Truly, Madly, Deadly: The Unofficial True Blood Companion is at once an introductory guide to the first two seasons of HBO's immensely popular vampire series True Blood, and an all - in - one treasure tomb for the "truest" of fans. Created by Alan Ball, the Oscar - winning writer of American Beauty and creator of HBO's cult ensemble sensation Six Feet Under, in 2009 True Blood surpassed The Sopranos as the largest ever audience for a cable show at over 12.4 million viewers a week, relaunching the career of Oscar winner Anna Paquin, and introducing international audiences to Stephen Moyer, Alexander Skarsg rd, and Ryan Kwanten, to name only a few of the award - winning cast.
This book offers in - depth biographies of each major cast member, along with pictures and fan quotes; guides to each episode along with a host of fun facts and behind - the - scenes anecdotes; sidebars providing additional cast or character info; full chapters, which tackle some of the greater underlying themes of True Blood such as the paranormal and the politics of race, sexuality, and gender; an overview of literary and cinematic vampires; an in - depth look at how social media has contributed to the success of the show, including interviews with the Twitter True Blood players; tributes to the supporting cast, including an interview with Kristin Bauer (Pam Ravenscroft); and an exclusive interview with, and introduction to, Charlaine Harris, author of the bestselling Sookie Stackhouse novels, on which the series is loosely based.
- ISBN10 1554906695
- ISBN13 9781554906697
- Publish Date 15 December 2010 (first published 1 June 2010)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint ECW Press,Canada
- Format eBook
- Pages 271
- Language English