I’m not one who usually latches on to things relentlessly, but I’ve recently become addicted to True Blood and Nurse Jackie.
True Blood
Sookie and Bill in True Blood
Sookie and Bill in True Blood
After Six Feet Under (a favourite of mine) finished, creator Alan Ball moved on to the Sookie Stackhouse Novels by Charlaine Harris, presenting this great, wonderful, brilliant show. With Vampires.
It’s very allegorical, with strong references between the freedom sort for by the Vampires as is seen in the struggle for rights of the queer community. It’s well done, which has reminded me of Buffy when she’s in full swing
But, most of all, it has the dishy Alexander Skarsard as Eric, Sheriff of “Area 5″, which appears to refer to the main setting, Louisiana. The disconnect from most usual settings, such as the New York/New England area, or on the West Coast around California way. It harks of what little I know about the “Bible Belt”, strong conservative Republican views of the area.
Nurse Jackie
This is a new show that I’ve just discovered about a pain relief-addicted nurse who has to deal with a child-like doctor, a gay male nurse best friend, and an affair that she’s carrying on with the head pharmacist. It’s from Rick Cleveland, who was a producer for Six Feet Under and West Wing (one of many). And it’s got Haaz Sleiman in it as the gay nurse.
What I love about Haaz particularly is that he is a really positive gay character with no obvious “flaws”. Lafayette in True Blood is also gay, but he is a drug dealer and has a poor website. It’s great to have prominent gay characters in both of these shows, though 
