Thursday, July 18, 2013

Blood Stuff

Ike has a moment of reverie, remembering times when he and Marcellus dressed alike.
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Congratulations to Carrie Preston for her Emmy nomination, more at TVLine
The Good Wife‘s quirky-genius lawyer Elsbeth Tascioni is “not like the other kids — that’s for sure,” says her portrayer Carrie Preston, which is why the character is among the all-time favorites in her repertoire.
Add Thursday morning’s 2013 Emmy nomination as Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series to the mix, and Preston says the accolade is simply icing on the cake. “I feel really lucky I was trusted with this part, and to bring this very specific creature to life,” she explains. “It is a delight to get inside the mechanics of Elsbeth’s brain and body — and to see how she ticks — whenever they give me the opportunity.” Pic from Person of Interest, her otherother show.
I really wanted more Fairie Warrior, dont know why????

Thanks to Annie on the left coast.
One of True Blood's SDCC signs

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                                       True Blood Comics meets McMillian again.
                               Nevermind Newlin's side scam, look at those nails! 
 Jean-Christophe Are you guys ready to see the secret film!
: best onscreen kisser?” BOOM! And that's the one, see you all on the floor tomorrow at comiccon
More Michael McMillian from True Blood Comics.
True Blood Raises the Stakes at Comic-Con
How is 'True Blood' being represented around San Diego? Besides the signage in the convention center, Hilton hotel guests are reminded to #SavetheVamps as they ride up the elevator. Truebies waited on line to get autographs from the cast before the panel, and good news for Sam and his perpetual staffing problem: Panel attendees are ready to step in as waitresses for Merlotte's.

Comic Con: In the Weeks Ahead
So whose fucking blood is Bill drinking now? Warlow's Bloody Fairie with a vamp twist? Oh that guy! Very spoilerific promo from SDCC.  I don't like Sarah at all now, she's now in the ruined list of characters for me. Nicole still sucks.
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Fans thirsty for news about Season 6 of 'True Blood' were in full force at Saturday's Comic-Con panel. Executive producer Brian "Bucky" Buckner joined Kristin Bauer van Straten (Pam Swynford de Beaufort), Anna Camp (Sarah Newlin), Nelsan Ellis (Lafayette Reynolds), Rob Kazinsky (Ben Flynn), Ryan Kwanten (Jason Stackhouse), Joe Manganiello (Alcide Herveaux), Michael McMillian (Steve Newlin), Anna Paquin (Sookie Stackhouse), Sam Trammell (Sam Merlotte), Rutina Wesley (Tara Thornton) and Deborah Ann Woll (Jessica Hamby) on a panel moderated by TV Guide's Kate Hahn. Here's what they said.Stephen Moyer is not a god at home… yet. 
The panel's very first question went to Anna Paquin and was submitted by the show's producer Gregg Fienberg, "Now that your husband is playing god, what's he like at home?" Said Paquin, "I'm agnostic, so I haven't decided whether or not I'm going to acknowledge his godliness."
Sam Merlotte is a real lady killer. 
When asked about the secret to Sam's appeal, Sam Trammel suggested, "It's really more that my girlfriends keep getting killed than that Sam is so attractive. He's dangerous to be involved with." 

It's hard to be packmaster. Really.
After the screams of "I love you," (in both masculine and feminine voices) died down, Joe Manganiello explained "being pack master is a pretty thankless job -- except for the three-ways. The rest is just madness." After the subsequent catcalls, Manganiello assured the audience that it had been a hard scene to film. "You laugh," he said, "but I was barefoot, naked and out in the cold." (More catcalls.)
Sarah Newlin likes camps. 
With the Fellowship of the Sun camp and vamp camp under her belt, Anna Camp joked her character has "many fond memories of her summers in Texas." When Mike McMillian suggested tramp camp in her future, Camp wouldn't rule it out but stayed on point: "Her one mission is to rid the world of vampires."
It's a bummer when your parents want you dead. 
Paquin said that for Sookie, "To find out your parents never loved you and wanted you dead, that's upsetting. It's a bummer." But Paquin could see the other side of the argument: "In their defense, they were doing what they thought was best at the time. Sometimes you have to make difficult decisions. Unfortunately, her parents didn't live very long to feel very bad about it." Not to mention, it brought Warlow into Sookie's life. Admits Paquin, "She does like handsome strangers." 

Nelsan Ellis listens to Rihanna to get into the Lafayette mindset.
"It's Rihanna and the makeup that takes me to La La land," he said with Lafayette's trademark gestures. When asked to work the scarf that he was wearing as Lafayette would, Ellis gamely twirled it over his head and around his neck with flourish.The Bellefleur fairies were honey-flavored. 
Deborah Ann Woll said her fairy binge tasted like honey. But Jessica's high didn't come from the taste. "It makes you feel so much stronger and alive. The warmth, in a way, brings your humanity back. And Jess misses that."
Kristin Bauer van Straten predicts a sibling rivalry with Willa. 
Says the actress, "Pam doesn't play well with others and she's never had to share before. Eric is her strongest and only relationship, even though she's become fond of her hot daughter… is that wrong?"
Is Steve still carrying a torch for Jason? 
It took no time for McMillian to mull it over. "That flame is never going to burn out."
Rob Kazinsky thought his shaving scene with Ryan Kwanten was Buckner's way of hazing him. 
Recalls Kazinsky, "I thought Brian was messing with me, that they'd do it and it wouldn't make it in." As for the actual filming, Kazinsky has only good memories. "Ryan made me feel like a lady that day," he said. "He couldn't have made me feel more gentle. And there was not too much tongue, just the right amount, and a little peekaboo. I fulfilled the dream of many ladies in the audience -- who could complain about that?"
Anna Paquin can't forget kicking Debbie Pelt's ass. 
When Paquin was asked about her favorite scene, she said it was her beat down of Debbie Pelt. "Because Sookie gets beat up so much," she explained. "Usually she's matched up with people she can't go toe to toe with. We worked very hard on that and that was so much fun.
How will it end? 
According to Buckner, "Awesomely." More
TV Guide Fan Favorite Panel with Kristin.
Thanks to TBFS for filming and sharing-
The youtube version of the weeks ahead promo.

McMillzz Michael McMillian Eternal flame. #TrueBlood #SDCC            Thanks to HBO, McMillz and I'm Here for Sookie for pics.






Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Continuing Effing the Pain Away

Forget previous season's canon, and just watch. Have to keep repeating this new mantra.
Meredith's Pros and Cons from Fuck the Pain Away- Hysterical!
Pro: Sookie and her magical vagina are up to their old tricks. But Ben is undeterred. Turns out this Vampire Fairy (yes newcomers that is a regular thing on this show that we, as adults, just ingest as a normal character development) and Sookie are bashert. But she's not buying it, so she throws her super fairy laser cannon at him. Which, if we remember out Fairy Grandpa teachings correctly should forever use up all of Sookie's fairy powers.Con: Sookie throws the fairy ball and nothing happens — so much for those four episodes with the Fairy Grandpa.
Sidenote Pro: Who saw Pacific Rim? Warlow was in it being all cocky and Jaeger pilot-like with his chin and his floppy hair. It was very good. Two very enthusiastic thumbs up, fine holiday fun. Go see Pacific Rim.
Pro: I think I am very attracted to Ben. Yes, I am certain of it. Much More


                           At least Eric has kept his fighting skills in tiptop Viking shape, 
but that isnt too good for Miss Pamela, something has to break this up before, ya know...
and Jason still does what he does best, thanks to the GIF Source, CARUMBA!
Happy Spoiler! Askars lives to seek vengeance another day but what of Pam? GIF via CBLA 
When good Fairies wear bad wigs, so bad they don't even remotely match the real ginge colored hair. What in the name of Raquel Welch wigs is going on here?
Figures that cruddy Lilith went for him, and why didn't that clot stay dead, yeah, I had to ask it again. Seems like when fans hate a storyline that is the one that gets expanded into a new season, changed into something that contradicts the seasons before but still. Fairieland was hated so Queen Mabe and her crew were forgotten, no mention of how Claude got out of that place after the opening was closed either, lulz, oh TB!
RIP NuClaude, though we don't really know why BenWa killed them all, he must have really hated that Fosse style of dancing since that was all they did at the club. 
Interview with DAW From Stuff.Co.NZ
So how much of the year does shooting a typical True Blood season take? Six months?
Usually a little bit longer. This season we've made only 10 episodes instead of 12, so we got a little extra time off. I like to work during those times, but obviously you have to get cast, so that's not always up to me. Spending half the year playing one character, I think it's important for actors to have a lot of breadth and keep themselves flexible by playing other sorts of people.
But rather than taking the blockbuster route, you've starred in things like fantasy comedy Ruby Sparks and high-school drama Highland Park. Is that deliberate?
Yes, being on a popular large television show really affords me the ability to do smaller, more interesting projects during my hiatus. I don't necessarily have to take things for the money or exposure.
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Wonder why they went to such extremes to ruin Alcide's character, hitting (or any disrespectful behavior) his father isn't something he would have ever done previously. Murder of innocents wasn't in his personality either, it's worse than what they did to the Hot Shot shifters and that was awful. Is it going to be revealed he's a V addict like his ex Debbie, just crappy writing or making it easier to kill him off? 
Vulture's Interview with Chris Bauer all at the link- 
Do you get a chance to petition the writers often?
I do not petition writers, and I never have, nor do I pitch ideas to them. They listen to you when you read, when you shoot your scenes, and they know where you want to take the character. The table reads are, as I'm sure you've heard, the rare scenario where we're all in the same room and we get to all participate in each other's adventure. One of the great things that happens is that occasionally an actor can't show up, and we will read each other's parts. The world needs to know that Sam Trammell does a spot-on impression of Alex SkarsgÃ¥rd. 

I would love to see that!
Sam is like a character actor in a leading man's body. It's ingenious. I've tried to do it myself, and I can't do it. [Tries to imitate SkarsgÃ¥rd.] It sounds like a strange voice. It sounds like Edward James Olmos. But when Sam does it, it sounds like Eric, and it has this breathy trace of a Swedish accent, you know what I mean? It's brilliant. I've tried to do Joe — I can't. And it's not that hard to do Andy. [Laughs.] You just have to growl while you talk.

The Fangover: Warlow's Bronze Age Backstory; a Catfight in Jason's Den; and a Stake-Off at Vamp Camp
This week’s ‘True Blood’— and its unprintable title— is all about showdowns. Our favorite Bon Temps residents face off against each other and the darker parts of themselves.Bill was so overly Puffy Chesting with M.(what's the M stand for) Warlow, it was about to be a sword fight. 
Andy names his only daughter Adilyn, pretty.

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Not crazy about Clevver News, OMG, c'mon! but this is a good interview with slight spoilers.

Monday, July 15, 2013

Eff the Pain Away

I didn't put the Fuck in the title because I didn't want googling diddlers to find us, am I too silly?Photos from HBO I'mHereforSookie and DarlingSookie.
Hey, what about that wig, ? It was so funny, Flintstone Fairies with bad hair.
Brian's always hilarious recap at TBL- Billith forces Barlow to flash back to 3500 BC – wait, are they actually serious with this? – where Warlow’s tribe is one Chaka short of a Land of the Lost rerun.
This. Is. Recockulous.
So Chaka – sorry, Warlow – is accosted by Lilith by the drinking fountain, and she rips off his skirt (no complaints here) and mounts him before biting him and remarking, “God spoke of a creature like you.” You can drop the pillow talk, Lilith – pillows haven’t even been invented yet. So did Warlow just get Lilith pregnant? Anyway, Barlow and Lilith speak Dothraki and back in present day Barlow yells at Beel, “You made me into something I despise!” What, a plot device? Billith, meanwhile, has taken some of Barlow’s blood. More

                      I have many uses for this GIF, thanks to theworldisavampire.

she's a total ho this season, will Jason be the one to off her?

Some Recaps bits and links. 
AVClub- From here, things just get better: Lilith is Warlow’s maker, and the show wants us to know exactly how, so it flashes back to 3500 B.C. 3500 B.C. is apparently a time without shirts but with merkins, where fairy Warlow meets a naked Lilith and does exactly what any normal fairy would do: Fucks her brains out, then acquiesces as she turns him into a vampire. These flashbacks were likely supposed to be poignant reminders of everything Warlow lost when he was turned into a vampire, but really they’re just a silly lark into nonsense, like all good True Blood flashbacks should be. When the episode returns to the present to deal with Billith and his desire to take Warlow’s blood and use it to create the new, improved TruBlood, it is revealed that Warlow wants nothing to do with Lilith and her prophecy, and he’s pretty keen on letting all of the vampires die. Time to do some brainstorming, Billith.

Wetpaint- Eric and Pam put in Gladiator-style fight to the death.Throughout the episode, we saw Hunger Games-style battles in which vampires were pitted against each other to try to hurt, and perhaps kill, so they wouldn’t have to sacrifice themselves. In the final minutes of the episode, Eric and Pam were put in a Gladiator-style fight to the death, and though we kind of saw it coming and we didn’t see the actual fight happen yet, this confirms that one of them could die next week. Will it be Pam? Will it be Eric? Will someone come in to save the day — maybe Tara or Willa — and sacrifice herself for the maker and his progeny? We’ll have to wait an agonizingly long week to find out.


TVLine, I concur with most of itWILD KINGDOM- While Nicole continues to make Sam and Emma’s dire situation all — and I do mean all— about her, Alcide has a falling out with his dad, who — what are the chances?! — winds up spotting the fugitives that the wolf pack is after. Back in Bon Temps, Andy manages to revive one — but, sadly, only one — of his daughters using his stash of V at the police station. And Terry, poor Terry… he’s so wracked with guilt over having had to kill Patrick (who?) that he asks an old Marine buddy to put a bullet between his eyes. Even worse, the sharpshooter agrees to do it!
Okay, your turn. What did you think of the episode? Personally, I loved the name of the wolf bar — The Unfriendly Possum! And it was great to see onetime Kindred: The Embraced blood-sucker Stacy Haiduk as the unhelpful hooker. But the flashbacks to Barlow’s origins appeared to have been filmed in the Land of Bad Wigs. And hasn’t Nicole become twice as irksome as Nora ever was in approximately half the time? That’s saying something — and not something good!

RollingStone-Even if Warlow just wants to make Sookie his bride and not actually kill her, it remains to be seen if he's one of the good guys. And Sookie doesn't get that chance this episode because Warlow spends the rest of it locked up in Bill's makeshift TruBlood lab-factory. But we get flashbacks! Lots of 'em! Upon returning to Compton Manor, Bill arrogantly explains how he was able to puppet-master Warlow: "I am a prophet in [Lilith's] name." Not only can he control him, but with Andy's faerie daughters ostensibly dead, Bill's got himself a brand-new donor for Hido Takahashi's experiments. Ordering Warlow to resist the urge to kill him, Bill plunges a syringe into his neck as we cut to 3500 B.C. A redheaded pregnant woman, draped in animal skins, uses her light power to ignite a torch as a longhaired, scraggly looking Warlow approaches her and asks in a primitive language, "How long?" Awww, is Warlow about to be a daddy? That night, Warlow is gathering water when he notices a naked Lilith standing in the shadows. Before he can even offer to buy her a drink at the nearest faerie cave tavern, Lilith is raping him in the moonlight, saying that he is destined to save "vampire-kind." This is why Lilith's version of a happy ending came in the form of turning an unwilling Warlow into a fanger – made even more shudder-inducing when her head morphed into Bill's.
                                           love that look on BenWa's mug, ha.


The True Death of Me
No surprise they changed the parent storyline to fit with having a new love interest, lol. It's what they do, continuity be damned. Eat the fae fruit and forget everything previously shown, just sit and watch, don't think. 
What behind the door on Vampire Let's Make A Deal! 
Meet Kristen Bauer of "True Blood"!Kristin Bauer van Straten is an American film and television actress, perhaps best known for her role as vampire Pam in theHBO series True Blood at Boston Comic Con Saturday and Sunday August 3-4.In 1995 she had her first recurring role in a television series, as Maggie Reynolds on The Crew. In addition to recurring roles including ABC’s Dirty Sexy Money and Once Upon a Time, she has also made a number of guest appearances in several television shows, including LA Law, Seinfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond, Dark Angel, Two and a Half Men, Star Trek: Enterprise, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,Desperate Housewives, and The George Lopez Show. 
Bauer's other notable appearances include 50 First Dates, starring Adam Sandler, and in the animated series Justice League as the voice of the superhero Mera. 
Appearing both days. $40 per autograph.

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

True Blood on the Rocks

Slapping a bandage on for effect, but really folks, who is looking at that? Squarehippies

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It's been surprisingly and encouragingly positive! I wasn't expected a positive reaction at all from the Alcide/ Eric/ and Bill camps. It seems that people have liked seeing a different than expected version of Warlow.
The whole Q&A at HBO Connect
Pro: Lala scoops up the Western-wear fanatic in his fabulous vintage car. I mean it's not the Eric's-bribe car, but it's still awesome. Remember the little red vampire Corvette? Good times.
Pro: Back at Ginger's, our hopeful fangbanger is still stalling the Governor. Note: I love that Ginger's house is absolutely covered with vampire shit. From the cute to the cool. I think I spied a copy of Bite Me: A Love Story by Christopher Moore, which is a very funny vampire book. Specifically the part about vampire circumcision. Along with an Eric fan poster and a cheesy Dracula welcome head. Having a poster of your own boss on the wall: classic Ginger.
Con: "Meanwhile in Afghanistan…" apparently we just can't let Terry's storyline from last season die. There's no one desperately clinging to the hope that this is resolved right? Yes, I feel for Terry. But enough. The fairy teens, however, are wonderful. 
Con: Alcide is back to yell some more. Do you think somewhere Joe Manganiello is eating a bowl of frozen light whipped cream, telling himself it's ice cream, and crying over what has happened to his character this season? Who is this guy?
Wonder if Sookie will do something with the vial of Benblood, like drink it, drink it all up?
From HBO's twitter, I think it's another misdirect, though they have been Captains Obvious lately.
From Ausiello-Question: I saw the Ben/Warlow twist coming a mile away on True Blood, but I’m still intrigued by the storyline. Any intel on this Sunday’s episode? —CathyAusiello: This week, you’ll learn a whole lot more about exactly how the rare fairy vampire came into existence. Plus, it will make a bit more sense why Sookie waited until after she and her latest suitor were half naked before revealing that she knew his true identity.
Question: Any scoop you can give us on Pam and Tara’s love/hate relationship on True Blood? — Ashley
Ausiello: Oh, c’mon. Even though the language they use is often hateful, you know their relationship is really more of a love/love sort. And in this week’s episode, Tara makes a biiig sacrifice that proves it yet again. More in Spoilers/Castings links on the right under Odds and Sods.

MegaBuzz's scoop-
I'm loving True Blood this season! What can you tease? — Harry NATALIE: Bill's scary prophecy may come true sooner than we expected. But that's not necessarily a bad thing, since it will show a hilarious new side of fan favorite Pam. Unfortunately, it will also put her at odds with Eric in a way that will make fans very angry.

 Adding final touches to that secret film...
Preview clips and next episode info HERE
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Q&A with Joe Manganiello from AdWeek-
What’s your biggest digital indulgence?
Music. I buy it all online, so I have a healthy iTunes store balance. I’m always hanging out with my DJ friends, getting introduced to new sounds and then going home and spending gross amounts of money downloading it all.
With such a bloated media universe, how do you cut out the fat? 
I’ve taken it into my own hands. In terms of fitness especially, there’s a lot of misinformation online and in print. But rather than complaining about it, I’m trying to put something into the universe that’s actually the truth.

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Monday, July 8, 2013

Season Six Episodes part 3

Episode 605, "Fuck the Pain Away" Writer: Angela Robinson, Director: Michael Ruscio Sookie gets Lafayette to summon her dead parents; Warlow revisits some painful memories with Lillith; Eric and Tara resort to drastic measures to rescue Pam; Sarah reconnects with Jason; Andy picks up the pieces of his ravaged family; Jessica seeks atonement. 
TVGuide   Seems like every episode but this one had a title change, go figure?



[FINN] Male, 50, this male psychiatrist who speaks in a calm, even tone provides therapy to prisoners. He's interested in learning what makes them tick...RECURRING GUEST STAR 
[JUSTIN] Male, mid - late 30s. An old Marine Corps buddy of Terry's, he demands to know why Terry recently got in touch. Justin is surprised by an unusual request...GUEST STAR Gideon Emery is cast. 
[JENNY] A werewolf hooker (and not the classy kind), she bluntly lays down the ground rules to a prospective client...TWO EPISODES - ROLE REQUIRES NUDITY - Stacy Haiduk cast.
[SMARMY GUARD] A lascivious, smug, and smarmy prison guard, he makes life miserable for one of the newest "white collar" prisoners...RECURRING. Michael Maize cast.
[BIG DUDE] A customer at a low-rent truck stop bar, he doesn't appreciate Alcide sniffing around...CO-STAR
[CAMP GUARD #1 AND #2] These guards treat their prisoners like dirt...POSSIBLE RECURRING David Landry is cast as Guard #2. Ingo Neuhaus cast as Guard #1 now named McGilvray.
[SOMCHAI] A drop-dead gorgeous Thai woman who speaks English passably well, she's used as an incentive for vampires to engage in therapy...CO-STAR. Danielle Yu is cast.

[FAIRIE WARRIOR] Lars Slind is cast.
[FAIRIE WARRIORJohn H. L. Viking (the name lol) is cast
Bookies Love True Blood
In episode 6.05 of True Blood, we'll meet Ben's mother and father via Flashback. 
[BEN'S WARLOW'S MOTHER!!!!]-Cathryn de Prume cast SpoilerTV
Complete cast listing for E5.



Episode 6.06 "Don't You Feel Me": Director:Howard Deutch. Bill seeks Lilith's advice on the escalating crisis between humans and vampires; Eric, Pam, Nora, Jason and Jessica get an inside look at Vamp Camp and the many torture methods used; Sam tries to make the best decision for Emma's future; Andy names his faerie daughter; Eric discovers the truth about TruBlood's resumed production. TVGuide 
[JAMES/WES] Male, Mid to late 20s. Sexy, spiritually and emotionally deeper than any other vampires we've seen. Think cross between Jim Morrison and Gary Clark, Jr. with even more of a poet's edge and an extremely well-toned body. He was made vampire in the 1970s. Wes is smart, compassionate, a good listener, a protector type and he can play the guitar. Face it, he is every woman's dream but he doesn't know it. He will be a part of a love triangle with Jason and another vampire (it's Jessica according to TVLine) . Actor must be willing to show full rear nudity. Open to Caucasian and all ethnicities. Strong recurring (series regular next season; role begins Episode 506)
[VIOLET] is described as a strong, sexy, possibly dangerous vamp on par with the Eric Northmans and Bill Comptons of the world. A sexy, dangerous vampire will be part of a love triangle in seasons 6 & 7.
TVLine has casting info for Violet-  Karolina Wydrawho played Dominika, the convenient bride of Hugh Laurie’s titular doc on Fox’s House is joining True Blood‘s sixth season as a badass vampire, TVLine has learned exclusively.
See the castings for more episodes here, 



NY Post's Sunday TV- Inside Vamp Camp
What to do about the escalating crisis between humans and vampires? Bill (Stephen Moyer) has no idea, so he seeks Lilith’s advice. Pam (Kristin Bauer van Straten), Nora, Jason (Ryan Kwanten) and Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll) get an inside look at Vamp Camp; Sam (Sam Trammell) tries to make the best decision for Emma’s future; Andy (Chris Bauer) names his faerie daughters; Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) discovers the truth about TruBlood’s resumed production.