It’s like: Twilight in Louisiana for adults.
Stars you’d know: Anna Paquin
Synopsis: In a new world were vampires drink synthetic blood and roam among the mortals, a telepathic Louisianian waitress named Sookie (played brilliantly and cautiously by Paquin) becomes smitten with a vampire patron named Bill (played sexily by an unknown Brit Stephen Moyer) whose thoughts she can’t read. Mix in a smart-mouthed best friend (played entertainingly by an unknown Rutina Wesley an overprotective, sleeps-with-anything-cause-what-else-is-there-to-do-in-redneck-country brother, and Sookie’s bar owner boss who wants her, you have a masterpiece that only Alan Ball can conjure up. (He was the brilliant man behind Six Feet Under, after all…) I’ve only seen the first two episodes of season one, and already I’m looking at how I can afford HBO. The characters are complex and compelling…the storyline, while not unique, is executed in a never-seen-before fashion…the actors, mostly unknown, are quality…and the setting takes me out of my element, which I always look for with TV shows. Of course you could always watch USA’s new Royal Pains, which is like a summer breeze, but if you want fascinating and passion rolled into a hot Louisianian setting, you might just like True Blood. There’s sex, lust, intrigue, southern accents and vampires. What more could you want for the summer?!
Verdict: Watch season one (out on netflix) immediately if you: A) Like vampires B) Liked Six Feet Under and C) don’t get annoyed by southern hick accents
