They're really on point with the whole accent thing. I was so close to abandoning the show after the first episode because of this.

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i agree maryanne's shakey effect does look kinda ridiculous, but it doesnt bother me.

my only gripe is how annoying sookie can be

Our Top Five Gripes About True Blood

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Our Top Five Gripes About True Blood

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We will be the first to admit that the glories of HBO's True Blood are many; after we worked our way through the first few bumpy episodes of the show's debut season, we quickly became addicted to the many charms of Alan Ball's soapy dramedy. But even though our allegiance is strong, we can't help but admit that there are a few things about the program that rankle us on a near weekly basis. As fans, we do our best to push these concerns to the side, but after nineteen episodes, we couldn't hold them in any longer.

1. Bill deserves a hotter maker. The women on True Blood are a mixed bag. The majority fall just short of knockout — like the B versions of the A-list. But the most egregious is Mariana Klaveno, who plays Lorena, the vampire who made Bill. Surely in all of Hollywood there was a more seductive actress to play a woman who says, among other things: "People would die to be with me for one night." Where are the female equivalents of Bill and Eric on this show?

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2. The special effects suck. And we don't mean in the vampire sense! Case in point: the supremely cheesy shaky thing Maryann does when she's going into one of her trances. It's like when the crew would simulate turbulence by throwing themselves around the deck of the Starship Enterprise on the original Star Trek. Also, that vampire hotel? We wholeheartedly concur with Gabe's assessment of the situation over at Videogum: "It makes sense that Vampire Bill would want to stay in the Vampire Hotel forever. It is conveniently located at the intersection of Ha-ha Boulevard and Photoshop Street." This is supposed to be premium cable, people, not the SyFy network!

3. The god-awful accents. We are cognizant that part of the appeal of the show comes from its campy nature, but that doesn't excuse the cast from sounding like they're still working their way through their Accents and Dialects for Stage and Screen CDs. In particular, Anna Paquin's vocal performance as Sookie Stackhouse will go down alongside Kathy Bates's (admittedly hilarious) vocal mannerisms in The Waterboy as some of the most contrived and false-sounding Cajun accents of all time.

4. The whole Jessica-Hoyt relationship. We realize she's a vampire, but at the same time she's still just 16 years old, and he's 28. Doesn't matter that he's a virgin — it still gives us the creeps, and not in a cute Harold and Maude kind of way. When we saw them cuddling in bed last week, we couldn't help but wonder if the statutory-rape laws of the state of Louisiana have been amended since vampires were introduced into society. Also, like Bill with Lorena, couldn't Jessica do better than this lunkhead?

5. Bill's chalky-white pallor. So, yes, we get that vampires are deathly pale until they feed. But how come Bill's skin never warms up? Every time we see his face, we can't help but think that he could use a powdered wig to go along with that powdered face, kind of like Tom Hulce in Amadeus. Couldn't someone please introduce him to spray tanner?

...i watched a season 1 recap thing wit the creator and it was dope, but i tried to watch the series premiere next and all i could think was "i can't watch this silly ass shit, too much goin on.." and turned it off...i already watch enough silly shows...but i'll be back for the season 2 recap next year....

From what I watched, they were fucking awful.

Yeah, that looked pretty bad when I first saw it, but I kinda like the maryann shakey effect. Bill's maker can look a little busted at times, but it's not a real gripe of mine.

On the Jessica/Hoyt thing, well Jessica is a vampire so it is reasonable to think that she could be older than she appears as vamps live forever.

The only thing on the list that makes any sense is the hotel. That does look a bit broke and fake.

I don't have a problem with that, though.

true age or know that she is a new vamp who was 16 when she was turned.

if it is end of story.

... writing? i give a fuck about effects if the storytelling is on point.

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if there is any gripes for me to have I would have to say there is way too much going on in that small a** town. Shapeshifters, mindreaders, vampires, immortals, werewolves(unseen yet but talked about by Sam Merlot and others) Vamps is one thing but all the extra stuff. I hate to sound like Amy poehler and Seth Meyers on Weekend update, but C'Mon REALLY? And thats my gripe. PEACE

How about Vampires wanting equal rights and status with LIVE humans on whom they feed and it's actually being debated. I didn't get past the 1st two eps.

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>if there is any gripes for me to have I would have to say
>there is way too much going on in that small a** town.
>Shapeshifters, mindreaders, vampires, immortals,
>werewolves(unseen yet but talked about by Sam Merlot and
>others) Vamps is one thing but all the extra stuff. I hate to
>sound like Amy poehler and Seth Meyers on Weekend update, but
>C'Mon REALLY? And thats my gripe. PEACE

Wouldn't that be the gripe about every single show that's on television? I think the most basic level of suspension of disbelief is overlooking the idea that something interesting happens to a shows casts every single week.
BTW, how you going to draw the line with Vampires? Like it was believable when it was just vampires but they crossed the line when they added shape shifters?



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like they crossed the line wit shapeshifters.(that shits funny u got that one) actually thats not the gripe with every show on television. What I'm saying is that yeah its about some supernatural shit with vampires and all, but that don't mean that the monkey's out bottle and they could just start tossing in the Loch Ness monster big foot and any other creature of the night that comes to mind. It has to be some kinda of limit that's all I'm saying. PEACE

Peace.

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Bill no longer likes to feed or drink blood
he no longer likes himself as a vampire
notice when they did the flashbacks he wasn't as pale
then the last when he was ready to leave his makers
he was pale

#4 - she looks old lol so it didn't bother me i guess
but they are right if the actress looked 16 i would have been more bothered

huzzah for #1 though
lol!
there's enough hot women
lets concentrate on hot dudes for once in television history
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Maryanne's shake is ridiculously fake looking and corny

Sookie's accent IS annoying

Hoyt and Jessica's relationship still serves no point at all to me


Lorena is kinda hot though and the actress plays the part real well...

...I really don't know if I like it or not. I'm willing to suspend disbelief, since it's a vampire show, but it doesn't seem to me to be much more than an ordinary teen drama, with a vampire element imposed on it. Of course, I've only seen the first season, so willing to change my mind if it takes off somewhere down the line.

1. TITTIES
2. TITTIES
3. TITTIES
4. TITTIES
5. VAMPIRE TITTIES

...if you're a young-ish girl signed on for true blood, hope your shirt is easily retractable

they are throwing at us.

Twilight.
This shit.
They even got vampires on the Disney channel.
Tween Motherglocking Vampires.
Too many suckheads.
What's next a vampire show for toddlers?
Undead Dora? Dampiel Diego?
WTF it's all so banal.


Where the fuck is creativity nowadays?

What these all means... Someone is going to fuckup Vampire Hunter D.
This is getting greenlit soon because Hollywood plays the safest bet.


When does Ponyo come out?
I'm done with vampires this year.

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