Bush Vampire Artwork Featured At Fangtasia In True Blood Episode 4
October/03/08 01:31 Filed in: Off-Site
“Viewers of True Blood, HBO's Southern vampire gothic, may have noticed a politically loaded piece of background art this past weekend.
Prominently featured in a scene set at Fangtasia, a vampire bar, was a painting of George W. Bush sucking blood from the neck of the Statue of Liberty. (A version can be found here.) The image was created by comic book artist and illustrator Alex Ross and ran on the cover of The Village Voice in October 26, 2004 to accompany an article by Nixonland author Rick Perlstein. At the time, the image struck some on the right as offensive.’
Full Article:
http://www.observer.com/2008/media/2004-village-voice-cover-makes-cameo-hbo-vampire-series
Link To Image:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pantufla/114081011/
Prominently featured in a scene set at Fangtasia, a vampire bar, was a painting of George W. Bush sucking blood from the neck of the Statue of Liberty. (A version can be found here.) The image was created by comic book artist and illustrator Alex Ross and ran on the cover of The Village Voice in October 26, 2004 to accompany an article by Nixonland author Rick Perlstein. At the time, the image struck some on the right as offensive.’
Full Article:
http://www.observer.com/2008/media/2004-village-voice-cover-makes-cameo-hbo-vampire-series
Link To Image:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pantufla/114081011/
True Blood Episode Ratings As Of Episode 4
October/02/08 01:12 Filed in: Broadcast
According to The Hollywood Reporter:
“HBO's new drama "True Blood," which airs at 9 p.m. Sundays, has shown a slight uptick in each of its four weeks on the air, averaging 1.82 million viewers this week vs. 1.81 million a week ago. With DVR, on-demand and repeat data factored in, the series' first two episodes are averaging 5.9 million each.”
Good news for True Blood!
Full Article:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3iec318db6d1b1e0a6b0fb370ba89ecba8
“HBO's new drama "True Blood," which airs at 9 p.m. Sundays, has shown a slight uptick in each of its four weeks on the air, averaging 1.82 million viewers this week vs. 1.81 million a week ago. With DVR, on-demand and repeat data factored in, the series' first two episodes are averaging 5.9 million each.”
Good news for True Blood!
Full Article:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3iec318db6d1b1e0a6b0fb370ba89ecba8
True Blood Music Listing For Episode 4 "Escape From Dragon House" Added
September/29/08 18:53 Filed in: Music
The True Blood Music / Sound Score section of the site has been updated to include selections used in episode 4 “Escape From Dragon House” and includes links to the tracks available from iTunes.
Broadcast Reminder: True Blood Episode 4 "Escape From Dragon House"
September/28/08 20:52 Filed in: Broadcast
Site Links: Gallery, Sound Score, Videos
HBO Debut: SUNDAY, SEPT. 28 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Sept. 28 (11:30 p.m.) and 30 (11:30 p.m.), and Oct. 1 (10:00 p.m.), 2 (8:00 p.m.), 3 (midnight), 4 (1:05 a.m.) and 16 (8:00 p.m.)
HBO2 playdate: Sept. 29 (8:00 p.m.)
Another killing in Bon Temps finds Jason back in custody with officers Andy (Chris Bauer) and Bud (William Sanderson). Tara gets him off the hook, but neither she nor Lafayette has the antidote to his current ailment. Urged by Gran to use her telepathic abilities to weed out the murderer and exonerate her brother, Sookie persuades Bill to take her to a Shreveport vampire bar called Fangtasia, where she impresses a dominant Nordic bloodsucker named Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) with her prescient powers. Later, Bill demonstrates his own considerable powers when an abusive patrolman stops the couple on their way home.
Written by Brian Buckner; directed by Michael Lehmann.
HBO Debut: SUNDAY, SEPT. 28 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Sept. 28 (11:30 p.m.) and 30 (11:30 p.m.), and Oct. 1 (10:00 p.m.), 2 (8:00 p.m.), 3 (midnight), 4 (1:05 a.m.) and 16 (8:00 p.m.)
HBO2 playdate: Sept. 29 (8:00 p.m.)
Another killing in Bon Temps finds Jason back in custody with officers Andy (Chris Bauer) and Bud (William Sanderson). Tara gets him off the hook, but neither she nor Lafayette has the antidote to his current ailment. Urged by Gran to use her telepathic abilities to weed out the murderer and exonerate her brother, Sookie persuades Bill to take her to a Shreveport vampire bar called Fangtasia, where she impresses a dominant Nordic bloodsucker named Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) with her prescient powers. Later, Bill demonstrates his own considerable powers when an abusive patrolman stops the couple on their way home.
Written by Brian Buckner; directed by Michael Lehmann.
True Blood Episode 4 "Escape From Dragon House" & Season Trailers
September/22/08 03:00 Filed in: Promotion
True Blood Episode 4 "Escape From Dragon House" Airing September 28th, 2008:
New Season 1 Preview Trailer:
New Season 1 Preview Trailer:
Official Descriptions For True Blood Episodes One Through Four
August/13/08 22:26 Filed in: Episodes
I’ve just received the official HBO descriptions and airdates for the first four episodes of True Blood. You can view that information in our Episode Guide.
