True Blood

I just started watching HBO's True Blood season one. The first two episodes are interesting enough for me to keep watching. I'll letcha know how it goes.

Somehow, I still don't find it as good as J.R. Ward's vampire world. Maybe my imagination is just a lot better than TV? Possibly. Or maybe books are still a better way to be engulfed by fiction?

So far, True Blood is about a telepathic girl named Sookie (Anna Paquin). I can't keep the saying "Sookie, sookie now" outta my head, but I'm positive it doesn't have anything to do with this series. It's set in Louisiana post Katrina, so I suppose in modern times. Sookie is waitressing at a bar when a vampire walks in. It's the first vamp this small town has ever seen, and Sookie is fascinated. Others are horrified (typical) or scared.

My first impression is that there are just so many characters that it's hard to keep up. It's like a whirlwind, but I'm sure after a couple episodes I'll be ok. I'm also unsure of how supernatural this series is going to be. For instance, are vampires the only other species alive in this series? Or are there lycanthropes, witches/wizards or zombies? Like most stuff on HBO, it's definitely rated R with a lot of sex and violence. Not too much swearing at this point but I suppose the other stuff makes up for it.

Overall, it had a pretty good start and I'm willing to watch a couple more episodes to find out what's going on. Has anyone else seen this series?