True Blood Season 2 UK Premiere With Sam And Michelle

True Blood's UK fans are in for a crazy, sexy ride when Season 2 arrives on FX this week. Sam Trammell and Michelle Forbes, whose characters are both major players in Season 2, told Scotland's Daily Record what the show's U.S. fans already know -- the season is rife with new characters and plenty of excitement. Sam, who plays bar owner Sam Merlotte, said the show took off in its second year, and attributes its success to Alan Ball's writing. The exciting, fast-paced tone of Season 2 bolstered the show's success in a way no one anticipated, he said.

"It's different, it's scary, it's serious, it's funny, it's sexy, it's bloody. It bridges so many different genres and there is nothing else like it on television. Not many programs can mix the fantastical with very good drama but this has both, with social commentary and relationships as well as fantasy and these great creatures."

Sam's character is one of those fantasy creatures, a shape shifter who turns into a dog. To prepare for his role, he took some cues from his West Highland Terrier, Flossy, he said.

"She is very helpful. In one scene last season, I had to sniff someone's bed like a dog would, so l was rolling around on the bed naked, and l watched the dog to see how she would do it and got some good tips."

Michelle Forbes, who plays a central role as Maryann in Season 2, shies away from maligning her character as evil -- though Sam makes a point of saying she's "bad news.

"It's better to say she is enigmatic. Everybody thinks she is bad but, as an actor, I have to play her straight, as no one who is evil thinks they are evil. I think she is warm-hearted."

She also praised the show's global success, musing about its mass appeal.

"I love the fact True Blood is popular in Scotland and the way it has worked around the world. It means there's something universal about the story, and that's just gorgeous, isn't it?"

Season 2 starts this Friday in the UK at 10pm on FX (Sky Channel 64 and Virgin Media Channel 157). Source: Daily Record Photo credit: HBO Inc.

True Blood's UK fans are in for a crazy, sexy ride when Season 2 arrives on FX this week. Sam Trammell and Michelle Forbes, whose characters are both major players in Season 2, told Scotland's Daily Record what the show's U.S. fans already know -- the season is rife with new characters and plenty of excitement.

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