True Blood

True Blood was exactly the show vampire fans were crying out for – a southern gothic mystery with torrents of blood and sex. Although they both premiered in 2008 the True Blood vampires had a lot more bite than the anodyne, twinkling corpses of the Twilight universe. Beneath the campy eroticism and over-the-top fantasy there was more to True Blood than anyone expected.True Blood Season 1-7 Download.

The vampires of True Blood emerged from their coffins boasting violence, verve and sociological metaphors. Were they a surrogate for HIV-positive people? Should vampire marriage be legal? Sometimes they’d hit you in the fangs with their messages – banners declaring “God Hates Fangs” were a typical bit of True Blood subtlety about the subtext of the show – but it was always a fun ride.Season one focused on the hunt for a murderer who targets women who have sex with vampires, AKA “Fangbangers”. This gave the show plenty of opportunities to show just how acrobatic vampire love can be. Sookie, or Sookah as co-star Stephen Moyer (vampire love interest Bill) calls her in his faux American accent, was a telepathic human played by Anna Paquin, who used her powers to try to solve the crime. Unfortunately, she never manages to overhear anything helpful. Season two managed to cram in more mystical sex by introducing a madness-worshipping maenad straight out of Greek mythology who inspires town-wide orgies. The showrunners had found a successful formula for a hit show: magic plus shagging equals entertainment.

Season three provided the pinnacle of the show’s success. Russell Edgington, the nefarious vampire king of Mississippi (don’t ask), provided most fans’ favourite True Blood moment. A vampire fundamentalist who thinks of humans as nothing but walking meals, he bursts into a news studio, rips the spine from the anchor live on air, and delivers a furious anti-human rant while gesticulating with the quivering backbone in his hand.