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True Blood – Episode 2×03 ‘Scratch My Back’ – HBO Promo Video/Screen Caps/Eric & Bill Bare Fangs SPOILERS

Cyn — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:27:26 +0000

Synopsis:

FOR AIRDATE JUNE 28TH 2009: When Sookie is attacked by a mysterious creature, Bill must enlist Eric’s help to save her. At the Light of Day retreat, Jason has second thoughts about the sect’s anti-vampire agenda, but Sarah and Steve counter his doubts with flattery and promises. After snapping at Tara and new employee Daphne, Sam decides to cut and run. A bored Jessica heads over to Merlotte’s, where a smitten Hoyt falls under her spell. At another Maryann hosted party, Tara finds her attraction to Eggs interrupted by a swirling, aphrodisiac fog.

Tara and Eggs S2E3 Scratches

Marianne S2E3 Scratches

Sookie and Bill at Fangtasia S2E3

Jason and Sarah S2E3 Scratches

Though these caps are delightful they really don’t tell us anything. I’d still watch if they showed say maybe, Lafayette! In other “news,” Tara and Eggs make a cute couple, don’t you think? I have no idea what’s to become of them but I can’t help but wonder just how much Eggs is keeping from Tara and how much about Maryann he’s got figured out or even is a part of.

I wasn’t a big fan of Tara last year but she’s in a place now (as her character) where the bluster is gone and I think we see more of the real Tara and she’s pretty likable and funny.

OTOH, I really do not like the whole Jason/Newlin thing. We know Jason is a lovable loser. We know the Newlins are using him. And the stereotypes that are being hammered home with the Church of Lightness (or whatever)–I could just do without them as I want to get back to the good parts of the show!

Thanks to HBO for the caps!

BE SURE to CLICK the thumbnails below for full size!

This is a very amusing sequence in which after Sookie’s misfortune she receives treatment for the deep, long tears on her back inflicted by the “bull-horned thing,” puingtt Eric into a vampiric-near-frenzy. The look on his face as he observes Dr. Ludwig at work on Sookie is one of animal hunger and it is ferociously funny!

Capped by and thanks to true-blood.net!

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‘Vampire Bill’ Complains That He Misses The Sun

Cyn — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:40:36 +0000

Stephen Moyer (Bill) and Anna Paquin (Sookie) in Santa Monica, California in February, 2010

These comments from Stephen Moyer, who plays Bill Compton on True Blood are interesting as in all the press I’ve read and video interviews I’ve watched of him, I’ve not ever heard him talk about the fact that he dyes his hair darker for his role as the Bon Temps vampire (those it’s quite a bit lighter when True Blood is not in production).

I suppose it is rather annoying too, that he cannot sunbathe as his leading lady both on and off-screen Anna Paquin, plays Sookie Stackhouse, a character known for her great love of the sun and sunbathing. I think someone needs to sit them both down and enlighten them on the risks of sunbathing and skin cancer and then suggest a really good tanning spray!

Stephen Moyer has revealed how he’s banned from tanning himself – so he can stay pale for True Blood.

The Essex-born actor, who plays vampire Bill Compton in the series, was delighted to move to Los Angeles for the part, only to be told by TV bosses that he can’t make the most of the hot weather.

“I couldn’t wait to live by the beach and enjoy the weather, then they dye my hair and make me stay out of the sun – I was banned from sunbathing!” he told The Sun.

Stephen – who’s engaged to True Blood co-star Anna Paquin – admitted fans often beg him to bite them.

“I don’t think my fans are more aggressive than Robert Pattinson’s. You don’t get much more aggressive than a virginal 14-year-old,” he went on.

“But they grab you and think it’s OK to touch you – girls, ladies and men. They want to be bitter and want you to break their skin.”

*True Blood is on FX at 10pm on Fridays

True Blood – ‘Jessica’ Deborah Ann Woll Walks The Red Carpet At The Oscars

Cyn — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:24:11 +0000

Deborah Ann Woll at the Oscars on the Red Carpet Photo: Chris Pizzello

Deborah Ann Woll walked the red carpet at the Academy Awards Sunday evening and she was absolutely stunning. Deborah’s Nicloe Miller lilac gown was unquestionably glam, with ruched bodice, bejeweled waist, and thigh-high slit. She completed the look with metallic accessories – glitzy handheld clutch, silver heels, and art deco-inspired drop earnings. What is equally impressive is that by watching the raw video you can hear the photographers telling her to look here and there and move this way and that and she did it all with a smile on her face, confidently and graciously like she’s done it dozens of times. So impressive! (I capped some shots from the video to show her gown in full and close ups of her accessories–posted after the video)

Thanks so much Shadaliza for this great, behind the scenes video!

Detail of Deborah Ann Woll's 2010 Oscar dress

Detail of Deborah Ann Woll's 2010 Oscar accessories

Detail of Deborah Ann Woll's Nicole Miller Oscar dress (2010)

This shot is not meant to be gratuitous rather it shows that 1. she has curves and 2. knows how to accentuate them and still be covered.

Deborah Ann Woll on the Oscar red carpet

Beating back the juggernaut of Avatar and rising to the top of a field of ten Best Picture nominees, the Iraq War drama The Hurt Locker pulled out six Oscar wins at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Kathryn Bigelow, who became the first woman ever to earn that award. In the acting categories, Sandra Bullock beat out Meryl Streep to win the Best Actress Award for her turn as a fierce Southern mom in The Blind Side; Jeff Bridges earned the Best Actor Award for playing a past-his-prime country singer in Crazy Heart; Mo’Nique won the Best Supporting Actress for playing an abusive mother in Precious; and Christoph Waltz won the Best Supporting Actor Award for his portrayal of a coldblooded yet charming Nazi in Inglourious Basterds. Read on for our full list of the winners:

Oscars 2010: The winners

BEST PICTURE
Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
An Education
WINNER: The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
Up in the Air

BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
James Cameron, Avatar
Lee Daniels, Precious
Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

BEST ACTRESS
WINNER: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

BEST ACTOR
WINNER: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker

Best Foreign Language Film
WINNER: El Secreto do Sus Ojos (Argentina)
Un Prophete (France)
The White Ribbon (Germany)
Ajami (Israel)
The Milk of Sorrow (Peru)

Best Editing
Avatar
District 9
WINNER: The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious

Best Documentary
Burma VJ
WINNER: The Cove
Food, Inc.
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Which Way Home

Best Visual Effects
WINNER: Avatar
District 9
Star Trek

Best Score
Avatar
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Hurt Locker
Sherlock Holmes
WINNER: Up

Best Cinematography
WINNER: Avatar
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
The White Ribbon

Best Sound Mixing
Avatar
WINNER: The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Star Trek
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Best Sound Editing
Avatar
WINNER: The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Star Trek
Up

Best Costume Design
Bright Star
Coco Before Chanel
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Nine
WINNER: The Young Victoria

Best Art Direction
WINNER: Avatar
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Nine
Sherlock Holmes
The Young Victoria

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penélope Cruz, Nine
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
WINNER: Mo’Nique, Precious

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci & Tony Roche, In the Loop
Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell, District 9
WINNER: Geoffrey Fletcher, Precious
Nick Hornby, An Education
Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air

Best Makeup
Il Divo
WINNER: Star Trek
The Young Victoria

Best Live-Action Short
The Door
Instead of Abracadabra
Kavi
Miracle Fish
WINNER: The New Tenants

Best Documentary Short
China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
WINNER: Music by Prudence
Rabbit à la Berlin

Best Animated Short
French Roast
Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty
The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)
WINNER: Logorama
A Matter of Loaf and Death

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
WINNER: Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker
Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman, The Messenger
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, A Serious Man
Pete Docter, Bob Peterson & Tom McCarthy, Up
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

Best Song
“Almost There,” The Princess and the Frog, Randy Newman
“Down in New Orleans,” The Princess and the Frog, Randy Newman
“Loin de Paname,” Paris 36, Reinhardt Wagner & Frank Thomas
“Take It All,” Nine, Maury Yeston
WINNER: “The Weary Kind,” Crazy Heart, T-Bone Burnett & Ryan Bingham

Best Animated Film
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Princess and the Frog
The Secret of Kells
WINNER: Up

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Matt Damon, Invictus
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
WINNER: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

True Blood S2XE2 – “Keep This Party Going” – Screen Caps – Lafayette’s Fate (Photos)/ True Blood – Season 2 Episode 1 Recap ‘Nothing But The Blood’

Cyn — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:07:27 +0000

Hmm. Should I continue on my quest to be right about what happens next on True Blood? I said I would not go out on a limb again…but it’s fun to guess so here’s my halfway-educated guess about what happens next to Lafayette:

1. It’s been spoiled that Lafayette drinks a lot of Eric’s blood and in the TVGuide piece (below) Nelsan compares that to Sookie and her relationship with Eric. I’m sort of confusing the show and the Sookie Stackhouse books and it doesn’t help that I’m in the middle of the most recent one (“Dead And Gone”) so it may be that right now Eric’s power over Sookie was because of his promise to “not kill humans” in exchange for her being “employed” by Eric to use her telepathic powers whenever he wishes. SPOILER: It’s quite possible that Sookie will be drinking lots of Eric’s blood, too.

2. So then, Lafayette is severely injured and Eric saves him with a “blood transfusion” which makes Lafayette indebted to Eric.

3. It’s been stated that “someone” gets shot in Episode 2, “Keep This Party Going.” I don’t know how it would come to this but does Sookie shoot Lafayette?

Previous news on True Blood’s Nelsan Ellis (Lafayette)

Sunday’s True Blood premiere answered at least one burning question: Is Lafayette alive? Answer: Yes! Nobody is more surprised by this turn of events than Nelsan Ellis, the actor who plays Lafayette.

As a fan of the Sookie Stackhouse novel series, on which Alan Ball based the vampire drama for HBO, Ellis knew that Lafayette, Merlotte’s wisecracking cook — and part-time pornographer/drug dealer — is totally dunzo after Book 1. When he arrived on set for the finale episode’s table read, he prepared himself for the end. “I thought, this was fun, time to look for the next gig,” he says.
But then… what’s this? That painted toenail in the car didn’t belong to Lafayette after all! “‘You know we’re not going to kill you, right?’” Ellis remembers Ball telling him. “And I was like, ‘Noooo…’” Ball told the actor that he decided to keep Lafayette in the cast after shooting a scene between Ellis and Rutina Wesley, who plays Lafayette’s cousin, Tara, in the pilot episode. Ellis and Wesley have combustive chemistry for sure, which Ellis attributes to their long friendship. (They attended Juilliard together in the early ’00s.)

So now that Lafayette has been spared, what’s next for the flamboyant entrepreneur?
When we last saw him, he was chained up in a dungeon watching a fellow prisoner get disemboweled by a very cranky Eric, his vampire captor. Ellis reveals that, this season, Lafayette’s fate will be inextricably tied with that of the vampires, but that their relationship won’t always be quite as adversarial. “[Lafayette] stays with the vampires basically throughout the season,” he says. “I guess how deep down the rabbit hole he goes with Eric is the biggest teaser I can give.”

“Eric makes people beholden to him,” says Ellis. “He did it to Sookie, and now he does force Lafayette to work for him to repay him for something he’s done for him.” Oh jeez, Lafayette isn’t going to become a vampire, is he? Not any time soon, says Ellis. “I have a sneaking suspicion that, in the future, the vampires are going to learn to respect him and not mess with him,” he says. “He’s going to find a way to elevate his position with them. Lafayette is a survivor, so he’s not going to stay in this scared state too long.”

SOURCE:TV Guide

Below: more scenes from True Blood S2XE2 – “Keep This Party Going”

‘Keep This Party Going”

Sookie is forced to babysit Jessica, as well as the romantic inconveniences the teen vampire’s presence creates. At the Light of Day leadership conference, Jason makes an impression on its ambitious leaders, Steve and Sarah Newlin. Maryann casts her spell on Merlotte’s patrons.

Lafayette – Does he get turned?”

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Tough times for Lafayette

“He looks much happier here–but can he go outside on a sunny day?”]

Previously:

I’m declaring shenanigans on Ausiello and every other critic that has seen one-third of Season 2 of True Blood already and are blabbing about it. I write about spoilers and I don’t even want to know what’s gonna happen episodes down the line.

True Blood Season 2 Episode 1 Recap

However, in their quest to get eyeballs on their websites Ausiello and I’m sure a bunch of other’s, paid and not, who are are practically wetting their pants, have proved totally untrustworthy by leaking info three weeks before it occurs on True Blood, a 12-week show on HBO.

I can’t imagine that Alan Ball wants that much of his story out of the bag so early in the season.

I’m hoping it’s more HBO’s publicity department. You know, the ones who’ve been accused of driving one of the last nails in the coffin of the Los Angeles Times by wrapping Stephen Moyer around last Friday’s edition?

“How will the experience of being locked in a dungeon and almost dying change Lafayette this season?
ELLIS: It certainly humbles him. It shows him there are some situations he just can’t get himself out of no matter how slick he is. He’s going to have to suffer the consequences of what he’s done. And I think he reflects back on his behaviour and maybe for a second thinks about changing.
What was your reaction (to finding out LaFayette survives?)
ELLIS: Thank you! I have a job for next season! That was my reaction.

Did (showrunner Alan Ball) explain to you why he let Lafayette survive?
ELLIS: Not really. He just said he decided after the bar scene in [the pilot], but he didn’t tell me until the 12th episode. He didn’t really go into any detail as to why he decided to keep me — not to me anyway.

In an upcoming episode [SPOILER ALERT], Lafayette ingests a lot of Eric’s blood. The homoeroticism in that moment was off the charts. Was that something you were conscious of while shooting it?
ELLIS: I wasn’t. I know Alexander said that from his standpoint he thinks Eric is a little drawn to Lafayette. My intentions were that I was completely terrified of Eric and what he can do to me. As far as I know, I hated his guts. It’s funny what the camera picks up… Alan has been making jokes about me and Eric and what’s to come in the third season. I definitely think I’ll be one of his henchmen, but as far down the rabbit hole as that goes, I don’t know.

So we can assume that Lafayette does, in fact, survive to see a third season?
ELLIS: I think I’m back for the third season.

Do you think it’s possible for Lafayette to settle down and have a normal relationship with a guy?
ELLIS: I don’t know that his normal is the general norm for everybody. I don’t think he’ll ever be normal to everybody’s standards. I do hope though that the dude can find someone that he loves and that loves him back. Everybody should be capable of that — even Lafayette. (Additional reporting by Jeremy Medina)”

Nelsan Ellis as Lafayette

Ausiello Spoilers

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True Blood – Episode 2×03 “Scratches” Promo / Eric & Bill Talk Sookie /Dr. Ludwig Treats Sookie / ‘Scratches’ Videos

Cyn — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:51:46 +0000

After Sookie is savagely attacked by a mysterious creature, Bill enlists Eric’s help to save her life. Sam decides to hit the road after snapping at Tara and Daphne, the new Merlotte’s waitress. Maryanne continues to work her magic on the locals, Hoyt in particular, Jason has his doubts about the Fellowship of the Sun’s anti-vampire views and Tara’s attraction to Eggs is disrupted by a mysterious fog at one of Maryann’s parties.

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Synopsis:

US AIRDATE JUNE 28TH 2009: When Sookie is attacked by a mysterious creature, Bill must enlist Eric’s help to save her. At the Light of Day retreat, Jason has second thoughts about the sect’s anti-vampire agenda, but Sarah and Steve counter his doubts with flattery and promises. After snapping at Tara and new employee Daphne, Sam decides to cut and run. A bored Jessica heads over to Merlotte’s, where a smitten Hoyt falls under her spell. At another Maryann hosted party, Tara finds her attraction to Eggs interrupted by a swirling, aphrodisiac fog.

Eric & Bill Talk Sookie (2 x 03 – Scratches) (True Blood)

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Dr. Ludwig Treats Sookie (2 x 03 – Scratches) (True Blood)

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True Blood – Alexander Skarsgård Gorgeous L A Times Mag Video/Photos/ Erik’s Dad ‘Ulfrick’ Joins True Blood Cast!

Cyn — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:53:24 +0000

Alexander Skarsgård - 3.6.10 LA Times Magazine video still

Alexander Skarsgård is a born star—see and hear for yourself. (video)

The actor’s unaffected manner—all the more striking given his angular movie-idol looks—put the set in a state of mild bewilderment. This is, after all, the home of high-maintenance celebrity needs. So when someone as easygoing and ego-free as Skarsgård comes along, we almost don’t know what to do with him.

And yet there’s no arguing Skarsgård is a born star. The acting bug is hereditary. He’s the son of Swedish screen veteran Stellan Skarsgård. Like his father, Skarsgård the younger got his start as a child actor in Sweden. For American fans, he first emerged from the dust and cynicism of HBO’s Generation Kill by commanding scenes as easily as his character, Sgt. Brad “Iceman” Colbert, ordered around his marines.

But it’s True Blood’s wickedly sexy vampire sheriff Eric Northman that made him a bona fide sex symbol. Now, at 33, Skarsgård is in such high demand—both here and in Sweden—he shot two films simultaneously during his last hiatus. And his chiseled, athletic frame and riveting pale blue eyes have sent fans into such a worshipful tizzy they’ve given themselves a name: Skarsgårdians.

Read more at LA Times Magazine

Pretty standard Q and A with Alex but the video is very much worth watching. Click link above.

Also Eric Northman, our favourite Viking vampire now officially has a dad!

Hans Tester cast in True Blood Season 3 as 'Ulrick' (New York Times)

Actor Hans Tester has been selected to play the role of Eric Northman’s (Alexander Skarsgård) father in Season 3 of True Blood. Ulfrick, described as “a battle-scarred warrior” in his 40’s or 50’s and a “Swedish Viking King,” will be seen in flashbacks to 900 AD. Though Ulfrick loves Erik he disapproves of Erik’s behaviour and desires Erik to “behave in a more responsible manner as befitting royalty.”

Tester will make his True Blood debut in Season 3 Episode 5, entitled “Trouble.” Other supporting cast members in the episode include:

Marshall Allman as Tommy, Grainger Hines as Colonel John Flood, Joe Manganiello as Alcide Herveaux, Lindsay Pulsipher as Crystal Norris, Melissa Rauch as Summer, Don Swayze as Gus and Tanya Wright as Kenya.

Tester has a varied back ground in a show biz career going back to the early 1990’s. He’s been in film (The Informant) Television (Better Off Ted, Nip/Tuck) as well as having done voice overs and worked as a crew person. And yes, in case you are wondering it’s said he speaks Swedish.

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True Blood – Keep This Party Going – Promo Video – S2×02 Spoilers UK SAVE 15% at HBO True Blood Store – Details Here!

Cyn — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:26:32 +0000

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Last night (S2×01) we saw Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer quarrel over his keeping secrets–big secrets from her–and then having fierce, kinky make-up sex that looked pretty real right up to and including Bill’s chomping on Sookie’s neck, blood flowing like a necklace across her throat.

Sookie and Bill Make Love Season 1, Episode 1 Video *NSFW* (on an inside page of this blog)

When True Blood actors said in pre-season interviews that there would be “more sex,” I think they were being quite literal. Will more sex and violence, especially when coupled together turn off the audience members that are not the most ardent fans?

I hope so.

There is a vampire overload in American entertainment right now and most of it is dreck. Nothing especially wrong with that as judging from what the top twenty network shows are, most of teevee-show-watching America thrives on dreck.

I would just as soon see a smaller, more cerebral audience for True Blood than to see a bunch of teenagers jumping on the True Blood bandwagon seeking vampires that sparkle, because they don’t belong there.

Despite all the hype–especially the viral marketing of True Blood–it’s made for a specific demographic that is not put off by vampires biting whilst having sex, (almost) full nudity, intense violence which includes buckets of blood–and more sex. And just to mix it up and keep it interesting and fun we get the sheriff of Area 5, 1000 year-old former Viking, vampire Eric Northman paying a visit to his dungeon whilst in the middle of having his hair highlighted, foils and all.

We also get Sookie, upon discovering that Bill has turned his first victim vampire as punishment for last season’s killing of Fangtasia bartender Longshadow when he was attempting to snap Sookie’s neck, enquiring of Bill and new vamp Jessica, “Did you have sex?” To which Bill blurts out “No!” while Jessica throws in “Old”! (as in ew, he’s disgustingly old).

Sookie and Bill, afters she stomps off and then comes back another night, end up declaring their love for one another and having frenzied sex. This is not stuff for teenagers, not stuff for the easily unnerved or to be blunt, prudish, nor is it for the squeamish.

The violence in True Blood, though played straight, is in fact done with a wink and a nod. Just pay attention to how ludicrous the storyline gets.

Last season for example, a scene begins with vampire Bill in his dilapidated old mansion–playing Wii-like golf on his big screen. It’s funny yes, but also kind of sad as we know that no matter how long he “lives” he’ll never play out on the greens.

And so True Blood goes. It’s intense, scary, funny, sexy, witty, violent, escapist entertainment for, need I say? Grown-ups.

There is a thread of social commentary running through it which you can feel free to ignore or acknowledge though why would you want to ignore it?

Please though if it offends you, pick up your remote and click over to Animal Planet. Oops, there’s sex and violence there, too.

How about Dancing with the Stars or American Idol? They are pretty harmless and I’ve heard quite entertaining if you are into that kind of thing. And that’s really my point. People that are into True Blood and therefore into Alan Balls’ work are a bit left of mainstream and we don’t get all freaked out by the freakiness. For us, the farther out he goes the more we enjoy ourselves.

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TRUE BLOOD: SEASON 2 “I’M GONNA DRINK YOUR BLOOD” Promo Video – Celebrate UK True Blood S2!

Cyn — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:47:22 +0000

TRUE BLOOD: SEASON 2 “I’M GONNA DRINK YOUR BLOOD” “PROMO”

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Certainly a good choice of song to add to the promo –which was already good.

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TRUE BLOOD – UK Premiere S2! – Kristen Bauer ‘Pam’ Is Asking For Your Help (video) – Alexander Skarsgård – BBC Radio 1 Interview / Season 2 Episode 1: Bill’s Love Confession SPOILERS

Cyn — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:38:17 +0000

HBO’s hit series True Blood is back for Season 2.
True Blood Season 2 Episode 1: Bill’s Love Confession

Click for S2×1 – “Eric Northman” (goes to my photo-video pages)

In the season opener, Bill, played by Stephen Moyer, and Sookie, played by Anna Paquin, have a fight about Bill killing Sookie’s uncle.
(The uncle,as we found out in the first season, molested Sookie)
Bill uses the fight to confess his love for Sookie and a very steamy love scene follows…
True Blood’s Season 2 premiere at 10pm on Friday the 26th of February on digital channel FX in the UK .

Kristin Bauer… who portrays Eric’s right hand lady, Pam on HBO’s True Blood is a big supporter of the “Tails for Whales” campaign. In the video she speaks about the dangers that whales are facing today by ship strikes, pollution, and being slaughtered needlessly in Japan. You must have heard about the problem in Japan as it’s in even mainstream news. Very troubling as there is a cultural aspect. This is a multi-pronged problem in urgent need of a comprehensive solution.

Kristin explains that you can help the whales by joining IFAW’s grassroots campaign called “Tails for Whales“.

Anyone who is interested can go to the IFAW’s website, www.ifaw.org/whales, and submit a picture of themselves showing their “tail” with their hands. This simple act can have a lasting result on the whale population. According to IFAW’s website, all photos are being used to encourage governments around the world to create laws for whale conservation. The more people who show their “tail”, the more impact this campaign will have on lawmakers around the world.

“In this public service announcement featuring “Pam” from True Blood, Kristin Bauer asks you to support the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s campaign to protect whales by uploading your whale tail photo to http://www.ifaw.org/whales.”

SOURCE: ifaw.org

Thanks to TrueBloodnet.com

Did you know that Kristin Bauer got married on her family farm this year past? She is still a newlywed! Honestly, she seems to radiate a glow. Read about her beautiful August 2009 wedding to South African musician Abri van Straten here.

More breathtaking Kristin Bauer wedding photographs here.

She’s in TTBB forum as well: In Praise of Pam (inc. ‘Pam’s Pumps.’)

EW: “There’s been so much buzz about Alexander Skarsgård… What’s your take on that?
KB: “I think it makes perfect sense. He’s new to us, our country, and he’s big and beautiful, and the character is big and beautiful..” -Kristin Bauer in EW

Kristen Bauer - "Pam" on True Blood - married on 8.1.09

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True Blood’s Season 2 breakout star Alexander Skarsgård, who portrays Viking vampire “Eric Northman,” spoke to BBC Radio 1

in support of True Blood. True Blood’s Season 2 premiere is at 10pm on Friday the 26th of February on digital channel FX. Have a look.

Also, have a look at my photo/video forum for True Blood Season 2. It’s quite an eye-opener –same mature rating as the True Blood show and beware there are spoilers!

SOURCE: news.bbc.co.uk

The HBO UK Store was just launched and with it there is a special discount for True Blood fans:

“Now shipping in the UK! Get 15% off with code TBFANUK”

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Cyn — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:43:54 +0000

Kevin Alejandro as previously reported , was cast in the upcoming third season of Alan Ball’s hit series for HBO True Blood. Alejandro will play Jesus, a caretaker for Lafayette’s mother (Alfre Woodard), as well as a love interest for Lafayette (fan-favourite Nelsan Ellis).

True Blood Season 3 - Jesus (Kevin Alejandro) hooks up with Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis)

Alejandro, who’s appeared in everything from Southland to Ugly Betty to Weeds spoke with Entertainment Weekly about what fans can expect from him on True Blood. Here’s an excerpt from the EW interview:

What can you tell us about your character?

I’m introduced pretty early in this next season as a caretaker for Lafayette’s mother, who is played by Alfre Woodard. I’m his love interest… that’s all I can say. It unwinds tremendously. I mean, you know True Blood. There’s a lot of stuff going on. I got lucky. It’s one of the shows that I watch and love, and now I get to be (a part of it).

Is your character a vampire?

That I cannot tell you. I really don’t know. The (showrunners) are really good at keeping it secret from everyone. I think it’s kind-of cool not knowing.

(I think yes, with his offbeat looks he’s gonna be a vampire. –Cyn)

Alejandro also spoke with MTV about his character, which was specifically created by Alan Ball for True Blood as “Lafayette” died in the first Sookie Stackhouse novel.

“I’ve never really played a strong gay character or anything like that,” Alejandro told MTV. “[Alan] gives me little hints of who [Jesus] might be and what he might be going through, so I’ll research those things, like what makes up that guy.”

What Kevin does know about Jesus… is that he’s a hospital orderly who takes care of Lafayette’s mother, played by acclaimed actor Alfre Woodard. In fact, Kevin said his first scene on his first day of shooting was with Alfre. “I’m sitting there holding a bowl of peas, because I’m feeding her — she’s in the hospital. I’m sitting there and she’s spitting peas at me and I’m like ‘Wow, Alfre Woodard is really spitting peas at me.’”

I am really looking forward to seeing how he and Nelsan create the chemistry of their romance!

Sources:EW,MTV

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has announced the nominations for the 36th Annual Saturn Awards that will be presented on June 24 in Burbank. It is no surprise that True Blood garnered noms in the following five categories. They are (listed along with the other contenders):

Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series:

Breaking Bad (AMC)

Battlestar Galactica (SyFy)

The Closer (TNT)

Dexter (Showtime)

Leverage (TNT)

True Blood (HBO)

Best Actor in Television:

Josh Holloway (Lost) (ABC)

Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) (AMC)

Matthew Fox (Lost) (ABC)

Michael C. Hall (Dexter) (Showtime)

Zachary Levi (Chuck) (NBC)

Stephen Moyer (True Blood) (HBO)

David Tennant (Doctor Who: The End of Time) (BBC America)

Best Actress on Television:

Anna Gunn (Breaking Bad) (AMC)

Jennifer Love Hewitt (The Ghost Whisperer) (CBS)

Evangeline Lilly (Lost) (ABC)

Anna Paquin (True Blood) (HBO)

Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) (TNT)

Anna Torv (Fringe) (Fox)

Best Supporting Actor on Television:

Jeremy Davies (Lost) (ABC)

Michael Emerson (Lost) (ABC)

Aldis Hodge (Leverage) (TNT)

Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) (AMC)

John Noble (Fringe) (Fox)

Alexander Skarsgard (True Blood) (HBO)

Best Guest Starring Role in Television:

Bernard Cribbins (Doctor Who: The End of Time) (BBC America)

Raymond Cruz (Breaking Bad) (AMC)

Michelle Forbes (True Blood) (HBO)

John Lithgow (Dexter) (Showtime)

Leonard Nimoy (Fringe) (ABC)

Mark Pellegrino (Lost) (ABC)

The 36th Annual Saturn Awards will take place on June 24 in Burbank, California.

Source: Saturn Awards Press Release

This just in! True Blood Season 2 re-airs on @HBO starting Sunday March 21 at 8PM.

Starting on Sunday, March 21, 2010at 8:00pm, HBO will be re-airing season 2 of True Blood. The 12-episode season should then lead right up to the June premiere of True Blood’s season 3.Bonus: HBO promises to have “lots of [season] 3 surprises”!

Don’t forget to tune into HBO starting Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 8:00pm!

SOURCE: TrueBloodHBO on Twitter

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