HBO Premiere Of True Blood

The Premiere of the HBO series "True Blood" aired last night. The show is based on the novels of acclaimed author Charlaine Harris. We've seen tons of vampire shows on TV, but this one has a slightly different spin on the tale. In this series the vampires don't lurk in the dark, It's public knowledge that vampires exist. There is even a vampire rights movement. The main character Sookie has some sort of psychic ability. Its not quite what I expected. Vampires aren't necessarily evil in this series. There is a synthetic blood that's sold in stores that vampires can drink instead of human blood. It's like the vampire equivalent of a energy drink.

The plot is kind of confusing, there is so much going on. The show isn't like any of the vampire shows I've seen on TV lately. This vampire world is completely different. The bad guys aren't so easy to identify. It still isn't clear what abilities vampires have. So far we know that silver is a weakness. As the show progresses we should find out if they have super human strength, or other supernatural abilities.

So far the show is off the a slow start. The first episode spent a lot of time establishing the characters and less on defining the story. But if the first show is any indication, expect to see plenty of graphic vampire/human sex, come on it's HBO after 10pm. Apparently its all the rage to sleep with a vampire, or drink vampire blood as super Viagra. I did think it was very interesting that HBO aired two 30-minute specials to introduce "True Blood" and explain the characters and series.