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Learn Which X-Man Plays The Lead In HBO’s Vampire Pilot From SIX FEET UNDER’s Ball!!

I'm all over this. Anna by whatcokes	Feb 26th, 2007 01:54:19 AM
I'm all over this. Anna Paquin's yummy.
Vampires by conniebrean1	Feb 26th, 2007 01:55:02 AM
are cool. I'd love to see that little girl from the Piano tangle with a vampire. Especially if she's telepathic.
Love Anna, but does TV land really need.... by judderman	Feb 26th, 2007 01:57:04 AM
another vampire show?
Lame. But I would sex Anna for 3 weeks straight by DOGSOUP	Feb 26th, 2007 02:31:11 AM
then an hour break and 3 more weeks.
Not a great series IMO... by xsi kal	Feb 26th, 2007 03:07:36 AM
...but not horrible either. A little bit lighter fare than the Anita Blake series (back when it was something more than endless, badly written sex scenes), but good. I hope it gets a better translation to the small screen than the Dresden Files has gotten on SciFi.
Synopsis by xsi kal	Feb 26th, 2007 03:16:31 AM
Realized after reading the other comments, (which were mostly about Anna Paquin, and not the source material), that people might not know much about the book series. As Herc mentioned, the series is about a waitress who can hear people's thoughts. She's under-educated, living in the small southern town she grew up in, and not doing a whole lot with her life. Vampires are only one part of the supernatural tapestry for what is otherwise a twist on contemporary reality, (again, like Anita Blake, like Dresden Files, etc.) They figure somewhat more prominently though, as Sookie (the waitress) meets and begins to date one. Essentially the series is one part supernatural mystery, one part romance, and one part small town bias.
What is this? by datachasm	Feb 26th, 2007 03:45:17 AM
sounds like a cheap knock-off off the Vampire Lestat...
Sounds Lame by Athanatos	Feb 26th, 2007 05:12:07 AM
Nuf Said
Mmmmmmm...Anna Paquin by DerLanghaarige	Feb 26th, 2007 05:19:02 AM

It will never be as funny as ACCORDING TO JIM. by Uncle Stan	Feb 26th, 2007 05:24:52 AM
And it won't be as scary as REBA (or people that keep Reba on the air).
"Lighter than Anita Blake" ??? by Optimus Primal	Feb 26th, 2007 05:28:11 AM
Anita Blake books are little more than cheap romance novels for 14 year old goth chicks. I cant imaigine anything having less depth. Since its HBO and the guy behind 6FU, I have faith they will put out something of Quality even if they end up cancelling it after season 2 (still pissed about what they did to Carnivale).
Welp, at least it's on HBO by Judge Briggs	Feb 26th, 2007 06:54:05 AM
So it will prolly be not as bad as it could be... Would be uber if they brought back Angel on HBO.... Droooooooooooooooooooooool.... fuck, I want to know what happens after that cliff-hanger of series finale... season 5 was hands down the best season of Angel. No doubt about it.
If its like ... by kingoflight	Feb 26th, 2007 07:06:14 AM
that program Vampire High then its gonna SUCK. i never liked her acting in X men nor that boring ass film she was in with the eclips at the end. The problem with vampires is unless they are constraints to humanity they are just dust, and unless they are either in buffy or ann rice world they suck !
Due to Anna, I'll watch, though the books are TERRIBLE! by FilmCritic3000	Feb 26th, 2007 07:21:08 AM
Seriously, I like vampire stories. When you start adding werejaguars and other stupid shit, tune me out.
Im waiting for... by mr ahole ramirez	Feb 26th, 2007 08:30:51 AM
A TV show that tackles vampires and the AIDs epidemic...that would be neat to watch...
Will be finally.... by grendel69	Feb 26th, 2007 08:58:28 AM
see Annas Boobs????
More faggy vampires by TORTURE PWN	Feb 26th, 2007 09:52:43 AM
thats all the world needs.Anyone remember when vampires were something to be feared and reviled?Thanks a lot Anne Rice for turning them into whiny,morose goth dandies.The only fear they inspire since Anne Rice has been the fear of having to read another book or watch another movie based on her or one of her imitators.WAA!WAA!I'll never see the sun!Waa!WAA!Oh,the lonliness of being undead!Waa!I think I wanna be a rockstar.WAA!You are the reincarnation of my exgirlfriend/wife!WAA!Thanks a lot for inspiring this seemingly endless sea of mopey,self-pitying shit.George Hamilton pwns Lestat!
Glad to see this is starting production... by DanielKurland	Feb 26th, 2007 10:16:51 AM
I trust Ball.
"George Hamilton pwns Lestat"...Now THAT was funny!!! by Big_Bubbaloola	Feb 26th, 2007 10:42:26 AM
Bravo sir, and ya gotta good point there.
mr ahole ramirez is waiting for... by LazyDolphin	Feb 26th, 2007 12:21:24 PM
Ultraviolet (the BBC series, not the movie from last year)
Ladies and gentlemen, your attention please . . . by SkidMarkedUndies	Feb 26th, 2007 12:46:49 PM
We have found the new TB catchphrase and it is "George Hamilton PWNS Lestat." PASS IT ON!
Advert for tampons. by wowsah156	Feb 26th, 2007 01:18:43 PM
In the history of bad ideas , it is a bad idea. Enough with the vampires. They need to recommission Sapphire & Steel.
Angel didn't end on a cliffhanger by _Maltheus_	Feb 26th, 2007 05:04:13 PM
If you believe it did, then I'd say you didn't really get it. Let's put it this way, if there was to be a season 6, you know it most definitely wouldn't have ended the way it did.
Alan Ball + Vampires = Awesome by JacksParasites	Feb 26th, 2007 05:16:08 PM
I wonder if the Vampire character goes for a run every morning, or if Thomas Newman will supply the score. Can't wait.
Angel didn't end on a cliffhanger? by newc0253	Feb 26th, 2007 05:24:08 PM
really? because i'd say finishing the show in the middle of a major battle definitely counts as a cliffhanger in most people's books. you can argue that angel & co were doomed and you can argue that they weren't, but unless you've seen the outcome of the fight then it's by definition a cliffhanger. only a simpleton would argue otherwise.
Awesome by Silver_Joo	Feb 26th, 2007 05:31:52 PM
Anna Paquin is great casting. Ball will knock this out of the park and... there will be blood. And running. Let's hope there's running.
Sweet! by Zarles	Feb 26th, 2007 05:33:18 PM
Anna Paquin + gothy gay vampires = BLISS.
I'll check it out by Lando Griffin	Feb 26th, 2007 06:03:54 PM
seeing as I enjoyed SFU. I love Paquin too but feel a bit guilty about it seeing as she was the little girl from The Piano
Angel... by mr ahole ramirez	Feb 26th, 2007 06:13:58 PM
Couldve been a cliffhanger but it wasnt, even the writers (I think) admited it ended in the way Angel should end, wit a inspiration quote then engagin in battle...I just hate that Gunn had to die but loved how he went out like a soldier...damn I miss that show...
this has real promise by samsquanch	Feb 26th, 2007 06:25:02 PM
never read the books, but I hope the vampires aren't gothy/mopey/(ahem)homosexual style vampires (not that there's anything wrong with that) but more in line with a John Carpenter/Stephen King zombie-with-a-brain style monster. It's on HBO, it's written by someone who can write, love him or hate him, and Anna Paquin is a sweety. I'll give it a chance.
i say again, of course Angel ended on a cliffhanger: by newc0253	Feb 26th, 2007 07:07:46 PM
do you know how the battle ended? do you know who lived and who died? no? then it's a cliffhanger. fucking simple as that.
Somebody's got a coffin fetish... by TORTURE PWN	Feb 26th, 2007 10:47:24 PM
What's next,"Django" dragging a casket full of anal beads and KY?
Hopefully we'll get to see Anna in a state of undress.. by Doc_Strange	Feb 27th, 2007 12:50:02 AM
I've always wanted to see what was under those clothes.
"I see undead people." by kabong	Feb 27th, 2007 10:11:10 PM
Does the vampire guy have a vampire dog? If not, put a dog in it.
NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! by loonigrrl	Feb 28th, 2007 12:38:12 AM
I love these books and I look forward to each one that comes out. I've been dying to see what they were going to do with the TV show, but ANNA PAQUIN?!?!?! What the hell are they thinking?!?! That's the worst casting I could possibly imagine for the role of Sookie Stackhouse. I don't know what the creators were thinking. I thought Alan Ball was supposed to be a fan of these books, but if he allowed Anna Paquin- who can't act to save her life- to be casted then I guess I was mistaken. It's like asking for this show to fail. I would rather they not even do the tv show. They're going to screw up perfectly good books such that millions of people will only come to associate the Sookie Stackhouse series with a crappy third rate tv show and a crappy untalented actress. This totally sucks.
Once again:George Hamilton pwns Lestat by TORTURE PWN	Feb 28th, 2007 02:41:16 AM
...and he'll pwn the bloody shit out of this too!...and no,I'm not British.
Hellllz yes! by PwnedByStallone	Feb 28th, 2007 09:57:52 AM
Can't wait for this. Please don't..err..suck.
Ok lets see by Neo Zeed	Mar 1st, 2007 02:25:28 AM
Anna Paquin + Alan Ball + HBO+ vampires = Must see from Neo Zeed. If only all things could be that simple.

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