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Monday, August 9, 2010
True Blood-Bath: We’re All Just Pawns in a Game of Chess- Vanity Fair
There’s a scene in last night’s episode of True Blood featuring Eric Northman and Talbot playing a game of chess. The chess game is an obvious allusion to the strategy of the characters—or chess pieces, if you will—in the bigger picture of the entire season. And Eric and Talbot are just pawns in the greater scheme—kings and queens do battle while pawns are simply sacrificed. Ah, who am I trying to fool? Obviously everything that I’ve written so far is, well, bullshit. I’ve got nothing. Honestly, the only halfway enjoyable event up to the chess match scene was when Talbot, during the game, said, “I’m bored.” Because, when he did, I immediately spoke back to my television, “Yeah, me, too!” Soon after I vocalized my displeasure (the people inside the screen can hear me, right?), events got a lot more interesting. But interesting isn’t always a good thing.
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Blood lust TV has long had a taste for vampires
It seems you can’t watch a prime-time show that doesn’t feature a bloodsucker of some sort. Romantic vamps, brooding vamps, secret vamps, psychotic vamps: Anyone who looks good with pointy teeth is probably haunting your tube.
Here’s a look at the top 10 fiends, past and present, who had a hankering for hemoglobin.
10. Harmony Kendall, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”: She might not have been a threat to humanity, but Harmony (Mercedes McNab) had one thing that lands her on this list: minions, who were more like Keystone Kops with a penchant for murder.
t seems you can’t watch a prime-time show that doesn’t feature a bloodsucker of some sort. Romantic vamps, brooding vamps, secret vamps, psychotic vamps: Anyone who looks good with pointy teeth is probably haunting your tube.
Here’s a look at the top 10 fiends, past and present, who had a hankering for hemoglobin.
10. Harmony Kendall, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”: She might not have been a threat to humanity, but Harmony (Mercedes McNab) had one thing that lands her on this list: minions, who were more like Keystone Kops with a penchant for murder.
9. Mick St. John, “Moonlight”: Mick (Alex O’Loughlin) refused to hunt women, children or innocent people, which makes him one of the least threatening creatures on this list - unless you were a criminal. In that case, it was best to run.
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'True Blood': Is Bill Sookie's biggest threat?
Sunday's (August 8) episode of "True Blood" took us another step forward in Sookie's (Anna Paquin) evolution into whatever she is. And from what we can tell, whatever that is, it's going to rock.
We appreciate when a TV show doesn't rush a character arc. "True Blood's" writers have definitely been evolving Sookie slowly, so that whatever seemingly powerful being she is revealed to be is believable to us the viewers.
We've already seen she has a tremendous ability to love. The male characters are naturally drawn to her. We've witnessed her bravery. We've witnessed short, but well-placed, bursts of her "microwave fingers." And in this episode she showed off her sheer physicality (without using any of those cool powerful bursts of energy we like so much) in a fight against Alcide's (Joe Manganiello) were-ex, Debbie (Brit Morgan).
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'True Blood': What would we do, baby, without us?- LATimes
Here's what I'm complaining about, less obliquely: In the first scene of the episode, Sookie breaks it off with Bill. Then, in the last scene, the two are back together again and having ravenous sex. I suspect that this is a part of a general motif in the episode, of people going back to things they should know are wrong for them, but it doesn't make it any less frustrating to have the show dangle a potentially interesting storyline -- let's see what Sookie and Bill are like apart, instead of together -- then take it away from us within the same episode. Anyone who's ever watched TV ever is going to know that these two are going to end up back together again by the end of the series. It's just the way the medium works. But along the way, we should get some interesting stories of what they're like both separate and apart. This episode is frustrating in that regard, though, again, it seems possible that this is all set-up for a more permanent break-up down the road.
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True Blood Music Video of the Day: A Party At Bill Compton's
I thought this would be fun as we digest from last night
A Party At Bill Compton's (Twilight, True Blood, The Vampire Diaries)
Thanks Aislynn815
Sunday, August 8, 2010
True Blood Episode 8 " Madusa's Head" by Otep
I promised in the chatroom that I'd post this tonight
This is the Sookie Bill sex scene last scene music
Talk Blood Radio : True Blood Season 3.08 "Night on the Sun" LIVE TONIGHT!!!!
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Live TONIGHT: Come and 'Talk Blood' right after True Blood episodes airs tonight. We've got a whole night of fun planned starting with the True Blood Season 3.08 "Night on the Sun"
I am, joined tonight by Team Talk Blood member, Mark Blankenship, the Pop Culture critic for Huffington Post and blogger at The Critical Condition and Jefwithonef, True Blood columnist for the Houston Press.
Listen Live, call-in with your opinions or predictions and join the amazing chat room! Click here to get involved tonight at 645 cst
Be sure to join us tonight because we're going to talk True Blood on Talk Blood Radio live on Blog Talk Radio. I love hearing you comments and suggestions you can ALWAYS email me: 'Dallas' at truebloodindallas@gmail
Episode 308: “Night on the Sun”
Shaken and disillusioned, Sookie rethinks her relationship with Bill. Sophie-Anne takes up a new residence as Russell plots his next move. Jessica and Bill reconcile; Jason throws down the gauntlet in hopes of saving Crystal; Lafayette gets a surprise visit from his mom, Ruby Jean; Sam tries to keep Tommy in check; Merlotte’s gets a new waitress; Eric proves the depth of his allegiance to Russell. Sookie finds herself in a vulnerable position when Alcide needs to deal with a family emergency. (Written by Raelle Tucker; directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.)
So, turn off the light 'cause it's night on the sun
You're hopelessly hopeless
I hope so, for you
Freeze your blood and then stab it into in two
Stab your blood into me and blend
I eat my own blood and get filled I get filled up;
I get filled up on me and end so turn off the light
'cause it's night on the sun you're hopelessly hopeless
I hope so, for you
Turn off the light 'cause it's night on the sun
You're hopelessly hopeless
I hope so, for you
Freeze your blood and then stab it into in two
Stab your blood into me and end
I eat my own blood and get filled up I get filled up
I get filled up on me and end
Freeze your blood and then stab it into me
Freeze your blood and then stab it into me
Freeze your blood and then stab it in two into stab your blood into me and end
Turn off the light 'cause it's night on the sun
You're hopelessly hopeless
I hope so, for you
Well there's one thing to know about this town
It's five hundred miles underground; it's alright, It's alright,
Well there's one thing to know about this globe
It's bound and it's willing to explode. it's alright, it's alright, it's alright,it's alright.
Well there's one thing to know about this town
Not a person doesn't want me underground that's alright,that's alright, that's alright
There's one thing to know about this town
It's five hundred miles underground; and that's ok, that's alright' that's alright.
There's one thing to know about this earth
We're put here just to make more dirt; and that's ok, that's alright, that's alright.
Well there's one thing to know about this globe
It's bound and it's willing to explode; and that's ok, that's alright, that's alright.
Well there's one thing to know about this town
It's five hundred miles underground; it's alright, It's alright
An Intimate Evening with Charlaine Harris! Oct 29 2010 Little Rock
The Arkansas Center for the Book is pleased to announce "An Intimate Evening with Charlaine Harris"
7 pm Friday, October 29, 2010 Book signing to follow (one book per person)
Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock campusR. J. Wills Lecture Hall
Campus Center Bldg., 2nd Floor
3000 West Scenic Drive
North Little Rock, AR 75518
Extremely limited seating.To attend, you must reserve your seat.
Individual reservations only.No block reservations.
Call 501.682.2874 or email or crystal@library.arkansas.gov to reserve your seat.
We will start accepting reservations September 1, 2010.
More info here
Deborah Ann Woll (True Blood) & the issue she supports hits close to the heart.
If you’re a Twilight fan, its possible that you’ve heard/read about the cast complaining that we have no peripheral vision due to the lenses we wear in the films. The claustrophobia that comes from having limited vision is indescribable, and it makes every move/interaction more challenging. Unlike EJ Scott, a man who I have recently become friends with, I get to take those lenses out everyday and I can see normally again.
Deborah Ann Woll is one of the most gifted actresses of our time. (You may know her from her brilliant portrayal of Jessica on “True Blood.”) I recently had the privilege of playing her little sister in a movie called Catch 44. There are many layers to Deb and she does a very good job of protecting her personal life. But a few days ago she opened up to me about something very serious happening to someone she loved. She told me that in a couple of weeks her boyfriend was going to be doing a half marathon - blindfolded. I smirked, not understanding the weight of what I assumed was a joke, and she explained that the blindfold was a metaphor, because her boyfriend EJ is actually going blind.
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Power in the blood Richelle Mead's 'Vampire Academy' books are on Hollywood's radar
Richelle Mead doesn't think she is much like Rose Hathaway, the tough, sarcastic 17-year-old heroine of "Vampire Academy"I've certainly never been in a fight," says the 33-year-old author of the popular book series, describing herself as a cautious person who hesitates before jumping to conclusions.
But Mead didn't have any doubts about creating a strong character like Rose.
"There was never any question that was how she was going to be," she says. "I'm so surprised when people bring that up. 'Wow, Rose is so strong.' 'Wow, a strong female character.' "
Mead, who's originally from Kalamazoo and now lives in Seattle, isn't as famous as Stephenie Meyer, who wrote the "Twilight" series. But in the world of books for teens, her success is apparent.
Read more: Power in the blood | freep.com | Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/article/20100808/ENT05/8080358/1035/Ent/Power-in-the-blood-#ixzz0w1OYk0WR
The Domestication of the Vampire
As we’ve moved through Vampire Awareness Month I’ve been reading each blog post with great interest. I wanted to understand how vampire fiction has evolved from its earliest days of folklore to eighteenth century poetry, into nineteenth century gothic novels and through into modern cinema and literature. I also wanted to understand how each person who contributed and commented throughout the month perceives the vampire on a more personal level. Just what is our fascination with these creatures, why does the myth persist and why are vampires, as far as I can tell, the most oft-used fictional genre monster? Seriously, how does the vampire, more than any other fictional creature, manage to successfully reinvent itself through the generations?Before I get any deeper into this train of thought, let me tell you a little about my own introduction to the world of vampire fiction, both literary and cinematic.
‘True’ love? ‘Blood’ boils with specter of Sookie-werewolf romance
Team werewolf.
As HBO’s “True Blood” reaches the midpoint of its season, this viewer wants to go on record as being totally down with the new resident furball.
Joe Manganiello as Alcide, protector to telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) and occasional lycanthrope, has been the best addition to the series.
If only Sookie would notice.
Series creator and writer Alan Ball has dug a grave so deep that the Bill-Sookie romance seems doomed. Tonight’s episode (9 p.m. on HBO) marks a major turning point.
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