Originally Posted by LordEden

I've been hearing great things about this series, I am like a few people on this thread and dislike most of the new ways they show vampires, but one of my good friends told me to watch it.

... I love it and I know I shouldn't. It's cheesy and campy, but good god am I hooked to this show. I have a friend that is Sookie (minus the mind-reading... I hope) incarnate. Same attitude and southern charm. I'm thinking about picking up the series from the library and reading them.

Coming from a small southern town, I love the idea of redneck vampires mixing it up with the "Anne Rice" vampires (aloof, beautiful, deadly, composed).

This is just me but I think Steve Newlin (religous wackjob's son) had something to do with his dad dying in the car accident so he could rise to "power" and help the anti-vampire movement gain new ground.