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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- Behind the scenesFound in a bookstore
Alan Ball of Six Feet Under found Dead Until Dark in a bookstore. Charlaine Harris had two other offers and picked Ball because she felt he got the books.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA Golden Globe right away
Anna Paquin won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series for S1. The season also took the Emmy for casting.
source ↗ - SetupMaryann slips in
A wealthy woman named Maryann takes Tara under her wing. That comes back later.
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- Behind the scenesA record since The Sopranos
The premiere drew 3.7 million viewers, HBO's biggest audience since the Sopranos finale. Episode 10 hit 5.3 million, a series record at the time.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesReal Tru Blood
In September 2009, HBO's store started selling a blood orange soda dressed up as the show's synthetic blood.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesIn the Emmy race
S2 was nominated for the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series and lost to Mad Men.
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- CameoEnter Alcide
Joe Manganiello joined as the werewolf Alcide. Denis O'Hare came on as Russell Edgington, and Kristin Bauer became a series regular as Pam.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe neck scene
The brutal scene between Bill and his maker Lorena won the Scream Awards' "Holy Shit Scene of the Year."
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA snack before the season
Before S3, HBO released six mini-episodes, Drop of True Blood. In one, Eric and Pam audition dancers for Fangtasia.
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- CameoAunt Petunia turns witch
Marnie is Fiona Shaw, Aunt Petunia in the Harry Potter films. Gary Cole plays Earl Stackhouse, Sookie's grandfather.
source ↗ - ReferenceAmnesiac Eric is from the book
The season loosely follows Dead to the World, the fourth book, where Sookie also finds a memoryless Eric on the road.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA record in episode 9
Episode 9, "Let's Get Out of Here," drew 5.53 million viewers, the show's best number up to then.
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- Behind the scenesAlan Ball's farewell
In February 2012, Alan Ball said he would step down as showrunner after S5 and stay on as an advisory producer.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesBill behind the camera
Stephen Moyer made his directing debut with episode 8, "Somebody That I Used to Know."
source ↗ - ReferenceOne book isn't enough
S5 loosely starts from Dead as a Doornail, the fifth book, but borrows more from later ones.
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- Behind the scenesTen episodes, and a baby
S6 ran 10 episodes instead of 12, partly because of Anna Paquin's pregnancy.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesNo book to lean on
It's the first season not mainly based on a single Charlaine Harris novel.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA change at the top
Mark Hudis ran S6 and left in March 2013. Brian Buckner took over and stayed through the end.
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- CameoThe author on set
Charlaine Harris cameos in the finale as the director of Eric and Pam's commercial.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesJames gets a new face
Luke Grimes, S6's James, left over creative differences. Nathan Parsons took the role in S7.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesFarewell to Bon Temps
Before the premiere, HBO aired the special Farewell to Bon Temps. The finale wrapped in the early hours of July 10, 2014.
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