Reasons You Will Love "True Blood"

True Blood is a show on HBO that involves vampires and the people who love them. It started airing in 2008 and is loosely based on a series of books by Charlaine Harris.

Reason 1
The men. And the women. As the show is aired on HBO, there are a number of naked people running around, usually having sex, sometimes having orgies (which aren't as exciting as you'd think, unfortunately).











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Reason Two

The vampires on True Blood have recently "come out of the coffin" and are being met with hate and intolerance. The parallels between the vampires and homosexuals are thinly veiled at best. There are hate crimes against vampires, there is a Vampire Rights League trying to fight to get vampires rights in America, there is a religious group that is openly preaching against vampires. There is a lot of talk about how vampires are no different from others, that they can't help being the way that they are -- they're born this way, if you will.

Reason Three

The fierce factor. It's worth sitting through an hour of True Blood just to see what the rapier tongues of Pam and Lafayette will say. They are particular favorites of mine.

Reason Four

This season (Season 4 if you're curious), the action has been fast forwarded a year through a mildly lame plot point. The character of Tara, who has left town and assumed a new identity to escape her former life, is living with and involved in a relationship with a woman. This fact is not treated as a big deal, just with acceptance that this is the person that she's happy and feels safe with. I liked that there wasn't a huge "TARA IS NOW A LESBIAN" speech and also that it wasn't treated as a one time fling. In fact, one of the more real moments of the show happened when Tara sends Naomi away in order to protect her and then sobs in the empty parking lot. It was very touching and very real, as the friend I was watching the show with brought up that he had cried like that over a guy before.

Reason Five

The theme song. Just listening to it makes me feel sexy.



Reason Six
In Season 3, the King of Mississippi is introduced, as well as his partner, Talbot. They have been married for 700 years. If that isn't proof that gay marriage can work, I don't know what is.