Since the movie debut of Stephanie Meyer’s book, Twilight, the vampire craze had been ignited. Catching the world by storm, Hollywood takes this opportunity to ride upon this wave and milk the “vampire cow” while they still can.

Let me introduce you to the next big thing since Six Feet Under directed by Alan Ball –True Blood, the latest vampire TV series based on the book series called Sookie Stackhouse by Charlaine Harris. The story revolves around a waitress, Sookie Stackhouse and a vampire, Bill Campton. Oh no! Another vampire-human love story? Hold onto to your horses, my dear readers. I assure you that this is no ordinary romance nor is it another Edward Cullen repetition.

The story is set in Bon Temps, a small town in Louisiana and the vampire population had just revealed their existence resulting in these bloodsuckers and humans inhabiting Earth together. In Season One, a series of murders are occurring and all the victims seem to have had a relation of some sort to vampires – most of them fang-bangers. With the crimes happening all around, people cannot help but point fingers at the vampires. While this is going on, the chemistry between Sookie and Bill continue to blossom. It is so real and so intense that you will find your hair standing. Well, the fact that they are dating in real life must have helped.

The other characters who add salt and pepper to the show include Jason Stackhouse (Ryan Kwanten) who plays Sookie’s salacious brother. It is the scenes with him in it that you will find yourself fast-forwarding. There is also Tara Thornton (Ruitna Wesley), an African-American who is Sookie’s childhood friend. With her angry and sarcastic nature, she definitely adds humour to the show. Lastly, there is Sam Merlotte (Sam Trammel) who owns a restaurant bar called Merlotte’s and is also Sookie’s boss. The fact that he has always had a liking towards her surely adds some drama.

The acting is of an A class standard with Ana Paquin winning the Golden Globe for Best Performing Actress 2009 and a well-deserved award at that. Their ability to portray their characters so naturally especially Sookie with her Southwestern accent. The storyline is fantastic – a suspenseful romance with the right doses of humour, romance and thrill resulting it to be one of the nominees for Best Television Series in this year’s Golden Globes’ as well.

It is a thrilling series with twists that would be more of the ladies' preference with the intense chemistry between the main casts. However, the down side of it is that there’s too much of profanity and inappropriate scenes but it is after all HBO. So, if you're not one to watch shows with plenty of profanity and intimacy, I suggest you skip this one but if you overlook it, you'll find a love story like no other.