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Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer have both received nominations for a Teen Choice Award.

Anna has been nominated as Choice Summer Female TV Star, in this category she is up against
Paris Hilton (!).

CHOICE SUMMER TV STAR: FEMALE
Selena Gomez, “Princess Protection Program”
Paris Hilton, “Paris Hilton’s My New BFF”
Demi Lovato, “Princess Protection Program”
Anna Paquin, “True Blood”
Shailene Woodley, “The Secret Life of the American Teenager”

Stephen received a nomination in the category:

CHOICE SUMMER TV STAR: MALE
Ken Baumann, “The Secret Life of the American Teenager”
Adrian Grenier, “Entourage”
Daren Kagasoff, “The Secret Life of the American Teenager”
George Lopez, “Mr. Troop Mom”
Stephen Moyer, “True Blood”

I was surprised about these nominations and although I, of course, feel that they should both win… I seriously doubt that they will.

You can cast your vote here http://www.teenchoiceawards.com
The Teen Choice Awards will take place on Sunday, August 9, 2009 – 5:00 p.m. ( 8:00 pm EST )

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Wes Brown made his first appearance on True Blood in the second episode of this season entitled “Keep This Party Going”. Wes, born in Fort Worth, Texas and raised in Baton Rouge, was interviewed by the Daily Comet, a Louisana newspaper.

Ryan Kwanten and Wes Brown

“It’s such an original show,” Brown said. “It’s by far the most original thing I’ve ever worked on. There’s nothing like ‘True Blood’ on television right now.”

Brown describes Luke, a Texan, as an “extremely religious” and “very competitive” former football player who due to injury, has channeled his pride and energy into the anti-vampire movement. His competitive nature sometimes puts him at odds with his buddy, Jason.

“The quality of the people on this show is really ridiculous,” Brown said, citing series creator Alan Ball as tops on the television totem pole. “When he speaks, I shut up and listen,” Brown said, “because I know nothing compared to these guys.”

“They don’t take it so serious to where it’s life and death. At the end of the day, they’re like, ‘We’re making a show about vampires. That’s fun,’ ” Brown said. “It seems like the more you have fun in creating these types of shows, the better they end up looking.”

Read the complete article on the Daily Comet.

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HBO has released two sneak preview clips of Sunday’s True Blood episode “Shake and Fingerpop”. The first shows Tara and Lafayette at his house and the second is of Sam and Maryann at Tara’s birthday party.

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Written by Shadaliza for The Vault

Raelle Tucker

Raelle Tucker is one of the writers in Alan Ball’s creative team. Last season she wrote the script for the episodes “Cold Ground” and “You’ll Be the Death of Me”, in season 2 she is the creative force behind last week’s episode “Scratches” and “Release Me”.

I asked her how she became a Hollywood script writer, her creative writing process and how much creative freedom she has with a show that is based on books. Raelle spent time in many different places in this world and now I understand the Ibiza reference in the scene where Maryann rolls the “cigarette”. She seems like the kind of gal you would want to have with you on a night on the town or to have your back in a bar fight.

I started my round of questions with the storylines of Jason and Tara. Some fans find these characters and theirs storylines the less interesting, personally I am fascinated with the psychology of these two lost souls who are looking for love and acceptance.

Jason is quickly becoming a very interesting character in season 2. But why does he hate vampires so much? No vampire has ever done him harm, humans have caused him pain. Or doesn’t he really hate them and is he just lost and an easy target for manipulation?

Jason’s scared and alone and he has lost virtually everyone he’s ever loved. He’s desperate to find some kind of explanation – some way to make sense of that. It’s one of the biggest reasons people turn to religion, isn’t it? To answer that question: why do bad things happen? Where do we go when we die? Jason’s struggling with these things, and the Fellowship takes advantage of that… gives him their answers. Sure, they aren’t the right answers, but it’s a way to organize the horrible shit that happened in his head. The Fellowship gives him a focus, a place to direct his pain and anger. But ultimately, Jason isn’t malicious or violent. He may be wielding some weapons this season, but in the end he’s a lover not a fighter.

Tara has been through some huge changes and she is really showing her softer side and maybe she is getting too soft for her own good. She is suspicious of Maryann, but why doesn’t she hear all kinds of alarm bells ringing?

I think she’s been hearing the bells loud and clear. She’s told Sookie it seems too good to be true. She’s questioned Eggs at every turn. But what Maryann’s offering is unbelievably seductive to Tara. I mean, imagine someone bailed you out of jail, took you home when you had nowhere to go… gave you this incredible place to stay with this hunky guy to hang out with. And a sense of family – of parenting you never had growing up in your abusive dirt-poor childhood. Sure, you’d know better than to believe there won’t be a price to pay at some point… but what’s the alternative? Walk away from all that… even though Maryann has done nothing to Tara (in Tara’s eyes) but care for her and support her? I think Tara’s keeping her eyes open… but she also desperately wants Maryann and Eggs to be the real deal. She’s ready to open herself up to people… unfortunately, like Jason, she’s trusting the wrong ones.

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Official word from HBO about the True Blood Panel on Comic-Con 2009 in San Diego.

The True Blood panel will be on Saturday, July 25th in Ballroom 20.   The panel is from 5:15-6:15.

Panelists this year include:

Alan Ball
Charlaine Harris
Anna Paquin
Stephen Moyer
Rutina Wesley
Michelle Forbes
Alexander Skarsgard
Nelsan Ellis
Sam Trammell
Deborah Ann Woll

Additionally – the panel will be doing an autograph signing at the Warner Bros. booth on the convention floor.  Time is still tbd (most likely around 2:30) but it will be prior to the panel.

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Kristin Bauer is best known for her role as Pam, the blood-thirsty diva on HBO’s True Blood. Kristin is committed to her acting, but she is also deeply committed to working for great causes, including the International Fund for Animal Welfare. Kristen talked with TheCelebrityCafe.com’s Ted Simmons about saving domestic and wild animals, preserving the planet, and life as a vampire.

When asked how she would describe her character Pam, Kristin responds: “Pam is just unremorseful. What’s fun about her to play is she’s a true vampire. How humans look at a Big Mac, that’s how she looks at humans. They’re just an entertainment and a food source. So she’s endlessly fun to play. The costume people are amazing. Pam is just all about being immortal, powerful, and having an outfit for every occasion. It’s such a blast.”

Read the complete interview on TheCelebrityCafe.com

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The t-shirts of Sookie, Bill, Eric, Sam, Jason, Tara and Maryann are now available in the HBO Shop.
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Interview with Deborah Ann Woll on Televisionary by Jace

Viewers of HBO’s Southern Gothic vampire drama True Blood were likely shocked last week when teenage vampire Jessica Hamby nearly walked away with the series when she sauntered languidly into Merlotte’s in search of something to crave her hunger, both physically and emotionally.

Set to the haunting strain of Marcy Playground’s “Sex and Candy,” the scene not only brought Jessica to the forefront of the talented ensemble cast but memorably established the flame-haired actress who plays her, Brooklyn-born newcomer Deborah Ann Woll, as a major force to be reckoned with in the acting community.

I had the chance to catch up with the incandescent Deborah Ann Woll yesterday, where we talked about what’s in store for mischievous teenage vampire Jessica Hamby, her character’s star-crossed romance with Jim Parrack’s Hoyt Fortenberry, and what’s coming up for Jessica on Season Two of True Blood.

So get your fangs ready, pour yourself a bottle of B-negative Tru Blood, and let’s chat with True Blood‘s Deborah Ann Woll.

Televisionary: How would you describe Jessica as a character? And has your perception of her changed at all during the course of shooting Season Two?

Deborah Ann Woll: Well, my feeling about Jessica is that she is a profoundly lonely person. Having lived your life in a family where you were not allowed to express yourself or feel real, that must be a very lonely life. And then to be in a lonely life where you can’t be with your family, you can’t be with the people you knew, and things are happening to you that you don’t understand, I think her story is really about finding love and somebody to spend her time with.

Televisionary: How did you get involved with True Blood? Had you read any of Charlaine Harris’ novels before you joined the cast?

Woll: I hadn’t, no. I actually just came to work last season. They were casting the role of Jessica for just a two or three episode arc and then they decided they wanted to take the character someplace else, so I got to stick around the second season as a regular, which is a dream come true. But I haven’t read the books before, I didn’t know anything about it when I first got cast.

Televisionary: When you shot that first scene in Season One where Bill actually kills Jessica, did you have any indication at all that this would become a series regular gig?

Woll: Oh, not at all. I had no idea. When we shot the second to last episode and that last episode [of Season One], they probably could have just dropped me. (Laughs) I guess they could have after that second episode I shot, but after that last [one] it was nice to hear I would at least come back in some small way. But it was a huge surprise–and a pleasant one at that–that I was going to get to be a larger part of the story.

Read the rest of the interview on Televisionary

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