HBO Aims To Take Over Your TV

HBO's hit series True Blood will return to airwaves on June 13th.  The series will pick up with Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) trying to find Bill Compton's (Stephen Moyer) mysterious abductor from the end of season 2 of the popular series.  The series has been HBO's most popular in-house production since The Sopranos ended its run on the network.

Also on HBO, the long-awaited follow-up to Band of Brothers, The Pacific, premiered on Sunday night.  Like Band of Brothers, The Pacific is Executive Produced by Tom Hanks.  The new mini-series follows a crew of US Marines as they wage war against the Japanese in World War II.  The 10 episodes cost a reported $150-200 million for the network, but given how much money Band of Brothers has made in DVD and now Blu-ray sales over the years, they should have no trouble recouping their investment.  The new WWII series is off to a strong start with 3 million viewers watching the premiere.

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