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Whodunnit - A Summer Sensation

Whodunnit.   You hear the words and think of mystery, intrigue, suspense and murder.   In the summer of 2013 you think of a new summer series on ABC about a group of 13 people from all walks of life who come together to Rue Manor to solve a murder. Every day. The twist – the Killer is among them. Their goal which has $250,000 at the end of it, is to be the last one alive in the house with the Killer.   Theories abound, mysteries are unmasked making way for more mysteries and everyone is suspected, even the butler Giles.   But in the end 1 person would walk away with a quarter of a million dollars and the other would walk out of Rue Manor in handcuffs.   Let the murders begin. The 13 cast members were from all walks of life – a former Miss Nevada and a bar trivia host to a Homeland Security lawyer and a bounty hunter.   Alliances are made, plots were twisted and the game changed every second.     If you stepped away from the TV you would have missed a crucial piece of evidence

What Makes True Blood Tick?

What is it about the supernatural that attracts people? Is it the fantasy world they are looking at? Is it the mysterious people they encounter? Is it the forbidden that makes people want more?   Every person has their own reason for watching, reading and experiencing the supernatural and True Blood is just another supernatural show that attracts people to the mysteries of Bon Temps, Louisiana.   True Blood has been on for 6 seasons and counting (recently picked up for a 7 th season to air in the near future; season 6 is currently airing).   The show follows Sookie Stackhouse, a waitress at Merlotte’s in Bon Temps, Louisiana.   In this world, vampires exist and are well known throughout the world.   They are fighting for peace and acceptance through the legal system, wanting the same rights and privileges the humans do.   This is obviously met with a lot of hostility.   Sookie has always been an advocate for giving vampires rights which only intensifies when Bill Compton wal