Nathan Barr Wins Hollywood Music in Media Award!
Congratulations, Nathan, for winning the Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in TV – True Blood. The announcement was posted on Nathan’s Facebook page this morning. Now to hunt up some photos from this event!
Great news, Nathan!
VIDEO: Alexander Skarsgard at the GQ Men of the Year Party
The Examiner caught Alexander Skarsgard on video at the GQ Men of the Year party and asked him about playing a vampire, Twilight and more. It’s too bad we can’t hear the questions being asked.
(Video: The Examiner)
Carrie Preston Q & A at “That Evening Sun” L.A. Premiere
A couple of weeks ago, we reported that Carrie Preston would be attending the premiere of her new movie, That Evening Sun, in New York, and that she would be doing a Q & A after the show. Tomorrow evening, That Evening Sun premiere’s in L.A. at the Royal Theater in West L.A., and once again, Carrie will be there for another Q & A.
If you will be in the area, put this movie on your “Must See” list! See Carrie along with Hal Holbrook, Raymond McKinnon, Walton Goggins and Mia Wasikowska in this heartwarming drama about an aging Tennessee farmer who returns to find his farm now in the hands of his enemy.
We have seen the wonderful talent of Carrie in True Blood, now watch the range of her talents in this wonderful film. Be there at 7:15 p.m. to catch Carrie and get some behind-the-scenes info on That Evening Sun and more. The location is the Laemmle Royal Theater (West L.A.), 11523 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA. Tickets are now on sale at LaemmleTheaters.com.
True Blood Guide, Season One: “Burning House of Love” with Commentary from Alan Ball
Jason visits Fangtasia
In episode 107, Burning House of Love, Sookie’s painful childhood revelation about her Uncle Bartlett spurs Bill into action. Despite her skepticism, Tara agrees to pay for an exorcism to purge Lettie Mae of a demon. In search of V juice, Jason travels to Fangtasia, where he bonds with an adventurous young woman named Amy (Lizzy Kaplan). A trio of rednecks decide to exact vigilante justice on a pack of vampires who crashed Merlotte’s in search of their wayward mate Bill.
Written by Chris Offutt; directed by Marcos Siega.
Alan Ball: The Uncle Barlett story came from the book. I loved Tara’s exorcism. I love Tara’s relationship with her mother, because it’s so deeply unhealthy. But it is love. And sometimes love is very unhealthy. Even this woman who has abandoned and betrayed her in so many ways, she still loves her. She will do this thing she doesn’t believe in, she’ll put her own money on the line, I just think it’s kind of wonderful and horrifying at the same time. And it has repercussions throughout the season, and into season two. And some of them are really unexpected. We’ll also get into a more organized version of the human vigilantes in season two. (SciFiTVZone.com)
Watch True Blood tonight at 10 p.m. on the UK’s Channel 4.
EyeCon: Q & A with Nelsan Ellis and Allan Hyde
True-Blood.net forum member, Raki, gives her account of the Q & A with Allan and Nelsan.
Nelsan has read 7 of the Books. He started reading to prepare for the show, and he didn’t know he would survive past season one until the day the started filming the last episode. When asked of his favorite episodes from each of the seasons he said that episode 5 from season 1 was great because there is a lot of him in it. He couldn’t pick just one episode from season 2, but he did love the episodes that featured Jason with the Fellowship and when Jason decided to go all Rambo to save the town. His favorite or most memorable scene featuring himself was the aids burger scene. Since he has read a lot of the books, someone asked what he would like to see in future seasons. He thought that seeing more of the Were’s will be great, like things that happened in book 5, the possibility of Jason turning into a were is another thing he thought would be cool. He also would like to know who would play Quinn if the character is used on the show, some one mentioned Vin Diesel but he didn’t seem to agree. He did say that we would get a chance to see Lafayette “meet a new friend” hinting at the possibility of a romantic scene, and he’s kinda nervous about kissing another guy. 
Some of his favorite movies: Shawshank Redemption and Interview with a Vampire. He tends to go for more dramatic movies. He also likes to watch Dexter, Medium, Supernatural, Smallville and just recently got into Grey’s (Anatomy). Although he admitted to only getting into watching tv on a regular basis so that he wouldn’t feel stupid when other actors complimented him on True Blood and he couldn’t even think of what show they are on. 
When asked of his dream co-star he told us “I would piss myself if I got to work with Denzel”. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov is one of his all time favorite books. His next movie is Secretariat which should be released summer 2010.
Nelsan was really great and even hung out in the audience for Allan’s interview which was immediately after his. I was on the opposite side of the room, so I’m not sure if he stayed for the whole thing. I never noticed him leave but my attention was focused on Allan at that point. I don’t think words can describe how adorable Allan is, he was great. You could tell he was a bit nervous but I think he handled it well.
Growing up he was and still is a huge Eddie Murphy fan. He loved Beverly Hills Cop 1, 2, and 3.Flying to LA for his True Blood casting was his first trip to the US. Flying to this convention was only his 3rd trip, and he said he would really like to explore more of this country. Possibly a road trip, which is on hold since he isn’t old enough to rent a care yet. When he had to stay in LA for filming it was the first time he had moved out of his parents home. He told us that he lived off of coca cola, candy and bagels while filming since he hadn’t really ever cooked for himself. The cast of the show and other crew members helped him out finding things and introducing him to new people. He did however fall into what he called Alex’s Scandinavian gang, they really helped him out and it was nice having them there since they had a lot in common and could relate to each other on that level. He is planing to move to LA in the near future to further pursue acting over here.
Since he and Alex spoke Swedish on the show, Alex took the time to record Allan’s lines so he could have that to help him. Allan hasn’t read the books, and this was the first time he really had to work on developing the character on his own at first. He told us that Danish directors tend to be much more upfront on how the character should be portrayed and what they want the actors to do. So Allan came up with idea’s on how to portray the roll after reading the scripts and then talking to Allen Ball to make sure he was heading in the right direction. When he first got the part he didn’t know how big of a role it would be in the season and how great the story / plot involving Godric would be. He never thought that the role of Godric would make such an impact on viewers, and he has been really touched when fans have taken the time to let him know that, it really caught him off guard at first. When asked about the tattoos he said they only took about 45 min to put on, but he had a hard time getting them off and it really irritated his skin. He also mentioned his hair in the scenes where Eric is turned was extensions that they glued in and then rubbed a bunch of mud in to get the messy / matted look. He did say that we will see him in the next season, he isn’t sure how but assumes it will be at least one flashback.
I got more info from both of the interviews in my video clips. I hope they turned out because they are some of the better questions asked with some great responses.
I had a great time, and since this was a smaller event we all really got a chance to be near and meet this great people. It was the little things that made this weekend great, like Sam remembering me in the autograph line from the night before and being amazed at the fact I would fly from MN just to meet him or Nelsan taking the time to say hi at the bar after the events ended one evening and Allan talking to fans in the mall while he was trying to get some shopping in. I mean they could have just shown up when required and then gone off and done their own thing but they took the time to really hang out and have fun with us. I know we all thanked them and the staff of Eyecon, but I’d like to say THANK YOU again publicly in case they ever come across this thread (lol) because this was an amazing weekend that I will cherish forever. 
And thank YOU, Raki!
Videos: More From Eye Con: Allan, Nelsan, Todd and Sam
Forum member, Raki, graciously shared her videos from the Q & A sessions at Eye Con this past weekend. How cute is Allan Hyde, talking about how his life has changed since Godric?
Next up is Sam Trammell:
Todd Lowe
Nelsan Ellis
Nelsan 1: How has being on the show changed your life?
Nelsan 2: Compare your self to Lafayette.
Nelsan 3: How did you get into acting?
Nelsan 4: What about those crazy fans?
Nelsan 5: Funny story… sorry Rutina!
Nelsan 6: Some Lafayette questions…and Nelsan’s charity work.
Nelsan 7: How did you get the part of Lafayette?
Nelsan 8: Lets talk speculation for future seasons!
More From Allan Hyde
Allan 1: How was it filming Godric’s final moments?
Allan 2: We all want more Godric!
Allan 3: How did you prepare to play Godric?
Once again, many thanks to Raki for her generosity and taking the time to put these together.
PHOTOS: Allan, Sam, Ashley, Nelsan, & Todd at EyeCon
Sam Trammell signs autographs for fans at EyeCon
Thanks to Jennifer, one of our forum members who attended EyeCon in Florida this weekend, we have some great photos of Allan Hyde, Ashley Jones, Nelsan Ellis, Sam Trammell and Todd Lowe that we’ve just loaded in the Gallery.
Thanks, Jennifer!
Fan Reports from Eye Con
Two of our forum members have been reporting in from Orlando, FL, as they attend Eye Con. We will keep updating this post as they report back to us, but here’s what they have to say so far:
Raki just got back from the Todd Lowe Q & A, and she shares a few tid-bits he let fall:
- Todd is in a band he plays the guitar and mandolin. He did have some cds with, so I might try and buy one later.
- The infamous possum prick was actually fake! We asked if he got to keep it and he said no.
- According to Todd, Stephen or as he called him “Moyer” was the biggest goof/ prankster. With Ryan being a close second.
- He also hinted, but no confirmation that he may be “dealing with a pregnancy” during the next season.
(Terry’s going to be preggers??!)
Raki also tells us that although she missed the first half of Ashley Jones’ interview, she did catch her admitting to having a crush on Sam and that she’s a big fan of Alexander Skarsgard.
Raki was there for the Sam Trammell Q & A and says that he was “amazing”! He told fans:
- Sam confirmed that he will be searching for his brother next season, and is getting ready to start running test lines with potential actors for the role.
- Filming should start in 2 – 3 weeks, he just got some scripts sent to him this morning.
Raki says, “Another thing I thought was interesting that he shared with us is that they originally planned to have Sam burn down part of Merlotte’s to get the frenzied crowd out! Then they would show the town helping out to rebuild the bar, but the writers and everyone decided not to go that route last minute as it would have been to much work to do / write in.
And remember how we couldn’t figure out how Sam changed into the bull with out seeing one first? Well again this was due to a cut scene, the plan was to have Bill show up with a bull for him to use prior to attending the wedding. I assume this would have taken place shortly after Bill confronted Sam at the bar.”
Thank you, Raki! Remember to check back here throughout the weekend as the fans check in with their stories!
Win a True Blood Swag Bag!
It’s not too early to start thinking about the holidays and gift-giving. Do you have any True Blood fans on your list? This is the perfect gift idea because you can keep on e of the items from this swag bag for yourself and gift the rest!
We’ve offered these before and we still have many to give away. The wonderful folks at HBO kindly sent us a treasure trove of these bags and we haven’t reached the bottom of the box yet. So this week, we’re offering five bags to five lucky winners. Each bag contains one copy of Charlaine Harris’s Living Dead in Dallas, one notebook with Bill and Sookie featured on the cover, one t-shirt, and the bag is actually a backpack.
Here’s how to enter:
- in the comments below, tell us what your favorite Jason Stackhouse moment was from either season one or season two
- have your comment in by 11:59 p.m., central, on Thursday, Nov. 19th.
- one comment per person, please, but you can list as many favorite moments as you wish
The five (5) winners will be drawl at random and announced on Friday morning, Nov. 20, on our True-Blood.net radio broadcast.
Good luck!
Blood Drive at Eye Con
Are you one of the lucky people that will be heading to Orlando, Florida, for Eye Con? While there, why not join the stars from the show and True Blood fans from everywhere, and give back by donating blood.
During this three-day convention blood donor registrants will be given a commemorative Tru:Blood t-shirt, referring to the Tru Blood beverage which vampires drink as a substitute for human blood. Each shirt can be autographed by the shows stars! (MyFox Orlando)
True Blood stars will launch the three day event at 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 13. Eye Con runs through to Sunday, Nov. 15 at 6 p.m.
