True Blood
HBO | Release Date: September 7, 2008
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 110 Critic Reviews
Positive:
69
Mixed:
38
Negative:
3
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42
Entertainment WeeklyKen Tucker
Season 1 Review: I'd say that the author is more vivid, subtle, and funny in her portrayal of Southern life; I'll be surprised if her fans aren't disappointed by this adaptation. The best thing about Ball's shows is their opening credits. Read full review
42
TimeJames Poniewozik
Season 1 Review: True Blood makes little effort to rethink genre conventions. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushJun 20, 2014
Season 7 Review: HBO's True Blood opens its seventh and final season on a rather anemic note. Read full review
40
VarietyBrian LowryJun 18, 2014
Season 7 Review: For the most part, cable series haven’t been as guilty as their network brethren of overstaying an invitation, but this is one hit show that probably should have breathed its last a couple of years ago. Read full review
40
Kansas City StarSara SmithJun 14, 2013
Season 6 Review: The show could use a return to what made it great in the first place: [Sookie and friends] battling monsters with the help of benevolent, attractive bloodsuckers. Read full review
40
SalonWilla PaskinJun 14, 2013
Season 6 Review: Even more so than in season’s past, the non-vampire storylines seem irrelevant and extraneous. Read full review
40
Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall
Season 1 Review: True Blood looks terrific, especially whenever it has to depict a vampire in action, as they can move almost too fast for the naked eye (but not the high-def camera) to see. But unless the thought of vampire/human love makes your pulse quicken--or, even better, makes you wish you didn't have a pulse to quicken--most of it is not really worth seeing. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineAaron RiccioJun 12, 2013
Season 6 Review: Unwilling to really shake things up, the writers have instead drained the life out of their own series, and what's left is merely a desiccated reminder of something that was once entertaining. Read full review
38
New York PostLinda Stasi
Season 1 Review: HBO's new series from death-obsessed Alan Ball, creator of the legendary "Six Feet Under," whose new show True Blood, won't so much make your blood run cold as it will leave you cold. Read full review
25
HitfixDaniel FienbergJun 11, 2012
Season 5 Review: The first four episodes of Season 5 find True Blood at its most directionless and meandering. Read full review
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