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TRUE BLOOD chronicles the backwoods Louisiana town of Bon Temps... where vampires have emerged from the coffin, and no longer need humans for their fix. Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin, Academy Award®-winner for “The Piano”) works as a waitress at the rural bar Merlotte's. Though outwardly a typical young woman, she keeps a dangerous secret: she has the ability to hear the thoughts of others. Her situation is further complicated when the bar gets its first vampire patron - 173-year old Bill Compton (Steven Moyer, "Quills") - and the two outsiders are immediately drawn to each other. Delivering the best of what audiences have come to expect from Creator and Executive Producer Alan Ball (writer of Oscar®-winning Best Picture "American Beauty", creator of the Emmy® Award-winning HBO® series “Six Feet Under"), TRUE BLOOD is a dark and sexy tale that boldly delves into the heart - and the neck - of the Deep South.
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By Michelle R. AKA "Nicolette Rivers" (Minnesota)
I have HBO, but only caught bits and pieces of it on the channel. If a show gets enough positive buzz, I make the leap of faith and buy it on DVD or blu-ray for the extras. I enjoyed it so much that I watched the series in record time -- and it would have been faster had I not made a commitment to watch it with my husband. He really enjoyed it too, he just doesn't have my ability to completely OD on a show. True Blood is very good at cliffhangers and that pretty much compels you to watch the next episode right away.
The show is definitely adult and every episode is packed with adult themes and activities. (While Sookie and Bill the vampire head towards greater intimacy at a fast pace, the show still milks the slightest reason to break them up, like any show.) It's nice to wrest the vampire them away from children and teenyboppers, although they probably watch this too, yeah? The concept is supposed to be dark, sexy, dangerous, and wrong. The dark humor is also welcome.
I've watched the commentary for the pilot featuring Alan Ball -- pretty good -- but no other commentaries so far. The shows also feature an option for enhanced viewer. What this means -- and it is meant for subsequent viewings, but the show is rewatchable -- is that maps pop up to show you where the characters live, facts and hints are given, and Lafayette (a character on the show) pops in to give you some gossip or wisdom. It was an interesting way to make the world seem even more real and to fill in back story.
Recommended for fans of the vampire myth, dark humor, the occasionally cringe-worthy moment, and the demented sensibilities of Alan Ball (Six Feet Under.) And, of course, for fans of the Charlaine Harris books.
(I watched on my PSP with no issues.)
By J. Barchi (Arizona)
Let me start off by saying that I love True Blood. I watched some of them on HBO, and I was anxious to buy them when they came out, especially hearing they were on Blu-Ray. The series is wonderful and I loved every episode when I rented the series on DVD. I would watch them over and over.
However, I was really annoyed by what I saw as a blatant attempt to charge more money by HBO for the BluRay set. I remember the HiDef format war between BluRay and HD-DVD, and one of the selling points of BluRay is that it could be cheaper because it can store 6 times as much data as a regular DVD. So why is it that TB S1 is on 5 DVD's, and in BR is on 5 BR disks? I have grave doubts that moving the show to 1080p makes each episode's data 6 times as large. In other words, HBO put the season on 5 disks to justify their being able to charge more. BluRay could have saved them money, but they won't pass that on to customers. For that, I sadly won't allow myself to buy the show.
By M. Burgoyne (London, UK)
This Tv show really has it all, Sex, gore and some truly interesting characters. Just the kind of show HBO needs to bring it back into the mainstream. Anna Paquin is perfect as butter-wouldn't-melt Sookie Stackhouse (Yes that's really her name!) Sink your teeth into it! Ha Ha, I'm so funny.
By B. A. Chaney (Baltimore, MD USA)
True Blood is great TV, and while not as psychologically deep as some of HBOs earlier hit shows (like The Wire or The Sopranos) it is a multi-layered show that looks at some of the deeper prejudices of American society. True Blood has a little bit of everything--romance, sex, violence, along with lots of vampire mythology for the vampire fans out there.
If you are a fan of the show and you have access to Blu-ray I highly suggest you pay the extra money for the Blu-ray version of this show. After watching the show on both standard def DVDs and on Blu-ray, there is simply no comparison. The colors are richer on Blu-ray, particularly in the night scenes, where the dark colors don't simply blend together but really pop. The image is also just crisper overall. The sound is also better, with more layers of the soundtrack readily audible on the Blu-ray version.
Sometimes TV shows are dissapointing on Blu-ray, since the initial filming of the show was not done on high enough quality media to produce an acceptably sharp Blu-ray version. However, its clear the crew of True Blood were keeping Blu-ray in mind when they shot the show because it just looks great in this format.
By Theodor Black
I never knew about the books but after watching this, I totally got them. This show is amazing. I love all the characters. There is so much mystery that I'm always interested. It's funny. Everything is good and solid: writing, acting, directing, effects. If you ask me, this show is so good, it has ruined most other vampire shows and movies for me because it is so good. Lost Boys and Interview are still watchable now but that's it. True Blood has set a new level of excellence.
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