I do think TB is a show you can't really drop in. Unlike some shows I could name, if you don't like TB's pilot, you probably won't like the show, so start with the pilot - a lot of stuff gets set up there.
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le nubian - Jun 15, 2010 3:32:17 am PDT #2785 of 7329
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
le nubian - Jun 15, 2010 4:05:36 am PDT #2786 of 7329
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
what do you all think of this "review" of "True Blood" (contains spoilers for the premiere ep:
sumi - Jun 15, 2010 5:18:53 am PDT #2787 of 7329
Art Crawl!!!
Netflix the season 1 and season 2 dvds and watch them in one long TB orgy.
My recommendation.
Also, what you will want to do.
(Particularly with season 1.)
The whole Marianne thing was too slow, too long and not that great - but I'm guessing the big pay off was seeing Sam turn into a beautiful white bull and getting him injured so that Bill could heal him with his blood and we'd get Sam's erotic Bill dreams this season.
tiggy - Jun 15, 2010 5:40:50 am PDT #2788 of 7329
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
if you don't like TB's pilot, you probably won't like the show
eh...this is true and not. i wasn't overly impressed with the first season as a whole. it wasn't until season two that i started to feel the love and felt like they hit their stride. i definitely think you have to start with the pilot though. of course, i'm also a purist and have to watch shows from the beginning.
le nubian - Jun 15, 2010 5:47:00 am PDT #2789 of 7329
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
On the whole, I liked the first season better than the second - I think it was because I didn't care for the 2nd season's main plot. The side plots were decent, but the main plot was not.
§ ita § - Jun 15, 2010 6:04:52 am PDT #2790 of 7329
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Interesting. Thanks for the recs. I may have to check it out.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 15, 2010 7:05:36 am PDT #2791 of 7329
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I've only seen Season 1 so far, but I found myself lukewarm about the pilot (except for the Tara and Gran characters) and growing to enjoy it more as the series progressed.
erikaj - Jun 15, 2010 7:17:14 am PDT #2792 of 7329
Always Anti-fascist!
wrod. It's a lot of fun, but not deep like what the Daves write.
Zenkitty - Jun 15, 2010 7:53:14 am PDT #2793 of 7329
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I enjoyed Season 1, despite wanting to smack Sookie most of the time. The developing MaryAnne plotline was enough to entirely lose my interest in continuing with Season 2. Though this right here may be enough to convince me to catch up:
Sam's erotic Bill dreams
wait, the what now?
sumi - Jun 15, 2010 7:56:56 am PDT #2794 of 7329
Art Crawl!!!
So, you didn't see the season premiere?