Posted by Red | February 2, 2010, 20:56 (EST) | 5 Comments
Category: Books, TV Series
WPIX chatted with Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley during the recent Hot Topic cast stop in New Jersey. They talk about the weather, the show and fan response, people asking Ian to bite them, Nina’s thoughts on playing Katherine and Elena, wearing corsets, being evil and Valentines plans. Thanks to @MegPlatt86 for the video link!
The Vampire Diaries started airing this evening in the UK on ITV2 (sponsored by Mentos mints; understandable, as we hear the undead tend to have bad breath). If you missed it, you can catch the repeats on Friday at 8pm (this applies to future episodes, too), or you can watch them on ITV Player: Pilot and Night of the Comet. Also, don’t forget that you can purchase all of the episodes aired so far in the USA in the UK iTunes store.
Vampire Diaries Romania have let us know that “The Awakening” is to be published soon in Romania. We don’t have a date yet, but the publishers, LEDA, are taking pre-orders. You can see the cover on the right (click on it to see the larger version), and we’ll let you know when we have an actual release date.
In more international book news, we’ve had word from Iva that all of the original book series has now published in Bulgaria. “The Fury” was published back in December, and “Dark Reunion” was published earlier this month. You can read our blog post from last year if you want a reminder of the covers, and you can find out more information on each of the books over on the publisher’s website.
Finally, for a bit of fun (and in honour of the UK premiere), a video of Nina talking to My Bliss in the UK with a British accent:
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9:00 am on February 3rd, 2010
I was there! It was worth the 4 1/2 hr wait! Was so exciting to see them, even for me, a mom! But, who cares, they’re all so wonderful! When I told Nina my name, she said how cool that was & signed my poster GO ELENA’S! Ian had a converstaion with my 14-yr-old daughter Stefanie about her braces. She got excited when he gave her a high-5! Paul is so handsome, Ian’s blue eyes are so beautiful, and Nina is such a nice young lady.
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11:07 am on February 3rd, 2010
OHMIGOSH! Paul and Ian are SOOOOO hilarious!!!!! Why can’t they be my valentine!?!?!?!?!?
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1:53 pm on February 3rd, 2010
do u think nina and Ian like each other??
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2:06 pm on February 3rd, 2010
Loved the interview’s, I know that Nina is a very talented actress, but, to have a job where you get to go and hang out and make out with such incredibly HOT guy’s. Talk about a dream job and a dream life. WOW. Mind you Ian and Paul are just as lucky because Nina is a very beautiful woman. Looking forward to Thursday’s episode, got my snacks ready.
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2:39 pm on February 3rd, 2010
Elena! What a great experience for you and your daughter! I’m so jealous that you got to meet them, and talk to them a little, too! I love how relaxed and happy they are around each other, so good to know they are that way with the fans, too. Love the little comment at the end “I thought it was just going to be you and me!(as valentines)” Very funny how they joke around, shows they are good friends.
Carly: I can’t help noticing that Nina and Ian are really close, too. She seems to prefer him personally to Paul. I believe she really admires Ian and seems more drawn to his fun loving, outgoing personality – and he seems like a very physical person. She may even be a little bedazzled by him, have a bit of a crush on him. Who can blame her – he is so charismatic! But I don’t believe he has romantic feelings towards her – he is quite a bit older and has a steady girlfriend, whom he mentions all the time. But it is really interesting to watch the dynamic develop and grow with these three principal actors as they’ve gotten to know each other better.
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