Brits Eat Up Steamy Yank Vampires

Kinky sex meets social commentary

(NEWSER) - Critics are gushing about HBO's hit True Blood, which manages to marry kinky vampire sex to social commentary, writes Gina Bellafante in the New York Times. The barrier-busting series touches on gay marriage, racial profiling, capitalism run amok, and right-wing religious extremism. In the current season, a crazed Christian cult called the Fellowship of the Sun is out to get vampires and their sympathizers. More»

(NEWSER) - True Blood stars Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer are engaged, People reports. The two have been open about their 6-month relationship and how it affects their onscreen romance. Says Paquin, 27: “If you're already with that person, then you're not having to sort of get over the 'Wow, I'm naked with someone that I don't even know the middle name of." Adds Moyer, 39: “My girl is hardcore.” More»

Costars tie the knot at private residence in California

(NEWSER) - Anna Paquin’s True Blood character might be involved in a love triangle, but in real life, Paquin has settled on Vampire Bill, aka Stephen Moyer. The couple, who got engaged a year ago, wed last night near the beach in Malibu, Us reports. Guests included at least one True Blood costar, Lost’s Michael Emerson, and Elijah Wood. Paquin recently came out as bisexual— click here for more on that. More»

Show's creator: Vampires are 'all about sex'

(NEWSER) - This week Rolling Stone puts three True Blood stars on its cover—stark naked and streaked in blood. In a preview of the sure-to-be-buzzed-about cover story, creator Alan Ball says his show, unlike other vampire franchises (ahem, Twilight ), is all about sex. "The idea of celibate vampires is ridiculous. To me, vampires are sex," he says. "I don't get a vampire story about abstinence." More»

(NEWSER) - Sassy Anna Paquin has absolutely no trouble stripping down for scenes in HBO's steamy series Tru Blood, she tells Nylon in a let-it-all-hang-out interview. "I'm sorry, maybe there are women who keep their bras on while they have sex. I don't happen to be one of them," quips Paquin, who plays delectable telepath Sookie Stackhouse. More»