So last night me and my homies Erica and Lindsey went to the True Blood Ultimate Fan Experience that took place in movie theatres across the country. And let me tell you, it was LEGIT.
I had forgotten how much I love True Blood because since it comes on HBO it only airs like 12 eps a year and then a long time goes by before we get a new season. After last night I'm never going to stop professing my love for this show.
For those of you who having been living under a rock, or Gabourey Sidibe's fat ass (jk, she's alright), True Blood is a show that takes place in a world where Vampires have come out of the coffin, aka they live among human beings now, thanks to a manufactured blood product called Tru Blood that allows them to live without drinking from humans, but they do that anyways so whatever. The show takes place in a krunkass small town named Bon Temps in Louisiana. Everything about this show is brilliant. It's actually based on a series of novels by Charlaine Harris but the show is becoming much more different than the books that you don't even really have to bother with them.
The best part of the show (besides the southern accents which I'm always a fan of) is the sex. And the cast, but the sex is legit. Since it's HBO they can do all kinds of crazy shit and it works perfectly with the story. Vamp sex looks awesome. The cast of characters on this show is the other aspect that makes it so satisfying. Anna Paquin is finally playing the character that can truly show off her years of acting in this business. Stephen Moyer, Rutina Weasley, and Sam Trammell play their characters with such ease that you forget that they are playing a vampire, a drama queen, and a shape shifter and you start to think that they could live next door to you. Nelson Ellis is absolutely hilarious as the uber-gay Lafayette (AIDs burger, anyone?) and Alexander Skarsgaard is the perfect antidote to the honest Vampire Bill as the sexual and morally deviant Eric. The best performance in my opinion belongs to Ryan Kwanten who dives in and gives a go-for-broke performance as Sookie's brother Jason. He delivers each line no matter how dim-witted with such honesty that it's hard to not like the guy even if he just shot someone in the head. There are many more brilliant characters in this masterpiece supernatural soap opera that give Bon Temps more depth than one would expect.
The real genius behind this show however is Alan Ball, the creator. The beginning of the first season had some weak spots as he and the writing team were trying to find the perfect balance of satire, drama, comedy, mystery, and horror and halfway through the first season they definitely found that balance. The show can jump from being heartbreaking to terrifying and from tears running down your face funny to edge of your seat suspenseful. This show really covers all it's bases and that's really the reason that it's become such a phenomenon.
At the True Blood Ultimate Fan Experience us fans got to watch the season 2 finale on the big screen with a free small soda (YES) and then they showed an extended trailer for season 3 which was AMAZING. Then we witnessed a cast Q and A with almost the whole cast and creator Alan Ball. A lot of fun info was shared and it really made the love the cast even more. The best part however is that after the Q and A we were released and then we got FREE GIFT BAGS.
Let me tell you something about me and free swag. I LIVE FOR IT. I'm like a Jewish housewife for free shit. If it's free I'll take it I don't care what it is, IT'S FREE (unless it's a possum or like an STD).
Anyway, in the free bag, which was a True Blood backpack, natch, we got books, coupons, little note cards, and best of all a bottle of Tru Blood. :) :) :) :)
Needless to say I'm a happy camper and last night really made this summer start to come together. BLAH. I'm excited.
So now that you've read this go start watching True Blood and get krunk for the new season that premieres June 13th at 9 on HBO.
P.S. I'm a fangbanger.
Vamp Out.
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