True Blood - Eric♥Sookie #75: They have that *Sizzling Hot* chemistry that make their scenes EXCITING to watch - Page 2

geefull · 09-29-2009, 12:51 PM

We want ES! We want ES!

that's us with our fingers and toes crossed getting our knickers in a twist

computers got a new outfit for the new thread

Phoebe83 · 09-29-2009, 01:29 PM

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that's us with our fingers and toes crossed getting our knickers in a twist

Titch22 · 09-29-2009, 01:33 PM

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that's us with our fingers and toes crossed getting our knickers in a twist

Phoebe83 · 09-29-2009, 02:23 PM

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That's really pretty, btw.

fun@thebeach · 09-29-2009, 04:07 PM

Tftnt!!!

Ashes0909 · 09-29-2009, 04:07 PM

Finally! A new thread! Love the new title, thanks!

Edit: An Gee, I agree (hehe a rhyme) that art is beautiful.

Phoebe83 · 09-29-2009, 07:41 PM

Alexander Skarsgård Interview for Channel 4

You’ve got two new series coming up on Channel 4 this autumn. True Blood is a drama about vampires, which will automatically make people think of Buffy - but it’s really not like that, is it?
I wouldn’t know. I’ve never seen Buffy!

Well, this isn’t exactly aimed at kids, is it?
No! Definitely not! It’s pretty dark.

Summarize the concept of True Blood.
The series is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries. Charlaine [Harris, the books’ author] created this world where vampires live in coexistence with humans. They came out of the coffin two years ago, and went out publicly and said ‘Yes, we do exist, but don’t worry, we’re not going to harm you because we can drink synthetic blood now. We just want to live in peace.’ And it takes place in Bon Temps, a small town in Louisiana, and it’s basically about prejudice, and how these vampires try to fit into society and find a role.

Your character is a vampire called Eric Northman. What’s he like?
He’s the sheriff of Area Five, which basically means he’s the sheriff of the vampires in Louisiana. He’s one of the oldest vampires around, and one of the strongest and most powerful. He’s a true entrepreneur - he’s got a nightclub in Shreveport, and he sees this as an opportunity to make money. Curious humans will come into the club and buy souvenirs and see real vampires, and he uses that and makes money from it.

He’s been around for 1,000 years. How do you play someone who has a thousand-year back story?
Well, I think he’s got huge confidence, and also he doesn’t waste time. He’s been around for that long, so he cuts to the chase and gets down to business. And it’s hard to impress a guy like that, because he’s seen it all. That’s why he’s intrigued by Sookie [the show’s heroine, Sookie Stackhouse, played by Anna Paquin] because there’s something new here, something interesting and different about her that he can’t really put his finger on. In general he’s not very interested in humans, they don’t impress him, he thinks they’re naïve and stupid in general. But there’s something different about Sookie, and that intrigues him. That’s what gets his attention, basically.

Did you read the books when you got the part?
Yeah. I read the first five books before we started season one, but when we started shooting, it was just too confusing to keep reading the books [there are nine] because I didn’t want to end up wondering if I’d read something in the book or in the script. But we’re on hiatus now, so I’m going to go back and read a few more.

The series is adapted by Alan Ball, who wrote and produced Six Feet Under and American Beauty. Did that add to your excitement about the project?
Oh yeah, yeah. I reacted like most people would do when I heard it was a vampire show, I thought ‘Whoa - I have no idea what this is going to be like.’ But then, when they told me that he was behind it, that made me very interested in working on it.

In literature and cinema and on TV we seem to return time and again to vampire stories. What do you think is behind our fascination with the genre?
I think it has to do with immortality and eternal youth. What creates a platform for good drama is that that is so alluring and intriguing to people. Immortality and eternal youth are so attractive, yet the fact that vampires are also lethal predators who could kill you in an instant creates great platforms for drama, I think. You have that duality. An encounter with a vampire could let you live forever, or you could become vampire food.

The series is quite risqué. Did it cause controversy when it first came out in the US?
Yeah, a bit. It’s pretty full-on, and very graphic and gory. Season two is even more graphic, so we’ll see what the response is.

Click on the link for more Q&A:
Autumn 2009 Press and Publicity

fun@thebeach · 09-29-2009, 08:24 PM

Thanks for the interview, I like reading all AS interviews.

Ashes0909 · 09-29-2009, 08:30 PM

Thanks for that interview! I'm so glad that he's back to reading the books, even better that before he started filming he knew Book 4 and that side of Eric. I definitely don't think he would have been the Eric that walked right off the page if he hadn't read.
Also love the part where he talks about Sookie. He's intrigued, and obsessed. So good.

geefull · 09-29-2009, 09:30 PM

Yes and what a fine job he does of being Eric, I couldn't believe that someone could feel so real in the character.

halcyon7 · 09-29-2009, 10:38 PM

Tftnt!

This AS interview is brilliant, thanks for posting.

Titch22 · 09-30-2009, 01:43 AM

Thanks for posting the interview.

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there’s something new here, something interesting and different about her that he can’t really put his finger on
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But there’s something different about Sookie, and that intrigues him. That’s what gets his attention, basically.

I love how well he gets them

Jinkxy123 · 09-30-2009, 07:47 AM

NBalways · 09-30-2009, 07:49 AM

Soulmateeeeeeee

Jinkxy123 · 09-30-2009, 07:51 AM

SOULMATEEEEEEE

How are you love?