Hi, Alexander! In True Blood, you own Fangtasia, a vampire bar. What would happen if Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Edward from Twilight or Kiefer Sutherland from The Lost Boys dropped in for a snifter?

Well, Fangtasia is open to humans and vampires alike so we’re very welcoming (1). I’d buy Edward and Kiefer some Tru Blood (2) and I’d buy Buffy a memorabilia T-shirt. Ha!

You weren’t in season one very much. How do we know you’re not going to be killed off in the opening seconds of season two?

I only had a couple of scenes in season one, you’re right. But we get to know Eric a lot better in season two. We get to see his background and why his motives are personal and not always for business. There’s a lot more to Eric than the antagonist bad boy.

Season one gave us vampires. Season two promises vampires, werewolves, shape-shifters and devil worshippers. Who have you got in season three? The Gruffalo and the Bogeyman (3)?

Ha ha, maybe! We’ll have to wait and see …

Do you sleep in a coffin in real life or do you prefer to hang upside down like Batman (4)?

I’m obviously a very diligent actor so I slept in a coffin for three months to prepare for the job. I work with Alan Ball (5), so obviously I slept Six Feet Under.

How many sets of plastic gnashers and bottles of tomato ketchup do you chomp through per episode?

Well, the teeth are pretty strong. They usually last the whole season. I wish the blood was tomato juice but it’s nasty, sticky sweet artificial stuff.

Ever keep in the fangs on the bus on the way home?

Not the teeth, but I’ve gone home drenched in blood. I’ve been so tired that I’ve just pulled on a pair of skivvies (6), jumped in my car and driven home. Fortunately, I’ve never yet been pulled over the cops!

Lesbian Vampire Killers (7). Seen it?

Never heard of it.

You’re not missing much. How would True Blood differ if it were British?

I think we vampires would be far more polite if we were British. We would slaughter someone then apologise profusely!

Would Her Majesty the Queen make a good vampire?

I would want her as a vampire on my side. I wouldn’t want to fight her. Just look at her! She’s serious!

You were in Zoolander, for a bit, and you’re in the video to Lady Gaga‘s Paparazzi. Bit gaga, Lady Gaga?

Lady Gaga is pretty wild but she’s very intelligent. She controls her career and knows what she wants. She would make a great vampire. She should give me a call!

There’s a funny circle thing over the A in Skarsgård. How do I get one? (8)

I was born and raised in Stockholm. I’m very proud of that little circle! We don’t really have that sound in English. It’s kind of the way you Brits say, “fart”, like “fort”, with more of an “oar” sound.

Swedish, eh? When Gordon Ramsay is on Swedish telly, is he dubbed to sound more like the Swedish chef from The Muppet Show? (9)

Not really. The chef from the Muppets speaks in a made-up language. Swedish doesn’t really sound anything like that!

How about The Count from the Muppets? Will he join the cast of True Blood at some point?

Um, it’s a great idea. I’ll have to ask him. Ha! (10)

True Blood season two starts Friday, 10pm, FX

1 It’s a lie! Don’t go there!

2 Buy some now at trubeverage.com

3 Is he hiding under your bed?

4 Like in Batman (1989)

5 Screenwriter of Six Feet Under and American Beauty, not the ginger footballer

6 Pants

7 Also pants

8 Richård Pelley?

9 Hurdy gurdy!

10 Ha ha ha ha!

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The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has unveiled its selection of nominees for the 36th Annual Saturn Awards.

The categories are as follows:

Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series

• “Breaking Bad”
• “Battlestar Galactica”
• “The Closer”
• “Dexter”
• “Leverage”
• “True Blood”

Best Actor in Television

• Josh Holloway, “Lost”
• Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
• Matthew Fox, “Lost”
• Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
• Zachary Levi, “Chuck”
• Stephen Moyer, “True Blood”
• David Tennant, “Doctor Who: The End of Time”

Best Actress on Television

• Anna Gunn, “Breaking Bad”
• Jennifer Love Hewitt, “Ghost Whisperer”
• Evangeline Lilly, “Lost”
• Anna Paquin, “True Blood”
• Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”
• Anna Torv, “Fringe”

Best Supporting Actor on Television

• Jeremy Davies, “Lost”
• Michael Emerson, “Lost”
• Aldis Hodge, “Leverage”
• Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad”
• John Noble, “Fringe”
• Alexander Skarsgard, “True Blood”

Best Guest Starring Role in Television

• Bernard Cribbins, “Doctor Who: The End of Time”
• Raymond Cruz, “Breaking Bad”
• Michelle Forbes, “True Blood”
• John Lithgow, “Dexter”
• Leonard Nimoy, “Fringe”
• Mark Pellegrino, “Lost”

If you also watch Vampire Diaries they were nominated also:

TELEVISION: Best Network Series

• “Chuck”
• “Fringe”
• “Ghost Whisperer”
• “Heroes”
• “Lost”
• “The Vampire Diaries”

For those of you who love Twilight:

Best Horror Film

• “The Box”
• “Drag Me to Hell”
• “Frozen”
• “The Last House on the Left”
• “The Twilight Saga’s New Moon”
• “Zombieland”

Best Performance by a Younger Actor

• Taylor Lautner, “The Twilight Saga’s New Moon”
• Bailee Madison, “Brothers”
• Brooklynn Proulx, “The Time Traveler’s Wife”
• Max Records, “Where the Wild Things Are”
• Saoirse Ronan, “The Lovely Bones”
• Kodi Smit-McPhee, “The Road”

~M.

Remember, right click and view image… to see an enlarged version of this scan.

So, who do you prefer?

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For those living near Herkimer, NY–  You may want to check this out!

Kelly

uticadailynews.com

Herkimer County Community College’s Diversity Committee announces a presentation, “The Horror of Race: HBO’s True Blood” by Matthew Powers, English Instructor at HCCC.

It will be held on Wednesday, February 24 at 2 p.m. in room 288 in the Robert McLaughlin College Center.

The presentation tackles questions about race and identity in the HBO series True Blood. Powers makes comparisons to our contemporary race relations and ideas by examining blood, blood imagery and the idea of what “true blood” may or may not mean.

This presentation is one in a series of presentations sponsored by the College’s Diversity Committee. It is free and open to the public.

You can meet Charlaine Harris at one of the following events:

Tuesday 9th March, 2010 – An Evening with Charlaine Harris, 6.30pm

Location: Prince Charles Cinema, Leicester Square, London
More info: call 020 7494 3654 or visit http://www.princecharlesconema.com/ for tickets

Wednesday 10th March, 2010 – Signing Event, 12noon

Location: Waterstone’s Nottingham, 1-5 Bridlesmith Gate, Nottingham

Wednesday 10th March, 2010 – Signing Event, 7pm

Location: Waterstone’s Manchester, 91 Deansgate, Manchester
More info: Contact the stores for details

(IESB) IESB: You’ve recently been cast in the very popular vampire series True Blood on HBO, as Crystal Norris. What can you say about your character on the show and how she fits into the storyline for Season 3?

Lindsay: I don’t know much about my character yet. She’s a mysterious girl. She does encounter Jason Stackhouse (Ryan Kwanten), in a funny way, and they have this amazing connection, and it goes from there.

IESB: Had you been familiar with the series at all, prior to being cast?

Lindsay: I had watched some of the series, but I had not read the books. I know that Alan Ball doesn’t necessarily stick 100% to the books.

IESB: How has it been to work with Ryan Kwanten? What’s the difference in the dynamic between the relationship that you have with him, and the one that you had with Travis Fimmel on The Beast?

Lindsay: Ryan auditioned with me and he’s an amazing actor. He’s extremely giving, spontaneous and innovative, and he’s super-humble and almost shy. I’m blown away by how great he is. And, Travis is great, in his own way. He’s also an amazing actor. He approaches his work very passionately and really cares a lot about his work. He’s an extremely devoted actor. We had a lot of fun on set. He’s very playful and was very spontaneous as well.

IESB: When you play out relationships, how do you feel about having to do the more intimate scenes? Is that difficult for you, as an actor, or do you see it as just another facet of your job?

Lindsay: It’s definitely another facet of the job. As long as I allow myself to look at it through the character’s eyes, as opposed to my own eyes, I don’t really have a problem with it.

IESB: You started with The Beast on day one, but you went into True Blood as the new guy. Is that a nerve-wracking experience? And, does that also give you an appreciation for the people that came in to guest star on The Beast while you were there?

Lindsay: Yeah, definitely. With The Beast, we all started together. We shot the pilot together and all of our castmates were new, from day one. It was a family that grew. Coming into True Blood, especially now, when it’s a really established show with a huge fan base and with the caliber of people that are running the show, it’s definitely different. I’d be lying, if I said I wasn’t a little intimidated to come into the show. But, I have to say that all of that quickly dissipated, as soon as  I met everybody. They were just so nice and welcoming, and friendly and professional. All the actors on the show are just so great and I’m so impressed with everybody. It was a little bit like starting your first day of high school, or any new job, but that quickly all went away. Everybody couldn’t be cooler.

IESB: When you’re involved with such quality programming, with both The Beast and True Blood, does that raise the bar for you, as an actor, as far as the type of projects you want to be involved with?

Lindsay: Yeah, definitely. I’ve always wanted to maintain a certain caliber of work, and I feel so blessed. Even with the guest spots that I’ve gotten, up until this point, I feel very fortunate to have worked with the people I have and I’d definitely like to maintain that.

(DigitalSpy) Sam Trammel states, “A lot of people know he’s a shape-shifter now, like Andy, Jason and Sookie,” he explained. “He’s slowly getting revealed and the more he gets revealed, the chains that have been binding him — as far as trying to keep who he is secret goes — are slowly breaking.”

Regarding the werewolves, “”I’m not sure — I did read the books but I’m not exactly sure how the werewolves are going to be put into the show,” he said. “I do know the werewolves are disgusting creatures. They’re dirty, they’re not shape-shifters — they’re disgusting, low-level, smelly creatures. Perfect for Sam!”

For more of this interview click here.

~M.

Here’s an interview I found.  Based upon Alex’s answers to some of the questions, I’m thinking it was an older interview. 

Enjoy, Kelly

Dan French- digitalspy.com

Warning: This entry contains spoilers about season three of True Blood which some fans may prefer to avoid!

Truth be told, season two of True Blood was somewhat lacking in the Eric Northman department. Heartbreaking scenes with Godric (R.I.P.) aside, TB2 was ruled by Maryann Forrester and her creepy dalliances with Demetri. Thankfully, the show’s third run promises to feature more of Bon Temps’ sexiest vampire as he battles Bill (for Sookie’s heart), the Queen of Louisiana (over the V sales), and werewolves (more here). Itching for more info, Tube Talk caught up with Alexander Skarsgård for a quick bite.

Does Eric have genuine feelings for Sookie? Or is he doing it to get at Bill?
“He’s intrigued by her, for sure. When he meets her for the first time, he knows there’s something different about her and that intrigues him. He doesn’t care too much for humans in general – he thinks they’re pathetic – but when he meets her, there’s something about her. He can’t put his finger on it, but he’s curious for sure.”

It’s not just a case of forbidden fruit?
“No – he’s curious and he’s not gonna let Bill stop him because Bill’s just this little kid!”

Could Eric crush him in a fight?
“Bill? Oh yeah! Without a doubt.”

Sookie aside, is there anyone else in the show at the moment that Eric would be a good match for?
“I don’t know, man. He’s already got his Pam – even though that’s not a sexual thing, he’s got his partner. For sexual attraction, it’s all about Sookie.”

How far into the third season will we see them acting on the attraction?
“I don’t know – we start filming next month and I haven’t seen the script yet! I don’t know what’s gonna happen. But it’s building up…”

Alan Ball has hinted that the Queen of Louisiana will get her comeuppance this season. Will Eric have anything to do with that?
“They have this little business on the side so they’ll definitely interact more I’m sure. Maybe they’ll get punished for that – I don’t know. I know less than all the fans on the blogs! I try to stay away from the fan sites because it’s not good for me to read that stuff – it’ll just freak me out!”

Werewolves will be arriving soon. Should the vampires of Bon Temps be afraid?
“No, I don’t think Eric will be very afraid.”

We’ve seen you naked a fair few times throughout the series. How is it filming those kinds of scenes?
“It doesn’t really bother me that much. I’ve been naked in movies before so I don’t really care about it. I grew up in Sweden so it’s not a big issue.”

Where would you like to see Eric end up by the season three finale?
“I just trust Alan and the writers – they’re doing such a great job. I don’t know where I want him to go. When reading the scripts, I wanna continue to be surprised and discover different sides of Eric. Hopefully we’ll get to know him a little better.”

How long do you see the series running for?
“I don’t know – 45 years?! I’m having a blast, so hopefully we’ll get to do it for a while. I love this show and my character.”

True Blood returns for its second season Friday, February 26 on FX in the UK.

By Krystal Clark- screencrave.com