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  • HBO’s True Blood Looks Back at Itself With a Rewatch Podcast

    HBO’s True Blood Looks Back at Itself With a Rewatch Podcast

    When True Blood first hit HBO in 2008, it came at just the right time. The adaptation of Charlaine Harris’ Southern Vampire Mysteries featured vampires and werewolves being sexy in Louisiana and was an extremely easy sell at the time. It’s hard to say if it was actually good, but it was certainly watchable enough…


  • That True Blood Musical Is Apparently Still Happening

    That True Blood Musical Is Apparently Still Happening

    The idea of a True Blood musical has been bandied about since the vampire drama concluded its HBO run in 2014. Composer Nathan Barr, who worked on all seven seasons of the show, revealed that he’d pitched the concept to show creator Alan Ball, with hopes of “returning to the roots” of the story ……