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True Blood > What changes in the show do you like MORE than the book?

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message 1: by Annie (new)

Annie (annielovesaudiobooks) | 8 comments So I'm curious (and new to the group!) I'm on book 12 of the series, plus I LOVE the show...to me - they are almost two separate entities - same cast of characters with different story lines (and some different characters, of course...)

So what changes did the show make that you actually like? For example, I know in the book (at least so far, as of book 12) Russell Edgington is a side character who really has no big part in the books (except for owning the mansion where Bill was tortured...) But I LOVE what a total Badass they made him in the show!

What about you?


message 2: by Julia (new)

Julia | 58 comments I like Lafayette. A lot. I like that Lafayette and Tara are cousins.

I like that Tara's black and pissed, at pretty much everyone, but Sookie's grandma.

I like that True Blood is an ensemble drama/ comedy and as such we find out lots more about the characters than we do from Sookie's POV, as we do in the books.


message 3: by Annie (new)

Annie (annielovesaudiobooks) | 8 comments oh yeah! can't forget about Lafayette! I LOVE me some Lafayette!


Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) Lafayette....I am so glad they kept him alive. The actor is sooooo good at playing Lafayette.


message 5: by Maquela (new)

Maquela Mccloud (Bsmsbabydoll) | 4 comments I love Lafayette!!! I missed him in the books! I love Tara's character in the show much better!


Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) I do too. I also like that they changed Arlene's character slightly and that she is married to Terry in the show. They kept that she and Sookie are friends.


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Maquela Mccloud (Bsmsbabydoll) | 4 comments Yes!! I agree!


Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) Book Arlene got on my nerves. I also like that Terry has a bigger role in the show than in the books. I really like Terry. He has grown on me a lot.


Krissy P (Kris) (krissyp39) | 39 comments I really like the character, Jessica and that Bill is her maker. I like the father/daughter dynamic they have on the show. I especially enjoyed their scenes together in last Sunday's episode. Even though clearly he's not himself anymore, she still feels close to and loyal to her maker. I like how she defended him. It's the way Pam is about Eric. No matter what, she will always have his back.


Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) I love Jessica. I am glad they incorporated her in the show.


message 11: by Maquela (new)

Maquela Mccloud (Bsmsbabydoll) | 4 comments Jessica definitely was a good addition! It's an interesting dynamic to see.


Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) In the first book, they mention an unknown girl that Bill is supposed to turn into a vampire. I wonder if that is supposed to be Jessica. She was never mentioned by name. It looks to me that they are combining the fairy war with the weres/shifter coming out campaign this season.


message 13: by Nicole (new)

Nicole (nlojeda) | 471 comments Mod
Good call ya'll! Lafayette, Tara and Jessica are great additions (and modifications) from the book. And Jayme, good memory on the unknown girl that Bill turned! I totally forgot about that.


Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) I recently read it at the time I was watching that episode.


Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) You know what was a good move? Godric, I like that he got a bigger role in the show than the books.


message 16: by 13bullets (new)

13bullets | 4 comments The show have Jessica and that's a big plus!!!
Oh and i like that godric had a bigger role :)


message 17: by Adrienne (new)

Adrienne (qbookbandit) | 1 comments I'd have to say Lafayette 100% As soon as he died in the books I missed him. Why kill a character with that much flair? Although I really wish that Tara did not have as much of a role because I find her character annoying and so friggin' whiny.


Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) Many people have said that about Tara. I like her. I love Lafayette.


message 19: by Crystal (new)

Crystal Brown | 2 comments I am kind of glad they mad jason a bit smarter.... And glad they did not have the sookie bill rape seen in the fan, also godric was not a child molester


message 20: by emily (new)

emily (jacquetta) | 1 comments Books that are made into a tv show are never the same, though both have there high and low points.

Jason and eric are better in the tv show. I like Alccide.x


message 21: by Denise (new)

Denise Moore | 5 comments I really love Jessica, Lafayette, Arlene, and Terry changes but I want to see Amelia, Quinn, and I want Hoyt to be happy!


message 22: by Nicole (new)

Nicole (nlojeda) | 471 comments Mod
I agree with ya'll. Love that they've kept some of the characters that died off in the books!


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