True Blood: The Complete First Season (HBO Series) |  | Actors: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Rutina Wesley, Ryan Kwanten
Studio: HBO Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  739 reviews
Sales Rank: 107
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, Subtitled, Closed-captioned, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 5
Running Time: 720 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.7 x 1.6
MPN: 1000045477
UPC: 883929048830
EAN: 0883929048830
ASIN: B001FB4W0W
Theatrical Release Date: 2009
Release Date: May 19, 2009
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True Blood: The Complete First Season (HBO Series)
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Alan Ballrsquo;s emTrue Blood/em series works well for television, as it has enough sensationalism to tantalize and enough story girth to make the viewer care about the characters. That one can finally invest emotion into monsters, including an undead Civil War victim, a transformer who can shapeshift into various animals, and a female mind reader, speaks volumes about Americarsquo;s willingness to accept fantasy. Of course, television has always produced good fantasy shows (emI Dream of Jeannie/em), but emTrue Bloodrsquo;s/em Southern Goth brand of fun horror is more macabre and more perverse, not to mention gorier, than most shows of its kind to date. Adapted from Charlaine Harrisrsquo; Sookie Stackhouse novels, emTrue Blood/em thrills because of its equal blend in each episode of erotica, humor, tragedy, mystery, and fantasy. pSet in a rural, swampy Louisiana parrish, the show centers around Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) and her clan, sweet grandmother Adele (Lois Smith) and air-headed brother Jason (Ryan Kwanten). Illicit love is spawned early on, when Sookie saves vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) from having his blood stolen in the parking lot of Merlottersquo;s diner, owned by Sam Merlotte (Sam Trammell) who completes what will form a complex love triangle. As tensions between Sookiersquo;s suitors loosen or tighten, many side plots, such as her African American best friend Tararsquo;s (Rutina Wesley) struggle with an alcoholic, Bible-thumping mother and her brotherrsquo;s dangerous crush on drug addicted hippie, Amy Burley (Lizzy Caplan), keep one wondering who will succeed in this podunk place. The main tension throughout, however, is a race war waged between vampires and humans. As murders of ldquo;fang bangersrdquo; occur (human girls who let vampires bite them) and dumb policeman Andy Bellefleur (Chris Bauer) fails to find clues, one sees the metaphorical implications of vampirism and feels deeper resonance with what can be a downright trashy show. Gossip galore, especially about what kinds of babies interbreeding will produce, is rampant. One of the funniest characters is Tararsquo;s flamboyant cousin, Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis), who deals drugs, works as a fry cook, and services the local white politicians, while making sure hersquo;s always up in everyonersquo;s business./p pWhat makes emTrue Blood/em smarter than pure soap opera is the parallels it draws between its monster mash and actual, familiar societal problems. Sookie and her friends watch the news, where Evangelicals bash vampires and prohibit mixed marriage, and everyone is addicted to V, a.k.a vampire blood, that effects like psychedelic heroin. Even its gore reflects a mix of serious and silly, as vampires explode into red, sticky goop. Though it may not be attempting to qualify for the best vampire footage ever shot, emTrue Blood/em is as addictive as that substance the townrsquo;s youth obsesses over, which is a metaphor in itself. --emTrinie Dalton/em/p pbr /br / span class="h1"strongStills from emTrue Blood/em (Click for larger image)/strong/span table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="4" width="100%" p/p p/p tbody tr align="center" valign="top" tdimg src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/warner/trueblood1sm.jpg" / br //td p/p tdbr /img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/warner/trueblood7.jpg" /br //td tdimg src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/warner/trueblood3sm.jpg" / br //td /tr tr align="center" valign="top" tdimg src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/warner/trueblood4sm.jpg" //td tdimg src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/warner/trueblood6sm.jpg" //td tdimg src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/warner/trueblood5sm.jpg" //td br / p/p /tr tr align="center" valign="top" tda/td br / p/p /tr /tbody /table /p
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 great fun March 11, 2010
Stephen Gentry (NM United States)
Campy, trashy vampire fun. Great cast, best looking group of vampires in recent memory. If you're looking for something profound, don't waste your time. If you're looking for a well filmed creatively written vampire soap opera, you will be enetertained. Not holds barred eroticism/homoeroticism. Great fluff/escape material. Enjoy.
AWESOME!!! March 11, 2010
Alison M. Mahar
Oh how I love True Blood... best way to get my fix while I wait for the new season!!!!!! Worth every penny! Soo different than the other vampire series out there!
 Trash March 10, 2010
Mikki Pursel (Utah)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
These shows are complete TRASH! I have enjoyed reading all the Sookie Stackhouse novels, so I got the entire first season thinking I would really enjoy it. I was disgusted with what I was given. Sorry, people...from start to, I'm guessing, finish these are completely revolting. I didn't make it past episode 4...I was too sick to my stomach.
Neck biting/gripping Vampire series March 9, 2010
Jerry L. Nelson (Dallas, TX, USA)
One of the best vampire series I've ever seen, but it is not for the timid. The sex scenes and language would make many blush. It could be called a porno if you only wanted to watch the sex scenes, so don't let your children watch this one. If you like vampires, that can take a bite out of your previous concepts of vampires this is the series for you.
 5 stars if I hadn't already seen the second season March 9, 2010
M. Burley
This season is really good - it establishes a cool story in a very interesting setting. It's got a loosely underlying plot theme that eventually plays out with a somewhat shocking twist. However, there are some boring episodes that prevent this season from being truly great. It does a good job setting up the vastly superior second season, though. The video quality is fantastic for a standard dvd and there are some decent extras. If you are on the fence about starting to watch this series, then pick this season up when it is cheap. You will enjoy it and it will allow you to follow the plot and know the characters as you start the second season. Viewer beware, however, as this show is not for the faint of heart. Violence, nudity, profanity - it really pushes the limit as far as what previous television has shown in these departments.
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