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Finally, a vampire series that doesn’t suck. HBO’s True Blood Season One DVD is an instant classic. Alan Ball, the Academy-Award winning screenwriter and creator of Six Feet Under, brings the meatiest series since the Sopranos. Based on the Charlaine Harris‘ Sookie Stackhouse books, the series brings a modern day Gothic love story between Sookie Stackhouse, a virgin cursed with telepathic powers, and the town vampire.
The invention of artificial blood enables vampires to feed their hunger and no longer prey on innocent humans. Religious and political leaders condemn vampires as violent creatures, unable to suppress their instincts. In the world of True Blood, humans also hunt down vampires for the ultra-addictive “V” (vampire blood), which induces ecstasy-like effects. It captures the atmosphere of the Southern United States, while injecting a surreal social conflict, centering upon the safety of co-existing with vampires. Alan Ball’s genius truly shines in this piece of original storytelling.
True Blood: The Complete First Season (HBO Series)