lucio, who on Prison Break was the GATE receptionist who turned out to be an undercover Fed, has been cast as Bill’s wife, Caroline, to whom he never returned after becoming a vamp during the Civil War.
tammyy2j
03-12-2009, 10:05
Grant Bowler has been tapped to play Coot, the leader of a pack of werewolf bikers and Theo Alexander has been cast as Talbot, the fanged significant other of Denis O’Hare’s Mississippi vampire king, Russell Edgington.
Ugly Betty star Grant Bowler has joined the cast of True Blood.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bowler will play the recurring role of Coot, a werewolf and menacing ringleader of a biker gang.
Additionally, up-and-coming actor Theo Alexander has been cast as a vampire called Talbot, the boyfriend of Russell Edgington (Denis O'Hare), the vampire king of Mississippi.
Bowler and Alexander join the recently cast Marshall Allman, who will play Sam Merlotte's long-lost brother in the show's third season.
tammyy2j
07-12-2009, 13:55
Ugly Betty star Grant Bowler has joined the cast of True Blood.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bowler will play the recurring role of Coot, a werewolf and menacing ringleader of a biker gang.
Additionally, up-and-coming actor Theo Alexander has been cast as a vampire called Talbot, the boyfriend of Russell Edgington (Denis O'Hare), the vampire king of Mississippi.
Bowler and Alexander join the recently cast Marshall Allman, who will play Sam Merlotte's long-lost brother in the show's third season.
already posted above :)
But with more information :)
The fang-tastic Kristin Bauer has staked her claim on HBO's True Blood, becoming a series regular, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
Bauer, 36, has appeared in 11 episodes of the vampire series as Pam, Eric's second-in-command at the vampire bar Fangtasia. Production on the vamp drama's third season kicked off last week.
James Frain has been cast in a recurring role on HBO series True Blood.
The Tudors star will portray Franklin Mott, the vampire boyfriend of Tara (Rutina Wesley), reports Entertainment Weekly.
The 41-year-old British actor is to make his first appearance in the second episode of the show's forthcoming third season.
Frain has also appeared in Invasion and 24. He will next be seen in Tron Legacy.
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The above-mentioned is an excellent actor. He seems to pop up in everything nowadays.
tammyy2j
15-12-2009, 14:53
Alfre Woodard will be guest-starring in Season 3 of True Blood
The 57-year-old actress, best known for her roles on Desperate Housewives and My Own Worst Enemy, will play Layfette's mother, who also happens to be Tara's aunt.
Woodard wasn't the only mother added to the show this week. Law & Order alum J. Smith-Cameron, 55, has been cast as the recurring role of Sam's estranged mother, Melinda. Prison Break's Marshall Allman will play her son.
Also joining the show in a recurring role is James Frain (The Tudors), 41, who will play Tara's new vampire love interest, Franklin Mott.
tammyy2j
16-12-2009, 13:43
Joe Manganiello should watch his back, because joining True Blood as the new love interest of everyone's favorite telepath has its dangers, including deadly vampire lovers who don't need more competition.
The One Tree Hill star has been cast as Alcide Herveaux, the new werewolf in town who cozies up to Sookie (Anna Paquin). In the casting call, Alcide is described as good-looking, rough-around-the-edges, articulate, heroic, and decent, but not what he seems.
In the closing moments of Season 2, Bill (Stephen Moyer) was kidnapped. This will lead Sookie to search far and wide for her lover when the show returns. If executive producer Alan Ball sticks to Charlaine Harris' novels, Alcide will be on the hunt with her on Eric's request.
Joe Manganiello has joined the cast of HBO's True Blood.
The One Tree Hill actor is to take on the role of werewolf Alcide for the show's forthcoming third season, reports HitFix.
Alcide is a werewolf enlisted by Eric to help Sookie track down a kidnapped Bill in Charlaine Harris's The Southern Vampire Mysteries book series.
Manganiello has also appeared in How I Met Your Mother and Spider-Man 3.
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http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s59/true-blood/news/a192054/lindsay-pulsipher-joins-true-blood.html
Lindsay Pulsipher has joined the cast of HBO vampire drama True Blood.
Pulsipher, who previously starred in A&E’s The Beast alongside Patrick Swayze, will take on the recurring role of Crystal on the show, reports Entertainment Weekly.
Crystal is described as a haunting young woman who has an "electric connection" with Jason (Ryan Kwanten).
Her casting follows a number of announcements for True Blood’s forthcoming third season. The most recent actor to join the show is One Tree Hill's Joe Manganiello.
Joe Manganiello has admitted that he cried when he won a part in True Blood.
The One Tree Hill actor, who will play a werewolf called Alcide in the third season of the drama, revealed that he has never missed an episode of the show.
"I'm not afraid to admit that I started crying," he told Entertainment Weekly. "I was just so excited. It's a dream come true.
"When I was a little kid, the nun at my elementary school said if you pray for something hard enough, it'll happen. And when it didn't happen, I kind of thought, 'You know what? Maybe this stuff doesn't work. Maybe I'm getting gypped'. So here it is 25 years later and my prayers got answered and I'm going to be a werewolf."
Manganiello added that he is trying to build up his muscles as he has an idea of what Alcide should look like.
"I'm a big guy to begin with," he explained. "I work out a lot anyway. In my mind, I see the character as having a big chest, big arms - ripped the way an animal would be. Vampires have a supernatural strength to them, so you can have a vampire that is a little slighter.
"But a werewolf is this big, powerful, half-man half-animal. I want to get as close to that as I possibly can."
James Frain and Lindsay Pulsipher will also join the third season of the HBO show.
tammyy2j
04-01-2010, 12:58
Southland star Kevin Alejandro has signed up for a guest stint on HBO's True Blood.
The 33-year-old actor, who is still listed as a regular on TNT's Southland, will apparently play a love interest for Nelsan Ellis's Lafayette.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Alejandro's character, Jesus, is a Latino orderly who is looking after Lafeyette's mother Ruby Jean Reynolds at a care facility.
He joins the recently-cast Joe Manganiello, Lindsay Pulsipher and James Frain.
True Blood creator Alan Ball has revealed details about the upcoming romance plot involving Sookie and new werewolf Alcide.
Ball said that fans of Sookie (Anna Paquin) and Bill's (Stephen Moyer) relationship will eventually be won over by Alcide, played by Joe Manganiello.
He told Entertainment Weekly: "We were looking for a guy who was big, sexy, decent and heroic, with some darkness. And [Manganiello] showed us all of that in the audition."
Of the Sookie and Alcide story, he continued: "As in the book, he's helping her find [her kidnapped boyfriend] Bill and he has a business reason for owing Eric a favour. He's there with her during a very painful time in her life - and his life, actually. And they're thrown into some pretty intense situations together."
Ball added: "And hello, he's hot! And hello, so is she. Two hot people in some intense situations and, for whatever reasons, their significant others are not there... they're human."
Hannelene
09-01-2010, 11:15
I was given series one of this show for christmas is it any good? as I have yet to watch this!
True Blood's Rutina Wesley has hinted that a movie of the show may be in the pipeline.
Speaking to SciFiNow, Wesley - Tara in the HBO series - said that she would be interested in doing a film if the timing was right.
"It would depend on the timing," she said. "I would say that it would have to be way after the show was over, and then it would just depend on how they put it together as a film.
"I do feel like every True Blood episode is like a mini movie in itself."
Last year, True Blood was renewed for a third season by HBO.
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True Blood actress Rutina Wesley has suggested that the vampire series may run for 'six seasons or more'.
The actress, who stars as Sookie Stackhouse's best friend Tara in the supernatural drama, told SciFiNow that fans will be "dying to watch for a long time".
"I think it will run for as long as… I mean there are nine books out there, and [Charlaine Harris] is going to do three more, but I don't know if we will [run] that long.
"People seem to think that True Blood is going to be one of those shows that will run for five or six seasons if not more."
She added: "It's going to depend on audience ratings and stuff like that, but I can't imagine it not running for a long time because the books are just so juicy and Alan Ball has also made everything so vibrant, colourful and imaginative, and so I think it's going to be a show that people are going to be dying to watch for a long time."
Wesley attributed True Blood's success to its high viewing figures and originality. The show was recently renewed for a third season.
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True Blood will return to FX for its second season Friday, February 26, it has been announced.
The cable network, which picked up the first-run UK rights to season two late last year, will continue airing the Alan Ball-created vampire drama in the 10pm slot.
Season one, which also debuted in the UK on FX, ended its run earlier this year with 172k (1.1%), averaging 292k (1.2%) across its 12 episodes.
Rutina Wesley, who plays Tara in the supernatural series, recently hinted that a movie of the show may be in the pipeline and suggested that Blood may run for six series.
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True Blood star Mehcad Brooks has revealed that he has one regret over his role in the series.
The 29-year-old actor, who played Benedict 'Eggs' Talley in the show's second season, said that he wishes his character was a vampire.
"My only regret is that I wasn't a vampire myself," he told TV Guide. "I think I would have made a pretty cool vampire!"
He added that his character, who was dramatically killed off in the show's second season finale, is "nothing like" him.
Brooks will next be seen on ABC's legal drama The Deep End, which takes over FlashForward's Thursday night slot from January 21.
True Blood creator Alan Ball has revealed that he has cast a new female werewolf named Debbie Pelt.
According to TV Guide, the character will debut in the third episode of season three, which airs later this year in the US.
He said: "[She is] a badass bitch you do not want to get on the wrong side of. She is not going to like Sookie."
The HBO series, which has won several awards, has been filming its third season since early December.
The second season will premiere in the UK on February 26 on FX.
Ryan Kwanten has revealed that his True Blood alter ego will find love in the show's third season.
However, the 33-year-old actor, who plays Jason Stackhouse on the HBO vampire drama, hinted that the storyline could end in disaster.
"He finally discovers the long lost art of love," he said. "Well, at least his version of. It gets him into more trouble that he expected."
He added of his character's season three plots: "He's also dealing with the fact that he committed a small crime in that he killed [Eggs]. I start the season in bed with two girls. Not that I couldn't do it, but a challenge? Sure."
True Blood returns for its third series later this year in the US. Season two begins Friday, February 26 on FX in the UK.
Recently killed-off Heroes cast member Dawn Olivieri has found new life — as a werewolf on True Blood.
Olivieri will play Janice Herveaux, the sister of werewolf Alcide (Joe Manganiello).
Herveaux is described as a tough-as-nails biker chick who's somewhat protective of her younger brother. She is also into horoscopes and psychics.
Olivieri will first appear in Season 3's fourth episode, "9 Crimes." She also auditioned for the role of Debbie Pelt, Alcide's ex-girlfriend. Casting for that role has yet to be announced.
Olivieri just wrapped up a recurring role on Heroes' fourth season as Lydia, a tattooed empath and member of evil carnival leader Samuel's "family." Her previous credits include My Boys, Entourage, How I Met Your Mother and Cold Case.
tammyy2j
15-02-2010, 14:41
Truth be told, season two of True Blood was somewhat lacking in the Eric Northman department. Heartbreaking scenes with Godric (R.I.P.) aside, TB2 was ruled by Maryann Forrester and her creepy dalliances with Demetri. Thankfully, the show's third run promises to feature more of Bon Temps' sexiest vampire as he battles Bill (for Sookie's heart), the Queen of Louisiana (over the V sales), and werewolves (more here). Itching for more info, Tube Talk caught up with Alexander Skarsgård for a quick bite.
Does Eric have genuine feelings for Sookie? Or is he doing it to get at Bill?
"He's intrigued by her, for sure. When he meets her for the first time, he knows there's something different about her and that intrigues him. He doesn't care too much for humans in general - he thinks they're pathetic - but when he meets her, there's something about her. He can't put his finger on it, but he's curious for sure."
It's not just a case of forbidden fruit?
"No – he's curious and he's not gonna let Bill stop him because Bill's just this little kid!"
Could Eric crush him in a fight?
"Bill? Oh yeah! Without a doubt."
Sookie aside, is there anyone else in the show at the moment that Eric would be a good match for?
"I don't know, man. He's already got his Pam - even though that's not a sexual thing, he's got his partner. For sexual attraction, it's all about Sookie."
How far into the third season will we see them acting on the attraction?
"I don't know - we start filming next month and I haven't seen the script yet! I don't know what's gonna happen. But it's building up..."
Alan Ball has hinted that the Queen of Louisiana will get her comeuppance this season. Will Eric have anything to do with that?
"They have this little business on the side so they'll definitely interact more I'm sure. Maybe they'll get punished for that - I don't know. I know less than all the fans on the blogs! I try to stay away from the fan sites because it's not good for me to read that stuff - it'll just freak me out!"
Werewolves will be arriving soon. Should the vampires of Bon Temps be afraid?
"No, I don't think Eric will be very afraid."
We've seen you naked a fair few times throughout the series. How is it filming those kinds of scenes?
"It doesn't really bother me that much. I've been naked in movies before so I don't really care about it. I grew up in Sweden so it's not a big issue."
Where would you like to see Eric end up by the season three finale?
"I just trust Alan and the writers - they're doing such a great job. I don't know where I want him to go. When reading the scripts, I wanna continue to be surprised and discover different sides of Eric. Hopefully we'll get to know him a little better."
How long do you see the series running for?
"I don't know - 45 years?! I'm having a blast, so hopefully we'll get to do it for a while. I love this show and my character."
True Blood returns for its second season Friday, February 26 on FX in the UK.
Buffy alum Marc Blucas has landed a role in ABC's drama pilot True Blue.
According to Entertainment Weekly, the 38-year-old actor, who played Riley Finn in Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, has been cast in one of the lead roles.
The project, which centres around six San Francisco homicide detectives who are investigating the murder of one of their own, sees Blucas play a divorced father of two who is harbouring feelings for his ex.
Blucas has previously appeared in episodes of House, Castle and Lie To Me.
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tammyy2j
17-02-2010, 12:45
Buffy alum Marc Blucas has landed a role in ABC's drama pilot True Blue.
According to Entertainment Weekly, the 38-year-old actor, who played Riley Finn in Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, has been cast in one of the lead roles.
The project, which centres around six San Francisco homicide detectives who are investigating the murder of one of their own, sees Blucas play a divorced father of two who is harbouring feelings for his ex.
Blucas has previously appeared in episodes of House, Castle and Lie To Me.
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Perdy this has nothing to do with True Blood he is joining a pilot called True Blue :p
Mariana Klavena has revealed details about her return to True Blood.
Klavena plays Bill Compton's maker Lorena but refused to say whether her character was responsible for Bill's abduction at the end of the second season.
However, she told MTV that Lorena and Bill (Stephen Moyer) will have a number of scenes together in the third season.
"We do spend a good deal of time together in season three," she said. "I'm hoping that the fans will be a little bit surprised by it, because there will be some new dynamics in our relationship that are new and [have to deal] with that cliffhanger."
She continued: "I think you'll see some sides of Lorena that will surprise you. She'll be in certain situations where you think she'll do something and she will not."
Klavena promised more flashbacks and suggested that "succubus costumes" will make a return to the show.
She also hinted that Lorena and Bill's relationship will change.
"I think you can definitely expect much more turbulence between them," she said. "But it's not out of the realm of possibility for them to see each other in new ways. I don't know if they'll ever be at peace with each other, but there might be some real, heartfelt connection."
True Blood will return for its third season in the US on Sunday, June 13.
Michael Steger is going from 90210's resident geek to True Blood's hot hooker.
The 29-year-old actor will guest-star in one episode of the HBO vampire series in Season 3. He will play a gay prostitute who gets involved with the King of Mississippi Russell Edginton (Denis O'Hare).
In other casting news, British actress Lara Pulver (who played Isabella on the BBC's Robin Hood) has been cast as Claudine, Sookie's fairy godmother — a descriptor that, in the world of True Blood, is probably literal.
Steger will not be leaving 90210, according to Entertainment Weekly, who first reported both castings.
True Blood's third season premieres on Sunday, June 13 at 9/8c.
Ryan Kwanten and Rutina Wesley have revealed details about the third season of True Blood.
Speaking to TV Guide Magazine, the duo, who play Jason and Tara, explained that the characters will be dealing with the consequences of the second season.
"Jason's trying to deal with the fact he killed a man," Kwanten said. "When the chips are down like that, you can either rise from the ashes or dig further down. Jason's always got his own unique way of doing it."
He also suggested that Jason will face Sarah Newell (Anna Camp) again, saying: "Let's just say yes and we can leave it there."
Meanwhile, Wesley admitted that her character will struggle to deal with the death of Eggs (Mehcad Brooks).
"Tara has a lot of mourning to do over Eggs," she said. "You'll see her go through that before she gets swept up in another storyline... Tara has a possible love interest who is possibly a vampire. The relationship is partly by choice. Partly not."
The third season of True Blood premieres on June 13 on HBO.
The executive producer of True Blood has dropped hints about the new season.
Alan Ball told Fancast that the show will focus more on how the vampires govern themselves.
He explained: "This year we get to look at the vampire political structure and how there's a shadow government that actually runs the figureheads of the real supposed vampire government, the kings and queens.
"They are more insidious and more bloodthirsty beyond that. I think that's a great metaphor for the fact that corporations run our own country and are willing to poison the planet for profits."
Ball also teased that there is "a big body count this season" and said: "There are several moments in season three where you'll see something you have never seen on television before."
True Blood returns on June 13 on HBO.
HBO has renewed the hit show TRUE BLOOD for a 12-episode fourth season, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. Created by Alan Ball, the series will begin production of new episodes early next year in Los Angeles, with debut set for summer 2011.
"The new season of TRUE BLOOD is off to a terrific start, as enthusiasm for this unique show continues to build among both subscribers and critics," noted Lombardo. "We're looking forward to more chills from Alan Ball and his gifted team next year."
"I am beyond thrilled to be able to continue working with this amazing cast and crew," says Ball. "This is the most fun I have ever had."
Mixing romance, suspense, mystery and humor, TRUE BLOOD takes place in the not-too-distant future, when vampires have come out of the coffin, thanks to the invention of mass-produced synthetic blood that means they no longer need humans as a nutritional source. The show follows the romance between waitress Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), who can hear people's thoughts, and her boyfriend, 173-year-old vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer), who went missing at the end of season two, and is now the object of a frantic search. Alan Ball (creator of the Emmy(R)-winning HBO series "Six Feet Under") created and executive produces the show, which is based on the best-selling Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris.
The 12-episode third season of TRUE BLOOD, which launched June 13, has already inspired critical raves, with Entertainment Weekly calling it "faster, sleeker, more vicious, more fun than it already was," as well as "summer's best TV." USA Today hails the show as "fabulously wild," while the Washington Post describes it as "electrifying."
Rumours have suggested that werepanthers will appear in future episodes of True Blood.
TV Guide reports that the speculation began when a panther was photographed on the set of the show.
Fans have now suggested that the news could mean that Jason Stackhouse (Ryan Kwanten) will be transformed into a werepanther as he is in the novels by Charlaine Harris.
Kwanten said: "I've been working with the panthers and they're a lot cooler than the wolves."
However, True Blood's showrunner Alan Ball refused to confirm the rumours, saying: "We have shot some scenes with actual panthers in the same way we have shot with actual wolves. But I won't say there are or aren't werepanthers on the show."
Meanwhile, Zap2It reports that Lindsay Pulsipher would not reveal whether or not her character Crystal, a love interest for Jason, is a werepanther as she is in the novels. She has previously appeared to deny the rumours.
"I can't answer that," she said. "You will have to watch and find out. I will say this. I get misquoted a lot and you know you just have to wait and see what happens."
True Blood continues on Sundays at 9pm on HBO.
tammyy2j
06-08-2010, 10:11
True Blood‘s third-season finale airs on Sept. 12, and HBO has just released the perfect appetite-whetter. An extremely spoilery description of the Alan Ball-penned episode
“Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) grapples with his conscience while plotting his perfect revenge against Russell (Denis O’Hare). Fed up with being “vampire crack,” Sookie (Anna Paquin) considers a new life without Bill (Stephen Moyer)—or any other vampire. Tara (Rutina Wesley) discovers some surprising news about Sam (Sam Trammell), whose rage resurfaces upon learning of Tommy’s (Marshall Allan) latest transgression. Jason (Ryan Kwanten) finds a new calling after warning Crystal’s (Lindsay Pulsipher) family about an impending drug raid. Plagued by visions, Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) turns to Jesus (Kevin Alejandro) for help, and learns his boyfriend has more to offer than companionship. Hoyt (Jim Parrack) hopes for a future with Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll), spurning Maxine’s (Dale Raoul) pleas to wed Summer (Melissa Rauch).”
tammyy2j
20-08-2010, 16:55
Definitely not Stephanie Meyer-approved: the newest Rolling Stone cover features the stars of True Blood, HBO’s sexy, bloody vampire series looking sexy, bloody, and naked
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tammyy2j
23-08-2010, 12:23
True Blood costars Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin got married on Saturday evening in Malibu “surrounded by their family and friends,” a rep for Paquin confirms to EW. According to Us Weekly, which first reported the wedding, guests included True Blood‘s Ryan Kwanten, Sam Trammell, Alan Ball, Rutina Wesley, and Carrie Preston, not to mention Elijah Wood (who costars with Paquin in the upcoming film The Romantics).
The smitten couple - who started dating in 2008 and got engaged last year - exchanged vows in a romantic sunset ceremony at a private residence in California at the weekend.
Representatives for the newlyweds, who are also a couple in their TV show, told People: "Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin were married on Saturday evening in Malibu surrounded by their family and friends."
Anna, 28, and Stephen, 40, said 'I do' in front of some of their co-stars from the vampire drama including Sam Trammell and Carrie Preston.
Other celebrity guests at the nuptials, which apparently took place beneath a canopy across the street from the beach, included Elijah Wood, who Oscar-winner Anna co-starred with in comedy drama The Romantics.
Usmagazine.com reports that many of the guests brought wedding presents in purple boxes and wrapped with purple bows.
In True Blood Anna plays Sookie Stackhouse, a psychic, mortal waitress who falls for vampire Bill Compton, played by Stephen.
Nelsan Ellis ('True Blood')
It's fair to say the first season of True Blood ended on a huge cliffhanger, but fans dying to know what happened don't have to wait much longer - the second run begins in the UK on Channel 4 this week! To celebrate we caught up with Nelsan Ellis - who plays the wonderful Lafayette - to chat about the show and find out what's coming up. Be warned - there's a spoiler about the first Charlaine Harris book!
At the end of the first season, Lafayette was attacked. Where do we pick him up in the second?
"He lives! Lafayette lives. He's not entirely intact but he lives. He's been abducted. I can't say by whom, but he's been abducted and he's a prisoner in a dungeon somewhere."
Lafayette was very feisty and strong in the first season. Does being captured affect him at all?
"Absolutely. I think Lafayette prides himself on his freedom, or his self-proclaimed freedom to be who he is and to go to and fro at his will, so I think it damages his self-esteem to be completely powerless in the situation."
Did you enjoy playing that different side to him?
"Not at first. I was so used to the fun Lafayette. But then, yes, later, because it's always making sure he is as unpredictable as the show is in terms of his colours and to challenge people on his humanity is a good thing. And it makes the actor not get comfortable with one side of a character."
Does Lafayette recover from being captured or does it continue to affect him?
"It does affect him for a while, but he'll recover, because he's a survivor. He'll recover."
Lafayette's such a likeable character despite being a drug dealer and a prostitute. Do you like that he's not black and white?
"I love that he's not so black and white. I love the fact that [creator] Alan Ball has managed to make real people and make Lafayette into a real person, because we're not so black and white. He's a complicated human being and Alan Ball has managed to give me a palette and make it complicated without being overly complicated. I love the fact that he has all these colours and more colours come on, the more the season goes and next season you will see different colours out of Lafayette."
Lafayette's gay, but he's not a stereotype, is he? Have you had any reaction to that?
"I've not had a press conference with the gay community, so I can't really speak for the gay community! But various gay men have come up to say, 'I'm glad he's not a stereotype, but why does he have to be a prostitute? Because that's a stereotype. All gay men aren't sex-hungry'. They'll say that, but many of them like that he's a strong gay character, and they say they've never seen that before. He's completely fearless and multi-level. I had an interview with Logo one time and they just said that Lafayette had a huge gay following. It seems to be positive."
Do you think Lafayette will ever become a vampire or a supernatural creature?
"I think he will become a supernatural creature. I would love him to be a werewolf. I think vampire would be too on the nose. But I think werewolf would be so opposite to what you would think of Lafayette. It would be a dynamic colour for him if he was a werewolf. I mean, I know they won't make him a werewolf, but I do know they will make him a supernatural creature. I'm looking forward to that. I don't even know if he will become supernatural, I just expect him to."
Have you read the Charlaine Harris novels which True Blood is based on? Lafayette's quite different in the show, isn't he? Do you like that?
"I've read seven. I need to read the last three. When I read the first book and the second book, it made sense that that Lafayette died. You get this brief description of him and I just didn't like him because that character was so one-dimensional and stereotypical, that that Lafayette wasn't attractive. Alan Ball's Lafayette was attractive to me because it was so different. I was even like, 'How are you going to play it? How's he going to be masculine and feminine?' At first, I didn't quite know how to tackle what he was asking. It didn't make sense that Alan Ball's Lafayette would die in the same way the Lafayette in the books died. Because Alan Ball's Lafayette is such a strong person and he's so shrewd and so street smart and so much a survivor and so strong that it really would have had to take some scheming and something really supernatural to take him out. Because he manouevers in the supernatural world with ease - he's getting blood from vampires and selling it. He actually has got a connection with a vampire sleeping with him, using him for blood and selling it. I like Alan Ball's Lafayette much better."
Did you have much input into Lafayette yourself?
"I did. Alan Ball's a good listener. He hires you to play a part and he gives you a blueprint, but he wants you to fill it. He's not going to tell you how to fill it. He's going to tell you what he wants the infrastructure to be, but you have to fill the blood, the bones, the heart, the flesh, the mind, the soul, you have to do that. That's what he asks for you."
Going back to the second season, is there a main storyline running through the episodes?
"There's never a main storyline, because it's such an ensemble piece. I mean, Sookie's storyline is always the main one. That will forever be because she's the main character. So whatever her storyline is, that's sort of the overall theme, and then there's a plethora of other storylines within that. So it's her and Bill in the second season - the saga of her and Bill."
The second season of True Blood begins on Thursday at 10pm on Channel 4.
tammyy2j
09-11-2010, 10:53
Irish actress Fiona Shaw (Harry Potter’s Aunt Petunia) has joined the cast of HBO’s True Blood, Deadline reports. Shaw’s character, Marnie, has been described as an underachieving palm reader who is spiritually possessed by an actual witch. She will be a regular cast member in the show’s fourth season next year.
tammyy2j
24-11-2010, 11:34
True Blood is amping up the girl power for Season 4.
The HBO drama is promoting Jessica Tuck to a series regular and adding three new actresses, Deadline reports.
Tuck, 47, has recurred since the show's inception as vampire Nan Flanagan, the spokeswoman of vampires for the American Vampire League.
The L Word's Janina Gavankar will also join the cast as a new series regular. Gavankar will play Luna, a public school teacher and shapeshifter. The 29-year-old recently appeared on The Gates and The League.
True Blood will also bring on Alexandra Breckenridge (Life Unexpected) and Vedette Lim (As the World Turns) as recurring actresses.
Breckenridge, 28, will play Daisy, a member of a wiccan group led by Marnie (Fiona Shaw). Another new character, Marnie is a pretend psychic who develops powers after being taken over by the spirit of a witch.
Lim will step into the role of Naomi, a formidable fighter who participates in underground cage matches for money.
Production on the new season will begin next week.
Spoilers from the fourth season of True Blood have reportedly begun to leak out.
True Blood recently began shooting its fourth season in November. According to E! News, the second episode will be set at Fangtasia and titled 'You Smell Like Dinner'.
In addition, a source on the set has revealed that two new structures are being built for the show. The first is a bakery or a pie shop, while the second is a "weird looking metal shack".
The fourth season of True Blood will premiere on June 12, 2011.
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tammyy2j
26-01-2011, 11:09
I love Eric and Jason
tammyy2j
16-05-2011, 16:07
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tammyy2j
16-11-2011, 14:54
Valentina Cervi has signed on to the fifth season of True Blood.
The Italian actress will play an ancient vampire named Salome on the upcoming season of the HBO series, TV Line reports.
The character is described as being very powerful and having "a lot of madness" in her.
The series recently added Dale Dickey to the cast of season five. The My Name Is Earl actress will play Annie, the mother of werewolf Marcus (Dan Buran).
British actress Lucy Griffiths recently joined the cast as well, playing Nora, the "sister" of Eric (Alexander Skarsgård), both of whom were turned into vampires by Godric.
Stephen Moyer recently claimed that he thinks True Blood could continue for a couple more seasons, insisting that there is certainly enough material to keep the show going.
The paranormal drama will return to HBO in summer 2012.
tammyy2j
29-02-2012, 10:32
Put a stake in Alan Ball’s position as show-runner for “True Blood,” it’s almost done.
The creator of the hit HBO vampire/werewolf/steamy sex series will step down as the day-to-day mastermind of the show at the end of this summer’s fifth season, Ball and the network announced Monday night.
The 54-year-old executive producer, who helped usher Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse to the small screen, will stay on as an advisor on the show, assuming “True Blood” is picked up for a sixth season.
The move, however, frees Ball up to produce more shows for HBO and sister network Cinemax - which is airing his newest series, “Banshee”, which starts filming this spring.
“True Blood has been, and will continue to be, a highlight of not only my career but my life,” Ball said in a statement. “Because of the fantastic cast, writers, producers and crew, with whom I have been lucky enough to work these past five years, I know I could step back and the show will continue to thrive as I look forward to new and exciting ventures.”
Ball, still revered at the network for creating the drama “Six Feet Under,” turned “True Blood” into the network’s second biggest hit ever, after “The Sopranos.” The series stars Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer and Alexander Skarsgard.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/television/true-blood-alan-ball-step-show-runner-hit-hbo-series-season-article-1.1029849#ixzz1nlX2UUcz
tammyy2j
18-04-2012, 11:53
bloodline will continue.
Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer are expecting their first child together this fall, the actress’s rep confirms to PEOPLE.
The True Blood costars met on the set of the hit HBO show and have been married since August 2010. Moyer has two children — Lilac, 10, and Billy, 12 — from a previous relationship.
Paquin, 29, who won an Oscar for The Piano when she was just 11, will return as Sookie and Moyer, 42, will be back as Bill for True Blood‘s fifth season, premiering June 10.
hommystyle
23-07-2012, 10:03
Yes, true blood is a great story.
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tammyy2j
12-09-2012, 11:05
Anna Paquin and husband Stephen Moyer are the proud parents of twins.
“We can confirm that Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer recently welcomed their twins into the world,” reps for the couple told People. “The babies were born a few weeks early, but are in good health and both Mom and Dad are overjoyed.”
The True Blood costars wed in August 2010. The twins are Paquin’s first children, while Moyer has a son and a daughter from a previous relationship. 30-year-old Paquin first announced her pregnancy in April.
tammyy2j
12-09-2012, 11:05
Anna Paquin and husband Stephen Moyer are the proud parents of twins.
“We can confirm that Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer recently welcomed their twins into the world,” reps for the couple told People. “The babies were born a few weeks early, but are in good health and both Mom and Dad are overjoyed.”
The True Blood costars wed in August 2010. The twins are Paquin’s first children, while Moyer has a son and a daughter from a previous relationship. 30-year-old Paquin first announced her pregnancy in April.
the final ever episode is this sunday in states, the show really went downhill
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