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Shows entering their second seasons on pay cable tend to see a rise in ratings - a lot of people are late jumping on the bandwagon and often discover shows on DVD first. So it would be no surprise to find "True Blood," which kept increasing its audience through Season 1, as HBO's glittering star entering Season 2 on Sunday.
But the genre series about vampires is, if less the work in progress it was last season, still an acquired taste. Created by Alan Ball ("Six Feet Under," "American Beauty"), the dark, brooding, high-gore and high-sex drama has an interesting premise: Vampires, who have always lived among us, are able to "come out" now that a synthetic blood has been invented that allegedly negates their need to feed on humans.
Based in the present day in the fictional town of Bon Temps, La., "True Blood" finds vampires being just like any other minority group - having to fight for their rights. They want to be accepted into society but have met opposition, mostly from religious groups. These arguments are played out CNN-style on 24-hour news programs that residents routinely watch. It's a creative way backdrop, giving some fans the idea that "True Blood" is a metaphor series (particularly for gays) about coming out and being accepted. While this sociopolitical element is a nice add-on, Ball has already said that he created a vampire series to have a little fun, not send messages. The existential funk of "Six Feet Under" left him drained and he wanted a completely different experiencehttp://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2009/06/11/DDBE184FVI.DTL
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