True Blood - Part 3

[Specter313]

Question: Do you have any news on the storylines or new characters of True Blood Season 7? —Tom
Ausiello: Lafayette’s getting a new boyfriend — and a serious one at that. After spending much of Season 6 in the shadows, Nelsan Ellis will sashay back to the forefront in True Blood‘s final season — with a little help from Drake. Described as a cross between Jim Morrison and James Dean, this brooding and insanely good-looking vamp is a compassionate protector with a poet’s edge. The series-regular role calls for a twentysomething actor who is comfortable performing in simulated (and near-naked) sex scenes with another man in front of the director, assistant director, stage manager, script supervisor, camera operator, first assistant camera, second assistant camera, boom operator, production sound mixer, key grip, best boy grip, gaffer, lighting technician, makeup artist, hairdresser, costume designer, a half-dozen production assistants and Sally with craft services (who shouldn’t be peeking in but probably will be).

http://tvline.com/2013/12/10/true-blood-season-7-spoilers-lafayette-boyfriend/

 

[Sawyer]

http://tvline.com/2013/12/30/true-blood-season-7-luke-grimes-leaving-james-recast/

That's.... nice, I guess? I honestly have no enthusiasm for this show anymore, so.... *shrugs*

 

[squeekness]

Only one season left to sit through. Hopefully it will go out with a bang rather than a wheeze.

 

[Charlie Boy]

meh

 

[Warhammer]

http://tvline.com/2013/12/30/true-blood-season-7-luke-grimes-leaving-james-recast/

That's.... nice, I guess? I honestly have no enthusiasm for this show anymore, so.... *shrugs*

Just drop him and focus on the actual important characters. Why is that so hard to fathom?

 

[runawayboulder]

Yeah, why bother recasting a character no one probably even cared about? I sure didn't. I'm sure many agree.

 

[squeekness]

Better to rewrite than to recast I say, especially since it looks like they won't even be staying together anyhow.

 

[Specter313]

He'll probably be a casualty in what's likely to be an opening bloodbath now anyway if they pick back up right where they left off last season.

 

[Hush]

He was useless last season and just interferred with the great best relationship on the show that is Jason and Jessica. God I cant wait for this show to end.

 

[Warhammer]

He was useless last season and just interferred with the great best relationship on the show that is Jason and Jessica. God I cant wait for this show to end.

I will never forgive True Blood for messing that up.

 

[Maximus One]

HOYT FORVER! He had the heart of a nerd in a redneck's body

 

[DeeLovesMarvel]

I honestly didn't even remember who James was until I looked up his picture.

Yeah, they should just get rid of him and focus on Jason and Jessica.

 

[Specter313]

Bunheads star Nathan Parsons will join True Blood for its seventh season this summer, taking over the role of James from Luke Grimes, TVGuide.com has confirmed.

As previously reported, Grimes left the show at the end of last season due to creative differences with where the character was headed.

James finds himself "at the center of a surprising love triangle" in the HBO series' final season, according to TVLine, which first reported the re-casting news.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Nathan-Parsons-True-Blood-James-Luke-Grimes-1076103.aspx

 

[DarkSovereignty]

...who? Like who was James again?

 

[Maximus One]

Jessica's piece of vamp-jail ass.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

Really? The guys in the show for like five minutes and he's having "creative differences" over the direction of his character? Sounds like kind of a prima Donna.

 

[Teelie]

The article mentioned a love triangle. The actor signed on specifically for the relationship with Jessica (I always hear how Bill says it in my head ) since he and Deborah Ann Woll have good chemistry and whoever the third angle of the triangle might be someone he wasn't comfortable working with.

 

[squeekness]

Maybe they wanted him to kiss a dude and he was like, you ain't payin' me enough.

 

[Teelie]

That was my first thought when I read he was leaving and it involved a love triangle. It's True Blood so it isn't something out of possibility. They don't shy away from homosexual or bisexual relationships.

 

[Specter313]

Question: Is it too early for True Blood scoop? I could use some hot Bon Temps news in my snow-filled life! —Jenna
Ausiello: Is there life after love for poor widow Arlene? My guess is mmmhmmm after reading a new Season 7 breakdown for the recurring role of Keith, a romantic vampire who moonlights (get it?) as a drummer in James’ (Luke Grimes Nathan Parsons) band and who takes an instant liking to a certain grieving waitress. Now I have a Q for you, Jenna — did we know that NuJames had a band?!?!

http://tvline.com/2014/02/18/castle-season-6-that-70s-show-flashback-kate-rick-spoilers/

 

[chamber-music]

True Blood loves its love triangles. Almost CW level lol.

 

[Schlosser85]

Ugh. Who the hell cares about Arlene.

 

[Hush]

No one, absolutely no one.

 

[Charlie Boy]

True Blood loves its love triangles. Almost CW level lol.

There's no mention of a new triangle.

 

[chamber-music]

There's no mention of a new triangle.

It is posted above that James finds himself "at the center of a surprising love triangle".