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'True Blood' casts 'Tudors' actor as Tara's love interest, Broadway star as Sam's mom
Poor Eggs. First he gets shot dead in the head and now he'll have to watch from the beyond as some vampire gets all up in his girl Tara's business.HBO confirms that actor James Frain -- you may recognize him from "The Tudors" -- has been tapped by "True Blood" producers to play Tara's season 3 love interest, a blood-sucker named Franklin Mott with whom she has a crazy strong connection.
OMG, Tara and Sookie will so be bonding over their vampire boyfriends!
The network also confirms that Broadway stage actress J. Smith-Cameron has been cast as Sam's mom, Melinda Pickens, with whom he has a rocky past.
So, thoughts?
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This is brilliant casting! There is no limit to what the fearless, versatile, appealing James Frain can do with a character, human or not! Can't wait for Season 3.
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The Charlaine Harris novels are terrific, but the cast of this series has taken it up to an even better level. The actors seem to enjoy putting their creative energy into this series as much as my wife and I enjoy watching it. Season three and Tara hooks up with a vamp? Bring it on! And Sam's mommy issues are bound to be fun to watch, too. This has turned into one of the best ensemble casts ever. Wonderful entertainment.
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I used to love true blood but I am not looking forward to sams past could care less. The werewolves sound good but want more action between sookie and eric.