Based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries, HBO's adaption True Blood represented both a departure from the standard horror fair for television and the constraints of broadcast television. During the course of its seven season run. Both with a serious horror and tongue-in-check vibe, True Blood competed with its own genre constraints introducing a variety of modern issues cleverly disguised as fiction.
I've done several write-ups on True Blood characters over the the last decade for Halloween, and have a few more lurking:
I've done several write-ups on True Blood characters over the the last decade for Halloween, and have a few more lurking:
Bill Compton - A vampire who becomes involved with Sookie Stackhouse early on and the main source of her romantic tensions.
Pam Swynford De Beaufort - Manager/Co-Owner of 'Fangtasia' - A vampire bar in Shreveport
Russell Edgington - One of the most dangerous vampires encountered and a snappy dresser.
Sookie Stackhouse - The main female protagonist, a telepathic waitress who becomes involved with the vampire world.
True Blood Vampires: How True Blood handles their vampires is very interesting
