Title:
True blood. The complete first season / HBO Entertainment ; producer, Alexander Woo ; produced by Carol Dunn Trussell ; executive producer, Alan Ball ; created by Alan Ball ; Your Face Goes Here Entertainment ; a presentation of Home Box Office.
ISBN:
9781419877315
Publication Information:
[United States] : Home Box Office, 2009.
Physical Description:
5 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Episodes originally broadcast on television in 2008.
Based on the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris.
Contains all 12 episodes from the first season.
Special features and enhancements may vary by copy.
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Contents:
Disc 1. Episode 1: Strange love (59 min.) / written and directed by Alan Ball -- Episode 2: First taste (54 min.) / written by Alan Ball ; directed by Scott Winant.
Disc 2. Episode 3: Mine (52 min.) / written by Alan Ball ; directed by John Dahl -- Episode 4: Escape from Dragon House (50 min.) / written by Brian Buckner ; directed by Michael Lehmann.
Disc 3. Episode 5: Sparks fly out (55 min.) / written by Alexander Woo ; directed by Dan Minahan -- Episode 6: Cold ground (52 min.) / written by Raelle Tucker ; directed by Nick Gomez -- Episode 7: Burning house of love (53 min.) / written by Chris Offutt ; directed by Marcos Siega.
Disc 4. Episode 8: Fourth man in the fire (56 min.) / written by Alexander Woo ; directed by Michael Lehmann -- Episode 9: Plaisir d'amour (54 min.) / written by Brian Buckner ; directed by Anthony M. Hemingway -- Episode 10: I don't wanna know (50 min.) / written by Chris Offutt ; directed by Scott Winant.
Disc 5. Episode 11: To love is to bury (54 min.) / written and directed by Nancy Oliver -- Episode 12: You'll be the death of me (53 min.) / written by Raelle Tucker ; directed by Alan Ball.
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.
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Language Note:
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue with optional English, French, Brazilian Portuguese or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English.
Audience:
TV rating: TV-MA.
Performer:
Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley, Chris Bauer, Nelsan Ellis, Jim Parrack, Adina Porter, Carrie Preston, Michael Raymond-James, William Sanderson, Alexander Skarsgård ; guest stars, Lynn Collins, Lois Smith, Lizzy Caplan, Stephen Root.
Production Credits:
Created by Alan Ball.
Music by Nathan Barr ; edited by Andy Keir, Michael Ruscio, Peter B. Ellis ; production designer, Suzuki Ingerslev ; director of photography, Checco Varese, Matthew Jensen, Amy Vincent, Romeo Tirone, John Aronson.
OCLC Number:
ocn303682189
Availability:
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