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Capone talks war, sex and vampires with TOWELHEAD director and TRUE BLOOD creator Alan Ball!!!

Can I be? by Itto Ogami loses Daigoro	Sep 15th, 2008 09:29:42 AM
FIRST!
Call me an idiot.... by TheWaqman	Sep 15th, 2008 09:32:22 AM
if you want. But I'm actually kind of enjoying True Blood.
The Sopranos will be the greatest final episode ever by Itto Ogami loses Daigoro	Sep 15th, 2008 09:33:19 AM
whenever it airs. Hurry up HBO, that cliffhanger with Tony and fam at the diner had me guessing how Phil's crew is going to wack Tony!
Thanks for the spoiler Capone ... by MorpheusTheSandman	Sep 15th, 2008 09:44:30 AM
I haven't finished the last season of Six Feet Under yet ... Morph
Six Feet Under's finale by Johnny Smith	Sep 15th, 2008 10:06:21 AM
...aired three years ago. I think any spoilers you get, you get. And for the record, I had it spoiled for me too.
star trek the next generation will be greatest final episode eve by Mr_X	Sep 15th, 2008 10:12:28 AM
the sky's the limit
I don't care if it was 3 years ago by frozen01	Sep 15th, 2008 10:13:41 AM
With iTunes and TV on DVD, a lot of people don't even begin watching shows until they're already off the air (usually because they didn't hear about them until afterwards). It doesn't take much time to put spoiler alert!!! in there, especially with such a BIG spoiler!
Too Bad about the Sun by DRACULA_WANTS_THE_AMULET	Sep 15th, 2008 10:24:12 AM
and Silver hurting and killing Bloodsuckers. I respect the fact that they are closer to human as far as appearance goes, but shouldn't they be just like us. So tired of the supernatural power bullcrap. Being immortal, but able to die if injured like we do is how I'd like to see them played out. The Viral crap HBO created for this show was laughable, but so far the show is pretty decent. Nice interview by the way. I like this guy. He doesnt come across as full of himself like most people in the biz.
The Six Feet Under Finale was the greatest ever if.... by wenchy	Sep 15th, 2008 10:29:05 AM
you feel an all consuming feeling of bleak sadness, interrupted only by sporadic crying jags, a fun way to spend 48 hours after watching that finale!! Seriously, I could not stop crying for two days – and then I watched it again a couple of weeks later and the same thing happened, sob city!! I kept hearing Nate say “it’s already gone” over and over. I never had a TV show affect me so profoundly and illustrate in such a dramatic way how very short life is. It was a phenomenal series, one of my all time favorites.
true blood by mutombo	Sep 15th, 2008 10:35:35 AM
actually wasn't all that bad. The lead actress just can't carry a TV show. I think she's a bleak, annoying, thick character. I hope this changes when 'character development' kicks in, or else I can't bear to watch the series any further. And Alan Ball can't do anything wrong after American Beauty in my book.
I am enjoying Trueblood as well! by wenchy	Sep 15th, 2008 10:38:52 AM
My husband and I are longtime fans of the Sookie Stackhouse books and we both like the series a lot so far. With the exception of the Tara character (and I am still on the fence about her) the people and places are just about exactly as i pictured them – I think he did a great job!
Who is "Rod Zombie"? by LarryTate	Sep 15th, 2008 10:40:53 AM
some porn vampire? I'm liking the lead actress more in the 2nd ep of True Blood... now if they can just stop padding her bras so much. And I'm sorry, but that dipshit brother gets laid WAY too much.. I give it 2/5 so far.
Trueblood hasn't given me a reason to care? by cookylamoo	Sep 15th, 2008 10:45:23 AM
It's like the X-Men. I can't get involved in the struggle for equality for people who don't exist.
Greatest Finale by kbass	Sep 15th, 2008 11:00:27 AM
That would be "Angel." Oh wait, I meant worst finale ever. Canceled without a chance to wrap up the story worst finale ever. Treated with disrespect by its own network worst finale ever.
True Blood not too bad... by Ninja Nerd	Sep 15th, 2008 11:01:08 AM
I kind of like this show. It's NOT some warmed over version of Angel, Forever Knight, etc. SPOILER I like the fact that Bill killed the Rattrays and fed on them in a very matter-of-fact way. He's not a hero, messiah, or the like. He's a vampire who's more than a little intrigued with Sookie. The brother needs to grow up or get hit by a truck. At this point, either works for me.
frozen01 by Mr_X	Sep 15th, 2008 11:04:44 AM
spoiler jesus dies in the end of the bible, but it's alright casue he comes back alive again. and the ship actually sinks in titanic. kbass, I thought the angel finale was bleak and brutal, but considering what happened, a fucking brilliant ending just showing the network what a bunch of dicks they were to cancel it.
True Blood....Good by amrcanpoet	Sep 15th, 2008 11:07:26 AM
I wouldn't say "great," but definitely "good" after 2 episodes. It could go either way, at this point, though. If they don't start developing a deep mythology for Sookie and Bill (e.g. why she is "slayer"ish, why he can't "glamor" her), I'll probably lose interest; but, for now, they've got me watching, and even anticipating...Next week's episode looks really good (more of a vamp POV episode).
Larrytate: "that dipshit brother gets laid WAY too much" by DRACULA_WANTS_THE_AMULET	Sep 15th, 2008 11:09:25 AM
Welcome to the south. laid to tree ratio needs to be factored. If your surrounded by woods and you live in a boring town and you known everyone you know since childhood. You fuck alot till you get someone pregnant. What else are you going to do. It's boring in small towns. So fucking boring.
Yeah that dipshit brother boned 10 girls already... by TheWaqman	Sep 15th, 2008 12:35:38 PM
in 2 episodes!!!
YOU BASTARD by auddym	Sep 15th, 2008 12:58:49 PM
I have the last episode of Six Feet Under inside my DVD player.
I approve. by fivezero	Sep 15th, 2008 01:00:28 PM
Alan Ball is legit. He's not in the biz to fuck around. HE takes mundane Americana-type shit and adds a new thread to it that makes it exciting and visceral. American Beauty was really great and Six Feet Under is my favorite TV series. True Blood, in my opinion, has had a strong start and if it gets better after episode 2? Sign me up for the whole run. Exciting times with Alan Ball!
See, here's the thing.... by cookylamoo	Sep 15th, 2008 01:51:29 PM
Vampire or Mutant, you got super-powers, man, so why should I feel sorry for you? Plus, you live forever. Well, Boo Hoo Hoo.
True Blood gets super cool. by JediRob	Sep 15th, 2008 02:22:06 PM
i saw a few eps ahead myself. Stick with it guys.
Towelhead was damn good. Not SOLD on True Blood Yet by Brians Life	Sep 15th, 2008 02:43:13 PM
Only two episodes in...I LIKE it, and I'm gonna stick with it for a bit...especially since I hear Alex Skarsgard in comin' aboard. Fucking loved that dude in Generation Kill....anyone else think he'd make a dope Captain America!?!
The fangs and the hissing are terrible. by unit1421	Sep 15th, 2008 02:49:28 PM
Why can't anyone ever do the fangs properly? They look completely retarded. The hissing thing is also ridiculous. How are you supposed to come off as menacing if you sound like you're about to hurl up a fur ball? I get that setting it in Louisiana is a big "fuck you" to Anne Rice for turning into a "found again" Jesus freak and taking back the rights to The Vampire Chronicles from Warner Brothers. I don't know, I guess it's the same as when the patent on Tupperware expired, everyone else copied it. The show is OK, and I'm always glad to see William Sanderson working.
I HAD FIVE MINUTES OF SIX FEET UNDER LEFT TO WATCH by Son of Hades	Sep 15th, 2008 02:55:05 PM
Etc.
Did you ask him why.... by medicinaluser	Sep 15th, 2008 03:45:29 PM
True Blood seems to suck so much?
SFU Finale (minor spoilers) by Mosquito March	Sep 15th, 2008 04:12:04 PM
I just finished the series on last weekend, and was stunned by the way it ended. What a spectacular miscalculation. I don't know why Ball thinks he needs to spell everything out for you, but he's constantly doing it, in everything (I still hate that fucking plastic bag scene in AMERICAN BEAUTY). We didn't need to know what happened to these characters, and the hammy, jokey, soft-focus execution was preposterous. In the span of five minutes, he reduced five seasons of fantastic character development and wonderful performances into a plastic sack of cheap punchlines. I haven't been that pissed off at a series finale since Seinfeld. But, now I think i understand how the A.I. critics feel about the ending. Ball did something similar here, and it totally sucked. The series should have ended with the toasting of a departed key player - fade to black. The continued reappearance of that character (behaving OUT of character) after his death a few episodes before was bad enough. Ball's coda only made it worse.
JESUS, CAPONE, COME ON! by GravitysRainbow	Sep 15th, 2008 04:30:57 PM
Look, I know Six Feet Under has been off the air for a few years. Unfortunately, not all of us have time to catch up on the entire series yet. It was really dick to avoid putting a spoiler tag around the information with the last episode. I bet there are tons of shows you want to watch from the last 5-7, hell, maybe even more years that you haven't gotten around to. Why don't I just ruin the ending to everything for you because you haven't gotten around to it?
True Blood is decent so far. by Devil'sOwn	Sep 15th, 2008 06:28:09 PM
My wife says it's like the books, but it's gonna take a bit to introduce the various characters and concepts. The main selling-point for me is that, being an HBO series, they can really push the mature content envelope. Let's hope they give it a chance to find its audience and flourish.
My favorite series finales ever... by DanielKurland	Sep 15th, 2008 06:33:46 PM
Six Feet Under, The Larry Sanders Show, Sports Night, Twin Peaks, Angel. I saw Towelhead last year, and it was definitely my favorite film of the year. That, and, There Will Be Blood.
Oh, and also, The Wire.... by DanielKurland	Sep 15th, 2008 06:36:56 PM
Obviously.
You should have asked him about Towelhead's trailer... by DanielKurland	Sep 15th, 2008 06:38:56 PM
Has anyone seen it? It's one of the most disrespectful things I've seen. It paints the movie as this awkward comedy, while it's actually more depressing than American Beauty. The trailer is a joke on the viewer, right? Or has the film been drastically edited since when I saw it last year.
True Blood is Great! by RaRoMo	Sep 15th, 2008 06:52:13 PM
Is TB SFU? No, of course not. We may never get another series like SFU, which to me is the greatest series ever aired. But TB is a great show. Each week gets better, and I really respect Alan Ball for putting together a series that's just meant to be fun. Mosquito March? Maybe you call yourself Mosquito for a reason. You hate the SFU finale? You hate the plastic bag floating around the World Trade Center in American Beauty? You're in a tiny minority, even tinier than your mosquito body. Buzz and vibrate somewhere else. A mosquito, after all, is not something admirable. It's a tiny annoyance you slap on the side of your neck while adults talk.
CAPONE ! You forgot by Go Ahead ChestBump Me	Sep 15th, 2008 08:42:38 PM
to tell Ball about the 6FU finale... a 3-year mourning deserves the words of the creator.
I will check it out by Dazzler69	Sep 16th, 2008 06:45:23 AM
on demand. This might fly after all. Pretty decent so far.
Greatest Finale Ever by Fernwick_	Sep 16th, 2008 11:04:05 AM
Angel last episode, hands down. Six Feet Under was freaking amazing though.
RaRoMo - I heard you got your name... by Mosquito March	Sep 16th, 2008 04:50:56 PM
...when Scooby Doo called you "a homo".
No joke, it was on my DVD Player by auddym	Sep 16th, 2008 07:09:22 PM
And now that I've seen it, I have to say it was beautiful, not depressing at all.

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