True Blood Dvd specials today

EXCLUSIVE DEAL:

What? Free exclusive True Blood red T-shirt. Front: “Real Blood Is For Suckers”
Where? Best Buy.

EXCLUSIVE DEAL:
What? Free $5 Target GiftCard when you buy both True Blood (Season 1) and any 1 Charlaine Harris book (which the show is based off of).
Where? Target.

Loving True Blood in Dallas Blogtalk Radio: Season 2 Spoilers Let's look at Ep 7 and 8 and video promos ( Episode 23)

Blogtalk had tech difficulties last night and ate most of the show last night. So I re-taped it this morning and it's great!





Wow, let's talk True Blood Season 2 and what we have learned from the spoilers and promotional videos we've been seeing!

I want to HEAR from you - what do you think about the show from what you've seen? How much hotter can these video advertisements and print ads get?

Countdown is 27 days ..is it June yet ?
No, but almost!

This is our fourth Season 2 spoiler show, here they all are in case you've missed any of them.

Episode one and two here
Episode three and four here
Episode five and six here

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True Blood Recipes: Sam Merlotte's Texas Chili

I am doing a two part Sam's chili recipe post. Since Sam was in part raised in Texas, the first one will be a basic Texas chili recipe.
There is an age old debate on whether there should be beans in chili or not you can take them out if you are a purist.

Where exactly is Sam's from in Texas post HERE

Big Bend Chili

2 tablespoons olive oil
5 cloves garlic, minced
2 onions, diced
1 1/2 pound ground beef (or stew meat)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons pure red chili powder
4 Roma tomatoes; blanched, peeled and diced (or 1 large can diced tomatoes)
1/2 cup tomato paste
1/2 cup beef stock
1 cup dark beer
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons minced oregano
1 can (15 ounce size) red kidney beans (or pinto) , drained

Directions:
To prepare the chili, heat the olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the garlic and onions and saute over medium-high heat for 5 minutes. Add the beef and saute for 7 - 8 minutes longer, stirring frequently, until all the beef is browned. Drain.

Season with salt and pepper, stir in the chili powder, and cook for 2 minutes more. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, beef stock, beer, vinegar, cumin, oregano and parsley and stir well to combine.

Bring to a simmer, turn down the heat, and cook, covered, for 45 minutes.
Add the beans and cook for 15 minutes longer, stirring occasionally.

Some more great Texas chili recipes here

Interview: William Sanderson: Soft-Spoken Sheriff of True Blood's Bon Temps

William Sanderson is like the bell pepper in the gumbo. He may not be the crawfish or the crab or the andouille, but the mix is made all the better for his presence. The familiar face from shows like "Lonesome Dove" and "Blade Runner" -- not to mention his unforgettable role on Newhart and his trademarked line, "Hi. I'm Larry. This is my brother Daryl, and this is my other brother Daryl."

These days Sanderson is enforcing the law in the HBO hit series, True Blood. As Sheriff Bud Dearborne, he's a plainspoken, grounded southern gentleman -- much like Sanderson himself. The catch: in the town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, the latest minority group is starting to make itself known: vampires.

True Blood is set, by author Charlaine Harris, in the deep south, and at it's core is a tale of intolerance. There's a new minority in the world, that being the vampires, and on one level the story is about violent discrimination against them. Speaking as an Arkansas boy to a Tennessee gentleman, why do those kind of stories have to be set in the south? Haven't we grown past that?

Read on

True Blood season 2 sneak preview trailer (3)

My famous world renowned slide shows of this video:

True Blood our first look at Anubis Air, vampire specialty airline

I have posted quite a bit about it check out what more we know about Anubis Air HERE


You can also follow Anubis Air on Twitter @AnubisAir

What the hell is Sookie wearing ?

True Blood Season2 Promo (2)

True Blood Music Video of the Day: Life is Beautiful by SIXX:A.M.

Life is Beautiful by SIXX:AM LYRICS
Thanks, innocentBystander19

Blood Copy : ATM Withdrawl

ATM WITHDRAWAL

May 18th, 2009

Beware the wolf in sheep’s clothing. Or in this case, that helpless little thing you’re stalking. For your consideration: one young woman, one ATM withdrawal, and one really, really bad day for a robber.

Other criminals: beware. Stealing isn’t nice, and in the wrong circumstances being impolite could just cost you your life.

A NEW DAY

May 18th, 2009

First off: shout out to all the fans who’ve been with us from the beginning. Seems some of you have been around for quite some time…

Lots of you have been asking about my new life as a vampire. Understandable, I would’ve asked the same when I was still among the breathing. But honestly, folks, this isn’t about me. It’s about us. This strange new ball of rock just getting used to the idea that humans and vampires are sharing real estate.

Course, we vampires have known this all along, so really the odds are a bit stacked, but don’t worry, we’ll wait for you to catch up. In the meanwhile, some of you have jumped at the opportunity to profit from us, while others have unfortunately learned your old ways just don’t jive with the new order. There’ll be more bumps in the road, to be sure, but hey, isn’t that part of the fun?

Perhaps I’m just feeling optimistic today. I’ve recently received an exciting bit of news, further proof of the progress vampires have made in becoming an accepted part of the mainstream.

But more on that later.

Charlaine Harris live tonight Dr, Blogstein 9 pm ET

Interview with the Mother of All Blood Suckers

LIVE BROADCAST: May 19, 2009 @ 9 PM ET

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Charlaine Harris is the best selling author of the incredibly Sookie Stackhouse series revolving around a telepathic barmaid in southern Louisiana and her dealings with vampires and werewolves and other creatures of the night.

Her books are the inspiration and basis for HBO’s True Blood.

Harris’ newest book in the series, Dead and Gone, goes on sale on May 19th.

http://www.drblogstein.com/

True Blood Season 2 promo slightly different version

More Eric in this one...

Dead and Gone #1 :The New York Times Bestseller List

The New York Times Bestseller List

May 17th, 2009

Hardcover Fiction

1. DEAD AND GONE, by Charlaine Harris. Sookie Stackhouse searches for the killer of a werepanther.
2. THE 8TH CONFESSION, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women’’s Murder Club investigate a pair of killings.
3. PYGMY, by Chuck Palahniuk. Terrorists from a totalitarian country enter the Midwest disguised as exchange students in this satire.
4. FIRST FAMILY, by David Baldacci. Former Secret Service agents, now P.I.’s, search for a child abducted from a party at Camp David.
5. TEA TIME FOR THE TRADITIONALLY BUILT, by Alexander McCall Smith. The 10th novel in the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series.

True Blood Behind the scense: MaryAnne sure knows how to put out a spread

You can see this wonderful example of food styling here :

Thanks to Chris Oliver

http://starfoodstylist.blogspot.com










Fruit Salad

Ingredients:

• 6 peaches, peeled, pitted, and chopped


• 1 pound strawberries, rinsed, hulled, and sliced


• 1/2 pound seedless green grapes


• 1/2 pound seedless red grapes


• 3 bananas, peeled and sliced


• 1/2 cup granulated sugar, or less, to taste


• juice of one lime


• 1/2 cup pineapple juice


• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  Preparation: Combine chopped and sliced fruits in a large serving bowl; toss gently. Sprinkle with sugar. Whisk together remaining ingredients in a small bowl or 1 cup measure. Pour dressing mixture over fruit and toss gently to combine. Cover and chill the fruit salad thoroughly before serving.
  
  This fruit salad recipe makes enough to serve about 10 to 12 people.
  
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Anna Paquin in Cosmo: fun fearless female

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Google Friends Connect Winner !

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...is the lovely Anna, she is also a book blogger and you can visit her book blog here : http://annavivian.blogspot.com/

Our winners are always chosen by the Twitter Jessica character! Thanks @JessicaHamby!

Carrie Preston Talks 'True Blood'

She may be a barmaid waiting tables at Merlotte's, but actress Carrie Preston has been keeping herself busy in the entertainment industry. Even though she's filming the acclaimed HBO drama True Blood, she's also working on several projects for her own production company, Daisy 3 pictures. Still, it's the vampires that have gotten her the most attention and she discusses why she thinks so.

Playing the character Arlene Fowler was a crazy experience for Carrie Preston, especially since she's involved in a series derived from books. Despite that, she says True Blood is evidently veering away from the Charlaine Harris storyline and establishing itself as something that could work on its own.

"It's so interesting because they are really departing from the books right now," Preston revealed. "I mean they're sort of keeping the main kind of theme of the second book, but they've already just taken a lot of liberties. They spent the first season really establishing the characters and now they've added all these new characters, and it's getting really wild in there."

Now that the second season is nearing, it was pointed out by her co-star, Alexander Skarsgard that there may be some changes with the True Blood sets. Asked if Merlotte's suffered the same fate, Preston answered: "No, Merlotte's is good, old Merlotte's. I love it in there. It's an amazing set. You really do feel like you're in a bar."

About her character, Arlene, Preston says she is nothing like the person she plays. However, she admits that it was easy to transform herself for her. "I mean I'm not anything like Arlene. Nothing. It all has to be created, which is really fun. I go in the makeup trailer and an hour and a half later, I'm a completely different person."

"She's street smart. You know what I mean?" Preston continued. "Like she's a single mother and she's a survivor. She speaks her mind, and I don't know... I grew up with women like that so I just wanted to honor those women. Also it's a comedic role and I really always feel in my element when I'm doing comedy."

As for the appeal of True Blood, the actress confessed that she'd watch the show even if she wasn't working on the set. "I've always sort of been into sci-fi kind of stuff, so I like it. It's a show I would have watched even if I wasn't on it."

http://www.buddytv.com/articles/true-blood/carrie-preston-talks-true-bloo-28746.aspx

True Blood Music Video of the Day: Kiss My Eyes by AFI

Kiss My Eyes by AFI LYRICS
Thanks, candece