It's no surprise that I'm a pretty big fan of True Blood, even if I consider myself a fan in rather an odd sense. Early on I was a huge supporter, but as episodes rolled out I moved over into some camp that could not properly be called "avid watchers." It's rather cool and hip, but it's also really odd, and while I definitely want to see what it's going to do, I'm not quite … [Read more...]
HBO’s True Blood has been given the go ahead on a second season after only airing two episodes (well, it’s aired three now). This is, perhaps, a fairly interesting development, but in today’s world shows are cancelled after less than five episodes with great regularity. It’s not all that surprising that something might be given the green light after only two. Plus, it’s not that … [Read more...]
HBO is proving its commitment to raising the bar of quality television shows once again with its new series True Blood. Now, that’s not because this show is all that good. It’s not really. We aren’t looking at the next Sopranos here, and not just because it isn’t likely to become the next water cooler “must know.” It is, however, a show with pushing NC-17 sex scenes, … [Read more...]
