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first. by stroyer	Jul 21st, 2008 05:34:07 PM
zing
Well this'll last 2 seasons by beefywhore	Jul 21st, 2008 05:35:58 PM
Then HBO will cancel for no reason.
ANNA PAQUIN'S "TEETH" by Mullah Omar	Jul 21st, 2008 05:36:00 PM
This almost sounds like a job for Cinemax.
gross. by frankenfickle	Jul 21st, 2008 05:37:49 PM
lopsided nose.
SFU by xcornealiousx	Jul 21st, 2008 05:42:54 PM
If this is 1/8th as good as Six Feet Under...were in for a treat!
horrible poster.... by the milf lover	Jul 21st, 2008 05:47:13 PM
What a hack job, doesnt HBO have anyone that knows how to use photoshop?
I like randy vampires by hadez	Jul 21st, 2008 05:47:47 PM
and so should you.
Twilight: The TV Show? by Magic Rat	Jul 21st, 2008 05:58:22 PM
if so, I'm sold.
seen the leaked premier it's alienation with vamps by Mr_X	Jul 21st, 2008 06:04:20 PM
and it aint bad. i'll wait a couple of episodes to fully make up my mind. vamp tv just makes me pine for the buffyverse. with the shit on tv right now
Pretty sweet....... by Crackles	Jul 21st, 2008 06:05:24 PM
I do agree with BeefyWhore though...fucking HBO canceling brilliant shows like Deadwood and Carnivale for no fucking reason....I hope this one gets a good run!!! This show is gonna kick ass!
Great premise by Harrow	Jul 21st, 2008 06:11:22 PM
and from the pilot, already showing signs it won't live anywhere near up to the idea. I'll watch it, and hope it improves though.
Cool poster, horrible show by TheKappa	Jul 21st, 2008 06:15:39 PM
Saw the nearly-finished cut that leaked on to the net last month and hated it. Both my girlfriend and I are big horror / vampire fans. We also loved Six Feet Under, American Beauty is one of my favorite movies and I can't wait for Towelhead... ...So it should go without saying just how badly I wanted to like this show. Unfortunately, it was a mess. The execution is sloppy. The tone of the show is way off and the camp level rendered the show nearly unwatchable. I'll be checking out the show again in September when it officially debuts- but I have the lowest of expectations.
Terrible pilot by xsi kal	Jul 21st, 2008 06:30:16 PM
Worst pilot I have seen in a long time. Sad too, because I like the books, like Paquin, and generally like Alan Ball. What a train wreck of a pilot though.
Really fucking awful by enderandrew	Jul 21st, 2008 06:41:11 PM
I downloaded the pilot, and obviously they were aiming for camp, but it was truly fucking awful. Not even gratuitous nudity saved the pilot.
I don't like Buffy either. by slowgraffiti	Jul 21st, 2008 06:42:32 PM
It's okay. It's a teen soap opera for the Marilyn Manson set. I don't hate it, but it's like Dawsons Creek mixed with mythology.
I love Joss Whedon........ by Crackles	Jul 21st, 2008 06:45:06 PM
but I do think some Buffy/Angel fans can be a bit too obsessive! I personally think there are better shows out there. Like Farscape, Battlestar Galactica, Stargate SG-1 , Stargate Atlantis, and Star Trek! Whedon is awesome though....Firefly is my favorite Whedon show and it sucks it got canceled so fast....it's one of the strongest first seasons of any show I've seen! And Dr. Horrible was fucking brilliant!!! But nothing compares to The Dark Knight!!!! I can't stop thinking about it!! Get your ass to the theater if you haven't seen it!!!
Stellan Skarsgård's son as... by Carl XVI Gustaf	Jul 21st, 2008 06:51:45 PM
...a 1000 year old viking vampire is enough for me to watch this. At least that episode...
Wait a second, nudity? by hiperaktiv	Jul 21st, 2008 06:54:53 PM
Was Anna Paquin nude in the pilot? If not, not worth a view IMO
my thoughts exactly! by the milf lover	Jul 21st, 2008 06:59:05 PM
I was gonna ask the same thing as hiperaktiv, I sure would like some Paquin nudity too!
no nudity as i recall of paquin by Mr_X	Jul 21st, 2008 07:04:32 PM
but nudity of a vampire riding a bird. it was just a very odd show. strange. down in the bayou i guess, with people with wierd accents. it was just a very strange pilot that kept me watching, which i guess is a good thing. you don't like buffy / angel? your loss.
Awesome. by apolo_sputnik	Jul 21st, 2008 07:13:35 PM
Alan Ball ROCKS. And Rolls. All day long.
no Paquin nudity? by the milf lover	Jul 21st, 2008 07:16:01 PM
then to hell with this crap!
The Pilot Licked Taint by fedrich519	Jul 21st, 2008 07:24:29 PM
Fucking horrible. Just horrible.
East Bound and Down is SOOOOOOOO much better by Snootch	Jul 21st, 2008 10:40:05 PM
Too bad True Blood's pilot wasn't very good. It's a shame theres no word on if and when East Bound and Down will air, its pilot was fuckin hilarious and I'd maybe rate it right up there with the holy Arrested Development.
this is based on a series of books by j2talk	Jul 21st, 2008 10:49:36 PM
by charlaine harris 8 books so far, begin with : Dead Until Dark.....Mysteries with an interesting take on Vampires and other supernatural creatures...well worth the read if you are looking for something new
I wish SciFi didnt pick up the Dresden Files by Snootch	Jul 21st, 2008 10:54:16 PM
Dresden Files, on HBO, would be fucking sick.
Best thing he's done is Nothing is Private... by DanielKurland	Jul 21st, 2008 11:27:44 PM
Now just release the fucking movie!
Am I the only one who loved the pilot... by DanielKurland	Jul 21st, 2008 11:30:50 PM
In barely any time at all they've already done a pretty effective job at setting up the entire universe the show is existing in. I liked it a lot...
I enjoyed most of the pilot by ls420	Jul 21st, 2008 11:39:57 PM
but im pretty open minded with my tv. Ill give it a chance to get better
doesnt matter anyway by the milf lover	Jul 21st, 2008 11:49:21 PM
no vampire-themed tv show can ever hope to be as good, let alone better, than the 90s masterpiece that was the horror-police drama Forever Knight!
The viral stuff is pretty cool. by Rev. Slappy	Jul 22nd, 2008 12:07:39 AM
The poster and commercials for the synthetic blood are pretty cool.
Awesome by MCPot	Jul 22nd, 2008 12:37:12 AM
If Alan Ball is involved ... count me in. The poster looks cool. Very SFUnderish. Screw the haters who've seen ONE freakin episode.
Vampires are the new gay. by fiester	Jul 22nd, 2008 01:33:44 AM
That's the show in a nutshell. Enjoy.
30 minutes in and ... I am bored by jbs0209	Jul 22nd, 2008 01:48:47 AM
30 minutes into the pilot, and I am bored. The US pilot of Life on Mars went faster. As previous posters said: Vampires are the new gay It is Alien Nation with vampires Originally these comments made no sense but after watching 30 minutes they make all the sense in the world. I think I'll delete this and watch City Homicide instead.
More thoughts by xsi kal	Jul 22nd, 2008 02:52:54 AM
I have to agree with Snootch on The Dresden Files. Wish a real cable station had gotten hold of that property instead of SciFi -- the books are great fun, and would lend themselves well to a professionally done series. As far as True Blood... I like the series it is based on (Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire books), but I never thought it would make very good tv. Honestly, an uneducated, kinda dumb telepathic waitress mixing with vampires is a lot more entertaining when you don't have to actually hear her talk. That said, they could have still done a lot more with the pilot. Terrible script, very wooden acting by everyone involved, absurd soundtrack... it didn't seem to know if it wanted to be a drama, a comedy, or a 70s camp-fest. In the end, it was none of the above.
Oh and... by xsi kal	Jul 22nd, 2008 02:55:21 AM
No nude Paquin, (though she does get frisky later in the book). Instead, you get to see her character's brother have sex with a nude female fang-banger, while a video of that same woman having sex with a vamp plays in the background. It's not as interesting as it sounds.
Anna Paquin looks good as a blonde... by Prof. Pop-Cult	Jul 22nd, 2008 04:44:16 AM
Well, that's my first initial impression. This leaked pilot also has a "missing scene" (or whatever). I think we have to withhold judgment until we watch a final edit of the pilot. This series concept still has potential, though. Aside from this, what's up with the family kitchen? -- it looks exactly like the same kitchen set of the Fisher family in Six Feet Under.
That's nice, HBO... by OBSD	Jul 22nd, 2008 06:15:51 AM
Now where the fuck is the Preacher series you promised?
Colour me "intrigued" by Yeti	Jul 22nd, 2008 06:41:44 AM
I thought Vampirres were the new black?
That poster doesn't represent what you see by Fried Gold	Jul 22nd, 2008 08:29:21 AM
in the show.
The pilot was just dull. by gotilk	Jul 22nd, 2008 08:46:53 AM
Maybe with sweetening they can add some drama and tension to the whole thing, but I can't see that transforming it to the point of being entertaining. It had it's weird, shocking moments. For instance the freaky vampire milf sex scene. But beyond that it just felt half asleep most of the time. Like Robert Mitchum after a quaalude binge. Hope they can improve on it.
I rewatched Near Dark recently by skimn	Jul 22nd, 2008 09:00:03 AM
and although the rumor of a remake is terrible, I think the story could be revamped (pardon the pun), and made into a continuing series. The shocking bright red of the poster is a little reminescent of the rose on the American Beauty poster. I haven't seen anything but I'm willing to give Alan Ball a chance.
Hell, I'm a "sucker" for vampire shows..... by Ninja Nerd	Jul 22nd, 2008 10:51:06 AM
...so I'll most likely check it out. Plus, I liked the first two seasons of Six Feet Under. (The rest were just painful)
HBO Needs to Adapt The Walking Dead! by Judge Briggs	Jul 22nd, 2008 11:21:57 AM

Terrible pilot by Underdogthe3rd	Jul 22nd, 2008 12:04:32 PM
A bunch of rednecks with a fat leading actress and a generic and anoying afro-girlfriend... Count me out. BTW, vampires. Pfui, what a childish concept.
randy vampires in the American South? by REDD	Jul 22nd, 2008 01:02:35 PM
"Vampire on a Hot Tin Roof"
Wild and wacky Vampires fuck and bite one another... by JKrow21	Jul 22nd, 2008 02:27:07 PM
Bring back Rome, they did it best.
Sex unt sex unt sex unt SEX! by brock landers baby	Jul 22nd, 2008 03:00:02 PM

Any possibility of Anna getting naked? by HoboCode	Jul 22nd, 2008 03:06:26 PM
One can dream.
Captain Justice... by REDD	Jul 22nd, 2008 04:02:03 PM
wait, it's on now? I thought it hadn't premiered yet?
True Blood by RaRoMo	Jul 22nd, 2008 04:10:59 PM
I'm really looking forward to it. Six Feet Under was the best show on television. Towelhead is getting rave reviews. If Alan Ball's involved, I gotta believe it'll be great. As far as the pilot goes, I've deliberately not seen it, because I want to see the finished product, not a rough draft (I'm sure they're still tweaking the pilot). All you haters, just gulp down some Tru Blood and relax.
REDD by RaRoMo	Jul 22nd, 2008 04:11:52 PM
It premieres September 7.
That Poster Art is great... by EriamJH	Jul 22nd, 2008 04:33:27 PM
...if you like giving an an old airbrush artist some exposure since 33-1/3rd LPs went off the market. Really blurry, too, but that's okay as the dude is making a living airbrushing t-shirts at county fairs and selling towels from a van in da' hood.
What the fuck is it with supernatural shows? by floatybrownthing	Jul 22nd, 2008 04:38:06 PM
Jesus christ....Enough already. It's not like any of them are any good.
Come on... by REDD	Jul 22nd, 2008 07:44:24 PM
"Ghost Whisperer" is..ah..you're right.
Thought this sounded familiar by Jameswholikesmovies	Jul 22nd, 2008 07:58:16 PM
Apparently the show is based off the Southern Vampire Mysteries books by Charlaine Harris. I read one of the books, it was ok but nothing that stole my attention. Dresden File books were much better IMO, will have to see how this turns out.
Judge Briggs, I would have agreed with you by Just another useless chump with a microphone	Jul 22nd, 2008 08:18:47 PM
Until I got my hands on Vol 8 (I don't read the individual episodes, just the TPBs). I LOVED The Walking Dead up till now, and have very anxiously been awaiting Vol 8. Now it's out, and after reading it, I think I'm done with the series. That was like a big "fuck you!" to the readers. The only reason I might keep reading is out of curiosity. Now that it's just the two of them, it could get back to what I really enjoyed about the book...the zombie/survival drama. Once it started being the Prison People Vs Psycho Guy And His Town, it kinda took me out of it. Personal character drama suddenly became Mad Max. We'll see I guess. Sorry for the threadjack. And yeah HBO, where's our Preacher series?
Supernatural is the best "supernatural series by liljuniorbrown	Jul 22nd, 2008 09:03:26 PM
Sorry but i'm just a huge fan of that show. If the writters stay in the realm of horror,and keep away from love intrests and shit,that show could really do well. On a different note, Preacher and Punisher should both be series on pay cable,just showtime instead of HBO. Besides Big Love,HBO has let me down alot.
Can anyone tell me... by chiefpapa	Jul 22nd, 2008 11:02:47 PM
..what the hell ever happened to Priest?!? Is this shelved?
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Damn link by plocock	Jul 23rd, 2008 05:05:07 PM
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what the fuck? by floatybrownthing	Jul 23rd, 2008 08:54:48 PM
http://www.joblo.com/newsimage s1/jensbodyposter.jpg Anyone see a similarity?
chiefpapa by Chymera	Jul 23rd, 2008 09:03:13 PM
Are you talking about Priest the manwha series from Korea? Or Preacher? I haven't seen a new issue for Priest in a long while. I wonder if its going to even be finished.
This show was really, really, really by slowgraffiti	Jul 24th, 2008 12:25:19 AM
terrible. I have read the books, they were okay. I had faith that Ball would be able to separate the wheat from the chaff, but apparently all he was interested in was the chaff. Very disappointing. Jaw dropping bad at points. Bill the vampire was pitch perfect as was Sam the manager at the bar where Sookie works. The female characters were terrible. Shit, I am really remembering why I hated this. A woman has sex with a vamp and tapes it. Then she watches it and the vamp is there like on the tape acting all weird...there are rules people. 2. Sookie's power comes and goes when it is convenient. And she can't read Sam's mind in the book. They don't really give that impression here. Dreck.
If only... by andtheflesh	Jul 24th, 2008 08:23:00 AM
...the WB was still around. Then I'd be fine that this show existed. As is, it's just taking money from my Preacher and A Song of Fire and Ice HBO series.
I'm still looking forward to it by whoknowswhy	Jul 26th, 2008 01:52:56 PM
From what I hear, the pilot has been reshot. There is a lot of potential here. I've read all of the books, and Sookie can read Sam's mind, but it's more difficult (and there is a reason for that). She usually chooses to block his thoughts as much as possible since he's her boss.

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