Posted by Vee | January 17, 2010, 18:08 (EST) | 6 Comments
Category: TV Series
We’re catching up on some tidbits, so there will be a few posts coming your way. But first up, a special reminder that Ian Somerhalder’s appearance on Live with Regis & Kelly airs tomorrow morning, Monday, January 18th. Check your local listings for times on their website.
Speaking of Mr. Somerhalder, he shares a very amusing anecdote involving Damon, Lexi, and Matthew Fox’s 12-year old daughter over at TV Guide Magazine. Not gonna lie – we kind of love her. (Read the entire story at TV Guide Magazine.)
“It’s 1:30 in the morning—there’s a six hour time difference between Hawaii and Atlanta—and Matthew calls me and says, ‘Listen, dude, she wants to talk to you. You need to justify some things to her. She’s not happy with you.’ So she drilled me with these questions and I was explaining my actions and saying, ‘There are times when you find yourself in situations that you may have to hurt someone for the betterment of the family, which is what Damon was doing.’ And every time I’d start explaining something, she’d go ‘Yep, uh huh. And…?’ It was an interesting hour for me!”
Unreality Primetime has some Ian London press which yields a few interesting nuggets (Damon’s age when he turned? 23). He talks about the usual, but it was his personal influences for Damon that made us smile:
Who or what were your influences when deciding on how to play the character of Damon?
“Three big ones. Josh Holloway, (Sawyer in Lost) Cary Grant and Dionysus. The marriage of a crazy crass redneck with the class of an eloquent man like Cary Grant is an interesting way to play a crazy well rounded 150 year old guy who likes a dance and the finer things in life – like blood, wine and Beethoven. Then you add in Dionysus – Damon is essentially Bacchus, he is that figure.”
And here we have a brief video chat with Ian and Nina Dobrev backstage at the TCA’s, in which Nina reveals a secret talent. We don’t know about you, but we are now earwormed. Thanks to VDO for the heads up.
Posted by Vee | December 31, 2009, 0:13 (EST) | 5 Comments
Category: TV Series
Tonight on The CW: an encore of the Lexi-ful 162 Candles, 8/7c. That’s important on its own, sure, but it gets better – tonight marks the countdown of weeks (not months) until the return of The Vampire Diaries with brand-spankin’ new episodage. (Yeah, I just made that word up.) In three weeks, we will all officially be off the Stefan Diet (aka Evil Hiatus – thanks, @CW_VampDiaries) and back on the hard stuff. So go stare at those Bloodlines episode stills again and dream for a better tomorrow…in three weeks. YOU CAN DO IT.
Posted by Red | December 18, 2009, 18:27 (EST) | No Comments
Category: TV Series
It’s the final night of the CW’s Vampire Diaries marathon, with eight episodes down, and just two more to go. Last night saw “Haunted” and “162 Candles” draw in 1.8 million viewers, doing better than an average new episode of Melrose Place. Tonight’s pair of episodes surpass all the preceding episodes on the awesome scale, so here’s to them gaining even more viewers. We’re just sad that danged cliffhanger that won’t be resolved until January 21, 2010.
Here’s the combined episode reaction post for “History Repeating” and “The Turning Point”. You can watch the trailers for the episodes, check out the stills, find out the title of that music track that caught your attention, and then discuss the episode over in the forums (though beware of spoilers!). And don’t forget to vote in the polls to let us know what you thought of the episodes.
History Repeating:
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Loading ...Posted by Red | December 17, 2009, 18:44 (EST) | 2 Comments
Category: TV Series
Night four of the CW’s Vampire Diaries marathon begins soon, with two awesome episodes on the night the show normally airs (that means you should all be geared up for your Thursday routine of tuning in). Last night saw an average of 1.35 million viewers for “You’re Undead to Me” and “Lost Girls”, holding their own against the So You Think You Can Dance finale.
Here’s the combined episode reaction post for “Haunted” and “162 Candles”. You can watch the trailers for the episodes, check out the stills, find out the title of that music track that caught your attention, and then discuss the episode over in the forums (though beware of spoilers!). And don’t forget to vote in the polls to let us know what you thought of the episodes.
Haunted:
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Episode forum discussion
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Loading ...Posted by Vee | December 13, 2009, 20:51 (EST) | 3 Comments
Category: TV Series
This week, Monday through Friday, starting at 8/7c: Two episodes of The Vampire Diaries rocking your face every night -- and the face of that friend you have that keeps saying they’re going to watch, and then they don’t, and you’re tired of explaining the awesome to them. No more excuses -- the CW’s Sizzler is open and everyone gets the buffet. And don’t forget: Chime in on your favorite episode of the series so far!
Update: Canadian fans can join in with the Marathon this week by tuning in to the Much channel at 8pm. Thanks for the info, Poppy!
Monday, Dec 14: Pilot (EP01) & Night of the Comet (EP02)
Tuesday, Dec 15: Friday Night Bites (EP03) & Family Ties (EP04)
Wednesday, Dec 16: You’re Undead to Me (EP05) & Lost Girls (EP06)
Thursday, Dec 17: Haunted (EP07) & 162 Candles (EP08)
Friday, Dec 18: History Repeating (EP09) & The Turning Point (EP10)
Posted by Vee | December 2, 2009, 11:32 (EST) | 5 Comments
Category: TV Series
We like lists, so we thought we’d highlight the songs Vampire-Diaries.net readers have downloaded the most in the last few months. Jason Walker’s “Down” (from the closing of Lost Girls) has been the overwhelming favorite, with Anberlin’s cover of Depeche Mode’s “Enjoy the Silence” (Vicki and Damon dancing in Lost Girls) and Plumb’s “Cut” (Elena and Stefan’s love scene in The Turning Point) neck and neck in your affections.
You can see complete songlists for each Vampire Diaries episode on our Music in the Series page.
1. Jason Walker “Down” (Lost Girls)
2. Anberlin “Enjoy the Silence” (Lost Girls)
3. Plumb “Cut” (The Turning Point)
4. Sanders Bohlke “The Weight of Us” (Haunted)
5. Tyrone Wells “This Is Beautiful” (The Turning Point)
6. Bat For Lashes “Sleep Alone” (Haunted)
7. Barcelona “Come Back When You Can” (History Repeating)
8. Gary Go “Open Arms” (Haunted)
9. Five For Fighting “Chances” (The Turning Point)
10. Mike Sheridan & Mads Langer “Too Close” (162 Candles)
We still have a lot of readers asking about the first song used in The Turning Point’s promo. If you have any insight, please drop a comment!
UPDATE: Thanks to the tipster who let us know the first track used in The Turning Point promo is “All I Ever Wanted” by Otto’s Daughter. (You can sample the entire track on Last.fm.)
Posted by Red | November 29, 2009, 20:25 (EST) | 8 Comments
Category: TV Series
During that dreadfully long hiatus week between the airing of “Lost Girls” and “Haunted” we posted a poll to find out which episode was your favourite at that point. “Lost Girls” was the overwhelming winner of that particular poll, beating the other episodes by over 1,000 votes. We’ve had four more episodes since then (and an even longer hiatus to somehow survive), and comments in the blog and forums seem to suggest you all think each episode has been better than the last. So, we figured we’d put that to the test. Is “Lost Girls” still your favourite episode? Or has a new episode that’s aired since won a place in your heart? Vote in the poll, and let us know what stands out for you most of all in the series so far – characters, scenes, music. Whatever you’ve found memorable, tell us in the comments.
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