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Friday, December 10, 2010
True Blood' trickles to Germany
BERLIN -- The southern Gothic delights of "True Blood" are finally coming to Germany. RTL II has picked up the hit HBO vampire series to air early next year. The sexually charged and violent series may pose a challenge for programmers, who will likely relegate it to latenight.
"True Blood" joins other hit U.S. genre shows on RTL II including "Dexter," "Smallville," "Battlestar Galactica," "Heroes," "Stargate," "Stargate Atlantis" and "Stargate Universe." It also runs the BBC's "Torchwood."
"True Blood," which has been airing in most other major territories for some time, was created by Alan Ball and is based on "The Southern Vampire Mysteries" book series by Charlaine Harris.
Variety
Expect More TrueBlood comics and they will be co-authored by Michael " Reverend Steve Newlin" McMillian
Today publisher IDW announced plans to bring fan favorite "TRUEBLOOD" back for more monthly installments into the coming year with a second story arc in the series based upon the award winning HBO television show and popular New York Times best selling novels by Charlaine Harris. Below you can get all the details on the series thus far as well as some advance cover art.
"Actor Michael McMillian, who plays Fellowship of the Sun leader Reverend Steve Newlin, will co-author the new six-issue arc with Marc Andreyko.
"Co-writing the True Blood comic is a dream come true both as a performer on the show and as longtime comic fan. It's a real privilege to build on the rapidly growing True Blood mythology," McMillian said.
Here's how IDW describes the next arc:
"Jessica is exposed to contaminated bottles of Tru Blood, causing the lovely vampire to go berserk. It's up to Sookie, Bill and the others to figure out who (or what) is behind the bad Blood."
In addition to Jessica, several other Bon Temp residents are making their comic book debut including Hoyt, Terry, Arlene and Steve Newlin.
Joe Corroney provides the art, with covers by J. Scott Campbell.
"Marc and I are working hard to make sure the series feels like an extension of the show," McMillan said. "True Blood fans should expect lots of action, gore, sex, humor and of course, awesome cliffhangers!"
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/comics/1023/
Thursday, December 9, 2010
"Claude" cast for True Blood season 4
Deadline reports that Christina Moore (of Hawthorne), Neil Hopkins (a.k.a. Charlie's brother on Lost), and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) will be joining the show for at least several episodes next season.
Moore will play "Suzanne McKittrick, a WASPy Texas housewife who possesses certain special abilities," while Hopkins will portray "Claude, Claudine’s (Lara Pulver) mysterious brother" and Butler is "Emory, a prissy and conservative shapeshifter with his own agenda."
http://www.fearnet.com/news/b21155_more_new_true_blood_cast_members.html
Monday, December 6, 2010
KCRW DJ Gary Calamar Nominated for Grammy Award
KCRW DJ Gary Calamar was just nominated for his fourth Grammy Award for his work on the “True Blood 2″ soundtrack. He’s up for the “Best Compilation Soundtrack,” award against “Crazy Heart,” “Glee: The Music, Volume 1,” “Treme,” and “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.” We pray to Jesus, Allah, Yahweh and giant desert tortoise that he beats Twilight and Glee.Calamar has been a DJ with KCRW since the mid-90′s and got his start in the music supervision biz working on the soundtrack of the 1998 film Varsity Blues. He previously picked up two Grammy Awards nominations for his work on the Six Feet Under soundtrack.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
True Blood Holiday Gift Idea : True Blood: 2011 Men of True Blood Calendar
Product Description
Do you find yourself daydreaming of Jason? Do you imagine Eric is your sole-mate? Now you can stare at your favorite men everyday with the Men of True Blood Calendar. Enjoy all 12 months of the sexiest men on TV!The Vulture Transcript: Anne Rice on Twilight, Her Casting Dreams for a New Lestat, and Her Ever-Evolving Religious Beliefs
Thirty-five years ago, Anne Rice single-handedly launched a permanent pop-culture vampire fixation with Interview With the Vampire, the first installment of her best-selling ten-book series The Vampire Chronicles. Today, the author is interested in a different sort of eternal life: the kind that comes from religious salvation instead of erotic damnation. Raised Irish Catholic, the author re-converted in 1998 after years as a self-avowed atheist. Her spiritual awakening was followed by a transition to more explicitly Christian material: first the Christ the Lord books, which fictionalized the early life of Jesus Christ, and most recently, the Songs of the Seraphim series, about a reformed hit man named Toby O’Dare who becomes — of course! — a time-traveling angel-for-hire. (And then in July, Rice stunned her Christian fan base by announcing — on Facebook, no less — that she was leaving organized religion “in the name of Christ.”) She is currently making appearances in New York (tonight at the Tribeca Barnes & Noble) and California to promote her second Seraphim novel, Of Love and Evil. For a sprawling Vulture Transcript, we called Rice to discuss demons and angels, and her potential new entries in her Christ the Lord series, as well as more secular topics, like her takes on Twilight and True Blood, and whether she thinks Robert Downey Jr. should succeed Tom Cruise as the next Vampire Lestat.
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Vampire life explored in Dead as a Doornail
BOOK REVIEW
As if Sookie Stackhouse just doesn't have enough to worry about, Jason Stackhouse joins the supernatural world in Charlaine Harris's novel, Dead as a Doornail. The author strays from the exciting Sookie formula novels with a dry sidebar about the character's brother, Jason, who just can't see to escape trouble.
Book five finds him becoming a panther on page one, adding fear for Jason's safety to the mounting problems Sookie has since she discovered the supernatural world.
Dead as a Doornail begins with the expected change of Jason into a panther under the guidance of Calvin Norris. Since meeting Norris in Hotshot, his hankering for Sookie endears him to help her out, even with her aggravating brother causing problems on Norris' home turf with the relationship with his niece. Hotshots' secrets are now part of Bon Temps as Jason crosses over into a creature of the night. While Jason is being inducted into the culture, Sookie takes time to reminisce on her now defunct relationship with Vampire Bill. She met him at Merlottes, her full-time job that she rarely goes to because of her busy life. Working with vampires has netted her cash to keep her and her house secure for now. She can continue to work and focus on her brother, the main man in her life at the moment.
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True Blood nominated for two Grammny's
The Grammy Award nominees were just announced, and True Blood received two nominations for music from Season 2! 
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
1. CRAZY HEART (Various Artists) [New West Records]
2. GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOLUME 1 (Glee Cast) [Columbia Records]
3. TREMÉ (Various Artists) [Geffen]
4. TRUE BLOOD – VOLUME 2 (Various Artists) [Elektra]
5. THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE (Various Artists) [Summit Ent/Chop Shop/Atlantic]
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
1. DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS (FROM THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG)
Randy Newman, songwriter (Dr. John) [Walt Disney Records]
2. I SEE YOU (FROM AVATAR)
Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell & James Horner, songwriters (Leona Lewis) [Fox Music/Atlantic Records]
3. KISS LIKE YOUR KISS (FROM TRUE BLOOD)
Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams & Elvis Costello) [Elektra]
4. THIS CITY (FROM TREMÉ)
Steve Earle, songwriter (Steve Earle) [Geffen]
5. THE WEARY KIND (FROM CRAZY HEART)
Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, songwriters (Ryan Bingham) [New West Records]
True Blood Lead Actors nominated for Satellite Award Nominations
True Blood nominated for two Grammy Awards
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media – Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or, in the absence of either, to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.
- CRAZY HEART (Various Artists) [New West Records]
- GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOLUME 1 (Glee Cast) [Columbia Records]
- TREMÉ (Various Artists)[Geffen]
- TRUE BLOOD – VOLUME 2 (Various Artists) [Elektra]
- THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE (Various Artists) [Summit Ent/Chop Shop/Atlantic]
- DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS (FROM THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG) Randy Newman, songwriter (Dr. John) Track from: The Princess And The Frog [Walt Disney Records; Publisher: Walt Disney Music
- I SEE YOU (FROM AVATAR) Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell & James Horner, songwriters (Leona Lewis) Track from: Avatar [Fox Music/Atlantic Records; Publishers: Franglen Lupino Music, Horner Music in Motion, Suga Wuga Music, Sony/ATV Harmony & TCF Music]
- KISS LIKE YOUR KISS (FROM TRUE BLOOD) Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams & Elvis Costello) Track from: True Blood: Music From The HBO Original Series -Volume 2 [Elektra; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane, Lucy Jones Music]
- THIS CITY (FROM TREMÉ) Steve Earle, songwriter (Steve Earle)Track from: Treme Soundtrack [Geffen; Publisher: Exile On Jones Street Music]
- THE WEARY KIND (FROM CRAZY HEART) Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, songwriters (Ryan Bingham) Track from: Crazy Heart [New West Records; Publishers: Lost Bound Rails Publishing/Henry Burnett Music]
Ryan Kwanten was named Australian GQ's Man of the Year.
"True Blood" stud Ryan Kwanten was named Australian GQ magazine's Man of the Year in a sparkling ceremony, The Daily Telegraph reported on Wednesday.
Although exhausted, top prize winner Kwanten sizzled on the Sydney Opera House's red carpet Tuesday in Ralph Lauren, and said he was set to spend more time in the air than on the ground in the coming days.
Having only flown in Tuesday, he was set to fly back to Los Angeles Wednesday and go straight to the set of the cult vampire series that made him an international star.
Firass Dirani, of Australian hit show "Underbelly," took the award for TV Actor of the Year -- and unofficially won most flamboyantly dressed in an eggplant Gucci blazer.
"It's all about the suave tonight -- it's GQ," he said.
Janina Gavankar cast in True Blood Season 4
Deadline reports that in addition to Gavankar’s role as Luna, a sexy shapeshifting school teacher, Alexandra Breckenridge will also be on board as Daisy, a Wiccan in league with Marnie (series regular Fiona Shaw). Last but not least, Jessica Tuck is now a “full-fledged series regular,” the website reports. Production begins next week on the fourth season. Let’s hope it gets entertaining again.
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