'True Blood': Where's our new episode tonight?

It's Sunday night, and what better way to end the holiday weekend than to settle in for a new episode of True Blood. Wait -- what? No new episode of True Blood? What the fang is HBO thinking? This is a perfect night to please both regular viewers and capture some new, Fourth of July-relaxed eyeballs with some fresh Blood.

This whole, let's-air-reruns-on-holidays concept is so broacast-network circa, like, 1975. It is not HBO. Yes, I know we could sit through the two Blood reruns HBO is showing back-to-back starting at 9 p.m. ET, but it's not the same.

What's the TV alternative? A rerun of Dexter on Showtime at 9? (Not a terrible idea; I like the episode description: "Dexter feels distracted and unable to kill" -- hey, I remember that one!) Or a new episode of Kendra on E! at 10? No thanks: Kendra's laugh is like a scream made by someone who's just been bitten by a vampire...

Which brings us back to True Blood, for which I'm jonesing, as the kids used to say. How about you ?

http://watching-tv.ew.com/2009/07/true-blood-dexter-hbo.html

True Blood Dvd Biographies : Eric, Chow, Pam, Lorena and Hadley

These are the bio from the True Blood Season 1 Blu-ray ( I assume dvd too) , these are the ones I have, are there others ?

Pam
Born 1871, made Vampire 1905 at 34yrs old
1) Born to a wealthy London family and it bored her to no end.
2) She spent most of her 20s breaking most men's heart..
3) When she meet Eric he offered her immortality and she took him up on it..
4) She loves being a vampire

Eric Northman...born in Scandinavia
Born 1046...made vampire 1077
1) As a teenager Eric joined up with a rouge band of warriors, who refused to swear allegiance to any kingdom (My destiny is to answer to no Man)
2) He became the leader of the group, which was infamous for marauding in Poland and Germany until they vanished in 1077
3) He will not speak of how he was made Vampire or who made him.

Lorena Krasiki
Born 1759, made Vampire 1777
1). She was the illegitimate child of an unmarried Lady in waiting for the Empress of Austria, who arranged for the Bastard child to be raised by Nuns in Vienna..
2) She was a well behaved child, model student, lover of nature.
3) She told the nuns God was not just in the church, but in the World.
4) On the evening before she was to take her Vows, she stayed out after dark and was turned by a Gypsy Vampire

Hadley
Hadley protected Sookie as a kid.
1) When Sookie was in middle school, Hadley used to pick Sookie up in her Hot Trans Am
2) Lafayette loved Hadley, thought she was the coolest
3) Hadley shacked up with a Meth dealer in Shreveport. She went down hill fast and hasn't been heard from since...

Chow- Chow Lin
Born 1860 and.turned 1901
1) Lived a solitary life in a small village in Central China, working as a carpenter, the only joy in his life came from watching the widow next door, for whom he pinned for over 10 interminable years.
2) When a vampire attacked her on a lonely street, Chow offered his life for hers and the vampire accepted.
3) Chow thought he finally won the woman's affection, but instead she recoiled leaving him to an eternity of loneliness.

True Blood's Queen Sophie Anne: For Evan Rachel Wood, 'Whatever Works'

From Pottstown Mercury

Move aside, Oprah. It might be time to crown Evan Rachel Wood the new Queen of All Media. The actress best known for roles in "Thirteen," "Across the Universe" and "The Wrestler" is expanding her realm to include TV and Broadway.

Beginning in February 2010, Wood will portray Mary-Jane in a musical production of "Spider-Man," which "Lion King" director Julie Taymor and members of U2 have adapted from the Marvel comics. Until then, Wood can be seen on HBO's hit neck-biter drama "True Blood" as a 400-year-old vampire queen.

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The Courageous Heart of Irene Sendler out on DVD

As a Polish Catholic social worker in the early 1940s, Irena Sendler created and led a conspiracy of women who moved in and out of Warsaw's Jewish Ghetto disguised as nurses employed by Warsaw's Health Department. Though they worked under the guise of merely attempting to prevent and contain the spread of Typhus and Spotted Fever, Sendler and her brave cohorts emerged each time with the children of consenting Jewish parents. The children were sometimes sedated and hidden inside boxes, suitcases and coffins as a means of rescuing them from their imminent deportation to death camps. They were given new identities and placed with Polish families and in convents. Sendler kept a hidden record of their birth names and where they were placed with the hope that they would some day be reunited with their own families.

In 1943, the Nazis discovered Sendler's daring and dangerous ruse and arrested her. She was tortured by Gestapo agents and suffered broken feet. On the day of her scheduled execution she was rescued by "Zegota," the underground network with which she worked to save the Jewish children.

As a result of Sendler's efforts, approximately 2,500 children were smuggled to safety. Not a single child she rescued was ever betrayed or discovered by the Nazis.

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Lafayette ( Nelsan Ellis) interview with TV Guide

True Blood: Nelsan Ellis
by tvguide

True Blood behind the scenes: filming at the Carmilla Hotel in Dallas ( Silent Shore Hotel in books)

( click on images to enlarge) Sofitel Hotel in Los Angeles, CA just wrapped HBO’s TRUE BLOOD.One of HBO’s newest hit shows “True Blood” is starting season 2 in June , keep watch for Stone Rose Lounge this season. Also featured is the amazing lobby of Sofitel LA located in West Hollywood. Shooting took two seperate days and a total of 18 hours one day and 24 hours the following week. During shooting of True Blood, Sofitel LA was turned into “Carmilla Hotel” a Vampire Hotel located in the south. The concierge desk featured Tru Blood bottles of blood (which look more like beer bottles). This exciting shoot was a huge hit with guests of the hotel. Guests of Sofitel got to see star of True Blood Anna Paquin upclose. Before and After photos were taking during shooting, see attached photos in this blog for a sneak peak at the show. True Blood’s filming was a total success and we hope to book them again sometime in the future. If you would like FilmingDirect.com to represent your hotel, home, bar…please contact us at info@filmingdirect.com or use our contact page to send a message to our sales department. For information about True Blood go to www.hbo.com/trueblood

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Concierge and Front Desk

True Blood's Anna Paquin also stars in a possible Emmy nominated movie

The LA Times reports that:

Another WWII drama is keenly in the running too, "Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler," starring Anna Paquin as a Pole rescuing Jews during the Holocaust.

They think Grey Gardens will get it ..

BEST TV MOVIE
(Front-runners)
"Accidental Friendship"
"The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler"
"Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story"
"Grey Gardens"
"Into the Storm"
"Jesse Stone: Thin Ice"
"My Zinc Bed"
"Prayers for Bobby"
"Taking Chance"
"24 Redemption"
"Wallander: One Step Beyond"'

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Valerie Cruz, 'True Blood's' First Latina Vampire Speaks

Valerie Cruz, who comes aboard "True Blood" this season as the show's first Latina vampire, Isabel, recounts that she was surprised to find series creator Alan Ball on when she first went in for a casting meeting.

"Funny, I wasn't even expecting him to be in the room. A lot of producers nowadays, it's like they can't even be bothered to be in the room anymore. They want it on tape," says the actress, known as Sylvia Prado -- Jimmy Smits' wife -- to "Dexter" fans. "There are a lot of things you can't get from an audition tape -- the energy when someone walks in, their interaction. Alan is such a class act. He's there at every table read. The writers I've spoken to say he's incredibly gracious -- he trusts the people that he hires to really do a great job. The cool thing about it is, once you're cast, once the whole thing is put together, he takes a step back and lets people do creatively what they want to do."

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True Blood Music Video of the Day:She's the Reigning Champ of the Teething Crowd by Say Hi to your Mom

She's the Reigning Champ of the Teething Crowd by Say Hi to your Mom LYRICS
Thanks, losteyesight

True Blood behind the scenes: Merlotte's Busboy played by Robert Amjarv

Robert some facts ( what more do you need to know except that he plays the theremin and is a stilt walker ?) .

Date of Birth: 16 June 1985, Burbank, California, USA
Birth Name : Robert Ian Amjarv
Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/amjarv

Myspace
About me: I'm Rob. I'm from Los Angeles and I've been a musician since I can remember. I'm pretty partial to the hard rock genre, but I enjoy elements from all others as well. Like mariachi for example; can you imagine how awesome it would be to plug in a 'Big Muff' distortion pedal to one of those trumpet players? I'm also a regular on the TV show 'True Blood.'
e-mail: robert@amjarv.com

Music:Pentamental
Progressive Alternative Hard Rock
Songwriting, Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Theremin, Production, Engineering, Mastering, 5.1 Surround Mixing/Mastering.

String Theory
Classical, Ambient, Rock
Sitar and Theremin

Airship Red
Rock
Guitar and Vocals

William Kirkham Band
Rock
Bass Guitar
Film and TV:

The Spotlight -Actor

True Blood -Actor

# The Spotlight (2009) .... Wolfboy
# Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) (uncredited) .... Theremin Player ... aka Walk Hard (USA: short title) ... aka Walk Hard: American Cox, the Unbearably Long, Self-Indulgent Director's Cut (USA: director's cut)

http://www.myspace.com/amjarv imdb.com/name/nm2735515/

Robert Amjarv

"True Blood" (12 episodes)
1. Strange Love (7 September 2008) - Bus Boy (uncredited) 2. The First Taste (14 September 2008) - Bus Boy (uncredited) 3. Mine (21 September 2008) - Bus Boy 4. Escape from Dragon House (28 September 2008) - Bus Boy 5. Sparks Fly Out (5 October 2008) - Bus Boy (uncredited) 6. Cold Ground (12 October 2008) - Bus Boy (uncredited) 7. Burning House of Love (19 October 2008) - Bus Boy (uncredited) 8. The Fourth Man in the Fire (26 October 2008) - Bus Boy (uncredited) 9. Plaisir d'amour (2 November 2008) - Bus Boy 10. I Don't Wanna Know (9 November 2008) - Bus Boy 11. To Love Is to Bury (16 November 2008) - Bus Boy 12. You'll Be the Death of Me (23 November 2008) - Bus Boy

Who is going to see Charlaine in Oakbrook ?

I need some help - let me know if you are going .

Thanks "D"

Email: "Dallas" @ True Blood in Dallas

True Blood Returns Contest- a- Day #2 - Best of the responses

In the the 10 days leading up to the return of True Blood ( season 2 ) I did a contest- a-day and gave out 10 fabulous prizes to lucky winners .

Many of the contests questions had complicated answers and folks have always wanted to read some of the contestant answers.

So lets look back at Question # 2

Q: Name at least 3 things in Sam Merlotte's top drawer of his desk and name one CD in his CD player. ( you can tell me a little about why you think these things and I will do a post from the answers or just tell me the things )

There were many duplicates but these are some of the best !
Thanks to everyone !
Post your favorites in the comments !

What's in Sam's desk top drawer?

Bobbi Panter Stinky Dog Shampoo from Wiggle Waggle

Dawn's Pillowcase

supplies catalog

Ring of bar keys along with keys to his rent house's

Old, faded picture of the staff from before the murders

Brochure that he got three years ago from a travel agent for Mexico (a trip he wants to take but never does)

Checkbook that he constantly uses to keep his business expenses balanced.

Heart worm medication... since "Dean" is at risk in such a mosquito-ridden

place as Louisiana.

A book titled, "Shapeshifting for Dummies"

A diamond studded dog collar with the name, "Dean Da Collie" on it.

A can of Alpo dog food

A bag of Beggin' Strips ;-)

A comb

Toothpicks

Last year's Christmas card from Sookie, kept for sentimental reasons.

Snapshot of the staff at Merlotte's

Dog biscuits (in case Sam needs a little snack, when in his other form)

Animal photographs (lion, bear, collie, etc.) just in case !

Flea medicine

An engagement ring for when he finally propose to Sookie

Pens, working and not.

A little pocket solar calculator.

Stamps

Envelopes

A bottle opener shaped like a fish.

A picture of Sookie, Holly, and Arlene from last Halloween.

A stake (for protection)

A bank ledger

A picture of his folks

Address book

A lint brush (for those sudden changes/excess hair on clothes)

An envelope of money (just in case a friend is in need)

Cologne: for if he has to take a roll in the dirt as a dog,...

Tennis ball: for him and his 'lil dog brother' to play with

What Cd is in Sam's CD Player?

Ryan Adams, Heartbreaker

Air Supply's Greatest Hits

Running with the Pack by Bad Company

3 Dog Night

Wildflowers by Tom Petty.

Lynyrd Skynyrd's Greatest Hits

Elvis 30 #1 Hits, as it includes such great songs as Hound Dog(needs no explanation)

Jason Aldean - Wide Open

Rascal Flatts - Unstoppable

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gold and Platinum

SRV - The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble

Los Lonely Boys - Los Lonely Boys

The Allman Brothers Band - Gold

Who Let The Dogs Out (Dance Remix) (The Baha Men)

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising

Don Henley's Greatest Hits ( Last Worthless evening )

Who Let The Dogs Out - Baha Men

"Dark Side of Moon" by Pink Floyd.

Audio book of Marley & Me.

True Blood Twitter Trivia with Dallas

I frequently ask Sookie book and True Blood Trivia on twitter. I try to keep my twollowers in tip top S0okie/True Blood condition ...

I will try to post answers here, some past questions and answers:

In LDID when Sookie is questioning Bethany Rogers at Stan's what does Bethany think of her Mother makes ? A coconut cake recipe here

In LDID What kind of car does Luna drive ? A Subaru outback

Eric's clothes today how did Sookie describe what Eric wearing1st time she saw him in book 1 ? A-boots, jeans, and a vest. Period

What month of the "Fangtasia Vampire Hunks " calendar is Eric featured ? A- January

What is the name of the road where Sookie lives ? A- Hummingbird Rd

Who said "....'my bullshit meter is reading that as a false " A -Eric

When Sookie is dressing to go out with Eric at the end of book what color is her bra ? A - steel blue

In Living Dead in Dallas Sookie mentions another brand of synthetic blood not TruBlood , what is it ? A- Lifeflow

Living Dead in Dallas Sookie remembers a friend of her mothers that came see her every week what was the friend's name ? A -Aunt Patty

Happy 4th of July from Dallas and the American Vampire League

http://www.americanvampireleague.com/

True Blood Fan Art by aecr

Sequential experiment 4 by ~ href="http://aecr.deviantart.com/">aecr on deviantART

Vampire Bill Says, "Sookie."

Alex- the- girl at 'Please try again' blog writes a very nice review for 'Dead Until Dark '

Since before the days of Bella Lugosi, Vampires have been haunting the dreams of just about every young girl in existence. Infamous, sexy, haunting, and hidden, vampires have stayed in the closet of humanity for thousands of years...

until...
now.

Charlaine Harris has outed the closeted vampire, and thrown them into the night. Due to the development of a synthetic blood, vampires across the nation have publicly come out of the coffin, and ever since, Miss Sookie Stackhouse of Bon Temps, Louisiana has been "dying" to meet one.

In "Dead Until Dark," the first of the southern vampire mystery series written by Charlaine Harris, we find young, beautiful, blonde, but frustratingly single, Sookie Stackhoue. Why single? It appears Miss Stackhouse has a "secret" ability that allows her to hear the thoughts of those around her, and while some might consider this a gift, it makes dating near to impossible. Imagine knowing exactly what your main squeeze was thinking 24/7 including when you're both in the middle of doing the nevermind. Er, yeah, right.

Life for Miss Sookie was as boring and lonely as it could get until one dark mysterious (setting up the ambiance for you) night, when the doors to Merlotte's, a local feed and watering hole where Sookie waitresses, opens and in walks Bill. Vampire Bill. Tall, pale, handsome...the silent kind. Vampire Bill, you had me at hello, and you didn't even say hello. Mr. Bill Compten, a former confederate soldier, has come home to Bon Temps as sole (un)living inheritor of his estate. Aside from his dashing good looks, pearly white teeth, and bodacious sideburns, Miss Sookie's main attraction to Mr. Bill is his brain (snort...yeah...right). It seems that she cannot read his thoughts. Delighted at the silence, Sookie is drawn and captivated by the charming vampire, so it is no surprise when later that night Sookie risks her life to save him from certain death. Bill is later able to return the favor and thus begins the whirlwind of an affair that leads Sookie through a maze of vampire bars, exotic Vikings, Elvis, a stake supper, and a vampire hating serial killer that has Sookie's name written on the top of the "to kill" list.

Photo Gallery: TV's Most Memorable Vampires

From Eoline ( Both Eric and Bill make the photo list)

There's no denying it. Vampires are hot.

Fan fangs are sharp, and audiences are out for blood. Forget the garlic and the holy water, we relish the thought of Bill (Stephen Moyer, True Blood) or Damon (Ian Somerhalder, Vampire Diaries) taking a bite out of us. Even Buffy would put down her wooden stake for these vampire hotties.

But lest we forget, vamps have been making our blood boil for decades. (You vampire die-hards may remember Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins in the '60s classic Dark Shadows.)

Click on the thumbnails below to check out our gallery of TV's hottest vampires.

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