So following up on the second sentence of the OP, I recall an episode of Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, or some other show from the 80's or 90's. The episode is set in the future, Earth or some other planet faces a catastrophic plague, and a space ship goes somewhere to collect an antidote. On the way back to Earth,…

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet, but the early part of the episode seemed to have two clear callouts to Deadwood.

To confirm what others are saying, in general no.  The first book actually is good, and worth reading.  That said, the first season of the show tracked it fairly closely, so you're not going to be reading anything new — though the ending of the first book is completely different from the ending of the first season of…

Yeah, that's clearly an error.  "Boy Interrupted" is definitely available on HBO Go under documentaries.

"Still, I feel Comedy Central chooses people whose careers are already jokes in the public eye (and who could probably use the money), which kind of ruins the punchline a bit."

"Still, I feel Comedy Central chooses people whose careers are already jokes in the public eye (and who could probably use the money), which kind of ruins the punchline a bit."

This is True Blood, it'll be both!  My guess is Bill spends next season as a villian, and the season after that redeeming himself.  There's also the high probability that Bill is "Warlow" which would further push him into villain territory.

This is True Blood, it'll be both!  My guess is Bill spends next season as a villian, and the season after that redeeming himself.  There's also the high probability that Bill is "Warlow" which would further push him into villain territory.

I was hoping Hoyt would die as well.  I just don't see his character having any connection to the main plot in this or any future season.  That means if he lives the True Blood writers will have to create even more tangential plots for him to participate in, and True Blood already has too many of those.  Sack up, take…

I was hoping Hoyt would die as well.  I just don't see his character having any connection to the main plot in this or any future season.  That means if he lives the True Blood writers will have to create even more tangential plots for him to participate in, and True Blood already has too many of those.  Sack up, take…

Yeah, they gave away the season ending there, and answered Carrie's question about "Is Lilith real, or is Salome somehow manipulating everyone?"  Maybe the real question will be whether "good" Bill is willing to have vampires start a war on humans so that he can gain political power (become head of the Authority or at…

Yeah, they gave away the season ending there, and answered Carrie's question about "Is Lilith real, or is Salome somehow manipulating everyone?"  Maybe the real question will be whether "good" Bill is willing to have vampires start a war on humans so that he can gain political power (become head of the Authority or at…

"He idly arranges his bacon in a mirror-image S pattern."

"He idly arranges his bacon in a mirror-image S pattern."