'True Blood' and 'General Hospital' Alum Nathan Parsons Stars in Amazon Pilot 'Point of Honor'

Nathan Parsons stars in Point of Honor.

The latest batch of Amazon pilots debuts on Thursday, January 15, including Point of Honor from Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Randall Wallace (Braveheart).

Point of Honor takes place at the start of the Civil War. A Virginia family, led by their West Point bred son, John Rhodes (played by Nathan Parsons, True Blood, General Hospital), makes the controversial decision to defend the South while freeing all of their slaves. At battle against his northern brethren and his best friend and brother-in-law Robert Sumner (played by Christopher O'Shea, Baby Daddy), John leaves his three strong-willed sisters at home to run the plantation that is now without a free labor source.

Clocks Fall Back With the End of Daylight Saving Time: Reminder from Former 'EastEnders' Star Rob Kazinsky

Actor Robert Kazinsky played Sean Slater in British soap opera EastEnders from 2006-2009. He later guest-starred in ABC primetime serial Brothers & Sisters, and appeared in several episodes of HBO's True Blood. Back in 2009, he made a sexy video for Radox reminding people to turn their clocks back at the end of Daylight Savings Times. Watch it below:

News Brief: 'True Blood' Finale Disappoints Critics, Hits Season High in Ratings; Matt Bomer to Guest on 'Freak Show'; Do Primetime Emmys Still Matter?

* True Blood's last episode was the most disappointing series finale in a long time. Something about the blandness of True Blood's finale felt almost offensive. Jessica and Hoyt got hitched, because it was Bill's greatest wish to see his progeny married off? Bill just had to lecture Sookie about how having children makes life worth living? Sookie needed to chat with the Reverend about God's plan? For a show that once skewered Ted Cruz and other self-proclaimed defenders of "family values," this was pretty conservative stuff. What happened to the transgressive fun of True Blood?

* True Blood ended as it lived: a complete mess with no emotional center.

* 4.1 million viewers tuned in for the initial airing of the True Blood series finale, a Season 4 high.

* Do the Primetime Emmys still matter in 2014? Television -- most reasonably discerning people can agree -- is better than ever. There are more worthy series to honor on more networks than at any time in the medium's 75-year history. Yet, the awards show that honors this bounty seems to be sliding into, if not outright irrelevance, then senescence.

* Ashton Kutcher was the highest-paid TV actor in 2014 ($26 million).

* Matt Bomer will guest star on one episode of American Horror Story: Freak Show. Creator Ryan Murphy broke the news himself at EW’s Emmy Party saying he’s excited to reunite once again with the "amazing" actor

* TiVo now has a product aimed at cord-cutting DVR lovers: The company has announced its first antenna-only DVR, the Roamio OTA. Priced at $50, the limited-edition DVR is not equipped to receive or record cable or satellite television. According to TiVo, 88% of the most-recorded shows among its customers are available free over-the-air with a digital antenna.

HBO and Cinemax Bring Three Series to Comic-Con International: San Diego 2014

The HBO series TRUE BLOOD and GAME OF THRONES and the CINEMAX series BANSHEE are confirmed for panels and autograph sessions at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2014.

Below is panel information on the three series. Expect live coverage of all HBO and CINEMAX Comic-Con activities at HBO Connect (hbo.com/connect) and at TRUE BLOOD #TrueToTheEnd and GAME OF THRONES #SurviveTheRealm. For BANSHEE, fans can go to cinemax.com and #SDCCBanshee.

Friday, July 25

The GAME OF THRONES panel in Hall H at 1:40 p.m. will be moderated by Craig Ferguson. The panel will include: David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, executive producers, writers and showrunners of GAME OF THRONES, and George R.R. Martin, co-executive producer and author of the bestselling fantasy book series "A Song of Ice and Fire," on which the HBO drama is based. Cast members scheduled to attend (in alphabetical order): John Bradley (Samwell Tarly), Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister), Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell), Kit Harington (Jon Snow), Rose Leslie (Ygritte), Rory McCann (Sandor "The Hound" Clegane), Pedro Pascal (Oberyn Martell), Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) and Maisie Williams (Arya Stark). Autograph signing is at the WB booth at 3:30 p.m.

'True Blood' Season 7 Premiere Ratings Up 3% From Last Year

The season premiere of the final season of True Blood tallied a gross audience of 5.8 million viewers Sunday night across its four plays, up 3% from last season's debut night (5.6 million viewers).

At 9 p.m., viewership averaged 4 million viewers with another 1 million, 498,000 and 262,000 added at 10 p.m., 11:30 p.m. and 1 a.m., respectively. Last season, True Blood had an average gross audience of 10.7 million viewers.

True Blood First Look: 'True to the End' Final Season Poster

The final season of True Blood premieres June 22 on HBO.

HBO Programming Now Available on Prime Instant Video

Amazon.com, Inc. today announced the highly-anticipated arrival of the first wave of HBO programming on Prime Instant Video. Prime members in the US now have access to a collection of popular HBO shows, including critically-acclaimed classics and recent hits, original films, comedy specials and miniseries. The following titles are now available to Prime members for unlimited streaming, making Prime Instant Video the exclusive online-only subscription streaming service to offer these shows:

'True Blood' Season Seven First Trailer Released

The seventh and final season of True Blood premieres June 22 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO. The network has released the first trailer the new episodes. Watch it below: