Once Upon aTime : ABC New TV series trailer

Once Upon a Time    SERIES PREMIERE SUNDAY OCT 23 8|7c

about Once Upon a Time

From the inventive minds of Lost executive producers Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis comes a bold new imagining of the world, where fairy tales and the modern-day are about to collide.

And they all lived happily ever after – or so everyone was led to believe. Emma Swan knows how to take care of herself. She's a 28-year-old bail bonds collector who's been on her own ever since she was abandoned as a baby. But when the son she gave up years ago finds her, everything starts to change. Henry is now 10 years old and in desperate need of Emma's help. He believes that Emma actually comes from an alternate world and is Snow White and Prince Charming's missing daughter. According to his book of fairytales, they sent her away to protect her from the Evil Queen's curse, which trapped the fairytale world forever, frozen in time, and brought them into our modern world. Of course Emma doesn't believe a word, but when she brings Henry back to Storybrooke, she finds herself drawn to this unusual boy and his strange New England town. Concerned for Henry, she decides to stay for a while, but she soon suspects that Storybrooke is more than it seems. It's a place where magic has been forgotten, but is still powerfully close… where fairytale characters are alive, even though they don't remember who they once were. The epic battle for the future of all worlds is beginning, but for good to win, Emma will have to accept her destiny and fight like hell.

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Going For Blood (True Story)

Despite the abysmal trends in the homevideo marketplace (sales have fallen about $1 billion a year to $10 billion this year), the marketing team at HBO has breathed new life into its retail sales with the living dead. Yup, you guessed it, the vampires of “True Blood.”

Sofia Chang, senior vice president-retail marketing at HBO, rattled off some impressive media metrics to prove that, but it was the one she cited about actual “True Blood” sales – the drink, not the show – that really impressed me. 


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‘Deadliest Warrior’: Vampires and zombies out for blood

What happens when a show founded on the science of hypothetical battles between knights, ninjas, gangsters and centurions swaps swords and guns for fangs and claws? Fans of Spike TV’s “Deadliest Warrior” series are likely to find out Wednesday when the show, in the second half of the 2-1/2-hour season finale, will pit vampires versus zombies in a bloody battle to the death. Airing at 9 p.m. PDT, the two classic horror movie monsters will spar to determine who has the bigger, badder bite and more skull-crushing strength.
On a visit to the set of the season finale earlier this year, hosts Richard “Mack” Machowicz, Geoff Desmoulin and medical expert Dr. Armand Dorian were busy trying out an arsenal of mechanically propelled limbs and sharp-toothed animals (and reptiles)  designed to mimic the damage supposedly inflicted by both sides.

“Every nerd has this argument at least once after every episode of ‘The Walking Dead,’” said vampire expert Steve Niles, referring to the hit AMC series about a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by zombies. “It’s kind of interesting to turn into some sort of fact so we can at least address it and see who would win.”

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‘Family Guy’ Took A Shot At ‘True Blood!’ See The Cartoon Versions Of Sookie & Bill!

Peter: No! Anna Paquin boob does not count as real boob! That’s like looking at a 12-year-old boy! You should know that, Joe. … And as for you, Anna, you’re dreadful. And so is the program.
Anna: [Somehow talking to Peter through the TV] I didn’t write it.
Peter: Yeah, but you know the people who do. That Alan Ball — you know him, right?
Anna: Yeah…
Peter: How come everything he writes is so dreary?
Anna: I don’t know.
Peter: Tell him to cheer up! Things ain’t so bad.
Fortunately, the disappointingly un-funny joke took a solid turn when the camera cut to Bruce — my personal favorite — watching the show at home in his True Blood t-shirt.
“This is a weird episode,” Bruce said.

http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2011/09/26/family-guy-true-blood-peter-sookie/  



They've done a TB shout out before ...

Vampire Diaries Season 3 - Episode 3 'The End Of The Affair' Official Promo

True Blood and True Life from Psychology Today

I just spent the week with Sookie Stackhouse in Bon Temps, Louisiana. I had never seen an episode of True Blood until six days ago when I watched episode 1 season 1 on HBOGO on my ipad. Yesterday, I left Sookie screaming in the Finale of Season 4.
Why was I sucked into Bon Temps, Louisiana and its inhabitants for a week, like a V addiction? And why was this immersion so satisfying?
Perhaps its because Bon Temps and the characters of True Blood are a metaphor for the diversity of life itself and our means of meandering through it. Here's what I see in True Blood.
1. A role model in Sookie Stackhouse - a person who is transparent - her outward actions align with inward intentions. When Sookie sees injustice, she acts regardless of the risk. She knows herself - what she deems right and wrong - and acts in accord with it. Deception is not part of her repertoire unless it's used to save someone she loves.
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Facebook updates from Charlaine Harris !

"Editorial changes for DEADLOCKED -- nearly complete! Just a touch-up here and there. Then on to the next project."

"As I've stated several times before, Sookie ALWAYS comes out in May. There will be two more books, DEADLOCKED (2012) and a final book (2013). If you don't like 'em, don't read them! There are lots of wonderful books in the world to read. And I do not know what Alan has planned for the show, which is obviously going in its own interesting direction. And I'll be writing something else when Sookie has been concluded."
Charlaine Harris

http://www.facebook.com/CharlaineHarris

'True Blood's' Joe Manganiello to appear on'Two and a Half Men'

True Blood fans, if you’re having some Joe Manganiello withdrawal since the season concluded earlier this month, you’ll be happy to hear that the hunky star will be back on your screens soon.


A CBS spokesperson confirms to The Hollywood Reporter that Manganiello will be guest starring on Two and a Half Men, as first reported by EW.
He’ll be playing the hunky boyfriend to Walden’s (Ashton Kutcher) ex-wife, Bridget (Judy Greer). Viewers will meet Bridget on Monday’s episode. Manganiello will make his appearance on the Oct. 24 airing.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/two-a-men-true-bloods-239834

‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ stars: Where they are now?

When Joss Whedon brought “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” to TV in 1997, no one had very high expectations for the show. But beyond the cult reputation and the scores of academic books it spawned, it was also a talent discovery engine.
“Buffy” and its spinoff, “Angel,” launched the careers of countless actors and writers who are all over the fall TV season — not least of which is Sarah Michelle Gellar, who returns to prime time in “Ringer” after a long absence from television. Meanwhile, David Boreanaz is solving homicides on “Bones,” Alyson Hannigan is bringing on the laughs in “How I Met Your Mother,” Felicia Day is tearing up the Internet with “The Guild,” and “Buffy” mastermind Whedon is directing a new set of superheroes in “The Avengers.”
“Buffy” fans and newcomers can catch up on the slayer set (and their killer ’90s hairdos) with “Buffy the Vampire Slayer — The Complete Series,” out on DVD last year, or via reruns on Chiller and TeenNick. And to find out where your favorite “Buffy” stars are now, click through the gallery above for a partial list of the slayers, watchers, Scoobies and vamps that have found new life on the big and small screens. Be sure to click CAPTIONS ON.

here http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/09/23/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-stars-where-they-are-now/#/0

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Making True Blood: Dan Rebert

Johnny Depp's true 'Dark Shadows' vampire revealed! -- EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK

Behold the real visage of Johnny Depp’s vampire from Dark Shadows!
Last week, long-range paparazzi shots of the actor wearing ghostly white makeup, large sunglasses and a pulled down fedora made fans of the original 1966-71 supernatural soap opera bristle nervously, with complaints he looked simply too strange.
Nevermind that he’s playing a 200-year-old vampire, which is strange enough.
As you can see from this cast shot, Depp’s bloodsucking pater familias Barnabas Collins actually borrows heavily from the aged-little boy look of original Dark Shadows star Jonathan Frid — not that anyone would be happy to see this guy show up as your prom date either.
Still, this official First Look may reassure those die-hard fans of the original series, memorably offbeat ABC daytime drama about a vampire whose extended family are bedeviled by ghosts, witches, and other gothic woes.

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Charlaine Harris at The Writers Colony October 1st tickets still availble !

This would be sooo much fun !

Reserve your tickets now for an afternoon and/or an evening with the New York Times Best Selling Author of the wildly popular "Sookie Stackhouse" urban fantasy series, and HBO's mega-hit series "TRUE BLOOD".
Charlaine Harris has graciously scheduled two exclusive appearances and book signings to help raise awareness and support for and all the writers we serve. This is the first time the Magnolia, AR native has visited Northwest Arkansas.
Space is limited, so get your tickets now by calling the Writers Colony at 479-253-7444, or emailing director@writerscolony.org

Saturday, October 1, 2011
1-3pm at The Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs AR
Meet Charlaine Harris
The charming, funny and very southern Miss Harris will be appearing at The Crescent Hotel, Eureka Springs, in the Conservatory on Saturday, October 1 from 1pm-3pm.
Tickets are $50 and include a buffet and cash bar.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
6:30-10:30pm at The Peel Mansion, Bentonville, AR
An Evening With Charlaine Harris
On Saturday night, Miss Harris and the Writers Colony will host a fabulous dinner at The Peel Mansion in Bentonville, AR, from 6:30-10:30 pm where we will engage Miss Harris in an "Writers Studio" format with audience participation.
Tickets include a full-course dinner and all cocktails and beverages: $125 for single tickets, $200 per couple, $750 for a table of eight. Special dinner seating with Miss Harris at her table is available for $250 each, $450 per couple.
You won't want to miss this once in a lifetime chance to meet one of the hottest writers of our time!

Sookie and Eric : Worst Paranormal Book Sex Scenes ??

I’ve heard from numerous paranormal fantasy authors that the hardest sequences to write well are sex scenes – and, from a reviewer’s perspective, I couldn’t agree more. For every emotionally supercharged, wildly erotic passage that I read, there are dozens – no, hundreds – more that just don’t, ahem, measure up. Too much anatomical play-by-play (i.e. Pornographic Twister) makes for a gratuitous and repulsive reading experience and too much flowery description is downright comical. Words like turgid, heaving, and throbbing are a clear indication – at least for me – that a cheesy sex scene is quickly approaching. I can almost smell the Velveeta now…

Before listing some examples of good sex scenes gone bad, however, I feel it necessary to point out that a fair amount of the sex scenes in paranormal fantasy novels are meant to be amusing – Nicole Peeler’s Jane True saga and Charlaine Harris’s Southern Vampire series, for example – so please keep that in mind when reading the sometimes hilarious and sometimes deeply disturbing excerpts below.

Many readers tell me that they would rather have no sex scene at all than a badly written or awkwardly choreographed sex scene – but I disagree. Sometimes a bad sex scene produces laugh-out-loud entertainment and makes an unremarkable read suddenly memorable – albeit for the wrong reasons. And in the case of novels like Peeler’s "Tracking the Tempest," bizarrely described sex sequences can make a good story truly unforgettable – for all of the right reasons.

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Eric and Sookie - I'll be the one with my heart in my lap

True Blood Season 4 - Screen Test Character Trailer - Joe Manganiello and Alex Skarsgard

True Blood Season 4 - Screen Test Character Trailer - Anna Paquin & Stephen Moyer