HBO is getting ready for season 2 of True Blood, by airing the first episode of True Blood Season One on HBO on Demand. Beginning May 4, HBO will preview enhanced Blu-Ray features from the complete first season.
“True Blood Enhanced Viewing” mode ill feature four types of original, interactive picture-in-picture, pop-up features that will be showcased throughout the DVD:
- Lafayette – viewers can get the scoop on everyone in Bon Temps with True Blood’s flamboyant and outspoken Lafayette, who dishes up everything from secrets about Tara’s crush on Jason to the history of the Stackhouse family.
- Vampire History – viewers intrigued by the vampire characters can learn more about how their favorites were “made.”
- Hints and FYIs – viewers get to unravel the mysteries surrounding the entire series through helpful hints and FYI pop-ups.
- Animated Maps – viewers get to explore colorful locations in Bon Temps through animated maps.
True Blood: The Complete First Season comes to Blu-Ray May 19, and will offer all 12 episodes in True HD 1080p video and DTS-HD master audio, allowing viewers to engage with storylines, characters and themes of the show on a higher level through the “Enhanced Viewing” mode.
Blu-ray bonus materials include a documentary that chronicles the integration of vampires, “Tru Blood” beverage ads that market the synthetic blood to “out of the coffin” vampires, and “Vampire Rights” PSAs.
A very interesting article.
Blu-Ray is really an amazing medium that takes any genre of film to another level both visually and in an audio sense.