After vampires and shapeshifters, the werewolves come to Bon Temps.

“It’s just another element added to the supernatural craziness of it all,” says Anna Paquin. “There’s no way you can ever get bored on a show like this. When you think you’ve seen it all and done it all, something weirder and wilder comes out of the woodwork.”

True Blood is immensly popular. We see it in our visitors numbers, The Vault receives over 3 times more visitors than in the same period last year.

Why do fans respond so strongly? “Part of us yearns for the muck of the primal,” says series creator and executive producer Alan Ball. “We still have part of us that feels in awe of nature and all of the stuff that is bigger and scarier than us. … I think True Blood has evolved into a show that can feed that desire, that incorporates fear, terror, sex and transcendent behavior in a way that’s really entertaining and funny at the same time.”

The new season, which introduces werewolves, more shape-shifters and the byzantine world of vampire politics, corresponds to the third novel, Club Dead.

“This is classic, escapist fun,” says Stephen Moyer, who co-stars as the 173-year-old Bill. “You can read it on so many levels. It can be an hour of escapist drama. You also can watch it for comedy, suspense, as a thriller, as a horror. It’s an audacious show.”

When we left them, Bill had disappeared, apparently via kidnapping, after proposing to Sookie; shape-shifter Sam Merlotte (Sam Trammell), owner of the bar where Sookie works, had embarked on a search for his real family; and Sookie’s BFF Tara (Rutina Wesley) was grieving over the death of her boyfriend.

Bill’s disappearance “is not really the way every romantic dream proposal goes. The girl bursts into tears, runs to the bathroom, comes back to say yes, and the dude is gone,” says Paquin. “That’s going to be a pretty major plotline for Sookie.”

As Season 3 begins, Sookie will go in search of Bill, aided by handsome werewolf Alcide Herveaux (Joe Manganiello), who’s assigned to the task by vampire sheriff Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgard). Despite that arrangement, vampires and werewolves (who have been at each other’s throats in the Twilight and Underworld movie series) are not the best of super-friends.

“Eric hates them,” says Skarsgard, covered with white makeup and accents of blood red during a break on the show’s L.A. set. “In his opinion, werewolves are very primitive, stupid, disgusting, not sophisticated. After a while, you’ll find out there’s a deeper reason he hates them.”

At the same time, the actors were delighted with real wolves on the set. “They’re extraordinary creatures,” says Moyer, also sporting vampiric pallor. “They never stop moving. They’re enormous and powerful. That’s been the highlight so far — of the things I’m allowed to talk about.”

Another main story will be Sam’s search for his biological family. The shape-shifter may get more than he wishes for. “They’re an itinerant, very poor and sketchy family. He finds out who these people are and why they’ve given him up. … It’s sort of like a Pandora’s box, that he thinks he can go and meet them and then leave. But he can’t put the top back on the box,” says Trammell.

Tara and Sookie’s brother Jason (Ryan Kwanten), who shot Tara’s boyfriend, will each be dealing with the fallout from his death. Viewers also will meet a new royal bloodsucker, Russell Edgington (Dennis O’Hare), the vampire king of Mississippi, and learn more about a vampire hierarchy that also includes Sophie-Anne (Evan Rachel Wood), the vampire queen of Louisiana.

If there’s a Season 3 theme, it’s identity, Ball says. “Each character is coming to terms with who or what they are. We’re finding out what makes them tick and what they’re willing to do and not willing to do, and what they’re willing to fight for and not willing to fight for,” he says.

As is apparent, the True Blood world keeps growing, which Ball says partly reflects Harris’ novels.

“It’s bigger, or at least it feels that way,” says Deborah Ann Woll, who plays the coming-of-age vampire Jessica. “Half the faces around the table reads (of scripts) are new people. I don’t know what (their story lines) look like, what their sets look like or what their costumes look like. It feels like five TV shows are going on at the same time.”

If Blood is fun for viewers, plots drenched with blood and sex seem to make it the same for those in the show. “The material is endlessly entertaining,” Paquin says. “It’s about as much fun as you could expect to have and still technically call it a job.”

There aren’t many places where actors can test drive their own coffins, as Kristin Bauer van Straten does while preparing for a scene. “If I’m not out in 30 minutes, start looking for a key,” says Bauer van Straten as she crawls into the sleek, white pod in the office just off of the Fangtasia bar. She doesn’t need a key; the futuristic container comes with an internal escape button. “I like the phone call that starts with: ‘We need you to come in for your coffin fitting.’ Isn’t that something?”

Moyer enjoys the writing, which keeps the characters off balance. “We’re having to react to what’s happening around us, rather than us seeking out the drama. The drama is happening to all of our characters. It feels very visceral and strong and muscular because of it.”

Ball is having a good time, too.

“It is so much fun. If you had told me I would be doing a vampire show with werewolves and would be having more fun than I’d had in my life, I would have said, ‘You’re high,’ ” says Ball, who created Six Feet Under for HBO and won a screenwriting Oscar for American Beauty.

For all the wildness, Blood wouldn’t work unless it found a way to keep the characters grounded, Ball says. “We might as well have a sign in the writers’ room that says, ‘It’s the emotions, stupid.’ We try to make sure the characters’ emotional lives are what’s driving the story. Otherwise, it’s set pieces and special effects. We have such good actors that they can play the romance, the yearning, the weaknesses, the upsets, the disappointments and the triumphs.”

Lure of immortality

As Blood blossoms as a pop-culture phenomenon, Melissa Lowery, who owns true-blood.net with Elizabeth Henderson, credits the rich combination of Ball’s take on Harris’ novels. “The show is so character-driven, it’s transcended the ’supernatural/fantasy’ label to become a captivating experience for mainstream audiences. Whether it’s watching Sookie navigate her first real romance, Jason finding stability in chaos or discovering that vampires are humans, too, there is at least one character everyone can relate to.”

Skarsgard has his own theory on Blood’s appeal.

“It’s about vampires, and they represent immortality. I think people are attracted to that. Their age and knowledge and level of experience is very attractive, and you’re drawn to that,” says Skarsgard, whose Eric is 1,000 years old. “But they’re also animals, and they can turn on you like that and kill you in a second.”

Would Paquin be interested in a season for each of Harris’ 10 novels? “I’d do it until they pull the plug,” she says. “I don’t know how long everyone’s going to want to watch us running around biting each other and having all the sex and blood, but I think we’ll do this until they tell us we have to stop. It’s a dream job.”

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En lite fråga, följer du den svenska sändningen när det kommer till TB?

Jag såg dom flesta avsnitten innan dom gick på svensk tv, men efter det har jag kollat på svensk tv ibland.

Vad heter böckerna?

Det finns tio böcker än så länge och de heter:

1. Dead until dark

2. Living Dead in Dallas

3. Club dead

4. Dead to the World

5. Dead as a Doornail

6. Definitly Dead

7. All Together Dead

8. From Dead to Worse

9. Dead and Gone

10. Dead in the Family

Mer info om böckerna hittar du i kategorin Böckerna. HÄR

Finns dom på svenska?

Dom fyra första tror jag finns översatta på svenska än så länge.

Mer info hittar du i kategorin  Böckerna och jag kommer även skriva ett inlägg snart om dom böckerna som blivit översatta.

Var kan man köpa böckerna på svenska?

Jag kommer strax skriva ett inlägg om de :)

Kommer säsong 3 att läggas ut på internet om 20 dagar? :O och vilka dagar släpps nya avsnitt? kommer ngn säsong 4?

Ja avsnitten kommer troligtvis ut på internet om 15 dagar nu och det kommer släppas nya varje vecka efter det. Det är bekräftat att det kommer en säsong 4 så JA!! :)

Vilken är din favorit karaktär?

Hur många böcker finns det?

10 än så länge

Kommentera gärna om jag har skrivit fel!

Spoiler varning för dig som inte vill veta något om säsong 3

1. The Shifters and the Weres: This season will take us into “the shape-shifter world and the were world. They are two different kinds of creatures with a lot of similarities,” said Ball. On the were side, “There are a handful of werewolves, the main ones being Alcide Herveaux (Joe Manganiello), his ex-girlfriend Debbie Pelt (Brit Morgan), [and] a couple of werewolves named Coot and Gus, who are Grant Bowler and Don Swayze.”

On the shifter side, “Sam Merlotte [Sam Trammell] is going to meet his biological family. He is going to go on a journey to find his birth family and is going to be successful in that regard.” Joining the cast is Marshall Allman, who plays Tommy Mickens, Sam’s brother, who may or may not be a shape-shifter.

2. The Town of Hotshot: You’re likely familiar with Sookie’s hometown of Bon Temps. Well, get ready for Hotshot. “We definitely do go to Hotshot. … We meet Hotshot, we meet the people in Hotshot, we meet Crystal and her father, Calvin,” Ball said. Crystal (Lindsay Pulsipher) becomes a major love interest for Sookie’s brother Jason (Ryan Kwanten). As for the leader of the Hotshot group, Calvin (Gregory Sporleder), “I think our take on Calvin is a little different than the one in the book.”

3. Vampire Rights and Wrongs: When it comes to vampire politics, “we’re going to definitely see more of that this year,” he said. “We’re focusing more on the Vampire Rights Amendment to the Constitution and the struggle to get that passed and the heated feeling both pro and con.”

4. The Vampire King of Mississippi: There will be more than one Big Bad this year, but one of the baddest will be new regular Denis O’Hare, who plays Russell Edgington, the Vampire King of Mississippi. The King and his boyfriend of 700 years, Talbot, will be major players this season. “Their relationship has moments of stability. I wouldn’t say it’s a model relationship, but then again I wouldn’t point to any relationship in the show and say that’s a model relationship,” said Ball with a laugh.

The show’s action will expand to Mississippi, as the characters head there to face Russell on his home turf. “He’s definitely got his reasons for doing things, and I don’t think he thinks what he’s doing is wrong.”

5. Tara’s Scary Vamp Boyfriend: Big Bad #2 is vampire Franklin Mott, and he’s going to dig into Tara’s [Rutina Wesley] psyche in the most personal, terrifying and hot ways. “I wouldn’t say it’s a happy relationship. I would say it’s definitely not a functional relationship, and I’ll leave it at that,” he said. “Franklin’s from the books. He’s played by the really good British actor James Frain. Really, really fantastic.”

6. Lafayette’s Heart: Get ready for some serious Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) action. Not only will we meet his mother, Ruby Jean Reynolds (Alfre Woodard), but we’ll acquire a new sizzling-hot boyfriend in Jesus (Kevin Alejandro), who is “the first person who has made a serious pitch for Lafayette’s heart, which is quite a struggle, as you might imagine, ’cause Lafayette’s got a lot of walls around himself.”

7. The Missing Bill: “We find out very quickly who took Bill and where they took him. He won’t get back to Bon Temps until around the middle of the season,” said Ball. As for what that means for Sookie [Anna Paquin] and Bill’s [Stephen Moyer] relationship, especially considering she was about to say yes to his marriage proposal before he got kidnapped at the end of season two … “I would say their love is very real. I can’t really say whether it is going to last forever, ’cause I don’t want to give anything away, but I do think their love is real. I think what they feel for each other is very, very profound.”

8. Alan Ball Is Having Fun: Ball believes there’s a “lot of life” left in True Blood beyond season three. “I think this show could continue for years,” he said, beyond the fact that there are several more novels from writer Charlaine Harris to mine for material. “She keeps publishing one every year.”

As for Ball himself, he can see himself working on True Blood for a long time to come. “It continues to be fun, which for me is the most important thing. I would rather have fun on a show that nobody cares about than be miserable on a show that is the biggest hit in the world.” Luckily for Ball, he can be happy on a show a LOT of people care about.

9. Comic-Con Rock Stars: “I never thought the series would be as huge. I didn’t really have much experience in the genre world, you know what I mean? I came to it fresh and I thought, ‘I think this show will have an audience.’ But I’ve thought that about other things and it didn’t really work out that way. I just knew it was a show I would watch, I would be deeply entertained by. I think the amazing growth during the second season in terms of not only the number of viewers, but the passion on the part of the viewers, was really a surprise to me … a very pleasant one. When we went to Comic-Con last year, when we walked out on stage it was like we were rock stars. … Well, it was like the cast was rock stars and I was also there,” said Ball with a laugh.

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[AGENT MITCH COBURN] 40-50s, chiseled and confident, a military type, the very picture of American heroism. He’s a DEA Agent sent to oversee a massive drug raid. Guest Star.

[MR. RAKESTRAW] 40s, awkward looking. He was Hoyt’s high school guidance counselor. 1 speech, 3 lines, 1 scene.

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Konstigt att vi inte har fårr veta namnet på avsnitt 11...

CHARLENE 20s, hot, in business attire, she is a figure from Sam’s past. Guest star.

JON 20s to 30s. A slick con man from Sam’s past, he is seen in a flashback to 2003. Cocky and sneering. Guest star.

JADE 30s, female. A big-haired, vamp-hating goon, she thinks all “fangers” should pay. She and her husband, Vern, head to Bill’s to deliver an attempted beatdown but Jade quickly finds herself at Jessica’s mercy. Guest star.

VERN 30s. This angry, ignorant, vamp-hating goon and his wife Jade think all “fangers” should pay, and they head to Bill’s to enact a hate crime or two. Vern quickly discovers that he’s in over his head. Guest star.

TONY Male, 20s, “tall, dark and sexy in a runaway junkie kind of way,” this prostitute out for a fix vaguely resembles Talbot, which is why he’s picked up by Russell. Tony has no idea what he’s in for. 6 lines, 2 scenes.

Michael Steger:

VAMPIRE LAWYER This vampire lawyer prepares a last will and testament for Eric. 2 speeches, 2 lines, 1 scene.

Robert Catrini:

ANCHOR Seen on TV, this male news anchor reports that hate crimes against vampires are expected to rise. 1 speech, 1 scene.

NEWSCASTER Seen on TV, this newscaster reveals that no information on Russell’s whereabouts is forthcoming. 1 speech, 1 scene.

FEMALE COP This female cop approaches Russell and shines a flashlight on him, asking him to turn around. 2 lines, 1 scene.

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Jag vill gärna följa bloggen, men är rädd för att få för mycket avslöjat om kommande avsnitt. Behöver jag vara rädd för det?

När jag skriver inlägg som avslöjar något så skriver jag alltid en SPOILER varning, så då behöver du bara inte läsa just dom inläggen.

Hur många säsonger är planerade? Blir det en fjärde?

Det är bekräftat att det kommer en fjärde säsong iallafall, mer vet vi inte än.

Är Pam från Sverige?

Det vet jag faktiskt inte, men hon ska ju kunna prata svenska. Men skådespelaren som spelar Pam Kristin Bauer kommer från Wisconsin, USA.

Är Eric från Sverige även i böckerna?

Jag har läst böckerna och är nästan helt säker att Charlaine Harris (Författaren) inte skriver specifikt att Eric är från Sverige, men  han kommer från norden då hon ofta beskriver honom som en "viking" :)

Gillar du serien eller böckerna bäst?

SVÅRT! Det har ju bara kommit två säsonger än så länge och 9 böcker... Men jag gillar hur Alan Ball gjorde om serien lite för att anpassa mer för tv. Men nä jag kan inte välja mellan böckerna och serien...

När kommer säsong tre ut i USA?

13 JUNI 2010 !!

Kommer säsong 3 den 13 juni visas på ettan?

Nej, den 13 Juni börjar Säsong 3 vissas i USA.

Tänkte bara fråga om tredje säsongen kommer börja visas 13 juni här i Sverige också eller kommer man få vänta till hösten eller nått? :)

Är det någon som vet vad han som spelar Godric heter och vilket land han kommer ifrån?

Han heter Allan Hyde och kommer från Danmark.

Hej! vilken kanal kommer säsong tre sändas på den 13 juni jag är ett stort fan så jag är tacksam för svar ;)

Den 13 Juni kommer säsong 3 bara börja sändas i USA.

Kollade på serien förut men slutade när alla blev besatta av den där bruden. Har det gått vidare nu? Kommer ihåg att dem tog en paus då?

Säsong 1 och 2 har redan visas på svt.

Följer ni också det direkt från USA?

Japp, det gör jag.

Om du ser att jag har svarat fel eller kan nåt annat svar kommentera gärna

''Here’s the casting call for her character: [Claudine] 30’s-40’s. A beautiful, kind and loving figure who knows a lot about Sookie – she appears to Sookie in a golden vision. However, their utopia is abruptly dismantled when Claudine issues Sookie a mysterious warning. Possibly Recurring.''

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Kommer ni visa fortsättningen på serien?

Vi har köpt in säsong tre men det är ännu inte bestämt när den kommer att visas.

Källa: svt.se

Jag kommer såklart skriva här när vi får mer info.