I love True Blood. It is the greatest show ever and the best thing to happen to vampires since Interview with a Vampire. What makes it so great as opposed to Twilight (worst thing to happen to vampires ever) is that Harris takes what we already know about vampires and adds to it without taking anything away. Things like the addicitiveness of vampire blood, glamouring, etc are all unique to her, but she doesn't undo the fact that vampires have mesmerismic powers and that there are tales about humans drinking vampire blood. Her universe is also unique. What would the world be like if vampires "came out of the coffin"? Meyer on the other hand completely shuns what we all know about vampires (like that they burst into flames in the sun) and makes a completely different creature. Now, there is nothing wrong with making unique characters and a new mythos. The fundamental problem with Meyer's books is that she calls them 'vampires.' A clear case could be made that Meyer's creatures are not vampires at all since they do not follow any of the known historical facts about them. Had she called them "sparklers" or "cursed ones" it would be much less of a problem.
But the main point is that True Blood is the greatest thing ever and if you are not watching it, WATCH IT! NOW!
The Season 3 Finale is this Sunday night on HBO.
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