True Blood Season 1

So where do I start with True Blood. This show built on all the vampire craze, and also tries to input as much nudity as possible because it is on HBO and all. Let me give you some "background" on the setting of the show. The show is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries but I'm not sure how accurately it follows the books. It is set in Louisiana, and vampires have just "come out of the closet". Following the creation of synthetic blood by Japan, people are fighting for vampire's rights, but some people do not like them at all (which is justified because some of the vampires don't "mainstream" and just kill people). Anywho, a vampire is created by sucking the blood out of a human, putting your own blood into them, and then sleeping with them in the ground to "transfer your essence". Honestly, this show is cooky! This vampire lore is more "realistic" so to speak compared to Twilight. Vampires cannot go out during the day or they burn up. They have fangs (but they are all hidden until they shoot out). Vampire's blood heals humans. They die if you stick a stake in them. They are very hurt by silver. (They are cool with garlic and crosses though.) They cannot enter a private residence unless invited in. They are susceptible to Hepatitis D. They sleep in coffins. The like virgin's blood best. They can "glamor" or hypnotize humans. They are super strong and fast. And most importantly, they are dead and animated by their blood. This brings me to another part of TrueBloood....V. V is vampire blood and it is a hot drug on the street.

Lemme get on to the story though. The story focuses on Sookie Stackhouse, a normal person.... who can read minds. No biggy. She can hear what other people are thinking, but not vampire Bill. Bill is a "mainstreaming" vampire who is sustained off synthetic blood, TruBlood, and lives in the small town in Louisiana. A lot of people don't like him or any vampires and judge anyone who hangs around with them. Sookie works at Sam Merlotte's bar, who turns out is not completely normal. Sookie has a sex crazed brother Jason. She lives with her grandmother (who is a fan of vampires). She's best friends with Tara a fiery black girl who thinks everyone is being racist. There is a whole host of other characters as well, Arlene works at the bar and is engaged to Renee who works with Jason. Lafayette is a Tara's flamboyantly gay cousin who deals drugs. Then there are of course other vampires.

I don't want to give away the season for anyone, but I really enjoyed it. Once it got past trying to shock me by showing "fang bangers" aka women having sex with vampires and decided not to be a porno, the murder mystery plot shown through. I am a fan of murder mysteries and was pleasantly surprised by the resolution. The next season leaves us with a cliff hanger featuring a prominent death, a mysterious woman, and a crazy blood crazed new vampire. I'm looking forward to watching season 2. True Blood is not quite fangtastic (ha!) but I'm enjoying it.