True Blood
True Blood is an American television drama series based on the The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris. This show truly shows how vampires should be. Violent, sexy & seductive, not like other vampire shows/movies/books where all these traits are held back. Also, the sub-plots are very interesting and they truly make the story more suspenseful, interesting and at the end of each episode, leaving you wanting more.
First season concerns the murders of women connected to Sookie’s (a waitress who can read peoples thoughts) brother, Jason (Ryan Kwanten). The first season also focuses on Sookie’s relationship with Bill (a vampire). Bill explains the rules of being a vampire to Sookie and, after he finds himself killing a vampire to defend Sookie, he is forced to turn a young girl, Jessica, as punishment. True Blood also won Satellite Awards in the month of 2008; the Award was given to Nelsan Ellis as a best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television. Anna Paquin won a Satellite Awards for the Best Actress in a Series, Drama (True Blood).
With so much emphasis on reality shows in today’s world of television, it is refreshing to see a completely original series back on the air. True Blood brings intrigue, mystery, thrills and chills to the small screen. The film “Twilight” as well as the accompanying book series has become a huge and widespread success, making vampires cool all of a sudden. True Blood has cool vampires for adults this time around. When you type in “how to become” in google, “how to become a vampire” is second in the list of suggested searches. This shows how popular the vampire culture has become as a result of the tv show True Blood and the movie Twilight.
