Laws of the TB-verse

[glasshouses]

Okay, I have to say that in that "other" place, folks who are unable to suspend disbelief and just enjoy the show are wearing me out. I don't know about anyone else, but I'm perfectly happy to wait for AB to reveal how vamps interact with our government and judicial system, if he chooses to do so. Personally, though, it's not high on the list of things I want to know and if it's never explained, I'm cool with that.

So rather than figure out what the laws might be, I thought I'd open a thread where we could post laws we'd like to see in the TB-verse.

Some obvious ones that I think we could pass unanimously on this board:

• More Eric every episode
  
• More Eric in fewer items of clothing
  
• A scene in each episode of him in one of those black tank tops (and track pants and flip flops)
  

A few other laws I'd like to enact:

• No one should mention their age (or anyone else's) more than 3 time total and no more than once in any one episode
  
• Sookie must consult Pam before any trip out of town for wardrobe
  
• More Pam in every episode
  
• Jason may continue to be nekkid boy, so long as he continues to be earnest in his desire to be friendly with the vamps
  
• Andy Bellfleur and Sam Merlotte should both be allowed to catch a break more than once a season.
  
• We should not be deprived of the delicious insanity that is Steve Newlin, but he should never succeed in his quest against the vampires. He should always be Wile E. Coyote to their Road Runner.
  

What would you add to this list?

[buckeyechick47]

I'd like to add that even if Eric is not meant to be in a particular scene that he just be in it even if it's simply as decoration.

And this is just a general statement - Sometimes the hardcore Bill fans annoy me. I read the Bill Compton thread & sometimes what I read annoys me because god forbid Sookie be with someone other than their Bill.

[jhd]

I agree, Glass. Personally, I prefer shows that don't consider their viewers as idiots who need to have EVERYTHING spelled out for them. The dumbing down of TV is why some of my favorite shows are no longer on the air, and I'm irritated.

Eric in every scene should be a given. If he has no purpose in the scene, had him two lightbulbs and he can be a chandelier. (If the scene is outdoors, two apples will do and he can be a fruit tree.)

Lafayette needs to be in more episodes, and he has to regain his pizazz, quickly. (And his PTSD hallucinations obviously gives Eric another chance to be in more scenes)

[glasshouses]

JHD, I'm with you on the "don't consider your viewers idiots, there's no need to spell everything out." I'm really glad I didn't spend much time in forums for shows like Carnivale. "The Templars must have the government's consent to kidnap and murder and give people heinous tattoos..."

I'da had to cut somebody.

Fruit tree! LOL!

And the hardcore Bill fans annoy me too. I look at him this way: IRL, you never stay with your first boyfriend or girlfriend (or almost never) so why should I expect a character on a TV show to?

[buckeyechick47]

Because apparantly it's as if they can't conceive Sookie or Bill being with anyone else but each other & I feel the way you do. It's rare that you are with your first boyfriend/girlfriend forever.

Anyone else miss the Eric thread already?? Atleast we have this to help get us through!

[drdrosophila]

Ooh, glasshouses, I'm sure I'm guilty of being one of the people who "can't let it go." Seriously, the amount of time I've spent trying to figure out why Sookie can & can't read various minds, etc. Haha. The "vamp hierarchy" thread is one of my favorites to read.

But, I like this idea too--fake laws for improving TB. One would definitely be that someone gets to smack AP if she starts doing that bobble-head move she does. And I'd like a law that mandates that there must be at least one Pam sighting every other episode, because I loves me some Pam. And possibly a law that says if you HoYay out of control (see: Godric and Eric), then you have to give some payoff, even if it's just a wee kiss or a pat on the rump.

Not sure that this is a fake law, but I would like to see a "pop up video" style episode, or at least an end-of-season recap in that mode, where posters could submit their versions of drinking games we've made for the show. Such as a montage of all of the Creepy Concrete Colored Bill shots, or the ones that highlight poor APs skin problems.

[buckeyechick47]

Pam should be like Eric. Even if they aren't supposed to be in a particular scene because it doesn't concern them they should atleast be IN that scene as decoration. Pam would make an excellent floor lamp with Eric. lol

Also Eric needs to be nekkid ATLEAST ONCE per episode..preferably more (since a certain Scandanavian likes nudity) but once will do if we can't get more.