Denis O’Hare attended the 84th annual Thanksgiving Day Macy’s Parade this morning in NYC. Charming as all hell, Denis brought a True Blood CD and his pajamas from “Elling.” He also told us that he’ll be hosting a party of 18 at his house in Brooklyn – and guess what! Theo Alexander, back from his trip to Greece, will be coming over for the feast!
Somehow, it’s comforting to know that Russell & Talbot can still have Thanksgiving together… Awwww.
Glamour Magazine out of Britain has created their own list of the top 31 vampires, which I’m guessing covers about all of them. Three of our favourite men or should I say vampires of True Blood made the list.
6. True Blood’s Eric Northman
Played by: Alexander Skarsgård
By popular demand – you ladies REALLY have a thing for this bad boy barman. In the words of Sookie Stackhouse herself: “If there were an international butt competition, Eric would win, hands down – or cheeks up.” Enough said.
9. True Blood’s Bill Compton
Played by: Stephen Moyer
Sexy vamp show True Blood’s protagonist is the strong, silent type and, as you’d expect from someone who was born in 1835, has all the manners of a Victorian gentleman. With all that sexual tension flying round, it’s no surprise Stephen and his co-star Anna Paquin hooked up when the cameras stopped rolling. The pair married in August 2010.
20. True Blood’s Talbot
Played by: Theo Alexander
Sensitive, cultured and ever-dapper, what we wouldn’t give for an invite to one of True Blood’s very own Greek god’s carefully-planned dinner parties? Shame the sexy vamp’s lovebites are saved for his on-screen hubby of 700 years, Russell.
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As everyone knows, there’s a shitload of dead folks on True Blood. Our eloquent and classy staff writer latbfan has been regaling us all with RIP writeups over the last few weeks, and it seems HBO has gotten in on the act too. Here’s a little video which farewells a few beloved but now definitely dead characters that screened before Sunday’s episode. Who do y’all miss the most? Thanks to Lividity’s hubby for grabbing the vid.
It’s clear that many of us will miss seeing Talbot on “True Blood,” but we still have the very handsome and talented Theo Alexander to enjoy.
Movie Line got the post-sex/death scene interview with Alexander where he admits that that the copy of “Night On the Sun” he made for his mother does not include his hot sex scene with Alexander Skarsgård:
Did you prepare your family for the scene in last night’s episode?
No. Actually, my mother will get the DVD without that scene. [Laughs]
He talks about how nervous he was about the scene and how Skarsgård helped him prepare for it:
What was the energy like on set the day that you shot the sex scene?
Well, I think that whole week, Alexander [Skarsgård] and I were both a little bit anxious, but we were joking and being professional. Alexander is a great actor, though, and he helped me get beyond the physical part of the scene. I had been afraid of the scene from the very beginning — from the first moment that I held the script in my hand — but I’m glad I did it because every time you face your fears, you move forward. It was a good experience at the end of the day.
Talbot met Russell Edgington 700 years ago, when Talbot was Byzantine royalty. He left his life of luxury to be with Russell, and for a while, he remained human, both of them working as mercenaries. Russell loved Talbot too much to make him vampire, but Talbot was mortally wounded in battle, and only then did he ask Russell to turn him. They’d been together ever since, both as lovers and as Maker and Child.
Talbot was very Greek – passionate and fiery and prone to moods and drama. He was a sensualist who paid attention to details. He enjoyed fine things, well-tailored clothes, a beautiful home, and carefully “prepared” blood (“Excuse me; I have to go and drain the next course”).
Even though Russell was dominant in every sense (he’s not only older, more powerful, and the King, he’s also Talbot’s Maker – where’s Freud when you need him?), Talbot, as the King’s consort, had power of his own. He ruled within the house, with everyone (including Russell) trying to avoid his famously furious outbursts (and appeasing him by any means necessary). It was also quite obvious that Russell trusted Talbot implicitly, and although Talbot sulked about being left at home, he was involved in strategy and decisions.
After 700 years together, they had an understanding when it came to sex with other partners, although they shared a passionate relationship themselves. Russell’s decision to keep Talbot home and under guard was meant for his safety, as their marriage was a true meeting of the minds, and one deeply rooted in true love and devotion.
Talbot, the Consummate Host
In the end, we barely knew Talbot. He departed far too prematurely: we saw only the briefest glimpses of his flamboyant personality and impressively naked physique, and before it got really good, it was over. He was killed not for who he was or anything that he had personally done, but because of his relationship to Russell. It was the Magister who told Eric there was no other loss comparable to losing a Child, and for Russell, Talbot was so much more. He immediately felt when Talbot was killed, and howled in grief before fleeing into the night. Russell’s pain and his need for vengeance will know no bounds, which is exactly why Talbot was staked, and Talbot would have been offended at being so used.
Rest in peace, Talbot. Russell’s not the only one who will miss you.
Entertainment Weekly spoke with True Blood production designer Suzuki Ingerslev about some of the new sets we’ve been treated to in the first three episodes of Season 3. She also answered fans’ questions about some of the older sets.
For the King of Mississippi’s Mansion, Ingerslev and her crew took a trip to Natchez, Mississippi. Longwood, a National Historic Landmark and the largest remaining octagonal home in the U.S., which she was told had never been filmed before for TV or features. “The interior was never completed. After the Civil War, they walked away from it,” she says. “But we just needed it for the exterior, because there’s nothing like it in the whole world. So we convinced our producers, begged and begged, and they let us go down there and shoot it.” As for the interiors, they were created from scratch after studying the furniture, chandeliers, and wallpapers in plantation homes. “The wallpaper in the King’s dining room is completely Mississippi wallpaper,” she says. “It’s got the river, it’s got Spanish moss and alligators. It’s really amazing that we found that in a wallpaper book.”
Denis O’Hare attended the 84th annual Thanksgiving Day Macy’s Parade this morning in NYC. Charming as all hell, Denis brought a True Blood CD and his pajamas from “Elling.” He also told us that he’ll be hosting a party of 18 at his house in Brooklyn – and guess what! Theo Alexander, back from his trip to Greece, will be coming over for the feast!
Movie Line got the post-sex/death scene interview with Alexander where he admits that that the copy of “Night On the Sun” he made for his mother does not include his hot sex scene with Alexander Skarsgård:
