Alan Ball’s adaptation of Magnolia author Charlaine Harris’ Southern Vampire Series is coming to HBO in September.
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“True Blood” stars Anna Paquin and less famous people. The show, like the books, is set in a small Louisiana town, where vampires and humans co-exist (Japanese-made synthetic blood plays a role). Paquin plays Sookie Stakehouse, a telepathic waitress who falls in love with a vampire.
If you’re a huge geek, you’ll appreciate this just-launched viral marketing campaign.
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Here’s a fairly tepid review of the pilot (or what this reviewer thought was the pilot). With promises of graphic vampire-human sex!