"True Blood" Author Charlaine Harris is Bluewater's Next "Female Force"

For most of the more than 20 years that Charlaine Harris has spent writing mysteries, she fit squarely into that later category. She had her fans, but she was nowhere near a household name. Then she created a character called Sookie Stackhouse, and everything changed.

This May, Harris will also star in her first comic book, as the subject of Bluewater Productions' latest entry in its popular Female Force line of biographical comics. Harris herself participated in Female Force: Charlaine Harris, granting extensive interviews to writer Kim Sherman. This marks an important first for Bluewater: Harris is the first celebrity to be interviewed for the Female Force series.

Sookie Stackhouse is now the featured character on HBO's hit southern gothic vampire series True Blood. And Harris, who will release her 10th Sookie Stackhouse book this summer, is finally one of those household names.

This May, Harris will also star in her first comic book, as the subject of Bluewater Productions' latest entry in its popular Female Force line of biographical comics. Harris herself participated in Female Force: Charlaine Harris, granting extensive interviews to writer Kim Sherman. This marks an important first for Bluewater: Harris is the first celebrity to be interviewed for the female empowerment Female Force series.

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Visual Vamps: How Video Changed the Beast Within

“Twilight.” We’ve all heard the word, and whether you perk up upon hearing it or throw up a little, there is no question that you know what it is. The saga by Stephanie Meyer has infiltrated almost every home in America in the form of TV commercials, movies, books and even clothing.

“New Moon,” the second movie of the four-part series, grossed $140 million at the box office on opening weekend, earning $72 million on opening night. According to Michelle Lee, an undeclared sophomore, “‘Twilight’ equals ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Harry Potter’ – it’s that big.”

But why has “Twilight” become such a sensation? For one thing, the story allows us to indulge in the idealized love story between human and superhuman and to escape the flaws of realistic relationships in order to experiment with the prospect of eternal love.

Beyond that, “Twilight” has, shall we say, “re-vamped” the popularity of vampires in mainstream pop culture.

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The Southern Gothic Brilliance Of True Blood

Who knew that regal southern gentlemen vampires and demure human ladies could make for the greatest show to hit HBO in quite some time? Getting geared up for a third season, fans are buzzing about what could possibly happen this time around. So far, the series has managed to make household names (and major crushes) out of random Swedish actors, revived Alan Ball’s relevance, and provided spin-off potential for everything from soda to new versions of the books that the series is based on in the first place.

There are a number of reasons that “True Blood” is one of the best things to hit satellite tv in quite some time. First, it manages to appeal to people looking for very different things in an HBO series. Those who want the fantastic and the slightly gloomy will be really into the vampire back story as well as the crumbling Gothic southern homes being filmed expertly by Alan Ball. Fans of camp and kitsch will love the show’s funnier moments, with a fast-talking and truly sassy gay drug dealer stealing every scene he’s in, and markedly hilarious exchanges between midlevel vampires and higher-up sheriffs. “True Blood” is also one of those shows where those who need to swoon at romance can do so right next to partners who are more interested in gory fights or more racy scenes of romance.

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True Blood Music Video of the Day: Fan Made Season 3 promo

Put A Spell On You
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BBC talks to Alexander Skarsgard: True Blood 'gets weird very fast'

Producers for the vampire show True Blood say season two picks up right where the first left off.

Expect to meet new shape-shifters, warlocks and other unclassified supernatural types. Apparently, "things get really, weird very fast".

Newsbeat entertainment reporter Chi Chi Izundu talks to one of the stars Alex Skarsgard.

His character, Eric, finds love this time round but in real life he says "he doesn't bite people".

True Blood season two starts at 10pm on Friday 26 February on digital channel FX.

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Anna, Stephen 'don't kiss on set'

Some one remind me, wasn't Sam the first person Stephen told after they told ( confirmed it ) to Alan Ball ??? Maybe i'm remembering wrong ...

(UKPA) – 20 hours ago

Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer don't go in for "public displays of affection" on the set of True Blood, co-star Sam Trammell has revealed.

Oscar-winning actress Anna plays Sookie in the FX series, while British actor Steven plays her vampire love interest Bill - and the two are dating in real life.

Asked how the relationship has affected filming, Sam - who plays bar owner Sam Merlotte - said: "It doesn't feel like anything's changed because they're together."

He continued: "I guess they were seeing each other for a while without any of us knowing about it. And they're very professional, there's not many public displays of affection, they have separate trailers and they're really cool, they're just nice people and honestly it doesn't feel like a lot has changed."

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Anna Paquin Vamps It Up at Costume Designers Guild Awards

Anna Paquin looks stunning at the Costume Designers Guild Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Thursday (February 25) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The 27-year-old True Blood actress presented an award at the ceremony honoring the year’s best and brightest in costume design. Fellow blonde beauty Kristen Bell also served as a presenter Thursday evening!

FYI: Anna wore a mini dress with Swarovski crystal details by Marios Schwab.

10+ pictures inside of Anna Paquin at the Costume Designers Guild Awards…

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True Blood Music Video of the Day: We Are The Champions (We Will Rock You)

We Are The Champions (We Will Rock You)
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True Blood Creator Alan Ball on season two: sink your teeth into this

Tonight sees the new series of True Blood premiere on FX. So what should we expect? Creator Alan Ball lets us into a few of Bon Temps' secrets, explains that sex and vampires always go together, and why ad breaks are never a good idea …

Alan Ball: 'If this show was on a network then Bill and Sookie's relationship would be perfect'

• Excited about season two? Check back after the show to find the latest installment of Rebecca Nicholson's True Blood episode blog …

• Still got season one of True Blood stacked up on your PVR waiting to be watched? Be warned: there are spoilers below

We're about to start season two of True Blood here in the UK. Can you tell us what to expect?

I'm totally in season three now so I'll have to go back. What can we expect? Just... more. We're definitely going to meet some new kinds of supernatural creatures, we're going to meet some new vampires. We'll meet the oldest vampire we've ever met. Sookie and Bill are together now, a couple, so let's see how difficult it is to have a vampire-human relationship. We're going to see what it's like to be a brand new vampire through the eyes of Jessica. I love her.

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HBO Brings Out Big Guns Before Heading to War With Pacific

HBO rolled out the red carpet last night for the LA premiere of The Pacific, the Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks produced war miniseries that starts airing next month. True Blood heartthrobs Ryan Kwanten, Alexander Skarsgard, and Stephen Moyer were all in attendance though Michelle Forbes filled in on the arm of Stephen in the absence of his fiance Anna Paquin. Alexander was a welcome face at New York Fashion Week events earlier this month, though his recent frequent date Kate Bosworth sat out yesterday evening's party as well.

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True Blood Music Video of the Day: The only thing that looks good on me by Bryan Adams

The only thing that looks good on me by Bryan Adams

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UK: Sink your teeth into an all new True Blood Season 2 Promo

Fan Art : Eric Northman Keepsake box

I am on a kick looking for for interesting ways that fans are staying sane while waiting for Dead in the Family or True Blood Season 3.
How can you not want a burned wood Eric Northman portrait on a keepsake box?

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Let's compare Dead and Gone ( Sookie #10) different book descriptions

Here are the 2 different book descriptions I've seen posted to the Dead in the Family pre-order listings on Amazon. There is no description posted yet for Borders or Banes and Noble.

Amazon US book description

After enduring torture and the loss of loved ones during the brief but deadly Faery War, Sookie Stackhouse is hurt and she's angry. Just about the only bright spot in her life is the love she thinks she feels for vampire Eric Northman. But he's under scrutiny by the new Vampire King because of their relationship. And as the political implications of the Shifters coming out are beginning to be felt, Sookie's connection to the Shreveport pack draws her into the debate. Worst of all, though the door to Faery has been closed, there are still some Fae on the human side-and one of them is angry at Sookie. Very, very angry...

Amazon UK description

If you think your family relationships are complicated, think again: you haven't seen anything like the ones in Bon Temps, Louisiana. Sookie Stackhouse is dealing with a whole host of family problems, ranging from her own kin (a non-human fairy and a telepathic second cousin) demanding a place in her life, to her lover Eric's vampire sire, an ancient being who arrives with Eric's 'brother' in tow at a most inopportune moment. And Sookie's tracking down a distant relation of her ailing neighbour (and ex), Vampire Bill Compton. In addition to the multitude of family issues complicating her life, the werewolf pack of Shreveport has asked Sookie for a special favour, and since Sookie is an obliging young woman, she agrees. But this favour for the wolves has dire results for Sookie, who is still recovering from the trauma of her abduction during the Fairy War.

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‘Intercourse With A Vampire’ Picks Up ‘Twilight’ 5 (or 10) Years Later

Now is exactly the right time to spoof vampires, because they are everywhere. Right Thoughts of a dying Atheist? They are in our books, our movie adaptations of books, even our TV show adaptations of books. Eddie Murphy, either you had bad timing, or were way ahead of your time.

As you might have guessed from its title, Intercourse With A Vampire is a spoof. The comedy is about a lascivious, rather unconvincingly seductive Dracula-type named Vampire Larry who lives with his high school sweetheart. The idea being “what if Robert Pattinson’s Twilight character Edward got older, kept his girlfriend, but was a creep.” Using that premise, Vampire picks up where creator and star Jacob Fleisher’s comedy short Twilight – 5 Years Later left off.

In terms of performance, Fleisher has the tendency to go broad with his comedy. That’s putting it politely. In the first scene of the first episode he slimes his way into bed with his girlfriend Tracy (Kristen Carney), and as they have sex his face contorts wildly, as if a GIF Party of Jim Carrey’s face from Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.

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Intercourse With A Vampire, Episode 1

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'Gone With The Wind'/Vampire Mash-Up Proves That Blood-Suckers Make Everything More Awesome

Forget the idea of retro-fitting old movies for 3-D, which sometimes reminds me too much of when Ted Turner thought it'd be a good idea to colorize classic films back in the mid-80s. Vampires are a much better trend. If you don't believe me, just check out the mash-up video "Gone with the Wind with Vampires," which takes the all-time top-grossing (adjusting for inflation) classic and tosses in a plot involving bloodsuckers. Rhett Butler as a Civil War-era Dracula? Or is he more like a 19th century Edward Cullen? Either way, it fits.

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True Blood Music Video of the Day: Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) Sex Bomb

Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) Sex Bomb
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