Creators Stir in Enough Fresh Blood

True Blood creator Alan Ball is no stranger to HBO, having previously crafted the moderately successful series Six Feet Under. While that series handled some fairly weighty material at times, par for the course in its funeral-parlor setting, his latest offering is a pop confection that is firmly focused on entertainment, intellectual stimulation.

The series follows the denizens of a Louisiana backwater as they come to terms with the public emergence of vampires as ordinary citizens....

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What I Love About "Entourage" Is How Off The Cuff It feels!

What I love about "Entourage" is how off the cuff it feels. Its premise initially seems it could get super old super fast, but somehow the characters deepen as the seasons go by and the writing remains pretty sharp. All good things must come to an end, of course, and "Entourage" is no exception. Word on the street from executive producer Mark Wahlberg (the series is either loosely or firmly based on him and his friends, depending on who you ask) is that season seven will be as...

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Fun And A Surprising Amount Of Depth

Supernatural follows Sam and Dean as they set off on a quest to find their missing father. The journey is anything but typical as the brothers were raised to be fighters of all things demonic, and the path to their father leads through all manner of ghastly things. The trip turns out to be one where the two will learn things about each other, even though they thought they knew it all. They find new friends, and make enemies who will shadow their moves right through to the shocking climax.
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Merlin Is Gorgeous And Attractive

King Uther Pendragon (Anthony Head, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) is a tyrant who rules Camelot. He banishes magic from his realm and condemns to death anyone who practices it. Merlin (Colin Morgan, Doctor Who) is a man with magical powers who arrives in Camelot during this time. He learns that his future is tied to the young Prince Arthur (Bradley James, Portobello 196). Merlin learns to control his powers and help Prince Arthur with the help of court physician Gaius (Richard Wilson, Demons) and the...

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Smallville Is An Instant Television Classic

Tom Welling stars in the imminent role of teenager Clark Kent, a refugee from the dying planet of Krypton. His ship having landed in the rural American town of Smallville, Clark is raised by locals Martha (Annette O'Toole) and Jonathan Kent (John Schneider - of Dukes of Hazzard fame) as their own son. Unlike some of the film and TV spin-offs, Smallville attributes powers to other individuals in the area as a result of some of the debris associated with Krypton's destruction. As a result, Clark is...

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