Author: | Becca Wilcott | ISBN: | 9781554909346 |
Publisher: | ECW Press | Publication: | June 1, 2010 |
Imprint: | Language: | English |
Author: | Becca Wilcott |
ISBN: | 9781554909346 |
Publisher: | ECW Press |
Publication: | June 1, 2010 |
Imprint: | |
Language: | English |
Truly Madly Deadly: The Unofficial True Blood Companion is at once an introductory guide to the first two seasons of HBO's immensely popular vampire series True Blood and an all-in-one treasure tomb for the "truest" of fans. Created by Alan Ball the Oscar-winning writer of American Beauty and creator of HBO's cult ensemble sensation Six Feet Under in 2009 True Blood surpassed The Sopranos as the largest ever audience for a cable show at over 12.4 million viewers a week relaunching the career of Oscar winner Anna Paquin and introducing international audiences to Stephen Moyer Alexander Skarsgård and Ryan Kwanten to name only a few of the award-winning cast. This book offers in-depth biographies of each major cast member along with pictures and fan quotes; guides to each episode along with a host of fun facts and behind-the-scenes anecdotes; sidebars providing additional cast or character info; full chapters which tackle some of the greater underlying themes of True Blood such as the paranormal and the politics of race sexuality and gender; an overview of literary and cinematic vampires; an in-depth look at how social media has contributed to the success of the show including interviews with the Twitter True Blood players; tributes to the supporting cast including an interview with Kristin Bauer (Pam Ravenscroft); and an exclusive interview with and introduction to Charlaine Harris author of the bestselling Sookie Stackhouse novels on which the series is loosely based.
Truly Madly Deadly: The Unofficial True Blood Companion is at once an introductory guide to the first two seasons of HBO's immensely popular vampire series True Blood and an all-in-one treasure tomb for the "truest" of fans. Created by Alan Ball the Oscar-winning writer of American Beauty and creator of HBO's cult ensemble sensation Six Feet Under in 2009 True Blood surpassed The Sopranos as the largest ever audience for a cable show at over 12.4 million viewers a week relaunching the career of Oscar winner Anna Paquin and introducing international audiences to Stephen Moyer Alexander Skarsgård and Ryan Kwanten to name only a few of the award-winning cast. This book offers in-depth biographies of each major cast member along with pictures and fan quotes; guides to each episode along with a host of fun facts and behind-the-scenes anecdotes; sidebars providing additional cast or character info; full chapters which tackle some of the greater underlying themes of True Blood such as the paranormal and the politics of race sexuality and gender; an overview of literary and cinematic vampires; an in-depth look at how social media has contributed to the success of the show including interviews with the Twitter True Blood players; tributes to the supporting cast including an interview with Kristin Bauer (Pam Ravenscroft); and an exclusive interview with and introduction to Charlaine Harris author of the bestselling Sookie Stackhouse novels on which the series is loosely based.