True Blood: The Complete First Season (HBO Series) |  | Actors: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Rutina Wesley, Ryan Kwanten
Studio: HBO Home Video
Category: DVD
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Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 5
Running Time: 720 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.7 x 1.6
MPN: 1000045477
UPC: 883929048830
EAN: 0883929048830
ASIN: B001FB4W0W
Theatrical Release Date: 2009
Release Date: May 19, 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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Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 05/19/2009 Run time: 720 minutes
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Alan Ball’s True Blood series works well for television, as it has enough sensationalism to tantalize and enough story girth to make the viewer care about the characters. That one can finally invest emotion into monsters, including an undead Civil War victim, a transformer who can shapeshift into various animals, and a female mind reader, speaks volumes about America’s willingness to accept fantasy. Of course, television has always produced good fantasy shows (I Dream of Jeannie), but True Blood’s Southern Goth brand of fun horror is more macabre and more perverse, not to mention gorier, than most shows of its kind to date. Adapted from Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse novels, True Blood thrills because of its equal blend in each episode of erotica, humor, tragedy, mystery, and fantasy. Set in a rural, swampy Louisiana parrish, the show centers around Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) and her clan, sweet grandmother Adele (Lois Smith) and air-headed brother Jason (Ryan Kwanten). Illicit love is spawned early on, when Sookie saves vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) from having his blood stolen in the parking lot of Merlotte’s diner, owned by Sam Merlotte (Sam Trammell) who completes what will form a complex love triangle. As tensions between Sookie’s suitors loosen or tighten, many side plots, such as her African American best friend Tara’s (Rutina Wesley) struggle with an alcoholic, Bible-thumping mother and her brother’s dangerous crush on drug addicted hippie, Amy Burley (Lizzy Caplan), keep one wondering who will succeed in this podunk place. The main tension throughout, however, is a race war waged between vampires and humans. As murders of “fang bangers” occur (human girls who let vampires bite them) and dumb policeman Andy Bellefleur (Chris Bauer) fails to find clues, one sees the metaphorical implications of vampirism and feels deeper resonance with what can be a downright trashy show. Gossip galore, especially about what kinds of babies interbreeding will produce, is rampant. One of the funniest characters is Tara’s flamboyant cousin, Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis), who deals drugs, works as a fry cook, and services the local white politicians, while making sure he’s always up in everyone’s business. What makes True Blood smarter than pure soap opera is the parallels it draws between its monster mash and actual, familiar societal problems. Sookie and her friends watch the news, where Evangelicals bash vampires and prohibit mixed marriage, and everyone is addicted to V, a.k.a vampire blood, that effects like psychedelic heroin. Even its gore reflects a mix of serious and silly, as vampires explode into red, sticky goop. Though it may not be attempting to qualify for the best vampire footage ever shot, True Blood is as addictive as that substance the town’s youth obsesses over, which is a metaphor in itself. --Trinie Dalton
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 True Blood is one of the Top Five Shows on all of T.V. November 20, 2009
A. Schafer
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.
Truly obsessed! November 17, 2009
Heather (ND)
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.
true blood season1 DVD November 12, 2009
Leah D. Scott (Florida)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
awesome DVD! Very addicting series... One of the best shows on television!
Amazon offers good pricing as well as fast delivery.
Enchantment in Louisiana November 12, 2009
Dr. Eugene R. Wallace Jr.
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.
Loving you is like Loving the Dead - only leagal November 9, 2009
TastyBabySyndrome ("Daddy Dagon's Daycare" - Proud Sponsor of the Little Tendril Baseball Team, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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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