‘True Blood’ Character Spotlight: Five Reasons To Love Lafayette Reynolds

Lafayette Reynolds is quirky, charismatic and careful. Undoubtedly, he’s one of the most interesting characters on “True Blood.” Like most of the characters on the show, Lafayette has been irrevocably shaped by the supernatural experiences of Bon Temps, Louisiana. He’s handled it with style and class, which is part of his charm. Here are five reasons to love Lafayette.
What you see is what you get. There are certain things that everyone knows about Lafayette. He’s gay, he’s a dealer, sometimes he sells his body and he’s really good with makeup. There are things most people don’t know about him, too: his mom is institutionalized and he’s very spiritual in the privacy of his own home. Although he has a private life like most people, he doesn’t exactly hide things—Lafayette’s just really good at keeping things chill and avoiding trouble. In return, he’s able to be himself in an otherwise conservative environment and he doesn’t have to apologize for who he is.

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Ebay bidding is open for True Blood Sock of Destiny - Stephen Moyer/Bill Compton

There are lots of sites that are doing some kind of charity work connected to the varied interests of the stars themselves. But there are sooo many going on at any time that I don't really post about them.
But this is a great item on ebay with all proceeds going to benefit the gulf coast aid.

Up for auction is a piece of True Blood memorabilia known as "The sock of Destiny." The sock was donated to the Battle of the Fang by Stephen Moyer, who plays Vampire Bill on the hit TV show True Blood. The sock will be signed before it's sent to the winner!

This piece of fabric is used when filming nude scenes so that the man's dangling parts are secured. Moyer has mentioned the sock in many interviews and the sock has become a staple in most of the interviews with the cast. This is your chance to own this extremely rare item.*

Important: This auction is for the True Blood "Sock of Destiny" included in the picture only. The picture is the exact item that the winner will receive. The script and DVDs are not included in this auction (although we are auctioning the script this week as well). Stephen Moyer will be providing us with the sock when the third season of True Blood completes its televised schedule. Winner should expect the sock be shipped in early October.

This purchase will be non-refundable. 

*Stephen did not say whether the sock had been used or not... we're not asking.

100 % of the profits (less ebay fees) will be donated to Gulf Aid.

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Charlaine Harris: In her blood -Writers Digest

Q/A: Charlaine Harris, the author behind True Blood, shares her writing insights - and even the scoop on her custom vampire fangs

In the current issue of Writer’s Digest, we have a profile of Charlaine Harris, the delightful and hilarious author behind the Southern Vampire Mysteries—the basis for the HBO series “True Blood.”

But even though the story is on newsstands, I still have a mountain of leftover notes from the interview. So rather than let them sit dormant in my WD vault forever (insert egregious vampire-stuck-in-coffin pun here), here are some of the highlights and outtakes from the interview with Harris—in which she talks about everything from why she tends to stick to first person to the future of her vampire series and, yes, how she owns her own custom fangs. As always, a regular writing prompt follows. (And for a prompt directly from Harris, click here.)

How old were you when you first felt the need to write, or where did it come from in your history?
“That was always my secret identity. Other kids want to be other things, but all I ever wanted to be, really, was a writer.”

[You became a full-time writer after your husband presented you with an electric typewriter and an offer to stay home and work on your material.] Is writing full time an important development for a writer?
“It is. It was for me. I know a lot of writers who are still coming home in the evening from their day jobs and writing. That would be incredibly hard.”

Did you ever feel compelled to give up over the years?
“Oh, no. No, that’s where just burying my head in the sand had its uses. Because I thought, well, I’m just gonna keep going, I’m just gonna keep on doing whatever I can think of to do and it’ll just work out somehow. And it did. But of course I had the luxury of doing that because my husband’s a chemical engineer and he was able to support me and the kids. If it had been my income that was my sole means of support, I certainly would have reacted differently.”

read on QA buy copy of magazine for profile article here

True Blood Music Video of the Day: Walk This Way (Run DMC & Aerosmith)

Walk This Way (Run DMC & Aerosmith) : True Blood ( Eric, Sookie, Jason, Lafayette, Ect...)

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True Blood inside their secret wedding

You guys know I don't post much of this stuff but if you'd like to know more about Sookie and Bill's nuptials you might want to pick up a copy of this  issue of US !

MTV figures out that "From 'Twilight' to 'True Blood:' Vamps Have Made Hollywood $7 Billion"

If you were worried this fangtastic vampire fad was going to meet an eternal death soon, well, that doesn't seem likely, according to a report done by The Hollywood Reporter (and anyone hoping to make money in Tinseltown right now). According to THR's calculations, the vampire phenomenon has generated over $7 billion since "Twilight" first hit theaters in 2008. That is less than two years.
What has helped make vampires so successful is not just the love affair between Edward and Bella, though that's definitely part of it. Stephenie Meyer made vampires more romantic and less scary and made millions because of it. That started a trend that moved from books to films to television, selling music and merchandise along the way, and has paid off wonderfully for all of those involved. And the world just seems to be begging for more, more, more.
Don't believe us? Click after the jump to see the breakdown of how much money vampires have made across these different media.

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Sex please, we're vampires

''ALL anyone's thinking about here is sex, sex, sex!'' bemoans mind reader Sookie Stackhouse, the hyper-sexualised protagonist of True Blood. ''Well you don't need to be telepathic to pick up on that,'' quips her 170-year-old vampire lover, Bill.
A glorious marriage of best-selling fantasy writer Charlaine Harris and screen genius Alan Ball (Six Feet Under, American Beauty), the series is the much-lauded crown jewel of HBO's post-Sex-and-Sopranos era.

Alexander Skarsgard, Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer on the cover of Rolling Stone.

Though Twilight taught us the virtue, danger and angst of a wistful human-vampire affair, what is remarkably clever about True Blood is its deftly blended cocktail of old-world romance, lustful deviance and wickedly dry humour. In the claustrophobic southern township of Bon Temps, danger, desire and the macabre are all intertwined.

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True Blood Music Episode 3.12 " I smell a rat"

Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash – Trains Gonna Roll



Thievery Corporation – Supreme Illusion (Nickodemus Remix)




The Court Yard Hounds – I Miss You




The Heavy – What You Want Me to Do




Patty Griffin – I Smell a Rat

Entertainment biz fangful for vampires

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Hollywood has repeatedly peddled the apocalyptic threat from aliens, machines, comets, viruses and zombies, but who was watching the vampires?

Never exactly absent from the entertainment scene, those eternal bloodsuckers lately have infiltrated everything from big screens and little screens to bookstore shelves, clothing racks, download services, video games and video, record and jewelry stores.

The low-budget Fox/New Regency "Twilight" parody "Vampires Suck" has grossed $20 million in its first six days, and 5 million regular viewers are rabidly following HBO's newest hit, "True Blood," as it swoops toward its season 3 finale September 12. Meanwhile, Justin Cronin's "The Passage," Stephenie Meyer's "Breaking Dawn" and Charlaine Harris' "Dead and Gone" hover on best-seller lists.

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True Blood Music Video of the Day: Listen To Your Heart

Listen To Your Heart : Eric & Sookie True Blood (HQ)
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Vampire king spills 'True Blood' finale secrets

He's already getting Emmy buzz for his jaw-droppingly good turn as "True Blood's" new "Big Bad" Russell Edgington — the 3,000-year-old vampire king whose hobbies include fine dining, ripping out spines and vowing to eat your babies.
And now, just to make us love him more, Denis O'Hare is spilling deets on "True Blood's" season finale (hint: he'll "weep"!) and the secret you don't know about that scandalous Rolling Stone cover...

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38840612/ns/today-entertainment/

True Blood: where wages are paid in dirty vampire basement sex meredith Woerner io9

Meredith's offering ...
Everyone is talking about last night's big reveal. So what happened? Well the supernatural fairy was let out of the werekitty bag. We now all know what Sookie is (besides awful).

Let's be honest. Nothing was going to top last week's conclusion. Nothing. But this week tried with werekitties, V-trips, and lots of good Pam one-liners. But besides the great postmortem, this episode really felt like it was just trying to get us to the end. We're all still holding our breath for the big fight between the King of Mississippi and everyone else. But one thing was revealed, Sookie is a fairy. Yeah, I'm not necessarily excited about it either. But why don't we let the Pros and Cons be the REAL judge.

Pro: Sookie having the same reaction to her big "what is Sookie" reveal. How fucking lame, indeed.

Con: So since we all CLEARLY know that being a fairy is lame, does that mean we can drop the fact that she's a fairy? The answer: No.

Con: Another name for the fairy kind is "alien." Sadly, I'm guessing the rest of the cast will insist on calling fairies by their proper name "the Fae," for the rest of the season.

Con: They do.

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Vampires And Sex! HBO's 'True Blood' Explained In 60 Seconds (VIDEO)

If you don't watch "True Blood," the hit vampire series on HBO, you've at least heard about it. Since our culture is so saturated with vampire stories these days, you may still be little unclear on what exactly "True Blood" is about. Thankfully, Babelgum is here with another of their hilarious "In 60 seconds" videos, where they sum up popular TV shows in (you guessed it) 60 seconds. The "True Blood" video below is spot-on. There are vampires. They have sex. There are sexy vampires having sex. You almost don't even NEED 60 seconds for this one.
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A couple of more spoiler images from the finale 2 episodes of True Blood

Denis on set we think this is the finale being shot -

RED HILL Movie Trailer With True Blood’s Ryan Kwanten

Maybe this is why Jason wants to be a policeman ? Ha

Red Hill Synopsis: When a young Melbourne police officer, Constable Shane Cooper, relocates to the small high-country town of Red Hill with his pregnant wife, he does so in the hope of starting a new family. But when news of a prison break

in Melbourne sends the local law enforcement officers into a panic, Shane’s first day on duty quickly goes from bad to worse. Enter Jimmy Conway, a convicted murderer serving life behind bars, he returns to the isolated outpost seeking revenge. Now caught in the middle of what quickly becomes a horrifying blood bath, Shane will be forced to take the law into his own hands if he is to survive..
Red Hill will be released to theaters on December 2nd 2010. Watch the trailer below.

Read more: RED HILL Movie Trailer With True Blood’s Ryan Kwanten http://www.daemonsmovies.com/2010/08/23/red-hill-movie-trailer-with-true-bloods-ryan-kwanten/#ixzz0xWaLbUnu

Soldiers Zombie Hunting in Afghanistan

A peek inside any airport bookstore will tell you that Americans want to read about vampires this summer. Vampire love stories, vampire hunting manuals, vampire comedies, classic novels rewritten to include vampires -- apparently anything sporting fangs and makeup will sell.
As usual, the military is developing a similar obsession, but not vampires. With the Army, it's zombies.


Dog-eared copies of Max Brooks' "World War Z" a first person account of the Great Zombie War, and his definitive undead-fighting manual, "The Zombie Survival Guide," are found wherever soldiers relax and oil their weapons. One soldier showed me a huge, razor-sharp Nepalese Ghurka knife that weighed about seven pounds -- a lot of extra weight to carry on patrol. He explained that because killing zombies required a decapitating or skull-crushing blow, there was simply no better tool for fighting the undead in close quarters.
As uniforms and body armor become more and more covered in Velcro, Zombie Hunter patches have become hot sellers for tactical suppliers. At the German Post Exchange at Kandahar Airfield, that patch is continually sold out.

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True Blood Music Video of the Day: The Last Song I'm Wasting On You

True Blood: The Last Song I'm Wasting On You;; [Bill/Sookie] (

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