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True Blood: The Complete First Season on DVD
True Blood: The Complete First Season

The complete first season of the popular HBO series based on the Sookie Stackhouse books.

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Addicting

  • Dec 29, 2008
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The first season was so great, and left me wanting so much more that I picked the series up to read while I wait for season two. The characters are superb, and I like that the series focused as much on minor characters as main (unlike the books) because all of the characters are complex and interesting. Yes, even Jason, once you dig below the surface. This show has everything; romance, mystery, horror, fantasy, sex, supernatural beings, humor... the list could go on. I was so heavily engaged and attached to so many characters right away that I found myself very upset when certain characters died, which goes to show how much it pulls you in. I also never saw the end coming with season one, I never would have expected the killer to be who it was! I can't wait until summer when the next season arrives, but in the meantime I will finish the books and pre-order season one and recommend everyone else do the same!

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Quick Tip by . December 06, 2010
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All in all, it's not a bad first season for a TV series. Actually, I'm somewhat impressed with how well the show flows from one episode to the next despite it belonging to no single genre. What helps True Blood is its unusual flavor (no pun intended) combining Southern small town drama with dark comedy, mystery, horror, and large helping of sex. The show's wonderful opening sequence sums it up pretty well. You've got your civil rights allegory (vampirism as a parable for the social …
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I know I'm behind the times. I just finished watching True Blood: The Complete First Season (HBO Series) on Saturday and it's a good show. Personally, I like Twilight and The Vampire Diaries better, but True Blood is fun way to spend a weekend.
review by . October 08, 2009
posted in Movie Hype
Pros: A unique, original series, with engaging characters and plots...     Cons: ...it's just so damn addicting, though that's not really a con     The Bottom Line: Think of True Blood as the adult's version of Twilight: a series of sexy, hilarious, suspenseful fun.     Plot Details: This opinion reveals minor details about the movie''s plot. I can blame one of my best friends for getting me hooked on True Blood.  I …
review by . January 27, 2010
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I just got season 1 in Blu Ray and I love it---the picture is amazing and the blood looks really red, red, red.
review by . September 01, 2009
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review by . March 11, 2009
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review by . November 12, 2008
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TRUE BLOOD chronicles the backwoods Louisiana town of Bon Temps... where vampires have emerged from the coffin, and no longer need humans for their fix.

Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin, Golden Globe(R)-winner for "True Blood", Academy Award®-winner for “The Piano”) works as a waitress at the rural bar Merlotte's. Though outwardly a typical young woman, she keeps a dangerous secret: she has the ability to hear the thoughts of others. Her situation is further complicated when the bar gets its first vampire patron - 173-year old Bill Compton (Steven Moyer, "Quills") - and the two outsiders are immediately drawn to each other.

Delivering the best of what audiences have come to expect from Creator and Executive Producer Alan Ball (writer of Oscar®-winning Best Picture “American Beauty”, creator of the Emmy® Award-winning HBO® series “Six Feet Under”), TRUE BLOOD is a dark and sexy tale that boldly delves into the heart - and the neck - of the Deep South.
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Premiere Date: September 7, 2008
Description: The first season of the popular HBO series based on Charlaine Harris' "The Southern Vampire Mysteries".
Genre: Mystery & Suspense
Studio: Home Box Office (HBO)
Original Air Date: September 7, 2008 - November 23, 2008
DVD Release Date: May 19, 2009
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