We're up to date! We finished Season 2 tonight and I'm really glad I only have to wait a week until Season 3 starts. We even have HBO now. Amazing but true. Maryanne must be controlling my TV.

Joe Manganiello, the new werewolf Alcide


Anna Paquin (Sookie) introduces Alcide and they discuss the "Brotherhood of the Sock" and lycanthropic cred.

Werewolves? Why can't these authors stick with just one kind. Anne Rice was fine until we had to add the whole stockpot full of creatures. Ugh.

I don't have, nor will I get HBO. I have read all of the books (more than once). Is each season based on that number of the book? (season 1=book 1)

Season 1 followed Dead Until Dark fairly closely, beefing up some characters (for example, Tara and Lafayette are much more prominent in the series).

The second season borrows a couple of themes from Living Dead in Dallas, but is basically a completely separate story line.

We'll see where season three goes.

Yeah, I really wish they'd just stick to the Vampires - I think there is much in the true blood premise left to explore. With Vampires among us, it would be interesting to see how they get integrated into society - hold down jobs - why wouldn't there be Vampire History professors, research scientists, artists. This whole notion of how one would spend an immortal life is left unexplored.

Spending time with shape shifters, warewolves, mummy's, greco-roman demi-gods who haven't joined mainstream life is a waste of an interesting premise.

That said, I'm loving True Blood and hope that continues into the next season.

You forgot the Fae.

Remember that Sam is a Shape Shifter and Maryanne is (was?) a Maenad. Even Sookie, the main character is a "Supe" (Supernatural).

MAY be spoilers:

Just finished reading the latest book in the series. It definately brought back my interest - although...

Yeah, I don't mind that they go adding every monster-supe creature in the book. Because, well, it's based on books. So they have to use those as a basis. I can't blame the TV show for that, and the allegory of vampires into society as a gay metaphor would have gone stale pretty quick if it was a vamps-only series.

Since Sam was a shape-shifter from Season One, the idea of more-than-vampires was planted from the beginning. I can't blame a thing for what it is and always was. Besides, the new werewolf is woof-and-a-half.