Who would've thought an HBO vampire drama would be anything but awful? Purchase two competent actors in the main roles, add a smattering of random hot chicks and a surprisingly compelling storyline, and ... wow.
I don't even like TV (or have cable) -- my neighbor gave me Season 1 and now we have True Blood parties every Sunday. The girls upstairs even come down now
And on an unrelated but important note, Deborah Ann Woll is the most beautiful woman in the world.