True blood. The complete first season

True blood. (other title)

Aronson, John B. (director of photography.). Ball, Alan 1957- (creator,, producer,, director,, screenwriter.). Barr, Nathan (composer (expression)). Bauer, Chris (actor.). Buckner, Brian (screenwriter.). Caplan, Lizzy 1982- (actor.). Collins, Lynn 1977- (actor.). Dahl, John (director.). Ellis, Nelsan (actor.). Ellis, Peter B. (editor of moving image work.). Gomez, Nick 1963- (director.). Hemingway, Anthony (director.). Ingerslev, Suzuki (production designer.). Jensen, Matthew (Director of photography) (Added Author). Keir, Andy (editor of moving image work.). Kwanten, Ryan 1976- (actor.). Lehmann, Michael 1957- (director.). Minahan, Daniel (director.). Moyer, Stephen (actor.). Offutt, Chris 1958- (screenwriter.). Oliver, Nancy 1955- (director,, screenwriter.). Paquin, Anna (actor.). Parrack, Jim (actor.). Porter, Adina (actor.). Preston, Carrie (actor.). Raymond-James, Michael (actor.). Root, Stephen (actor.). Ruscio, Michael (editor of moving image work.). Sanderson, William 1944- (actor.). Siega, Marcos (director.). Skarsgård, Alexander (actor.). Smith, Lois 1930- (actor.). Tirone, Romeo (director of photography.). Trammell, Sam 1971- (actor.). Trussell, Carol (producer.). Tucker, Raelle 1975- (screenwriter.). Varese, Checco (director of photography.). Vincent, Amelia 1959- (director of photography.). Wesley, Rutina (actor.). Winant, Scott (director.). Woo, Alexander (producer,, screenwriter.). Harris, Charlaine adaptation of (work) Southern vampire novel. (Added Author). HBO Entertainment (Firm), (production company.). HBO Home Entertainment (Firm), (film distributor.). Home Box Office (Firm), (production company.). Warner Home Video (Firm), (film distributor.). Your Face Goes Here Entertainment (Firm), (production company.). 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. (Cast).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 1419877313
ISBN: 6312801942
ISBN: 9781419877315
ISBN: 9786312801948
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
5 videodiscs (642 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [New York, New York] : HBO Home Entertainment, [2009]
Distributor: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video
Copyright: ©2009

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris. Contains all 12 episodes from the first season. Originally broadcast on HBO television during the 2008 season. Special features: (Disc 1) Commentary on Strange love by Alan Ball; Commentary on The first taste by Anna Paquin, Scott Winant. (Disc 2) Commentary on Escape from Dragon House by Brian Buckner, Michael Lehmann. (Disc 3) Commentary on Sparks fly out by Stephen Moyer, Dan Minihan; Commentary on Burning house of love by Marcos Siega. (Disc 5) Commentary on To love is to bury by Nancy Oliver; "Tru blood beverage ads" American or French mock beverage ads; "Vampire service ads" V-date, Hotel or Lawyer mock ads; "Public service announcements: both pro- and anti-vampire rights" mock PSA; "In focus: vampires in America" mock-u-mentary. Title from title screens.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1. Episode 1: Strange love (59 min.) / written and directed by Alan Ball -- Episode 2: The first taste (54 min.) / written by Alan Ball ; directed by Scott Winant.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	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.
Participant or Performer Note:	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.
Target Audience Note:	TV-MA.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Language Note:	English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue with optional English, French, Brazilian Portuguese or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English.