I'm a big fan of "True Blood" and was thrilled that HBO recently sent me the first four episodes of Season 2 on a special preview DVD. I've made it through two of the episodes already and they're great, especially the subplot about a self-possessed teenager who is now a newly created vampire.
After getting off to a rocky start critically last fall, "True Blood," based on the books by Charlaine Harris and created by Alan Ball, who created "Six Feet Under" and wrote "American Beauty," steadily built its audience to emerge as HBO's most popular show in recent years, with an average of 7.8 million viewers watching each episode by the end of Season 1.
With a fervent fan base, including nearly half a dozen fan-run websites that HBO -- in a forward-thinking approach to managing public opinion -- actively fosters, "True Blood" is hoping to prove with its sophomore season that even in the "Twilight" age of vampire overkill, it can maintain its success.
