@Also, since the first season was only 12 episodes, I would argue that halfway through is not “long before Jessica was even introduced” Well comparably speaking, it was over a quarter of a season before she came in, so one could consider it a fair amount of time.

Anyways, the point is that I don’t think that there’s anything wrong with the sex scenes, whether forced or overdone or obsessed or whatever. Sure they could tone it down if they wanted to… they don’t want to. It’s a sexually explicit show.
They could also take out the vampires if they wanted… but it’s a vampire show.

I guess you agree Randy, so that’s great. We agree on something at last. It seemed like we had found just about everything on earth to disagree on so I guess it was inevitable that we’d run out.

Cheers.

@Rusty Yeah i can agree with that. I guess its just me that saw those first few episodes over done, but I like how it is now.

I never said the sex scenes were forced. I said it was overdone to begin with. It all felt pretty natural, but could have also been toned down quite a bit if they wanted to. Anyway, like I said, it didn’t bother me at all that it was there.

Anyways, I disagree that the sex scenes are forced. It’s just a sexually charged show, that’s part of its identity. It’s like saying the violence on the Shield is forced. It is certainly more than is necessary for some people’s taste but that violence is part of the show’s identity.
It’s like saying that Lost drag’s out the mystery too long. The mystery is what the show’s about.

In any case, I don’t have a dislike for the sex and nudity, I was just telling the facts. HBO and Showtime overdo it on a lot of their shows to begin with. To get the ratings up, I suspect. Then they tend to tone it down. It’s not completely gone by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s a lot less of a “big deal” as it was to begin with.

Also Wonderjenn you’ve glossed over some of my favorite additions to the main cast. Including Mehcad Brooks and Alexander Skarsgård who is probably my favorite character right now. He looks like he’s about seven feet tall.

One thing I’ve noticed about the show that I come to appreciate is they’re casting from a different talent pool than most other shows. There’s been a handful of character actors I’ve recognized (Forbes, John Billingsly, Steven Root, Zeljko Ivanek). Usually the guest stars are new faces and it makes a big difference.

And I don’t get the dislike for the sex and nuddity. It’s a sexually charged show, what’s the problem? Last episode was probably the best to date and we saw Anna Paquinn’s nipple (was that a first?)! Awesome!

I prefer to take my vampires more seriously for the most part (although a couple exceptions include The Reluctant Vampire episode of Tales From the Crypt and Sundown starring Bruce Campbell and David Carradine). Many (if not all) of the characters seem too broad and absurd, making it difficult for me to care about or even like some of them. I can appreciate great trash just as much as the next person. This particular brand just doesn’t work for me. To each their own. I guess it’s at least better than Twilight (I’m assuming, having not seen the film).