True Blood...

Anyone watching this series? 2 episodes so far, first one was kinda of bleh but 2nd one as alot better. Despite their attempt to hype it it isnt exactly as "edgy" as they seem to think it is but it is entertaining.

Vampires are old, meh.

Need a series on ninjas goddammit.

I like it. My expectations before the 1st episode were very small but after watching it, it got me and now I'm looking forward to it every Sunday. I found the overall plot pretty interesting and unique. Vampires coming out of the coffin and living with humans. Vampires demanding equal rights.

If you never cared for Vampire movies, and I'm talking about the good ones, you definitely won't like this series. If you do, you might find it interesting.

Originally Posted by Trajan

I like it. My expectations before the 1st episode were very small but after watching it, it got me and now I'm looking forward to it every Sunday. I found the overall plot pretty interesting and unique. Vampires coming out of the coffin and living with humans. Vampires demanding equal rights.

If you never cared for Vampire movies, and I'm talking about the good ones, you definitely won't like this series. If you do, you might find it interesting.

Yeah didnt have high expectations either. Not keen on the comparison to homosexuality the series attempts to be making hell if I was gay Id be offended as in the last eposide where vampire Bill tells the others if they are going to flaunt their ways there will be a price to pay. Now granted flaunting their ways involved ripping apart people and draining them dry but still So I dont think the constant references/comparison work or add much to the series...the premise alone should be interesting enough then to see lame, lowbrow writing like God Hates Fangs protests..it just comes off as juvenile. Im actually liking it less each episode so unless there is a pay off soon Ill stop watching.

Ahahaha those poor discriminated vampires! Sounds like series.

I really haven't been able to get into the series. Episode one really didn't do anything for me, cute hick girl wants to bang vampire dude - shocking. What I caught of episode two(will try to actually watch the whole thing at some point) was basically that being a vampire involves having some weird spastic face/arm seizure while railling some fetshist.

The underlying ideas are kinda cool though.

Originally Posted by Iscariott

I really haven't been able to get into the series. Episode one really didn't do anything for me, cute hick girl wants to bang vampire dude - shocking. What I caught of episode two(will try to actually watch the whole thing at some point) was basically that being a vampire involves having some weird spastic face/arm seizure while railling some fetshist.

The underlying ideas are kinda cool though.

Yeah that is pretty much my feeling...the concept sounds interesting but what we are getting is pretty lame.

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I mean a girl who is a bit turned on by the vampire but also equally scared adjusts pretty easily to the fact 3 other vampires wanted to drain her dry and threaten her in Bill's house while he pretty much stood by. Yeah the one was his "elder" but still what does the girl do? Go right back to Bill's house and appears to be engaged in a sex fantasy on his steps while waiting for the sun to go down....

Pretty stupid. Good idea gone bad imo and amusing the series was picked up for second season.

The sex stuff is a bit old imo, still I like all the kinds of short skirts and shorts I'm seeing.

I'm still waiting for the hook of the series. I mean, yeah they're vampires, and they demand equal rights. But that's not really a hook, there has to be some mysterious element or a dangerous one. I'm hoping the two vampires they mentioned in the third episode, the elder of that boyloving vampire and that elder's elder, a she if I'm not mistaken, bring some danger.

I honestly would've preferred if Bill was actually a really ancient vampire, maybe even the equivalent to the fantastical and semi-biblical Cain. It would've been a bit cliche but this weak version of vampires who almost get killed by a pair of redneck dealers just doesn't cut it.

I saw some clips of it on Best Week Ever. It looked really stupid, or at least not to my liking.

Then again, this is coming from someone who watches Flapjack, Chowder and Spongebob Squarepants multiple times, so my opinion may be void.

I missed the first episode but I saw the second and third. The only thing that bothers me is yes some of us in the south live in trailor parks and have an accent. But damn if they aren't stereo typing us. The majority of our population is urbanized and we live in houses, just like ya'll. Most of us have twangs, but not the inbred "i can't understand you" accent.

I hate shows with vampires; books, idea , show--- the south is the only place everyone can make fun of; we are here to unite the world in derision of the south.

HBO's had some excellent series and miniseries over the past decade or so. Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Rome, Deadwood, Band of Brothers, John Adams.

True Blood is most certainly not one of these.

Haven't checked it out yet. So....should I or should I not watch it? I could totally check it out on demand.

If you have time to kill and have seen everything else, sure go ahead.

Otherwise there's a lot better

Any other thoughts?

Its an ok show, definitely not top notch but ok if you have time to kill. And KnightOfSicily how dare you mention great HBO shows, without mentioning Entourage.

Originally Posted by Erlinggra

Its an ok show, definitely not top notch but ok if you have time to kill. And KnightOfSicily how dare you mention great HBO shows, without mentioning Entourage.

I hate to condemn myself, but I never quite got the point of that show.

You want my true opinion on it? Alright, but I'll put it in spoilers for you fanboys of the show.

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I think it's basically just a bunch of guys running around in California, pretending that they're rich and famous when they're obviously not, then going to beaches and hanging out with chicks, only to be gay with each other when the girls aren't looking. That is 'Entourage in a nutshell.

And it's awesome.

Bumping this thread because the latest episode made me laugh, 'Vermont defacto-legalizes human/vampire marriage' because we would.

Originally Posted by Iscariott

Bumping this thread because the latest episode made me laugh, 'Vermont defacto-legalizes human/vampire marriage' because we would.

LOL.

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I am really interested in who tihs chick Marianne is and why is Sam scared of her....and which woman is the corpse in the detective's car. And if Bill actually killed that black guy (I don't remember his name even though his character is hillarious)