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Imserba Webstore - True Blood: The Complete First Season (HBO Series)
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List Price: $59.99
Our Price: $33.99
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Manufacturer: HBO Home Video
Starring: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Rutina Wesley, Ryan Kwanten
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0883929048830
Feature: 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 abilit
Format: Box set
Label: HBO Home Video
Manufacturer: HBO Home Video
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: HBO Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2009-05-19
Running Time: 720
Studio: HBO Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2009
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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 abilit
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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. DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Documentary
Other
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Summary: True Blood is one of the Top Five Shows on all of T.V.
Comment: Okay so 1st off, everyone who has been complaining about the sex scenes and that its not appropriate for teenagers...reality check here...the show is rated MATURE for a reason, IT ISNT APPROPRIATE FOR KIDS!! Its definitely a very adult show, and before every episode it has the appropriate warnings, such as Nudity, Violence, etc. Everyone gets fair warning, so i dont get why people are surprised or shocked by it...the only T.V. shows rated Mature are the ones with lots of sex and violence...Deal with it!! Definitely not a show for prudish types, but if you're not,this show has EVERYTHING...mystery, romance, suspense, action, and plenty of drama. It is completely addictive. Just watch and you'll see.
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Summary: Truly obsessed!
Comment: Have to say that I wasn't sure at first I would like the series and I was hooked after the first episode! Rented them at first and determined I had to have the whole series . . . including preordering the 2nd series. I wish that would come out soon! I did start reading the books while I have been waiting . . . different parts to the book than the series so it was a nice change.
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Summary: true blood season1 DVD
Comment: awesome DVD! Very addicting series... One of the best shows on television!
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Summary: Enchantment in Louisiana
Comment: Having never seen even one "True Blood" episode, I found Anna Paquin's portrail of Sookie Stackhouse to be so enchanting, and the tales so compelling, I watched the entire First Season over one weekend!
One caution: some shows have nudity in them, so these may not be appropriate for all ages. I suggest Parental pre-screening.
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Summary: Loving you is like Loving the Dead - only leagal
Comment: Vampires have come out of the coffin and are asking for rights just like everyone else. This sparks one heck of a debate, but vampires are eventually seen as citizens and are given protection under the law. Enter Bill Compton into the fray, the first vampire that the town knows of) to reach a small town in the middle of Louisiana. This sparks quite a bit of anger amongst the people living here, and the protests grow louder as bodies begin to appear with fang marks on their necks. Even more complex are the things shared between Bill and one of the people living in town, who happens to reads minds and finds Bill refreshing because she can't read his. Add to this the fact that Sam, our local bar owner, isn't exactly what we think he is, that one of our cast is something other than the sweet person he appears to be, and that vampire bars seem to be kickin' hang-outs that humans seem to be dying to get into and you have yourself the tip of one gargantuan iceberg. And these little snippets are just small samples of a much bigger puzzle playing out in the Bayou.
Of all of the things I have seen on True Blood, the backstory on Bill Compton is the one thing that intrigues me the most. In one of the issues he is asked to give a lecture about the town and what the Civil War period was like, and he tells us so much about himself and that world. He holds out some things, like the story of a soldier that meets his maker, but that also makes for great reading and great drama all around. Combined with that is the way the killings work their way into a story that is not really focused on them, how other things exist besides vampires, what rules apply to them and what rules apply to Christopher Lee, and you have yourself one beautiful paintbrush swirling out the colors of a story. I have to say that I became addicted to the show rather quickly, not really thinking it would be my flavor but finding that it was indeed something that I loved, and that everything from the song in the beginning to the little things hidden in each episode seem to call to me. I have even gotten in the habit of watching it more than twice, and that is because this isn't some disposable commodity. It has the ambiance that can be lovely and can be horrific, a nice way of getting vampires into a story that does not pollute the idea of what a vampire is, and it adds in a dimension to the new vampire shows by having rough edges that are fanged and not afraid to bite. i like this because I like to have the human element and the political reaction of a large stage and the small stage, and i like how things that happen in this season ripple through the storyline later. It is good stuff and it is hard not to become a fan of.
If you find vampires appealing, this is obviously for you. The less obvious fans of the show would be people who enjoy political thrillers and even romantic settings, because this has all of that and a little bit more. Hearing Bill talk about love and how someone has touched him after so long is a beautiful thing, and seeing how horrible people are when he comes into town reminds one of what types of monsters really walk around. They don't have to be confined to the night or drink blood, either, or drink synthetic Tru Blood drinks (seeing as how i would be leaving out some vampires like Bill). All in all this is more than just a story with vampires trying to gain a foothold in the society we see, allowing one entry through doors that have been barred and secrets that have been buried. I love the show - i love it a lot - and I know many people would love it if they give it a chance. It isn't without a message or too preachy, isn't the romantic stories we have seen lately and yet it has love, and it isn't all fangs but it still has its bite. give it a chance - daylight isn't all its cracked up to be.
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