[True Blood] Fang-a-thon: Day 4 (via @ShadeBlossom)
Yes, please, may I have some more?
I did mention my judgement can’t be trusted, right?
LOOK AT HIM.
Okay, I’m done now. Ahem. The thing, or rather, one of the things, I like about Eric is his joie de vivre. To him, being a vampire is awesome and he doesn’t wander the Earth rending his clothes and wailing about lost things. He is in the moment, drinking it up. (Yes, that pun was intended.)
I like the bad boys. It’s a long standing theme of mine, but he’s not just a flat, cold bastard. He has some good sides, he’s just extremely picky about who he shows them to. Not terribly impressed with humans as a whole, sure, but he’s savvy enough to recognize extraordinary ones when he sees them.
I’m also not terribly put off by his ability to decide to take someone out if they’re in need of it. Too many shows, books, and stories lose my interest simply by virtue of letting the bad guy go time and time again only to be shocked and dismayed when he returns to do… more bad things. Hello? That’s what they do. Eliminate your problems or stop whining about them.
Does he have bad aspects? Certainly. All characters do. I just happen to prefer his faults to the faults of others.
Deadlocked into Dead Ever After (via @DarlingSookie)
Pam and I were honored to be joined by Eric and Sookie Lovers very own Erika for last week’s episode of True Bites.
We got right down to business and discussed the topic that everyone’s been debatin’ over for years…
Who will Sookie Stackhouse wind up with?
Of course, Erika was convinced it will be Eric. Pam whooped us all upside the head with the theory that Sam would be the best for Sookie. And of course, I rounded things out with my theory that Sookie will either wind up with Eric or completely alone.
But that’s not all we discussed and to hear it all just tune in to Deadlocked into Dead Ever After.
Tune into tomorrow’s all new episode of True Bites called All about the Blood.
Night Four: My Only “Nails on the Chalkboard” Moments (via @CindyLouLouBear)
Just about the only Pet Peeve I have with some fans and RPers of True Blood/SVM is that they spell Bon Temps , Bon Temp. Or spell Herveaux wrong.
Darlings, if you are going to say you Live in this town, or that you are playing Alcide or know him, Those things are just SO SIMPLE!
Day 4……..(tbshow) Why I still love Bill (via @FangbangerEst89)
Why I still love Bill.
When meeting bill the very 1st episode he was so mysterious and so pleasant and very hot lol. the first time he kissed sookie i jumped in my chair and said yes.
He was so nice to her grandmother and going and talking about the war. He protected sookie most of the time from harm and looked really good naked too.
He proposed to sookie at the beautiful restaurant and even bought her a beautiful lavender dress.
Unfortunately he got vamp nabbed and taken to Mississippi.
Spending the rest of the season thinking what’s going to happen to bill and when will he fix him and sookie but as we saw that would not particularly happen. He drained sookie and almost left her for dead but did come back to give her his blood so she could keep living on.
As seasons progressed we found the true nature of him serving the queen and betraying sookie. I felt so bad for sookie but kept thinking isn’t there any way possible to fix this.
Sadly no there wasn’t but in some way or somehow he still has feelings for sookie which he does show time to time which i still in my heart love watching
that is why i still love bill.
Why the hate, AB? (via @JBDuRoneTB)
Ok – here’s my personal horror story; in 2008, I watched a few episodes of the new HBO drame “True Blood”. Having liked what I saw, I decided to read the books series it was based on; The Southern Vampire Mysteries (SVM) by Charlaine Harris.
Long story short, I liked the books, too! I thought S1 of TB was faithful to the books and loved each in their own regard. TB isn’t a direct adaptation of SVM, which is ok; they don’t have to be. However, it’s obvious to me that Alan Ball is thumbing his nose at book lovers through the story lines on TB.
Most obvious example; to Eric fans, the highlight of the SVM series was the amnesia SL in Dead to the World (book 4). The shower scene with Sookie and Eric reverberated around the SVM community and continues to be a favorite. So, what did AB do with this SL? Well, he…
- Gave the shower scene to Bill and Sookie in Season 3
- Eric and Sookie DID have sex, but it was in some stupid fantasy/dream/Narnia setting
- At the end of DttW, when Eric regained his memory, some of the boy-like Eric remained, along with some affection for Sookie. On TB, Eric reverted to his old self and turned completely away from Sookie
Those are pretty big departures for SVM fans. AB went out of his way to piss off the fans, IMHO.
Other examples include Hot Shot/Calvin Norris (as I mentioned in a prior post), the whole Sookie/Bill dynamic instead of the Sookie/Eric dynamic and, lastly, while the hell isn’t Arlene in jail yet?
Before you jump to conclusions, I’m not hung up on the Eric vs. Bill thing. My own personal opinion is that all supes are bad for her; they’ve brought her nothing but trouble. Sookie needs to find a nice, natural guy to settle down with. Too bad the best in Bon Temps has been snatched by Tara Thornton. ; )
So, Alan Ball – why the hate? Why go out of your way to piss off the SVM fans? Haven’t I read that Charlaine Harris has distanced herself from your writing because you’ve gone too far off the deep end?
Look, you made a wreck of the series in S4 because, as I’ve pointed out here, you went out of your way to pervert the Eric amnesia story line. Couldn’t you have put more effort into writing original but good material?
Post True Blood Trailer Fangover (via @TBconfid)
True Blood GIFs was kind enough to post some gifs from the trailer, how cool are they? Check out their Tumblr for more. Caps by our friend at Skarsgardfans.
Season 5 – Trailer #1
TVFanatic– It doesn’t look like humans and vampire will be getting along very well on True Blood Season 5.
I see Sam is being held by Marcus’ mom (Dale Dickey) and her crew, will he be able to shift into something that can more easily escape?
See the brick background in this cap (all caps from B at Skarsgardfans, She had these up within 10 minutes of the trailer being shown like a machine!), well look at this cap of Newlin to see that he is there at some point too. Is he going to be used as a PR rep for them, what better promotion for vamps than the FOS lead joining up? He is wearing his little flag pin, instead of the FOS insignia pin.
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Favorite True Blood Human (via @EricNorthmanSVM)
Favorite True Blood Human – Terry Bellefleur
Sweet armadillo rescuing, Arlene loving Terry. Anything happens to Terry so help me it will not be pretty. Hear me True Blood!!
FANG-A-THON NIGHT 4 – THE NEW TEASER TRAILER (via @Aly_x)
Yeah yeah, no doubt EVERYONE will be posting about this tonight but I don’t care. IT WAS SO GOOD! HONESTLY!
I probably have more questions now than answers but that’s cool, anticipation and such is always good!
So, here’s what I gleamed from the trailer and my thoughts/rants/opinions etc on the issues, photo credits to numerous blogs on my dash and to http://skarsgardfans.com
Sook kicks Pam’s ass, Fae style.
I honestly haven’t a clue why she does this, there is no context to the snippet we were given however I think it might have something to do with the fact she fired a fucking rocket launcher at her during season four, she could be fixing her rotting spell like she fixed Eric of his amnesia or she could even think that Pam dug up Russell which would explain the whole Eric/Pam teaser where he pins her to the table and asks her about it. I wanna know why she was so stupid though as to do this infront of all the fangbangers who will no doubt blab about the fact she has microwave fingers and then even more vampires will want her pretty head. Nice one, Sook.
New Fairies!
Why hello beautiful men! I think in this season Sook might get some help from her family and the rest of the good Fairies. It would be useful about now for the show to introduce Niall so that viewers can start piecing together what Sook’s powers do/what other ones she has/how to control them etc. I also think it would be useful for her to have some companionship during this time given that she booted out both Bill and Eric, Tara’s died (or has she?) and now Lafayette is going to freak out because he’s lost his cousin and lover on the same night.
Speaking of Lafayette
Ouch. This isn’t after they bury Tara or whatever due to the fact Sook is in her Merlotte’s uniform but I want to know what brought along this comment. I think without the finger point and teeth baring from Lafayette it wouldn’t have been as hurtful. I think that this is a mention to the fact that death seems to follow Sook even if she isn’t the one causing it, it constantly surrounds her (her gran, those other waitresses in season one, Rene, Godric, Lorena, Tara, Jesus etc.) and that all started when she became involved with vampires. I read somewhere that to the vampires (death) she is the light so therefore an angel to them and I agree wholeheartedly.
OH HAI VICTORIAN ERIC!
Mr. Northman crafts his loyal but extremely lazy progeny. CUE FLASHBACK. Eric looking dapper in a Victorian suit having, I guess, just killed someone. The look in his eyes in this scene made me want to give him a cuddle, he looks a little lost. I’m really looking forward to the flashback of Pam’s turning, apparently she was a hooker and maybe that’s how they met? (they were curled up in a bed with cream sheets together in one scene) In all fairness I hope they spend some time looking at her turning because I’m super curious about Pammy and her past!
Bill shows off what a cold and heartless bastard he is
I think the quotes and their eyes say it all. Bill clearly doesn’t love her and it was all a lie as he’s being cold and heartless where as Eric looks forlorn at the prospect of her not wanting him anymore and takes her feelings into consideration.
Hoyt becomes a fangbanger
Revenge on Jessica? Yes, most likely. I can’t see him having any other motive. I do however dislike the outfit. Guyliner? Seriously? Just nooooo.
Sook shacks up with a dog
Really, sweetie? I know you’re hurting and probably just looking for some comfort and there is nothing wrong with that but we all know that Alcide has a thing for you and you did murder his ex-girlfriend so I kinda get the feeling you’re leading him along a little, especially when the majority of the fandom wants you with the Viking and there is no denying your affection for the 6’4 piece of Nordic beauty.
Bill looks poised to get with someone else
What happened to ‘Sookie, like I have a choice. You’re the love of my life’ WHOOPS. GUESS HE FORGOT ABOUT THAT GUYS! stupid douche. I know Eric kisses someone but I get a feeling that’s Nora and she’s his sister, and I’m cool with that because he redeems himself with the whole sad look and ‘I don’t think Sookie wants anything to do with us anymore’ speech. Actually, I hope if he is getting with whoever this is then he’ll forget about his ‘romantic’ attachment to Sook so that Eric can have her *nods*
Sam’s in the doghouse
I’m not big on Sam, he didn’t seem to do much in the first season however he’s slowly winning me over. I think taking in his brother and trying to do right with him was super commendable and the fact he got his revenge with Marcus was even better. I dislike how vulnerable he is here and it reminds me too much of Maryanne and the whole maenad fiasco. I also don’t understand why he doesn’t just turn into a fly and get away like he did in season two….
Oh dear Mr. Stackhouse
I’m not sure what to think of this….we see Jessica return to Jason’s house in her Halloween outfit and hold onto Steve Newlin so I guess she gets rid of him for Jason and then has sex with him, but then what is this about? Does Jessica know he’s at this strip club or whatever and if so, what are her thoughts about it and what has driven him to go there? The slightly glazed over look in his eyes puzzles me and I’ve heard rumours he was at a Fae club, if so then maybe he’s going to be told about their family history etc, especially with the appearance of Claude and the other Fae guy, surely he’d want to know who’s hanging around his sister.
I have so much more I could post my opinions/thoughts/rants about but I feel that’s enough for tonight! 🙂
Fang-A-Thon Day 4: The Gif of the Season (via @VampKingBill)
The preview last night made quite a number of excited for a variety of reasons – some of which I’ll likely go into on True Bites tomorrow (if not this blog) but of the many many reasons to get excited about that preview is the gif above. It combines so many kinks of so many fan girls. Let us count:
1. The throne – it’s always a hit.
2. The suit – Eric pretty much never wears one and so when he does, and to wear it so well? It’s going to push the right buttons for people.
3. The expression – There’s an intensity in that gaze that even though you know he’s not looking at you and is (at least for now) contemplating his immortality in the face of waiting for the Authority to come it looks like he’s staring right at the viewer.
Every season produces hundreds and hundreds of gifs, but each season there are always one or two that come to represent the season – either for the season as a whole, or just the season for the character. The same will be true of this season. However, I’m willing to lay down money that this gif will be one of the few that will remain popular next season and even down the line if the show goes off the air. It will define why people like Eric Northman in season 5 just as the one of him on the throne beckoning Sookie defines him in Season 1 or him kissing Sookie defines him for Season 4. And that is not a bad thing.
True Blood Season 5 Everything At Stake Speculations (via @vs4as)
The new True Blood season 5 trailer last night showed a lot of new action for fans to enjoy while waiting for the new season to start. If you blink you might just miss something big!
Taking a second and third look at some of the action shown in the new trailer helped answer some questions but then raised even more questions as to what the vamp is going on?
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Day Four – 30 Day 2012 Fang-A-Thon (via @DemonXDiantha)
Jesus: You can’t trade magic like f**kin Pokeman cards.
Really, Jesus, really? Because I’m pretty sure you would trade magic for my Charizard!
Day 4-Favorite quote (via @xXItsCoZmicXx)
“…And also know that I am not a hooker. That was a long, long time ago.” -Pam
Day 4: Takin’ Care of Bubba’s business (via @mswriteok)
I love Bubba.
Hey, I adore Sookie, Bill, Eric, Pam and all the others in Sookie Stackhouse’s literary universe, but I love Bubba.
For those who are “True Blood” purists and don’t crack open the SVM books, here’s the deal.
When Elvis Presley died in 1977, there was a vampire secretly working in the morgue (they hadn’t yet come out of their coffins). And, even though The King had been pronounced dead some time before, this vampire sensed a spark of life deep within the drug-riddled corpse.
And, while the spark was there, it was a mistake to try to blow it back into the full flame that was Elvis. Try though he might, the vampire couldn’t resurrect the man who used to be Elvis.
What he got was a big guy who looked, moved and sounded exactly like the super-sized version of the singer, but any memory he had of who he used to be was gone. He was a scared, erratic, simplified version of the superstar.
He became so upset when anyone called him by his given name his maker started referring to him as the “Man from Memphis” and it quickly devolved to Bubba and was important to keep his existence a big secret. He can sing when he wants to, but no one dares remark on who he sounds like because when he is upset, he tends to wander off and people start reporting Elvis sightings at all sorts of places.
What touches me about Bubba was his instant liking of one telepathic waitress. For some reason, he can see her gentle soul and likes to hang out in her woods, feeding off unfortunate feral cats and protecting Sookie.
For her part, the first time she saw the “Man From Memphis” she was floored. She got the Cliffs Notes version of “Bubba 101” and a friendship was born. She treats him with a sweet courtesy reserved for a favorite relative, making sure that relative is well fed and in bed by dawn.
Think of how cool that is.
Sookie could talk to any vampire and casually mention “Bubba came by last night to watch me eat a peanut butter and banana sandwich,” or “I thought I heard something in the woods last night and when I went out on the porch to check, it was just Bubba singing ‘Burnin’ Love.'”
Now that’s the kind of party conversation I’d like to overhear.
It speaks well of Bill that Bubba also trusts him. Bill treats him like a young boy, promising treats and surprises so Bubba will comply freely with Bill’s wishes.
I secretly wish Bubba would show up on “True Blood,” but I fully understand why it probably won’t happen.
First, Elvis Presley Enterprises is extremely particular about whom they let use The King’s likeness, sing his songs, or pretend to be the Real Deal.
Second, EPE probably wouldn’t care for Elvis being portrayed as a brain-addled vampire nicknamed Bubba.
Also, the royalties due for any song Bubba sang would probably be tremendous, and Bubba wouldn’t be Bubba if he didn’t at least hum some of his favorite songs.
If, however, EPE could see the humor of the situation like I do and said yes, I’d like to see singer/songwriter Chris Isaac play the part. He has the look, the swagger and the voice, if not the girth, to pull it off. Still, I’m sure somewhere in this wide world is a man who could do justice to the part of Bubba.
When this happens, I’ll call HBO and say, thankyouverymuch.
#Fangathon2012 Day 4 (via @QueenFaeMab)
One of my favorite songs from True Blood season one is I Don’t Wanna Know by Dr. John
When I hear this song, I think of young Jessica being turned by Bill, Sookie thinking she may never see Bill again, Sam’s longing desire for Sookie, Tara’s attraction to Jason and Sam. The many everyday struggles each character has as they try to find their way in love.
LYRICS:
I don’t want to know about evil I only want to know about love I don’t want to know about evil I only want to know about love
Sometime it gets kinda hard to listen Hard for me to use my eyes And all around the gold is glistening Making sure it keeps me down to size
And I don’t want to know about evil I only want to know about love I don’t want to know one thing about evil I only want to know about love
I’m waiting for the plains to tumble Waiting for the towns to fall I’m waiting for the cities to crumble Waiting till I hear the call
It’s getting kinda hard to listen Hard for us to use our eyes All around the gold is glistening Making sure it keeps us hypnotized
Yeah, I don’t want to know about evil I only want to know about love Yeah, I don’t want to know one thing about evil I only want to know about love
And I don’t want to know about evil I only want to know about love I don’t want to know nothing about evil I only want to know about love
Yeah, I don’t want to know about evil I only want to know about love I don’t want to know one thing about evil I only want to know about love
True Blood 30-Night Fangathon: Night 4 (via @TB_PamR)
The First Trailer
So let me get this straight, Detective Stabler is the vampire Authority, Jess calls Bill “Daddy”, Sam can use a cross-bow and Eric looks great in a dinner jacket with blood on his hand. Did I miss anything?
Oh, right. that glimpse of Eric and I in bed together. God, I hope that’s a flashback. Narnia so is not my style and knowing that at some point I ask him to release me…the thought of ending up in bed with him is less appealing that it might otherwise be. Sorry, Eric.
On an up note, it appears there will be plenty of action, some of it even fighting. That appeals to me. A lot. I’ve been in the mood to kill something slowly and painfully since about the middle of Season 4. I wonder if I can talk Alan Ball into making a cameo appearance and Russel into teaching my that whole spineless thing…. -smirks-
See you all in June, but if you’re thirsty and can’t wait that long, join @DarlingSookie and I on Tuesday nights on True Bites on BlogTalkRadio.
Fang-a-thon Day #4 2012 (via Alice_Simon_)
On the fourth day of fang-a-thon trueblood gave to me, a crazy maynade scratching at Sookie! Owch!
Removing the Masks (via @llmorgan7)
The differences in their demeanor are so stark. There’s a sadness in Eric as he speaks of her. We see the regret. Meanwhile, Bill is steely and unfettered by any semblance of emotion. Not giving Sookie a choice has been Bill’s modus operandi from the moment he lured her out to “save him”, when he let the Rattrays beat her within an inch of her life, and with all of the lies he told her in an effort to manipulate and control her.
Masks have been removed and now we see the real faces of Eric and Bill.
via hsm7
Day 4 #fangathon2012 who would I put into the SVM series…. (via @SassyJessOB)
I’m a major major fan of Jessica Hamby, my daily blog is about her
and I currently role play as her on several different accounts but
nothing beats her growth in True Blood and she was all of Alan Ball’s
creation.
So if I could have anything, I would of loved if Charlaine Harris,
wrote Jessica into the Southern Vampire Mysteries series. I would love a
twist, I would love the inside thoughts on a baby vamps mind and how
she would take control of herself in a fictional basis.
Jessica would be a great addition to the books and as I’m sure she
would be amazing to follow in Sookie’s life because in True Blood it has
worked so well and I’m a big fan of the Jessica/Pam and Sookie/Jessica
scenes but also when Jessica is independent you see her grow so much
with her life and how she took on being a vampire.
via Day 4 #fangathon2012 who would I put into the SVM series…..
Another day in Paradise (via @LuvBONESnTBlood)
Think my mind is in a permenant twister! I’ve watched all the trailers and looked at all the promo pics I could find. I watched to videos in slow-mo so I could break it down and not miss a beat. There is just so much shown and with the way Alan Ball moves the story lines around from the books there is so much that could take place. This season looks completely amped up. It looks like we are getting some fang in the storyline. Action packed scenes. Looks like Bill tries to convince Eric they need to ”use” Sookie…and Sookie getting busy with Alcide…hope she is just trying to get something from him but who knows. It also looks like Sam is in for some crap of his own!!! Hoyt…goth? OMG that is just nuts in itself! Looks like he is on a mission to kill vamps! The fairies are going to be more involved it seems too! I hope one is Claude!
I’m really interested in Pam’s turning! Seeing Eric in bed with Pam was classic! That is my pic of the day!
Pam: It can’t end this quickly.Eric: Everything ends. Even the immortals.
Theme Song Love & True Blood Scores (via @Eric_NorthmanTB)
I don’t know about you, but I love the Theme Song to True Blood. “Bad Things” by Jace Everett is the most played song on my iTunes playlist. It is a song that is on my gym playlist. It is the ringtone to my cell phone. I just find the song catchy and I can’t help but turn up the volume and blare it in the car when I’m driving. It is also one of the theme songs that I don’t skip when I’m watching the True Blood DVDs, although, I do think the opening credits for True Blood to be a little strange but the song makes up for it.
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A is for… (via @TrueBloodMame)
AVL-spokesperson
“Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Eric Northman. I’m a tax-paying American and small business owner in the great state of Louisiana. I also happen to be a vampire. Now the past year, there’s been a lot of inflammatory talk from politicians warning their constituents not to trust vampires. But think about it for a moment. Who would you rather trust? A vampire or a politician? The truth is, vampires are as different from each other as humans are, because we were humans, and we ask only to be treated as such. And we welcome you into our world as well. We’re always more than happy to serve humans here at Fangtasia, and I don’t mean for dinner.”
TB Casting: How much is too much? (via @EricSookieLover)
For my fangalicious Fang-A-Thon 2012 – Day 4 post, I figured I would take a deeper look inside the casting for True Blood. These are my thoughts on all of the casting calls we seem to get every year. Feel free to share your thoughts after you’ve finished reading!
As you know, here at Eric & Sookie Lovers – we keep you pretty much informed on the latest casting calls. Mostly, we do this to inform you on what’s going to happen, and to speculate – especially because (as you well know) True Blood keeps pretty tight-lipped on upcoming spoilers. Other than the promos they choose to share…we pretty much have nothing that tells us what’s going to happen during the season. Sure, they do share spoilers with Michael Ausiello from TVLine.com and Kristin Dos Santos from E! Online, naturally, but those are few and far between and on their time…not ours. (At least during the off-season.) We love being spoiled as much as possible and as often as possible.
Sorry if this comes off sounding like a rant, because it’s really not. I’m just sharing my thoughts on it.
It seems like every year, we have an astronomical amount of casting calls released for each episode of True Blood. I think it’s roughly an average of four characters/episode, but don’t quote me on that, because I don’t really know. I’m just basing this off what I remember reading in each one. But it seems like True Blood is worse than other shows, when it comes to this. Maybe it’s the fact that I don’t follow other shows as closely, so I miss them…but it seems like every couple of weeks, there’s a new casting call out there.
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