True Blood: The Complete First Season (HBO Series)

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Set in a rural, swampy Louisiana parrish, the show centers around Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) and her clan, sweet grandmother Adele (Lois Smith) and air-headed brother Jason (Ryan Kwanten). Illicit love is spawned early on, when Sookie saves vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) from having his blood stolen in the parking lot of Merlottes diner, owned by Sam Merlotte (Sam Trammell) who completes what will form a complex love triangle. As tensions between Sookies suitors loosen or tighten, many side plots, such as her African American best friend Taras (Rutina Wesley) struggle with an alcoholic, Bible-thumping mother and her brothers dangerous crush on drug addicted hippie, Amy Burley (Lizzy Caplan), keep one wondering who will succeed in this podunk place. The main tension throughout, however, is a race war waged between vampires and humans. As murders of fang bangers occur (human girls who let vampires bite them) and dumb policeman Andy Bellefleur (Chris Bauer) fails to find clues, one sees the metaphorical implications of vampirism and feels deeper resonance with what can be a downright trashy show. Gossip galore, especially about what kinds of babies interbreeding will produce, is rampant. One of the funniest characters is Taras flamboyant cousin, Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis), who deals drugs, works as a fry cook, and services the local white politicians, while making sure hes always up in everyones business.

What makes True Blood smarter than pure soap opera is the parallels it draws between its monster mash and actual, familiar societal problems. Sookie and her friends watch the news, where Evangelicals bash vampires and prohibit mixed marriage, and everyone is addicted to V, a.k.a vampire blood, that effects like psychedelic heroin. Even its gore reflects a mix of serious and silly, as vampires explode into red, sticky goop. Though it may not be attempting to qualify for the best vampire footage ever shot, True Blood is as addictive as that substance the towns youth obsesses over, which is a metaphor in itself. --Trinie Dalton

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(5 stars) - True BLood
The best thing on TV.
Hands down my favorite Vampire,TV,or movie series.
Has us sitting at the hedge of our seat, dying for more.
Hate waiting a week for next show.
Jason, what a little hottie, Eric, where in the hell, did he came from,Anna what a Star.

(5 stars) - True Blood is one of the Top Five Shows on all of T.V.
Okay so 1st off, everyone who has been complaining about the sex scenes and that its not appropriate for teenagers...reality check here...the show is rated MATURE for a reason, IT ISNT APPROPRIATE FOR KIDS!! Its definitely a very adult show, and before every episode it has the appropriate warnings, such as Nudity, Violence, etc. Everyone gets fair warning, so i dont get why people are surprised or shocked by it...the only T.V. shows rated Mature are the ones with lots of sex and violence...Deal with it!! Definitely not a show for prudish types, but if you're not,this show has EVERYTHING...mystery, romance, suspense, action, and plenty of drama. It is completely addictive. Just watch and you'll see.

(5 stars) - Truly obsessed!
Have to say that I wasn't sure at first I would like the series and I was hooked after the first episode! Rented them at first and determined I had to have the whole series . . . including preordering the 2nd series. I wish that would come out soon! I did start reading the books while I have been waiting . . . different parts to the book than the series so it was a nice change.

(5 stars) - true blood season1 DVD
awesome DVD! Very addicting series... One of the best shows on television!
Amazon offers good pricing as well as fast delivery.

(5 stars) - Enchantment in Louisiana
Having never seen even one "True Blood" episode, I found Anna Paquin's portrail of Sookie Stackhouse to be so enchanting, and the tales so compelling, I watched the entire First Season over one weekend!

One caution: some shows have nudity in them, so these may not be appropriate for all ages. I suggest Parental pre-screening.

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