Christopher Meloni to Join 'True Blood'?

If you've been wanting to see more of Christopher Meloni on your TV screens, congratulations:  You could soon be seeing a lot more of him.  According to TVLine, Meloni's eyeing a major role in the upcoming fifth season of HBO's 'True Blood.'  How great is that?!  As you may all know Meloni 'Oz' veteran abruptly quit 'Law & Order: SVU earlier this year.  He's reportedly is currently filming his role as Colonel Hardy in the Zack Snyder/Christopher Nolan 'Superman' movie reboot, 'Man of Steel.'  It's thought that Meloni is pondering a role as an "incredibly powerful vampire."  But who?  The 'True Blood' fan sites and Twitter have exploded with speculation, so check out some of the theories.   TVLine previously reported that 'True Blood' casting directors were looking for "a hard-bodied fiftysomething" to play a new alpha werewolf, possibly Alcide's dad "who isn't likely to share a water bowl with the new pack leader anytime soon.  Could that be the role that Meloni's looking at?  He did turn 50 this year, and the famously buff actor is no stranger to getting naked on screen  The casting call for the season opener is looking:  for this "J.D., 50's a particularly large Marine-type werewolf, he refuses to bow down before the new pack leader..."  Remind you of anyone?  Neither Meloni nore HBO have commented yet on the reports linking him to the series, so stay tuned for updates.