True Blood

True Blood is a dramatic series which airs Sunday nights at 9 PM on the premium cable channel HBO, and repeats throughout the week (check local listings). The show has drawn attention both on the blogosphere and elsewhere primarily because of two things: sex and vampires. True Blood features plenty of both.

Created by Alan Ball (Six Feet Under), True Blood is set in a Louisiana bayou town where the locals share space with a new breed of vampires, who, thanks to the development of a synthetic blood drink called True Blood have come out of the closet, and are attempting to integrate themselves into society. Well, most of them anyway, as there are still a few remaining bloodsuckers who are reluctant to give up their old ways.

More specifically, the show centers on the romantic relationship between Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), a telepathic mortal, and Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer), a 170-year-old vampire. The sexual tension between these two (who reportedly developed a real life romance on the set), as well as other characters including a shape-shifting bar owner has given HBO some of its best ratings for an original series since The Sopranos.

True Blood has developed one of the strongest fan bases to be found anywhere on the blogosphere. You can watch episodes for free at WatchTrueBlood.net. Or catch up on the latest at True-Blood.net.

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• HBO Teases The New Season Of ‘True Blood’

  
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  HBO has released a new video trailer that pays homage to their 2009 programming and teases their offerings for 2010 … including glimpses of their hit show True Blood ! Here are a few screen caps from this new trailer that features everyone’s fave vamps and fangbangers along with some deets about the trailer ...
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• Amalahs Top Thingies of 2009, Hodgepodge Edition

  
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  At some point in the list-compiling process, I thought, "Self, I am pretty sure there is more to pop culture than television shows. Please try to diversify." Turns out I spent about 99.99999% of 2009 on the couch, consuming mah culture via the teevee or the computer. One time I went outside and saw a movie! All this, ...
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• VIDEO: HBO Teases True Blood Season 3

  
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  HBO put together a promo for 2010 featuring their original series and movies, including True Blood. It starts with snippets from season 2, but around the 1:31 mark, it looks like we get a few seconds from season 3. Enjoy!VIDEO: HBO Teases True Blood Season 3 was first posted on December 25, ... TrueBlood posted 3 ...
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• Happy Holidays From TrueBloodNet.com

  
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  Happy Holidays to all True Blood fans everywhere from all the writers and staff here at TrueBloodNet.com! We want to wish everyone a happy and safe Holiday Season filled with joy and happiness and a happy and very prosperous New Year!Photo credit: esign.com truebloodnet posted 2 hours ago from truebloodnet.com ...
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• Happy Holidays From TrueBloodNet.com

  
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  Happy Holidays to all True Blood fans everywhere from all the writers and staff here at TrueBloodNet.com!  We want to wish everyone a happy and safe Holiday Season filled with joy and happiness and a happy and very prosperous New Year!Photo credit: esign.com
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• HBO Teases New True Blood, The Pacific and More

  
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  The cable network gives a preview of whats in stores in 2010, including also its line-up of original series such as Broadwalk Empire that comes from award-winning Martin Scorsese. myanti posted 2 hours ago from aceshowbiz.com Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ShowHype: True Blood , True Blood
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• True Blood EXCLUSIVE - Season 3 Promo #1

  
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• True Blood EXCLUSIVE - Season 3 Promo #1

  
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  Source : The Vault > Stay up to date even quicker by following us on Twitter > DarkUFO posted 73 minutes ago from spoilertv.com Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ShowHype: True Blood , True Blood
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• True Blood Season 3 Clip

  
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  This is an extremely short clip, but even so, it sure wets the appetite. From the HBO 2009 promo and what is to come for 2010. You see a quick clip of Sookie running out of the French Restaurant and then you see Bill shirtless with a bloody cut on his arm. Shadaliza posted 3 hours ago from trueblood-online.com Find ...
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• “True Blood” Season Three Secrets Revealed

  
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  “True Blood” may be on hiatus and fans may be waiting so impatiently for their favorite shape shifter, vampires and fairy to return, but in the meantime genius Alan Ball is not waiting around. He’s filming his great series and he’s making casting decisions that will make for the best season so ... ...
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• True Blood on CNN’s Best TV For 2009 List

  
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  True Blood is not only getting recognition from the entertainment industry for being one of the best television shows for 2009, but large media organizations such as CNN are giving Alan Ball’s hit HBO TV vampire series top marks.CNN examines True Blood and right off the bat states that ... truebloodnet posted 4 ...
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• True Blood on CNN’s Best TV For 2009 List

  
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  True Blood is not only getting recognition from the entertainment industry for being one of the best television shows for 2009, but large media organizations such as CNN are giving Alan Ball’s hit HBO TV vampire series top marks.CNN examines True Blood and right off the bat states that “this show doesn’t ...
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• “True Blood” Season Three Secrets Revealed

  
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  “True Blood” may be on hiatus and fans may be waiting so impatiently for their favorite shape shifter, vampires and fairy to return, but in the meantime genius Alan Ball is not waiting around. He’s filming his great series and he’s making casting decisions that will make for the best season so far for Bon [...]
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• True Blood Best TV Series For 2009

  
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  Alan Ball’s hit HBO TV vampire series True Blood received the #1 spot for the “Best TV Series for 2009” according to Ken Tucker from EW.com.  All True Blood fans know that the show is the best show on television right now and perhaps the best show that has come out in years, but it [...]
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• Sweatpantsmoms Favorite Things of 2009: Im Going To Party Like Its 1999

  
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  Recently I heard somebody say, "Celebrate all your favorite things in life." What kind of idiot says a corny thing like that? Normally Id say someone whod had too many whiskey sours and just slept with his best friends wife, but since this is the holidays I started to get sentimental and thought I might do just that - ...
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• True Blood Season 3 Casting Roundup

  
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  Production on HBOs hit vampire series, True Blood , resumed early this month for its third season, which is set to air in summer 2010. Based on all the casting news that has been released for just the first few episodes, it looks like there will be plenty of newcomers. (Minor spoilers ahead) Fans of Charlaine Harris ...
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• Anne Rice explains the current vampire madness

  
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  Anne Rice, the legendary mother of modern vampire literature, has uploaded a couple of new interviews to YouTube in which she explains to her viewers the current vampire craze. The second video is Ms. Rice’s opinion of the hit HBO series True Blood, which she is apparently a huge fan. These minute-long interviews ...
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• True Blood’s Ryan Kwanten Gets High Praise From Alan Ball

  
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  Ryan Kwanten’s brilliant performance as the lovable Jason Stackhouse has not only caught the eyes of millions of fans but also that of True Blood’s creator, Alan Ball who only has high praise for him.Alan states that all the actors had to leave all their inhibitions behind whether it was removing their clothes for ...
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• Lafayette gets a man in True Blood!

  
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  Well we got a gay king, a hot ass werewolf and now, a man for Lafayette! True Blood will bring him a possible love interest for season 3. EW says: It’s happening: Lafayette is getting a boyfriend! A True insider tells me that Alan Ball is quietly searching for a sexy Latino actor in his 30s to play a lust ...
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• VIDEO: Alexander Skarsgard, Entertainment Weekly Best of 2009

  
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