True Blood is the new Heroes

[guanin]

I've just spent half my morning at the True Blood comms wondering why Alan Ball is projecting Kring. Disjointed storylines that have nothing to do with each other, boring new characters, people acting stupid, series creator pissing off the fans (and while screwing up the original source material, which is even worse), finding more things to critise than to praise, sick and twisted characters considered to be redeemable (Bill needs to die and he needs to die now), etc. Why, TV gods, why?

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[c-quinn.livejournal.com]

Oh, I hate when that happens. TV shows that start so strongly and then quickly begin to fade... It's an epidemic.

I think the cure is to hire fan-girls and let them do all the writing.

[guanin.livejournal.com]

Actually, for me season 1 wasn't that great. Addictive, but not HBO quality, I thought. The second season was so much better, and the main reason is the same issue I've been debating all day. The series creator's OTP dominated the first season (like in the book), while in the second the love story that runs across the whole book series got going, but Mr. Ball doesn't like that pairing, oh no. He wants the one with the creepy, fucked up guy who rapes his girlfriend. Right now, I don't think much of Ball as a person.

And this season started out so well, so full of promise. I wonder what kind of deal Charlaine Harris got and if she approves of this shit. I don't see why she would.