Jesus Christ, Shepherd of Judea Part II: The Bible

"Jesus Christ, Shepherd of Judea " , that's a very familiar exclamation to readers of the Sookie Stackhouse books and I have been exploring churches, religion, the Bible and prayer in the Sookie books.

Sookie is most definitely a Christian believer and regularly attends the Glen Cragie Methodist church in Bon Temps. She frequently talks of her faith, the Bible, prayer and attending church.

You will notice that Gran's favorite saying from the Bible "Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof," is given multiple explanations in the book.

This quote is Mathew 6:34 and in the the America King James version it reads:

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient to the day is the evil thereof.

The New International Standard Bible 2008 translation is:
So never worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

Some of the Bible references I have found mentioned in the books are:

Bk3

"Judge not, that ye be not judged," I told him, hoping I didn't sound as furious as my clenched stomach told me I was. It felt wrong to quote the Bible when you were in a towering rage.

Other than that, we were hunky-dory. "Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof," I told myself. That had been Gran's favorite Bible quotation. When I was about nine, I'd asked her to explain that to me, and she'd said, "Don't go looking for trouble; it's already looking for you." Bearing that in mind, I cleared my mental decks.

Bk 4
I blinked, wondering if that wasn't exactly what Christianity taught. But I am no theologian or Bible scholar, and I would have to leave the judgment on my action to God, who was also no theologian.

Bk 5
Salome, Like in the Bible ?

Bk 6
My Gran's favorite saying from the Bible was, "Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."She had explained that that meant that you don't worry about tomorrow, or about things you can't change. I tried to practice that philosophy, though most days it was hard. Today it was easy.

Bk 7
The vampire Jodi was pretty formidable she put me in mind of Jaelin the Bible. Jael, a determined woman of Israel, put a tent peg through the head of Sisera, an enemy captain, if I was remembering correctly. Sisera had been asleep when Jael did the deed,

Bk 8
I’d learned in American History what Abraham Lincoln, quoting the Bible, had to say about houses divided.

What ones have i missed ?

Sookie has an OSM !

What's an OSM you say ?

Well, this is how Sookie explains it in book 8 -I bet you have them too!

“How gratifying to hear you say so,” said an accented voice. This was definitely an Oh, shit! moment. (An OSM, as I called them to myself .) A gorgeous man stepped out from the trees, and I blinked as I took him in.

True Blood Season 2 starts when ?

Thanks to True2blood for pointing to this on the True Blood Season 2 listing for IMDb

"....it shows that Season 2 air date is May 3, 2009. . I just wonder how accurate this date is."

Here's the link!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1368977/

Has anyone seen anything official from HBO that confirms this air date ??? Thanks

HBO Winter Sale everything 20 % off

HBO Winter Sale - Enjoy 20% off Sitewide on 2.17.09!

True Blood wins ACE Eddie Award

BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR NON-COM TELEVISION:

True Blood: "Strange Love"
Michael Ruscio, A.C.E. & Andy Keir

Awards Presented February 15, 2009 at the Beverly Hilton

http://www.ace-filmeditors.org/

True Blood behind the scenes : Merlotte's Bar and Grill

The Perspective magazine article talks about how they just 'found' Merlotte's on the Warner's Brother lot in an area called the jungle ...

Here's what it looks like when you see it on the back lot tour ..

True Blood's Louisiana Roots from Art Director's Perspective Magazine

Very cool True Blood layout in 'Perspective magazine, the journal of the art directors guild & scenic, title and graphic artists' from the February and March 2009 edition.

Here is a little pdf of the pages from that article, you can read the entire issue and past issues here

2009 Feb Mar 1 True Blood

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True Blood music video of the day

Alexander Skarsgård - A Tribute to the Hand in the Pocket ( how could I not post this one -ha)

Sookie's "in high dudgeon "

from Book 8

This was totally unfair. I’d expected tons of sympathy when I finally confessed the reason for my bad mood. But now Sam and Eric were so wrapped up in being irritated with each other that neither one of them was giving me a moment’s thought. “Well, thanks, guys,”
I said. “This has been a lot of fun. Eric, big help there—I appreciate the kind words.” And I left in what my grandmother called high dudgeon. I stomped back out into the bar and waited on tables so grimly that some people were scared to call me
over to order more drinks.

Do you know what being 'in high dudgeon' means ?

high dudgeon : noun, a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase 'in high dudgeon')

True Blood behind the scene: Creature Creator Dan Rebert and True Blood

Fascinating interview from last September io9.com

So mammals, crustaceans, is there any particular slice of the animal kingdom you prefer to use?

No, I think it’s basically based on what comes out of the script. You know, you try to relate things that are basically along the lines of what’s in the script. A good case in point is how the whole True Blood fang designs came about. Way back before we even did the pilot, Alan Ball called a meeting with Todd [Masters] and myself to come in and talk about vampire teeth. They wanted something new; they wanted something no one’s seen before, and they still want it to be sexy and cool. And the first thing I thought of, and the design that Alan really liked, is modeling the teeth more mechanically off of the way snakes teeth work, the way they unfold from the back of the palate of the mouth as opposed to disappear from, like, a stiletto-type action from the gums. And Alan really liked that idea, and, again, it was based on basically the way the anatomy of a snake’s inner mouth works. Obviously we didn’t make it needle-thin like a snake’s would be, but we basically mixed what was already there on a snake with what’s already there on a human, and even down to the detail of the fang – which I doubt we’ll ever see in the show – but there is little holes where they would suck the blood up, up through the fang.

Did you have consultants on any of the science fiction shows, or was that mostly on the other shows?

Not so much on the Stargates and stuff like that, but there usually is a medical consultant on most of the medical procedure shows we do. Like, we did a show a long time ago, Kingdom Hospital, and there was a medical consultant that was very involved in the brain surgeries and things of that nature. I’m trying to think if we didn’t have any consultants on True Blood. I can’t think of any off-hand. They don’t really have too many vampire specialists. I think that was Alan’s job because Alan came up with the whole mythology of the vampires. I had an interview for HBO and I was explaining to them how vampire blood is very thick and syrupy and human blood is more runny and brighter red, and they asked me, “Well, how do you know what vampire blood looks like?” And I said, “Alan Ball told me!” Well, he’s the boss.

Yeah, I guess that’s a whole plot point of that show.

It is. I mean the show’s called True Blood. You better make sure you know what your blood looks like. [Laughs.]

On that note, too, I will say that out of all the TV shows that we’re currently working on, and maybe have ever worked on, I probably feel the strongest about True Blood. I just loved getting those scripts every week. They were always really exciting in terms of where the plot was going. They had a lot more special effects than I was expecting after reading the book. And what really, really turned me on the most about True Blood – I was excited about it from the beginning, working with Alan again was going to be great and doing a vampire show with him was going to be great – but what I didn’t realize about True Blood of how much of a fantasy story it is. It’s not just vampires. There’s a whole host of magical creatures that come up through the season, and the depth of the mythology for a TV show really is what amazed me about the show and the concept. It’s not just a vampire show. It’s much more.

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'Many Bloody Returns' now in paperback

Are you still working on your Sookie short stories? This anthology includes the short story "Dracula night" and if you are an Eric fan YOU DO NOT want to miss this one ...

Many Bloody Returns, edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner, makes it debut on the paperback list at number 29. (Amazon, B&N)

Charlaine Harris has the first two books of her Sookie Stackhouse series in positions number 26 and number 27 respectively.

True Blood Music Video of the Day

Mercy by Duffy [LYRICS]

Take me home ( pie crying song ) by Lisbeth Scott and Nathan Bar

Are you still haunted by the scene after Gran's death where Sookie sits alone crying and eating Gran's Pecan pie ?

That song is by Lisbeth Scott and Nathan Barr

From the HBO series True Blood, this song is a gorgeous contemporary folk tune, which features haunting vocals and rich cello and guitar work.If you liked the music to "O Brother where Art Thou?", you'll love this.

Lisbeth Scott's uniquely moving and shiver-inducing voice has been heard on literally hundreds of films. Her new single, "Take Me Home" (original), written by Lisbeth and Nathan Barr, is featured on the October 12, 2008 episode of the critically-acclaimed HBO series, "True Blood."

The Pie Cry remix of the track is ONLY AVAILABLE on kosmicmusic.com.

The single was mixed by Adam Moseley for Accidental Muzik, Inc. In May of 2008, Kosmic Music released "The 10,000 Steps," Lisbeth's stunning collaboration with renowned percussionist Greg Ellis, as the artist biomusique, and it received massive airplay on New Age radio around the country. Lisbeth's vocals have graced the screen courtesy of Spielberg's "Munich," "The Passion of the Christ"and she was the featured vocalist and songwriter for the Disney films of the "Chronicles of Narnia, The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe" and "Prince Caspian". Three of Lisbeth's solo albums, "Dove," Rough and Steep" and "Fair Skye" are also available as digital downloads on www.kosmicmusic.com .

Lisbeth web page here: http://www.lisbethscott.com/
Nathan's page and music here : http://www.nathanbarr.com/

Gran's Pecan Pie recipe can be found here

Here is the scene

True Blood behind the scenes: Long Shadow is staked

I think this was the last little behind the scenes goodie from the geniuses at MastersFX special effects. They work so hard on True Blood; visit their great web page for more of their amazing movie and TV magic and you probably see other favorite TV shows and movies.

http://mastersfx.com/

Here we have Long Shadow's disintegration make-up and then below, that scene in video.

"Humans, Honestly Bill I don't know what you see in them...." haha

Happy Valentine's Day to you from Dallas

Happy Vday ( No, not that kind of V!)

If you are still looking for a little special gift or have some extra Valentine's Day treat money to spend...

I posted some great posts in the last couple of days for Vampire and Dracula brand wine , vodka and chocolates. Then yesterday, I posted two posts with wonderful Etsy craftsman and artists that make homemade, fun and beautiful vampire and True Blood inspired items ...

Most of all, enjoy !

Vampire spirits HERE

Vampire gifts HERE

True Blood gifts HERE

True Blood reruns returning to HBO2 Saturday, February 21st

Yippeee

True Blood returns in reruns starting next Saturday February 21st on HBO 2!!
Next week!



Full schedule HERE

Date/Time	Channel	Title	Rated	Min	Genre
2/21 9:00 PM	HBO2 - EAST	TRUE BLOOD 01: STRANGE LOVE	TVMA	58	Drama
2/22 12:00 AM	HBO2 - WEST	TRUE BLOOD 01: STRANGE LOVE	TVMA	58	Drama
2/28 9:00 PM	HBO2 - EAST	TRUE BLOOD 02: THE FIRST TASTE	TVMA	54	Drama
3/1 12:00 AM	HBO2 - WEST	TRUE BLOOD 02: THE FIRST TASTE	TVMA	54	Drama
3/7 9:00 PM	HBO2 - EAST	TRUE BLOOD 03: MINE	TVMA	52	Drama
3/8 12:00 AM	HBO2 - WEST	TRUE BLOOD 03: MINE	TVMA	52	Drama
3/14 9:00 PM	HBO2 - EAST	TRUE BLOOD 04: ESCAPE FROM DRAGON HOUSE	TVMA	50	Drama
3/15 12:00 AM	HBO2 - WEST	TRUE BLOOD 04: ESCAPE FROM DRAGON HOUSE	TVMA	50	Drama
3/21 9:00 PM	HBO2 - EAST	TRUE BLOOD 05: SPARKS FLY OUT	TVMA	55	Drama
3/22 12:00 AM	HBO2 - WEST	TRUE BLOOD 05: SPARKS FLY OUT	TVMA	55	Drama
3/28 9:00 PM	HBO2 - EAST	TRUE BLOOD 06: COLD GROUND	TVMA	52	Drama
3/29 12:00 AM	HBO2 - WEST	TRUE BLOOD 06: COLD GROUND	TVMA	52	Drama

True Blood Music Video of the Day : Dedicated to @SookieBonTemps

Happy Valentine's Day!

Monsters and angels by Voice of the Beehive [lyrics]