HBO's True Blood

polkatese

surprisingly engaging and interesting story. Acting is actually not bad at all, and the Hillbilly's small town setting seem to work well. I found myself glued to the storyline and can't wait for next week episode.

Anyone watch it last night?

kuntasensei

Being a lifetime resident of the South and having frequently traveled to Louisiana, I think the accents are WAY over the top. Some are good - Anna Paquin's is better here than in X-Men - but the girl playing Tara is overdoing it, as are others. Even in the most coon-**** parts of Louisiana, you won't find accents this stereotypically hillbilly. (Before anyone thinks that's a racist term, "coon-****" is a common name for thick-accented cajuns. Don't freak on me.)

Still, it's an intriguing show so far. Very well written, and I can't wait for next week's episode.

polkatese

but that Tara character is funny as hell! her smartalec snaps were funny and matched her character really well. I was lol when she had that conversation with the guy sitting on the bar, and the whole exchanged with the transvestite cook....priceless.

How about the "going down" scene? I wasn't expecting that at all...and the S&M Vampire style. Definitely another series to keep, story buildup is actually slightly better than Deadwood.

polkatese

Nielsen Notebook
'True Blood’ Scares Up Modest Debut Audience
HBO's Vampire Series Premiere Night Cumes 2.1 Million Viewers
By R. Thomas Umstead, Multichannel News - September 9, 2008

Home Box Office took a decent bite out of the Sunday night television audience, drawing 2.1 million combined viewers for its Sept. 7 premiere of vampire-tinged original series True Blood.

The Allan Ball-produced series debuted at 9 p.m. with 1.4 million viewers, with a repeat 10:30 p.m. airing drawing an additional 700,000 viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research data. The series stars Anna Paquin as a southern cocktail waitress who falls for a 173-year-old vampire (portrayed by Stephen Moyer) against the backdrop of the discovery of a new synthetic drink that allows vampires to walk among humans without craving their blood.

While the series drew more viewers than the 910,000 that tuned into the September 2007 premiere of Tell Me You Love Me, it fell short of other HBO series premieres such as Big Love (4.5 million), Rome (3.8 million) and John From Cincinnati (3.4 million)

The pay TV service’s Hollywood comedy series Entourage performed slightly better, averaging 1.6 million viewers during its 10 p.m. Sunday season-five premiere, according to Nielsen. That number, however was down 25% from the 2.2 million viewers the network averaged during Entourage’s June 17, 2007 season four premiere.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6594274.html


Btw, how does Nielsen figured out the viewers number? This is always boggles me since I don't know how they come up with these figures? enlighten me, please?

bluzrip

I kinda felt a bit like I was slumming as I watched True Blood.

Still, the whole production seems to be done with a wink acknowledging that this is not Masterpiece Theater. I'll be tuning in next week to see where it goes from here.

bobman1235

polkatese wrote: »

Btw, how does Nielsen figured out the viewers number? This is always boggles me since I don't know how they come up with these figures? enlighten me, please?

They give special cable boxes to people who represent certain demographics, and then extrapolate numbers based on that small sample set.

They also have "surveys" where people fill out a journal indicating what they watched, but those are notoriously inaccurate.

Check out the Wikipedia article for more info.

dkg999

It was so freaky it was actually pretty good! This will be one I'll watch for. Fortunately it's on the free on-demand so I can watch the new episodes on my schedule.

BaggedLancer

I've been watching all these episodes, I really like them.

polkatese

I am addicted to the series, right behind Entourage.

SKsolutions

Anna Paquin kept me watching for the first episode, and now I'm hooked. Entourage is looking good as well.

hockeyboy

I will keep watching just to see Anna in those tight outfits. She is smokin' hot and HBO knows it!

Icarium

I tried to like this series, but like anything else with vampires it gets a little bit too campy for me. It's a well put together series though like most HBO series. Entourage for life though ;p

$mitty

I've been surprisingly hooked on this series too. I'm hoping they dive more into the vampire side of things and explore those characters...more dark and bloody vampire violence can't be a bad thing either! Especially pairing it with the raunchy sex and nudity they've got going on so far.

BaggedLancer

Anyone watch tonight? Really good episode!

PolkThug

great show

miner

Lasareath wrote: »

sukie was topless tonight

In a Miley Cyrus sort of way....

BaggedLancer

Yep good show last night.....I was waiting to see who she picked!

halo

Lasareath wrote: »

sukie was topless tonight

Very nice assets. Was also waiting to find out who she'd chose.

Early B.

Another great episode tonight....

The writing and acting is exceptional.

Ron Temple

Lizzy Kaplan...yummmm

polkatese

New season begin tonight...no spoiler here other than.....Sukie took off EVERYTHING! there!

BaggedLancer

haha, saw this reply in my email, and couldn't help myself. I'm a fan of this show and the fact sukie took it all off on the first episide.....I'll be watching closely this season!

bklynNupe

I really like the show. I think it is way over the top, but that of course is the point. Not the typical story line. It's a really different take on a Vampire tale.
I love ALL of the music. I think the soundtrack producer deserves an Emmy!

venomclan

We like this show. A different take on most vampire stories. I like the idea of the "mainstreaming" vamp. They are fighting for civil rights. It throws a lot of what ifs into the picture. For instance, if a vampire were to obtain a drivers license, they would need to take the road test at night... If a vampire worked for a employer with a pension retirement, would they get paid forever?
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Matt34

I caught a couple espisodes of this while I was out of town since I don't have HBO at home and liked it so I went ahead and put the first season on netflix.

gdb

kuntasensei wrote: »

Being a lifetime resident of the South and having frequently traveled to Louisiana, I think the accents are WAY over the top. Some are good - Anna Paquin's is better here than in X-Men - but the girl playing Tara is overdoing it, as are others. Even in the most coon-**** parts of Louisiana, you won't find accents this stereotypically hillbilly. (Before anyone thinks that's a racist term, "coon-****" is a common name for thick-accented cajuns. Don't freak on me.)

Still, it's an intriguing show so far. Very well written, and I can't wait for next week's episode.

The one that I think is waaaay over the top is Kyra Sedgewick (sp?) on the Closer series !!:eek:

fatchowmein

Good storyline, plots, subplots, and execution. A refreshing series that's a departure from the norm. Wickedly enjoyable.

"Your hair is like a sunset after a bomb went off."

wingnut4772

Watched the first episode today. I liked it. Great sound. (Blu Ray)

messiah

My GF likes it, andso I end up watching it too sometimes. It is pretty entertaining. I enjoy the fact that it is pretty creative.

Toxis

haven't missed an episode yet... love it!

ND13

We had a free HBO/Cinemax weekend last week and I got to watch about 9-10 episodes of the first season(on Demand HD) and I liked it(I'm a "GOOD" vampire story junkie). It started out a little slow, but picked up nicely. When I get my finances in order, I'm going to add HBO again, so I can catch up with this and "Big Love" and Showtime, too so I can catch up on "Dexter", "Weeds", and "The Tudors".