“Hitting the Ground”

Well, last night’s True Blood was something wasn’t it?  I wonder how many gallons of fake blood Alan Ball goes thru in an episode? I bet he ups the order with each new show.

So, we bid goodbye to a few characters and learned something new about Miss Stackhouse. There was also an odd Massengill-esque sequence somewhere in the middle of the show that you really have to watch for yourself. I won’t say anymore, since some of you may still have it sitting on your TIVOs, but you can read the entire recap over at Salon here.

Maybe I will say one more thing, Pam is my new favorite vampire. Watch the end of TB and tell me I’m wrong.

New True Blood Trailer.

I’m back…pinky swear.

I swear I have not abandoned this blog. Life’s been a little bit crazy lately but I’m back and with June right around the corner, you know what’s almost here right?!?

Check out the latest trailer, the new season debuts on June 13th.

Wire alum sighting!

Sorry gang, I dropped the ball on this one. The Wire’s Gbenga Akinnagbe(Chris Partlow) was on The Good Wife tonight. The episode isn’t up at CBS yet, but you can watch a preview here.

Insert Your Own Joke Here.

image and story via Jezebel

A New Zealand network is kicking off it’s run of the HBO show Hung with an “enhanced” billboard. It’s definitely an attention getter…wonder if it will cause any accidents.

Treme premiere date announced.

Thanks to HBO I now have something to pull me thru the rest of winter. The premiere date has been set for David Simon’s Treme. Mark your calendars for April 11th and keep your fingers crossed that it’s as good as The Wire was. Here’s hoping.

TV Squad has a few more details about the series here.

I have the best friends.

Guess what a really amazing friend gave me this year?!??

I think a Wire marathon is coming up in my near future, don’t you?

True Blood: “Sucker Punch”. No kidding.

photo courtesy of True-Blood.net

So what did everyone think about lastnight’s True Blood? I was a little disappointed, this episode really felt like a filler. Did Alan Ball step out of the room when they wrote this one? The whole season is only 12 episodes so to have an episode wasted like that is a little irritating. The show should have stayed in Dallas and spent a little more time on the whole Fellowship/Godric storyline.

I will let Mark Blankenship over at The Huffington Post explain all the reasons why last night’s show was a disaster.

True Blood news.

Not a big suprise…True Blood has been picked up for a third season. Can’t wait to see where Alan Ball takes the series next summer. By the way, what did you think of last Sunday’s episode? I just got caught up on the last two episodes. Wow, alot was going on there with all the having sex in a bed of blood thing and a giant pig running around Bon Temp, and of course the orgy scene. That show gets a little more insane every week…and I love it all.

Also, HBO says it will start selling Tru Blood to the masses starting in December:

“The blood-orange carbonated drink has a slightly tart and lightly sweet flavor that is sure to taste better than the O negative blood consumed by the show’s fictional vampires.

The blood-orange carbonated drink has a slightly tart and lightly sweet flavor that is sure to taste better than the O negative blood consumed by the show’s fictional vampires. The blood orange carbonated drink will taste slightly sweet and slightly tart and retail at $16 for a 4 pack. Pricey. Read more about it here.

Worth the wait?

Did you catch True Blood lastnight? It definitely made up for making us wait a week for a new episode. The birthday party scene was insane with all the sex and dirt eating and Maryann growing claws. Neato. I’ve found some True Blood links to keep you from doing any actual work at the office today:

The LA Times has a recap of last night’s episode and USA Today thinks True Blood is one of TV’s true joys.

TV Guide talks to Michelle Forbes(Maryann) and asks her about the vibrating during sex thing.

E! Online’s Must List Live debates who is the hotter vampire…Eric or Bill? I say Eric. Discuss.

Find out what music was used in the show at True-Blood.net.