Today was a good day.. (via @CindyLouLouBear)
I had a good day today, some might say great. I woke at @Quinn_SVM (my boyfriend) ‘s house. I’ve been staying with John lately at his house in Shreveport. It’s really nice & really big; but then again it has to be to accommodate Quinn. John..Quinn, (most everyone calls him Quinn, his Full name is John Quinn. I call him Quinn too, But when we’re alone, just he & I, I like to call him John. It just seems more personal to me.) Anyway, Quinn is a very large man. I’ve never taken a ruler to him or anything, but I’d say he’s about 6’8”. I’m 5’3” *giggles* so it makes it a little interesting seeing us together. I always have to stand on tip~toe to kiss him, but I think It’s kind of nice having someone that big around. I grew up that way after all. See I’m the runt of the litter, literally. I have three..I mean two biological brothers. Forgetting my brother James is dead sometimes is hard. It still seems like he’s here. I’m the Baby of four & our Momma died just after I turned six. It was hard on all of us, but my Dad especially. He’s the biggest of us all. It’d say Daddy was 6’5, maybe 300 lbs. He was a giant to me, always. Rusty, the oldest, grew up to be built just like Momma’s side, tall & skinny. Seeing pictures of them together was like looking at the number ten! Then again, that’s what it was like with Momma & Daddy, too. If I ever found a picture of Momma & Daddy together, I would always think “how did THEY get together?” They were the strangest pair on paper, but when they were together, they loved each other like nothing else. It was a love of attraction, but also of respect. They respected each other & what the other did. Neither of them knowing anything about the other’s field of interest at first, they learned because they loved each other. Momma was a werewolf, but I never knew. In fact, so was my grandmother, who I loved dearly. She helped raise me after Momma died. I never knew, though. She sure was good at keeping it a secret! I always thought she was off on a Bingo weekend with her girlfriends. Well, she was, they all just happened to shift into werewolves at night and run as a pack. What was I saying? Oh yeah, My Momma & Daddy remind me a lot of Quinn & I. Not to say that Quinn & I’ll be married or anything, But we do love each other very much. The best part about today though (Well, that’s between Quinn & I) But, the big thing about today was that John asked me to go with him when he shifts tomorrow night. To be there when someone shifts is an honor for me, especially if it’s my boyfriend. John’s eyes get the most amazing shade of purple I’ve ever seen, if I’ve ever seen it at all before. It’s that beautiful. So, we’ll probably go to the woods behind his house & John will shift & OH YEAH! He said I could ride on his back! *giggles* I’ve had dreams about snuggling in his fur when he’s a tiger, but now, I really get to do it! I’m so excited! I’ll let you know how it goes. But for now, I’m back to my Big Man, My Cuddly Beast, & watching a movie in his arms. Goodnight Louisiana!
FangaThon Day 2 (via @LuvBONESnTBlood)
Marathon Eric Day
Spending all day drooling at the ever so hard Viking Sex God can make one’s time turn into nothing but a kaleidoscope mess. With tomorrow being Mother’s Day I’m invoking my right to extend it another day and complete the beautiful-ness of Mr. Northman!
Image Eric [to Pam]: You know I love you more when you’re cold and heartless.
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[True Blood] Fang-a-thon: Day 2 (via @ShadeBlossom)
Sookie Stackhouse, the protagonist of both the book series and the television show. She’s a fairly average, blonde, southern woman. The thing that sets her apart from others, figuratively as well as literally, is her ability to read minds. She calls it her ‘disability’.
What interests me about this character is that she isn’t reactive. Things happen to her, certainly, and she reacts, but she also takes active steps to direct her life. It would be so easy for a human, even a remarkable one, to be lost among the powerful things she interacts with. Instead, she manages to actually be a force that causes motion in the stories. In a world where bestsellers are stocked with airheads who can’t live without their vampire boyfriends, it’s nice to find one who doesn’t hesitate to “change the locks” when her fangy beau gets out of line.
I’m actually notorious for disliking the main protagonists of the books I read and the shows I watch. In a lot of cases, they’re just the lightning rods that draw in what’s interesting about the stories. In Sookie’s case, in spite of her flaws, I actually find her pleasant to read and watch. Occasionally, I question the hell out of her judgement, but that just makes her seem more real. Who hasn’t made a stupid decision from time to time?
Charlaine Harris Interview SciFi Now UK (via @vs4as)
SciFi Now UK spoke with Charlaine Harris and the interview and page scans are in the gallery below. She speaks a bit about the end of the Sookie Stackhouse series. Dead Ever After is due out May 2013 and will be the final installment in the series. She also speaks of the faux pas committed by Alan Ball during a press conference. She had confided in him that she was contemplating having the character of Bill Compton die in an upcoming book (book 9). Well good old Alan Ball let that one slip at Paley Fest 2009. The way he said it was just unbelievable. It mislead fans a bit. So glad she finally said something about this!!
The page here on the site has the full size scans link here:
Gallery has the page scans:
Happily Never After Pamela Swynford de Beaufort
It will come to no surprise to anyone who has ever listened to True Bites, but I am not a fan of True Blood’s Pamela Swynford de Beaufort.
Now before you start judging, please read what I just wrote. Notice how I used a full name?
This is because I am not referring to Pam Ravenscroft. I adore (love even) Pam in Charlaine Harris’ Southern Vampire Mysteries. Pam and Eric are two of the liveliest characters in the books, which of course is ironic, since they are both (un)dead.
No, the Pam I referring to is that of Alan Ball’s creation. The whiny, repugnant, pathetic excuse for Eric’s child…
Continue reading via Happily Never After Pamela Swynford de Beaufort.
A Viking Warrior Poem (via @missxflawless)
sheathed silent away,
ivory knives pierce flesh,
burn through cores,
bring with them destruction
death
ivory knives bring pain
suffering
all for his life
all for him to live
why should he live while others die
why is he worthy of life
when others are not
ivory knives bring guilt
men, women, children
dead at the feet of ivory knives
dead at the teeth of a warrior
ivory knives smothered in a ruby elixir
the velvet solution to life
ivory knives sheathed in blood
Day 2: A Tale of Two Vampires (via@mswriteok)
Like so many others, I have a thing for tall, blonde and handsome vampires.
Fangathon 2012 Day #2 (via @Alice_Simon_)
On the second day of fang a THON, trueblood gave to me. Bill Compton and Eric fighting over sookie!
Day 2 #Fangathon @EvanRachelWood (via @SassyJessOB)
Day 2 of the Fangathon and I’m already struggling with my next topic so I’ve chosen this….
If I could meet anyone and why from the true blood I actually thought for a moment in time whilst I was writing my first blog that I would love to meet the guy who plays Russell Edgington and so I could stake him for real as he irritates my bones but then I would be heading to a hate crime with the king of Mississippi and well let’s face it, he would probably rip my spine out in front of my family one night!
Who I’m choosing to meet would be Evan Rachel Woods because not only does she make the best Queen of Lousiana she also is a damn fine actress, but I have also seen her in many things other than True Blood like… Thirteen with Nikki Reed and Thr Ides of March… However this is a True Blood blog…
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Hidden Authority Plugs (via @TrueBloodMame)
The pictures in the collage are from:
Key ring S2E9
Vandalism S2E11
Debbie S4E9
In S3xE1:
Magister: Of course, one who is proven guilty of such a crime must be made an example of. This kind of moral anarchy cannot be allowed.
QSA: I mean, isn’t moral anarchy kind of the point? I can’t think of anything more depressing than living by the law forever.
Day Two – 30 Day 2012 Fang-A-Thon (via @DemonXDiantha)
Day Two: Favorite Male from Season Four
Oh, Tommy. What a jump you made from my countdown last year. From least favorite character to favorite male. Hold tight. Your Emmy or Grammy Cracker or whatever is on it’s way. There were just so many feels with Tommy this season. Yes. I said feels. Fight me. The only other death scene I have actually teared up over was Godric’s. Tommy’s was just so heartfelt. Like Debbie, he was such a tragic character. He was a true product of his raising, but he quite possibly could have turned into a perfectly good man. Or alligator. Or something.
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Day Two – 30 Day 2012 Fang-A-Thon
True Blood 30-Night Fangathon – Day 2 (via @EricNorthmanSVM)
True Blood 30-Night Fangathon – Day 2
Favorite Eric growl.
Bill: I will be in your debt.
Eric: Grrrrr..
Books vs. Show (via Eric_NorthmanTB)
I will admit, I am a book purist. I’m a bookworm and I am most comfortable when I am surrounded by books. I started reading the Southern Vampire Mystery series before I started watching the show. My co-worker gave me the first three books of the series and told me to start reading them so I did. Once I fell in love with the series, she gave me the first season of True Blood on dvd. Season Two was weeks from starting on HBO. While I like some aspects of the show, I consider myself more a fan of the books than the television show.
Here are a few reasons why:
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Charlaine Harris In SciFiNow Magazine (via @EricSookieLover)
In my Day 2 of my fangalicious FangAThon posts, I figured I’d focus once more on the Southern Vampire Mysteries, but this could be based on True Blood as well! I guess you get a 2-4-1 deal this time ’round!
Charlaine Harris was featured in the latest issue of the UK magazine, SciFi Now. In the interview, she revealed some very interesting things about the Sookie series and Alan Ball, which you might find extremely interesting after reading her answers!
Below, are only some highlights from the interview!
Continue reading via Charlaine Harris In SciFiNow Magazine.
If not Pam then…Who would you be? (via @TB_PamR)
True Blood 30-Night Fangathon: Day 2 #Fangathon2012
What role would you like to play other than Pam on True Blood?
I enjoy being me, I really do, so I don’t have another name on the tip of my tongue.
I could conceal my lack of an answer by asking whether I am choosing a Book character or a show character. The context matters because they are very different propositions. There are characters in the books that I find intriguing that I an reasonably sure will never make it to the small screen, or, if they do they will hardly be recognizable save by their name. Conversely, True Blood has introduced some fascinating characters that never appeared in the Sookie Stackhouse novels. Even among those who do appear in both, the characters vary significantly adding another layer of complexity to the question.
I could, of course, take the easy way out and choose a book character (Claudine) or a show character (Luna) though both have lesser counterparts in the other media. But that would just be a clever hedge, not a true answer, since I would not want to be Claudine in True Blood or Luna in Living and Dead in Dallas.
So…who would I be?
Sam.
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Analyzing Bill and Eric (via @llmorgan7)
Doesn’t it seem as if Bill hurts (when he bites her) Sookie a lot more than Eric does? And is this purposely done by the directors and writers? Am I seeing something that is not there?
I don’t think you’re seeing things. This scene, in particular, shows how gentle and caring Eric is as opposed to Bill. His voice deepens when he says “if you want us to stop” and then when he re-bites, he growls and she reacts. Eric re-bites off screen but is so gentle that Sookie doesn’t react. Eric is portrayed as caring about Sookie, stopping to ask if it hurts and then saying thank you. Bill follows Eric lead throughout the entire couch/break-up scene and I don’t think it’s accidental
Favorite True Blood Scene (via @QueenFaeMab)
One of my most favorite scenes is Sookie and Bill’s first time makin hot passionate sex in front of the fireplace. The song Love Theme playing in the background fit the scene perfectly. It was so sensual and the camera angles were superb. I couldn’t have imagined it any better. Of course it doesn’t hurt that both actors have a real relationship off camera. I must admit I’ve watched this scene more times than any other. *grins*
It’s All About Attraction (via @lynntulloch)
Day Two It’s All About Attraction I mentioned in my previous blog about what attracts me to the Southern Vampire Mysteries and True Blood. How can Charlaine Harris and Alan Ball create such an appetising place to stay even though there is a town near by that produces drugs and everyone is related, loads of people get killed, possessed and can’t remember a thing on nearly a daily basis? Realistically we should consider Bon Temp to be something close to hell. It could be the huge, massive and incredibly vast amount of eye candy on offer for us to lust after. Yes I know that I’m starting with a really shallow thing, but come on you aren’t going to be interested in even finding out more unless the packaging convinces you that you really NEED to open it. And open it up you do….. Oh yeah! The fact that there are copious scenes featuring sex and nudity does make me feel a shade uncomfortable, however, that is purely cause I’m still emotionally scarred from my grandma talking in public about sex with my grandad so I avoid sex scenes when ANYONE else is present. Which brings me, in a rather disturbing way to an article I read in ‘Psychology Today’ written by Susan L Smalley PhD called ‘True Blood and True Life’. It was suggested that all the characters are ‘a metaphor for the diversity of life itself and our meandering through it’. At this point I felt really shallow and uneducated for merely stating that the whole Sookie Stackhouse thing grabbed my attention because the main characters were aesthetically pleasing and I liked the story lines. So, I read on. Apparently, Sookie is a role model because she has no hidden agenda, she does the right thing all the time. Ok, yeah that is true, but it’s the same with Dorothy in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and even though there is nothing more annoying than someone who is a squeaky clean, do-gooder, I don’t actually hate Sookie (or Dorothy for that matter). Bon Temp and world where True Blood is set shows us that things can be an illusion, the ‘monsters’ aren’t always ‘monsters’ sometimes it’s the humans. I wholeheartedly agree, there are many case when humans do things that are much more awful than than the witches, werewolves, shapeshifters or vampires. There are even cases where Bill Compton is so sweet and lovely it makes me want to barf my load. The article goes on to suggest that hatred is fuelled by ignorance. People tend to do harm when they are greedy, angry, too proud etc or they use religion to judge others. Wow, that’s a bit of an understatement. Judging others is a very crappy thing that happens everyday, making sweeping generalisations and not finding out the truth leads to a whole big box of trouble, plus it makes you feel like a total arse when it goes wrong. True Blood shows us we tend to question who we are, we try to work out fact from fiction, illusion from truth. It’s only by challenging our belief systems that we can progress in life. Sometimes in life the abnormal and strange becomes the norm in your life. It tends to creep in subtly so that we don’t notice. Then it’s the normal everyday things that are most precious. Anyway, after I read the full article, I had a coffee and pondered over what I had read. Could there really be all that in a tv program about a telepathic waitress who prefers to shag dead people rather than alive ones? Apparently so, I actually found that I agreed with the article. The more I thought about it, the more I thought that this lady does have a point. Maybe we can learn from True Blood. So, yeah, True Blood does have all of that and really hot actors and actresses too.
Fang-A-Thon Day 2: Why I’m Pro-Single Sookie (via @VampKingBill)
1. Considering one of the main drives of the show has always been who Sookie will end up with, it’s pretty gutsy to have the heroine dump both of the main suitors in her lives. For those who haven’t heard – Ball said she will stay single for a while. I expect that to be true for at least half of the season, if not longer. This isn’t a one off thing, and that’s a good thing.
2. The scene itself was handled so brilliantly. There is some wonderful acting going on here – Eric’s small look of hope when she dumps Bill, Bill’s look of surprise when she dumps Eric, and just the overall heartache that you can see all three actors having. It was probably one of the best break-up scenes ever and it’s all the more poignant for it.
3. The decision is a culmination of the growth of Sookie as a character. Just think, not so long ago (start of S3) Sookie was ready to marry Bill and settle down. Through season 4 we saw her beginning to have doubts – not just about her and Bill, but her and Eric. You could see her wrestling with her feelings in a real and believable way. When Adele’s ghost told her that being alone wasn’t so bad, she finally gathered the courage to do what she knew she must: dump them both because she really does love them both which only causes misery for all. Although ultimately I do believe that Sookie will end up with Bill, it’s the right move for her at this time.
4. It will force the show to give Sookie a plot of her own. I’m not a bookie. I’ve only read the first two books and just couldn’t get into them for a variety of reasons, but still it’s important to note that the books are centered around Sookie and the events in her life. Over the past two seasons (you possibly could even argue three) there’s been a decided shift away from Sookie as a main character and more towards Bill (and to a lesser extent, Eric) which has resulted in Sookie often becoming a supporting character in their plots: she spends season 3 hunting for Bill after Bill was kidnapped, she spends season 4 tending for Eric and getting involved in Bill’s war against Marnie because she can’t stand the thought of them fighting alone. She hasn’t had a story focused on her in quite a while. They started to go there with the fae in S4 but it got dropped. By dropping the love triangle, the show can focus on her a bit more. It appears that they’ll do so by getting her wrapped up with the Fae once more (Claude and Claudette have been (re)cast. I look forward to seeing Sookie in a storyline of her own.
Ultimately, I do look forward to the day when Sookie gets back together with one of the vampires, but I’m happy they’re going this route and I’m hoping that it pays off.
FANG-A-THON NIGHT 2 – Favorite Male Character (via @Aly_x)
Godric.
I don’t know why but I have some serious love for the man-child. Perhaps it’s his innocent appearance, perhaps it’s the fact he’s so old and powerful (which is kinda attractive…) or perhaps it’s because he’s taken a more humanitarian approach to his undead life? I don’t know, but whatever it is I find myself loving him more and more with every new things I learn about him.
Of course when we were introduced to him I immediately thought of the version of Godric we have in SVM (Godfrey) and I completely panicked. The book version was horrible and hurt children etc etc and I wanted to hit Alan Ball and the other writers around the head for allowing such a character to appear in True Blood.
I ate my words however when we were introduced to him. Immediately I loved him.
I have some serious affection for Allan Hyde as well, he did a truly wonderful job in capturing the spirit and mentality of a 2000-year-old vampire tormented by everything he’s done in his past. I’ll admit now that I even went out of my way to watch Allan in Den Som Dræber and I simply adored him in that too. I really do hope his career goes far, he’s young and talented and it wouldn’t be a bad thing at all to see his beautiful face on my TV screen more!
The way the scene on the roof played out was utter perfection and although I’ve watched it several times I always end up crying. Allan and Anna had amazing chemistry and I kinda wish we’d had more scenes between the two of them – they’re the sort of people I can imagine sharing bear hugs and laughing together over a mishap on set 🙂
I think it was a bad move for Alan Ball and co. to get rid of Godric when they did, I’m sure myself and many others would have loved to have witnessed more of his life/past. I do like the few flashbacks that have occurred in season 3 and season 4 but I hope in season 5 we get to see more of Godric and Eric – I’ll even settle for some Godric and Nora so long as it doesn’t involve anything intimate. I get fiercely protective over him :’)
I really wish that the writers would tell us more about him on a more personal level, I really want to know what all his tattoos represent and why he suddenly decided to take a more humanitarian approach – he’s one big mystery that I would love to solve.
I was even convinced by a friend to name my car after him and found a bumper sticker with ‘Godric’ written on it and it even includes an image of his neck/chest tattoo around the lower half of the ‘o’, now if that isn’t love I don’t know what it is.
An Angy Faerie, a Belligerant Faerie and a Pissed Off Faerie Walk Into a Bar… (via @TBconfid)
Update:thanks to Rhoswen7. Angry faerie is already my fave cast member
Here’s an additional casting notice for episode #511:
TRUE BLOOD, Episode #511, “Finally”
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: Angela Robinson
Location: L.A.
Start Date: Approx. 5/23/12
[GONDRY] Mid 30s, slimy and conniving, with slicked back hair, Gondry is a Vampire Security Guard. He has a sort of amused contempt for his assignment. Guest star.
[BERTRAND] A swarthy Frenchman, authoritative, confident, he is the Minister of the European Vampire League. Guest star.
[MURPHY ROLLINS] Mid 50s, a werewolf, strong, a man who speaks his mind, he brings a warning about a new breed of vampires to Alcide and Jackson. Guest star.
[TEEN-GIRL VAMPIRE] This teenage girl vampire with a ravenous, feral, just plain evil look about her. Co-star.
[ANGRY FAERIE] This angry faerie gets into an argument with the Belligerant Faerie and the Pissed Off Faerie in a faerie free-for-all. Co-star.
[AUTHORITY GUARD #1, #2] These rough Authority Guards at the prison help keep order. Co-star.
[BIKER VAMP] This newly formed vampire with a feral, ravaneous, evil look is traveling around with the Teen-Girl Vamp and the Businessman Vamp. No lines, 2 scenes. (40)
[BUSINESSMAN VAMP] This businessman vamp with a ravenous, feral, just plain evil look. Co-star.
[FAERIE BOY, FAERIE GIRL] This Faerie boy and girl get all amorous and excited as they pull Jason into their Faerie Club. Co-star.
Dont let the door hit you in the ass, Mr. Ball (via JBDuRoneTB)
Yesterday, I gave Alan Ball props for his creation and depiction of Godric on True Blood. I have other things that he’s done with the show that I like and will discuss, but will save that for later blogs. Today, I want to focus on one of the things I think he royally screwed up; Hot Shot
I’m sure there’s a lot of folks out there that believe that True Blood’s Hot Shot is “the true South”. That this end of the dirt road, Nazi genetic experiment is drawn from Alan Ball’s heritage in Atlanta, Georgia. Well… it’s true! The entirety of the South is like Hot Shot and I’d advise you not to come here. Truth is, we have enough Yankees cluttering up the place and need to establish some immigration quotas for your type. We’re full up.
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Day 2 (via @FangbangerEst89)
since thank you to the wonderful people who created the fang a thon hurray! lol. and thank you for helpful topics yay!
My Favorite Song from all the seasons so far is season 2 timebomb by beck.that one is my favorite song.
it just is very catchy and it goes really really well with the timebomb that is going on after bill’s evil maker leaves the premises.
Also I love Jason Stackhouse even though he is a bit dumb and they have him making all the bad mistakes he’s been making lol. We all know at some point he’s going to really piss Jessica off someway or somehow and excited to see what happens lol.
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