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The premiere picks up immediately after the events of the season 6 finale, which found Bellefleur’s Bar and Grill under siege by a group of Hep-V-infected vamps. “Mayor Merlotte, Sheriff Bellefleur, and Jason Stackhouse are going to have their hands full, because not only do they have to fend off these H-vamps, but also they have to fend off this [Bon Temps] vigilante group,” he explains. In a deliberate nod to Hurricane Katrina, adds Buckner,Blood‘s tiny Louisiana town will be left on its own in the wake of the Hep-V outbreak, getting no support or protection from the government.

While most seasons of Blood have featured a scene-stealing villain, in season 7 the virus itself is the Big Bad. Says Buckner, “There are certain things I don’t believe we can top. So the writers and I decided from the get-go that we’re not going to take screen time away from our series regulars to build a new character who becomes the focus of the season.”

Still, we might see the return of a few familiar faces, like Anna Camp’s Sarah Newlin. “We know who the fan favorites are and we’re going to do our very best to weave everything in,” says Buckner. “As we say in the writers’ room, ‘Try to use the whole buffalo.’”

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Let the game begin — two weeks early for 7,000 lucky “Game of Thrones” fans.

Devotees of HBO’s fantasy show of blood-soaked swords and sex-filled palace intrigue — many wearing the garb of their favorite characters — streamed into Barclays Center on Thursday for a special advance screening of the fourth season's debut.

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“Something terrible better happen,” Kelsey Huntoon, 22, of Manhattan said of her hopes for the new season.

The show returns to HBO on April 6.

Now that the first iteration of HBO's buzzy "True Detective" is a thing of the past, let's play armchair casting director for the second season. Specifically, which A-listers do you want to fill the shoes of Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson?

Remember, "True Detective" is HBO's version of "American Horror Story," an anthology series that will reportedly change its cast, location and story every season. By producing a short eight-episode run, prestigious HBO will be able to convince movies stars of all shapes, sizes and paychecks to join them on the project. (It also doesn't hurt that the show has such incredible potential to win its cast and crew boatloads of Emmys.)

HBO scored Oscar winner McConaughey ("Dallas Buyers Club") and Emmy nominee Harrelson ("Game Change") for the just-concluded first season, but can they top themselves next year?

In Gold Derby's TV forum, I asked for your season two dream cast and you delivered big time with some spectacular out-of-the-box choices. Most of you are in agreement that the next season should focus on a female detective pairing, or even a male-female combo, instead of the same male duo we got in Season One.

Below, just some of your brilliant suggestions:

Opera Junky: I like the idea a contrasting pair... how about Viola Davis as a seasoned detective paired with an agent from INTERPOL to solve a case with international implications. The INTERPOL agent would be played by the sublime Olivia Coleman, who would have been my choice for an Emmy if "Broadchurch" had been eligible in the US.

taloson: On Twitter I saw someone suggest Kyle MacLachlan and Sherilyn Fenn, which would be amazing because it would basically be our only chance at a pseudo-"Twin Peaks" continuation. And assuming they keep the same creepy atmosphere, it would fit even more!

vinny: Aaron Paul and either Bryan Cranston or Kathryn Erbe.

outsider: Helen Mirren and Sandra Bullock, or Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo.

Atypical: Time for two women next season. Regina King's my first choice. Pair her up with a veteran actress to counter. Frances McDormand? Sigourney Weaver?

Macbeth: Bruce Dern and Jack Nicholson. Honestly, I'd love to see Lupita Nyong'o paired with someone -- maybe someone like the aforementioned McDormand or Weaver.

Actriz: Helen Mirren and Judi Dench.

Nessie: Jodie Foster and Sandra Bullock, with Jodie in a Rust-like role and Sandra as the Marty character, married with kids and always hitting on hot guys (with much male nudity).

Beau S.: Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, or Meryl Streep and Glenn Close, or Jerry Seinfeld and Jason Alexander.

And of course, I couldn't resist getting in on the fun either. My dream scenario would feature Ian McShane as a grizzled detective ready for retirement and Jennifer Garner as his estranged daughter who gets transferred to his precinct against both of their wishes because of her prior knowledge on the case. The stars of "Deadwood" and "Alias" on screen together for the first time? How could you not watch?!

What is your dream detective duo for Season Two? Sound off in the comments section below and then join the discussion in our TV forum.

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