True Blood, tastes like the real thing.

True Blood is a show about what would happen if vampires would come out of hiding and try to integrate into humanity as just a another race. This came about as a blood substitute, "True blood", was created in Japan and this allowed the vampires to survive without having to feed of humans. The show tackles the prejudices on both sides as well as the rising tensions as both vampire and humans are forced to integrate and deal with each others presence.

Love evolves between Sooki Stackhouse the main protagonist of the show and Bill Compton a 173 year old Vampire who has embraced the new way of life living in peace with humans. After you get over the redneck hill billy town setting and accents, this show is really fun to watch. You get great acting from Anna Paquin, tons of nude scenes, and a lot of vampire horror. If they add a some hot cars then this would be every adolocent guys dream.

My only complaint is that some of the character screen times, like the focus on the life an back story of Sooki's annoying bad tempered best friend, seems totally unnecessary. They should focus on the story of just a few of the charachters because as in any ensemble cast, not everyone is interesting. I deal with enough a$$holes in my everyday life and seing a major one on my tv isnt really appealing.

All in all, true blood hits the spot. Its more realistic than twilight, and without the camp factor of buffy. It has already been HBO's third most watched series next to "Sex and the City" and "The Sopranos". Try it for a taste of something new, you just might get addicted to the taste of True Blood.

Twilight ...I prefer Moonlight

I recently watched Twilight in our local cinema. I haven't read the book and just saw an ad about it in the TV. Being a horror/supernatural geek, I naturally was one of the first in line to watch this movie. Boy was I in for a disappointment. The movie seemed to be like a long made for TV special that tried to woo tweens. The vampires looked too feminine and I have no idea why the girls are swooning over them. Sitting in the theater I couldn't help but think that Blade or Buffy would take down this posers in about 5 minutes, no sweat! I just wanted their to be more bite to match the bark. The media has been promoting this movie like crazy and I felt that the movie did not live up to the hype.

The only part of the movie that I found entertaining was the vampire baseball scene. They could only play during thunderstorms to mask the noise they made when they struck the balls. It Sort of reminded me of Smallville in a way, with Clark having to deal with sports and everyday things at the same time trying to keep his identity secret.

All in all this movie was ok, but not great. I would recommend this for those who want a different kind of vampire movie and those who are fans of the books. 6 out of 10 stars for me. Should you want your vampire dish served up a different way, try Moonlight,True Blood, or Blood Ties.