Comments on: 'True Blood' is the 'Twilight' for the Over 17 Soap Opera Crowd

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:38:43 +0000

@chelliemo: I read the Twilight series a year ago, and re-read them recently. I too have noticed that there are similarities. But the thing is, the first book from the "TrueBlood" series was published in 2001. Twilight was published in 2005. And the tv show existed way before production for "Twilight" the film even started. I think Stephenie Meyer is a thieving bitch.

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:24:03 +0000

@Megan: wow, im 14, excuse me for voicing my opinion, you dont have to be a bitch about it :P

By: Megan

Megan — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:24:25 +0000

Ok i'm 20, Twilight is great True Blood is great. Im a huge Twilight fan but yet i'm EXTREMELY annoyed with naive preteen twilighters saying how disgusting and trashy true blood is, and its actually making my like Twilight less becuase of you people. seriously shut up, just because your 12-16 and think sex is dirty doesn't mean you can call TrueBlood "trashy and weird"… if youre disgusted by sex chances are you're probably too young and immature to be watching it anyways. And the shows arent suposed to be the same! Why would anyone want to watch a show knockoff of Twilight? So fangs… not cheesy, most vampire stories have fangs, you cant make fun of them because twilight doesnt have them. All these comparisons are redic. Ill admit I was hesitant to watch true blood but after I did I fell in love with the characters and now its my favorite show, and ive started reading the books as well. Its made to be entertainment! funny, sexy, violent… just entertainment. Stop giving it god damn reviews like its up for some classic novel and take it for what it is. Oh and I hate this review… obviously. I dont agree with the acting being bad, and the story being horrible. I think its creative and has amazingly strong characters.

By: Paula

Paula — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:08:25 +0000

I think True Blood is stupid. I gave it a chance despite my constant desire to change channels. The accents and acting are so cheesy it's hard to watch. I'm in my 30s so this is supposed to appeal to people in my age range, but it's just stupid!

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 06:23:02 +0000

Twilight and TrueBlood are OK. Neither one is original, the idea of vampires in love with humans has never been that original, there are thousands of vampire books and movies like them and are all alike. I personally like Twilight, I'm 14 and TrueBlood to me is disturbing, it's like watching soft-core porn. Twilight is centered more on the romance and symbolism in it between Romeo Juliet and other romance stories. TrueBlood is for mature audiences and is targeted toward them (that's why there is allot of sex and nudity it), but still younger people will watch and read the book and TV show. Twilight is like a girl's diary but worse to boys, but intriguing and exciting for girls, TrueBlood can be enjoyed by both though.
oh, and what's wrong with Twilight being written my a Mormon? One of my best friends is Mormon and the idea that they have a thousand wives is wrong, they are nice and respectful, so don't trash on them, Mormons be my friends >:-D

By: Nym

Nym — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:23:28 +0000

The books that True Blood is based on are older than Twighlight. I enjoy both of them but Stephanie Meyer really irritates the hell out of me when she claimed that Twighlight came to her in a dream and is completely original. Why does she just admit that the central storyline is Dracula, slang terms such as 'bloodsuckers' comes from Lost Boys, the reading minds thing is stolen from Harris plus the love triangle with a werewolf, the child vampire problem is took from Anne Rice etc. etc. etc.
There is not a single page in Twighlight that is 100% original. Even the lead character's name is a spin on Pirates of the Carribean.

Now don't get me wrong, I do like the books as they are page turners even if not the best written while Harris' books don't really get good until about 3-4 chapters in when they start becoming page turners. BUT Meyer seriously needs to drop the original BS and in a dream rubbish. The detective element in Harris' books can also be found in Babara Hambly's 2 vampire books (esp. the second book which is more of a dracula love triangle thing happening again) but Hambly's books are far superior in writing than both Harris and Meyer.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:51:00 +0000

I'm watching the first episode of true blood rite now cause it only premiered in Ireland today, and I can honestly say its disturbing. I'm 13 and i seen shows with sex in them b4 and tb just ewww. I don't get the point of all the sex in it at all. The twilight saga has is completely different and better.
Why all the nudity. And the cheesy fangs? Come on now.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:47:48 +0000

America sure has a thing for Vampires these days. We used our search engine numbers to graph how Twilight and True Blood rate against each other. http://bit.ly/6jexD

By: Z

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:04:31 +0000

@Ashley: A better image? Have you seen any of the older movies or read the books? Vampire's have the same image as humans do, even if people don't care to think so. "Not backing down to the town’s sheriff vampire because of how old he was"? Do the Volturi ring any bells? Did they not hold power over the vampire's in the Cullen family as well as many others?

By: Z

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:59:11 +0000

First off, the title to this article is very wrong. I am 15, and I know several other people my age who love True Blood and can't wait for next season, so don't give it an age rating.
Second, the lore of vampires varies from story to story, so the effect of the fangs (just like the sparkling in the sunlight) is just a new take on the legend we cannot truly understand but have been around since the beginning.
Third, read the damn books for yourself before going off and commenting on something you know absolutely nothing about. I've been reading them myself and have found them to be just like the show in that they are both very amazing. Fourth, I have read the Twilight series and can say that, yes True Blood and Twilight are very different (True Blood covers issues that Twilight didn't dare come close to), but they are very good in their own way, plus you're comparing a novel that has grown in popularity (forming a fuck ugly movie) to a television show that is based off books you haven't even read.
Fifth, no one mentions Anne Rice novels anymore, just like Bram Stoker's classic (which I found to be a complete work of shit, but that's just me). They too have their own take on the creatures that have haunted, loved, and amused stories for centuries.
Sixth, other than cliffhangers at the end of each episode, how would you hold an audience over till an episode a week from then?
And seventh, how is a southern accent supposed to sound? Do you think we all sound the exact same? Or have you just seen so many movies with people faking a southern accent thinking you are an expert linguist on the topic?

By: Ashley

Ashley — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:29:35 +0000

I think twilight is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy better than true blood. This show is nasty and digusting, and wierd. Theres no point for it to T.V. Now twilight is a beautiful romance story that is exrtodinary, it makes scence and it gives the vampires a better image. What story do you know that drinks the blood of an animal to continue to love your beloved. It romantic and sweet and it shows how "edward" the vampire would risk his own life to save her, even if it means killing himself. Not backing down to the town's sheriff vampire because of how old he was. Also is twilight the vampires werent disgusting horndogs, that have sex with humans for the fun of it. In the book breaking dawn "twilight series" when Edward did have sex with bella it was romantic and sweet because he was carefull with knowing how fragil she is not biting her own the neck for no apperent reason. Now some people may like true blood better than twilight but thats there opinion, but as a person who reads alot I think twilight is more classier, more romantic, and mezmorizing book that keeps you begging for more. Even the movie twilight was better than the whole t.v. series of season 1 of true blood………………..so all I have to say is I give respect to the people that respect twilight but fuck all yall bitches thats hatin on Twilight because you know its better.

By: Deb

Deb — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:06:36 +0000

Brad, you have the right to your own opinion, but in this case I say u suck!!!
I havent read the books by Charlaine Harris yet but I have ordered them since watching all of Season One. You really did a disservice. You compared True Blood to Mellrose Place???? Who cares if you didnt like the series, there are many many many who do and I am one of them.
Peace out dude!!

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:04:27 +0000

Has anybody ever heard the quote " Beauty is in the eye of the beholder " ?
im sure you have. Point is we have differnt veiws and opinions.
Mamma alwalys said " if you aint got nothing nice to say, then SHUT THE FUCK UP! "
Seriously, lets just keep the peace for Twilight and TrueBlood.

Whoever points the finger, how many fingers point back?

that was a f u to all the naysayers including the person who wrote this article

haha just kidding

but really

Peace <3

By: Julia

Julia — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:47:53 +0000

True blood is not cheesy or soapy. It is really creative, and is definitely better then Twilight.

By: zepjam420

zepjam420 — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:49:27 +0000

True Blood is a fine show. What vampire story have you ever heard of were people use the blood of vampires as a drug? Very original and much cooler than a vampire that glitters in the sun like a member of a parade in Greenwich Village. Twilight was written by a Mormon

By: iluvtwilight

iluvtwilight — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:28:44 +0000

OK first of all, Twilight nor any other work done by Stephenie Meyer is what I would consider "trashy". I also dont understand how Twilight can be "trashy" and "an after school special" at the same time. Im 21 years old and i love Twilight, my mom who is in her 50's loves Twilight too, so i dont think its fair to refer to it as a book for the 17 and under soap opera crowd. This article should not have included Twilight at all…the only similarity the two works of art hold is the vampire/human love issue. There are millions of differences, i think you used Twilight in the article to get more people to read it. Shame on you!

By: tycox

tycox — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:39:17 +0000

I just watched the pilot episode and I must saw……HOW THE FUCK DID THAT SHOW EVEN GET MADE?????? That shit was stupid! I don't know what s worse the writing or the stupid accents!!! I could barely sit through the whole episode!!! I cant believe Alan Ball the creator of Six Feet Under put his name on it.

By: kiriabrave

kiriabrave — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:32:21 +0000

…You're comparing a TV pilot to a Young Adult book.
And you say you've never read Harris' books, yet you can draw parallels between the two series?
Uh, it doesn't work that way.
Yeah, they ARE two different audiences, but why are you judging a book series you've never read to a pilot you saw based on them? It's HBO, they sex things up. Calling the Southern Vampire series 'Melrose Place' is like calling the Twilight series 'good literature.'
Get it together.

By: chelliemo

chelliemo — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:22:08 +0000

You called Twilight "trashy" and two breaths later called it "an after school special." You seem to have some issues as to whether or not you like this genre.