I first saw this a couple of months ago since several versions of the pilot (last night’s episode) were leaked to the internet (good grief more leaking vampires!) Speculation is that this was an unofficial official leak to build up some hype for the show, since it does seem to happen quite often.

Sadly, the girl playing Tara in one of the pilots was not picked up and they have gone with Miss Obnoxious instead, Rutina Wesley or something like that. She is the worst character in the show so far, in respect of the character from the book ie she is nothing like her! She also comes across as being a little bit racist if you ask me, possibly in retaliation but in my mind completely unnecessary since it’s not in the books, so presumably they have another agenda with this.

It’s HBO, so expect violence, swearing including the C word and lots of sex and nudity. The kinky vampire sex video is watched several times throughout the show and since this is only episode one, then I guess it’s a taste of what’s to come.

Apart from that, so far it seems to be following the book fairly closely, including Bill licking the blood off Sookie’s head in Episode Two. Oh did I mention I watched episode two today? No? Well I did! hehe

It’s a good looking, well produced show, and I’m pleased to say they fixed their fang problem and got some that don’t look stupid. Sunday nights are looking up!

For all of you Moonlight fans pining for Mick St John, perhaps you will find some consolation in Vampire Bill and Eric Northman *wiggles eyebrows*

Get ready for the series by reading the books first!

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I’m a big fan of the Southern Vampire Mysteries or Sookie Stackhouse series (or whatever they are calling themselves these days) by friend of the site, Charlaine Harris. The books feature a telepathic waitress living in Bon Temps Louisiana after she meets her first vampire – Vampire Bill. Vampires have come out of the coffin, thanks mainly to the development of a new synthetic blood, and are living among us.

The show is scheduled to premiere on September 7th, 2008 on HBO, but it seems that not one but two versions of the pilot episode have been “unofficially” leaked – or should that be “officially” leaked? Anyhoo, here are a couple of links that will enable you to watch the second, and more complete, version of the pilot below.

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*neither of these are hosted on this site*

Starring Anna Paquin as Sookie and Stephen Moyer as Bill.  Anna looks good as Sookie, if perhaps a little too much like a retarded cheerleader, and Stephen Moyer IMHO is perfectly cast as Bill!  You can also check Stephen out in a short-lived British vampire series called Ultraviolet, which unfortunately only ran for six episodes, but was bloody (no pun intended) brilliant.

So there are things I don’t like about it, but it has a lot of good points so I’ll willing to keep an open mind until I see more of it.  BTW none of the good points include Tara 1 or Tara 2, both are really obnoxious!

Pay very close attention to the scene where Sookie swings the chain to see who just might be arriving in Bon Temps a little earlier than expected!