Day 20: You Cannot Trust Anyone (via @Eric_NorthmanTB)
With Russell on the loose, it begs the question as to who was crazy enough to let him out.
Likely suspects?:
Steve Newlin. Why? He’s just a crazy as Russell is. Also, we haven’t seen Steve. Gives him something to do.
It’s also possible that Russell has other progenies running around out there. Given Ball’s style, there could be another random vampire running around that could have come to Russell’s aid. Who knows, could even be Newlin.
Who do you think let Russell out?
Vamp Men (via @TrueBloodMame)
Vampire men working hard or “it’s a dirty job, but somebody’s gotta do it”. There are a number of steps in the corporate ladder of the queendom of Louisiana and here we see two of them, procurer and sheriff. Being a procurer is basically being a delivery boy, bringing different kinds of treats to be enjoyed by the monarch. Sheriff, on the other hand, is a very important office that calls for both brains and detective skills. The sheriff is the law in his own area and all vampires in that area are his constituents. This particular sheriff is so smart that he also heads his own worldwide business empire.
via Vamp Men
Q is for… (via @TrueBloodMame)
Queen Sophie Ann – Eric’s boss, the vampire queen of Louisiana
“It’s pure luck. Yahtzee is the most egalitarian game in the world. You could be my social, physical and intellectual inferior, but your chances are equal to mine. It’s the perfect antidote for this world, where things such as superiority and inferiority do matter.”
“You may be the strongest, oldest vampire in my queendom but if I wanted, I could own your fangs as earrings. Understand?”
via Q is for…
Who let the loony loose? (via @TrueBloodMame)
Only four people know for sure where RE was buried: Eric, Bill and Alcide b/c they were on the site and Pam b/c she saved Eric. We saw Alcide’s worker in S4, who was glamored when RE was dug up (- it has to be a vampire doing the digging/glamoring b/c we can already see RE was in too poor a condition to do either of those things himself).
When Bill and Eric hear from somebody – probably Alcide – that RE has been released, they also hear about the worker being glamored. So they need Sookie to listen to his thoughts, hence Sookie holding the worker’s hand when they visit the site. They want her to read his mind to see if he can say what he saw – if he isn’t too glamored too remember that is – as they’re trying to figure out who freed Russell.
We have seen Sookie trying to read glamored minds before. In season 1, it was Ginger and all Sookie said was that it was blank. In season 2 she walks by a glamored man in Hotel Carmilla and gets white noise and music. We also see how Sookie with the help of Bill is able to access Tara’s mind after Maryann had used her version of glamor on her and later she is able to do the same on her own with Eggs. And the rules about what is possible or not for Sookie to use her telepathy has changed before in TB and this time, she has also had boost in the form of Eric Northman’s blood. So what if this blurry image is what the worker remembers? It looks like a female, and it could fit Pam; is this why Eric goes mental on Pam, suspecting her of freeing RE?
That leaves us with four suspects: Eric, Bill, Alcide and Pam. It is hard to imagine any of them doing it. We don’t know much about Alcide and his loyalties and his dark side. Could he be in association with some vampire? I doubt it, but it is a possibility. So what is left? Another progeny of RE? He could have been able to summon his child to help him, but why did it take a whole year to happen? Who could this progeny be? RE is ancient and so is Salome. Could she be the one? After all, she is said to be as crazy as RE, LoL.
The Monarch Returns (via @TrueBloodMame)
You really had it all
But it was not enough
Oh, how the mighty fall
Going for a bluff
A promise of the sun so bright
Brought you to this place
As you walked into the light
You vanished without a trace
They buried you in a concrete grave
Expecting you to go insane
And now others are here to save
The dried up husk that does remain
What do they intend to do
Why have they come after you
True Blood Brings Out the Dead not the Undead although…. (via @TB_PamR)
Vampires are dead. Not, I repeat, not undead. The undead are zombies, or if you prefer the popular vernacular, they are walkers. Either way the differences are both profound and significant.
For starters the undead rot. They are also totally devoid of personality and emotion. Any brains they had have been vanished or been eaten. Most of all, they never stop until they get what they want…or are finally dead.
Ok, so that does sound a lot like me in True Blood Season 4.
I assure you, I am not, nor have I ever been, a walker.
I have, however, met one. A former Sheriff, in fact, by the name of Shane Walsh at the 2012 Phoenix Comic Con. And let me tell you, if all walkers looked like this…maybe being undead is not the worse thing that could happen. Though I admit, it’s not my first choice. I was born to be a vampire and that is all I will ever be.
Sadly, there were very few vampires and no True Blood cast members at this year’s event. So in a pinch, a walker will do…particularly this one. I could have a lot of fun with him before he rots away…
Also, I have to say there’s apparently something about the title of Sheriff that requires a male be incredibly handsome and sexy. Ruthless, cunning and deadly don’t hurt either. It’s not a title I aspire to but I enjoy the perks of being near it.
via True Blood Brings Out the Dead not the Undead although….
My Experience With The HBO Store (via @QueenFaeMab)
I remember someone writing a blog on the pen they bought from HBO and how it was of poor quality. After my own experience, it sparked me to write this. Now of course I didn’t buy the pen, but I wanted a poster and t-shirt. So I casually looked online at their array of what they call posters. Last time I checked 11” x 17” does not quality as a poster. That’s like a sheet of paper. Way too small for what I wanted, so I bought a huge True Blood poster of the whole cast from AllPosters.com. The product was perfect and I received it within the week. (Looks fabulous framed on my wall) Onto the shirt. I looked through the many shirts HBO had to offer and there were plenty to choose from. Since I didn’t care for the women’s, I opted for a men’s black True Blood logo. I waited over two weeks for my order and was so excited when it finally arrived. I open up the package and low and behold, the shirt looks faded. On the site, the shirt appears black with the logo from the True Blood bottles. I shrugged it off and proudly wore it. Come laundry day, I did exactly as the washing instructions said. Turn inside out, washed it in cold water, then dried on low. When I took out the shirt, I realized the ink used on the design came off. How sad that for $20, HBO’s store couldn’t make decent products. So when looking for True Blood merchandise, shop elsewhere or just make it yourself!
True Blood TV Guide Blood And Guts Character Insights (via @vs4as)
The summer edition of TV Guide features True Blood’s Anna Paaquin and Christopher Meloni on their cover. Inside are some very spoilerish articles and character insights for season 5 of True Blood. Don’t peek if you don’t want spoiling!
The red carpet premiere of True Blood is tonight May 30, 2012 so hopefully soon some new photos of the cast will be available!
The gallery below contains the scans from the TV Guide:
View more via True Blood TV Guide Blood And Guts Character Insights
IF YOU COULD BE A TB/SVM SUPERNATURAL BEING, WHAT WOULD YOU BE AND WHY? (via @Aly_x)
If I could be, then I’d be a fairy.
Why? Because they’re super duper cool, check out all the things they can do!
Telepathy: Fairies are able to read the thoughts of any sentient creature that gives off brain waves (which means it excludes vampires). They can receive images or sentences, depending on the person. If they concentrate, they can “turn off” this ability. If they focus hard enough, they can “enter” another person’s mind and penetrate their memories, bringing back recollections of events a person had been forced to forget.
Photokinesis (Nature Channeling): Fairies can generate and control large beams of light with their minds, using this ability to attack an enemy or topple large objects. The light varies in colour, from blue to golden. The ability has been described as “nature itself” and can injure humans, the two natured and vampires. It also has been shown to break and reverse magic spells. True fairies can morph the light beams into grenade-resembling round shapes.
Shapeshifting: While the true form of a fairy is goblin-like with pale gray skin, pointed ears, long nose, blue-green eyes, long sharp claws and rodent fangs, fairies can disguise themselves as beautiful and attractive humanoids.
Casting illusions: Able to cast vivid and convincing illusions in order to trick others, as demonstrated with the illusion on the fae world, making it appear more appealing and beautiful.
Teleportation: Fairies can teleport from their realm to the human world at will. It is also quite possible they can teleport within the human world.
Oneirokinesis (Dream Infiltration): They are shown to be able to enter peoples dreams and converse with that person. For a vampire, drinking large amounts of fae blood might trigger oneirokinesis. Fairy/human hybrids seem to receive the dreams while they are in a coma.
Longevity: Fairies can live much longer than most other creatures, but they are not immortal, implying that they eventually face natural death. They can, however, be injured or drained of their blood to the point of their deaths. Upon dying, a fairy returns to their original appereance and their corpse dissolves into glittering dust.
Oath: When Fairies make an oath or promise the fairy and other person must touch fingers and a photokinetic light with come through the promiser’s arm. It is possibly that if the oath is broken the promiser may die.
via IF YOU COULD BE A TB/SVM SUPERNATURAL BEING, WHAT WOULD YOU BE AND WHY?
The Words I Wished I Could Have Heard Alexander Skarsgard Speak. (via @EricNorthmanSVM)
In Living Dead In Dallas, Sookie is attacked by the Maenad as a message to Eric. He apologizes to her but that’s not enough for Sookie. So Eric gives it another try.
“Angelic Sookie, vision of love and beauty, I am prostrate that the wicked evil maenad violated your smooth and voluptuous body, in an attempt to deliver a message to me.”
Imagine Skars saying those words in his lovely growly voice.
Wasted moment, True Blood, wasted moment.
via The Words I Wished I Could Have Heard Alexander Skarsgard Speak.
Celebrate Tonight’s Premiere! (via @TBconfid)
HBO’s True Blood has a premiere screening of the 5th season in Hollywood tonight! Cast (Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Alexander Skarsgård, etc.) and crew will be walking the red carpet tonight at the ArcLight Hollywood! Arrivals are expected to start sometime between 5:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. I’d highly recommend arriving earlier if you want a good spot to see the stars as they enter.
The premiere is at the ArcLight Hollywood located at 6360 West Sunset Boulevard and directions can be found here. For any additional information, please call the ArcLight Hollywoodat (323) 464-1478.Source
From Eonline today–Terri: I need True Blood scoop now!
You are being quite the Demanding Darcy, even though your name is not Darcy. You know what we mean. What if we told you we were talking to the whole cast of True Blood tonight and we are in desperate need of questions to ask them? It’s true, so head on down to the comments and help us out, eh?
From Jessespero
Pics of Joe From Jim Halterman of AfterElton.
Lauren’s before
Lauren’s AFTER, much better
Giles Mathey, looks like Jacob next to him
Janina
Tara Buck GIIIIIIIINNNNNNGGGGGEEEERRRRRR!
Nelsan looking all hot!
Big Jim Parrack with the beautiful Ciara
Carrie must have extensions and darkened her hair, she looks so different than just a month ago, from TV Guide’s William Keck
Sam Trammell and Missy
Tall guy who wandered into the premiere, they let him stay.
from Televisionary
mon ROI!!!!!!!
Lovely as always, Kristin Bauer from @LuvsMeSumEdward
From Marcus Demps, he takes a good photo.
Carolyn brought the girls too! From Jim Halterman
Rutina doing it up all sophisticated!
Stephen Moyer from @TuttleMode
thank you skarsgardnews.com!
inside the theatre from Josh Kaplan
EW just posted this, more on their site EW has learned exclusively that Academy Award nominee and Emmy winner Alfre Woodard will return as Ruby Jean Reynolds, the schizophrenic mother of Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) last seen in season 3. Ruby Jean was a patient in a local mental hospital and under the care of Jesus (Kevin Alejandro), who later went on to have a tragic romance with Lafayette.
GQ has a video interview up with DAW at the link-
True Blood-lust shows no sign of abating: no sooner does the fourth series come out on DVD and Blu-ray than trailers for the fifth get the rabid fanbase slavering. The vampiric HBO TV series’ apparently deathless appeal is thanks in no small part to the likes of redhead Deborah Ann Woll, who GQ.com meets in daylight at London’s Soho Hotel. Turns out she’s even more attractive in real life than her grumpy character Jessica Hamby. (In case you’re wondering, Woll has a boyfriend who she met on match.com.) “We think of vampires as being very stoic and brooding,” says Woll of Jessica’s appeal to her. “I like that Jess doesn’t know what she’s doing and is fumbling her way through. I would like her to find more of those qualities as she goes on. But right now it’s fun to be a hormonal teenage vampire.” Here Woll talks about fan mix tapes, being screamed at in Chipotle and her “perfect feet”.
From Washington Square News, whole interview is at the link-Despite appearing on a show about vampires, werewolves, witches, ghosts and people who magically turn into dogs, Aaron Christian Howles is a shockingly down-to-earth young Hollywood actor. “It’s pretty crazy,” Howles said. “It doesn’t even feel real. It kind of feels like I’m in a dream. But I definitely feel very honored, because I got to audition for [series creator] Alan Ball. I had the audition, and I was just like, ‘Oh my god, this isn’t real.’” Although Howles normally dresses in character when going in for auditions, for “True Blood” he decided to dress as himself–converse shoes, jeans and a sweater vest–but at the audition, found that “everyone else was wearing a wife-beater.” And yet, Howles’ ability to stand out from the rest of the crowd is what he believes helped land him the role, both in style and performance. “I remember I could hear other people auditioning through the wall, and I thought ‘Well, I want to do something different,’” Howles recalled. “So I just went in and I deadpanned the entire scene, and apparently that’s what they were looking for.” Though he may have been perfect for the role, Howles himself couldn’t be more different from his character. Howles plays Rocky Cleary, the son of Wiccan waitress Holly Cleary (played by Lauren Bowles). Rocky is a “macho guy,” a “redneck scary dude,” who likes to hunt and kill animals, and Howles was in fact shocked and repulsed by a scene where he had to drive a pick-up truck with an actual dead deer in the back.
Dane Smith tweeted this (on a NYC Bus) @bkdane
TV Guide Scans @ Skarsgardfans.
How is this new today when it was out on 5/24, we even posted about it HERE? Some recycling is better than others. C’mon marketing people get into MadMen mode.
Night Twenty!!!! Missing Jesus (via @FangbangerEst89)
Dear Jesus,
You are sadly missed. Thank you for saving the day and getting Antonio out of Marnie so she would stop killing our favorite Vampires. I do think however that you will appear to lafayette soon and use some of you b magic to protect again. Looking forward to seeing you again well at least your ghost.
Andy’s Progeny (via @JBDuRoneTB)
I’m starting to be a bit concerned about the potential for Andy to have procreated with that wanton, nympho-fae at the end of last season.
Andy is a fun and entertaining character, but not the best and the brightest of Bon Temps. He pretty much blunders from situation to situation; his best moment occurring when he described the crime scene of Jessica’s headless snack. This scene was overshadowed by the revelation that Sheriff Bud had polyps in his ass.
But what about an Andy Jr. that retained some powers of the fae? And
I’m talking more about the SVM fae and not TB. The TB fae biggest power is to turn ugly as hell. Well, that and keeping Bill Lumbergh preserved.
I mean an Andy Jr. that can perform magic. Or kick a vamps ass. Or be a male stripper. Not a pleasant thought is it?
All that being said, I’m glad Andy got laid. He blew it with Holly and has been on a four season dry spell. He’s due.
It’s Mike Spencer’s turn this season…
via Andy’s Progeny.
Fangathon Post (via @LuvBONESnTBlood)
I see alot of posts for people’s favorite book of the series or favorite episodes or seasons, etc…
I tried to comment on the favorite book and I found I just couldn’t, yet?
I loved so many different things that one book doesn’t cut it!
So my Fangathon post today is just simply that.
My most memorable moments/characters for me so far whether they are good,
bad, sad, or ugly are:
#1 Top of My List without having to think is:
Eric and Sookie: making love, having sex, kissing, caressing, or anything, anytime anywhere for any reason!
then the rest in no necessary order:
Sookie met a Vampire! (Granted not probably the one most wanted her to meet first but it had to play out that way..start slow and work your way, way up!)
Eric meets Sookie! (Now that is a jump sized plus for sure!)
Eric stakes LongShadow (I myself like the True Blood version of Bill doing it thus getting Jessica)
Adele Stackhouse (Poor beloved grandmother of Sookie and Jason was in the wrong place at the wrong time and was killed by Rene. That was sad for me!)
Normally some would say Rene getting caught was great but not for me I loved the version on True Blood as he was killed by Sookie!
The Orgy (Who didn’t love that 
)
Dallas (I loved Godric/Godfrey, his death was sad. Eric posing as Leif)
Bubba (I just love Bubba as a constant…he’s like a favorite teddy bear you bring with you everywhere as a child then keep him on a shelf, or like,as an adult. He’s never too far away for you to smile)
Bill/Lorena/Sookie/Debbie (The whole thing made me sick, still does. So glad both bitches are gone)
The Weres (Alcide, Tray, Debbie) There were tons more but these three stand out for me. Alcide was all over for me. I liked him, then hated him, then just dealt with him. Tray was cute, fun, and it was sad to loose him. Debbie I hated from the beginning to the “happy” ending.
Charles Twining (really liked his story line…his personality and ultimate death in Merlotte’s)
Quinn (What can I say he’s warm blooded! A Tiger! Has Purple Eyes! Sexy Bald! But, has serious family issues.)
Amnesiac Eric (The Viking that can feel) That whole storyline was wonderful!
BIll’s reveal (forced to tell the truth of his betrayal! Loved it! Sad for Sookie but happy for Eric)
Rhodes (The whole thing was exciting, sad, and made me angry. From Evil Andre to the bombs to the blood exchange. Sookie saving Eric Pam and Bill, and others.)
Queen Sophie Ann (I definitely liked the Book version a HELL of a lot better)
Were War (Sam as Mufasa love it!)
Niall Brigant and the fairies (Liked Claudine the best)
Fae War / Breandan (That was violent, scary, sad, tragic. All of it so horrible) Poor Sookie and Eric)
Didn’t really care for the whole Hot shot mess storyline at all. Crystal, Calvin, Mel, etc
Felipe de Castro (Mostly hate him!)
Victor Madden (I’d love to drop in a wood chipper!) Sookie really wanting to kill Victor!
Vampire Ceremonial Knife (I want one! I have no problem handing it over to Eric anytime!)
Appius – Only way to describe him is from the auther herself
“Appius Livius Ocella made mistakes in his whole long existence. Perhaps changing Eric was his finest hour. He created the perfect vampire. Eric’s only flaw is you.” ― Charlaine Harris, Deadlocked
Coleman/Alexei – a confusing mess but I did love how it turned out.
Redeeming Dermot – I love his ever trying spirit in redeeming himself. I just want to hug him sometimes
The Queen we all can’t stand (Keep your hands off the Viking!)
via Fangathon Post.
UPDATE: Latest On The Status of Charlaine Harris and “Deadlocked” (via @EricSookieLover)
For today’s (Day 20) fangalicious Fang-A-Thon 2012 post, I figured I’d focus on the books once more, because Charlaine Harris updated her status on Facebook (with a special message for you), and we have an update on where “Deadlocked” is sitting on the New York Times Bestseller List!
First, we’ll share with you Charlaine’s Facebook status:
Thanks to all of you for letting me know you enjoyed the book. I’m hard at work on the last one. I put up a new Book & Blog on my website (www.charlaineharris.com). Got the advanced readering copies for “An Apple for the Creature,” the next anthology I co-edited with Toni L.P. Kelner.
Now let’s see where “Deadlocked” stacks up on the New York Times Bestseller List! A version of this list appears in the June 3, 2012 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending May 19, 2012.
Below, are the Top 5 Books under Hardcover Fiction, which represents new or just released books and doesn’t take into account ebooks, etc.
This Week Last Week Hardcover Fiction Weeks
on List1 STOLEN PREY, by John Sandford. (Putnam, $27.95.) When a Minnesota family is murdered, the Minneapolis investigator Lucas Davenport believes a Mexican drug gang is involved. 1 2 1 11TH HOUR, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women’s Murder Club investigate a possible serial killer. 2 3 2 DEADLOCKED, by Charlaine Harris. (Ace, $27.95.) The telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse investigates a murder that has more to do with her than she imagines. 3 4 THE COLUMBUS AFFAIR, by Steve Berry. (Ballantine, $27.) The daughter of a disgraced journalist is held by a man who wants to force her father to help him discover a secret left by Columbus. 1 5 7 CALICO JOE, by John Grisham. (Doubleday, $24.95.) A pitcher beans a promising rookie, ending both their careers; years later, the pitcher’s son brings them together.
If you’re worried and/or are disappointed that “Deadlocked” is slipping in the rankings…don’t be. It’s perfectly understandable. I’m sure many of us have read it by now or have at least purchased it, even if you haven’t read it yet. It’s okay, #3 isn’t bad either, especially because the book has only been on the shelves for 3 weeks.
If you read Charlaine’s Book & Blog, you might find what she says about some of the books she’s reading interesting and she also talks about Memorial Day and what it means for her. You should definitely check it out!
Thoughts? Please share ‘em below!
via UPDATE: Latest On The Status of Charlaine Harris and “Deadlocked”
Sookie knows what EVERYONE likes (via @mswriteok)
I have an account at blip.fm and I play all my favorite songs there all time time. Generally I listen to it while I’m writing the posts for Fangathon 2012, and last night an old song came on and I started laughing, because it should be Sookie Stackhouse’s theme song.
Fang-A-Thon Day 20: Best/Worst – Fan Service (via @VampKingBill)
If it’s one thing HBO is very good at is following the fans and deducing what it is we’re craving. In that light, I thought I’d look at how Ball answered our fannish demands.
Best – Giving fans Alex’s ass.
Obviously, this kind of post calls for that particular screen capture, but in the name of keeping this blog as safe for work (and lest I give @DarlingSookie more fodder to believe that Eric and I share a bromance), I shall leave it to you readers to grab it for yourself. That out of the way, it’s impossible to say that the long, continuous shot of Alex’s ass could only be described as fanservice. It didn’t need to be there. It didn’t need to as long. That it did was meant entirely as a present to the fans and it was very eagerly lapped up. The only way that could be topped would be full frontal of Alex. We’re getting full front this season, but apparently not from a main. Fans will just have to keep waiting.
Honorable Mention – The way they find a way to get Alcide to take off his top more often than not. Not a bad trick considering he’s not even really one of Sookie’s love interests (although he certainly wishes he was)
Worst- Giving fans more Pam.
Without a doubt, fans (like myself) wanted more Pam because we liked her attitude, liked her sass and wanted to see more. I personally loved her in Season 3 when she was trying to snap Eric out of his suicidal funk to actually try and do something. Because of that, when I heard we’d get more Pam I was excited. I was even curious when they said that one of her comments (undoubtedly the “gash in a sundress” line) made everyone gasp at the table read that they went there. And then we began to watch and we began to realize that the writers never really could find something to do with Pam other be a one-liner machine. Or rather, what they did find – an irrational obsession with Eric’s infatuation with Sookie – just made her look weak and clingy. The one liners seemed less zingy and more pathetic and desperate as a result. I’m hoping that things will change for the better in Season 5 because she, like so many of the female characters on the show, deserves better. But as it stands, I wish we hadn’t gotten what we asked for.
Honorable Mention – Eric/Sookie sex. Just. Wow. How did that go so very wrong? The lack of chemistry (Bill and Sookie in the shower had enough chemistry for both scenes) the really really bad trip to Narnia that didn’t necessarily make sense for either character (she’s drank a ton of blood before and never went on a trip, Eric shouldn’t have gone on a trip off of Sookie’s blood – he didn’t go on one after draining the full Fae Claudine, at most he should have become giggly drunk again) and yeah. It just really didn’t work.
As the old adage goes, “be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it.” Truer words, Trubies. Truer words.
True Blood Season 5 Kill List (via @DarlingSookie)
LOL. As it gets closer to T-Day, True Blood returns, I’ve realized that we haven’t done an official kill list for True Bites. So for today’s Fang-A-Thon post and my second to the last blogathon post, I’m going to post my official Season 5: Kill List.
Kill List (in no particular order):
Nora: After the debacle with Lorena and now, most recently Debbie, let’s just say I’m probably bad luck for anyone who is/has been sweet on one of the men in my life.
In all fairness to Nora, she has the upperhand, what with being a vampire and all. But then again, so was Lorena and look at how that turned out…
Long live the Authority
Or not… Let’s face it, if there is one thing Alan Ball does a lot of it’s bringing in a ton of new characters for no other purpose than to find a way to kill them off.
Giving that I highly doubt he will kill off Bill and Eric, I find that all the Authority members have made my list for no other reason than sometimes one must cull the herd.
Continue reading via True Blood Season 5 Kill List.
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