TV Review: True Blood
HBO series True Blood aired last night and after reading the metacritic hype, I’m forced to conclude that when a critic says “sexy” s/he means erotic, that is of course, if (as one critic says) your wheels spin on sex involving vampires or at the thought of being a vampire. I enjoy the vampire mythology, but parts of the program leave me wondering if I’ll stick with the series.
I would have to agree with the average rating given by Metacritic, 62/100 pretty much spells out how good it is. Although I have to be honest and say that Premium Programming (i.e., programming on premium cable channels) appeals to me for no other reason than because the language and plots are not dumbed down for the sheeple viewing audience. I loved (and here is a perfect example of why I need to keep a notebook, because I cannot remember the name of the program, and sadly, it’s not in my blog) Dead Like Me when it aired on SciFi, the first episode was changed and some of the script expanded, especially the opening voice over by Ellen Muth — fantastic! And yet I found that the occasional curse word added to the show for it’s Premium Channel airing added some spice that made the program even more attractive.
I’m not at all a fan of gratuitous language, sex or violence, but a certain amount of each adds a little realism to the program and helps me suspend my disbelief. Unfortunately, some of the scenes in True Blood were gratuitous. And, I found one of the opening scenes introducing a Vampire to the audience to be a but trying. I think the portrayal of their preternatural abilities is well done on TV, but I dislike the tendancy for some writers to replace to the lateral incisors with canines. I prefer extending the canines. Additionally, many of the themes of the TV show have been rehashed numerous times in print, but I struggle to come up with a “Vampires attempting to integrate with mortal society” example that has made it’s way to television.
I plan to give the show a little more time to win my loyalty. We’ll see how it goes.
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