"True Blood" Mine (2008)

Director:

John Dahl

Writers:

Alan Ball (creator)
Charlaine Harris ("Sookie Stackhouse" novels by)
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TV Series:

"True Blood" (2008)

Original Air Date:

21 September 2008 (Season 1, Episode 3)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Plot:

Bill Compton's allure is diminished somewhat when Sookie visits him in his home and finds that several...

Plot Keywords:

Sex Scene | Aphrodisiac | Sex Arrangement | Dealer | Vampire Human Love

Cast

Anna Paquin	...	Sookie Stackhouse
Stephen Moyer	...	Bill Compton
Sam Trammell	...	Sam Merlotte
Ryan Kwanten	...	Jason Stackhouse
Rutina Wesley	...	Tara Thornton
Chris Bauer	...	Andy Bellefleur (credit only)
Nelsan Ellis	...	Lafayette Reynolds
Jim Parrack	...	Hoyt Fortenberry (credit only)
Adina Porter	...	Lettie Mae Thornton
Carrie Preston	...	Arlene Fowler (credit only)
Michael Raymond-James	...	Rene Lenier (credit only)
William Sanderson	...	Sheriff Bud Dearborne (credit only)
Lynn Collins	...	Dawn Green
Lois Smith	...	Adele Stackhouse
Andrew Rothenberg	...	Malcolm
Aunjanue Ellis	...	Diane
Graham Shiels	...	Liam
Nicholas Gonzalez	...	Jerry
John Prosky	...	David Finch
Michael McMillian	...	Steve Newlin
Melanie MacQueen	...	Faye Lebvre
David Ruprecht	...	Televangelist
Kelli Maroney	...	Televangelist (as Kelli Moroney)
Roberta Orlandi	...	Janella

Directed by
John Dahl

Writing credits
Alan Ball		(creator)
Charlaine Harris		("Sookie Stackhouse" novels by)
Alan Ball		(written by)

Produced by
Alan Ball	....	executive producer
Brian Buckner	....	co-executive producer
Bruce Dunn	....	co-producer
Christina Jokanovich	....	associate producer
Nancy Oliver	....	supervising producer
Carol Dunn Trussell	....	producer
Raelle Tucker	....	co-producer
Alexander Woo	....	producer

Original Music by
Nathan Barr

Cinematography by
Checco Varese		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Michael Ruscio

Casting by
Libby Goldstein
Junie Lowry-Johnson		(as Junie Lowry Johnson)

Production Design by
Suzuki Ingerslev

Art Direction by
Catherine Smith		(as Cat Smith)

Set Decoration by
Rusty Lipscomb

Costume Design by
Danny Glicker

Makeup Department
Mark Ballou	....	makeup effects coordinator
Anthony Allen Barlow	....	makeup effects technician (as Anthony A. Barlow)
Yvonne Depatis-Kupka	....	department head hair
Denise Fischer	....	key makeup artist
Elisabeth Fry	....	department head make-up
Dan Rebert	....	makeup effects producer (as Daniel Q. Rebert)
Brad Scott	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Bob Bates	....	production supervisor: Shreveport
Howard Griffith	....	unit production manager
Luis Patiño	....	post-production supervisor (as Luis M. Patino)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rachel Caproni	....	second second assistant director
Scottie Gissel	....	first assistant director
Seth Hansen	....	second second assistant director: Shreveport (as Seth Hanson)
Bradley Morris	....	second assistant director
Alexis Schmidtberger	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Cook Allender	....	on-set dresser: Shreveport
Jackson Beale	....	paint foreman
Ron Blessley	....	paint foreman
Paige Bossier	....	buyer
Chris Britt	....	leadman: Shreveport
Grahame Budd	....	paint supervisor (as Billy Budd)
John Bullard	....	welder foreman (as John B. Bullard)
Dan Caplan	....	storyboard artist
Nick Chavez	....	set dresser
Lynn Christopher	....	lead set designer
Sean Clouser	....	construction foreman (as Sean W. Clouser)
Lisa Akes Crouch	....	greens: Shreveport (as Lisa Crouch)
Chris Dery	....	greens foreman
Vincent Dery	....	stand-by greens (as Vince Dery)
Jorge Dorado	....	toolman
Bryan Duff	....	first assistant props
James Forest Jr.	....	construction medic: Shreveport
Donald S. Foster	....	gangboss
Serge Genitempo	....	stand-by painter
Robert Joey Greenwell	....	greens: Shreveport (as Robert Greenwell)
J. Jensen	....	stage foreman
Robert Joy	....	greens stand-by: Shreveport (as Rob Joy)
Bill King	....	second assistant props
Steven M. Levine	....	property master
Ray Lopez	....	plaster foreman (as Raymond Lopez)
Michelle Marchand II	....	set decorator: Shreveport (as Michelle Marchand)
Jim Meyer	....	stage foreman
Charles Nelson	....	greens: Shreveport (as Charles Neslon)
Andrew L. Rael	....	on-set dresser (as Andy Rael)
Charles Randolph	....	set dresser (as Charles J. Randolph)
Rich Robinson	....	location foreman
Carmen Roderique	....	construction accountant (as Carmen Miller)
Rodney Rosene	....	set dresser (as R. Rosene)
Brett J. Smith	....	greens: Shreveport (as Brett Smith)
Maggie Smith	....	art department coordinator
David Tureau	....	greens foreman: Shreveport (as Dave Tureau)
Macie Vener	....	assistant art director
Mike Wells	....	construction coordinator
Mike Wiley	....	labor foreman (as Michael E. Wiley)
Russell Wilson	....	construction foreman: Shreveport
Tom Wilson	....	construction coordinator: Shreveport
Tom Wilson	....	leadman

Sound Department
John Benson	....	supervising sound editor
Zane D. Bruce	....	foley artist (as Zane Bruce)
Lawrence L. Commans	....	boom operator (as Lawrence Commans)
Dave Davenport	....	assistant sound editor
Joe Earle	....	re-recording mixer
Mark Fay	....	utility sound (as Mark W. Fay)
Don Givens	....	foley mixer
Jeff Gunn	....	foley artist
Nathan Hankins	....	assistant sound editor
Ron King	....	utility cable: Shreveport
Jason Krane	....	dialogue editor
Stuart Martin	....	sound effects/foley editor
Elmo Ponsdomenech	....	re-recording mixer
Kevin Roache	....	re-recording mixer
Roger V. Stevenson	....	sound mixer (as Roger Stevenson)
Sal Ojeda	....	dubbing re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Michael Arbogast	....	special effects foreman (as Michael N. Arbogast)
Michael Gaspar	....	special effects coordinator
Louis Michael Nigro Jr.	....	special effects technician (as Louis M. Nigro Jr.)
Christopher A. Suarez	....	special effects technician (as Chris Suarez)

Visual Effects by
Barbara Genicoff	....	visual effects producer
Randy Lowder	....	smoke artist
Jon Massey	....	visual effects supervisor
Steven Meyer	....	2D supervisor (as Steve Meyer)
Andrew Orloff	....	3D supervisor
Nathan Overstrom	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Sean Tompkins	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Dave Zeevalk	....	lead 3D artist: Zoic Studios (uncredited)

Stunts
Jeff Danoff	....	stunts
Ben Scott	....	stunt coordinator
John-Clay Scott	....	stunts
April Weeden	....	stunts (as April Weeden Washington)

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Anderson	....	grip: Shreveport
Miguel Benavides	....	key grip
Jonathon Bradley	....	chief lighting technician
Eddie Burcham	....	electrician: Shreveport (as Ed Burcham)
Rob Carius	....	dimmer board technician
David Chase	....	best boy
Larry Clifton	....	video assist operator: Shreveport
Matthew Coleman	....	lamp operator
Justin Cooley	....	"b" camera second assistant: Shreveport
Don Davidson	....	lamp operator (as Donald K. Davidson)
Ronald K. De torres	....	dimmer board technician (as Ronald Detorres)
Michael DiGiovanni	....	grip
Kyle Drevlo	....	rigging best boy
Josh Drew	....	key rigging grip
Chris Ekstrom	....	local key grip: Shreveport
Eli Everhard	....	rigging gaffer: Shreveport
Luis Gomez	....	camera loader (as Luis S. Gomez)
Gonzalo Gonzalez	....	electric best boy: Shreveport
Leo Hobbs	....	grip
Randy Hughes	....	grip: Shreveport (as Randy Hughens)
John Johnson	....	still photographer
Franklin Jones II	....	grip: Shreveport (as Frankie Jones)
David Kagen	....	gaffer: Shreveport (as David Kagan)
David Kaiser	....	lamp operator (as David A. Kaiser)
Vic Keatley	....	electrician: Shreveport
Jason Kilgore	....	rigging gaffer
Erica Kim	....	lamp operator
Christopher Lucchese	....	"b" dolly grip (as Christopher C. Lucchese)
Allan McKay	....	lamp operator (as Alan McKay)
Eric Meisner	....	electrician: Shreveport
Adam Mitchell	....	electrician: Shreveport
Brent Swampy Mullins	....	"b" dolly grip: Shreveport (as Brent Mullins)
Ignacio Musich	....	"b" camera first assistant
Charlie Nauman	....	camera loader: Shreveport
Patrick B. O'Brien	....	"a" camera operator
Bonnie Osborne	....	"a" camera first assistant
Nick Paige	....	"b" camera operator
Chris Salamone	....	grip
Jeff Saldin	....	"b" camera second assistant
Michael A. Savage	....	grip (as Michael Savage)
David D. Scott	....	video assist
Tim Soronen	....	best boy grip
Robert Stillman	....	grip (as Bob Stillman)
Wayne Stroud	....	"a" dolly grip
Randy Tharpe	....	best boy grip: Shreveport
Victoria Tidmarch	....	"a" camera second assistant
Jaimie Trueblood	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Nick Anderson	....	casting associate
Lisa S. Beasley	....	extras casting coordinator
Ryan Glorioso	....	extras casting: Shreveport
Andrei Constantinescu	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Kate Warren	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jeannine Bourdaghs	....	costume supervisor (as Jeannie Bourdaghs)
Audrey Fisher	....	assistant costume designer
Zandra Harding	....	cutter/fitter
J.R. Hawbaker	....	set costumer
Lorie Shew	....	set costumer (as Lorie Young Shew)

Editorial Department
Brent Greer	....	colorist: dailies
Scott Klein	....	final colorist
Gwyn Shovelski	....	post-production coordinator (as Gwyn W. Shovelski)
Debra F. Simone	....	assistant editor (as Debra Simone)
W. Kale Whorton	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Gary Calamar	....	music supervisor
Bruno Coon	....	music editor
Alyson Vidoli	....	music coordinator

Transportation Department
Cecil Barba	....	driver
Rich Bennetti	....	driver
Jose L. Cisneros	....	driver (as Jose Cisnerios)
Greg Faucett	....	transportation coordinator: Shreveport
Mark L. Hendrix	....	driver (as Mark Hendrix)
Connie Herring	....	transportation co-captain: Shreveport
Payton J. Kirkpatrick	....	driver (as Peyton J. Kirkpatrick)
Richard Maginnis	....	driver
Laurent Marchard	....	driver
Lori Maxwell	....	transportation dispatcher
Tony 'Bear' Mihalopoulos	....	driver (as Tony Mihalopoulos)
Douglas Miller	....	transportation coordinator (as Doug Miller)
Tom Neal	....	driver
Bill Needham	....	driver
Chris Neitzel	....	driver
Shaun Ryan	....	transportation captain
Lenny Scaletta	....	driver (as Len Scaletta)
Beverly Seifert	....	driver
Jorge Vasquez	....	driver
Bobby Williams	....	driver
Don P. Williams	....	driver (as Don Williams)
Jeff Woodward	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Kate Barnow	....	script coordinator
Megan L. Bassin	....	craft service (as Megan Bassin)
Tod Benton	....	craft service (as Todd Benton)
Kandice Billingsley	....	assistant location manager
J. Paul Boehmar	....	dialect coach
Alex Borys	....	location manager: Shreveport
Alasdair Boyd	....	location manager
Ursula Brauner	....	animal trainer (as Ursala Brauner)
Khadija Brockington	....	assistant: Carol Dunn Trussell (as Khadija A. Brockington)
Mark Campbell	....	craft service: Shreveport
Ariane Chatman	....	production accountant: Shreveport (as Arian Chatman)
Trang Dang	....	production coordinator: Shreveport
Todd Detmold	....	production assistant
Federico Ferreri	....	production assistant
Elisabeth Finch	....	writers assistant (as Elisabeth R. Finch)
Janette Ginsberg	....	production assistant: Shreveport
Emily Gonzalez	....	production assistant
Terry L. Harris	....	production assistant: Shreveport (as Terry Harris)
Daniel D. Hartman	....	production assistant (as Daniel Hartman)
Mary Hastigan	....	payroll accountant
Adam P. Kane	....	second assistant accountant
Susie Keatley	....	medic: Shreveport
Vivien N. Killilea	....	production assistant (as Vivien Killilea)
Diana V. Lara	....	key assistant location manager (as Diana Lara)
David Malley	....	assistant production coordinator
Malia Marsh	....	first assistant accountant (as Malia A. Marsh)
Angela McDowell	....	production assistant
Jill McKay	....	studio teacher: Shreveport
Jared Nathanson	....	set medic
Chris Offutt	....	executive story editor
Matthew Prisk	....	assistant location manager
Judy Race	....	production coordinator
Tracy Scott	....	script supervisor (as Tracy L. Scott)
Susan Slattery	....	production accountant
Timothy Stormer	....	production assistant
Russel Strickland	....	assistant location manager: Shreveport
Ryan Todd	....	production assistant
Brian Turi	....	animal trainer
Shawn Weber	....	animal trainer
Tucker Wells	....	production assistant: Shreveport

Thanks
Lori Johnson	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Your Face Goes Here Entertainment
• Home Box Office (HBO)

Distributors

• Home Box Office (HBO) (2008) (USA) (TV)
• 13th Street (2009) (Germany) (TV)
• Canvas (2010) (Belgium) (TV)
• FOXlife (2009) (Belgium) (TV) (limited)
• FOXlife (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• FX (2009) (UK) (TV)
• HBO Hungary (2009) (Hungary) (TV)
• LaLa TV (2010) (Japan) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• MastersFX (special makeup effects)
• Zoic Studios (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Avon Studio Transport  transportation (uncredited)
• Chef Robért Catering  catering
• Digital Kitchen  main title design
• Evan M. Greenspan  music licensing
• Paramount Transportation Services  transportation services (uncredited)
• Tank One  underwater facilities (uncredited)

Runtime:

52 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | USA:TV-MA | Netherlands:16 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Center Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Your Face Goes Here Entertainment

Trivia:

One of the coffins in Malcom's nest (specifically the green marble one) has "Gott ist tot" written repeatedly around it's side. "Gott ist tot" is German for "God is dead".

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Sookie finds Dawn dead her neck is pulsing.

Quotes:

Bill Compton:[in her dream] Sookie, don't ever sneak up on a vampire. What are you doing here?
Sookie Stackhouse:All right, here's the deal. And this is a little embarrassin'. I've never been with a man intimately, for all the reasons I told you about. But, I feel things when I'm with you that make me think and I know this could be a huge mistake, one I will regret forever...
[...]

Movie Connections:

References "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)

Soundtrack:

Lord, I Want to Be a Christian

Orgy and Sex of Vampires and Humans

Bill protects Sookie telling the other vampires that she belongs to him. The vampires tell her that blood of virgin is delicious and they have an orgy among them and the human Jerry in front of Sookie. Meanwhile Jason has a dissatisfactory sex with Dawn; Sookie loses her virginity with Bill in her dreams; and Tara has one night stand with Sam and then she breaks with her alcoholic mother.

"Mine" is a disappointing episode of "True Blood". I expected to see a traditional vampire movie and the idea of widely open vampire existence is interesting. However, the major concern of Alan Ball in this show seems to be the eroticism associated to a blending of "Twilight" with "Angel", with the romance of Sookie and the Bill, a vampire that really recalls Angel. Further, like in "Six Feet Under", the author seems to have the interest in pleasing the gay community with the character Lafayette. The joke with the Starbucks coming to Marthaville is hilarious. The lines and the wise advices of Adele Stackhouse are the best moments of this show. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Minha' ("Mine")