Just how much trouble is HBO's True Blood in? After Alan Ball stepped down as showrunner, Mark Hudis took control of the wacky town of Bon Temps and all its horny supernatural residents. But Hudis is calling it quits before he's even finished filming the new season.

The fifth season of True Blood is right around the corner. And we're so excited that everytime we bonk into the white face promo posters on the subway we drop to our knees and scream SUUUUKAAAYY! It's so close, we can almost taste Jason's ab sweat!

Apparently sheer exhaustion has caused Alan Ball to take a break from all of those naughty vampires and werewolves in Bon Temps. According to Forbes, Ball isn't leaving but will step down from running the writing staff. Which, if you saw last season, is probably for the best. Ball will remain as executive producer.

The cast members of True Blood and showrunner Alan Ball gathered on stage at the Television Critics Association to answer your questions about which were-panther is shtupping whom.

Do you remember the "Best True Blood Ending Ever. Ever. Ever. Ever." ? The high water mark for all TV shows attempting to cross the rat-shit Rubicon of insane-but-brilliant television? Vampire Eric has a videotaped his response to that incident.

Each new season of True Blood heaps more supernatural weirdness upon the unsuspecting residents of Bon Temps. What new creature will make its Dixie-fried debut in the HBO series' fourth season? Series creator Alan Ball recently dropped major spoilers.

We've got the brand new, extra long trailer for True Blood's third season. Plus a round-up of the best quotes from last night's fan-panel, featuring just about every vampire and fangbanger in the cast.

It's the first cast poster from True Blood new season, and everyone is giving their best sexy swamp face. Look at Pam — you saucy tart you. Plus is baby Jessica giving Bill the eye, or the snake?

True Blood's Alan Ball sends us a video message from Merlotte's about IDW's new True Blood comics. He claims they'll be able to "do more" in the books than on TV. Can it really get any more graphic?

With the hormone-drenched success of HBO's True Blood and the Twilight saga, it's easy to think our love of vampires is driven by undead lust. But NPR's Margot Adler read 75 vampire novels and discovered a different reason.