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True Blood

TV: Queer “True Blood” Getting a Reboot on HBO

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True Blood is getting a reboot, and that sound you hear is thousands of gays screaming in unison. The horror series aired on HBO for seven seasons, kicking off in 2008 and ending in 2014, and proved a huge hit with LGBT+ audiences for its camp, over-the-top style. The series, based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris, followed telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse in the fictional town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, as she falls in love with vampire Bill Compton. Now, the series is set to get the reboot treatment, with True Blood‘s queer creator Alan Ball set to … Read more

OBITUARY: True Blood’s Nelsan Ellis Dies at 39

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Nelsan Ellis, who played Lafayette Reynolds on HBO’s True Blood, has died at 39 due to complications from heart failure. “We were extremely saddened to hear of the passing of Nelsan Ellis,” HBO said in a statement. “Nelsan was a long-time member of the HBO family whose groundbreaking portrayal of Lafayette will be remembered fondly within the overall legacy of ‘True Blood.’ Nelsan will be dearly missed by his fans and all of us at HBO.” “True Blood” creator and executive producer Alan Ball echoed HBO’s epitaph in a statement of his own. “Nelsan was a singular talent whose creativity … Read more