Recommend good HBO series?

(spoiler alert if you haven't seen True Blood yet & plan to.)



No, no, not true!
I just finished watching episode six .....
A friend came over for dinner last night & we watched a marathon 4 episodes!
And I watched another 2 just now ...
What can I say?
At first we thought: what is this? (It took a bit of adjusting to. So much going on, so much wildly vivid sexual activity, discrimination & the campaign for vampire rights, Sookie hearing peoples' thoughts, Bill being like something like 170 years old, etc, etc ... )
And then, once I got the gist, I was thoroughly sucked in!
This is quite an amazing viewing experience!
I am just at the point where Sookie & Bill have succumbed to their passionate feelings toward each other, after her grandmother's funeral, and ..... he sunk his fans into her neck! Oh no!
I'm wondering how far off the rails Jason (Sookie's brother) can possibly go.
And I absolutely love the atmosphere of the small town they live in!
A feast for the eyes.

So that's where I am on Sunday night ... I suspect I will have to go & hire the next few installments very soon (after I've seen episode 7)
Anything could happen here!
And probably will!

Oh, cool! A new fan.

I think so!
Oh & I love the choice of music on the out credits , too!

And as for the opening credits! They are really something! :



I've been wandering around the place with I Wanna Do Bad Things With You playing in my head, non-stop.

Great song....tres spooky credits.

Yes, quite menacing.

But they really get your attention, though!

Hard to belief that Anna Paquin (who plays Sookie in True Blood) was the same little girl who won an academy award for her role in The Piano.
How time flies!
(excuse the size of this image. I didn't intend for it to be so big!)

You can see her though. The blonde hair is different though.

So, on balance, it almost seems as if Olga likes True Blood more than she dislikes it.

Ha.
I'm totally sucked in, Thomas!
As you may have noticed.

You're not alone. They had me as soon as I noticed the church with the "God Hates Fangs" sign in the opening credits. Which I did in episode 2, if I remember correctly.

She liked it. Yay, she liked it. Whew!!

Isn''t it fun to watch?

Two more seasons to go to get caught up, Olga. It just gets better.

I have this feeling I'll be catching up to you fairly quickly, mckenzie.
Once I get sucked in I'm an all or nothing girl!

Thank you, BTW, for the background information on the series ... the "Sookie books", which I knew absolutely nothing about. After episode 1 my friend & I did a quick internet search, read up & understood the context of the series a lot better.

You understand, those first True Blood impressions were rather bewildering & overwhelming .....
But so very well done!

Even more?
I wouldn't have thought that could be possible.
Gosh.
And they still manage to maintain the storyline?

Thinking ahead ...
I'm ripping through True Blood. Now into series 2.
Unfortunately, by the looks of it, series 3 won't be available for hire here for a while (I think it's still being shown on pay TV here.)

So, any suggestions for what next?
Any tried & true HBO series you'd recommend?
Dexter?
Or?
Looking for engrossing contemporary drama, preferably.
Vampires & rampant sex scenes not essential.

In the meantime, my local library informs me that series 2 of Doc Martin (terrific British series) is now available for collection.
I'm making my way through the whole series, as I missed so many programs when it was broadcast here.
Love it.

Three is available for purchase on iTunes if you don't mind watching stuff on a computer.

Three?
Is there a reference to it in the back pages here, Deb?

I don't think watching too many films on my computer is a good idea. (Long story. Hight CPU usage issues. A problem for me, but probably not for others.)

Series Three of Trueblood!

What about Tremé, Olga? JBP and I made a brief reference to it a few pages above.

Weren't you intrigued with Louisiana cooking a while back? Mind you, this series has nothing at all to do with cooking.

"About the Show" from the HBO website.

"From David Simon and Eric Overmyer, this Emmy-nominated drama series takes place during the rebuilding of post-Katrina New Orleans, and focuses on a group of residents who attempt to rebuild their lives through the music and cultural traditions that make them, and the city, unique. The series title refers to one of New Orleans' oldest neighbourhoods, an important centre of African-American and Creole culture and the birthplace of jazz itself. The events of Season 1 begin three months after Katrina and culminated around the Carnival season. Season 2 begins approximately eight months after the end of Season 1 or 14 months after Katrina. Ironically, it has become even harder for the musicians, restauranteurs, radio deejays and community leaders we met to survive; two, in fact, have moved to New York City. Those who remain are coping with high crime levels and dwindling federal support, as the rest of the country has turned its attention on new crises away from the Gulf, which has yet to be ravaged by oil spills. Still, the proud, even defiant spirit that defines the city lingers among Tremé's faithful, who continue to press forward, committed to holding on to their ideal of what New Orleans is -- and should always be."

Wonderful music, too.

Season 4 of True Blood premiers on June 26, and I have seen season 3 available for purchase and for rent.