True Blood Season 1 To Be Released on Blu-Ray in Spring, 2009
January/06/09 02:06 Filed in: Merchandise
While the release date information is currently vague, season 1 of True Blood will be released on Blu-Ray Disc this Spring. Amazon.com already has a page up where you can be notified about it's availability. Click below if you wish to sign up for notification:
True Blood On Blu-Ray
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True Blood Off-Site News / Articles Round Up For January 6th, 2009
January/06/09 01:52 Filed in: Off-Site
Hello everyone, I hope all of you had a terrific holiday season. Only a few days into the new year and there's already a juicy backlog of True Blood related news. Here are some of the highlights:
Anna Paquin and Nelsan Ellis Win 2008 13th Annual SATELLITE™ Awards
The Award for "TV/ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION" goes to True Blood's Nelsan Ellis for his wonderful portrayal of Lafayette!
The award for "TV/ACTRESS IN A SERIES, DRAMA" goes to True Blood's Anna Paquin in the role of Sookie!
Congratulations!
Full Listing:
http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2008.shtml
THE FUN-DEAD: ALAN BALL, HBO AND AUTHOR CHARLAINE HARRIS HAVE MADE US ALL WANT TO BE VAMPIRES AGAIN WITH TRUE BLOOD.
by Mr. Norman Maine
SOHO Journal
"So you think Alan Ball (Six Feet Under) and HBO have made vampires cool again? Wrong. They may have brought it to your attention but it’s the eight great books by author Charlaine Harris that’s really brought vampires back and
made us all want to be one…again. It’s the continuing saga of the adorable Sookie Stackhouse, with her ‘disability’ (she can read minds), her merry band of Southern-fried friends and family, of course, vampires.
These books are so much fun that you’ll want to go from one to the next right away and honestly, you should."
Full Article:
http://www.sohojournal.com/?p=1600
Best Shows Of 2008: True Blood
TV Guide
"Alan Ball read our minds, Sookie Stackhouse-style: We didn't know we were looking for a love story/true-crime mystery about Southern gothic vampires, but now that we have it, we're in true love."
Full Article:
http://www.tvguide.com/special/best-of-year-2008/galleries.aspx?gallery=Best-Shows-1000372&page=10
A West Virginia werewolf in L.A.: Charleston product talks about life as a shapeshifter in HBO's 'True Blood'
By Bill Lynch
The Charleston Gazette
"Trammell has been a very busy guy, with guest appearances on other television shows, such as "Law and Order," as well as the occasional daytime talk show. He's busy, but not too busy to talk to the gazz to let people back home know he's doing just fine, even if the crowd he's been seen running with lately are a bunch of bloodsuckers.
"'True Blood' is definitely the biggest thing I've ever done," he said. "I love working with Alan Ball. He's one of the best writers for television, and it's fun. The show is set in an edgy, swampy gothic world. It's scary and bloody, but there's a lot of dark comedy."
That's not even the best part.
He laughed, "The studio where we shoot 'True Blood' is less than a mile from where I live.""
Full Article:
http://wvgazette.com/Entertainment/television/200812170603
Best was worst ... and worst even worse in fall TV season
By Ted Cox
Daily Herald
"1) "True Blood" - HBO's vampire drama came on at first like a soft-core-porn "Dark Shadows," but it found writer-creator Alan Ball, formerly of "Six Feet Under," developing a new set of expressions for his old obsessions. Late in the season it also developed a sense of itself and, even more important, a sense of self-deprecating humor reminiscent of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." It's easily the best of a bad bunch."
Full Article:
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=258492
Top 100 People of 2008
By Whitney Matheson
USA Today
"17. Nelsan Ellis. As gay, drug-dealing chef Lafayette on HBO's True Blood, he's the show's most complex and compelling character. (He's also one of the few actors on the series who doesn't speak with a mangled Southern accent, so he gets extra points there.)"
Full Article:
http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy/2008/12/20-rob-pattinso.html
Ryan Kwanten on Guardians of Ga'Hoole
The Daily Telegraph
"Ryan Kwanten is back home to voice a character in the animated feature Guardians of Ga'Hoole. Kwanten arrived in Australia a week ago and went straight to work in a sound booth at Sydney-based production firm Animal Logic, the masterminds behind the Academy Award-winning hit Happy Feet."
Full Article:
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24842348-5006002,00.html
Trueblood: Internet Marketing Story of the Year
Posted By Matt O'Hern
Marketing Shift
"Jason Dowdell wrote the first Trueblood plost after he received an unusual package containing a vial full of red liquid along with a small card with Japanese writing on it and a URL. Eventually, Jason realized it was HBO's creative media pack to promote the new series, Trueblood.
Before we knew it, readers were hooked on the HBO hit series about modern vampires."
Full Article:
http://www.marketingshift.com/2009/1/trueblood-internet-marketing-story-year.cfm
Anna Paquin and Nelsan Ellis Win 2008 13th Annual SATELLITE™ Awards
The Award for "TV/ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION" goes to True Blood's Nelsan Ellis for his wonderful portrayal of Lafayette!
The award for "TV/ACTRESS IN A SERIES, DRAMA" goes to True Blood's Anna Paquin in the role of Sookie!
Congratulations!
Full Listing:
http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2008.shtml
THE FUN-DEAD: ALAN BALL, HBO AND AUTHOR CHARLAINE HARRIS HAVE MADE US ALL WANT TO BE VAMPIRES AGAIN WITH TRUE BLOOD.
by Mr. Norman Maine
SOHO Journal
"So you think Alan Ball (Six Feet Under) and HBO have made vampires cool again? Wrong. They may have brought it to your attention but it’s the eight great books by author Charlaine Harris that’s really brought vampires back and
made us all want to be one…again. It’s the continuing saga of the adorable Sookie Stackhouse, with her ‘disability’ (she can read minds), her merry band of Southern-fried friends and family, of course, vampires.
These books are so much fun that you’ll want to go from one to the next right away and honestly, you should."
Full Article:
http://www.sohojournal.com/?p=1600
Best Shows Of 2008: True Blood
TV Guide
"Alan Ball read our minds, Sookie Stackhouse-style: We didn't know we were looking for a love story/true-crime mystery about Southern gothic vampires, but now that we have it, we're in true love."
Full Article:
http://www.tvguide.com/special/best-of-year-2008/galleries.aspx?gallery=Best-Shows-1000372&page=10
A West Virginia werewolf in L.A.: Charleston product talks about life as a shapeshifter in HBO's 'True Blood'
By Bill Lynch
The Charleston Gazette
"Trammell has been a very busy guy, with guest appearances on other television shows, such as "Law and Order," as well as the occasional daytime talk show. He's busy, but not too busy to talk to the gazz to let people back home know he's doing just fine, even if the crowd he's been seen running with lately are a bunch of bloodsuckers.
"'True Blood' is definitely the biggest thing I've ever done," he said. "I love working with Alan Ball. He's one of the best writers for television, and it's fun. The show is set in an edgy, swampy gothic world. It's scary and bloody, but there's a lot of dark comedy."
That's not even the best part.
He laughed, "The studio where we shoot 'True Blood' is less than a mile from where I live.""
Full Article:
http://wvgazette.com/Entertainment/television/200812170603
Best was worst ... and worst even worse in fall TV season
By Ted Cox
Daily Herald
"1) "True Blood" - HBO's vampire drama came on at first like a soft-core-porn "Dark Shadows," but it found writer-creator Alan Ball, formerly of "Six Feet Under," developing a new set of expressions for his old obsessions. Late in the season it also developed a sense of itself and, even more important, a sense of self-deprecating humor reminiscent of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." It's easily the best of a bad bunch."
Full Article:
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=258492
Top 100 People of 2008
By Whitney Matheson
USA Today
"17. Nelsan Ellis. As gay, drug-dealing chef Lafayette on HBO's True Blood, he's the show's most complex and compelling character. (He's also one of the few actors on the series who doesn't speak with a mangled Southern accent, so he gets extra points there.)"
Full Article:
http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy/2008/12/20-rob-pattinso.html
Ryan Kwanten on Guardians of Ga'Hoole
The Daily Telegraph
"Ryan Kwanten is back home to voice a character in the animated feature Guardians of Ga'Hoole. Kwanten arrived in Australia a week ago and went straight to work in a sound booth at Sydney-based production firm Animal Logic, the masterminds behind the Academy Award-winning hit Happy Feet."
Full Article:
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24842348-5006002,00.html
Trueblood: Internet Marketing Story of the Year
Posted By Matt O'Hern
Marketing Shift
"Jason Dowdell wrote the first Trueblood plost after he received an unusual package containing a vial full of red liquid along with a small card with Japanese writing on it and a URL. Eventually, Jason realized it was HBO's creative media pack to promote the new series, Trueblood.
Before we knew it, readers were hooked on the HBO hit series about modern vampires."
Full Article:
http://www.marketingshift.com/2009/1/trueblood-internet-marketing-story-year.cfm
