Comments on: EXTRA Compares & Contrasts Twilight and True Blood

By: pixie

pixie — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:28:29 +0000

another point, the romance and love between a vampire and human woman was developed long before either Twilight or Trublood. So there is no copying there. The other similarites, such as the shapeshifters are more than evident. Not to accuse one or the other, but it is what it is. Glamouring v/ dazzling, small town USA, synthetic blood, drinking the blood of animals, reading minds, all are evident and some could say that ideas were copied. I liked both Twilight and Trublood, however from a readers standpoint, I still think that the Trublood books are better written and are an easier more pleasant read.

By: pixie

pixie — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:07:19 +0000

I personally think that are only so many ways one could expand on Bram Stokers work. Meyers captured a different age group with the Twilight Saga than Trublood has commanded. IMO, The Trublood series is much better and the books are a much better read, but then I fall in the “more mature reader” catagory, simply stated, I am older, lol…I have to wonder, if not for Pattison and Stewart in the roles of Edward and Bella, would the movies be such block buster hits? Is it all about the actors and their goodlooks that attract the tweens? Of course, again IMO, the actors in Trublood are much better and are talented as well, a component lacking in the Twilight movies. I do believe that there are some similarities between the two. I like my vampires to sleep in coffins, not to be able to go out in the sunlight and I do not want my vamps to sparkle. Call me a traditionalist, lol I would rather be glamoured than dazzled too. Not sure how much of Meyers idea for Twilight came from a dream!!

By: raj

raj — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:06:02 +0000

I agree . Twilight wascopied from true blood.

By: ForeverCamp

ForeverCamp — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:26:15 +0000

I just started watching True Blood S.1 and it’s true – it’s rated 18A for VERY good reasons. Took a LOT of getting used to, still can’t handling watching it all the way through and can’t watch it before 10:30 at night when the little brother goes to bed, but love the storylines in both of the series! Can’t wait for the dvd release of S.2 of True Blood – I don’t get HBO at home, just heard about it.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:02:18 +0000

TRUE BLOOD WAS WRITTEN FOUR YEARS BEFORE TWILIGHT.

TWILIGHT COMPLETELY COPIED DEAD UNTIL DARK!!!!

By: Amber Pederson

Amber Pederson — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:31:29 +0000

Aww. A True Blood vs Twilight debate? Sigh. I love BOTH series — They’re both amazing — But while I have to admit that I haven’t gotten started on the books that True Blood was based off of (I will get to it, though!), I do prefer TB. The sex is a little much, but I think there is just more and BETTER character development overall. If it hadn’t been for the transformation in BD, I would say Bella’s a pretty static character, and that’s fine, but it wasn’t… I can’t even figure out how I want to phrase this. I want to say I wanted something more dymamic, but the ROMANCE was certainly dynamic. Then I wanted to say something more invigorating, but I could barely put the books down… I don’t know what it is. I guess Twilight is my fluffy little guilty pleasure, but True Blood has a lot of meat to it. It’s got TONS of different plots for almost every major character — They do a great job of not making it confusing, too! — and Bill and Sookie have REAL arguments and the characters develop as they go… I don’t know. I think they’re great in their respective ways, but I think True Blood just has more to chew.

BUT I STILL LOVE MAH TWILIGHT! (Still, I have to agree that nobody in TB was copying Twilight. The books were written long before Stephenie had her dream, and the series was in creation before the Twilight movie started hitting it big. I think it was just coincidence.)

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 07:55:20 +0000

True Blood has been in works for a while.

The pilot for True Blood was shot in the early summer of 2007. also, the series premiered before Twilight hit theaters.

Twilight was shot in early 2008.

By: becky

becky — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:48:12 +0000

true blood is based on the sookie stackhouse books, first one being written in 2001 (twilight was published 2005). just saying, its not possible that they ripped off twilight.

By: becky

becky — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:46:23 +0000

both show and books.
even if i do love twilight im more on true blood/southern vampire mysteries.

By: becky

becky — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:43:24 +0000

actually in the books sookie sometimes can get flashes of eric’s thoughts.