True Blood Needs a New Showrunner (Again)
fractality.
Okay, I'm not seeing much love for True Blood, so I'm going to step up and be that guy. The show is pretty stupid. Yes, I admit it, there are times I find myself groaning and asking the heavens why. But as escapist fun, it suits the bill. Even with a saturation of vampire and werewolf stories floating around, it remains unique. I could stand to see a good portion of the characters bite the big one, but at the end of the day, no more how lame it might be, I still find myself entertained. That has to be worth something. Now, to find out what happened to Billith!
Svayne.
In the middle of the last season, I actually paused for a moment to think where the show lost it. Such a great premise, so much promise. Now the show keeps me hooked with sheer boob power alone. Not that I don't enjoy it, but I feel dirty afterwards... :(
arrow2theknee1987.
three seasons of goodness is a fair run. The thing with american shows is they try top milk it for all it's worth and only end up ruining it. Lost, the office, prison break. All too long.
fractality.
I agree with that. I think shows that give themselves an end date instead of pushing it until the inevitable crash and burn are always more successful. Case in point, Breaking Bad. I'll hate to see it go, but I'd rather the writers do it on their own terms rather than feeling forced to try to keep it going.
TwistedDecayingFlesh.
i gotta admit half of the last season felt as if i was watching from dusk till dawn with the amount of times they spent naked
fractality.
I just had a mental image of sheer boobs and that's...not sexy. Not sexy at all.
ferncaz95.
Season 5 was really stupid. 4 was ehhh. 1-3 were good though. My favorite is probably season 3.
Greyfox227.
I think season 4 and 5 have been way better than 1-3. Probably because they cut a lot of the drama.
DaltonBay.
It's entertaining, but I consider it the weakest of HBO's shows. The two main characters are also a little boring.
poorpigg.
Agree, although I find SR replacement getting old.
Lt_Maver1ck.
I hope Anna Paquin shows her tits more. I don't think she showed them at all in s5
fractality.
Usually I can't condone objectifying women, but yeah, dems some good titties.
WanderinRaider.
What if I said that she should smile more, would that be considered objectifying women? She's got some nice teeth, I just love that space in between.
Greyfox227.
Women objectify themselves by the clothes they wear. I hate it when a women is wearing a low cut shirt that shows her boobs off, but when you get caught looking you are considered the pervert. It's like don't go out in public with that type of clothing if you don't want men staring at your cleavage!
agent419.
She was pregnant for most of the filming of season 5. Probably the reason for less Rogue titties.
chuckspiderman.
I want to see more of Debs AW's ta-tas....mmmmm hot redhead.
SpacemanSpliffz.
Rougue's boobs and landing strip....ahhh how nice
HardcoreDeadlygamer.
Anna Paquin is one of the hottest chicks. God, what a woman...
TwistedDecayingFlesh.
normally i may agree but i cant all i see is lil anna from fly away home and the piano so i dont wanna see any more of her
Greyfox227.
lol, i forgot about that movie
TwistedDecayingFlesh.
its the same with nartalie portman i still see the girl from leon an honestly she was a better actress in that then star wars eps 1-3
NovaTheDryer.
I can't possibly dispute this comment. All I can say is that the man who replaced Hudis was very influential on the spinoff Joey...oh god, I just killed the series didn't I?!
arrow2theknee1987.
Did she not? I was just about to download it. Good save my friend!
thundurclese.
True Blood just gets in the way of more Thrones. Winter is coming Fangers
Thribs.
But it's on afterwards.
bigd5150.
I would gladly sacrifice True Blood for an extra hour of GoT
Thribs.
I don't see why they can't both be on. They're different productions.
bigd5150.
I'm not saying they can't both be on. I watch both. But TB has really started to suck (no pun intended), mainly because they are completely unwilling to kill of any of the main characters to shake things up a little. What happened with Bill at the end of the last season? I knew it wouldn't last. Tara? Knew she'd come back. GoT killed off my 2 favorite characters from the first season... in the first season! It shakes it up by taking strides like that. So if I was given the choice b/w having both on at an hour apiece or scrapping TB for an extra hour of GoT every week? Well, then goodbye, True Blood...
bullistix.
To be fair, Game of Thrones has an entire book series they're following directly, so even if they didn't want to kill Eddard they had no choice. Just like the characters that are going to die in Season 3 they have no choice or say in the matter they have to die no matter how main they are. I don't think true Blood is following the books as much as GoT is.
fractality.
And if HBO cancelled every show, they could just change it to the GoT Network. All GoT, all the time!
arrow2theknee1987.
did that really need explaining Thribs?
TwistedDecayingFlesh.
an even though i love both shows id gladly an willingly sacrifice them both for more dexter
dontcare4uatall.
That not a sacrifice; Its a MERCY KILLING!!
thundurclese.
kinda tongue in cheek, meant it takes up roster space on HBO. I was a huge fan @ one time, but TB has overstayed its welcome. It makes me glad to see Breaking Bad wrapping up before it loses its shine.
deadpool1989.
Because season 5 was pathetic even for True Blood.
Sm00bz.
Yeah, the show has really turned to shit.
ricedipes.
It's bloody awful..... Eh?! Ehhhhh?!
WanderinRaider.
It really sucked...... (wolf howls, tumble weed blows by, crickets chirp) You know, because Vampires suck blood......ahh forget it. (Walks off of stage)
ricedipes.
Haha. YES. I was hoping someone would follow up with a suck joke. Thank you.
fractality.
Hopefully the new showrunner's efforts aren't in vein.... Yeah, I went there.
bennissimo.
Just like Dexter.
IriathZhul.
Nope, Dexter pulled it together with season 7. Not often a series does that.
Sm00bz.
Season 7 was maybe the second best season of the show, I hope True Blood can come back that strong.
Thribs.
Season 5 was good.
420tizime.
season 5 was terrible! it was eric banging his sister... NUFF SAID!
Thribs.
It wasn't his biological sister.
guiltyboy.
She wasn't really her sister.Vampires do that anyway...
fractality.
Yet we had to watch Californication to see any good stuff from here. TRAVESTY!
Greyfox227.
Apparently people get tired of shows really fast.
AyannaNyx.
Agreed. The first season was okay, since then it's just become absolute drivel.
Pinback_Sherman.
Yeah, it's pretty bad but for some reason it's still watchable.
WanderinRaider.
Thats because reality TV is so bad.
AyannaNyx.
Not for me, I stopped after the 3rd episode of the last season. I just failed to care about any of the characters or their agendas any longer
Dr_Science1982.
True Blood does the every other season thing. Ya know where season 1 was kinda lame but season two rocked. season 3 was good but not great and season 4 was awesome. season 5 was the worst one yet so season 6 has to be good...Right?
Oldschool_1987.
I ordered a plain cheeseburger from McDonald's and they put relish on it.
bigd5150.
I feel your pain.
Oldschool_1987.
Thanks for the kind words, friend.
arrow2theknee1987.
ouch.
zillajay23.
I enjoyed Season 5 a lot more than Season 4 for me True Blood is a guilty pleasure show it's cheesy and just a fun Summer show.
DJCowboy.
The only reason I watch still is for Jessica
Gibson.
I just hope it gets back to the tone of the first two to three seasons. I still enjoy the show for what it is... but I've become less impressed with it over season 4 & 5 (especially season 5. The complaints I had about Season 4 seems silly in light of the issues I had with season 5!).
KiddyA.
They obviously ran out good stories to tell, 4 seasons ago. I'd say chopping block and write a new and better show!
Unit_Nine.
True Blood really started living in a van down by the river last season. One can only assume we can expect another season of suckiness this year.
mcg32.
Shows been dead since season 3.
jakewaltham.
Season 5 was absolutely terrible. It's a shame, since the first season was great.
ProphetGK.
Following the Walking Dead formula?
Charles_Buttlicker.
It's working, so why not try for the big ratings numbers?
Thribs.
Looking forward to season 6 with Bill gone completely "dark side".
soloheyman.
I can't understand why the ratings are still strong. I LOVED season 1. But after the third season I completely lost interest. Now whenever I occasionally see it on HBO, I watch for one minute and laugh at how outlandish the story has become. No major character has been killed off. More fictional creatures than humans. And now they give the minor character their very own storyline. Please please please stop watching this show so HBO would cancel it and in return could spend more $ on GoT. 12 episode seasons would be more faithful to the ASOIAF novels than just 10 per year.
fractality.
I really don't think cancelling True Blood would lead to more episodes of GoT. Their business model just doesn't work that way. I think the limiting factor for GoT is the sheer number of characters and locations they're working with. Filming is rather intensive as it is.
soloheyman.
Possibly. But I guarantee TB's numbers will go down but probably not enough to warrant a cancellation. And GoT will continue to grow and become HBO's new cash cow. The next two seasons of GoT will make its Season 5 premiere have possible record numbers in viewership. By then it would be a good idea to increase it to 12 episodes because it will be 2015 and TB may not reach an 8th season.
Don1983.
Cash cow? Its HBO their revenue stream is quiet ridiculous, with or without GOT or True Blood. The reason GOT is capped at 12 episodes is because of the high production cost.
soloheyman.
Your statement contradicts itself.
HaZerDaZer.
They have already said they wont do more episodes than what they are already doing. With the destinations they have to travel and the certain times of year they need to film it as they have said is not possible and it wouldn't do them any good.
soloheyman.
I'm not as easily swayed by what I hear from corporate press releases. Money is money. Supply and demand. Demand will only increase after the two seasons. They could easily add on one or two more weeks of filming in Belfast and Dubrovnik by Season 5. Iceland may be discluded by then.
ricedipes.
This show is still going? Why?
JasPlun.
I like the Vampire Diaries way better:P
Thribs.
Vampire Diaries? Isn't that just twilight, the TV show?
deadpool1989.
Yes it is. I started watching Vampire diaries just too see why IGN favors it so much and my sister kept forcing me to watch it. Halfway through Season 2 I swear my penis started shriveling into a vagina. One of the preeminent figures of the classic horror tales have become the definition of a teen love story.
Bertuzzi44fan.
Although I wish Caroline would sex it up XD
reesemonkey.
I swear if true blood changed the whole cast,I wouldn't be able to tell the differences.
TUOwl2004.
TB is still my favorite show and i thought last season was great. The only show that might give TB a run is Walking Dead. I just cant get into GoT like most people who have hbo thats probably because i like horror shows
QuanticX3EYOND.
Alan Ball didn't care what happened in seasons 4 and 5 because he knew he was leaving for Banshee. I've enjoyed the series as a whole though, and I'm looking forward to season 6. Hopefully this season will be better than the last though.
TwistedDecayingFlesh.
ok when did summer glau join true blood come on when did she amount of crap going on can only mean the curse is still with her that said id fracking love to see summer glau in true
Machina22.
Newsflash to my fellow GoT fanboys hating on True Blood (which I also love, even if it's gone downhill the last few seasons): True Blood has considerably better ratings.
JarJarBlinks.
Mesa become showrunner.
HisDivineOrder.
This happens when a show's been on far too long.
mannholloway1.
Last season was pretty bad I say Kill Sookie make Janina Gavenkar star of the show,
jawann2002.
No Pam... wtf!
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