Wow...um. Huh. Just read an Alan Ball interview where he discussed that the Charlaine Harris books were all about Sookie/Bill and any other characters are secondary to their story. Huh. I didn't get that at all. Not sure what to say since he obviously loves their storyline and there's no way around that. If we ever get a "triangle" or an Eric/Sookie moment, it'll merely be part of the Bill/Sookie story. In a way, it's good to know that now and at least he isn't lying to us about the show exploring all options.

Maybe after the lastest book his perspective is not wrong. Sure, there are books where Bill is almost entirely absent but, heck, it could still be all about Bill/Sookie if Charlaine Harris intended for every other suitor in the series to lead Sookie back to her first and truest love *vomits*. I say this because I read the most recent book with this constant feeling of inevitable doom. I can hardly be irritated that the show is erasing Eric when it seems that's about to happen in the books too from this girl's perspective. Hopefully I'm just being cynical but here are my thoughts from the pretty disappointing Dead and Gone. ( Here be spoilers and lots of waffles!!! )

Firstly, HAPPY All Hallows Eve.

I seem to be spyware free. *looks around shiftily* I probably am about to fall into the hole of paranoia though so I doubt I'll get to keep up to date on my shows. :( This makes me sad because I was actually quite enjoying TB.

In GREAT news: the universe taketh, the universe gives something back. When I managed to get back online and did a half hearted browse I found updates for "The Politician's Wife" by pir8fancier, "The Fallout" by Sage and "Foul-Weather Friend" by waking-epiphany. THREE fics from my AWESOME-BUT-SELDOM-UPDATED list. Is there something in the water? I must drink it!! *guzzle* It was like coming back from a vexing day to get a nice, cushy hug. *cushes fics*

I also come bearing marks of boredom *cough* GIFTS for those so inclined. I was so bored while watching my computer get scanned the umpteenth time that I started making icons. Icons ahoy!

**** x27: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Largley poster based quote icons. Gotta love Perry's lines.)

**** x28: Kenzie & Gennaro as cast in Gone Baby Gone.

**** x34: True Blood (Mostly Eric, Sookie, and Lafayette; Two quotes from Charlaine Harris' Dead to the World)


Preview:




( KISS KISS BANG BANG )

( Dennis Lehane - Kenzie/Gennaro (Gone Baby Gone) )

( True Blood )

I think I have to accept the fact I'll see every TB episode after the next one has already aired. Which limits discussions. Oh well, I guess this really will be my no-wank fandom. I'll probably miss the wank during the happy-squee period of the new show. Oh well, I'll squee for Eric on my own while everyone else laments the lack of Eric in the next one. lol

I am trying my best to not spoil people on the books but since I've just read them and this first series is following the first book pretty closely, it's hard not to compare and wonder why they've made certain changes. Especially when the books are so fresh to me.

I am warning you now THERE ARE BOOK SPOILERS IN THIS POST. Don't say you weren't warned. Most points are only about the show. However, I do raise several questions about certain minor scene changes. Thus, they're not necessarily spoilery considering you already know basically what happens in the novel. But there are a couple of things that I can't help but know and I'm not going to pretend ignorance when I discuss a character, especially given that characters behaviour in this episode. Thus there are one or two genuine spoilers for the later books below. Read at your own risk, these spoilers won't necessarily occur on the show (one of them at least) but there were elements in this episode that struck a chord with those "spoilers" and I had to ask....

That warning couldn't be any longer and any more boring so if you say 'boo spoilers' to me *smack* Not that anyone will probably read this at this late stage. lol

( Episode Four random thoughts while viewing and some questions regarding 'V', blood bonds and other such stuff )

Banged out some icons for episode two of True Blood while not sleeping. Only really happy with the sunshine ones but it was fun to make icons again.

This is how it breaks down--
5: True Blood poster.
15: Bill/Sookie (First kiss, some animated)
5: Just Sookie
2: "Dean"

Teaser:


( Icons ahoy! )

Alexander Skarsgård is one of the best examples of casting I've seen of a character from a book since Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy.

( Could not resist finding the Eric scene to watch, given the slowass TB downloads. MMMMM, Eric. )

I'm almost caught up....

( True Blood Episode Three Thoughts )

Okay, I don't want to be spoiled at all for this series - what's coming up in episodes I haven't seen as compared to the books etc. I want to be anti-bitter or laissez faire. Whatever. But I couldn't help myself, once Eric was mentioned I had to find out when he was appearing. And it's episode four! Yay! Next on my catch up list. *dances*