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Critic Consensus: It's unabashedly soapy and it occasionally wavers in its social commentary, but True Blood is a gory, sexy genre romp with a strong supporting cast.
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Cast
as Sookie Stackhouse
as Bill Compton
as Sam Merlotte
as Jason Stackhouse
as Tara Thornton
as Andy Bellefleur
as Lafayette Reynolds
as Hoyt Fortenberry
as Arlene Fowler
as Rene Lenier
as Bud Dearborne
as Adele
as Dawn Green
as Amy Burley
as Pam
as Eric Northman
as Eddie
as Terry Bellefleur
as Tara's mother
as Liam
as Randi Sue
as Mike Spencer
as Miss Jeanette
as Malcolm
as Diane
as Matt Rattray
as Denise Rattray
as Maxine Fortenberry
as Jessica
as Maudette Pickens
as Maryann Forrester
as Nan Flanagan
as Longshadow
as Royce
as Neil Jones
as Wayne
as Chuck
as Uncle Bartlett
as Lorena
as Young Sookie
as Jerry
as Terrell
as State Senator
as Magister
as Orry Dawson
as Frat Boy
as Elderly DGD Member
as Sorority Girl
as Married Man in Booth
as Televangelist
as Televangelist
as Tolliver Humphries
as Rev. Theodore Newlin
as Janella
as Screaming Boy
as Himself
as Jane Bodenhouse
as Himself
as Minister
as Grabbit Quik Clerk
as Michelle Stackhouse
as Good Old Boy Vampire
as Corbett Stackhouse
as Sav-A-Bunch Shopper
as Child Psychologist
as Sav-A-Bunch Manager
as Man at Bar
as Teenage Customer
as Man with Beer
as Bank Manager
as News Show Moderator
as Woman with Fries
as Young Jason
as Jerk at Bar
as Sookie's Date #1
as Sookie's Date #2
as Man in Bar
Critic Reviews for True Blood: Season 1
All Critics (31) | Top Critics (20) | Fresh (19) | Rotten (12)
Unless the thought of vampire/human love makes your pulse quicken - or, even better, makes you wish you didn't have a pulse to quicken - most of it is not really worth seeing.
In Ball's droll, neo-gothic "True Blood," the vampire community isn't willing to roll over and accept our pity.
Appetizingly pulpy and yet not at all crass, the series presents a new angle on the phenomenon of shows-so-bad-that-they're-good: It sucks hard and thus plays very well.
True Blood is a show with plenty of bite.
After watching five episodes, I can say True Blood stands out as one of the strongest new series in an uncertain fall.
Part of the appeal of True Blood, especially in its first few seasons, was its over-the-top shock value, often bloody and sexual in nature.
Audience Reviews for True Blood: Season 1
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