Most certainly a product of its time, but when I say this was PRIME television at the time, when I say it was must see TV, believe me. Shows like this is why I miss appointment television because you had to see every episode to talk about the bonkers storylines with someone the next day.

A great first season gave way to ever stranger storylines, combined with a horniness unmatched by anything until Game of Thrones came along. Look up the great marketing campaign HBO rolled out ahead of the show's premiere for a lesson in how to do viral marketing right.

Like a lot of American drama, it starts off darker, funnier and raunchier than it actually has any aspirations to be. Little regard for its own internal mythology, but if you want a show about dating a vampire, enjoy.