from tv.com:
alan ball, creator of six feet under, returns to hbo with a new series based on
the novel series southern vampire by charlaine harris. the series follows sookie
stackhouse, a telepathic barmaid who finds comfort in the company of vampires
since they have no brainwave activity for her to read. she and her brother jason
were raised by her grandmother after losing their parents in a flood and she
tries to keep her telepathic ability a secret. thanks largely in part to the
creation of a japanese-made synthetic blood called true blood (where the series
takes it name) vampires have made their existence known to the world. sookie
works at the bar 'merlotte's' which is owned and operated by her boss sam
merlotte who has a secret of his own.
alan ball, creator of six feet under, returns to hbo with a new series based on
the novel series southern vampire by charlaine harris. the series follows sookie
stackhouse, a telepathic barmaid who finds comfort in the company of vampires
since they have no brainwave activity for her to read. she and her brother jason
were raised by her grandmother after losing their parents in a flood and she
tries to keep her telepathic ability a secret. thanks largely in part to the
creation of a japanese-made synthetic blood called true blood (where the series
takes it name) vampires have made their existence known to the world. sookie
works at the bar 'merlotte's' which is owned and operated by her boss sam
merlotte who has a secret of his own.
