TRUE BLOOD
I really really hope people have caught the start of this on FX. A new series by 'American Beauty's Alan Ball based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris.
Sookie and Vampire Bill Compton co-exist, in a way not for kids or teenagers to watch.
and what do you all think? If you have seen it.....
When it premired in America it was prefaced with a viral marketing/alternate reality game (ARG) campaign, based at BloodCopy.com. This included setting up multiple websites, encoding web address into unmarked envelopes mailed to high profile blog writers and others, and even performances by a "vampire" who attempted to reach out to others of their kind, to discuss the recent creation of "TruBlood", a fictional beverage which is featured in the show.
A MySpace account with the username "Blood" had, as of June 19, uploaded two videos;one entitled "Vampire Taste Test - Tru Blood vs Human", and one called "BloodCopy Exclusive INTERVIEW WITH SAMSON THE VAMPIRE".
A prequel comic was handed out to attendees of the 2008 Comic-Con. The comic centers around an old vampire named Lamar, who tells the reader about how TruBlood surfaced and was discussed between many vampires before going public. At one point, Lamar wonders if TruBlood is making the world safe for vampires or from them.
Several commercials featured on HBO and Facebook.com aired prior to the series premiere, placing vampires in ads similar to those of beer and wine. Some beverage vending machines across the US were also fitted with cards indicating that they were "sold out" of TruBlood.
Thousands of DVDs of the first episode were handed out to attendees of Midnight Madness, a special screenings event of the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival.
Blockbuster Video provided free rental of the first episode of True Blood several days before it was broadcast on HBO. The video had a faint promotional watermark throughout the episode.
On April 16, 2009, HBO released the first teaser poster for Season 2. The image uses a perspective technique that shows observers one of two images.
A minute-long promotional video advertising season two, which featured Bob Dylan's "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'," was released via Entertainment Tonight in early May.
Personally I wish Twilight didn't exist, and that this could get the spotlight instead, its dark, campy funny in parts... the way you end up laughing at parts and go "oooh I don't think I should laugh"
Are there fans of Alan Ball out there, anyone see his previous show 'Six Feet Under'?
I love the title sequence, almost as much as I still love the 'Six Feet Under' sequence, which well coincidence? No. True Blood's title sequence was created by Digital Kitchen, a production studio that was also responsible for creating the title sequence of Six Feet Under. The sequence, which is primarily composed of portrayals of the show's deep South setting, is played to "Bad Things" by Jace Everett
