True Blood

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Season 1
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 7, 2008
Season #: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 705 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 593 out of 705
  2. Mixed: 44 out of 705
  3. Negative: 68 out of 705
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  1. EricW
    Dec 7, 2008
    10
    This show keep you wondering what will happen next. Who in the next episode with have some " Fucked up shit" happen to them. Where else can you watch in 5 monutes and watch 2 people ahving sex, someone die , and a vampires drining blood from a bottle. Come on thats some funny sh*t.
  2. Kim
    Oct 7, 2008
    8
    There's something about True Blodd that bothers me, but at the same time I just can't stop watching. I really want the show to be better because it has SO MUCH potential. Six Feet Under was my favorite show of all time, but this series just doesn't quite stand up. Maybe it's that some of the dialog is cheesy and unbelievable? Maybe the actors just need a little more There's something about True Blodd that bothers me, but at the same time I just can't stop watching. I really want the show to be better because it has SO MUCH potential. Six Feet Under was my favorite show of all time, but this series just doesn't quite stand up. Maybe it's that some of the dialog is cheesy and unbelievable? Maybe the actors just need a little more time to get the chemistry going? While I love all of the main characters, the towns people and vampires are just overdone and too stereotypical. All in all, this series is not losing me as a viewer any time soon. My fascination with vampires will win out. I just hope it can stay on the air long enough for things to fall into place. And I'm sure they will.… Expand
  3. KarmaGirl
    Sep 14, 2008
    9
    So far, so good.
  4. LouiseR.
    Sep 15, 2008
    10
    I love this show what can I say it is great. Good job.
  5. MitsuH.
    Sep 17, 2008
    10
    Fantastic acting, interesting idea of integrating vampires into the everyday lives of Americans, great combination of funny and threatening scenes. Anna Paquin is luminous and expressive, and the entire cast is doing a stupendous job. First-rate all around.
  6. EliseS.
    Sep 18, 2008
    8
    I love the series...I have already bought the Tshirt...I am a dreamer and I love Vamp movies...this is a great mix...its great and I love Anna P and Ryan is fresh...another HBO hit to me.
  7. JoshD.
    Sep 21, 2008
    10
    I can't believe there are big name papers that aren't giving this show the full credit it deserves. I thought the show is a sexy, scary and modern view of the century old concept of the vampire. I look forward all week to find out what happens next. I love it!!
  8. AlianaB.
    Sep 21, 2008
    10
    Fabulous show - each character interesting and so well played. Love Moyer in this role. I'm hooked.
  9. LINDAL.
    Sep 22, 2008
    10
    Love it. Really true to the books and great casting!!!!!
  10. JenniferL.
    Sep 22, 2008
    8
    A lot of fun to watch, the stars are magnetic.
  11. WilliamN.
    Sep 22, 2008
    10
    Finally something to watch after Deadwood, Rome, Six Feet Under, etc. Great TV! And a very sensual fantasy world portrayed.
  12. DeborahJ.
    Sep 23, 2008
    10
    I love this show!! True escapism.
  13. R.DamienW.
    Sep 24, 2008
    9
    I Like the taste of this fresh HBO series, and I must have more(fangs pop out)...I feel like I am getting "glamored" because like Sookie I just can't turn away from it, and I feel real guilty because the show is so dang sinful and wicked, but it is just so interesting. Lord, forgive me, but I have set my DVR to record.
  14. JarvisM.
    Sep 24, 2008
    9
    REALLY A 10!! - I'm just leaving room for the series to surprise me!! - This is easily the BEST show on TV right now!! - The Vampires are mixed so realistically into the human world it'll almost make you start wondering about your real-life neighbors!!
  15. LisaN.
    Sep 25, 2008
    10
    I love this show. Bill is great I hope her really isn't leaving after 5 shows I can't wait until Sunday!!
  16. JasonP
    Sep 26, 2008
    8
    Great show, always left satisfied and wanting the next episode. Absolutely love the Southern Gothic vibe. I think the characters are fascination. I love the sex aspect of the show (we Americans are just so prude, I love that people with varying sexual appetites are being shown). And quite possibly the best title sequence/theme song for any show I have ever seen.
  17. LisaL.
    Sep 26, 2008
    7
    I'm a true southerner...born and raised and I can't help but think of Elvis every time "Bill" says "Sookie". "Tara's" accent is just way off....I don't know what she's trying for but it's not working! Writing....for the most part, I'm hooked. But when Moyer's Compton said it was "magic" keeping him alive....I just laughed. Couldn't he just of I'm a true southerner...born and raised and I can't help but think of Elvis every time "Bill" says "Sookie". "Tara's" accent is just way off....I don't know what she's trying for but it's not working! Writing....for the most part, I'm hooked. But when Moyer's Compton said it was "magic" keeping him alive....I just laughed. Couldn't he just of said something like "an unknown power"? I mean, how lame is "magic"? Not sure I would have cast Paquin...she's just not as attractive as I think she needs to be. I believe the attraction from Sookies standpoint, but what really does Bill see in Sookie? Sure, she's not affected by his "glamorizing" and she did save his life, but what else? Maybe she reminds him of his long lost wife? Can't wait to see what's up with that Dog!… Expand
  18. CherylN.
    Sep 28, 2008
    10
    The acting ability and chemistry between Sookie and the Vampire Bill rate a 20 on a scale of 10. Absolutely great.
  19. JanaH.
    Sep 28, 2008
    10
    I really like the show, it not only has vampires but a who dunnit right along with it. its really keeping my interest.
  20. LisaH.
    Sep 28, 2008
    10
    Do not cancel this show. Finally a show with sexual chemistry, dark humor, unbelievable, sad, horrific: just like real life!
  21. FaithP.
    Sep 28, 2008
    9
    Sexy and Funny. What more could you want?
  22. AlexisB.
    Sep 28, 2008
    9
    Addicting show...the delicious blend of horror, sex, fantasy and humor keep me waiting for every Sunday so far. Some characters are better developed and more intriguing than others - Jason, Sookie (like Anna Paquin for this role, actually), Bill, Sam.
  23. CherylP.
    Sep 29, 2008
    10
    loved the books, delighted at the way the show cleaves closely to them. usually, i'm dismayed at how actors never seem to be what i'd imagined the characters to be, but these are all very, very close. and that lafayette--oh, baby!
  24. SaniaD.
    Sep 30, 2008
    8
    The main characters is a total cliche. Her perpetually happy and bubbly personality is annoying at best. I know that there are more episodes to come, but she continually changes personalities. One moment, she is shouting out feminist ideals, the next she is flirting with a vampire, then she plays stupid, but dresses like a prostitute. All with a smile on her face and not an ounce of The main characters is a total cliche. Her perpetually happy and bubbly personality is annoying at best. I know that there are more episodes to come, but she continually changes personalities. One moment, she is shouting out feminist ideals, the next she is flirting with a vampire, then she plays stupid, but dresses like a prostitute. All with a smile on her face and not an ounce of cynicism. Alan Ball does keep faithful to the majority of the books. But when he starts to create verses imitate, he creates true characters. Tara, Lafiette, Jason,and Sam are beautifully portrayed as flawed human beings dealing with the pain and prejudices of a changing world. Even Bill has some fantastic moments, but most of the time, he just broods. In all honesty, the character Sookie should have been a secondary character. I hope that in the future, they focus more on the movement of the vampire and the human's (tara, jason, laffiette) reactions verses concentrating Anna Paquin's bad acting.… Expand
  25. jonathans.
    Sep 7, 2008
    7
    Good, but not nearly up to the standards of both Alan Ball's previous work and HBO's usually shining work. It just doesn't have the feel of an HBO production, nor of Ball. It has room to improve, but it already has the smell of cancellation. Which is unfortunate, because HBO just never gives high-talent shows time to develop (cough John from Cincinattie cough)-- I mean, if Good, but not nearly up to the standards of both Alan Ball's previous work and HBO's usually shining work. It just doesn't have the feel of an HBO production, nor of Ball. It has room to improve, but it already has the smell of cancellation. Which is unfortunate, because HBO just never gives high-talent shows time to develop (cough John from Cincinattie cough)-- I mean, if a show has huge, already assured talent behind it, just give it time to grow.… Expand
  26. JasonS.
    Sep 8, 2008
    8
    Quirky, vibrant, and funny. A real breath of fresh air. Most TV shows are just by the numbers, recycled garbage. This show has great potential and I hope it gets the chance to fulfill it.
  27. Kyle
    Sep 8, 2008
    8
    I'm rating this based on the pilot and I must say.. it was quite good. Very different. And I'm sure it has potential to last. My only problem though; Couldn't they have chosen a better actress for Tara? Her accent is a bit obnoxious.
  28. L
    Oct 16, 2009
    10
    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 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.… Expand
  29. georgetter
    Jan 4, 2009
    10
    This is one show that I look forward watching and not too many shows do that I can not wait until it comes on it keeps you guessing what will happen who is going to do what next Number one show in my book
  30. derekw
    Jun 17, 2009
    10
    I love this show to death. every episode i am at the end of my seat on what will happen next. first i think the acting is great. all the characters have there own thing going in the series. second so what if it is over the top with f bombs and death. that is what makes it even better. this is going to be one of the biggest cult series ever and i hope more people will come to appreciate I love this show to death. every episode i am at the end of my seat on what will happen next. first i think the acting is great. all the characters have there own thing going in the series. second so what if it is over the top with f bombs and death. that is what makes it even better. this is going to be one of the biggest cult series ever and i hope more people will come to appreciate its original story telling.… Expand
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#53 Best TV Season of 2008
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#2 Most Discussed TV Season of 2008
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#5 Most Shared TV Season of 2008

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Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 30
  3. Negative: 1 out of 30
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    42
    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.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mary McNamara
    50
    Vampire fantasy, murder mystery, star-crossed love story, political satire, True Blood is all and none of the above. Not quite funny, not quite scary, not quite thought-provoking, the show's attempt to question the roots of prejudice is continually undermined by its own stereotyping.
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  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    60
    The core characters, including Sookie's best friend Tara (Rutina Wesley), Sookie's brother Jason (Ryan Kwanten) and bartender Sam (Sam Trammell), who has a thing for Sookie, all have interesting features and are well-played. The rest of the locals don't come off so well, mostly having few brains and a big shortage of couth.
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