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The first time I saw it was last week in a stand-alone theater 2 hours north of where I will see it again on New Year's Day.

AVATAR -Netiri

I very much enjoyed it as I have a number of James Cameron's films.

Cameron's 'Aliens' is second to 'Alien' only by a hair--as no one could top the baby Alien bursting through John Hurt's chest in the original. Terminator, Titanic, The Abyss are great entertainment as well. Cameron doesn't so much 'make' a film as he crafts a film.

Back to AVATAR.

Last night I saw AVATAR  for the second time--this time in 3-D. Against my better judgment, I did not pipe up when plans were made to leave only 20 minutes for us to get our tickets and seats.

We sat in the sixth row--separately--and I was sick---first a bad headache then fighting off nausea for most of the 2 hours, 43 minutes. 

Jake Sully (Sam Worthington)

In an attempt to at last get it right, on New Year's Day we are making the 20 minute drive to the cinema an hour before the show. This time I'm asking how many seats are left because all there was for the 8 p.m. showing we attended was really close to the screen near the edges of the aisles.

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Zoe Saldana (Neytiri) Writer-Director-Producer James Cameron, Sigourney Weaver (Grace)

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ALICE IN WONDERLAND Theatrical Trailer #2 - International Trailer NEW Scenes

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It is no surprise that there have been many adaptations of Lewis Carroll's “Alice in Wonderland," the most notable being the first Disney version, which was released in 1951. The adaptations have appeared in myriad forms, such as full length animated features like the Disney version, live action films, musicals, television movies, anime films and more.

The latest adaptation is a Disney-Tim Burton film with a release date of March 5, 2010.

Being a Tim Burton film and judging from the beautiful stills that have been released, the film, which will be a mixture of live action and animation, will be darker than most previous adaptations.

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Synopsis-

"From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton comes an epic 3D fantasy adventure Alice in Wonderland, a magical and imaginative twist on some of the most beloved stories of all time. Johnny Depp stars as the Mad Hatter and Mia Wasikowska as 19-year-old Alice, who returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl, reuniting with her childhood friends: the White Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Dormouse, the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, and of course, the Mad Hatter. Alice embarks on a fantastical journey to find her true destiny and end the Red Queen's reign of terror." Release: March 5, 2010

True Blood Season 3 - NEW Footage Released - Casting News - *SPOILERS*

"From the HBO 2009 promo and what is to come for 2010. I think it's a new clip we've never seen before because we don't see Sookie outside of the restaurant or Bill dirtied up with a bloody cut on his arm from the season 2 finale. The 3rd season will pick up where it left off, Sookie finding Bill had disappeared. Bill/Sookie's scene were either shot before season 2 wrapped up. In the casting call for season 3 episode 1 "Pack of Wolves", it says the weres enjoy stabbing him and taking his blood. There's also another spoiler where he meets this elderly woman named Olivia who lives in the middle of nowhere and mistakes Bill for her son in this episode. You should know that they already have finished filming "Pack of Wolves" and are working on episode 2."

Big thanks to jussunique!

I agree with the assessment above that this is clearly True Blood footage that has previously been unreleased.

It helps alot to have been reading the casting news and like Seasons 1 and 2, to be familiar with the Sookie Stackhouse novels.

But really, HBO--four seconds???

"The Beast" co-star Lindsay Pulsipher is the latest to join HBO's "True Blood" as a regular.

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She will play Crystal Norris, a barefoot sundress-wearing woman who shares an electric connection with Jason (Ryan Kwanten) before vanishing into the forest.

Pulsipher most recently played Ellis' (Travis Fimmel) neighbor/love interest Rose on A&E's Patrick Swayze drama "The Beast."

Pulsipher joins a slew of new recurring players on Alan Ball's vampire drama for the upcoming third season, including Joe Manganiello as Alcide, Theo Alexander, Grant Bowler, Cooper Huckabee, J. Smith-Cameron and Alfre Woodard.

Source: Hollywood Reporter

In re: "Crystal Norris":

SPOILER********************

In the Sookie Stackhouse series, she is Jason's wife.

Happy Yule- Shadows Stretch Longest, Daylight Hours Shortest of The Year

Winter doesn’t officially begin in the Northern Hemisphere until around December 21st. Known as the Winter Solstice, this is when for locations north of the equator the Sun is the lowest in the southern sky making it the shortest day of the year.

Skywatchers will notice that throughout the fall season, the Sun’s midday position in the sky slowly sinks closer to the horizon, making for ever-longer shadows. Meanwhile, the Sun appears to move toward the south day by day, rising farther from the east and setting farther from the west as we approach the winter solstice. During winter the Earth's northern axis is slightly tilted away from the Sun and so the Northern Hemisphere receives less sunlight.

On the first day of winter the Sun rises as far south of due east as it gets for the year and for the next few days the Sun appears to rise at the same place on the horizon. This moment in the year is when the shadows stretch their longest, and we get the fewest daylight hours. After the solstice the Sun’s pathway across the sky appears to head back in the opposite direction until it reaches its northern limit during the summer solstice in June.

The exact date and time of the winter solstice, while always occurring within a day or two of December 21, changes from year to year because of the difference between a calendar year of 365 days, and the solar year of 365.26 days - the exact time it takes for the Earth to make one trip around the Sun.

 

Source: Weather Network.com

Updated! (01.19.10) AVATAR - Movie Premiere - Promo Preview - UHQ Screen Shots*

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This is sort of interesting. A couple months back, "Avatar" was being panned as being dead on arrival. I sort of stopped paying attention to it and not until today realized that not only has the critical response done a complete 180, but that it seems it did so for a valid reason: the movie is unique and appears to be at the forefront of yet another phase of 'new filmmaking'. It's intrigued me and knowing that Sigourney Weaver has two roles in it helps a lot in deciding to give the film a shot. It could be great. I hope so!

'We talk to stars Sam Worthington and Sigourney Weaver. And Director James Cameron says he hopes people see the emotional storyline behind the movie's effects and action sequences. Get a front row seat to the most anticipated fantasy flick of the year, AVATAR! Big Movie Guide takes you behind the scenes of the film, checking out the cutting edge technology, talking to the stars and hanging out at the premiere!'

Mr. Cameron has said that he started thinking about the alien universe that became Pandora and its galactic environs in “Avatar” back in the 1970s. He wrote a treatment in 1996, but the technologies he needed to turn his ideas into images didn’t exist until recently. New digital technologies gave him the necessary tools, including performance capture, which translates an actor’s physical movements into a computer-generated image (CGI). Until now, by far the most plausible character created in this manner has been slithery Gollum from Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” cycle. The exotic creatures in “Avatar,” which include an astonishment of undulating, flying, twitching and galloping organisms, don’t just crawl through the underbrush; they thunder and shriek, yip and hiss, pointy teeth gleaming.

The most important of these are the Na’vi, and while their movements can bring to mind old-fashioned stop-motion animation, their faces are a triumph of tech innovation, with tremors and twitches that make them immediately appealing and empathetic. By the time Neytiri ushers Jake into her world of wonders — a lush dreamscape filled with kaleidoscopic and bioluminescent flora and fauna, with pink jellyfishlike creatures that hang in the air and pleated orange flowers that snap shut like parasols — you are deep in the Na’vi-land. It’s a world that looks as if it had been created by someone who’s watched a lot of Jacques Cousteau television or, like Mr. Cameron, done a lot of diving. It’s also familiar because, like John Smith in “The New World,” Terrence Malick’s retelling of the Pocahontas story, Jake has discovered Eden.

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UPDATE 01.19.10

Maxim ' s Hottest of 2009 ~ True Blood ' s Anna Paquin & Stephen Moyer

Thanks to thellou.

Once this 2-minute video gets past the blather about *ahem* other vampire shows/films it is a nice, longish feature story piece. There are comments by Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer as well as from  Sam Trammell (Sam Merlotte) & Rutina Wesley (Tara Thornton).  It is a mini chronicle of True
Blood the show as well.

Dexter: What To Expect In Season 5 - Interviews - Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz (Rita), Exec Producers, Julie Benz Photo Fanwank

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Rita and Dexter: Pictures (Videos) of Dysfunction (NSFW)

It was no surprise to see Dexter's wife 'Rita' killed off. Killing her was the next logical forward movement for Dexter--if he were to remain a viable serial killer. He was getting too happy, content, settling in with his pretty, blond wife and small brood. Can't have that and remain a tortured soul.

The other thing is I would have been glad to see Rita killed off in season one, she was so not my favourite character. As far as the Dexter players with as much scene time as Julie Benz, she would've been first to get the axe if it were going to fall. It just happens that due to her pivotal role in Dexter's life that we can be sure that there will be significant shock waves from Rita's murder. For all we know, season 5 could open with Dexter behind bars--the first logical suspect in the killing of a spouse. He needs an alibi, ASAP!

TVGuide Exclusive Interview: Dexter's Julie Benz by William Keck  December 14, 2009 ...

Freshly diced Dexter beauty Julie Benz has two apologies for TV Guide Magazine. The first is for being a few minutes late to her official exit interview—something she understandably would rather have skipped.

The second is for telling a little lie at our recent Hot List party: “You’re wrong!” she’d declared, when asked if her character, Rita Morgan, the eternally sunny wife of Showtime’s celebrated serial killer, was going to fall victim to John Lithgow’s Trinity Killer in the season finale. “I felt bad,” she confesses. “I even told you we shot multiple endings, which we did not.”

No worries, Julie. We get it. As TV secrets go, this was a doozy, even though we had our suspicions way back at Comic-Con last July when Lithgow spilled to his new costars that he knew something so shocking about Season 4 even they would be floored. Did he actually know Benz’s fate way back then?

“I’ve been told two different things,” says Benz, 37. “The producers and executives told me they didn’t know at the start of the season. But I’ve also been told that Lithgow did know.”

As they were drawing near the finale, Benz’s costar David Zayas (Det. Angel Batista) clued her in that Rita may not be long for Dexter’s world. “There were rumblings that something major was going to happen,” says Benz. “I even asked the producers and they said, ‘We would never kill Rita.’”

Then in late September, the day before the season finale script was to be distributed to the cast, the bomb dropped. “It was my day off, and I was called in for a meeting with the producers,” Benz recalls. “At that point, you pretty much know. It was a tough meeting. In a bizarre way, it felt like a scene from ‘Defending Your Life.’”

Producers explained they wanted to shake up the structure of the show. It was becoming more difficult to sell Dexter as a tortured soul since his life was growing increasingly idyllic in the Miami suburbs with the perfect wife and children. In fact, just before murdering Trinity and discovering Rita’s corpse, Dexter vowed to end his killing spree—which also would have ended the show.

But there’s nothing like discovering your wife’s body slumped in the bathtub with your baby boy crying in a pool of mommy’s blood to reboot your warped psyche.

“It’s a very poetic mirror to how Dexter was found when he was 3,” says Benz, who, before her four-year run on Dexter, was a “WB girl” with parts on Roswell, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.

More after the jump:

True Blood Continues Season 3 Casting (12.15): Meet " Alcide " (and others!)

True Blood - Episode 3.03 - "It Hurts Me Too"-

True Blood Casting Call:  Check!
[ALCIDE HERVEAUX] This good looking, rough looking but articulate and basically decent man is not what he seems. He is a heroic type and he and Sookie get along really well, and it's possible there's even an attraction between the two..VERY STRONG RECURRING

'And the most buzzed-about new role on HBO's "True Blood" next season goes to ... Joe Manganiello.

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The "How You Met Your Mother" hunk has landed the recurring part of Alcide, a hot and sexy alpha male werewolf.
Meanwhile, it's been a parents casting week on Alan Ball's vampire drama.
The latest to join the series for an arc i

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This follows the Monday castings of J. Smith-Cameron as Sam's estranged mother Melinda Mickens and of Alfre Woodard as Lafayette's (Nelsan Ellis) mom.

Manganiello also had a memorable arc on "One Tree Hill" playing a bartender dating Brooke (Sophia Bush).
His acting credits also include a recurring role on "ER" and a part in "Spider-Man 3."

Major new cast additions to "True Blood" for season three include Denis O'Hare, Marshall Allman, Theo Alexander and Grant Bowler.
There has been a slew of bit part casting on the show over the past week, including actors Shannon Wells, C.C. Sheffield ("The Bold and the Beautiful") and Natasha Alam.'
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

I am completely unfamiliar with Joe Manganiello* but I have read of Alcide Herveaux and Manganiello looks perfect for the part--as in to a "t" perfect.

I wonder though if there is any more room for hunky not-completely-human males on True Blood?
Joe Manganiello is not at all like Stephen Moyer (Vampire Bill) and all he shares with Alexander Skarsgård (Viking vampire Eric Northman) is a tall, hot body. This is simply based on looks.* I'm assuming like 95% of all the parts cast in True Blood that he'll be great.

Previous Season 3 casting news here, here and here (previous posts on The True Blood Blog).

True Blood Casting Scoop! (The Very Latest) *SPOILERS* (12.14)

It's true. Both True Blood's  Sam Merlotte ( Sam Trammell) and Lafayette Reynolds ( Nelsan Ellis) now have moms!

Lafayette's mom will be be played by Emmy-winning actress Alfre Woodard.

Ms. Woodard will be guest-starring on Alan Ball's huge HBO hit "True Blood" as the mother of Lafayette Reynolds (Nelsan Ellis), a cook at Merlotte's who sold drugs including "V" and got himself abducted for doing so, resulting in his being held and tortured by Viking vampire Eric (Alexander Skarsgård).

Lafayette and Tara (Rutina Wesley) are cousins--so this also gives her another family member to add to her rather smallish clan.

Source: Hollywood Reporter

Sam Merlotte's (Sam Trammell) mom has been cast as well.

Tony winner J Smith Cameron will play the recurring role of Sam’s estranged mother, Melinda.
In addition to her 'many Broadway roles,' Cameron has appeared on Law & Order, Six Degrees and K Street. The character descriptions of Sam's bio-mom Melinda is "dirt-poor, hung-over and trashy-looking." Prison Break’s Marshall Allman will play her son/Sam's younger bro.

Source: EW

Found at: http://www.spoilertv.com/search/label/True%20Blood#ixzz0ZkBUJjSR

Although Alan Ball confirmed as long ago as last summer that  shapeshifter-wolf Alcide (pronounced 'Al-cee') would be a major part of the Season 3 storyline, the casting of the actor to play the pivotal part just got underway today with the release of the following casting notice:

'ALCIDE: Good-looking, rough-around-the-edges, articulate, heroic, and decent, but not what he seems. He gets along well with Sookie. There’s even an attraction between the two. Very strong recurring.'

True Blood is also searching for a  African-American actor to play HOLLIS, an age  40-plus bouncer in a bar. Despite his scary appearance — he resembles an NFL lineman — he’s a nice guy who knows Alcide  well. He’s suspicious of Sookie and delivers some unexpected bad news to Alcide about his fiancée, Debbie Pelt.

Finally, Alan Ball is on the lookout for an actor in his 70s to play Arlene’s 'old-school' OB-GYN!

OMG. Arlene's going to get herself knocked up?! No way! Wait. Maybe this is a result of all the knocking boots she did with Terry Bellefleur  in S2 due to the machinations of maenad Maryann(!)

Production on True Blood’s third season got underway last week so stay tuned for lots more casting news.

Source : Ausiello

True Blood - Episode 3.03 - "It Hurts Me Too"-

Casting Call:
[ALCIDE HERVEAUX] This good looking, rough looking but articulate and basically decent man is not what he seems. He is a heroic type and he and Sookie get along really well, and it's possible there's even an attraction between the two..VERY STRONG RECURRING

[HOLLIS] 40s, African American, this bouncer in a bar looks like ... a lineman... A nice guy who knows Alcide well (though he's suspicious of Alcide's guest, Sookie), Hollis bursts in to help when Alcide is getting the crap beaten out of him, and then gives him some unexpected bad news about his fiancee, Debbie...2 speeches & 7 lines, 2 scenes (42)

[DR. ROBIDEAUX] 70s... this kindly, old-school gynecologist/obstetrician examines Arlene with an ultra-sound. 1 speech & 6 lines, 1 scene (18)

[TURK] This obnoxious, drunk in a bar taunts the apparently helpless Sookie...3 lines, 1 scene (43)

[PASTOR] This pastor presides at Eggs' funeral and gives the eulogy...1 speech, 1 scene (20)

Source: SpoilerTV

The cast of HBO’s vampiric sensation True Blood has only been back to work on their third season for a few days, but Rutina Wesley and Alexander Skarsgård say they’re already sinking their teeth into some bloody interesting storylines.

“There's more of people with different agendas,” Skarsgård – who had a breakout season as his not-always-bad boy vampire Eric emerged as a contender for Sookie Stackhouse’s heart and soul – told TVGuideMagazine.com. “Sam's got his stuff to deal with, his background and who he is, trying to figure that out. There might be some more tension between the vampire kingdoms and queendoms and they might introduce other creatures than just vampires.”

“There's a lot of new characters that will be introduced,” confirms Wesley. “We've got some werewolves that are coming in. Everyone is back now, so it'll be interesting to see how Tara deals with everything that happens with the last season. She's got a lot grieving she has to do, but I have a feeling that someone's going to come in and sweep her off of her feet. Then we've got Sookie there to help her out as well. They're making a lot of people the focus. That's the one thing that I love about being on the show – that it's truly an ensemble. All of us have really good and meaty stuff to

Skarsgård said that Eric’s ancient history is going to be further explored during the season as well. “In Season 2 there was a flashback. We see when Eric was a Viking, and there will be another flashback. We'll see Eric and someone else as a tag team – I don't want to reveal from what era, but it's a couple of really fun scenes.”

“It's amazing because he's been around for a thousand years and lived all over the world, so you can put him in any situation in any country,” said Skarsgård. “I want more of the stuff from his earlier days when he was in Scandinavia, during the Viking days. I'd love that because you don't see much of that in movies or on television from that era – and obviously because I'm from Sweden I'm quite fascinated by it. It's my heritage, that culture with the Vikings, and so hopefully we'll get to see a little more of that.”

There are also some guest stars waiting in the wings: Wesley said she’s heard that actor Don Swayze, brother of the late Patrick Swayze, will appear on the show, and Skarsgård says there’s a well-known name who just might be making a visit to Bon Temps. “There's one that I'm hoping we can get towards the end of Season 3,” he revealed. “It's not official yet and something I'm pretty excited about – someone that I'd very, very much enjoy working with.

Source: TV Guide Magazine

Here is the best news, IMO, and I saved it for last because...it's a couple days old. It makes me squee though!
Pam is back with a vengeance. The gorgeous and funny Kristin Bauer...

'Eric's sidekick Pam on "True Blood" is getting a promotion.

Kristin Bauer, who plays blonde vampire Pam, Eric's (Alexander Skarsgard) wingwoman at vampire bar Fangtasia, has been promoted to regular on the HBO series.

Bauer had guest starred on Alan Ball's vampire drama for the first two seasons, appearing in a total of 11 episodes.

Ball recently hinted that may have a meaty story line in store for Pam for Season 3 when she may get into a lesbian relationship.

It's a busy casting time at "True Blood," which started production on the third season last week.'

Source: Hollywood Reporter
Here and here is some previously-reported True Blood - Season 3 casting news (links are to my previous posts on this blog).

Updated! Dexter Sneak Peeks (12/13) - S4 Finale Promo - S4X12 - 'The Getaway' - S4 Photo Archive *SPOILERS*

"Laura Moser is your biological mother."

'This Is It' Deb confronts Dexter with shocking news.

S4xE12

'The Getaway'

As the noose tightens, Arthur warns Dexter to back off. But Dexter will do anything to stop Trinity from eluding him, even if that means putting himself on the wrong side of the law. Rita acknowledges the rocky relationship she and Dexter share, but reaffirms her support. Batista and LaGuerta face the consequences of their actions. Debra unearths a deeply-hidden truth, but not one she expected to find. And ultimately, Dexter and Arthur find themselves on a collision course, leading them to a confrontation that will change their lives forever. Source: Kristin E!

Dexter - Episode 4.12 - The Getaway - Sneak Peek and Season Finale Promo

Arthur is in dire need of cash and he'll do whatever it takes to get it--even if it means stealing from his own family.

Debra's search into her dad's past brings her to a place that she's been haunted by. Find out why.

Now that the Trinity Killer has tracked him down will Dexter back off in order to keep his family safe?

Season 4 Promo Photos archive after the jump:

Update! Sons of Anarchy - Recap Videos S2xE9 - S2xE10 - 'Blood Rite' - Best of Season 1 - GREAT Double Fan Video

Sons of Anarchy 'Recap: Balm' Recap S2xE10|03:55

3 Minute Replay: The repo business proves more fruitful than the club ever imagined. The tension between Jax and Clay forces Gemma to make a tough decision.

Sons of Anarchy 'Fa Guan' Recap S2xE9|03:30

3 Minute Replay: When SAMCRO's adult-film business becomes a hindrance to the club, Clay seizes the opportunity to revive the gun-running cartel.

Crank up the volume!

To Celebrate the  DVD and Blu-Ray release this fan video was created from the 2 best SOA compilations on the net. The soundtrack is' from NightPorter, 'Blood Rite,' www.myspace.com/thelaboratoryobscure Sons of Anarchy Season 1 DVD box set became available 18 Aug 2009.

Thanks to samhain66

I remember when The Sopranos was on HBO before it became a massive hit--in other words as it was building it's following to unprecedented-for-HBO audience numbers. Some potential viewers were resistant to watching it because it was 'about gangsters' or 'the mob', it was ''too violent and there were no big stars in the cast, to mention a few commonly cited reasons for never having watched the show but still offering an opinion that it was bad in some way.

Once many people actually started watching the premium cable 'The Sopranos' and came to appreciate all the rest of the show which subtracting 'the violence' and the overly-simplistic summery that it was 'about the mob,' you still have 80% of the story being about the characters and the story with story setting really crucial--perhaps serving as a as core characteristic--but not the only one.

Sons of Anarchy on FX (Fox Network - 'without the box'), now finishing up it's sophomore season is exactly like the Sopranos--and nothing like them. Very different setting and tone and distinctly unique, well-drawn characters. You have to jump back to Season 1, Episode 8, I'm told if you want to 'get' SOA but don't have time to watch Season One SOA in its entirety. I still must catch up on much of Season 1 of SOA myself. I'm inclined to lean toward feeling that one should I watch all of Season 2 before going into three, eight months from now.

The season finale of  2 --surprisingly to me, felt a bit anti-climatic--and even a bit forced in places. Not true of 99% of the show that I've seen. Also, its  pretty much a certainty that it  will come together in a mind-blowing way when we finally reach the beginning of S3 of SOA. For now, a long, dry period. Time for me to catch up on Sons of Anarchy, Season One!

Cross post to primary blog, Forever A Fangirl.

 

True Blood Writers At The Paley Center (12.02.09)/ Season 3 Casting News

The writers of True Blood sit down with fans at the Los Angeles Paley Center to answer questions. For more information, log onto HBO.com/trueblood. HBO

True Blood Season 3 Casting News -

True Blood/Prison Break: Marshall Allman is heading to HBO's True Blood to play Sam's little bro! According to E.W., Shannon Lucio, who also appeared on Prison Break was the GATE receptionist who turned out to be an undercover Fed, has been cast as Bill's wife, Caroline.

"True Blood" is adding two more hunks to the fold for next season.

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Up-and-coming actor Theo Alexander and "Ugly Betty" heartthrob Grant Bowler have landed recurring roles on Alan Ball's vampire drama.

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Alexander will play Talbot, an "intensely beautiful" vampire, the boyfriend of Russell Edgington (Denis O'Hare), the vampire king of Mississippi.

Talbot has an acerbic sense of humor and loves to cook despite vampires' inherent lack of cooking talents.

Bowler will play Coot, a werewolf, the menacing ringleader of a biker gang.

Greece-born Alexander, repped by Global Artists Agency, has several guest shots on his resume -- appearances on "Chuck," "CSI: NY" and "Pushing Daisies" -- and recently booked the feature "Losing Control."

New Zealander Bowler has recurred on ABC's "Ugly Betty" as the scheming Wilhelmina (Vanessa Williams) squeeze and current fugitive Connor Owens.

Alexander and Bowler join "Prison Break" alum Marshall Allman, who was recently cast as a regular, playing Sam's (Sam Trammell) long-lost younger brother.

Production on the "Blood's" third season started Wednesday in Los Angeles.

Source: Hollywood Reporter

Shannon Lucio has landed a guest role on the vampire drama.

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Lucio will play Caroline Compton, the wife of Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) who lived during the Civil War. Amber Dawn Landrum played the character in a flashback on the show's first season.
Lucio has recurred on "Grey's Anatomy" and "Prison Break."
Source: Hollywood Reporter

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Sons Of Anarchy Officially Renewed For S3!* SOA - Season 2, Ep. 12 'The Culling' Video Recap Season 3 Spoilers

Season 2, Ep. 12 'The Culling' The entire SAMCRO family goes on lockdown inside the clubhouse as Jax and Clay prepare to battle The League

From Mega Buzz 

Q: What's going to happen to baby Abel on Sons of Anarchy?

A: Season 3 may be months away, but creator Kurt Sutter already has some ideas. And they don't bode well for Abel, or for Jax and Tara's relationship. "[I want] to explore what happens to a couple when they're faced with a tragedy like that," Sutter says. "To be honest with you, I don't know where it's going to go. Does Tara blame herself? Does Tara blame Jax? Does Jax blame Tara? But that will be a very real dynamic in their relationship."

I truly hope that Kurt Sutter does not have little Abel being killed by his crazed abductor. It sounds like Abel's abduction could be a very sad story arc with the added intensity of the Irish now being enemies with the SOA. Sounds like Abel will be missing for most or all of the season. Just hope he survives and by Season 3's end Abel is found and returned to the probably broken up or at least on-the-rocks, Jax and Tara.

I know! Since Gemma is now 'in the wind' (on the run from the law) she could go in search of her missing grandson and stay away from U.S. law.

"Adam's Mega Rave: Lest any doubters remain, the Season 2 finale of Sons of Anarchy proved that the show is about much more than motorcycle-riding gun smugglers. From Jax collapsing into the arms of his season-long nemesis, Clay, to Clay and the rest of the gang dropping their quest for vengeance when a brother is in need, the 90-minute episode was a compelling reminder that for SAMCRO — and the show — family always comes first"  Adam Bryant

Hallelujah and Amen! Mr. Bryant is preaching to the choir with me. Sons of Anarchy, though a peek into biker culture, is far, far more than a show about bikers. At this point if you have not watched it at all--ever--and I myself missed most of Season 1, go back to Season 1, Episode 8. I've read that is a great place to start if you are coming late to the series. You wanna buy the DVD's? Go for it!

Update! Thanks to

Alan Sepinwall

The 3rd-season renewal is official, and Kurt (Sutter) has signed a 2-year extension, so a fourth season is probable, barring some unexpected ratings collapse when the show returns next September.

8:29 PM, December 02, 2009

(12.01) Excerpts of Alan Sepinwall's Interview with SOA creator, Kurt Sutter after the jump.

Warning! Contains Season 3 SOA speculation and small spoilers.:

Sons Of Anarchy - Screen Caps 90-Minute S2 Finale - 'Na Triobloidi'

Sadly, we've reached the end of Season 2 of Sons of Anarchy. However, the show is ending with another 'bonus' episode running from 10pm - 11:31 Eastern/ 9pm - 10:31 Central. It's very hard to discern much from these screen caps as cool-looking as some of them are. The lack of context to determine sequence has left me stymied especially when combined with the vague episode description. I know, I know they do not want to give anything away and they've done a fine job of it. Spoiler hound that I am I still enjoy being surprised by Sons of Anarchy and so that is how I'm going in in about 3 hours.

Next On: Na Triobloidi Season Finale: As SAMCRO attempts to rid Charming of Ethan Zobelle and The League permanently, familiar faces present new challenges.

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