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Great take on Vampire story.
All I can say is that, if you like Vampire stories, this would be right up your alley. I have shown this show to at least 5 people already, and each one keeps saying how much they liked it. The Blu-ray quality has an extreme amount of clearness/sharpness to it, to the point of seeing fine detail like the peach fuzz on peoples faces. However, the picture quality does have a slight grain to it. Though I feel that it adds to the show since this is a depiction of a small Louisiana back woods town, and the slight grain give the show this certain grittiness that seems to fit well with the type of show this is. In regards to the show, it seems that the show does take a little bit to really get moving, but by the mid way point, it's just to late, the show has already sunk it's fangs in, or you had a drop of V (Drop of vampire blood makes humans trip), and your hooked. You really start to get an idea that there is something very sinister in the background of the main plot lines taking place. These events lead into an excellent 2nd season. Based on a series of books "Southern Vampire Mysteries" The story follows a young waitress named Sookie Stackhouse, a waitress, that seems to have an ability other humans don't. Vampires have come out into the public eye, which has caused a lot a racial tension between the human society, and the Vampire one who now seek to have the same rights as everyone else. "True Blood" happens to be a synthetic blood, created in Japan, that a vampire could drink and sustain life without having to kill humans. Some vampires come out into the open only to be met with racism, and fear. One such vampire, Bill Compton, is the Southern Vampire, from the Civil War era, who becomes the love interest of Ms. Sookie Stackhouse. Not very much in the way of action, but the characters, the writing, and the acting really make this show enjoyable to watch. Keeping in mind that this show may lack action like, vampires with gats shooting things up and explosions, it makes it up in the gore, the sex/prostitution, the violence, the pot/drugs (and alot of it! lol!), the exorcisms, the torture, the orgies, the deaths, the demons, the shape shifters, werewolves, the fanatical church hell bent on kill'in vampires, and any sympathizers and "Fang-Bangers" that get in the way. It's just a friggin great and enjoyable show. Give it a shot, with all of the boring shows out there, it's cool to see something fresh like this come around.Read full review...
Great Show, even better it's on Blu-Ray
I have yet to watch the complete first season of the great show "True Blood" on Blu-Ray DVD. Reasons: (1) I watched the first run of show when it came on HBO, and (2) The second season has yet to finish on HBO just yet.
I am uber excited. I have heard the digital quality on Blu-Ray is superb. A person can see EVERYTHING, every pore, every pimple...everything. Some people do not like that, seeing everything. They hold actors to a different regard. Not me; actors are just people. They get pimples, they get wrinkles. The only difference is they can afford to "correct" this alleged problems, and they can do it in secret.
As I started out this review, I am uber excited to watch the great show "True Blood" on Blu-Ray DVD.Read full review...
Great Adaptation
True Blood is based on the Sookie Stackhouse series of books by Charlaine Harris. Ball does an excellent job adapting Harris' world for the screen. Although the books and show do not mirror each other in the fate of certain characters and events; Ball does seem to remain true to the heart of the characters. It's nice to see the world around Sookie expanded and told from different points of view. Fan's of the books may be disappointed that Ball only begins to touch upon the supernatural world around Sookie but Ball makes up for it in the development of secondary characters and the flashbacks into their pasts.Read full review...
INCREDIBLE IN BLURAY
TRUE BLOOD IS AN AWESOME SHOW. LEAVE IT TO HBO TO DO IT RIGHT. THE FIRST SEASON ALLOWS TO GET TO KNOW SOOKIE STACKHOUSE AND HER BROTHER JASON AND THE GRANDMOTHER THAT SOOKIE LIVES WITH. AND THEN BILL THE VAMPIRE COMES ALONG AND SWEEPS SOOKIE OFF HER FEET AND ON TO HER BACK. IT'S HBO FOLKS. KIND OF FUNNY. CBS SAID VAMP SHOWS WONT MAKE IT SO THEY PULLED MOONLIGHT WHICH HAD A GREAT FOLLOWING AND TRUEBLOOD IS A SMASH HIT. THE SHOW IS EXCELLENT AND DEFINITELY ADULT. YOU WONT REGRET BUYING IT. NEW SEASON BEGINS END OF JUNE.Read full review...
Awesome series!
This is the first time I have seen True Blood season 1. After watching season 2, I bought the blu ray version of season 1 and I'm not disappointed. I like the story lines and characters. I don't really use any of the extra features on the dvd, so I can't comment, but I thought the picture quality was excellent.Read full review...
Addicted to the show, but likely because I was invested in the books.
Awesome!! I read the books before I started the TV show. The characters are never as you imagine, and that rings true here. I thought watching the first episode was so painful due to bad southern accents and bad acting that I was going to have a hard time getting into it, but I am now addicted and about to start season 2. My husband didn't watch after the first episode, but he wasn't addicted to the books, either. I'm not sure how I'd feel if I didn't read the books first.... I have a sneaking suspicion I wouldn't be as crazy about the show.Read full review...
MUST HAVE FOR BLU RAY COLLECTION
This is the greatest show i hve ever watched. Always keeps me drawn in. And now that i have it on blu-ray, it looks better than ever! The picture and sound quality of every disc in this box set is higher than anything else i've bought in recent years. If you loved True Blood, buy a blu-ray player so you can own this. If you already own a blu-ray player, just buy the set! Because chances are if you don't like it a majority of your guests will!Read full review...
Nice series
I really do not understand people who do not like this program!! I do not watch a lot of TV mainly because I am highly critical and find most TV shows are boring. True Blood has a superb plot (if the critics among you bother to see series 1 and 2 through), a great cast, and a killer cliffhanger at nearly every episode. Alan Ball has done a great job in 'sucking' the viewer in to this one.Read full review...
True Blood is THE BEST show in the history of television.
I am certainly NOT a sci-fi kind of guy normally. So when my wife got into True Blood, at first I didn't give it the time of day. I must say though after watching one episode I have been completely hooked ever since! Every season we re-subscribe to HBO just so we can see the new season of True Blood!! I simply refuse to miss a single episode! Now we are getting every season on Blu-Ray because it is really cool in H.D.!Read full review...
Excellent Blu-Ray Version!
I have never seen this series before, and my wife wanted it so I decided to get it on Blu-Ray. if you want a "movie review", I suggest you go to the IMDB. As for a product opinion, the Blu-Ray transfer was fantastic, and I would highly recommend getting it for your Blu-Ray collection. I can't speak of the difference from an up-converted DVD version, but the Blu-Ray was very enjoyable to watch.
I'd say, if you like this series, get it on Blu-Ray if you can.
I can't comment on any extras, as I don't usually watch them.Read full review...