Allison Walker – Entertainment Reporter/Anchor
It might surprise you that vampire blood is like your blood.
They both save lives.
If you're familiar with the hit HBO series, you know that V-juice can improve the health and libido of humans who drink it. Vampires drink synthetic blood so they don’t have to kill humans to survive. So, the actors are in town hoping you will donate blood during their very first True Blood Convention.
It kicked off Friday at the Florida Hotel and Conference Center at the Florida Mall.
Actor Todd Lowe was the first to arrive. He plays "Terry," a shell-shocked veteran. The actors will get fired if they reveal too much about the new season - season 3, but this is what we could get out of him.
“I'm incredibly tight-lipped,” Lowe said. “I can tell you I got the first two scripts just before I came here to Orlando and I poured through them veraciously. They're great and I'm dying to tell someone."
To find out why the actor was a bit late for our interview (it's good knowing he's living it up in Otown), and to see why Melbourne is dear to him, click to Channel 300 - Central Florida on Demand. Click on Entertainment then Celebrity Interviews.
The blood drive happens Nov. 14, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., and Nov. 15, noon – 6 p.m. Florida's Blood Centers tells us your blood is used within 2-3 days after you donate it!
Everyone who donates gets a black "Tru:Blood" T-Shirt (and ladies, they actually have Size S.)
The convention is $40 general admission per day. There'll be photo opps and panel discussions with the celebrities, even a buffet banquet where you can mingle. The True Blood Convention also includes a big Maquerade Ball Saturday night and special breakfast auctions.
Sam Trammell (Sam Merlotte), Nelsan Ellis (Lafayette), Allan Hyde (godric), and Ashley Jones (Daphne) are expected to be there.
Central Florida on Demand will be here all weekend to find out what these celebrities are really like. It's always interesting to see how they interact with obsessed fans.