Name: True blood. The complete first season
Brand: Home Box Office ;
SKU: SD_ILS:1390959
Availability: InStock

Author

Alan Ball

Call Number

DVD TV SERIES (CEN)

Edition

Widescreen version.

Languages

English (Dolby 5.1), dubbed French (Dolby 5.1) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby 2.0) dialogue, English, French, Brazilian Portuguese or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Performers

Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley, Chris Bauer, Nelsan Ellis, Jim Parrack, Carrie Preston, Michael Raymond-James, William Sanderson, Alexander Skarsgård.

Publication Information

[New York] : Home Box Office ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2009.

Physical Description

5 videodiscs (ca. 720 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

TV-MA.

Added Uniform Title

True blood (Television program)

Summary

The small town of Bon Temps, Louisiana boasts a wide array of colorful locals. Sookie Stackhouse is a sweet and innocent waitress who hides her powerful ability to read minds. Bill Compton is a 173-year-old vampire who's just moved back to town. Sookie's brother Jason is a ladies' man who can't seem to stay out of trouble. Tough-as-nails Tara is Sookie's loyal best friend and Sam is the owner of Merlotte's who tries to keep his feelings for Sookie to himself. Lafayette is a man about town who's always cooking up something illicit.

Notes

Title from container.

Based on the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris.

Created for television by Alan Ball.

Originally broadcast on HBO television during the 2008 season.

Contains all 12 episodes from the first season.

Special features: Disc 5: "In focus: vampires in America:" a mock-u-mentary about vampires in America; "Tru blood beverage ads:" French and American "Tru blood" beverage ads; "Vampire service ads:" ads for vampire dating, vampire hotels and lawyers that service vampires; "Public service announcements:" both pro- and anti-vampire rights; six audio commentaries with cast and crew, including executive production and creator Alan Ball, Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer.