True Blood

Written by my friend Marquis Finley

It’s true. The vampire craze can affect anyone. Of all the shows I watch on my premium movie channels, True Blood has to be among my favorites.

True Blood is set in a small town in Louisiana where vampires have “come out of the coffin” – aka revealed themselves to the public at large. Some people are frightened Southern churchgoers, some are young and wild and turn into clubbing vampire addicts, but the heroine, Sookie Stackhouse, defies all reaction and takes it a step further – she finds herself caught in a love triangle between two very different undead hunks.

I have to say, True Blood isn’t a show for everyone, given the high quantities of blood, sex, violence, and sheer boggling gratuity (it’s from HBO, after all). I almost turned it off just because I wasn’t used to seeing television get away with some of the stuff they like to show.

But if you have a stomach for blood and an interest in great supernatural romance, True Blood might be something for you. It certainly gets my butt in the seat every weekend.