True Blood

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True Blood
Genre Drama
Created by Series:
Alan Ball
Books:
Charlaine Harris
Starring Anna Paquin
Stephen Moyer
Sam Trammell
Ryan Kwanten
Rutina Wesley
Chris Bauer
Mehcad Brooks
Anna Camp
Nelsan Ellis
Michelle Forbes
Todd Lowe
Michael McMillian
Jim Parrack
Adina Porter
Carrie Preston
Michael Raymond-James
William Sanderson
Alexander Skarsgård
Deborah Ann Woll
with
Lynn Collins
Lizzy Caplan
and
Lois Smith
Stephen Root
Opening theme "Bad Things"
by Jace Everett
Composer(s) Nathan Barr
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 15 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Alan Ball
Gregg Fienberg (Season 2)
Running time approx. 55 min.
Broadcast
Original channel HBO
Original run September 7, 2008 – present
External links
Official website

True Blood is an American television drama series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on the The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris. The show is broadcast on the premium cable network HBO in the United States. It is produced by HBO in association with Ball's production company, Your Face Goes Here Entertainment.[1] It premiered on 7 September 2008.

The show's second 12-episode season premiered on 14 June 2009. Alan Ball has said that he plans to start shooting the third season before Christmas 2009.[2]

True Blood details the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps (meaning "good time" in French), a fictional small northern Louisiana town. The series centers on Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), a telepathic waitress at a bar, who falls in love with vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer). [1][3]

The first season received critical acclaim and won several awards, including one Golden Globe.

Contents

[edit] Production

[edit] Development history

Series creator Alan Ball had previously worked with premium cable channel HBO on Six Feet Under, which ran for five seasons. In October 2005, after Six Feet Under's finale, Ball signed a two-year agreement with HBO to develop and produce original programming for the network. True Blood became the first project under the deal, after Ball became acquainted with Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire Mystery books.[4] One day, while early for a dentist appointment, Ball was browsing through Barnes and Noble and came across Dead Until Dark, the first installment in Harris' series. Enjoying it, he read the following entries and became interested in "bringing Harris' vision to television."[4][5] However, Harris had two other adaptation options for the books when Ball approached her. She said she chose to work with him, though, because "[Ball] really ‘got’ me. That’s how he convinced me to go with him. I just felt that he understood what I was doing with the books.”

The project's hour-long pilot was ordered concurrently with the finalization of the aforementioned development deal and was written, directed and produced by Ball.[1][4] Cast members Paquin, Kwanten and Trammell were announced in February 2007 and Moyer later on in April.[6][7] The pilot was shot in the early summer of 2007 and was officially ordered to series in August, at which point Ball had already written several more episodes.[1] Production on the series began later that fall,[8] with Brook Kerr, who portrayed Tara Thornton in the original pilot, being replaced by Rutina Wesley.[9] Two more episodes of the series had been filmed before the 2007-08 Writers Guild of America strike shut production of the 12-episode first season down until 2008.[10] That September, after only the first two episodes of the series aired, HBO placed a second season order of twelve episodes on the show and scheduled for production to commence in January 2009 for a summer premiere.[11]

[edit] Opening title sequence

True Blood's title sequence was created by Digital Kitchen, a production studio that was also responsible for creating the title sequence of Six Feet Under. The sequence, which is primarily composed of portrayals of the show's deep South setting, is played to "Bad Things" by Jace Everett.[12]

Digital Kitchen wished to explore themes of redemption and forgiveness in the opening title sequence.

Conceptually, Digital Kitchen elected to construct the sequence around the idea of "the whore in the house of prayer"[13] by intermingling contradictory images of sex, violence and religion and displaying them from the point of view of "a supernatural, predatory creature observing human beings from the shadows ..."[12] Digital Kitchen also wished to explore ideas of redemption and forgiveness, and thus arranged for the sequence to progress from morning to night and to culminate in a baptism.[13]

Most of the footage used in the sequence was filmed on location by Digital Kitchen. Crew members took a four-day trip to Louisiana to film and also shot at a Chicago church and on a stage and in a bar in Seattle.[13] Additionally, several Digital Kitchen crew members made cameo appearances in the sequence: Executive Producer Mark Bashore portrays a bar patron who dances with a woman and later gets into a confrontation; Bashore's sons appear as young boys messily consuming red berries; a Digital Kitchen office assistant and an assistant editor appear as weeping religious women and two producers, in one of the sequence's final shots, portray men baptising a Cajun woman.[12]

In editing the opening, Digital Kitchen wanted to express how "religious fanaticism" and "sexual energy" could corrupt humans and make them animalistic. Accordingly, several frames of some shots were cut to give movements a jittery feel, while other shots were simply played back very slowly. Individual frames were also splattered with drops of blood.[13] The sequence's transitions were constructed differently, though; they were made with a Polaroid transfer technique. The last frame of one shot and the first frame of another were taken as a single Polaroid photo, which was then divided between emulsion and backing. The emulsion was then filmed being further separated by chemicals and those shots of this separation were placed back into the final edit.[12]

Eight different typefaces, inspired by Southern road signage, were also created manually by Camm Rowland for cast and crew credits, as well as the show's title card.[13]

[edit] Music

Gary Calamar, the music supervisor for the series, said his goal for the soundtrack to the show that is to create something "swampy, bluesy and spooky" and to feature local Louisiana musicians.[14]

The main theme song is "Bad Things" by country music artist Jace Everett, from his 2005 self-titled debut.[15].

Composer Nathan Barr writes the original score for the series which features cello, guitar, prepared piano and glass harmonica among other instruments, all of which he performs himself.[citation needed] Nathan Barr's original score for True Blood will be released on CD in August 2009.

Elektra/Atlantic Records released a True Blood soundtrack on May 19, 2009, the same day as the release of the DVD and Blu-Ray of the first season.[16]

Both Nathan Barr and Jace Everett won 2009 awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated in the BMI Cable Awards category for, respectively, True Blood's original score and theme song.[17]

[edit] Viral marketing campaign

Promotional poster

The premiere of True Blood was prefaced with a viral marketing/alternate reality game (ARG) campaign, based at BloodCopy.com. This included setting up multiple websites,[18][19][20] encoding web address into unmarked envelopes mailed to high profile blog writers and others, and even performances by a "vampire" who attempted to reach out to others of their kind, to discuss the recent creation of "TruBlood", a fictional beverage which is featured in the show.

A MySpace account with the username "Blood"[21] had, as of June 19, uploaded two videos;[22] one entitled "Vampire Taste Test - Tru Blood vs Human",[23] and one called "BloodCopy Exclusive INTERVIEW WITH SAMSON THE VAMPIRE".

A prequel comic was handed out to attendees of the 2008 Comic-Con. The comic centers around an old vampire named Lamar, who tells the reader about how TruBlood surfaced and was discussed between many vampires before going public. At one point, Lamar wonders if TruBlood is making the world safe for vampires or from them.

Several commercials featured on HBO and Facebook.com[24] aired prior to the series premiere, placing vampires in ads similar to those of beer and wine. Some beverage vending machines across the US were also fitted with cards indicating that they were "sold out" of TruBlood.

Thousands of DVDs of the first episode were handed out to attendees of Midnight Madness, a special screenings event of the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival.

Blockbuster Video provided free rental of the first episode of True Blood several days before it was broadcast on HBO. The video had a faint promotional watermark throughout the episode.

On April 16, 2009, HBO released the first teaser poster for Season 2. The image uses a perspective technique that shows observers one of two images. [25]

A minute-long promotional video advertising season two, which featured Bob Dylan's "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'," was released via Entertainment Tonight in early May.[26]

[edit] Reception

The overall critical reception of True Blood has generally been favorable, despite the fact that initial impressions were mixed. The New York Post critic wrote of the opening episodes: "If HBO's new vampire show is any indication, there would still be countless deaths - especially among vampire hunters and the viewers who love them - because everyone would be dying of boredom. And so it is with HBO's new series from death-obsessed Alan Ball, creator of the legendary Six Feet Under, whose new show True Blood, won't so much make your blood run cold as it will leave you cold."[27]

Whereas USA Today concluded: "Sexy, witty and unabashedly peculiar, True Blood is a blood-drenched Southern Gothic romantic parable set in a world where vampires are out and about and campaigning for equal rights. Part mystery, part fantasy, part comedy, and all wildly imaginative exaggeration, [True]Blood proves that there's still vibrant life — or death — left in the "star-crossed lovers" paradigm. You just have to know where to stake your romantic claim."[28]

By the end of the first season, True Blood had a score of 64. indicating generally favorable reviews, on Metacritic, the aggregator of critical responses.[29]

[edit] Plot

Following the creation of synthetic blood, vampires have progressed from legendary monsters to fellow citizens overnight. Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) is a telepath and waitress at Merlotte's in the small Louisiana town of Bon Temps, owned by Sam Merlotte (Sam Trammell), a shapeshifter—though this secret is kept hidden. One night, Sookie meets Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer), a handsome 173-year-old vampire who has returned to Bon Temps following the death of his last remaining relative. As she cannot hear his thoughts, she finds it easy to be in his company and over the first season, the two become romantically involved.

[edit] Season one

The main mystery of the first season concerns the murders of women connected to Sookie's brother, Jason (Ryan Kwanten). Maudette Pickens, Dawn Green and Amy Burley are all strangled shortly after having been alone with Jason. Though Detective Bellefleur has little doubt that Jason is the killer, the town sheriff does not suspect him. Jason and Sookie's grandmother is murdered shortly afterward. At the end of the season it is revealed that Arlene Fowler's fiancé, Rene Lenier, is actually a guy named Drew Marshall who created a fake identity, Cajun accent and all. He has been killing women he considers "fang-bangers."

The first season also focuses on Sookie's relationship with Bill and Sam's relationship with Sookie's friend Tara. Bill explains the rules of being a vampire to Sookie and, after he finds himself killing a vampire to defend Sookie, he is forced to turn a young girl, Jessica, as punishment. In the last episode of the season, this new vampire is left with Bill under his care. After Maudette and Dawn's murders Jason becomes addicted to vampire blood and has a short relationship with another addict, Amy, which ends when she is murdered by Drew. At the end of season one, Jason joins the anti-vampire movement Fellowship of the Sun and seems to be clean.

[edit] Season two

The second season has several overlapping plots. Lafayette is imprisoned by Eric, Jason joins the anti-vampire Church of the Fellowship of the Sun, Maryann causes mayhem in Bon Temps, and Jessica begins to slowly accept her new condition after inadvertently causing conflict between Sookie and Bill. A mysterious new creature appears on the scene whose motives are as yet unknown. Tara begins a relationship with Eggs, the ex-criminal living with her at Maryann's home. She also becomes increasingly suspicious of Maryann. Jessica finds a love interest in Hoyt. Lafayette is freed from Fangtasia's basement after Sookie strikes a deal with Eric. Jason starts having doubts about his involvement with the Church of the Fellowship of the Sun. Daphne, a new waitress at Merlotte's, has some secrets of her own.

[edit] Cast and characters

Anna Paquin plays Sookie Stackhouse

Set in the small fictional town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, the main thrust of the show revolves around Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic waitress. Her ability makes it difficult for her to form lasting human relationships. She is attracted to Bill Compton played by Stephen Moyer because she cannot hear his thoughts. He is a vampire recently returned home to Bon Temps after 150 years. Throughout the first season they grow close, with Bill becoming protective of Sookie.

Sam Trammell stars as Sam Merlotte, the owner of Merlotte's, where Sookie works. He is a shapeshifter, often watching over Sookie in the form of a dog. Rutina Wesley plays Tara Thornton, Sookie's best friend and a bartender at Merlotte's. Tara grew up in an abusive home, and has difficulty trusting others as a result. She has a brief relationship with Sam. Sookie's brother, Jason, played by Ryan Kwanten, is a road crew supervisor for Bon Temps. After losing the girl he loves, he turns himself in for a string of murders which he did not commit and, while in jail, is recruited by the anti-vampire church the "Fellowship of the Sun".

Tara's cousin, Lafayette Reynolds, played by Nelsan Ellis, is the short order cook at Merlotte's; he is also a drug dealer and gay prostitute. He sells Vampire Blood to Jason, but refuses to sell him any more after Jason takes too much at once. After his Vampire supplier goes missing, he is kidnapped by Eric and locked in a dungeon as a punishment for dealing and being implicated in the supplier's disappearance.

Jim Parrack stars as Hoyt Fortenberry, a friend of Jason and Rene who works on the road crew. Sweet and good-hearted, he is the only person whose thoughts are consistently kind when Sookie eavesdrops. For the majority of the first season he is bossed around by his mother, but stands up to her after Jason leaves his comfort zone to be with Amy. Carrie Preston stars as Arlene Fowler, a waitress working with Sookie. She has been married four times, and is supporting two children from one of them. Towards the end of the first season she becomes engaged to her boyfriend Rene, but her happiness is short-lived after she discovers evidence implicating him in the murders.

Chris Bauer plays Detective Andy Bellefleur, a detective in Bon Temps who is regularly disrespected by the town's citizens. He is assigned the investigation of the murders that occur during the first season, and is set on arresting Jason Stackhouse for the crime. While he is initially praised for his actions, once the true killer's identity is revealed, he begins drinking heavily. During one of his binges at Merlotte's, the body of Miss Jeanette is left in his car, making him a suspect in her death. William Sanderson plays Sheriff Bud Dearborne, the town sheriff, and an old friend of Sookie's parents. He doesn't believe Jason is the killer, and regularly scolds Andy for not being fair and unbiased to suspects. He is currently investigating the murder of Miss Jeanette.

[edit] Ratings

The first season of True Blood debuted at a very modest 1.44 million viewers compared to the network's past drama premiers such as Big Love which premiered at 4.56 million, and John from Cincinnati which debuted at 3.4 million.[30] However, by late November 2008, 6.8 million a week were watching: this figure included repeat and on-demand viewings.[31] The season finale's viewership was 2.4 million. True Blood has reportedly become HBO's most popular series since The Sopranos and Sex and the City.[32]

The second season premiere of the series on June 14, 2009 was watched by 3.7 million viewers, making it the most watched program on HBO since the series finale of The Sopranos. The total number of viewers for the season premiere, including the late night replay, was 5.1 million.[33]

[edit] Awards and nominations

Year Group Award Result For
2008 Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Won Nelsan Ellis
Satellite Awards Best Actress in a Series, Drama Won Anna Paquin
2009 American Cinema Editors Best Edited One-Hour Series for Non-Com Television Won Michael Ruscio & Andy Keir for episode Strange Love
Art Directors Guild Episode of a One Hour Single-Camera Television Series Nominated Suzuki Ingerslev for episode Burning House of Love
GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Drama Series Nominated
Golden Globe Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama Won Anna Paquin
Golden Globe Awards Best Television Series - Drama Nominated
Mr. Skin Award Best TV Show Won
Mr. Skin Award Best First-Time Nude Scene Won Lizzy Caplan
Motion Picture Sound Editors Best Sound Editing - Short Form Dialogue and ADR in Television Nominated For episode The Fourth Man in the Fire
Writers Guild of America New Series Nominated Alan Ball, Brian Buckner, Raelle Tucker, Alexander Woo, Nancy Oliver, & Chris Offutt
Saturn Award Best Syndicated/Cable TV Series Nominated
Saturn Award Best Actress on Television Nominated Anna Paquin
NewNowNext Awards Best Show You're Not Watching Won
NewNowNext Awards Brink of Fame: Actor Won Nelsan Ellis
Broadcast Music Incorporated True Blood Original Score Won Nathan Barr
Broadcast Music Incorporated True Blood Theme Song Won Jace Everett
Television Critics Association Outstanding New Program of the Year Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Star: Female Nominated Anna Paquin in True Blood
Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Star: Male Nominated Stephen Moyer in True Blood

[edit] International distribution

Country Date of Premiere Channel
Canada September 7, 2008 HBO Canada
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Norway
October 22, 2008 Canal+ Scandinavia
Spain December 4, 2008 Canal+ Spain, Cuatro
France December 23, 2008 Orange Cinemax
Portugal December 23, 2008 MOV
Israel January 6, 2009 Yes stars Action
Brazil January 18, 2009 HBO
Latin America January 18, 2009 HBO Latin America
Belgium February 1, 2009 be.tv
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Hungary
February 3, 2009 HBO
Bulgaria
Croatia
Romania
Serbia
Slovenia
Montenegro
Moldova
February 6, 2009 HBO
Poland February 7, 2009 HBO
Asia February 9, 2009 HBO Asia
Australia February 10, 2009 Showcase
South Africa[34] February 10, 2009 M-Net
New Zealand March 18, 2009 Prime Television New Zealand
Italy April 27, 2009 Fox Italy
Germany May 11, 2009 13th Street
Estonia
Lithuania
Russia
June 5, 2009 Fox Life
India July 6, 2009 HBO Asia
United Kingdom July 17, 2009 FX (UK) followed by Channel 4

[edit] DVD release

The DVD and Blu-ray of Season One were released on May 19, 2009. As of July 7, 2009, the first season DVD had sold almost 1.2 million units and is the best-selling TV show DVD for 2009 so far.[35]

True Blood: The Complete First Season
Set Details Special Features
  • 12 Episodes
  • 5 Disc Set
  • 1.78:1 Aspect Ratio
  • Subtitles:English
  • English

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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