Features
Tuesday, November 22 2011
Mothers, Killers and Vampires: The Post-Familial Society in “True Blood”
True Blood suggests that a change in family structure within a society doesn't necessarily entail a downfall of traditional concepts of morals and values.
Friday, September 10 2010
Vampire Misogyny: Violence in 'True Blood'
From the beginning of its debut, True Blood has pushed the edge of what was possible with TV violence and sex. But is there any point to the extreme sex and violence on the show? And has it gone too far?
Friday, January 8 2010
The Best TV of 2009
Aside from one or two new shows, this look at the Best of TV 2009 seems awfully familiar. A look at early '60s admen? A practically incomprehensible drama about an island of airplane crash castaways? The Americanization of a UK workplace comedy? That definitely rings a bell.
Wednesday, January 14 2009
The Best Television Performers of 2008
More than anything, though, I wish all those political pundits would take some time off, to rest and let their vocal cords recuperate. That truly would make for a happy new year.
Columns
Monday, April 25 2011
Why Do So Many Aliens Look Like Tony Blair?
The unfamiliar will only find acceptance if it is expressed in familiar terms; thus, aliens "...may have bulbous heads and triangular eyes, speak in a chillingly robotic monotone or emit a strong stench of sulphur, but otherwise they look much like Tony Blair."
Reviews
Monday, June 27 2011
'True Blood' Season Four Premiere
In the new season of True Blood, the right-wing “nut jobs” are no longer only one-dimensional objects of ridicule: now it's looking like they may not only right, but also correct.
Sunday, June 14 2009
True Blood
True Blood's second season showcases the similarities between fundamentalisms -- whether Christian or pagan.
Sunday, September 7 2008
True Blood
The goofy vampire romance in True Blood is granted another perspective by Tara (Rutina Wesley), who at least seems aware of life outside of Bon Temps, Louisiana.
Blogs
Thursday, December 16 2010
Top 10 TV Shows of 2010
In 2010, television brought us cops in Hawaii, bikers in California, British investigators and a different kind of situation at the Jersey shore.
Monday, May 24 2010
True Blood: Music From The HBO Original Series Volume 2 (new album / stream)
Various Artists True Blood: Music From The HBO Original Series Volume 2 (Elektra/Atlantic) Releasing: 25 May Yet another True Blood soundtrack is releasing tomorrow, this…
Wednesday, May 19 2010
HBO's 'True Blood' Comes to Comics!
After reading all Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse novels to date and devouring the first two seasons of HBO’s True Blood, you may be left wondering,…
Thursday, September 24 2009
True Blood Season 2 - The Wrap-Up
HBO's vampire show managed to grow its ratings and expand its universe in the second season. So why was it so frustrating to watch so much of the time?
News
Thursday, June 23 2011
Alexander Skarsgard gets some added bite from 'True Blood'
LOS ANGELES — Playing an aloof, sexy Viking vampire sheriff on HBO's "True Blood" requires many things of Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgard, not least among…
Monday, July 12 2010
Actor brings extended life to 'True Blood' character
It scarcely seems plausible that an ordinary human could be the most vivid character on HBO's ghoulish "True Blood," a show teeming with supernatural, larger-than-death…
Wednesday, June 9 2010
'True Blood' ready to flow again
It's finally time for the "Blood"-thirsty to be appeased. Yes, "True Blood," television's most outrageous and lascivious series, returns Sunday for its third season on…
Sunday, May 2 2010
TV theme songs aren't going to make it after all
"Ode to TV Theme Songs" (To the tune of "The Ballad of Gilligan's Island") Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale a tale…
Friday, January 15 2010
Globe predictions: Michael C. Hall, John Lithgow, Jane Lynch should have speeches ready
You may hate awards shows, but the participation of Ricky Gervais as host could make for a funny and unpredictable Golden Globes this Sunday. Gervais…
