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06-29-2010, 01:40 AM
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Cal is pretty much how I pictured him too. I can't wait for future seasons and how (if?) they incorporate the witches and fae!
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Hmmm. I foresee the show straying more and more from the books as time goes by, as evident already ( Not to post any spoilers) . I really hope they leave the whole Fae thing out of the show.
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07-14-2010, 12:27 AM
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Reading the comments comparing the books to the show got me much more interested in picking the books back up and so I finished Club Dead last night. While I was reading I was sort of analyzing the characters and comparing them to how they were portrayed on the show. Eric really stood out to me and I was curious to see what yall thought.
On the show he seems like this oh-so-powerful, super serious and extremely desirable vampire void of all human emotion (minus the whole Godrick thing). I know he makes it clear that he wants Sookie, but he stays so cool about it.
In the books I feel like he almost gets a little desperate when it comes to Sookie and he seems a lot more emotionally invested (kinda a bit of a dork sometimes). I guess I just can't see him on the show saying some of the things he does in the book.
Possible Explanations I thought of:
-maybe this season he will go through some major character development and gain back some humanity
-maybe they just wanted to make him edgier for the show
-or maybe I just have a huge crush on Alexander Skarsgård (definitely the correct answer)
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07-14-2010, 12:45 AM
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Tina- Eric is kind of turning into a bitch this season compared to the first two seasons.
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07-14-2010, 12:47 AM
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-or maybe I just have a huge crush on Alexander Skarsgård (definitely the correct answer)
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Ditto on the crush. Man he is HOT!
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07-14-2010, 12:51 AM
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Tina- Eric is kind of turning into a bitch this season compared to the first two seasons.
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you took the words right out of my mouth - not to mention the whole flying and hovering outside the window thing was kinda corny to me.
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07-14-2010, 01:26 AM
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you took the words right out of my mouth - not to mention the whole flying and hovering outside the window thing was kinda corny to me.
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He does that in the books though.
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07-14-2010, 03:31 AM
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yeah i know, I guess its just that typical reaction when a show/movie is based on a book. You picture it one way when you read it and more often than not seeing it on screen doesn't do it justice (mostly just bc it wasn't how you pictured it).
On a completely different note, I might cry if anything ever happens to Alcide.
I picked up Dead to the World on my way home today...I'm hooked.
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07-14-2010, 03:45 AM
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yeah i know, I guess its just that typical reaction when a show/movie is based on a book. You picture it one way when you read it and more often than not seeing it on screen doesn't do it justice (mostly just bc it wasn't how you pictured it).
On a completely different note, I might cry if anything ever happens to Alcide.
I picked up Dead to the World on my way home today...I'm hooked.
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lol. The first couple books are good ways to pass time, but the series get stupid after book 5 (I think). Alcide is safe.
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07-14-2010, 08:06 PM
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They're quick easy reads, and not as porny as Anita Blake books. I'll keep on getting them from the library.
PS, I don't care for the whole Sam storyline right now, with his newly found biological family. I hope they end this subplot quickly.
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07-21-2010, 07:09 PM
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I think season 3 is good so far. Every episode seems action packed. I think I want to read the books too.
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07-21-2010, 07:55 PM
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I'm not a huge fan of Sam's storyline, either, but the rest of it is fantastic!! I think I find the Franklin/Tara storyline the most interesting. James Frain is an epic victory for acting.
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07-21-2010, 08:20 PM
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I don't remember the Franklin story being so scary in the book, but i like it too!
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07-21-2010, 08:29 PM
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I don't remember the Franklin story being so scary in the book, but i like it too!
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From what I recall, I think he was older and way less threatening. I'm also trying to remember if his and Tara's relationship in the book was the sugar daddy relationship?
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07-21-2010, 09:03 PM
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Franklin was definitely older and more of a sugar daddy, and then that other old vampire showed up with Tara. I just don't like Tara on the show. She's such a non-character in the book, and her character on the show is a completely different person. I do like that Lafayette is still around, though.
I also don't like Sam's storyline. What's up with the dad?
I need MUCH more Eric... and less Lorena. I do love Russel and his boyfriend, but I'm not loving the freaky Weres. Part of me just wants to see the books played out on screen, but then I'd know everything.
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07-21-2010, 09:12 PM
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Am I the only one that finds Franklin (and his melodrama) amusing? I mean seriously...the guy actually said "want to see how fast I can type motherf---er?" and told Tara that they were going to Shoney's.
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