True blood. Season 1
(2009, original release: 2008)

Fiction

DVD

Call Numbers:
DVD/TV/TRUE

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Movies DVD/TV/TRUE Available

Details

PUBLISHED
[New York, NY] : Home Box Office ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2009]
©2009
DESCRIPTION

5 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in

ISBN/ISSN
6312801942 1000045477, 1419877313 4000018035, 9781419877315 2000007117, 9786312801948 2000007118, 883929048830 2000007119, 2000007230, 2000007233
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Based on the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris

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

Created for television by Alan Ball

Originally broadcast on HBO television during the 2008 season

Contains all 12 episodes from the first season

Bonus features: In-Focus: Vampires in America, a mock-u-mentary; Tru Blood Beverage Ads; Vampire Service Ads; PSAs: both pro- and anti-vampire rights; six audio commentaries with cast and crew

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

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

TV-MA

DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo

English (Dolby 5.1), dubbed French (Dolby 5.1) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby 2.0) dialogue, English, French, Portuguese or Spanish subtitles

Closed captioned for the hearing impaired

CONTENTS
Disc 1. Episode 1: Strange love / written and directed by Alan Ball -- Episode 2: The first taste / written by Alan Ball ; directed by Scott Winant Disc 2. Episode 3: Mine / written by Alan Ball ; directed by John Dahl -- Episode 4: Escape from Dragon House / written by Brian Buckner ; directed by Michael Lehmann Disc 3. Episode 5: Sparks fly out / written by Alexander Woo ; directed by Dan Minahan -- Episode 6: Cold ground / written by Raelle Tucker ; directed by Nick Gomez -- Episode 7: Burning house of love / written by Chris Offutt ; directed by Marcos Siega Disc 4. Episode 8: The fourth man in the fire / written by Alexander Woo ; directed by Michael Lehmann -- Episode 9: Plaisir d'amour / written by Brian Buckner ; directed by Anthony M. Hemingway -- Episode 10: I don't wanna know / written by Chris Offutt ; directed by Scott Winant Disc 5. Episode 11: To love is to bury / written and directed by Nancy Oliver -- Episode 12: You'll be the death of me / written by Raelle Tucker ; directed by Alan Ball

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