TRUE BLOOD

I have always been fascinated by the idea of vampires. And zombies. I will gleefully discuss that on another rainy day because that would require hours of dedication. The first vampire movie I saw was The Lost Boys. Kiefer Sutherland's best role. I've never seen 24; if I did, I still don't think it would change my mind. It's hard to describe- some people just have that 'vampire face.' Vampire movies coupled with the belief that they lived in Transylvania feeding off homeless people made my childhood years quite fulfilling. As you may have guessed, I had an insatiable imagination back then.

MY TOP 3 (because "top lists" seem to appeal to restless readers):
1) Interview with the Vampire
2) From Dusk Till Dawn
3) The Lost Boys

Naturally, this new series True Blood caught my eye. I'll admit I didn't give it a chance at first. The problem is these new adaptations have been monotonously bland. To name a few: Underworld, 30 Days of Night, Queen of the Damned, Van Helsing. They weren't horrible movies per say, but they do not do justice to the genre. True Blood has the perfect mix: a dark, shadowy plot that can also be funny at times with HBO limitations (aka none).

This review may be a bit premature having only seen the first few episodes. Nonetheless, I am hooked. In the world of True Blood, based on a series of books by Charlain Harris, vampires and humans coexist in a small town in Louisiana. With the invention of synthetic blood, vampires are now able to "come out the coffin." What happens is a world of parasitic beings attempting to adapt. Vampires are estranged by humans. Humans are afraid of vampires. Vampires crave human blood and strangely vice-versa. Vampire blood can be sold for money because of its sexual-enhancing properties when ingested. And of course, the story can't go on without the sexual curiousity between the two beings. The story begins with a telepathic waitress, Sookie Stackhouse, who believes in civil rights for vampires. Things get messy as she chooses to exercise her beliefs after meeting Bill Compton, a vampire she lusts at first sight.