True Blood
Wintertime is synonymous with binge time. It’s inevitable that a nor’easter or a vicious cold snap will interrupt your work, or willingness to go out and socialize. The 7 seasons of True blood are an antidote to about a week’s worth of winter drudgery. Almost every episode leaves the viewer with a real cliffhanger. And the stakes couldn’t be higher—life or the “true death”. Add the element supernatural and an absurdly good-looking cast, and you’ve got yourself an extremely pleasurable viewing experience. Standout performances include as Nelsan Ellis as Lafayette, a spiritual medium, and Dennis O’Hare as Russell Edgington a three-thousand-year-old vampire.
While it was great fun the first time, watching the entire series again on blitzkrieg mode, over the course of a week, may be even more enjoyable. By the seventh season, you’ll be muttering, “Oh, Suki, Suki, Stackhouse” to yourself every time you take a short break to raid the refrigerator or take the dog for a short walk.
The only other vampire series that even compares with True Blood is the television remake of Ann Rice’s “Interview with The Vampire”.
Eric Dessner MD is an ophthalmologist in private practice in Brooklyn, NY. He is the CEO and founder of Medmic.com