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Five-hole · 08-17-2009, 03:53 PM

Sad ending.

chid · 08-17-2009, 04:19 PM

definitely a more emotion-filled episode, this Maryanne plot is getting so messed up !

Daradon · 08-17-2009, 06:11 PM

Well I've only watched the first season so I'm trying to keep my eyes off the spoilers, but I do have to say watching this show sure makes me jones. I wanna drink blood, do drugs, and call up half my exs...lol Coincedently it was one of them who told me to start watching it.

Clever_Iggy · 08-17-2009, 06:26 PM

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I don't think she's that old, but yet has a sense of authority since she's the "face" of the vampires on TV. She played that card when told that she couldn't remove Eric from his position as Sheriff. Eric said "You don't have that kind of power" and the Cold-hearted vampire bitch replied "Hey I'm on TV, try me".

It seems she holds the PR/HR department role.

That's what I thought too. The hierarchy seems to be based both on age and appointment/election status. I'm sure that will be the source of several tangents/storylines. Is the guy that sentenced Bill to "make" Jessica the supreme leader/large area leader (like a sheriff) because of age or some other reason?

Another question I have that was referenced to with the Godric storyline: is the effect of time on vampires. Godric said that (paraphrasing) "at my age, I don't require much blood to sustain myself" in an episode 2 weeks ago. Then last week (yesterday's) episode when he was about to face the sun, he said (paraphrasing) "at my age it [the sun] won't take long [to kill him]." Any ideas? Are vampires immortal or do they just have an extended life cycle (2000+ years)?

The Maryanne storyline is okay. I like the fact that it's ongoing (not just an episode or two), but it's definitely not as exciting as the vampire stories, IMO.

Five-hole · 08-17-2009, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Clever_Iggy

Another question I have that was referenced to with the Godric storyline: is the effect of time on vampires. Godric said that (paraphrasing) "at my age, I don't require much blood to sustain myself" in an episode 2 weeks ago. Then last week (yesterday's) episode when he was about to face the sun, he said (paraphrasing) "at my age it [the sun] won't take long [to kill him]." Any ideas? Are vampires immortal or do they just have an extended life cycle (2000+ years)?

Probably immortal. In the Anne Rice novels, the reeeally old vampires barely fed at all which is kind of like True Blood. Another parallel is when Eric healed Lafayette he mentioned the strength of his thousand-year-old blood. Unlike the Anne Rice novels though, old vampires in True Blood light on fire real quick-like (and remember Bill spent quite a bit of time in the sun) whereas Anne Rice's were almost resistant. Her old vamps could also fly.

jammies · 08-17-2009, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Clever_Iggy

Another question I have that was referenced to with the Godric storyline: is the effect of time on vampires. Godric said that (paraphrasing) "at my age, I don't require much blood to sustain myself" in an episode 2 weeks ago. Then last week (yesterday's) episode when he was about to face the sun, he said (paraphrasing) "at my age it [the sun] won't take long [to kill him]." Any ideas? Are vampires immortal or do they just have an extended life cycle (2000+ years)?

I'd assume that the idea is that they become more and more "supernatural" as they get older; they don't need as much mundane nourishment in the form of blood, they become more powerful, but also are more vulnerable to the sun as their physical form is almost completely subsumed.

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The Maryanne storyline is okay. I like the fact that it's ongoing (not just an episode or two), but it's definitely not as exciting as the vampire stories, IMO.

Sam is my favorite character so I keep hoping he'll get more screen time; I'd like to see him defeat Marianne on his own but I have a feeling Sookie and Bill will return before the end of the season and help destroy her.

-edit- I think Lafayette needs more screen too, his scenes are almost always either hilarious or kick-ass.

Machiavelli · 08-23-2009, 01:45 PM

I'm almost done the first season and while it is pretty interesting, I find a lot of it very slow-moving, which gets frustrating.

DuffMan · 08-24-2009, 09:26 AM

This show is kind of reminding me of Buffy, with a good mix of humor and serious moments.

GreenTeaFrapp · 08-24-2009, 09:31 AM

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This show is kind of reminding me of Buffy, with a good mix of humor and serious moments.

Other then the vampire storyline, I don't find it is much like Buffy at all. The tone is far darker, the characters are far more complex and flawed, and there are next to no fight scenes.

Pastiche · 08-24-2009, 09:36 AM

Just finished the first season of this show.

Started strong, ended terribly. The last episode of the first season was comically bad.

Someone mentioned in this thread what the problem is and that's using different writers with varying degrees of skill. Lots of inconsistencies with the plot and the characters which ended up boiling the show down to melodramatic female porno. I also am left wondering if they had a contest between writers or designers to see how cheesy they could make vampire settings be? The Fangtasia bar is just laughably cheesy as was the location of the tribunal (of which there was no tribunal just one guy).

I hope the second season looks up but this show has been decidedly tossed onto the pop-culture junk heap for mass consumption. That's there prerogative to ensure it makes tonnes of money. Oh well, a good opportunity wasted.

DuffMan · 08-24-2009, 10:44 AM

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Other then the vampire storyline, I don't find it is much like Buffy at all. The tone is far darker, the characters are far more complex and flawed, and there are next to no fight scenes.

and no Sarah either. plus this has a continuing storyline whereas, with Buffy it was a new dilemma every week.
I just mean, scenes like where Stackhouse, is preparing his weapons to go into the diner, and, actually, all of the scenes with Stackhouse at the diner. Especially when he was pretending to be the God and the cop had to hold a branch behind him to pretend he had horns. that kind of humor reminds me of the humor in Buffy.

BlackArcher101 · 08-24-2009, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Pastiche

Someone mentioned in this thread what the problem is and that's using different writers with varying degrees of skill. Lots of inconsistencies with the plot and the characters which ended up boiling the show down to melodramatic female porno.

You actually think there are lots of inconsistencies with this show?

DuffMan · 08-24-2009, 01:44 PM

Something else, last night I kind of watched through the credits, because i liked the song, but then after that was an advert for Hung, and then there was this 15 minute program on called the vampire News. It was pretty funny. Not sure if anyone else has seen it, or if it on every week?

VANFLAMESFAN · 08-24-2009, 01:49 PM

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Something else, last night I kind of watched through the credits, because i liked the song, but then after that was an advert for Hung, and then there was this 15 minute program on called the vampire News. It was pretty funny. Not sure if anyone else has seen it, or if it on every week?

They usually show it when there's plenty of space in between shows either before or after True Blood. They're usually different and sometimes funny, but for me the schtick has kind of worn off. Those little adverts kinda bore me now. There's a bunch of them on Season 1 on the dvds.

JerzeeGirl · 08-24-2009, 04:12 PM

I'm just p!ssed that they ended the show so early last night that they needed to run another "Vampire Report".....and there are only 2 or 3 more shows left in the season....*argh*

Machiavelli · 08-24-2009, 04:34 PM

I don't find any of the main characters likable, which bothers me.

Matata · 08-24-2009, 04:39 PM

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and no Sarah either. plus this has a continuing storyline whereas, with Buffy it was a new dilemma every week.
I just mean, scenes like where Stackhouse, is preparing his weapons to go into the diner, and, actually, all of the scenes with Stackhouse at the diner. Especially when he was pretending to be the God and the cop had to hold a branch behind him to pretend he had horns. that kind of humor reminds me of the humor in Buffy.

After season 2, buffy was all about the season long arcs: evil angel, adam, evil willow, the first evil. Both shows also have mythologies based on vampires, but branch out to include were-wolves, gods, demons, shape-shifters, etc.

I think this show is directly pandering to old buffy fans, who have grown older and maintain a 'tits or gtfo' attitude.

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Just finished the first season of this show.

Started strong, ended terribly. The last episode of the first season was comically bad.

Someone mentioned in this thread what the problem is and that's using different writers with varying degrees of skill. Lots of inconsistencies with the plot and the characters which ended up boiling the show down to melodramatic female porno. I also am left wondering if they had a contest between writers or designers to see how cheesy they could make vampire settings be? The Fangtasia bar is just laughably cheesy as was the location of the tribunal (of which there was no tribunal just one guy).

I hope the second season looks up but this show has been decidedly tossed onto the pop-culture junk heap for mass consumption. That's there prerogative to ensure it makes tonnes of money. Oh well, a good opportunity wasted.

All good points. However, this show offers a mix of vampire fantasy, southern US and unholy orgies that you just can't get anywhere else. I almost quit on the first season, but I'm finding the second to be outstanding, I recommend sticking it out since you've come this far.

GreenTeaFrapp · 08-24-2009, 04:42 PM

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I don't find any of the main characters likable, which bothers me.

Even Jason or Sam? I find them the most likable on the show.

DuffMan · 08-24-2009, 04:43 PM

I skipped the first season. Sounds like I didn't miss much.

Machiavelli · 08-24-2009, 04:44 PM

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Even Jason or Sam? I find them the most likable on the show.

Jason, not really. Too stupid.

But yeah, I guess Sam is alright.

I just don't get why the chicks have to yell and scream at the slightest provocation. I guess that's part of the whole character development thing but I still find it grating, especially in those accents.