True Blood
Sookie, Bill, Eric, Lafayette, Sam and the other residents Bon Temps deal with vampires, werewolves, fairies, and shape-shifters—not to mention romance and drama
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Joe Manganiello says the cast of True Blood was 'really, really overqualified'
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Joe Manganiello reveals the wildest True Blood fan fiction he's ever seen: 'They f---ed'
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Anna Paquin walks with a cane on red carpet amid ongoing health issues
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Joe Manganiello isn't happy with how True Blood ended: 'There was so much left on the table'
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True Blood theme song brought singer's career back from the dead: 'It's a mitzvah'
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Anna Paquin responds to True Blood reboot news: 'This is the first I'm hearing about this'
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True Blood reboot in early stages with Riverdale creator and NOS4A2 showrunner
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How 'Twilight' turned us on to AA Bondy's 'Vampyre' blues
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'True Blood' finale: Things got kinda awesome
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'True Blood': Grant Bowler reflects on his 'love scene' with Stephen Moyer, the brilliance of Don Swayze, and the size of Joe Manganiello
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New 'True Blood' poster revealed, tramps
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'True Blood' VILF poster: Too much of a mirror?
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'True Blood' minisode: Jason is too distraught to take off his shirt
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'True Blood' exclusive: Sam to get frisky with Bill!
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HBO On Demand's 'True Blood' season 1 marathon is on our Must List. What's on yours?
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'True Blood' scoop: Will Alcide win Sookie's heart?
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'True Blood' castings fill me with hope
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'True Blood' hunk on landing Alcide: 'I started crying'
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'True Blood' scoop: The search for Alcide begins!
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Armchair Casting Director: 'True Blood' welcomes a Debbie Downer
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Breaking: 'Ugly Betty' hunk joins 'True Blood'
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Exclusive: 'True Blood' finale postmortem with Alan Ball!
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Armchair Casting Director: 'True Blood' wolf hunt
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'True Blood' scoop: Denis O'Hare crowned King!
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URGENT 'True Blood' bulletin
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Meanwhile, over at The Ausiello Files...
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'True Blood' season finale spoilers!
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'True Blood' ratings: They're huge!
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'True Blood': The precise moment Eric earned his hottest new vampire title
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Stephen Moyer on Sookie-Eric: 'They've got great chemistry'
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'True Blood' ratings: Fangtastic!
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Extremely juicy 'True Blood' spoilers below!
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True Blood season finale recap: The Rapture
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What 'True Blood' scene have you rewound the most?
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'True Blood' finale: Chat live with Retta from 'Parks & Rec'
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'True Blood''s Pam, Kristin Bauer, talks meeting her maker (and Alexander Skarsgard)
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'True Blood': Inside Sarah Newlin's insane fight
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Joe Manganiello talks 'True Blood,' fitness book
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'True Blood' season premiere date: The waiting stops sucking June 26
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Character Rehab: Sam Merlotte on 'True Blood'
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'True Blood' exclusive: Lafayette speaks!
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'True Blood' recap: More complexity, less clothing (thank you)
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True Blood: Rutina Wesley pens touching tribute to friend and co-star Nelsan Ellis
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Nelsan Ellis' family says alcohol withdrawal contributed to his death
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True Blood star writes heartfelt tribute to Nelsan Ellis
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Remembering Nelsan Ellis and the quintessential Lafayette scene from True Blood
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True Blood stars, more celebrities react to Nelsan Ellis' death
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True Blood actor Nelsan Ellis dies at 39
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'True Blood' producer Brian Buckner answers burning finale questions
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Kristin Bauer van Straten talks Pam's 'True Blood' ending
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That terrible 'True Blood' finale: What went wrong?
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'True Blood' series finale recap: 'Thank You'
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'True Blood' fans predict Bill's death. But what about Sookie's fate?
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'True Blood' series finale: The ending you expected?
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'True Blood': Inside 20 of the final season's best moments
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Do you know what HASN'T happened on 'True Blood'? Take our quiz
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True Blood recap: 'Love Is to Die'
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'True Blood' postmortem: Tara Buck talks Ginger's big moment
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'True Blood' auctioning off Eric's throne
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True Blood recap: 'Almost Home'
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'True Blood' postmortem: Inside the twists of 'Almost Home'
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True Blood recap: 'May Be the Last Time'
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'True Blood' postmortem: Inside Sookie's 'May Be the Last Time' choice