BLOODY-DISGUSTING.COM Your best source for the latest horror news, reviews, interviews, and more... HBO Slates 'True Blood: Season 1' For May 12th DVD Release http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/14514 Print This Page B-D's Tex just came across a pre-sale on HBO's official website for the complete first season of the awesome vampire drama TRUE BLOOD. According to the website the season will arrive on DVD May 12th, just in time to start promoting season two, which will probably premiere in September of '09. Read on for some early details. True Blood™ chronicles the backwoods Louisiana town of Bon Temps...where vampires have emerged from the coffin, and no longer need humans for their fix. Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin, Academy Award®-winner for "The Piano") works as a waitress at the rural bar Merlotte's. Though outwardly a typical young woman, she keeps a dangerous secret: she has the ability to hear the thoughts of others. Features By HBO® Sookie's situation is further complicated when the bar gets its first vampire patron - 173-year old Bill Compton (Steven Moyer, "Quills") - and the two outsiders are immediately drawn to each other. Delivering the best of what audiences have come to expect from creator and executive producer Alan Ball (writer of Oscar®-winning Best Picture "American Beauty," creator of the Emmy® Award-winning HBO® series Six Feet Under™), True Blood™ is a dark and sexy tale that boldly delves into the heart - and the neck - of the Deep South Format: DVD Number of discs: 5 Run time: 720 minutes Soundtrack language: English Aspect ratio: Widescreen [16:9 Transfer] Sound Quality: Dolby® Surround Stereo - English Source: http://store.hbo.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3406068&cp=.3139028