Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Win a Copy of Moira Rogers' Book Crux

True Blood won't be airing new episodes until this summer, and waiting for Season 4 is quite difficult for most fans. My alternative (besides chatting with fellow fans here on TrueBloodNet.com) has been to turn to books to make the wait less painful. However, I can only go so far with vampires. Sometimes I prefer to read about were-creatures and shapeshifters. One writer with several shapeshifting characters in her books that I read all the time is Moira Rogers. Technically, Moira is composed of two women, Bree and Donna. They're brilliant, incredibly funny, and very witty. And yes, all of these traits show up consistently in their books. Take, for example, Crux, which is the first book from their Southern Arcana series. Crux is the story of Jackson Holt and Mackenzie Brooks, a private investigator and a woman on the run from a stalker. But of course, nothing is as simple as that. Mackenzie is on the run from a stalker, and lucks into getting a job with a friend of Jackson's. That friend actually instigates the beginning of Jackson and Mackenzie's relationship. From there, love, lust, and craziness ensue as Jackson and Mackenzie try to stay a step ahead of the stalker while Mackenzie learns about being a shapeshifter and finds out why she's bein [...]

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Sunday, January 23, 2011

True Blood's Ryan Kwanten Helps With Flood Relief

HBO Jason Stackhouse PosterKwanten Lends a Helping Hand:

True Blood's Ryan Kwanten (Jason Stackhouse) is joining forces with several other Australian actors to raise money and awareness to aid in the relief effort for Queensland, which has suffered much damage due to flooding since December 2010. Kwanten will be joined by such stars as Joel Edgerton and Teresa Palmer. The fundraiser will take place at Everleigh, which is operated by fellow Australians Nick Mathers, Lincoln Pilcher, and Nick Hatsatouris. 100% of the proceeds from door sales, $2 from every beer, and 10% of all drinks proceeds will go to aid the Queensland flood relief effort. Details about the event are listed below: Date: Sunday, January 23, 2011 Time: 3:00 - 6:00 pm (pst) Location: Everleigh Restaurant 8752 Sunset Blvd West Hollywood, CA 90069 Tickets: $20 for women; $40 for men Source: NineMSN (Flood Fundraising Noticeboard); American Australian Association (Queensland Fund Relief Fundraiser); SkyNews (Auusie Stars Plan Flood Relief) Image Credit: HBO, Inc. Edited By: Taylor Usry aka LoveEric

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John Billingsley Set to Star in the Violet Hour

John BillingsleyBon Temps Favorite Coroner Cast in Richard Greenberg Play

It has been announced that John Billingsley is going to star in The Violet Hour at the Lillian Theatre. John Billingsley plays Mike Spencer on HBO's True Blood.

About the Violet Hour

Hollywood Food Chain productions in association with Elephant Stageworks is presenting the play The Violet Hour is written by Richard Greenberg, and is to be directed by Darin Anthony. The show is set to preview on Friday, February 11th. The play will officially open Saturday, February 12th and will run through Sunday March 13th at the Lillian Theatre in Hollywood, CA. The performances will run Fridays through Sundays with prices ranging from $20.00 to $30.00 depending on the show. The synopsis of the show is as follows:

"It's April 1st, 1919, and the young independent publisher John Pace Seavering is setting up his office. With only enough capital to put out one book, John finds himself besieged by two authors. Denny McCleary, John's brash and gifted college friend, has produced a manuscript so unruly it lives in a trio of crates. He's fallen in love with the enchanting heiress Rosamund Plinth, and if John doesn't agree to publish his book today, he'll lose her forever. But John is also being strenuously lobbied by Jessie Brewster, the popular black jazz singer who is also John's very secret mistress. She's written her memoirs and is determined to have her story known. As John temporizes with these two, another drama is pla [...]

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Friday, January 21, 2011

True Blood Season 4, Episode 2 Cast Update

Supporting Roles for Episode 2, "You Smell Like Dinner"

True Blood's Darren Darnborough (Callum) True Blood fans, it's almost here!  Season 4 filming is underway, and HBO has been casting actors left and right!  We've given updates previously that included Claude(woot!) here,  and new fangbanger Matt here.  We now know who will be playing Callum (British bartender) whom we referenced here.  Pictured to the right, Darren Darnborough has appeared on several television shows in the UK, and has done a bit of producing as well.  Welcome, Darren! Other supporting roles that have been cast are: Officer Trap (Poncho Hodges), James (Marcus McGee), and Merlotte customer (Rene Napoli).  Standing at an impressive 6'8" and being a former basketball player, it'll be interesting to see if Poncho Hodges will be intimidating as Officer Trap.  Will he and Officer Featherstone (Brandon Molale) be playing good cop/bad cop?  Not to worry, we'll be keeping you up to date on all the news as it becomes available. What do you think of the new line-up?  Can you stand [...]

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SPOILERS: Cast Announcement for Season 4 Episode 3

If You Love Me, Why am I Dyin'?

Things are definitely starting to shape up for season 4 of True Blood. More and more spoilers are being leaked each day and we even got a little teaser on January 16th before the season 5 premiere of 'Big Love' on HBO. As we previously reported on January 3rd, a casting call for a vampire, fangbanger, and camera operator had been announced for episode 3, 'If You Love Me, Why am I Dyin'?' and these characters have now been cast.

New Blood:

Aubrey DeekerAubrey Deeker has snagged the role of a no-name vampire who's desperate to escape the dire consequences of his actions after he's caught on tape feeding on a woman. A tormented vampire? Yeah, he'll fit right in. Deeker had a small part in HBO's 'The Wire' back in 2008 and has spent most of his acting days on the stage in New York and Washington D.C. [...]

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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Sam Trammell Opens Up About the Road Ahead in Season 4

Sam Spills the Beans on Being a Shape Shifter

Sam Trammell Sam Trammell, who plays our favorite shape shifter and bar owner Sam Merlotte, recently sat down with Rosy from the blog Accidental Sexiness in an exclusive interview to talk about True Blood as well as some of the other projects Sam has been involved with over hiatus. Like the rest of the cast and crew, Trammell keeps a lid on most of the details for season four. But that didn't stop a few tidbits from popping out it during the course of the interview. Of his character's evolution in the past three seasons, Sam says that Mr. Merlotte has spent a lot of time hiding who he is and what he's been through especially in season one. But in seasons two and three fans were greeted with glimpses into the shape shifter's past. His connection to Maryanne (Michelle Forbes) was a critical element to the main storyline in season 2. In addition, it was revealed that Sam was not comfortable with his shape shifter nature until meeting Daphne (Ashley Jones). Season three saw Sam struggle with both the emotional baggage of his past as well as meeting his biological family, with his younger brother Tommy (Marshall Allman) being a particular brand of difficult. With Tommy still in the picture, fans should expect to see Melinda (J. Cameron Smith) [...]

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True Blood is Coming to PaleyFest 2011

True Blood Live!

Paley FestSave the date Truebies! The Paley Center for Media has just announced its festival lineup for the 2011 William S. Paley Festival, also known as PaleyFest 2011! True Blood will be appearing on Saturday, March 5, 2011 at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, California at 7PM. According to the Paley Center website, tickets will go on sale to Paley Center Members on Friday January 21, 2011 at 9am PST and Sunday, January 23, 2011 to the public also at 9am PST via Ticket Web. Prices for the General Public range from $25 to $75. VIP packages are on sale now for four shows each at $750. So far, the Paley Festival has not released the names of who will attend from True Blood. But SkarsgårdNews.com has confirmed that Alexander Skarsgård (Eric Northman) will be on the True Blood panel after speaking with the actor directly. As the event draws closer, hopefully there will be more confirmation from other cast and crew members. TBN will release updates if that happens.

What is Paley Fest?

An official press release released by the Paley Festival states that on the night of each panel, audiences will get the opportunity to view an episode or highlights from the specific television show and afterwards, the cast and crew on the panel will discuss it as well as take questions from audience members. This means that the tone will be different from fan events True Blood has done in the past. To get an idea of what happe [...]

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Lafayette's Headwear Can Get Very Involved Says Nelsan Ellis

A Head Wrap for Every Day

LafayetteLafayette Reynolds, played by Nelsan Ellis, is one of the most beloved characters on True Blood. He was famously killed at the end of Charlaine Harris' first Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) novel, Dead Until Dark but True Blood creator Alan Ball loved the character too much and decided to keep him around. One of the things that Nelsan didn't expect however after being kept on the show was how complicated Lafayette's headwear would become. The character is already flamboyant enough in his decorating, makeup and clothing choices. But who knew his accessories could be just as complicated? In an interview conducted by What's On TV.co.uk, the actor elaborates on the wide range of wraps costume designer Audrey Fisher has used for Lafayette over the course of the show. In season two, the Merlotte's cook and sometimes "V" dealer was seen in sixteen different headpieces leading to a continuity problem on the show. The clip regarding Lafayette's headwear can be seen below: [...]

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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Rutina Wesley Says that Tara Will Return in Season Four

A Fresh Start

Rutina as Tara ThorntonIf you watched the last season of  True Blood, you may have noticed that Tara Thornton (Rutina Wesley) has been through a lot. Coming from a difficult upbringing, hard times are in no way foreign to Sookie Stackhouse's (Anna Paquin) best friend. But season three proved to be a series of very nasty twists and turns for the character. One of those twists came in the form of Franklin Mott (James Frain), who seemed like he would be a good match for Tara even if he was a vampire. Though James Frain's portrayal of the character led to welcomed comic relief for the audiences of True Blood, we must be honest with ourselves. Tara was going through several kinds of hell while with Franklin. So it is no surprise then that Tara Mae Thornton got the heck out of Bon Temps with a brand new hairdo.

Will Tara Return?

Access Hollywood interviewed the Julliard School alum on Sunday, January 16th at the HBO Golden Globes Party where she confirmed that she will be returning for season 4. The actress has been mum on the subject before but now says that she will be back for season four---she just can't say when or how! You can see for yourself what Rutina said in the video below: [...]

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Brand New Game of Thrones Trailer Released

HBO Releases a Sneak Peek:

Fans eagerly awaiting HBO's new series Game of Thrones were treated to a brand-new trailer this weekend, and it was full of exciting reveals. HBO Game of Thrones Iron Throne There were extensive views of the Iron Throne, the much contested, yet remarkably uncomfortable, throne of the ruler of Westeros. The trailer is a round of musical chairs, except there is only one seat, and all the players want it. Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey), Jaimie Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage), Robert Baratheon (Mark Addy), Jon Snow (Kit Harrington), Eddard Stark (Sean Bean), Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley), and Petyr Baelish (Aiden Gillen) all take their turns at the throne. Now, we don't know which of them is actually vying for the seat (unless, of course, you have read George R.R. Martin's epic novels) but there is clearly some tension amongst all of them. This must be the most terrifying throne ever - and yet it is a much desired place of honor. The throne has just as much of a role in the books as do the main characters, and it certainly looks like HBO is sticking with that theme. The overall feel of the trailer is very suspenseful, very dark, very moody. If you haven't watched it yet, check it out below! And keep waiting - April 17 will be here soon. [...]

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Kristin Bauer Van Straten and Joe Manganiello Shine at the Art of Elysium Heaven Gala

True Blood Stars Come Out for Charity

Kristin at Art of Elysium GalaThe ever beautiful and talented Kristen Bauer Van Straten (Pamela Swynford De Beaufort) was spotted at the Art of Elysium Heaven Gala on January 15, 2011 along with husband Abri Van Straten. Fellow True Blood co-star Joe Manganiello (Alcide Herveaux) was also in attendance looking quite debonair with fiancée Audra Marie at his side. Kristin and Joe attended the event for the Art of Elysium Foundation which was created in 1997. Its purpose is to bring children who are dealing with serious medical conditions together with actors, artists, and musicians who in turn provide the children with workshops in disciplines such as acting, art, music, and fashion. Joe Manganiello and Audra MarieCelebrity fashion blog The Fashion Patrol also attended the event and snapped some very nice pictures of our True Blood cast members. Kristin was interviewed by the blog in a video that can be seen below. In it, she states t [...]

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Thursday, January 6, 2011

True Blood Merchandise: 2011 Men of True Blood Calendar

True Blood: 2011 Men of True Blood Calendar True Blood: 2011 Men of True Blood Calendar Do you find yourself daydreaming of Jason? Do you imagine Eric is your sole-mate? Now you can stare at your favorite men everyday with the Men of True Blood Calendar. Enjoy all 12 months of the sexiest men on TV!


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Vote for Pam and Eric as Best Platonic Duo or Trio of 2010

Keep Them In The Lead!

Platonic Duo Header

Buzzsugar.com is currently running a poll asking you to vote for the Best Platonic Duo or Trio of 2010 and True Blood's Pam (Kristin Bauer van Straten) and Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) are currently in the lead!  The nominees are: Abed and Troy - Community Jules and Laurie - Cougar Town Miles and Sawyer - Lost Damon and Stefan - The Vampire Diaries Casey and Morgan - Chuck Liz and Jack - 30 Rock Mercedes and Kurt - Glee Dean and Sam - Supernatural Danno and Steve - Hawaii Five-O Pam and Eric - True Blood As of right now Pam and Eric are in the lead with 46% of the vote .  The Vampire Diaries' Damon & Stefan are second with 25% of the vote and Supernatural's Dean and Sam are third with 22%.  Click here to vote and keep our favorite platonic duo in the lead!! Source:  Buzzsugar.com - Best Platonic Duo or Trio of 2010 Photo Credit: Buzzsugar.com

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True Blood Nominated for a Producers Guild Award

For the Second Year in a Row, the Sexy Drama Nabs a Nom for Outstanding Producer

True Blood cast and Alan Ball at Comic Con 2010As Hollywood continues to march its way through awards season, which begins Feb 27th with the Academy Awards, industry heavyweights continue to announce their nominations. The latest being the Producers Guild of America (PGA), which has nominated our favorite vampire drama, True Blood, for the Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama. Three howls for Alan Ball! The Producers Guild Awards celebrates the finest producing work of the year, and gives the Guild an opportunity to honor some of the living legends who have shaped the profession. The 2011 Producers Guild Awards will be hosted by Judd Apatow on Saturday, January 22nd at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The Guild will pay tribute to several special individual honorees during the 22nd annual ceremony including: James Cameron (Milestone Award), Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman (Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television), Scott Rudin (David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures), Laura Ziskin (Visionary Award) and RealD (Vanguard Award). Click here to view the nominations for the 2011 PGA Awards. Click [...]

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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Teaser Trailer Released for Upcoming James Frain Film

Franklin Mott as an Elephant Trainer

James Frain, Franklin MottA teaser trailer has been released for the new film, "Water for Elephants," in which James Frain, known as True Blood psychotic vampire sleuth Franklin Mott, plays an elephant trainer. "Water for Elephants" is based on the novel by the same name. It focuses on a popular traveling circus act. The movie stars Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson. When asked if Frain discussed vampire tips with the Twilight star, he says, no, it didn't come up. Frain tells British press:
"My scenes were with Robert Pattinson but I'm sorry to say we didn't swap vampire stories. I wish we had."
The film is tentatively scheduled for an April release. Sources: google.com/hostednews/ukpress - Frain: No Vampire Tips from R-Patz dailymotion.com - "Water for Elephants" teaser trailer imdb.com (Photo Credit: HBO, Inc.)

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Watch a Live Broadcast of the People's Choice Awards from PopSugarTV

Tonight is the People's Choice Awards, which means fans of True Blood will get to see Stephen Moyer (Bill Compton), as he's confirmed to attend, along with tons of other celebrities. PopSugarTV is one of the media sites that will be attending the show and interviewing celebrities. Thanks to them, you may even be able to feel more like you're really there! PopSugarTV has told us that they'll be live broadcasting from the event, which is tonight, January 5, at 4:30 p.m. PT / 7:30 p.m. ET. Tune in, and you can watch live celebrity interviews on the red carpet and backstage interviews during the show!

Joe Manganiello: Hot Celebrity Actor of 2010

True Blood's Alcide Makes the Top 10 List:

Joe Manganiello HeadshotLucky for us, there was no shortage of hot actors on our screens this year, especially on True Blood. Its not a huge surprise then that yet another True Blood star, one who made a big impression from the first time we laid eyes upon him, has been honored for his stunningly handsome looks. Joe Manganiello, who plays werewolf Alcide Herveaux, has been listed on She Know's - Celebrity Photo Blog's Top 10 Hot Celebrity Actors of 2010. Other supernaturals to make the list include Taylor Lautner, Paul Wesley and Robert Pattinson. Click here to see the full list! What other True Blood hotties do you think should have made the cut? Let us know in the comment section below! Source: Celebrity Photos She Knows - Top 10 Hot Celebrity Actors of 2010 (Photo Source: http://twitter.com/joemanganiello)

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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Sam Trammell Donates a Once in a Lifetime Experience for Charity

True Blood Set Visit and Lunch up for Auction

Sam TrammellTrue Blood Season 4 may still be a long way off, but Sam Trammell (Sam Merlotte) has just donated an experience to charitybuzz.com that may make the waiting a little bit easier. The actor recently offered up a visit to the True Blood set and lunch with the cast and crew for the lucky winner and a guest.

According to the auction listing, the once in a lifetime experience will benefit Children Mending Hearts. The organization is described as a "global arts exchange" between at risk children here in the United States and those in conflict zones around the world. Through the exchange, the goal is for children to develop their own voice and to promote peace from the dialogue they participate in with others. Sounds like a very worthwhile organization!

The terms of the auction state that both the winner and guest must be 18 years-old or over, that the visit will be arranged at a mutually agreeable time, and that the presence of your favorite actors cannot be guaranteed on the day that you visit.

If you can't resist passing up this unique experience, click on the source link below. But don't wait too long to place your bid! The auction ends next Tuesday, January 11, 2011. For those truebies who would like to show their support for Children Mending Hearts, click on the secondary source link below for more information and to donate.

Good luck to all who participate!

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Monday, January 3, 2011

True Blood's Lindsay Pulsipher Heads to the Woods Again in The Oregonian

Calvin Reeder's Short Film to Debut at Sundance:

True Blood's Lindsay Pulsipher, who plays Crystal Norris, plays a lost woman in the new short film The OregonianSome things are better left unsaid and kept to the imagination. However, if you're filmmaker Calvin Reeder, leaving things to the imagination means something completely insane and often disgusting is going to happen. Reeder's new film, 'The Oregonian', stars True Blood were-panther Lindsay Pulsipher (Crystal Norris) as a woman lost in the deep dark woods trying to escape her past, her mind, and well, her life. Pulsipher is no stranger to Reeder's disturbing creativity. She has appeared in several of his short films and has admitted that things can get very bizarre when you sign on to work with the underground horror shock filmmaker. The film's synopsis explains:
There is a place. A place where the skies are wide and the forests are thick--and strange. You can lose yourself forever in these woods. You'll meet truckers with problems and old women with strange powers. You may even make a furry friend. Just be sure to stay quiet. Spend some time with a woman from Oregon who is lost on the road and running away from her past. Now she has a chance to experience everything the grotesque Northwest has to offer, whether she likes it or not.
The Oregonian will debut at the Sundance Film Festival January 20-30, 2011 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The complete list of films is available at here. Check out the trailer for 'T [...]

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Kevin Alejandro Returns to Southland

From Bon Temps to Los Angeles

Kevin Alejandro as Nate Moretta 1Kevin Alejandro (Jesus Velasquez) is quite the busy man it seems. The man behind the character responsible for stealing the heart of Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) is also a series regular on the TNT show Southland. The series, which is set to premiere its third season on January 4th, has our favorite caretaker taking on a different role, this time as LA detective Nate Moretta. According to the show's website, the character is a detective in the gangs unit, was a private in the army, and is married with three children. The website Daemon's TV.com has posted pictures from the premiere episode of the season and I must say it's a nice change to see Alejandro in a different role from what we've seen in True Blood. The photos featuring the actor in episode one are also posted here. Click the source link below for more episode stills.  Kevin also made several appearances on the NBC show Parenthood in the first half of the 2010-2011 TV season.

Kevin Alejandro as Nate Moretta 2

But fear not truebies! Jesus will be in Bon Temps full time during season four according to IMDb. So who knows what kind of  trouble the character, who revealed himself to be a witch last season, will find himself in during this upcoming season. However, if you can't wait to see more of the charming Kevin Alejandro, be sure to check out Southland!

Sources: Daemon's TV.com — Season 3, Episode 1 Photos TNT.com — Southland IMDb.com — Kevin Alejandro (Photo Credits: Daemon's TV.com)

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A Bon Temps Cold Front


What up tricks? Ya boy, Lafayette, just had to tell ya about something real crazy Jason done now. I was closing up Merlotte's last night, right? I'm in the freezer putting up some meat I had just got through marinating when all of a sudden, he come running up in dere talkin' bout how fine dis chic outside is. You probably thinking what's unusual with dat – we all know Jason girl crazy. But what came next was nothing but crazy – crazier than Andy when he gets in da sauce. I had dat door propped open wit a couple of cases of tomatoes. Next thing I know, Jason talkin' bout how dis woman fine and she a public school teacher and all kinds of other crazy stuff. Here's how our conversation went: Me: Nah, Jason – what you gonna do wit a public school teacher? She obviously got a education and probably want a man that got one too. You ain't event decide yet whether you gonna go to college or not. Jason: She's cute, Lafayette. I went up to the bar to another beer and she was giving me the eye from afar. Me: More like, she probably had something in her eye. What she want wit a fool like you, Jason? For real. Jason: Well, I bet you 5 bucks she gonna go out wit me when I ask her. Me: She gonna ask have you lost yo mind, Jason. She probably know all about you takin' care of dat girl's family in Hotshot. You know it don't take long here for da gossip to make its rounds. Jason: Oh yeah, Lafayette? Well you just wait and see. She'll go out with me if I ask her. She won't be able to resist that Stackhouse charm. Me: Stackhouse charm? Shoot, I bet if you brought Sookie round here, she could listen in on dat teacher's thoughts and she could tell you what kind of dang fool she think you are. Jason: Oh, whatever Lafayette. Watch Jason in action. I'm bout to go out here and ask her on a date. Me: Whatever you do, don't shut dat door, Jason. I won't be able to get outta here. Jason: Like I'd do dat Lafayette. Me: You best not do it. I don't want to have to hurt you up in here. It's as cold as a mug up in here and youse know ya boy don't do cold. And dat's when da craziness started. Jason walked out da freezer and saw dat teacher coming toward him. He ran back into da freezer after pushing away da tomatoes and he shut dat dang door! Me: What da hell, Jason? What da hell? Jason: I panicked, Lafayette. I saw that beautiful woman coming toward me and I panicked. I wasn't ready to ask her out. I was just going to admire her from afar and then maybe later on, I'd buy her a drink or something. Man, I was just playing – I wasn't really gonna ask her out, but I wasn't expecting to see her coming to talk to me, either. Me: You fool. She was going to the ladies room. You know it's right outside here. Jason: Nah, I think she was checking me out. She probably wanted to make sure she got a chance to talk to me before Merlotte's closed. That's when I walked over to the door and pulled on it and it was locked – from the outside. Now here we are in a 30 degree freezer and no way to get out. I started yelling and screaming and beating on the door, but no one heard me. Of all times to leave my cell phone in da kitchen! Me: Gimme ya cell phone fool! Jason: I left it on the bar, I think. *Jason digs around in his pockets, but comes up wit nothing* Me: Are you kidding me? Ya fool! You really are a fool! I told ya not to close dat door, didn't I? What we gone do now? We gone freeze up in here! Jason: We gonna be OK. We gonna just yell and somebody will hear us. 30 minutes later, here we are literally freezing to death and ain't nobody heard us and ain't nobody helping us. Me: Thanks a lot ya idiot. We gonna die up in her. Sam ain't posed to be back until 7 in da morning and we trapped here now – it ain't nothing but about 2 in da morning. We got another 5 hours in here. *30 minutes later Jason gets a brilliant idea* Jason: Lafayette, Grams used to always tell us if we ever got stranded in a car in a snowstorm, that you should take off all your clothes and snuggle up with whoever's with you. She said that the body heat would keep you from freezing to death. Lafayette: Why in da hell would Grams tell you dat? You live in Louisiana, fool. You probably never even seen snow, much less would ya ever get caught in a snowstorm. Jason: Well, it's worth a try. We gonna freeze to death in here for sure. I (reluctantly) agreed and what followed was about da craziest damned thang that's ever happened. Jason and I took off our clothes and tried to warm up. Next thang I know, we done fallen asleep on da floor of da freezer. I look up right, and what do I see? A pair of red stilletos and some skinny jeans. I jumped so hard I threw Jason off me. It was da sexy teacher he got a crush on. She said she got half way home when she realized dat she left her purse on da bar. When she came back in, everybody was gone, but nothin' was locked up. She thought dat was strange and den she saw Jason cell phone on da bar. Since dey been having some strange occurrences in Bon Temps, she decided to check and make sure everybody was OK. She opened da freezer and there we were, naked as da day we came into dis world! By now, Jason was awake and was trying to explain. Heehee, you shoulda heard dis mess dat was comin outta his mouth. He'd a done better to just let her think we were snuggling for real. *Shakes head* Dat Jason, I tell ya. He can get himself in more than a little bit of trouble!
Disclaimer: "A Bon Temps Cold Front" is provided for entertainment purposes only and is a parody of the fantasy series, True Blood, and as such, is presented here for your amusement. The writer has no relationship/affiliation to HBO, True Blood, or any of the cast or crew of said program nor any relation to Charlaine Harris, or the Sookie Stackhouse novels. Written By: Arlene Culpepper Photo Credit: HBO

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Sunday, January 2, 2011

Evan Rachel Wood Becomes the Ultimate Bad Girl in Mildred Pierce

Evan Returns to HBO in a New Mini-Series

Evan Rachel WoodThe lovely and talented Evan Rachel Wood has made Vampire Queen Sophie Anne Leclerq a character to watch on True Blood. While we must wait until June to see what happened to our beloved queen, Evan will be returning to HBO in the miniseries Mildred Pierce which begins in March. She will play Vida Pierce, daughter of the title character Mildred Pierce, played by Oscar winner Kate Winslet. The series is a "re-imagining" of the original 1945 movie which starred Joan Crawford in the title role. If you can't seem to get enough of Wood as Sophie Anne, just wait until you see Mildred Pierce. Referred to as one of the most detestible characters of all time, Vida is a talented singer whose mother will give anything and sacrifices everything to assure her daughter a place in society. The mini-series is set in the 1920s and will give Wood the opportunity to showcase her beautiful singing voice not to mention her fantastic acting chops. Although there is still very limited information about the project available, a trailer has been released on YouTube and a teaser has been posted at HBO.com. The trailer which I've posted below depicts Evan Rachel Wood's character as a very beautiful and extremely talented singer who does not care what her mother has to do in order to keep her in the spotlight. Even if it means marrying someone she doesn't love. I know I'm looking forward to seeing Evan Rachel Wood take on Vida. How about you? Sources: YouTube - "Mildred Pierce Trailer #1" HBO - "Mildred Pierce" Video Credit: Youtube.com - HBO Photo Credit: Styletraxx.com

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True Blood Episode Makes TV Guide's Top 25 of 2010

"I Got A Right To Sing The Blues" Makes TV Guides Best Episodes of 2010

All of us Trubies can agree Season 3 was a spectacular season of True Blood.  TV Guide agrees with us as well naming episode 6 "I Got A Right To Sing The Blues" as number 13 on it's list of Top 25 Best Episodes of 2010.  They said:
"The whole thing felt like the kind of cliff-hanger usually saved for finales."
That it did.  Episode six involved Tara's daring skull shattering escape from Franklin, Russell's success in forcing Sophie Ann to marry him and ordering Bill's death via Lorena, and Lorena finally getting a bite out of Sookie.  It was a pretty pivotal episode that season and the good people at TV Guide recognized it's one of the best of 2010. Source: TV Guide Image Credit: TVCappers

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