I don't think it will be a revolutionary statement that how one feels about Alan Ball's new HBO series, True Blood, will have a lot to do with how one generally feels about vampires. Me, they've never really been my thing; they're OK and all, but the mere mention of fangs wouldn't necessarily get me to tune in. This review, then, is for (and by) the vampire-agnostic.
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At Comic-Con, I was lucky enough to catch some footage of True Blood, Alan Ball's (Six Feet Under, American Beauty) HBO adaptation of the book series by Charlaine Harris, and I was hooked. Now there's a trailer for the series, which premieres on HBO Sept. 7, so we can all discuss the show: whether or not it looks to be of the same caliber as Six Feet Under, how distracting the Southern accent attempts may be, how smitten we are or are not by Anna Paquin in this role, etc.
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Geeks, fans, and stars from all over gathered in San Diego yesterday to kick off 2008 Comic-Con! The convention has grown so much and now attracts some of the biggest names in Hollywood, not to mention thousands of excited fans. For example, who would have thought that Miss Paris Hilton would stop by to promote her new movie Repo!
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If you combine small-town drama and sexy vampires, the result would be True Blood, the forthcoming HBO series from Alan Ball, the man behind Six Feet Under. The show's cast and creator — along with Charlaine Harris, who wrote the Southern Vampire book series on which the show is based — showed up at Comic-Con on Thursday to explain to a cheering crowd what makes their show different from other vampire stories.
True Blood, which premieres Sept.
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Great news for "Six Feet Under", vampire and Anna Paquin fans alike — "SFU" creator Alan Ball is coming back to HBO and bringing a little bit of all those things with him. Ball is signed on to create a new series, "True Blood" about modern day vampires who live among humans in Louisiana and survive on a Japanese-manufactured synthetic blood. The show will be a mix of horror and humor, which is exactly the kind of awesome combination that only flies on pay cable. The pilot has already been shot and stars as mentioned Anna Paquin alongside smaller names like The Starter Wife's Stephen Moyer. 
Anna Paquin is a subtle yet stunning beauty, and she has grown up gracefully from child star to adult actress. I was startled to see her with blond hair at the premiere of her HBO movie on Wednesday night, but I think she wears it well. Do you agree?
Academy Award Winner Anna Paquin is all grown up...and a petite blonde? Random. She was out in NYC Wednesday night celebrating the premiere of her HBO movie, Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee, with her esteemed costars. 
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