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True blood. The complete first season / HBO Entertainment; producer, Alexander Woo ; produced by Carol Dunn Trussell ; executive producer, Alan Ball ; created by Alan Ball ; Your Face Goes Here Entertainment ; a presentation of Home Box Office.

Summary:

The small town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, boasts a wide array of colorful locals. Sookie Stackhouse is a sweet and innocent waitress who hides her powerful ability to read minds. Bill Compton is a 173 year-old vampire who's just moved back to town. Sookie's brother Jason is a ladies' man who can't seem to stay out of trouble. Tough-as-nails Tara is Sookie's loyal best friend and Sam is the owner of Merlotte's who tries to keep his feelings for Sookie to himself. Lafayette is a man about town who's always cooking up something illicit.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 5 videodiscs (642 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [New York, New York] : HBO Home Entertainment, [2009]
  • Distributor: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from title screens.
Based on the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris.
Originally broadcast on HBO television during the 2008 season.
Contains all 12 episodes from the first season.
Special features: (Disc 1) Commentary on Strange love by Alan Ball; Commentary on The first taste by Anna Paquin, Scott Winant. (Disc 2) Commentary on Escape from Dragon House by Brian Buckner, Michael Lehmann. (Disc 3) Commentary on Sparks fly out by Stephen Moyer, Dan Minihan; Commentary on Burning house of love by Marcos Siega. (Disc 5) Commentary on To love is to bury by Nancy Oliver; "Tru blood beverage ads" American or French mock beverage ads; "Vampire service ads" V-date, Hotel or Lawyer mock ads; "Public service announcements: both pro- and anti-vampire rights" mock PSA; "In focus: vampires in America" mock-u-mentary
Formatted Contents Note:
Disc 1. Episode 1: Strange love (59 min.) / written and directed by Alan Ball -- Episode 2: The first taste (54 min.) / written by Alan Ball ; directed by Scott Winant.
Disc 2. Episode 3: Mine (52 min.) / written by Alan Ball ; directed by John Dahl -- Episode 4: Escape from Dragon House (50 min.) / written by Brian Buckner ; directed by Michael Lehmann.
Disc 3. Episode 5: Sparks fly out (55 min.) / written by Alexander Woo ; directed by Dan Minahan -- Episode 6: Cold ground (52 min.) / written by Raelle Tucker ; directed by Nick Gomez -- Episode 7: Burning house of love (53 min.) / written by Chris Offutt ; directed by Marcos Siega.
Disc 4. Episode 8: The fourth man in the fire (56 min.) / written by Alexander Woo ; directed by Michael Lehmann -- Episode 9: Plaisir d'amour (54 min.) / written by Brian Buckner ; directed by Anthony M. Hemingway -- Episode 10: I don't wanna know (50 min.) / written by Chris Offutt ; directed by Scott Winant.
Disc 5. Episode 11: To love is to bury (54 min.) / written and directed by Nancy Oliver -- Episode 12: You'll be the death of me (53 min.) / written by Raelle Tucker ; directed by Alan Ball.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music by Nathan Barr ; edited by Andy Keir, Michael Ruscio, Peter B. Ellis ; production designer, Suzuki Ingerslev ; director of photography, Checco Varese, Matthew Jensen, Amy Vincent, Romeo Tirone, John Aronson.
Participant or Performer Note:
Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley, Chris Bauer, Nelsan Ellis, Jim Parrack, Adina Porter, Carrie Preston, Michael Raymond-James, William Sanderson, Alexander Skarsgård ; guest stars, Lynn Collins, Lois Smith, Lizzy Caplan, Stephen Root.
Target Audience Note:
TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-MA.
Subject:
Stackhouse, Sookie (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Vampires > Louisiana > Drama.
Waitresses > Louisiana > Drama.
Television programs.
Stackhouse, Sookie (Fictitious character)
Vampires
Waitresses
Louisiana
Harris, Charlaine > Television adaptations.
Harris, Charlaine
Genre:
Fantasy television programs.
Horror television programs.
Television series.
DVD-Video discs.
Fiction television programs.
Television programs
Television series
Horror television programs
Fiction television programs
Fantasy television programs
Drama
Television adaptations
DVD-Video.
Fantasy television programs.
Fantasy television programs.
Horror television programs.
Fiction television programs.
Television adaptations.
Television series.
Television programs.

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