'True Blood'

'True Blood': Season 2 ****

Starring: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Nelsan Ellis, Michelle Forbes, Alexander Skarsgard, Rutina Wesley, Ryan Kwanten, Sam Trammell, William Sanderson, Evan Rachel Wood

What a wonderfully entertaining, sexy, fun, wild and glorious television show 'True Blood' is! You have sex, blood, vampires, shape shifters, crazy and sexy characters and a well created time and place. You also have a cast of actors who have major careers ahead of them. Remember the names above because you will hear a lot from them in the future. Allan Ball who created 'American Beauty' and 'Six Feet Under' has done a great job adapting the Sookie Stackhouse books. The first season was solid and suspenseful and this second season has been a mix of Southern Gothic and theatrics. What keeps this enjoyable madness grounded is the wonderful performances of the whole cast who take this very creative story seriously. The show kept getting better and more interesting every week. Each episode ended with a cliffhanger and you definitely wanted to tune in again. Academy Award winner Anna Paquin and new heartthrob Stephen Moyer are very good but the show belongs to others. The next big thing will be Alexander Skarsgard as Eric who I prefer over Moyer's Bill. He is more interesting and the actor is very sexy and already has made a lot of women take notice. There is great comic relief from Nelsan Ellis as Lafayette and Ryan Kwanten as Jason. Those three have very promising movie careers ahead of them as does Sam Trammell as Sam. Michelle Forbes has been super sexy and wicked as the evil Mary Ann and Rutina Wesley is captivating as Tara giving the show a little shot of energy. This is a vampire story that puts Buffy and the 'Twilight' series to shame. I am getting tired of these weak Vampire shows and movies lately but I love 'True Blood' which is becoming one of my favorite shows. It is great fun and I am already missing it. I highly recommend that you rent Season One and catch up with Season Two if you haven't already seen this show.