True Blood has a menagerie of ‘canon’: a dozen books, 100s of characters, supernatural forces beyond just vampire, mythical creatures, and an overt sexual nature which leaves little to the imagination of its fans. And the ‘Truebies’ and ‘Fang Bangers’ love it all.
Some fans like the books, some like the show, and some like both. All of them however seem to have an opinion of the book Sookie versus the show Sookie. There are fan wars and divides all over this series, fighting over ‘ships’ more than the vampires fight over Sookie. Eric’s and Bill’s devotees are always at war, and Alcide’s ‘wolf pack’ is fiercely loyal. Pam has more blogs and followers than most of the main characters. And Alexander Skarsgard’s character Eric has a whole website dedicated to only him.
A main source of the fandom comes from the fan created paraphilia. The internet is swamped by a slew of Fangtasia t-shirts, Merlotte waitress outfits, Team Eric or Team Bill badges and not surprisingly a multitude of ‘True Blood’ recipes of both the alcoholic and non-alcoholic varieties.
ID-TV Top 3 True Blood Fandoms:
Truebies (True Blood, HBO)
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