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First time in this thread...I've just mainlined the first season of True Blood and am not sure it's worth investing the time for Season 2. Does it get anymore interesting?
I find the leads annoying and the scripts not that well written. I think Joss spoiled me.
So, I just started watching Dexter, Season 1, ep 1, and it was 100 times better than TB.
Quester, I didn't like season 1 TB either, but it does get better. Although, never anywhere near as good as Dexter imho.
Hmmmm, I really loved the first season of True Blood. . .clearly yTBmv.
Season 4 of True Blood premieres June 26th.
sumi, S1 had too much Sookie and Bill for me. I don't really like either of them. I like the supporting cast much better.
I think that is my problem, too, sj. I don't find either of them particularly interesting or well-acted.
I think I also have a low-tolerance for stupid-with-a-southern-accent in general.
I contrast the characters on True Blood with the ones on Justified, and find them wanting.
I have written No Reservations: Bon Temps fanfic. Should I link to it in the fanfic thread? It was fun describing that stuff from the outside and borrowing Bourdain's...outsized voice for the occasion. I think Season one was kind of my favorite...maybe you never forget your first time? One thing I appreciate about the show is that we can*see* Sookie wearing her clothes so that Charlaine doesn't need to describe them to us. That shit gets OLD fast.(Maybe it wouldn't if I wasn't wearing a t-shirt with the Leverage team on it.) And I've kind of given up on the books cause she's ended up in clinches with everyone cause OMG, Sookie is just SO irresistible(And I LIKE Sookie...she's just approaching a situation where her biggest flaw is being too awesome in the book!verse) I wish I hadn't read them all in a big bunch. I just missed the show...
I think I also have a low-tolerance for stupid-with-a-southern-accent in general.
Well, don't hold season 1 against Jason. He got awesome in season 2 without getting any smarter, just more self-aware. I'm trying to ignore the regression in season 3, because he was that much better in season 2.
Ok, maybe I'll give Season 2 a try.
One thing I appreciate about the show is that we can*see* Sookie wearing her clothes so that Charlaine doesn't need to describe them to us. That shit gets OLD fast.
Oh Lord, yes. While I appreciate that the book character has more agency and practicality than Anna Paquin's benighted simpleton, the focus on describing her Wal-mart ensemble du jour every chapter drives me up the wall.