True Blood is an extremely entertaining supernatural thriller that has a little of everything. It has comedy, action, drama, love, sex, etc., etc. It really is a classic! It's the best of the vampire genre and has more shocking, intense and exciting moments in one season than most shows have in their entire run. It takes the vampire genre into a totally new and fresh direction. It's just a flat out fun show that will take you into it's world and keep you entertained throughout the entire series. It knows what kind of show it is and doesn't try to be anything it's not. Some seasons toward the end weren't quite as good but still worth watching and really entertaining!
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Rob133130 September 2022
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Supermanfan-1329 June 2023I absolutely loved True Blood. If you like vampire and supernatural shows then this is a must watch. It's one of the better supernatural shows that's ever been made. I really can't overstate how good it is. Like any supernatural show that's on for more than a few seasons some of it is corny but still entertaining. The only negative I can say is the ending was awful. It seems like it's hard to end a good show, most end in disappointment and this is no different. Having said that, it still doesn't take away from it being a great show. I'm actually watching it for a second time through now and I'm still as entertained as when I first saw it. It's a must watch for any vampire/supernatural fan.
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cchase21 September 2008Dracula living in a trailer park instead of a castle. NOSFERATU out on the bayou. THE LOST BOYS hangin' out down by the Chattahoochie with a keg, instead of in an underground lair with a beachfront view. A great dinner of catfish, blackeyed peas and rice and cornbread, served up with a tall, warm, bubbly bottle of...BLOOD.
However you want to describe it, TRUE BLOOD is not only unlike any vampire story that's been done before, it's not like any series that's on right now. It's DARK SHADOWS-meets deep-fried Southern Gothic, and only Alan Ball, the creator of SIX FEET UNDER, would dare stick his neck out to bring it to you.
Based on the novels of Charlaine Harris, which I've never read, (but certainly will after this!), BLOOD takes place in the not-too-distant future. It's been two years since the world got a shock it never expected: vampires came "out of the coffin" as a race. We suspected they always lived - and fed - amongst us, but now it's official, and just as before with race relations and as it is now with GLBT people, the reaction across the board is the same - fear of change and fear of the unknown influences most people's feelings about it. And it doesn't seem to matter much that vamps now opt for finding nourishment from a bottled beverage made of synthetic plasma called - wait for it - "TRU BLOOD", rather than from the warm, breathing, two-legged receptacles called Everybody Else.
Sookie Stackhouse, however, has her own unique take on the whole deal. Sookie (X-MEN'S Anna Paquin) lives and works as a waitress in Bon Temps, LA, at a roadhouse restaurant called Merlotte's, the center of most of the series' action. She serves up pitchers of beer and sweet tea, and will give you a piece of her mind, once she has a piece of yours...though you'll wonder how she knew what you were thinking. Sookie is a telepath, and unfortunately for her, she can't turn off the constant flow of other peoples' streams of consciousness...most of which offers way too much information.
The only minds she can't read are vampire minds, something she discovers when she encounters Bon Temps' first vamp, the courtly and smoldering Bill Compton (Brit actor Stephen Moyer in a bravura performance). They are taken with each other on first sight - Sookie, who is not afraid of the unusual since she herself fits that category all too well, and Bill because he cannot figure her out - is she mortal, or something more?
Looking on this blossoming romance in various stages of curiosity, disgust or outright disapproval are Sookie's brother, Jason (Ryan Kwanten), a walking hormone on two legs whose IQ matches his boot size; headstrong, opinionated Tara (Rutina Wesley), Sookie's childhood BFF; Sam Merlotte himself (Sam Trammell), Sookie's boss, who's got it bad for her and wears his heart on his sleeve on and off the clock; Lafayette Reynolds (Nelsan Ellis), the boldly out, proud and randy cook who serves as Greek chorus, instigator and confidante to Merlotte's employees, but most especially to Sookie, and her 'Gran', Adele Stackhouse (the marvelous Lois Smith), who couldn't be happier that Sookie is romantically involved with somebody...even if he is undead.
Not a single opportunity is wasted here to explore every nuance of mixing the ordinary with the extraordinary, in a way that even a series as outstanding as BUFFY could only get close to. Passion burns, secrets abound, betrayal, murder and things even worse lurk around every corner. It's what you've hoped for but never gotten from every soap opera that couldn't show you what was REALLY going on...until now.
Best of all, TRUE BLOOD is like the best songs that come from Mississippi Delta blues. It has an irresistible melody and a driving beat that pulses with sex, muscular sensuality and undeniable heat, with an undertone of menace lurking just beneath, ready to explode without warning...and sometimes even without provocation.
As with 6FU, Ball and his crew are firing on all cylinders here in the first two episodes I've seen. I sure hope they can keep it going...With the early renewal for a second season, HBO sure seems to agree, and so do the fans. Especially this one. -
grantss14 July 2018Set in modern times, vampires roam the earth and are humans mortal enemies. However, a substitute has been found for human blood, a substitute that vampires can consume with the same effect as human blood. This is True Blood. Now humans and vampires can coexist in harmony, and even form relationships. But there will always be rogue elements on both sides ready to exploit the uneasy truce.
Superb, for the first few seasons. Original, uncompromising and highly engaging. Great character depth, clever, intriguing plots, interesting relationships and good performances. For 5 seasons this was fantastic.
However, the producers didn't know when to quit. The writing was already starting to feel a bit jaded, with retreads of previous plots and characters and, especially, different life-forms being introduced just to give the illusion of originality. The final two seasons were mediocre, at best.
The final season, Season 7, was particularly bad. No originality and the writers and actors seemed to be just going through the motions. Watching became a chore, something I had to do so I could finish the series rather than watching because I enjoyed it. Season 7 may well be the worst final season in the history of TV, especially when compared with what came before. -
iunify9 September 2022This adaptation to film does sincere Justice to the book series. It captures the essence of what the author wrote. It was a privilege to watch this entire series.
Recently i rewatched some episodes and I feel that it holds up today just as well as it did when the show first aired.
This is worth your time if you're considering a watch! The background and lore are all compelling as are the episode to episode stories.
I will say that I was not completely satisfied with the final episode but I also admire that series finales are hard to nail and I am sure others don't all feel the same as me about the final episode. Nonetheless, it's worth a watch!! -
I just finished watching this amazing vampire series once again..I saw it when it 1st came out and hadnt watched it for a long time..I'd forgotton how it ended and alot of it was like watching for the first time again. This is some Very unique writing and not like any vampire,werewolf,witch show that you have ever seen before..It takes the very difficult path of mixing horror,gore,sexuality, intensity, drama,humor and satire all in one show and it does it extremely well! You feel a bond with each of the characters and there is a great deal of character development over the seasons, so much so that some of the characters become almost polar opposites of what they were when they were 1st introduced..Another fascinating twist is the Bizzare but also Wonderful change in the writing that occurs in the last season..its So Different that you wonder what the heck happenned! The whole tone of the show changes and yes this will disrupt Alot of viewers who expect a continuity of theme thru the show till its end....But....The change ,though radical, is also wonderful..I'd say there is Less humor, less satire, more Intensity, More seriousness in each actors acting which leads to a more dramatic feeling..The gore is still there but its Not as funny, its serious, its intense, and its heart breaking for so many of the characters and they all act it out so well.. Overall, that last season was like watching a Different show but it was Every bit as interesting and entertaining...Now thats something you Dont see very often! I love this show...Sexy,smart, dramatic, satirical and crazy funny at time, heartbreaking at others...What more could you ask of Any show in Any genre? The Final episode covers the full gamut of emotions and wraps things up in a beautiful ending that would bring a tear and a smile to anyone... highly recommended!
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saphira_dragon-8027020 February 2021I'm a huge true blood fan, I have been since it came out. Recently rewatched it after watching 6 feet under. It's an excellent show. Compelling and most importantly, fun and entertaining! We love it. Admittedly, it got kinda dumb there for a minute but that's okay!! Love it.
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SnoopyStyle26 December 2014Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) is a waitress at Sam Merlotte (Sam Trammell)'s bar and grill in Bon Temps, Louisiana. She is secretly a telepath. Two years before the start of the show, vampires reveal themselves to the world after a new blood substitute True Blood had been invented. Sookie falls in love with vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer). Her best friend is Tara Thornton (Rutina Wesley). Some of her other friends over the years include the gay cook Lafayette Reynolds (Nelsan Ellis) and fellow waitress Arlene Fowler (Carrie Preston). Her parents are dead and her brother Jason (Ryan Kwanten) is a womanizing fool. Andy Bellefleur (Chris Bauer) is the town's sheriff. Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgård) is the Sheriff of Area 5 for the Vampire Authority and the owner of a vampire bar called Fangtasia. His progeny and second-in-command is Pam De Beaufort (Kristin Bauer).
This started as one of the best vampire shows around and there are lots of them these days. It creates a terrific world of vampires and humans. It's sexy and even sexual. It has its campy side. It's gory but not scary. It's a lot of fun. Each season, the show adds in a new supernatural aspect. However, each reveal reaps a diminishing return. There is an overall decline in the show but it never gets too bad. By the last few seasons, it is mostly a matter of staying with the show for the characters. One falls in love with them. Nevertheless, it is still one of the better vampire shows. -
joshuabush-346202 March 2021This show is one of my favorite tv shows ever. Ever. At first, I thought it was a campy, soft porn, unfunny spin of Charlaine Harris's novel series.... but boy, was I wrong! Once I kept watching, it got better and better, and eventually became my favorite shows. It's so damn good!
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yamaharacing16-124-65647819 July 2019I loved this show when it first came out. I stuck with it for a while. I didn't like it got pretty weird and dragged on towards the later seasons.
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UncleTantra16 August 2008OK, I just watched episode 1 of this new HBO series, created by Alan Ball ("American Beauty," "Six Feet Under"), and there is simply no question in my mind that it's going to be one of the hottest things on TV.
The setting is backwoods Louisiana. Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin, from "The Piano") is a waitress in a local eatery during the day and at the local bar at night. She's pretty normal, except that she can read minds. And the crowd at the eatery and at the bar are pretty normal, too, by backwoods Louisiana standards.
Except that the hook of this series is that vampires "came out of the coffin" on national TV a couple of years earlier. They now live openly in society, because the Japanese have invented a synthetic blood that is sold in convenience stores everywhere as "True Blood." The vampires themselves are considered kinda exotic, and there are "fang bangers" of both sexes who long to have sex with them.
One moves to town. Sookie saves his life. Sparks fly. The stage is set for a really fun, well-written series. There is not a clunker in the cast, or an off moment in the writing. One to look forward to. -
The first season of this show and for a while after, it was easy to tell yourself that the premise is possible: Vampires and people living in an uneasy but working cohabitation. As vampires started to rank up in society and become more well known, it stretched the believability a bit much but I was still able to enjoy it; it wasn't until the addition of werewolves, shape shifter, fairies, etc it became more and more difficult to understand. At a certain point, the show moves so far away from the believability of the first season or two that it was difficult for me to enjoy. There is also the disappearance or death of some of the characters I like so much (Russell Edgington and Godric to name a few) at the beginning that was also bothersome. That's why I could only give it a 7 and not a 9.
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annenl-5565712 April 2022The only emotion this series evoked in me was my lust for Eric the Vampire - delightfully kinky feelings awakened watching him. Haha. Sookie and Tara are not good enough actresses - what could have been emotional scenes just weren't because they couldn't carry it.
That said. It costs no brain cells to watch and is entertaining since there are hundreds of stories going on and non really delved into deeply.
The anti-white comments I did find disturbing. -
True Blood; its now synonymous with vampires, werewolves, forbidden love, hardcore sex and much more. Its come a long way. Vampires are now in the open, to the public and known and socialising around us still feeding on humans, and controlling many aspects of our lives from the shadows. Enter the town of Bon Temp, in the deep south of the USA where the people of the small town are coming to terms with vampires out and among them.
We soon discover that vampires are not the only creatures among us, just the ones who are openly seen and acknowledged by the humans. Werewolves, Witches, shape shifters, shamans, ghosts, spirits, and even demi-gods in human form. Enter Sookie Stackhouse, a resident of the small town who hides a secret of her own; she is the last Fairy in the known world in human form who's blood is so valuable to vampires they would suck it out of her until she were dry.
Among all of these problems facing humans; there are also renegade vampires, Civil War among the ranks of the vampires, secretive Nazi-Werewolves, Witches conjuring up evil from the darkest abyss's of the darkness. Sookie must survive among all of this protecting herself from harm, as she is of such high value among all of this madness.
Hardcore sex, gut wrenching gore, deep-seated drama and mystery surrounds True Blood. Making it one of the greatest shows to grace us thanks to HBO, it is also produced by Alan Ball who gave us Six Feet Under through HBO. This is evident in True Blood, that openly celebrates homosexuality gracefully and very well, acknowledging sex as a form of communication.
With four season already gone by, and a fifth forthcoming it can only get better. Be it true that season one and three personally to me are the strongest of the four, all of them were amazing to watch. True Blood is an amazing companion for fans of Six Feet Under, Rome, Deadwood or simply HBO. -
ShadedEyes13 September 2008There is no doubt in my mind that True Blood is developing it's die-hard cult fans even as I write this.
Director Alan Ball has successfully adapted the show from the southern vampire series penned by Charlaine Harris. The show incorporates the gritty, down-south, feel that permeates Harris's books. The imagery, whether in landscape or in outfits, is incredible and really gives the viewer a chance to feel the atmosphere of the story.
The music is unbeatable... The opening credits rolling by is enough to hook a person right there.
The acting by lead characters is great. Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse is incredible. She's captured just the right tones of innocence, lively spark, and morals that personify Sookie. The only thing that might be noted is that her accent seems a little off, I can't say how specifically it just sounds wrong which is understandable as she's a Canadian.
Stephen Moyer as 'Vampire Bill' is great as well. I thought his accent was great, much more realistic than other characters who I had definite red flags pop up when I heard them speak. His screen presence is unbeatable and he fits the role of a vampire almost eerily well.
I'm looking for some better character development in Tara, Sookie's close friend, she seems to fit a stereotype a bit too well for my taste. Hopefully writers will mix things up for Tara a little, give her some great lines.
So acting is a 8 out of 10, Screenplay and Scenery get a definite 10 out of 10, and the score is 10 out of 10.
True Blood is the kind of show that comes along and while it has every opportunity to fall flat, sinking into the rut of so many other 'vampire TV shows', it rises above and makes its own cut into the genre. -
furnacefuneral26 January 2020And to people giving this poor reviews based on the acting, realize this show is supposed to be excessively campy. It's called fantasy. You think actors of this calibur are actually bad at acting? Foolish mentality. The cheese factory is so cringey it's actually good.
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HarrySmooth22 June 2021I LOVE VAMPIRES!
I LOVE WEREWOLVES!
And ALL the Creatures Great & Small in this WONDERFUL Series! ShapeShifters, Fairies, Fays, you name it, Tru Blood HAS it!
SUPER ENTERTAINING Show for EVERYONE!
Alexander Skarsgård as Eric Northman Was VICIOUS in this Series, but turned out to be an Honorable guy anyway!!
Anna Paquin as "Sookie" was Amazing! That lil Gal can ACT her Butt off! And Stephen Moyer as Bill Compton was truly at his best here! The ENTIRE CAST is to be congratulated on a Job well done as well as the Writers, Directors and everyone involved!
TRU BLOOD will go down in History as one of the TRUE HBO Greats! We're talking "The Sopranos" Great!
You GOTTA give TRU BLOOD a try if you haven't! I PROMISE.... You will NOT be sorry! -
geddzik22 April 2022I would give this show 10/10 but oh man is Sookie annoying from first episode to last. The main story or back story to most episodes is "I'm Sookie who is in love with me this episode?".
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melanierebhan2 January 2022This show may have ended years ago but I still watch all of the seasons over and over again and each time I watch it is like seeing it for the first time. It never gets old I still love it!!!
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KineticSeoul31 January 2016I was hooked because of the first season of this show, the southern grit and nastiness was entertaining and enthralling to watch. Even the second season was at least amusing to watch, the dumb and pretentious aspect of it worked at least when it came to the amusement factor. Even the Light of Day Institute arch was watchable. Then they introduced the fairies and fairyland and it became really lame and silly. Even the characters started off fairly interesting and amusing started to get way too idiotic and dis- likable. This is a vampire drama, but they all started to get way too darn pretentious and whinny the whole time. While not being able to make up their minds and leading people on and on until even the characters seem to get tired of it. I wasn't all that fond of Sookie the main lead from the beginning but she was alright. Then I just wanted someone on the show to punch her in the face. On the last season I think the writers wanted to wrap things up in a way where she somewhat atones for her hypocritical, pretentious and whinny ways during the whole show. Despite the nudity in this, it's really a fantasy show for women and teens, with good looking vampire males constantly trying to win her affection, regardless of how she acts towards them. Even fans of the show was so over her after few seasons in and they probably really wanted to give this character a chance. I am being a bit more harsh on Sookie despite there being a lot of annoying characters in this show because she is the main main lead after all. And although she is the central character her presence was almost unnecessary in a lot of ways. The final season at least try to get to the roots of what made the first season really good. But just didn't have the momentum to make it end with a bang. I thought it was a alright wrap up at best but nothing really noteworthy. Overall, this is a show I wouldn't really recommend because it basically has one really good season and the rest being mediocre or just plain awful to sit through. It's not a terrible show but there is shows that are way more worthwhile out there.
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yohibadash26 October 2019I've watched the entire show for 3 times and still with each time I am amazed of how crazy, funny, fun, well written, witty and good it is The acting was brilliant, specially Lafayette who was the most amazing Character of all. Also the scenes with Pam and Eric, epic 🤣 I'll never get sick of this show. Too bad it ended
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trainspotting19 August 2014I doubt that I have watched a series that has gone from what I would consider a very good show in the first 3 years. A rating of 75 to 82 out of 100 for the first three seasons. To 30 to 50 out of a 100 for the last 3 seasons. This last season is especially slow, meaningless and horrible.
What happened did they kill off the writers from the first 3 seasons or did the writers see that this series was dying the "True Death" and leave.
I actually do not care any longer about Sookie, Bill, Eric or the rest of the cast of characters especially Tara and her moronic mother.
And really could you stop the CRYING. Every scene one weak ass character after another breaks out in tears. If you had a drinking game where every audience member had to take a shot when someone broke out in tears you would find over half the audience dead from alcohol poisoning before the show ended.
Truly sad to see a show with such promise hang on way to long and end this way. -
JayPatton8822 June 2020An odd show. I had to make myself watch the first few episodes then I got into it and enjoyed it for several seasons watch the series in it's entirety and it is worth a binge tv watch for good entertainment
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I am surprised at how much I love this show! This is not the best HBO series ever made, but it is a great show that is really addictive and has something that the Twilight saga lacks... bite! Now I like anything to do with vampires, though I'm not obsessed with them, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and various adaptations of the Dracula story spring to mind. True Blood may have started off a tad rocky, like Buffy did, but as it has progressed it has become even more interesting and gripping.
Firstly, True Blood is fairly original(even if some parts of the show are nonsense) and very gripping, and it is very sexy. It looks good too with nice photography, good scenery, incredible costumes and above-decent make-up, and the music is wonderful especially the opening credits sequence which really gets you hooked. The writing is also really good, witty and intelligent, while the story lines are gritty and fun and well and truly suck you in. The characters are believable and likable particularly Stookie and Bill, and Tara has a lot of moments. At first she started off as a stereotype, but now she does have some depth to her. The acting is fine too, Anna Paquin is simply incredible, while Steven Moyer is very charismatic and Rutina Wesley really makes Tara her own.
All in all, really, really good, despite the slow start it is a great show with bite and believable characters, writing and stories. 10/10 Bethany Cox -
yossarian10017 June 2008Another interesting, entertaining, and slightly on the odd side series from HBO that should have more than enough sex and blood for those more discerning fans of our mythical long toothed friends, the vampires.
On the other hand, some may find it little more than an "R" rated soap opera with teeth.
I'm more forgiving. I liked the first episode, thought it had a fairly strong cast, and the story held my interest, even though some of the southern accents sounded a bit strange. Still, having a lead character who is wound a little too tight, there's a reason for that, is a fresh enough idea and Anna Paquin, as Sookie Stackhouse...you heard that right, is well cast.
I'm looking forward to the next episode. Maybe this new show will reach right out and bite you.