You actually think there are lots of inconsistencies with this show?
I think the show is pretty consistent week-to-week... or at least Sookie's character is consistently horrible and unbelievable and Anna Paquin is consistently a terrible actress.
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See, that's it --- I want to like the show, but if I can't stand the main character, how can I truly enjoy it?
I don't know if I'll watch the second season.
Edit: Oh, and another thing - the characters barely react to those close to them getting killed. Jason's at work one day and just goes "I can't believe Rene (sp?) killed so many innocent people," all nonchalant. Wasn't one of those people his grandmother?
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I will say that the second season absolutely blows the doors off the first season. After watching both, I can say I'm happy the writers took time to develop the characters so much in the first season because in the second season some of the characters really take off.
However, in the second season, you'll continue to scream at Sookie's character, hope that Bill sinks his teeth in a little too long and be amazed that an actress can actually devolve as she grows older (from Piano to present).
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I think the show is pretty consistent week-to-week... or at least Sookie's character is consistently horrible and unbelievable and Anna Paquin is consistently a terrible actress.
But, on the other hand, she lets us see her naked. And I have to say given the choice between a great actress who would not be naked, and a poor actress who is, I'd have to go with option B, 'cause this isn't the kind of show where great acting is going to take it to the next level - it's a gory soap opera with vampires, witches, and crazy people.
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But, on the other hand, she lets us see her naked. And I have to say given the choice between a great actress who would not be naked, and a poor actress who is, I'd have to go with option B, 'cause this isn't the kind of show where great acting is going to take it to the next level - it's a gory soap opera with vampires, witches, and crazy people.
I had this conversation with my fiancee on Sunday... she was complaining about how bad Anna Paquin is and I told her that at least she's showing some skin... not exactly a warm response to that comment.
I don't get the hate for Paquin. I think she is great and deserved the Golden Globe last year for Best Actress. The character calls for a really campy accent, people from Louisiana are generally not the sharpest tools in the shed. Or they they at least come off that way. I think she has absolutely nailed the character. If you hate Sookie, that's fine, but to rip on Anna Paquin is just ignorant. She's been fantastic.
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I know they're engaged, but Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer have terrible on-screen chemistry, and 'Bill' is acted in the worst possible way. But Alexander Skarsgard (Eric)....he's hot, and he and Paquin work really well together.
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I know they're engaged, but Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer have terrible on-screen chemistry, and 'Bill' is acted in the worst possible way. But Alexander Skarsgard (Eric)....he's hot, and he and Paquin work really well together.
That Eric guy is pretty serious business in this show, but I could totally see him doing a Jim Carey goof role too. And I have no comment on if he is hot or not. I only like Paquin's boobs, those are hot.
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Bill is supposed to come across as some kind of antebellum gentleman lost in the wrong century. That's why he has those deliberately annoying speech patterns and tendency to declare things instead of just fataing saying them. As far as I'm concerned, it's not the acting - it's the character that's the problem.
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Eric was better when he was more evil. I don't want to see him smiling or cuddling up with Sookie, even if it is only her dreams. He should be banging Sookie doggy-style in a vat of gore with her pony-tail in one hand and a riding crop in the other, not playing lovey-dovey pattycakes with snookums. He is supposed to the ultimate bad-ass, so he better start acting like one again!
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The most recent episode has some of the worst acting I've ever seen on HBO. Whoever plays "the Queen" is simply the worst actress I've ever seen.
Haven't seen it yet... but I'm guessing it's Evan Rachel Wood. Damnit... Been waiting to see her debut.
Maybe it's not really the actresses acting poorly, but moreso the horrible roles they are being put into? I mean, an actress/actor can only do so much with what's given them. Maybe it's casting errors instead of acting.
I'll chime in again once I actually get to download it though, still waiting for a torrent.
didn't get to see the episode last night bc couldn't find a torrent.
I heard Evan Rachel Wood is in this season so she must be the Queen?
I don't think she is the greatest actress but I guess I'll decide once I see it.
I didn't see last nights, but have it on pvr and will watch tomorrow. I didn't know who Evan Rachel Wood, so after I looked at her pics i read this... "Thirteen" starlet Evan Rachel Wood, 21, outed her 1,100-year-old vampire queen role as bisexual when she joins the sizzling hot cast of HBO's"True Blood" this Sunday (Aug. 30).
I can ignore the bad acting if she is playing a hot bisexual vampire woman.
Maybe it's not really the actresses acting poorly, but moreso the horrible roles they are being put into? I mean, an actress/actor can only do so much with what's given them. Maybe it's casting errors instead of acting.
Yes. It's Evan Rachel Wood. Perhaps it's bad casting over bad acting but the way she portrayed the Queen just made me groan. Every scene was the same. She tried to act elitist and refined and it came off as a high school play where the actor doesn't know what to do with her body after a line or when she's not speaking. White text (not really a spoiler but for courtesy): there's a sequence where after nearly every line Wood looks at her fingernails like she's preoccupied with them and they are more important than the conversation with Bill... it's the cheapest form of trying to look elitist and she kept doing it over and over... /rant.
And the whole Jason thing is driving me nuts. He used to be the cool, dumb, good ol' boy. Even the Christian angle was better than this. His character seems totally lost.
I don't know what happened. The season had about 10 great episodes... it's like the overall arch of the season was only written for 11 episodes but the contract required 13 so the writers just watered down everything.
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I can ignore the bad acting if she is playing a hot bisexual vampire woman.
Trust me. You'll be disappointed. Bi-sexual is cool and all, but not when the majority of her bi-sexualness is trying to convince other characters to be bisexual. Bill... gross. Not even boob shots, orgies and bi-sexual vampires can save it.
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Definitely the worst episode of the season, by a mile.
Felt the whole Evan Rachel Wood thing was boring - esp with the lead-in from the week prior (hello bloody dripping leg!). I've seen her interviewed since she filmed her role and she talked about how good it was and the only good thing I saw was her Day Room.
Jason is driving me nuts being as stupid as he is, and don't even begin to get me started on Tara!!!!
After last night I'm about ready for The God Who Comes to wipe them all out....
The best part of last night's episode was the insinuation that Sookie might have been manipulated by Bill from the start. I implore you writers of True Blood to make Bill Compton a villain so that I can rightfully detest his character.
