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denniskeithley	the acting Sep 21 2008, 9:40 PM EDT The acting in this show for the most part is horrible. It makes hard to watch. The show concept is the thing that attracted me to tune in, but the acting is going to drive me away. Post reply 18 out of 165 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you? Keyword tags: None
sookierocks	1. RE: the acting Sep 21 2008, 9:44 PM EDT "The acting in this show for the most part is horrible. It makes hard to watch. The show concept is the thing that attracted me to tune in, but the acting is going to drive me away." Sorry you feel that way. I for one love the acting and the show. Post reply 2 out of 3 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
Morgaine	2. RE: the acting Sep 21 2008, 9:58 PM EDT I think the acting is great for the most part. Anna hits a false note here or there, but it's not that bad. Jason is awfully good. Bill is great. Everybody else is as good as they need to be for it to be believable. Post reply 5 out of 5 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
Bluefire29	3. RE: the acting Sep 21 2008, 11:59 PM EDT "Anna hits a false note here or there" Well, she is portraying a young woman that is a "virgin" and hasn' t dated a whole lot. Remember when you first started to date way back..... hummmmmmmm. Not an Expert, huh. Post reply 0 out of 3 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
MireilleJ	4. RE: the acting Sep 22 2008, 12:12 AM EDT TARA NEEDS TO GO...the only one who can't act is her....if they cut out the useless scenes with her in it...it would be worth it. As for Anna...she is portraying Sookie pretty good, although I find that in the books Sookie has much more of a backbone that Sookie in the show...she may be a virgin but she is tough and stubborn. I love Anna Paquin for this role cause she has that innocent face that is needed for Sookie with a little bit of spitfire. Post reply 0 out of 3 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
Morgaine	5. RE: the acting Sep 22 2008, 12:20 AM EDT I know the difference between poor acting and acting inexperienced. She occasionally hits a false note. Post reply 4 out of 4 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
LilyBard	6. RE: the acting Sep 22 2008, 2:46 AM EDT I just saw someone accepting an Emmy for John Adams and praising people who talk about real thoughts using complex sentences. Ah, that was Deadwood; True Blood, alas, is far from it. I think the acting is ok, it's the writing disapoints. Post reply 3 out of 3 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
twilight_time	7. RE: the acting Sep 22 2008, 2:52 AM EDT "The acting in this show for the most part is horrible. It makes hard to watch. The show concept is the thing that attracted me to tune in, but the acting is going to drive me away." Every show starts out this way, it takes time for actors to fit into their characters. Give it time. It's a show with a lot of potential & worth it. Post reply 4 out of 4 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
TruFan4Blood	8. RE: the acting Sep 22 2008, 5:39 AM EDT I love the show so far! My husband & I can't wait for it each week. And I have a feeling it's just going to get better also! I think the acting is fine and the actors are doing a fantastic job!!! Post reply 3 out of 3 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
4j's	9. RE: the acting Sep 22 2008, 3:15 PM EDT I'm so glad someone else brought this up because I was afraid to say anything, lol! My friend thinks Anna is horrible. I disagree but I think Morgaine put it well. Sometime she is just a bit...off somehow. Another thing that bothers me is that some of the vamps talk horribly with the fake fangs in their mouth. I understand that this would be a difficult task, but come on. That really bothers me. I love the show and hope this improves with time, but this should have been corrected before millions of viewers watch, imo. Post reply 1 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
denniskeithley	10. RE: the acting Sep 22 2008, 6:15 PM EDT "Sorry you feel that way. I for one love the acting and the show. " I'm glad you like it. I too like it. It's just such a cool concept. I just wish they had taken more time in character development. Some of it is weak! Post reply 2 out of 4 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
Fetisharose	11. RE: the acting Sep 22 2008, 6:25 PM EDT I think the show is wonderful, I hope as it continues the actors grow into the characters more...Ive already seen this happen in just 3 episodes...I think its naturally for the first couple episodes of any show to be kinda ackward. When I go back and watch dvd collections of my fav shows, Im usually shocked @ how different (maybe bad) the pilot episode is.....I hope you find this to be true if you continue watching!!! Post reply 2 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
denniskeithley	12. RE: the acting Sep 22 2008, 6:37 PM EDT "I think the acting is great for the most part. Anna hits a false note here or there, but it's not that bad. Jason is awfully good. Bill is great. Everybody else is as good as they need to be for it to be believable." I disagree with your thought's about everybody else being as good as they need to be to be believable. For me Anna's brother stinks as does her best friend I forget her character name, but she is the bartender (HORRIBLE) hopefully they will be vampire toys & we wont see them much anymore. The gay cook is good. Interesting character development with him. Anyway the two leads will not be able to carry this show. I do like them much better than the rest. But sex, drugs, & rock'n roll are cool for what they are, but it's not enough! Post reply 1 out of 6 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
denniskeithley	13. RE: the acting Sep 22 2008, 6:51 PM EDT "I love the show so far! My husband & I can't wait for it each week. And I have a feeling it's just going to get better also! I think the acting is fine and the actors are doing a fantastic job!!!" I will just take a wild guess here and say you've been glamed by the Vamps so much so that your blind to some of the crappy acting in the show. Post reply 0 out of 4 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
rocketgrl	14. RE: the acting Sep 22 2008, 6:54 PM EDT Have no complaints about the acting whasoever. Post reply 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
LilyBard	15. RE: the acting Sep 22 2008, 11:19 PM EDT Glammed by the vamps. There's a good explanation for some of the obsession going on here. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Maharet	16. RE: the acting Sep 23 2008, 12:26 AM EDT "I will just take a wild guess here and say you've been glamed by the Vamps so much so that your blind to some of the crappy acting in the show." Some of the acting is bad, some of it isn't. If you're a fan of the books... the story IS a little silly. It IS a little campy at times. It somehow makes it MORE realistic. Sookie's inner dialogue is very silly and sarcastic. If I met a vampire who was almost 200 years old and he told me his name was... Bill... I'd have busted out laughing, too. That kind of thing is what hooked me on the books and that's why I'm enjoying the show. Tara has smoothed out a little. I thought she did well with the scene with her mother. It's a series, not a movie. No Oscars being handed out here. Regardless of what anyone says about the acting, the fangs, some of the gorier details... it seems the bulk of the people here, and everyone I know personally who watches the show, finds it addictive and extremely entertaining. Post reply 4 out of 4 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
rubyeuropa	17. RE: the acting Sep 23 2008, 12:41 AM EDT "Have no complaints about the acting whasoever. " I'm fine with it too. But this show makes me appreciate anew the guts it takes for anyone to be in the arts, be it theatre or film or television or music. Everyone is an armchair expert. And some reviews can be so brutal. I remember a few interviews with various actors in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Peter Jackson himself, and all of them commenting on how they were always very cognizant of how attached Tolkien fans were to these characters and how they all hoped they did their characters justice. So I wonder, are those the most challenging/intimidating roles for actors? Characters taken from beloved books? I've seen interviews with actors who say they never read reviews, good or bad, because they don't want to be influenced or become too self-conscious about their own acting. I'm curious what True Blood cast members are reading any of the reviews. Post reply 3 out of 3 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
Maharet	18. RE: the acting Sep 23 2008, 12:54 AM EDT "I'm fine with it too. But this show makes me appreciate anew the guts it takes for anyone to be in the arts, be it theatre or film or television or music. Everyone is an armchair expert. And some reviews can be so brutal. I remember a few interviews with various actors in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Peter Jackson himself, and all of them commenting on how they were always very cognizant of how attached Tolkien fans were to these characters and how they all hoped they did their characters justice. So I wonder, are those the most challenging/intimidating roles for actors? Characters taken from beloved books? I've seen interviews with actors who say they never read reviews, good or bad, because they don't want to be influenced or become too self-conscious about their own acting. I'm curious what True Blood cast members are reading any of the reviews. " Yea how do you criticize someone playing a fantasy role anyway? "You're not acting like a real vampire... didn't you research this role at all?" :[ Post reply 0 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
sookierocks	19. RE: the acting Sep 23 2008, 1:18 AM EDT I know everyone has there opinions and mine just happens to be I like the acting. I don't expect academy award jobs but hey speaking of academy awards... I do believe Anna received one at age 11 so I think that says she is fine actress. BUT that is just MY opinion. Post reply Do you find this valuable?

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