Charlaine Harris Book/Show Group discussion
Open letters (not an orig. idea. Too bad. Add your own.)
Dear Mrs. Harris, Here are a few things I think you should know.
Rule Number 1: Don't EVER give anyone free rein of your creations. Why? Because you end up with things like Hillbilly Hadley and Sophie Anne. And giant eggs from only the good Lord knows where.
Rule Number 2: Don't ever give anyone free rein of your creations! Again, why? No Bubba and no Lycra tights. Now, let me clarify something here. I'm not into blonds. Yeah, I like Eric and YES there's just something about a vampire but its not just about people thinking hes sexy. Its about RATINGS! I have MANY friends that are into blonds, especially him. People that have never watched the show before would have watched for that scene alone. Seriously, don't you think that would have blown HBO out of the water that week? What were they thinking?
Rule Number 3: Sometimes you just have to step in and tell the writers to put down the crack bong. A giant egg? 'Nuff said.
Rule Number 4: Its never too late to introduce things in your books that you thought would have been cool to have done. i.e. Jessica. I think that at first we were all a little, "What the hell?!" But then we came to know Jessica and we came to love Jessica and we are sad by the recent developments between Jessica and Hoyt. (Now would be a prime example of a perfect time to employ rule #3)
Rule Number 5: Don't get lost in mass marketing ideas and paraphernalia. We don't need TrueBlood School supplies, posters, beverages or even MOST of the T shirts that are out there (there are a few of those shirts though that I find I'm having a hard time living without). There are a few things that we do need though. Bobble heads.
Seriously, can you picture a bare chested bobble headed Jason? He spends most of first season naked but I fear that the makers would feel the need to make...other things...bobble as well as the head..on his shoulders, that is. And Lafayette is just perfect for a bobble head. I would SO collect them all!
And cuddly, stuffed dolls. You know, like the 2D pillow type ones. YES! Cabbage Patch type ones would be too freaky.
Stay away from the "Barbie" type dolls. Unless, you know, they really LOOK like the actors. And Lafayette comes with an entire wardrobe to rival Sookies. Oh, Sam could be like..a transformer doll. First hes human then hes a dog! Eh...never mind on that last one.
Anyway, I hope that you've been able to carry away a few lessons from this letter and I am looking forward to seeing the bobble heads on my dash in the future.
A loyal reader till you kill off someone I like,
Kenna
LMAO!!! Bobble heads are a fantastic idea, Kenna! AND, I would actually stand in line to purchase a Sam the shifter transformer-like doll!I get the concept of an open letter, but I have to edit (it's in my blood): In the first letter, I would take out the bit about Tara's Togs, since the store doesn't appear until a later book in the series (somebody knows which book it is). I also think you should definitely emphasize the fact that last season was much closer to the first book than the second season has been to the second book so far.
And while I do (as previously confessed) think AB is a genius, I second your annoyance at the lack of attention to little details like the swirled, pastel design on Jason's truck and Bubba, whose part may be small, but it becomes super important by the third book.
I add to the second letter a picture of a patron who came to see CH at library where I work in February...I can't believe I found this online:
This lady was so funny. At the time, I didn't know I was going to read all the books and agree with her. :-)
Obviously SOMEONE hasn't played the Andy drinking game. TrueBlood is always better with booze. As an added bonus, everyone is way hotter too.A loyal reader till you kill off someone I like
Oh, and the bobble heads with bobbling bits. I love it all.
Dear Ms. Paquin:
Whilst I applaud and acknowledge your earlier accomplishments as an actress, I beseech of you two things.
Firstly, please employ a dialect coach who will enable you to maintain a consistent and believable accent throughout your scenes. Your inconsistency is distracting.
Secondly, I find "Stoner Sookie" off-putting. I don't know if this portrayal comes down to Mr. Ball's direction, your personal interpretation, or your own love of the ganja, but it does not suit the character as she was written. "Stoner Sookie" refers to all glazed looks, head tilts, and the refrain of "but, Biiiillll."
With these changes, I believe the show will be more enjoyable both for us as viewers and for you as an actress.
Hoping Sookie gets a brain,
MMZ
Love the Tshirt, wish it was in yellow though, huh?Edits are noted and agreed with.
Shall we start a petition for bobble heads?
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Contains Spoilers, people!
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My Dearest TB Jason Stackhouse,
We need to talk. You’re adorable and you know it. Perhaps that’s the problem. I see way too much of your little boy bits. I understand that it is who you are and more importantly why you do but really, do we need so much of it? Let us hope that next season you spend time with one “special lady” instead of many. (an unmarried one that is. read on) You know, guys can be sluts too and you’re earning yourself QUITE the reputation, Mister!
I understand that you thought you had found someone you wanted to spend the rest of your life with but alas, ‘twas not meant to be. While it was not such a good thing, Rene actually did you a favor, in a backhanded sort of way. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t condone her murder in any way shape or form, but really, drugs are not a good way to start a relationship. You progressed past her quite well, by the way, for having been so in love. I think that may say something about your relationship as well. But then what did you progress to? Little Mrs. SUNshine! Really, Jason? The Preachers Wife? The only person in the world that I think you could have chosen that would have been more inappropriate given yours and Sookie’s situation would have been Mother Theresa! You must learn to control your "little beast", Jason!
There is another thing that I think we need to talk about. Now, I know that when Momma and Daddy died, that just left you with Gran to help you through life. That’s not all that great, all things considered. Wonderful woman as she was, I think that she may have missed out on a few conversations that she should have had with you: Mainly, about birth control.
Now, I know that you may be embarrassed but look, do you really want a bunch of little Jason’s running around Bon Temps? (we aren’t even going to go into the whole HotShots thing because, that’s really a moot point on both accounts now isn’t it?)
Aside from spawn, unprotected sex could result in diseases! All those people at the orgies…you know THEY didn’t have protection! Wonder how many pregnancies are going to result from that debacle? You just don’t even want to know. Fortunately you weren’t involved in THAT mess!
Jason, Jason, Jason. Rambo, you are not. You should probably leave the hero stuff up to Bill and Eric. You know its pretty hard for them to die, right? So…let them do it! Vampires are not bad! You know this. Sookie knows this. Gran knew this. Andys figuring this out. You’re going to have to help Andy through this, you know. He’s much too…delicate to handle the whole thing on his own. He’s still having nightmares about pigs.
Now, depending on which “choose your own adventure” path Mr. Ball chooses to take with your life, you may or may not turn into a Werewolf. I know, I know…way to leave things up in the air for you, right? I just want to give you a heads up because that whole thing could be nasty for you with out Hotshots existing and all. I guess we shall see.
Hoyt needs you now more than ever. Hes gotten himself a girlfriend and shes a vampire. But you’ve been so wrapped up in all your drama to see that. Thing is, his girlfriend wound up eating his Momma. Now, knowing you and your reputation, get your head out of the gutter. That’s not what I meant. Hoyts having a hard time with his girlfriend wanting to drink anything but TruBlood, I guess. Hes also had a bit of a shock with his Mommas admission that his Daddy was gay and killed himself. You need to man up and put your girl problems aside and help your best friend. You know, the one that didn’t kill your girlfriend, your Gran and almost your sister. Yeah, him.
Now, I know this letter seems a little easy on you after reading the other two but trust me on this, you did not get off easy! You're like a little puppy. Cute and stupid until you learn that the scary voice equals trouble. I wanted you to read it till the end and I assumed that if it seemed like I was yelling a bunch you wouldn’t have read it.
Now, lets recap, shall we?
1. Keep your pants on next season! Not necessarily your shirt though.
2. Should you remove them, make sure your boy bits are sporting a condom!
3. Leave the hero stuff up to the big guys because honestly you’re way too stupid to do anything but screw up. Cute, but dumb.
4. Pay attention to those around you…who DON’T have breasts. And yes, Jason, an A cup counts as a breast! Dont think we viewers didnt notice how big the "mellons" tend to grow in Bon Temps.
5. Beware of full moons.
Remember, bag it before you tag it!
Kenna
Lol!! But I like Rambo Jason! He was awesome shooting Newlin!
Only problem is he should have used a Colt 45 instead of a paint ball gun.
I have zero complaints about seeing too many of Jason's parts...My only request is we see more of Eric's as well :)
Dear Eric, Get naked.
Love,
Michelle
Let's not forget the Fangtasia calendar...I'll buy 3 if we get a genuine shot of Mr. January!
Dear Maryanne, Were you raised in a barn? Every time I have seen you enter or exit poor Sookies house you have left the door open. Louisiana has mosquitoes as big as jetliners and not to mention the flys. Those are going to be everywhere now because of all that rotting flesh you left in the front yard. I shall be investing stock in Raid and several brands of Fly Tape as soon as I am finished with this letter.
You have also caused severe damage to the inside of Sookies house by leaving said door open. Just look at all that mold going up the stair case from the humidity! And one can only assume that its Kudzu growing everywhere since it did in fact grow so quickly.
If you are going to be a house guest in someones home, you really need to adhere to a few baser common courtesies.
First, leave things better than you found it. Now, I know that the house was a bit of a fixer upper and we didnt expect you to paint it or anything but sweeping the floor once in a while would have been nice. And a mop. Especially after you brought in the rabbit.
Second, if you break something, replace it. Eggs and Tara TRASHED Grans room. That was all Sookie had left of Gran. Which I'm not sure how all that stuff got back out anyway since Sookie put it away when Tara moved in. Therefore, don't snoop either!
Third, bathe. You used to have such beautiful clothing and your hair was always so pretty but now you come in the house, all those twigs in your hair and mud on your feet and I'm pretty sure that since you've let yourself go to such an extent that you're not bathing before bed. Sookie has such pretty white sheets on all of her beds. I can just imagine what the beds look like! Actually, I cant since I would never do such a thing but you get the point.
Fourth, this is not "Weekend at Bernie's". Parties and most especially parties that end in a bonfire orgy in the back yard cause messes! I didn't see you have Karl cleaning anything up after that! By the way, sorry for your loss. Kind of.
Fifth, drugs, drinking, sex and mass hypnosis do not a party make for everyone. Did you actually SEE what those people did to the town after your last party? That poor Bon Temps sign will never be the same. I think you should pay to have that cleaned up! Merlotts too. Sam works hard on that place and I'm pretty sure that hes going to need a new sound system and a bar counter now that there is a chain saw in both.
You're a grown woman, Maryanne and after so many centuries on this Earth, you should know these things by now. Set Sookies house back to rights, remove the bug eye trance that you have put on the town and clean up the meat AND Karl out of the front yard on your way out of town.
Thanks and best of luck finding lodging elsewhere,
Kenna
Dearest TB Jane Bodehouse, You cut your finger off to the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat". How are you going to handle that one when you wake up? That's not going to be blamed on the water or drinking is it? Girl, between us two, you need to sober up and lay off the booze. You could have a nice relationship with Mike Spencer since the two of you seem to have hit it off so well. I'm sure that hes not going to want a "bar fly" for his main squeeze though as he is an elected official. You're and attractive woman and have a lot to offer someone while you're sober. And not a zombie.
Call me when you're ready for a make over!
Kenna
It is 7:00 central time. "From Dusk Till Dawn" is on cable/dish TV
It's part of the fertility ritual involved in the Dyonysian cult. The Minoan version I believe. There are two types of Dyonysian cult the earlier one from Crete, and a latter Greek one.
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Evan Rachel Wood sucked so freakin' bad. And I refuse to believe that Alexander Skarsgard is dating her in real life!! EWWWWWWWWWW!! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Are you girls jealous of who Skalsguard dates in real life? LOL. Being a guy that's rather interesting. They are all thrown on the same set together. Do sex scenes together. That would kinda get the ball rolling.
Last time I heard anything Wood was dating Maralyn Manson. That guy gives me the creeps.When I looked it up though... http://www.whosdatedwho.com/celebriti... .....
I found shes dating this guy. http://www.whosdatedwho.com/celebriti...
But further research locates this picture http://justjared.buzznet.com/2009/09/... but then says that hes also been spotted on the town with his straw dogs costar - who is 18 by the way.
It also APPEARED around the time of comic con that he had a thing for Deborah Ann Woll.
My opinion, hes MAN WHORE EYE CANDY
Kenna wrote: ".. My opinion, hes MAN WHORE EYE CANDY If I were him, I would be too! LOL
I watch TrueBlood for the Vampires, and Violence. If I wanted hotness and good looking women I would be watching 90210 or some such. I believe the pilot for "Vampire Diaries" is on tonight. I am going to watch it although it just doesn't look like my kind of vampire show.
Dear TB Sophie Ann, You are not my queen and I honestly have no fear of you. Your girlfriend has pigtails. You’re as flighty as a teenager (which we can all clearly see that YOU’RE NOT) and when you play Yhatzee it seems that you might have been the only person to ever have won. I just can’t take you seriously when you’re like that.
You know, if you weren’t so spoiled, you might have more friends so you wouldn’t have to threaten them to hang out with you. Bet you were “daddies little girl” huh? Having not seen enough of you yet, Ill take it easy on you. Just to be totally upfront however, Ill be watching you and every thing that you do. Don’t think that we wont come after you if you mess with Sookie too much.
-.-
Kenna
Say what? LOL. So you really didn't like the Queen. I gave up trying to compare TrueBlood to Sookie Stackhouse books after the first season. Now I just watch the show. Which I like allot, and take it for what it is. TV
Cary, we get it. You're way above us all because you don't take it seriously and all of our opinions are juvenile and ridiculous. No need to remind us every time we post an opinion.
I think your triping. I dont think like that at all. You are thinking about how you would react. Thats not me. You don't know me. I have nothing against anyone. :)
(please note that I have yet to read book 9)Dear Book Bill,
How are you? I am fine. Now that we have that out of the way I’m going to give you a few bits of friendly advice.
We understand that when you were alive times were tough. The South was in great turmoil and basic necessities were difficult to come by. Southern hospitality however is never difficult to obtain as it costs nothing for the most part. Invite someone in for a cup of tea or coffee, a slice of cake and a friendly chat. When it comes to girlfriends, that’s a bit different.
Today, we are not in a civil war and we are not rationing our supplies or money. As a matter of fact, I understand that through savvy investments and whatnot you have managed to put aside a bit of a nest egg. That’s wonderful. You need to invest in your female companions if you want them to stick around.
You had not bought your lovely girlfriend, Sookie, anything until you went to Dallas. After that debacle, only then did you buy some earrings for Sookie. I believe the dress you bought them for was ruined however. Way to pay attention to detail there, buddy. Also, she was very angry and disappointed in you when you gave them to her and she felt the need to return them.
That, to my knowledge is the first and only time you gave Sookie a gift. The Bellefleurs however got a substantial “inheritance” from you. Why is that? I understand the need to take care of family but Sookie loves err…loved you. You couldn’t even tell the Bellefleurs where that money came from because they don’t like vampires. That was your first mistake.
Second was flaunting your girlfriends in front of Sookie. NOT a way to get back in someone’s good graces. It was hurtful and childish.
Third, which should also be second and fourth, depending on when in your opinion these transgressions happened, you should have told Sookie about Lorena and the queen yourself. Sending Eric to do it and then wanting to set up a FUND for Sookies care? That’s a new low even by today’s standards. Trust is a beautiful thing in a relationship and without trust, you have nothing.
Which brings me to point five. I don’t care how out of your mind you are, rape is rape. Its just down right animalistic to have done what you did to Sookie. Now I understand that in your society, sex and feeding go hand in hand but you have fed before without the sex and you have had sex before without feeding.
I take the extremely unpopular view that if you put yourself into situations that will get you raped then it’s your fault as well TO A CERTIAN EXTENT. You get drunk out of your mind at a party, do too many drugs that you cant control yourself then you are just as responsible as your attacker in that situation be you man OR woman. No one should allow themselves to be in that situation. Sookie was under the influence of nothing.
The only thing she was guilty of was caring too much about some one that was going to dump her anyway. Hungry or not, you should have controlled yourself. You had eaten enough to know what you were doing was not right. That is why you stopped.
“But I’m a vampire and that’s what we do!” Boo hoo. You started out as human. It wasn’t THAT long ago that you were human. You can’t have forgotten basic human social niceties such as, don’t steal, don’t rape, don’t pillage, and don’t plunder. Blah, blah, blah. To put it as simply as I can, if you really wanted to have human rights and to be accepted by humans, you should turn yourself in as a rapist and a murderer. You chased down fleeing FOTS members and killed them in an act of revenge. That wasn’t self defense like it was in Sookies house. It was cold blooded revenge murder.
As of right now, Bill, you are a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Kind of. Now that the queen and Lorena are gone, step up and be a man, not an animal. You have no excuses left for poor behavior. Perhaps one day she will forgive you. That doesn’t mean that she’ll take you back. Just that you could probably be friends.
Sincerely,
Kenna
I think Bill is a great guy, a true southern gentleman. Bill is in no way lost in time. He writes computer programs nuff said. If I wanted to waste my time trashing Eric who is a mere brothel owner. Then I could. I could have a field day. However I like the fact that Eric is evil. Vampires are suposed to be evil. I like other things about Eric too like his trickery. Bills problem is he is just not as good at being sneaky as Eric. Not being gay I can't get all fired up about either one. I like Pam & Claudine. I still think having Claudine killed in the Fairy wars was a big mistake. For some reason Charliane must have wanted to tone down the fairy angle. I just hope in the book due in October that Bill & Eric & the Vegas Cartel really kick some FOTS butt. Some serious pay back is way overdue. Long time Vampyre fan , Cary
Michelle M. wrote: "Dear Eric, Get naked.
Love,
Michelle"
Dear Eric,
If you decide to get naked please make sure nothing is in front of you so we can see ALL of you! I hate those scenes where he is naked and something covers his area!
Josie
Dear Eric,As an additional request to your doffing your clothes and giving us an unobstructed view, please keep in mind, they occasionally add sub-titles after filming is complete. As a special gift to us, your admirers, insist they do NOT? The request would carry more weight coming from you.
Many thanks, in advance.
With love, (and lust)
Kandice
♥
(er Cary--the Oct. book is just the short stories gathered in one place.)Dear Eric--hurry up with that Fangtasia calendar. I have a standing order ready to go for 12 for various friends and relatives. And don't forget--we need a new one each year. Personally I would prefer two--one that has your lovely self and the other males in Area 5, and one with Pam and the other females of Area 5. That way I can give them to the appropriate people on my gifting list. You know how human males that are straight are about seeing other males dangly bits. So the 2 calendars are a really good idea--and would bring you in twice the money.
Fangtasia calendar fan
PS Oh--and if you could borrow Jason's (book) truck to pose some of the guys on, that would be great too. I LOVE that truck's description.
ok on the subject of the inconsistencies between the book and the show.Since I have read all the books now and the show is still (presumably) on the first book (looosely) I wonder what season 3 is going to be like (too far away) since there are so many inconsistencies now.The thing is, if you are going to follow the book, follow it, for god's sakes, don't veer off and do the Meanad, Tara and stupid boyfriend of hers for so long, just dump all that and stick to sookie and what's happening to her more.
Michelle M. wrote: "Dear Eric, Get naked.
Love,
Michelle"
that soo made me laugh.....and i second the notion....yuuummmmmie!
Thanks Cary. As I said in the beginning of the post where you got all offended I HAD NOT READ BOOK NINE YET so thanks for ruining that for me. Much appriciated.
I am sorry but I dont get offended. I also dont know what your talking about. Really sorry. I am busy learning to play some new songs, and I have two new baby Bearded Dragons that are keeping me real busy. To busy to be pissed or upset with anyone. Exactly what did I ruin for you? Everyone else has talked about book nine extensivly. About Claudine and Trays deaths. How we were pissed about it. We have discussed those things weeks ago. The post says open ideas add your own. My idea is that the FOTS gets there as kicked. As far as a new book in October. I read that on this site. Sorry :)
Dear TB Bill, I can smell something fishy going on with the queen and you. I’m not sure what that is yet as the books have not been followed too closely this season. So far you’ve been pretty good. There’s been a few times when I’ve gotten irritated with you but that’s bound to happen with people you feel that you know so well. When they go astray, it’s frustrating.
What’s up with the queen, Sookie and Hadley, Bill? Don’t make the same mistake twice. Tell Sookie something is going on before it’s too late. Now Eric is involved. You know nothing good can come of that for you. He wants Sookie and it appears that you may be pushing her to that.
Now, we need to talk about your house. Lovely bathroom. Rest of the house looks like a mold monster threw up on your walls. How can you have such a pretty bathroom and the rest of the house look like that? Not much of a place for entertaining. I could help with that. I’m great at decorating! The furniture needs to go. WAY too much red. That screams “I’m a vampire and I’m gonna eat you.” Also, who mows your lawn? They do a great job.
Thanks,
Kenna
P.S. Try not to do the “duck beak face” anymore. That makes us laugh at the most inappropriate moments. Try a grimace or something. Maybe a snarl or a hiss...anything but duck lips. k thanks.
Dear TB Andy, I know. What the hell, huh?
It will be ok, I promise. You’re about to see some things that aren’t going to sit right with you and I’m sorry. I have no way to prepare you for this because after the egg, I cant even begin to guess what those things are. I do know that there’s a possibility of someone getting killed. I’m afraid I know who that is and it disappoints me as there may be a plot hole if said person dies. Since nothing else has gone like it’s supposed to, I think we MAY be ok.
These past few years your understanding of the world has been stretched to its limits. Vampires, maenads, shape shifters…what if there are werewolves out there too? Andy, you need to mentally prepare yourself! Now, don’t shoot anyone! And don’t let Jason either. I’m sure that you two could develop a friendship if you let that happen. You’re both pretty great guys!
This Maryanne situation is getting pretty messy out there, Andy. I think that you should get Jason out of there for Sookie. I know you don’t like her but seriously, I think you’re just scared because she can see what you’re not willing to admit to yourself. That’s ok, we all have a bit inside that we fear. If you give her a chance and be nice to her, shes less likely to be inside your head.
Andy, there was a few things that we need to talk about. Now, you and I both know what happened with the maenad (the bull horned lady) and the pig, but others wont remember. You should probably keep that to yourself in the future if you’d like to keep your job. Sheriff Dearborne is a bit of a dork and I don’t think he would do so well as you would with things like that. Should probably keep the details of this event under your hat. As a matter of fact, its probably best that you and Jason just go along with whatever story it is that Sam, Sookie and the vampires make up. That way, you’re not the crazy one anymore. Keep up the sobriety too, that cant hurt.
One more thing. Watch out for Kenya. She’s still out there somewhere.
Watching your back!
Kenna
I laughed out loud at the last part about Kenya! Too funny!
Where IS Kenya?? You know she'd wanna shoot some people if she saw all this nonsense.
and now for a glimpse in the personal life of KennaDear Boss man,
Thanks for firing me today. I think that was great since my husband was laid off last week. Now I can spend more time with him. Not sure where the house payments going to co me from but that’s not really your problem is it?
And I do hope that you too, sir, have had as great of a day as I have had. And I hope that your tomorrow is even better!
Kenna
I now return you to your regularly scheduled Sookieverse bashings.
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Dear TB Sam,
I think you should come out of the doghouse to the town. Andy and Jason handled it pretty well and I think that if ANDY can handle then the town can handle it.
You should also find a nice girl to settle down with. Now don’t get me wrong, Tara was a nice girl and Daphne seemed perfect for you but those two have issues.
While Sookie is a nice girl, she has a lot of baggage. Vampire bags. That’s like...the Louis Vuitton of luggage.
Don’t worry, one day a beautiful girls going to come to town that’s not a zombie, who doesn’t have deadly luggage, who’s not a maenad or who still has her heart. Keep your chin up, Sam!
Also, all the animal faces on the wall could come down. Who really wants to look at those while we eat?
Kenna
OK, I can't help myself:Dear Kenna's Boss Man,
WTF, you a-hole???!!!!!
Hearts & Flowers,
Sarah
Dear TB Andy,I've barely had a drink in weeks. Please to be using more words beginning with the letter "P" in the season finale. I am thanking you!
Sarah
Aww thanks Sara! I got a tear when I read that .
hum, wish that there really were were-hitmen. I'd send one up to beat up your boss Kenna. Not TOO badly--just a couple of broken bones. Just enough to properly appreciate how HARD you are going to have it with both you and your hubby out of work. 
I'm just now getting on this site and reading these threads. This one is absolutely delightful. Kenna, your letters are a total hoot!Here's hoping you have a new job by now!
Kenna wrote: "Love the Tshirt, wish it was in yellow though, huh?Edits are noted and agreed with.
Shall we start a petition for bobble heads?
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LOL I love it. Jason is an ass. He brings new meaning to the word hillbilly
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Kenna you are too funny. I love the letter to Sam.
Dear TB Sam,I love you. I would treat you well. It doesn't bother me that you turn into a dog. I love dogs and I take care of you in and out of dog form. Don't look any further because I am the nice girl you are looking for. I will even give you a massage or a belly rub.
Jayme
Dear TB SamDid ever think about turning into a lovely tabby? House cats get MUCH more pets than dogs do--and besides, I really like cats more than dogs. How about an ocelot? Or a Siberian Long Hair (largest domestic cat)? Um, really, you'd get MUCH more loving as a kitty.
Are you serious?? Don't we already have a cat that was once a human?
And he didn't get any nookie as a cat.
I have been a Sookie/TrueBlood fan for a few months now and I have to say, I am a bit disappointed in the handling of things. For the past 10 Sundays I have sat down after work and turned on my ever faithful DVR to find another glorious episode of TrueBlood waiting for me. What a wonderful way of winding down after 8 hours of stress! Imagine my surprise when I sat down apparently forgetting/not realizing that it would be a night of reruns for me when I expected a glorious season finale.
Needless to say, I did not handle that well. My dog is still running from me this morning and my husband refuses to come from his office. Thankfully, the children are already in bed when I get home but are clearly puzzled by the behavior of the Dad and dog.
Why, is the answer I now need. Why did you find it necessary to wait a week in between airings? I understand the desire to make sure that everyone has their own bottle of TruBlood to drink and that is fine but wouldn't it stand to reason that you should have thought about that BEFORE you started the season? Hurm? Oh, its also a holiday you say. Obviously SOMEONE hasn't played the Andy drinking game. TrueBlood is always better with booze. As an added bonus, everyone is way hotter too.
While I'm on a soapbox here, we would like to have seen our Bubba. Your excuse is a cop out and you should hang your head in shame. Now you're correct, not just ANYONE could play Bubba but you have thousands of actors to choose from and millions of impersonators to choose from. He only had a few lines. Surely they ALL couldn't have screwed them up THAT bad as to feel the need to leave him out completely. For shame.
OK, now the bare bones of it...were you guys on crack when you wrote "Frenzy"? NOTHING in that entire episode followed the book at all! NOTHING! And an EGG? Who laid that, may I ask. Daphne's dead and I'm pretty sure that Sam didn't turn into a ostrich. What gives?
Your casting director also needs to be drug tested. A few of us are quite unsatisfied with your choices in cast.
Sophie Anne is a train wreck. Shes very stiff and over exaggerates everything. That's not the Sophie Anne that Mrs Harris has chosen for us to Love/Hate. Also, do not use Pancake to cover up pimples and other skin blemishes on people whom are supposed to be flawless because it shows up even if its not high def. It looks like shes got some flesh colored schmutz on her chin. Use C.G., Photo Shop, Paint Shop...ANYTHING but Pancake and tell your make up artist to leave that for the theater people.
And a few of us arent satisfied with Tara or Sookie at the moment either.
Also, I know that you have taken liberties with the show and that its BASED on the Sookie books but there are a few things that we have come to expect that we just aren't getting.
Things like teal and pink Lycra tights that are the color of the SWIRLS ON JASON'S TRUCK. That beast (in its girly colored perfection)is his pride and joy, as stated several times in the book. You think that you could have at least gotten that bit in there.
Things like Tara's Togs, which has a pretty biggish role in the books. (edit: MR Ball See third post down please as Sara has had a few valid points to add to my letter)
Things like Bubba.
Things like Pam and Sookie developing a "friendship". From the way Pam manages to do a through inspection of her brain (aka: eye roll) during the Teacup Humans scene (clever, by the way) we don't see that going very far at all.
There are many other things to cover but you know how you are deviating from the books. I hope so anyway. Have you actually READ them or are you just getting the gist from the short synopsis on the back cover cause...that's what it seems like sometimes. Quite frankly, there are quite a few fans that are worried about how you intend to pull the other books off with the way that you've deviated from the framework that was already laid by Mrs Harris. You had better bend over and get some one to assist you with that feat, Mr Ball because it appears that will be an ostrich egg sized task. Got lube?
Sincerely,
Kenna