New Book : True Blood and Philosophy: We Want to Think Bad Things with You (The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series)

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The first look at the philosophical issues behind Charlaine Harris's New York Times bestsellers The Southern Vampire Mysteries and the True Blood television series

Teeming with complex, mythical characters in the shape of vampires, telepaths, shapeshifters, and the like, True Blood, the popular HBO series adapted from Charlaine Harris's bestselling The Southern Vampire Mysteries, has a rich collection of themes to explore, from sex and romance to bigotry and violence to death and immortality. The goings-on in the mythical town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, where vampires satiate their blood lust and openly commingle with ordinary humans, present no shortages of juicy metaphysical morsels to sink your teeth into.

Now True Blood and Philosophy calls on the minds of some of history's great thinkers to perform some philosophical bloodletting on such topics as Sookie and the metaphysics of mindreading; Maryann and sacrificial religion; werewolves, shapeshifters and personal identity; vampire politics, evil, desire, and much more.

• The first book to explore the philosophical issues and themes behind the True Blood novels and television series
• Adds a new dimension to your understanding of True Blood characters and themes
• The perfect companion to the start of the third season on HBO and the release of the second season on DVD

Smart and entertaining, True Blood and Philosophy provides food—or blood—for thought, and a fun, new way to look at the series.

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• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (June 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470597720
• ISBN-13: 978-0470597729

Things I've learned from True Blood (12)

Vampires take away human jobs & women.

Make sure you keep a beautiful white night gown around. You never know when you're going to run through the woods to have sex for the first time in your life with a dam fine looking Vampire.




The only thing worse than wearing your 1987 red prom dress to a party...
wearing it in jail!!

Never kidnap and try to keep a Vampire as a pet.

Vampire blood turns children into addicts, drug dealers & homosexuals.

I've learned that Lafayette prefers a dark shade of nail polish.

Things I've learned from True Blood (11)

Life and death are unfair.

I learned that while one bucket of crawdads will suit you just fine...two buckets will make you feel sick and need Pepto.

I learned that demon exorcisms are a great reason to go out and celebrate in Bon Temps.

I learned that it is like pulling teeth to get Eric to back up Bill's version of events.

I learned that Sam would make a good husband - a 50 pound bag of "Husband Chow" and a bowl of fresh water and dinner is done!

Things I've learned from True Blood (10)

New vampires don't like True Blood.

Lettie Mae owes Terra $445.

Maenads have nice cars and homes.

Andy is surrounded by assholes and morons.

I learned that while Sam is taller than Bill but that Bill's pants were too long on Sam.

Things I've learned from True Blood

A real vampire will kick Bill's ass.

Lafayette paints his toenails.

Terry gets seizures from watching politics.

Shape shifters want what every man wants.

Terry likes HGTV.

Hoyt's Mom is night-blind.

Things I've learned while watching True Blood (8)

I learned that Miss Jeanette gives mumbo jumbo a bad name.

I learned that Hoyt Fortenberry can stand up to his mother even if what he says doesn't make much sense.

I learned that naked Sam looks pretty good from the back.

Nesting vampires have plastic on their sofas.

Vampires can be pretty handy in renovating old houses

I learned that Bon Temps is the only place on earth where you can drive around in a 1976 AMC Gremlin and still not be embarrassed to show your face in public.

I learned that shapeshifters don't have a newsletter.

Things I've learned while watching True Blood (7)

Vampire blood turns children into addicts, drug dealers & homosexuals.

Having a relationship with Jason is fucking & fighting.

I've learned that no one pronounces the name of the town the same way.

I've learned that Lafayette prefers a dark shade of nail polish.

I've learned that Sam likes to hang his head out the car window-but only in private.

You just can't prepare for a naked lady and a pig in the road

I learned that throwing sucked on crawdad heads out the window of a moving car is not considered littering in Bon Temps. (or in Keachi which is where Mamaw's Mudbugs is located)

I learned that the red lanterns shouldn't go next to the green lanterns unless it's Christmas.

Things I've learned while watching True Blood (6)

They make sawdust pies in Texas.

If you find a giant hole in your yard it's possible a vampire was just hatched.

Dead folk are piled up around Jason.

Rejection causes vampires to lose their fangon.

If anything were to happen to Sookie during Bill's absence then Eric would then be without Sookie's helpful skills.

Things I've learned while watching True Blood (5)

that it's okay to send vampire remains down your garbage disposal...while wearing your white tee shirt.

that I'm going to miss Eddie and strangely, even Amy.

that Sam and Sookie can't swing by Tara's mother's house on the way to the pie shop if they were all that concerned about Tara.

I've learned that no woman in Bon Temps can find a shirt that covers their bras straps properly.

that new born vampires wake up cranky & hungry.

that we are governed by criminals & hypocrites.

Things I've learned while watching True Blood (4)

I learned that 4 ex-husbands are considered "fixer-uppers" while the fifth one is a keeper.

I learned that men are not self-conscious to stand completely naked in front of Sookie.

I learned that Maxine Fortenberry's dress looks like someone threw up a flower garden .

I learned that staking vampires with a fence picket works just as well as a beer tap.

I learned that Ms. Jeanette is a multi-tasker. She has a son in jail, son in Iraq, diabetic daughter, two grandbabies and with all that going on she can still work in a drug store during the day and practice her con artist voodoo priestess at night.

Things I've learned while watching True Blood (3)

Make sure you do a background check on the person giving you an exorcism before you fork over $799.95.

Never kidnap and try to keep a Vampire as a pet.

Don't ever let a stranger bail you outta jail no matter how desperate ya are.

It's OK to dress like a tramp, but people had better treat you like a lady no matter what.

Make sure you keep a beautiful white night gown around. You never know when you're going to run through the woods to have sex for the first time in your life with a dam fine looking Vampire.

Things I've learned while watching True Blood (2)

That Hoyt doesn't mind going to baby showers and playing pass the orange

That Lafayette looks much better with his funky scarves on his head.

That Big Pattie's Pie house is down 549 a ways south of Bunkie ...

Taking 'V is better than LSD.

Getting over the horrible murder of your Grandmother only takes one day, and sex with a Vampire really helps too.

Being attacked in a bar is no reason to call the police.

Walking all over a murder scene is A-OK.

Things I've learned while watching True Blood

Bill has a dirt repellent clothes, but not skin.

If the love of your life is gone for three days, you start to sniff a dog.

Generations long inbred will make the best pie shop waitresses.

It is better to always wear clean underwear, because if you happen to die, Pam might check out your panties.

Terry likes Christopher Lowell.