Before I even start I should probably admit that, no, I have never read, seen, or been even remotely interested in
Twilight. I should also admit that yes, I consider myself a big nerd. I love comic books, video games, and am generally down with anything that includes dragons or lightsabers. And in spite of this, I will never--I repeat,
never--touch anything related to
Twilight.
This poster brought to you by Clearasil.I mean, I'm not anti-vampire. It's just that there's never really been that good of a vampire movie (I've never been a big fan of Buffy, oddly enough). Either there are usually some bizarre sexual undertones going on (thanks a lot
Anne Rice) or they just straight up suck, being either stuffy and lame (
Dracula) or ridiculously stupid (
From Dusk Til Dawn, numbers 1, 2, and 3).
And then there was
True Blood.
I had heard a lot of good things from friends and critics (star
Anna Paquin won a Golden Globe for her performance), and decided to give it a whirl. Eight hours later, the sun was up and I was stumbling into bed, exhausted from one of the best OnDemand marathons I've run in years. I finished the season after a couple hours' sleep, and have since been waiting for Season 2 to premiere on June 14th.
Alan Ball is the show's executive producer, the writing is nothing special--in fact, it's often crap. The acting, despite Anna Paquin's Golden Globe, is equally disappointing. A lot of the characters, especially in the first several episodes, are annoying. But something about the show is just so damn...addicting.
If you ask me, the best part of "True Blood" is the fact that it's a vampire series that
guys can get into. Even though the show is centered on the romance of Sookie Stackhouse (a telepathic cocktail waitress) and Bill Compton (a vampire), there's no feeling of sappy, chick-flick desperation. Despite a
few Anne Rice-ian moments, the show can safely be described as a murder mystery with vampires, shapeshifters, telepaths, and maybe even a demon or two. Not only is there graphic violence but a healthy dose of graphic sex, too--what more could you want?
Comments (42)
Well most of us awful Twilight loving teen girls don't frequent mansofa so you should be safe from hateful repercussions for the negativity. My dad watches True Blood. I wanted to but he sort of nixed it, supposedly too "adult".
Haha what's funny is the books are totally targeted at women ... they get downright man bashing at times ;)
True Blood >>> Twilight
Lafayette FTW!
true blood eats twilight for breakfast.
Oh, wow wow wee wow. Took me awhile to see the profiles in the poster. I'm ready for firsts.
I thought Blade was a much more macho vampire show...
Nosferatu is still where it's at. I'd like to see a fistfight between the original lord of evil and Edward Cullen.
i love both...but Twilight to me is targeted to younger teens..were as True Blood is for the adults..considering there is lots of sex in there! LOL
@kachino@xanga - YES! I turn gay while this show is on and change back to hetero once the credits roll. He's 30% of the reason I watch that show ahaha. I love how vampire blood is being delt like drugs... dope idea.
I hope they stay close to the books because I don't have any pay cable channels right now so im picking up the books until my funds replenish. LOVE this show. Fuck.
This show made me not care about catching up with Dexter anymore... and I was hardcore on Dexter. I don't watch a lot of TV(or ANY really) but Showtime and HBO have been REAL REAL good to me for like 3 years now.
@echois23@xanga - macho, yes, good... hell no ...dude, its Sticky Fingaz from Onyx. Remember that boxing match IN THE RING on MTV with a random pro skateboarder with ronald mc donald hair, haha remember that? Hard to be taken serious as being hardcore in ANY light after that... though he was outweighed by like 40lbs.
Though I love sticky and "SLAM!" is still my shit :D
@erahslover@xanga - I have no clue about Sticky Fingaz or Onyx (off to google) and I don't think I have ever watched MTV but at least I have heard of it....
@erahslover@xanga - Yeah, I just love the characters in that show and Lafayette is my favorite. Yeah, completely agree about HBO and Showtime being great!
@erahslover@xanga - OK nope I was talking about this Blade http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120611/ with Wesley snipes.....
i love that show to pieces, let me tell you.
I know exactly what you mean! There are more bad things than good things on when listing qualities of the show but it's nearly impossible to not get hooked!
I've read all the Twilight books twice & seen the movie. I haven't gotten a chance to check out True Blood because I cancelled onDemand :( but I will now definitely rent season one.
I hate that people judge Twilight though. It's not just for love crazy teenage girls. Stephanie Meyer is a very good author & I enjoyed her Twilight saga long before it became this 'epidemic'. Some of the fans give it a bad name. It's a great series. You should try it out - I recommend the book over the movie.
Yeah, I just thought True Blood was Twilight for grownups, not just men. I've read some of Twilight and saw the movie. Both were horrible.
K.
TWILIGHT SUCK. K
THANKS. LOL.
idk why i was addicted to it.
GOOD LOVE LINE.
BUT NOT STORY LINE. KAY
@echois23@xanga - ohhh, i thought we were talking about TV series. wow, ok. yeah... mtv, you arent missing anything, it hasnt been good since like 95.
From Dawn To Dusk ♥
Haha. Love it (:
I love it !
Twilight < Trueblood.
Twilight is shit.
If you disagree with this statement, you are wrong.
@erahslover@xanga - I didn't even know there was a TV series...... I am so out of it when it comes to American television...