History Trivia / TrueBlood

** New Zealander via Canada Creator/AnnaPaquin as Sookie Stackhouse
** Australian Ryan Kwanten as Jason Stackhouse
** Englishman Stephen Moyer as Bill Compton

* RomanceOnTheSet: Creator/AnnaPaquin (Sookie) is now married to Stephen Moyer (Bill).

** James was recast with Creator/NathanParsons in the final season due to previous actor Luke Grimes not wanting to do a gay romance storyline.

* TheNthDoctor: Claude's change of actors (Neil Hopkins to Giles Matthey) was explained by faeries being able to change their appearance at will. Also a bit of a TakeThat to Hopkins since Sookie commented that new!Claude's old look was unattractive and had "meth teeth."

** James was recast with Nathan Parsons in the final season due to previous actor Luke Grimes not wanting to do a gay romance storyline.

* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Eggs is clearly one of [[Series/{{Supergirl 2015}} James Olsen's]] alternate earth counterparts in the {{Multiverse}}.
** [[Creator/DeborahAnnWoll Jessica Hamby]] is clearly [[Series/Daredevil2015 Karen Page]] before she took up work with Nelson & Murdock.

** Played with for Eric Northman. Eric is originally from Scandinavian Europe, much like the Swedish-born Creator/AlexanderSkarsgard. But Eric has lived in the US since 19th century, and so has adapted an American accent along the way.

** Carolina Bellefleur was recast between her appearances in seasons 4 and 6. Incidentally, this came with a marked change in personality from an elegant and good-natured GrandeDame to an overbearing, senile, RacistGrandma.

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* ActorAllusion: Niall, played by Rutger Hauer, is introduced [[Film/TheHitcher picking up a hitchhiking Jason]].

** According to the Ultimate Fan Experience Q&A shown before the third season premiere, Alexander Skarsgård had originally auditioned for the role of Bill Compton, not Eric. Imagine ''that''.
** Katee Sackhoff was approached for the role of Debbie Pelt. Sadly, she turned it down.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: With cellphones, a switch from small flip and keypad phones to touchscreen happens in season 4 at least for some characters as Tara receives a text on one while in New Orleans.

** English Stephen Moyer as Bill Compton
** Yugoslavic Željko Ivanek as the Magister
** Irish Fiona Shaw as Marnie Stonebrook

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to the Ultimate Fan Experience Q&A shown before the third season premiere, Alexander Skarsgård had originally auditioned for the role of Bill Compton, not Eric. Imagine ''that''.

** Played with for Eric Northman. Creator/AlexanderSkarsgard hails from the same region of Europe as Eric, though uses an American accent accordingly.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to the Ultimate Fan Experience Q&A shown before the third season premiere, Alexander Skarsgård had originally auditioned for the role of Bill, not Eric. Imagine ''that''.

** Katee Sackhoff was approached for the role of Debbie Pelt. Sadly, she turned it down.

* FakeAmerican: The actors who play Sookie (Creator/AnnaPaquin, from New Zealand via Canada), Jason (Ryan Kwanten, from Australia), Bill (Stephen Moyer, from England), as well as some recurring characters such as the magister (Željko Ivanek, from Yugoslavia) and Marnie (Fiona Shaw, from Ireland).

* RetroactiveRecognition: Eggs is clearly one of [[Series/{{Supergirl 2015}} James Olsen's]] alternate earth counterparts in the {{Multiverse}}.
* RomanceOnTheSet: Creator/AnnaPaquin and Stephen Moyer are married in real life.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Eggs is clearly one of [[Series/{{Supergirl 2015}} James Olsen's]] alternate earth counterparts in the {{Multiverse.}}

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** [[Film/ThePiano Flora McGrath]]/[[Film/{{X-Men}} Rog]][[Creator/AnnaPaquin ue]] is a telepath.
** Maryann is [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Ensign Ro Laren]] and [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Admiral Cain]].
** Sergeant Devins' military expertise has gotten a bit rusty since his days with TheUnit.
** The members of the Vampire Authority include [[Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit Detective Elliot Stabler]], [[{{Artemisia}} Artemisia Gentileschi]], [[Film/TheWeddingBride Billy]], [[SpartacusBloodAndSand Oenomaus/Doct]][[Creator/PeterMensah ore]] and [[Series/GeneralHospital Diane Miller]][=/=][[Series/CougarTown Barbara Coman]].
** [[Film/HarryPotter Aunt Petunia]] apparently discovered her magical skill very late in life and isn't a muggle after all.
** So that's why [[Series/TheWalkingDead Jim]] wanted to be left on the side of the road- he was already a member of the undead, just not a walker.
** [[TheWire Frank Sobotka]] has gone from a cop-hater to a sheriff.
** Summer is [[Series/TheBigBangTheory Bernadette Rostenkowski]].
** [[Literature/TheJoyLuckClub Waverly Jong]] is Ms Suzuki.

** The members of the Vampire Authority include [[LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit Detective Elliot Stabler]], [[{{Artemisia}} Artemisia Gentileschi]], [[Film/TheWeddingBride Billy]], [[SpartacusBloodAndSand Oenomaus/Doct]][[Creator/PeterMensah ore]] and [[Series/GeneralHospital Diane Miller]][=/=][[Series/CougarTown Barbara Coman]].

** Maryann is [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Ensign Ro Laren]] and [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Admiral Cain]].

** [[TheJoyLuckClub Waverly Jong]] is Ms Suzuki.

** The members of the Vampire Authority include [[LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit Detective Elliot Stabler]], [[{{Artemisia}} Artemisia Gentileschi]], [[Film/TheWeddingBride Billy]], [[SpartacusBloodAndSand Oenomaus/Doct]][[PeterMensah ore]] and [[Series/GeneralHospital Diane Miller]][=/=][[Series/CougarTown Barbara Coman]].

* TheOtherDarrin: Carolina Bellefleur was recast between her appearances in seasons 4 and 6. With this came a marked change in personality from an elegant GrandeDame to an overbearing, senile, RacistGrandma.

* ActorAllusion: Niall, played by Rutger Hauer, is introduced [[TheHitcher picking up a hitchhiking Jason]].

** The members of the Vampire Authority include [[LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit Detective Elliot Stabler]], [[{{Artemisia}} Artemisia Gentileschi]], [[TheWeddingBride Billy]], [[SpartacusBloodAndSand Oenomaus/Doct]][[PeterMensah ore]] and [[Series/GeneralHospital Diane Miller]][=/=][[Series/CougarTown Barbara Coman]].