Alan Ball: “I love having a lot of characters.”

In a brief interview with Crave Online, True Blood executive producer Alan Ball commented on something fans have been discussing for a while now: the abundance of storylines and characters on the show.

Crave Online: Some fans think there are too many storylines on the show. What is your take on that?
Alan Ball: Well, just pay attention to the ones you like. To me, that’s part of what the show is. It’s this big, sprawling cast of characters and I love that about the show. We have a tremendous amount of really talented actors so just pay attention. Watch it more than once. Watch it three or four times so that way any questions will get answered.

Crave Online: Is it a dramatic struggle for you?
Alan Ball: No, I love it. I love having a lot of characters.

In other words, it’s supposed to be a show we watch several times in order to catch everything. We’ve been doing it right all along, Truebies!