There is no hockey. I have no life. I’ve spent my time catching up on tv shows I missed. Or just revisiting them in general. I whipped through season two of Mad Men the other day. A few weeks ago it was a Burn Notice marathon. Because I am an ONTD obsessive, and they tend to know what’s good, I had to know what was up with True Blood. I thought it was in the vein of Twilight. I stayed up a few nights watching season one and catching up on season two and OMFGGGGGG ITS SO GOOD. And its amazing and wonderful and best of all the vampires don’t effing sparkle. It almost fills the void that Buffy left when it was over… So here is your Thursday Slice of Cheesecake, one of the babes of True Blood.
Bite me.
Oh heyyyy....click for wallpaper size.
arms...
Vampires effing love track jackets!
Look at him. Being at Comic Con and all that...
This is Alexander Skarsgard. He is Swedish. Also, he is 6’4″. I KNOWWWWW RIGHT?! He plays the badass Eric Northman on True Blood, the thousand year old Viking vampire whose dying words were “Wherever I am, there will always be women.” Come on, that is amazing right? His character on True Blood is hilarious in his own stoic way. He owns a vampire nightclub called Fangtasia. Oh and why his hair gets shorter on the show was fantastic. I’m not going to ruin how it happened.
Amazing gif;
The thing I like most about the show is it really shows vampires in a modern setting. In Buffy there was always a disconnect. But with the premise of True Blood, vamps fighting for their equal rights in the world (well some…) they are integrating into society. They have BMWs, play Wii golf and get pissy when they aren’t texted back. They fly special airlines and stay in vampire hotels. The product True Blood is a synthetic blood substitute that is ordered like beer, and it’s heated up in a microwave. There are humans who are called fangbangers that seek out vampires to bite them. It all just endlessly amuses me. Askars makes out with Lady Gaga in her amazing video for Paparazzi;
This is from some Swedish movie he did, but like that matters?
Happy Thursday.
Oh, hi Alexander… Vill du komma hos mig?
I should watch more Swedish movies… Or move there.
By: sleza on August 6, 2009
at 1:43 pm
You should also give “Generation Kill” a watch as well. He is AMAZING in it and it’s a crying shame that he didn’t get an Emmy nomination for it. (Most of the other guys in it are F-I-N-E too, so that helps. )
By: amberlynne on August 6, 2009
at 2:22 pm
Generation Kill has been on my list of things to watch and then finding out he is in it is niceeeee. To the Netflix!
By: wrap around curl on August 6, 2009
at 5:44 pm
What a coincidence! I just got ahold of the 1st season of True Blood yesterday….this is just more reason to start watching it tonight…..
By: Vancity Canuck on August 6, 2009
at 2:51 pm
Start it early as possible because you probably won’t want to stop until you are finished…
By: wrap around curl on August 6, 2009
at 5:46 pm
I should have started earlier….I was up so late last night…it’s like TV crack.
By: Vancity Canuck on August 7, 2009
at 2:57 pm
It’s such wonderful and delicious crack. I’m glad you’re liking it! I think on Mondays now I will make a page for a True Blood thread. I’ll hide it under a jump so there are no spoilers.
By: wrap around curl on August 7, 2009
at 8:53 pm
I’ve been debating renting the first season to check it out, now I’m sold. He should do a shower scene in every episode though. Doesn’t matter if it makes sense or not…
By: SinBinRegular on August 6, 2009
at 3:25 pm
Ok, that’s all I needed to know in order to determine that I will now watch True Blood.
I really needed that shower scene today. I love Swedish men. Yum.
By: jennyquarx on August 6, 2009
at 5:48 pm
The entire cast is really ridiculously good looking. Particularly Ryan Kwanten who plays Jason Stackhouse. It doesn’t hurt he is shirtless and more quite often…
By: wrap around curl on August 6, 2009
at 5:55 pm
damn. got to start those books now…then the show, but I must be done before hockey starts!
By: My other car is a Zamboni... on August 6, 2009
at 6:14 pm
From what I understand, the books aren’t entirely necessary. And the show is better. But I still think I might read them now. Season one covered book one, season two book two etc.
By: wrap around curl on August 6, 2009
at 6:16 pm
The books–and I am addicted to those, not the show–are truly high-class brain popcorn. They do differ from the show in quite a few ways, but when doesn’t that happen?
By: GreenEyedLilo on August 7, 2009
at 9:17 pm
I went into the book store the other day looking for books for my plane trip to Chicago…and there were the books. Reading dilemna solved. I’m a big fan of high-class brain popcorn.
By: Vancity Canuck on August 8, 2009
at 10:25 am
I’ve read the first two books. I enjoyed them but I didn’t really see Anna Paquin as Sookie so I didn’t watch the show.
I didn’t realize it was a hot manapalooza though. Now I must see this show.
By: jennyquarx on August 6, 2009
at 6:30 pm
I won’t lie, on the show Sookie bugs me like half the time. But everyone else makes up for it. Like Lafayette.
By: wrap around curl on August 6, 2009
at 6:49 pm
Eric is SO hot he makes Bill look like Mister Rogers.
I didn’t like what he did to Layfayette, though.
By: Hockey Chick on August 6, 2009
at 7:13 pm
Oh I have a feeling that story will get more fun and interesting. I’m kinda giddy for it actually.
Oh! Good news dames, when I am on vacay HF29 will be doing a True Blood recap.
By: wrap around curl on August 6, 2009
at 7:17 pm
You have me convinced. I have to go get it now. Must get caught up ASAP.
By: jennyquarx on August 6, 2009
at 7:33 pm
You’re probably right. Why else would Eric have saved Lafayette if there weren’t some ulterior motive?
More Lafayette, less Marianne (and the attendant orgies!)
By: Hockey Chick on August 6, 2009
at 7:40 pm
Lafayette has gotten his swagger back. I about died when he was putting on makeup in the ladies room at Merlotte’s and Tara and whatsherface walk in and whatsherface is like “This is a ladies room!” And he says “then what are you two nasty skank bitches doing in here?” I howled with laughter. So amazing.
By: wrap around curl on August 6, 2009
at 7:42 pm
The scenes between Tara and Lafayette are among the best. Those and the scene where Sam shape-shifted into an owl!
By: Hockey Chick on August 6, 2009
at 9:50 pm
jason stackhouse’s character is an idiot but boy-o- boy do I ever like to see him nekkid.
By: Q-girl on August 7, 2009
at 1:07 am
Jason abs, oh my…
By: wrap around curl on August 7, 2009
at 4:01 am
Generation Kill is awesome.
By: article1 on August 7, 2009
at 1:19 am
I hope to see that soon.
By: wrap around curl on August 7, 2009
at 4:05 am
HOLY SHIT @ that gif. lsfjsldjfsldjfaifjdnahefg. And that first picture? SWOON. Sigh. Swedish boys. DO WANT.
By: amyB on August 7, 2009
at 1:27 am
That gif is the stuff of dreams. I have more Eric/True Blood gifs. But that shower one from whatever Swedish movie is my favorite.
By: wrap around curl on August 7, 2009
at 4:01 am
The shower gif makes me wanna take a cold shower. So he’s 6’4″ and Swedish? Why doesn’t he play hockey for the Wings?
WAC, you find the best men gems ever. Like that Chris Pine. I saw him on a Town House cracker box for a Star Trek ad. He looked goooood. Even if it is a cracker box.
I love Thursdays.
By: JSt11 on August 7, 2009
at 2:00 pm
Well if he played hockey, we’d never get to see him get nekkid on film. And Askars has said he is totally cool with nudity in film. So winnnnn.
Seriously, I love Chris Pine. He’s a fox.
By: wrap around curl on August 7, 2009
at 8:51 pm
Yes, that gif. I’ve come back to visit it several times.
I started last night but I’m not to Eric yet. I’ll keep watching though. Lafayette is kickass though. He barely exists in the books. Jason is yummy too.
By: jennyquarx on August 7, 2009
at 6:36 pm
Eric is in epi 4 for a bit. But he is more present in season two.
By: wrap around curl on August 7, 2009
at 8:51 pm
@JSt11: He’s neither ginger nor old enough to play for the Wings.
By: AmyB on August 7, 2009
at 10:41 pm
Swedish=hot. ‘Nuff said…
By: Stephanie on August 7, 2009
at 11:17 pm
totally off topic but i was reading some youtube comments and alot of ppl were saying that letts should and would be traded…what do you guys think.?
By: My other car is a Zamboni... on August 8, 2009
at 1:53 am
NOOOOOO!!! THEY ARE WRONG!
By: SinBinRegular on August 8, 2009
at 7:31 pm
rawr.
I am on the waiting list for season 1 (another friend currently is watching it). I can’t wait! I wish I had the money for HBO.
By: hipchecks on August 8, 2009
at 1:00 pm