True Blood

[MCA™]

What happened to our new episode on Sunday?   

Last Sunday was catch-up day – first 3 eps were on back to back. New episode 4 this Sunday July 12.

[duke_of_earl]

What happened to our new episode on Sunday?   

[jc_insomniac]

Bill hasn't bitten Sookie? It's pretty clear that he did in last week's episode, and that he sucked her blood. I'm also a little confused, because wouldn't Sookie have had to suck his blood also, to keep from dying? Maybe we're all wrong in assuming that Sookie's still human.

No, he hasn't bitten her she just took his blood.  Of course, that's another thing...I'm pretty up on random vampire lore, but I've never read about vampire blood healing normal humans when drunk.  Nor have I heard of a viagra effect if somebody takes a drop of it...

duke

[duke_of_earl]

I don't think they've explained that yet.  How's this for truly geeky--some vampire lore says that the human has to drink the vampire blood after getting his/her blood sucked in order to become a vampire.  Would that make Sookie a vamp?  I dunno--I don't recall if Bill has drunk her blood and then let her drink his...

No, he hasn't bitten her she just took his blood.  Of course, that's another thing...I'm pretty up on random vampire lore, but I've never read about vampire blood healing normal humans when drunk.  Nor have I heard of a viagra effect if somebody takes a drop of it...

duke

[Darna]

Love the show too, but I have a question.  How exactly does one become a vampire?  It seems that you can be bit but still remain human....anyone get that part?

I don't think they've explained that yet.  How's this for truly geeky--some vampire lore says that the human has to drink the vampire blood after getting his/her blood sucked in order to become a vampire.  Would that make Sookie a vamp?  I dunno--I don't recall if Bill has drunk her blood and then let her drink his...

But here's an answer from the book on which the series is based.  Not clear that the series will adhere to these rules
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2008/10/love_bites_or_did_true_bloods.html

[sweets]

Love the show too, but I have a question.  How exactly does one become a vampire?  It seems that you can be bit but still remain human....anyone get that part?

[NON]

I went to college with Aunjanue Ellis. great actress and person.

Saw Aunjanue as Ariel in The Tempest with Patrick Stewart in Central Park. She was terrific.

Interesting. So did I but in the theater.  We went backstage afterwards to see her and in hopes of meeting Patrick Stewart, we just got a glimpse of him.

went back when they moved it indoors. you shoulda seen it at the Delacorte. it was beautiful.

[VV]

I went to college with Aunjanue Ellis. great actress and person.

Saw Aunjanue as Ariel in The Tempest with Patrick Stewart in Central Park. She was terrific.

Interesting. So did I but in the theater.  We went backstage afterwards to see her and in hopes of meeting Patrick Stewart, we just got a glimpse of him.

[NON]

I went to college with Aunjanue Ellis. great actress and person.

Saw Aunjanue as Ariel in The Tempest with Patrick Stewart in Central Park. She was terrific.

[VV]

I went to college with Aunjanue Ellis. great actress and person.

[duke_of_earl]

Not true. Aunjanue Ellis plays a vampire sidekick named Diane.

Very true!  I forgot and stand corrected!  I maintain, however, that a cop would not pull over her character. 

BTW, the opening of the show is great.  Love the song, too.

duke

[MCA™]

Well, there are no black vampires on the show yet.  But I suspect it will be a most unlucky cop who pulls him over to harass him.

duke

Not true. Aunjanue Ellis plays a vampire sidekick named Diane.

[duke_of_earl]

Why not? They do it to black people all the time. 

Well, there are no black vampires on the show yet.  But I suspect it will be a most unlucky cop who pulls him over to harass him.

duke

[TMN]

Yup, I watch this also. The odd spin on the vampire genre has me a bit worried though, 'cause now  it looks like I'll have to use all this garlic for cooking instead of hanging it over the doors and windows.

[TheFang]

Yeah, i know it's a show about vampires.  But really, would a cop pull over a vampire on the highway alone to harass him?

duke

Why not? They do it to black people all the time. 

[duke_of_earl]

I've been watching it, but the problem is that now it conflicts with Dexter.  Now I record True Blood and watch it later in the week.

I still haven't decided whether I like it or not.  I am hoping that they improve their storyline a bit as some of the situations aren't believable.   Yeah, i know it's a show about vampires.  But really, would a cop pull over a vampire on the highway alone to harass him?

duke

[skwirrlking]

Just saw 5 episodes of HBO's True Blood series via on demand over the weekend. Has been good so far and is a different spin on the vampire genre - at least from what I've ever seen. Although, generally speaking, I am partial to Alan Ball content. Definitely worth a watch.

Here's a brief description from wiki:

"Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic blood, vampires have progressed from legendary monsters to fellow citizens overnight. And while humans have been safely removed from the menu, many remain apprehensive about these creatures "coming out of the coffin." Religious leaders and government officials around the world have chosen their sides, but in the small Louisiana town of Bon Temps, the jury is still out.

Local waitress Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), however, knows how it feels to be an outcast. "Cursed" with the ability to listen in on people's thoughts, she's also open-minded about the integration of vampires — particularly when it comes to Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer), a handsome 173-year-old living up the road. But as Sookie is drawn into a series of mysteries surrounding Bill's arrival in Bon Temps, that tolerance will be put to the test."

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