True Blood

Alan Ball's latest creation is like wine: it gets better and better the more it ages.  While I've been smitten with this show from its inception, I crave each new season and hate it when they come to an end.  I already know I'll be lost in a see of sadness the day it finally ends.  For now a fifth season has been ordered, but there's no word for after that.

The greatness of this show is that it keeps surprising the audience with new characters, new twists, new discoveries, new revelations, even when you figure you've seen it all.  Season four centered around black magic and the wonderfully wicked character of Marnie Stonebrook, brought to life by Fiona Shaw.

Unfortunately, characters end up dead at some point, and sometimes this happens to characters we love, but that's also part of the show's greatness.  It fearlessly pushes the envelope, knowing that sometimes the death of a character doesn't necessarily mean they're gone for good...

This show is one of the best I've ever seen, and if you haven't watched any of it, I suggest you rent the first season and continue from there.  You won't want to miss a scene of this great creation, or rather adaptation of Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse novels.

Grade – Season 4: 10