summer of vampires!
Spring was snail slow for me because there was no “True Blood”, no “Vampire Diaries” and nothing exciting in the theaters. June, however, has been a stellar month for bloodsuckers! “True Blood” came back, we got a new supernatural soap opera on ABC “The Gates”, and “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” is coming out!
I love the Sookie Stackhouse books, and I love “True Blood”, but I love them each in different ways (it’s like twice baked potatoes vs. French fries – both yummy, but different). This season’s “True Blood” story line has started out with elements from the Club Dead book; but you know that producer Alan Ball only uses Charlaine’s books as a starting point and puts his own spin on things. Here’s hoping he uses the plot of Dead to the World next – that’s my favorite Sookie book. Jason, as usual, gets all the zingers that make me laugh, and he’s had a couple humdingers in the last two episodes – ones I cannot publish on our family website. Well, guessing from the previews on HBO, Bill is going to break up with Sookie; Eric is going to sleep with Sookie; and Sookie is hanging out with hot werewolf Alcide who might get some Sookie lovin’ as well. Busy girl – not judging, just saying! I’m so excited about this new season I’m giddy!
“The Gates” is a new show on ABC – and it comes on right after “True Blood”. I guess Sunday nights are going to be Mommy’s-Grown-Up-Shows-Are-On-You-Kids-Stay-Out-Of-This-Room nights. Dear hubby gets to supervise teeth brushing and story telling Sunday nights this summer.
Anyways, as I watched the premier, I immediately recognized Rhona Mitra from “Underworld – Rise of the Lycans”. She plays Claire, a vampire who gets a little bored with her diet of bagged blood that her husband brings home from the lab, and pounces on a contractor in the neighborhood. Uh huh, she’s got CRAVINGS. What really cracked me up is when her husband confronts her and she says how it’s not about the blood, it’s about the carpools, and the school committees, and the dinner parties, and the book clubs (um, that sounds like my life!). Anyways, the show actually begins with the Monohan family as they move into the Gates. Nick Monohan is the new sheriff for the gated community. That this community is full of vampires, werewolves and even a succubus is something they will soon be discovering, I am sure. Looking forward to it!
“Eclipse” is coming out Wednesday – and while I am not going to able to see it on opening day, I will certainly get my patootie to the theater as soon as possible. I am such a geeky Twimom that I even got up early one day last week to win a radio station’s pair of tickets to the show (and sang an off-key rendition of “Total Eclipse of the Heart”- get it?). Yah, I’m that big a fan. (see our Twilight list here)
So I’m thinking of this as the summer of vampires. Between the television and the GREAT summer vampire novels I have been reading (Blood Oath, Insatiable, The Passage), I’m in heaven. Vampire heaven.
STACKGirl Nancy, who will be wearing my Twilight PJ’s this week – thanks kids!
Can I join you in vampire heaven? I’ve been there for a while (years, actually, lol!).
It’s sad times here in the UK, as Vampire Diaries ends tonight. BUT! I will be seeing Eclipse at advance screenings at midnight on Friday and 11.30am on Saturday, and I also have some vampire books lined up to read. Excellente.
Hope you enjoy Eclipse! I’m so excited I can barely type this. Woot!!
I taped the Gates and hope to watch it tonight if I can finish Bree! I heard there are already people lined up at the movies for the midnight showing of Eclipse. I just want the bookstore to be open at Midnight for the release of Mockingjay!
Yes, as I was taking my children to a 2:45 showing of Toy Story 3 (v. good, btw) I passed 2 lines with about 15 people in each, lining up for the midnight shows!
First i really want The Gates in Australia! second TrueBlood and Eclipse… Oy my god, Pumped! third Mokingjay? What!? how is that coming out there already, i think i still have to wait months for that one! BOOO
@Caren-
No, it’s not out until August but I want to read it so badly that I pray the bookstore is open at Midnight so that I can buy my copy then! I JUST DON’T WANT TO WAIT ANY LONGER!! I HAVE TO KNOW HOW IT ENDS!! xoxo shannan
I love vampires. I enjoyed The Gates too. Oh, and I ended up at a midnight showing last night. I’m dragging today
@Kelley – We are thrilled we are getting to know you!
AND I just can’t do midnight anymore. haha 7am was hard enough. What did you think of it?