I love that series. I read the book series, except for the last one. The HBO series is BASED on the books... not straight from them.. so there are differences, like additional characters, which was odd at first. For me, it has more of what I wanted from the main character roles than Twilight. Don't get me wrong, I Twilight, I just wanted it to be more grown up some times. I've read lots of vampire lit and sometimes expected more. So True Blood/Stackhouse Series provides more of the physical side of Bill and Sookie's relationship, which I rather liked!

Since it's on HBO, it is rather explicit, but I didnt feel like I was ever watching porn.. Nothing like Rome, for instance. Yikes. My mom loved that series, but there was just no way I could watch it.