True Blood: Season 1
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 7, 2008
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6
Metascore
64 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 30
  3. Negative: 1 out of 30
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  1. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Hal Boedeker
    90
    After watching five episodes, I can say True Blood stands out as one of the strongest new series in an uncertain fall.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    90
    Graphically sexy and scary, and often wildly funny, True Blood, from Six Feet Under’s Alan Ball, turns Charlaine Harris’ rollicking mystery novels into a broadly entertaining, deliciously twisted slice of modern Southern Gothic.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Misha Davenport
    88
    Bloody, sexy and violent, the show is also both occasionally funny and frightening.
  4. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    88
    Part mystery, part fantasy, part comedy, and all wildly imaginative exaggeration, Blood proves that there's still vibrant life--or death--left in the "star-crossed lovers" paradigm.

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User Score
8.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 553 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 180 out of 226
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 226
  3. Negative: 34 out of 226
  1. RionaD.
    5
    This show has SO MUCH potential, but it gets lost in it's attempt to sell itself better by sticking in a ridiculous amount of sex and nudity. I honestly felt like I was watching a porno with a plot thrown in as an afterthought. It has it's good points, though. It got some laughs out of me with it's cheesy humor, and the characters are generally likable. As I said earlier, it has the potential to be absolutely great. They just need to realize that people will still watch it if they don't include a sex scene every ten minutes.… Full Review »
  2. AntonioM.
    2
    Boring, lame. slow paced, terrible acting. PAris Hilton scary House of Wax was a masterpiece compared to this. we were 4 in a room and we all agreed, that it sucks... Very disappointing… Full Review »
  3. ML.
    10
    The best vampire show I've ever seen. Wow, this show is totally addicting. Nice mix of drama and social/religious/political satire. Very funny at times, but also sad and moving sometimes. A little different from the books which are also great. The characters are a pretty believable, and many of them remind of me of people I know. It's not perfect, the accents are a little fake, and it's a mystery why Eric's hair doesn't grow back when he cut it(my girlfriend loves him but wishes they had left his hair long). They overdue the sex scenes sometimes too. Still, overall one of my favorite shows of all time. There's not many good Vampire movies or shows, so it's a refreshing change.… Full Review »
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