True Blood PaleyFest’09: Farflung Fandom

A special thank to Andrew Krukowski from TVWeek.com for allowing us here at TrueBloodNet.com permission to reprint his article in its entirety regarding his experience at the True Blood PaleyFest'09 panel discussion held at the Arclight Hollywood Cinerama Dome on Monday, April 13, 2009. With some fans flying in from as far away as the Midwest, a sold-out crowd voiced their support for HBO's "True Blood" during Monday's PaleyFest presentation. Cast members Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Ryan Kwanten, Sam Trammell, Rutina Wesley, Nelsan Ellis, Carrie Preston, Alexander Skarsgard and creator/executive producer Alan Ball fielded questions from enthusiastic fans regarding nudity in the show, "Blood's" connection to the Sookie Stackhouse book series and the threat of cancellation. Multiple fans expressed concern about losing the show, including one guy who didn't even ask a question, but just simply said he didn't want to see "Blood" fall by the wayside after its second season, like HBO's "Carnivale" or "Deadwood." ("Deadwood" actually lasted three seasons). The show appears to have a very large Internet presence, with several audience questions referring to fan sites for the show or what the online community can do to ensure multiple seasons of "Blood."  "You want to know how to make this show last forever?" Mr. Ball said. "Buy the DVDs."  When asked who flew out for the panel, several hands in the audience went up, with attendees shouting out the states they came from, including Texas and Iowa. A sneak preview of "Blood's" second season was screened before the panel. The scene consisted of Ms. Paquin's character, Sookie, getting into an argument with Mr. Moyer's character, Bill, while driving. Sookie leaves the car and is attacked by a large creature with claws and horns. Mr. Ball was tight-lipped about the second season so as not to spoil anything. He did say some book fans will be disappointed that certain scenes didn't make the jump to the screen, but that the show has new material in order to maintain some surprises.  "Lost" fans were given a thrill at the event, too, as Ms. Preston's husband, Michael Emerson, aka Ben Linus, was also in attendance. Mr. Emerson posed for pictures with several fans after the "True Blood" panel. SOURCE:  TVWeek.com: 'True Blood's' Farflung Fandom (Photo credit: TVWeek.com)

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