Posted by Vee | November 9, 2011, 13:47 (EST) | 9 Comments
Category: TV Series
The third and final week of pre-hiatus giveaways has arrived! We’re going the simple route again this week because we want to spread the word about watching the mid-season finale of The Vampire Diaries Thursday night. But first up: Congratulations to last week’s grand prize winner @TheQueenT and runner-ups @gabsarevir and kelseyxnash! Who will the three lucky winners be this week? Check out how to enter below!
Again, there’s no contest this time, just a giveaway where the winners will be chosen at random from the qualified entries. One grand prize winner will receive: The Season 3 promo mini-poster pictured here, signed by Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder and Joseph Morgan. Two runners-up will win unsigned Season 3 promo posters. And we’ll even throw in some extra TVD goodies, too.
THE RULES:
- This contest is open to international fans so EVERYONE can play!
- You must have a Twitter account and be following both @tvdnews and @CW_Network. (It’s important because we’ll be DMing the winners!)
- Copy and paste this into a tweet: It’s #TVDHomecoming! Watch Vampire Diaries: Homecoming (Mid-Season Finale) this Thursday, Nov 10 at 8/7c on the CW! Then hashtag your personal pick for Mystic Falls Homecoming King and/or Queen. EXAMPLE, your final tweet should look something like this: It’s #TVDHomecoming! Watch Vampire Diaries: Homecoming (Mid-Season Finale) this Thursday, Nov 10 at 8/7c on the CW! #QueenCaroline (or #KingMatt, #QueenElena, #KingTyler, etc. It doesn’t matter if your pick is a Mystic Falls High student or not. This is just a chance for you to give love to your favorite characters.)
- Double check you have BOTH hashtags in your post! We’ll be tracking entries through the #TVDHomecoming hashtag but if your tweet is missing your #King or #Queen tag, we won’t count it.
- You have until Thursday, November 10th at 8pm Pacific to tweet your entries.
- Winners will be chosen at random and notified via DM by Tuesday, November 15th.
- Enter as many times as you’d like. And have fun! Please only use one Twitter account. If we discover you’re using multiple accounts, we will disqualify you. Also, if you’ve won a prize in the two previous rounds, you won’t qualify for this round. Sorry!
Make sure to tune in to Vampire Diaries this Thursday, November 10th at 8/7c on the CW! And a huge THANK YOU to the CW for the awesome prizes!
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Posted by Vee | November 2, 2011, 13:02 (EST) | 1 Comment
Category: TV Series
Week 2 of our pre-hiatus giveaway is in effect! Thanks to everyone who participated in last week’s contest. This time around we are keeping it simple. Once again, we have some kick-ass prizes courtesy of CW Network. Shall we kick this off now?
This week, we arrive at the long-awaited Original flashback, Ordinary People. There’s no contest this time, just a giveaway where the winners will be chosen at random from the qualified entries. One grand prize winner will receive: The Season 3 promo mini-poster pictured here, signed by Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder and Joseph Morgan. Two runners-up will win unsigned Season 3 promo posters. And we’ll even throw in some extra TVD goodies, too. Wanna play?
THE RULES:
- This contest is open to international fans so EVERYONE can play!
- You must have a Twitter account and be following both @tvdnews and @CW_Network. (It’s important because we’ll be DMing the winners!)
- Copy and paste this into a tweet: Bring on the #TVDOriginals! Watch Vampire Diaries: Ordinary People this Thursday, Nov 3 at 8/7c on the CW! Then hashtag your personal favorite Original so far and add that to the tweet. EXAMPLE, your final tweet should look something like this: Bring on the #TVDOriginals! Watch Vampire Diaries: Ordinary People this Thursday, Nov 3 at 8/7c on the CW! #TeamKlaus (or #TeamElijah, etc. It must be one of the known or rumored Originals; other entries will not count.)
- Double check you have BOTH hashtags in your post! We’ll be tracking entries through the #TVDOriginals hashtag but if your tweet is missing your #Team tag, we won’t count it.
- You have until Thursday, November 3rd at 8pm Pacific to tweet your entries.
- Winners will be chosen at random and notified via DM by Tuesday, November 8th and will be announced on the blog when we do our Homecoming contest post on Wednesday, November 9th.
- Enter as many times as you’d like. And have fun! UPDATE: Please only use one Twitter account. If we discover you’re using multiple accounts, we will disqualify you.
Make sure to tune in to Vampire Diaries this Thursday, November 3rd at 8/7c on the CW! And a huge THANK YOU to the CW for the awesome prizes!
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Posted by Abby | November 2, 2011, 12:43 (EST) | 5 Comments
Category: TV Series
This fandom is THE BEST. We weren’t sure the G.H.O.S.T. game would come anywhere near the level of awesomeness of the O.M.F.G. entries, but you guys proved us wrong and made us proud. If we’ve learned anything from these two games, it’s that TVD fans have a take-no-prisoners approach to anything involving an acronym. Well done!
There were so many excellent, clever and downright hilarious entries that we agonized over the decision, but the winning entry eloquently stated what we’ve ALL been thinking since the third season began. And the winner is…
Our first runner up sounds a little exasperated.
Our second runner up sent the entire V-D.net team into hysterics with this gem:
Congratulations to our winners! We can’t just leave it at that, though. There were so many great entries that we just had to put some more of our favorites out there for the world to see. Make sure to put down your beverages before you read these, or we can’t be responsible for the results.
SEE MORE OF OUR FAVORITES HERE! ENJOY!
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Posted by Staff | October 28, 2011, 13:57 (EST) | 2 Comments
Category: TV Series
Friday Night Bites is a weekly round-up for various tidbits of show and cast/crew news not quite big enough to warrant a blog post, not strictly Vampire Diaries-related, or that somehow just fell through the cracks. Please insert theme song by Explosions in the Sky here and enjoy.
- In the video above, Nina Dobrev announces the beneficiary of Puma’s Project Pink fundraising initiative.
- Steven R. McQueen can be spied among these photos of actors with famous grandfathers.
- Who’s afraid of ‘teen dramas’? This CNN writer, that’s who!
- Five (five!) Vampire Diaries characters have made it to the Round 2 of E!Online’s Ultimate TV Character Crush Tournament. Go vote for Stefan, Damon, Elena, Bonnie, & Katherine!
- Are you following Sebastian Roche on twitter? You should be, he sometimes shares goodies like this pic of him and Nina Dobrev!
- Kat Graham tweeted this pic of Steven R. McQueen.
- Here’s a little peek at Joseph Morgan in Immortals.
- Arielle Kebbel will be appearing in a recurring role on 90210!
- Hot TV twins? Doppelgangers count for that!
- Joseph Morgan has been tweeting great pictures like this one this week.
- Don’t get any ideas, though, he’s mime! All mime!
- Joseph Morgan’s short film With These Hands.
- How do you feel about death and resurrection on TV?
- Ian Somerhalder in Russia’s Hello Magazine.
- This is just plain adorable.
- A web series with Taylor Kinney in it? Check it out!
- Thanks to Joseph Morgan’s tweet, we’ve got updates on Warhouse and 500 Miles North, courtesy of Luke Massey. Looks like there’s more news coming, so keep an eye out next week.
- Here’s something about Lauren Cohan’s work on The Walking Dead.
- Nina Dobrev tweeted the info on how to watch Weday, which she hosted with Joe Jonas a few weeks ago.
- Sebastian Roche is a twitter pro, and he posts pictures!
- What, you want more Sebastian pictures? Okay! Here’s one of him and Ian Somerhalder, and another of him and Paul Wesley.
- We’re big Revenge fans around here, and as much as we love Ripper Stefan, we have to admit, we’d love to see Emanda take him on.
- Sara Canning has an official Facebook page!
- Uh-oh, looks like TVD is having trouble in Oz.
- Love Honey 2 & Kat Graham? Check out this contest.
- Kat Graham on the red carpet for Elton John’s AIDS charity. Close up of her outfit here.
- What’s Claire Holt’s favorite scary movie? Find out here!
- Who wants some Vampire Diaries apps?
- Nina Dobrev will be directing a short film.
- Who wants to win some swag from the CW?
- You can vote for The Vampire Diaries and its actors in any number of categories in both Jim Halterman’s The Ultimate Hunk List and TheTelevixen’s Celebration of the Supernatural on TV.
- Vicki made it into this slideshow of killed-off TV characters. (And make sure you click all the way through, for another familiar face!)
- Need to convince your friends that The Vampire Diaries is better than True Blood? Then this is the article for you.
- TVD gets name-dropped in this Smithsonian Magazine blog post about screen vampires.
- Nina Dobrev wants to see your WE Day spirit!
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Posted by Vee | October 26, 2011, 17:23 (EST) | 2 Comments
Category: TV Series
Starting tomorrow night, we’re heading into three epic Vampire Diaries episodes, so what better way to celebrate than with three weeks of awesome Twitter giveaways, courtesy of CW Network?
This week we’re celebrating TVD’s Halloween episode, Ghost World, with some fandom fun. Remember our OMFG Twitter contest? Well, we’re doing it again, only with a spooky twist. And here’s what one grand prize winner will receive: The Season 3 promo mini-poster pictured at left, signed by Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder and Joseph Morgan. Two runners-up will win unsigned Season 3 promo posters. And we’ll even throw in some extra TVD goodies, too. Wanna play?
THE RULES:
- This contest is open to international fans so EVERYONE can play!
- You must have a Twitter account and be following both @tvdnews and @CW_Network. (It’s important because we’ll be DMing the winners!)
- Come up with a witty/funny/creative/etc. phrase for the anagram GHOST. It must be a Vampire Diaries-related phrase and you must post it on Twitter. (See the OMFG post for a clear idea on how to play.) EXAMPLE ENTRY: Grumpy Hybrid Original Seeks Team. #TVDGW
- All entries must have this hashtag: #TVDGW. You do not need to reply to us with your entry, just make sure it has that hashtag because that’s how we will be tracking the entries. If your entry doesn’t have that hashtag, it won’t show up on a search for that hashtag and therefore will not be counted.
- You have until Friday, October 28th at 11:59pm Pacific to tweet your entries.
- Winners will be notified via DM by Tuesday, November 1st and will be announced on the blog when we do our #TVDGW round-up post on Wednesday, November 2nd.
- Enter as many times as you’d like. And have fun!
Team V-D.net will choose three winning entries – one grand prize winner and two runners-up. Those entries will also be featured on the blog, along with other favorite tweets we see. If you don’t win this round, don’t fret! Because you’ll have two more chances in the next two weeks.
Make sure to tune in to Vampire Diaries this Thursday, October 27th at 8/7c on the CW! And a huge THANK YOU to the CW for the awesome prizes!
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Posted by Red | October 26, 2011, 13:59 (EST) | 1 Comment
Category: Books, TV Series
Want to win a copy of the latest Vampire Diaries book, signed by Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley? The official Vampire Diaries website has ten signed copies of The Hunters: Phantom to give away, and will be doing so on Twitter over the next few weeks. The grand prize winner will recieve a signed book and a congratulatory tweet from Katerina Graham. You’ll need to be a resident of the United States and over 13 years old in order to enter. You’ll also need to have a Twitter account and be following @vampirediaries.
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Posted by Abby | October 5, 2011, 10:04 (EST) | 1 Comment
Category: Misc, TV Series
Want a chance to meet Paul Wesley in person and help a great cause at the same time? Of course you do! Stefan may be all about the blood and violence these days, but Paul’s social conscience is working just fine. Paul Wesley and Torrey DeVitto have joined forces with Global Roots, a non-profit organization with a goal of helping children in need.
Global Roots works to support local humanitarian efforts in a variety of ways, including donations of clothing, school supplies, toys, money and time, in the form of volunteer work. Paul and Torrey have their own section of the Global Roots site where you can learn more about their efforts to help. The actors will also be participating in a fundraiser in December. From the website:
We are currently raising funds to launch more children’s gardens and care centers in places on the planet where children are suffering the most. With a donation of just $10 one lucky fan will be able to sit next to Paul and Torrey this December during a special fundraising dinner in LA.
For more information about Paul’s work with Global Roots and how you can get involved, or to get more details about the December event, VISIT THE GLOBAL ROOTS WEBSITE HERE.
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Posted by Abby | August 19, 2011, 15:33 (EST) | 5 Comments
Category: TV Series
Friday Night Bites is a weekly round-up for various tidbits of show and cast/crew news not quite big enough to warrant a blog post, not strictly Vampire Diaries-related, or that somehow just fell through the cracks. Please insert theme song by Explosions in the Sky here and enjoy.
- We want to give a great big congratulations to Daniel Gillies and his wife Rachael Leigh Cook for their success at the Rhode Island Film Festival. Mr. Gillies took home first place for Best Director for Broken Kingdom, which also won the Youth Jury’s award for Best Feature Film. Cheers!
- Steven R. McQueen has gone from no-twitter to pro-twitter in record time! He tweeted out the above picture, looks like some fun times in Atlanta.
- If you liked Nina Dobrev’s look at the Teen Choice Awards, here’s some advice on how to get it for yourself.
- Speaking of Nina Dobrev’s look, this one is new on her, and it’s very…fuzzy. Good thing Ian Somerhalder is a professional.
- Looks like Sarah Fain and Elizabeth Craft are working on a new project for Fox.
- Malese Jow was easy to spot at the Do Something Awards on Sunday.
- IS Foundation’s Empoweresque event is on crowdrise.
- UK fans! Female First is offering readers a chance to win a TVD Season 2 on Blu-ray.
- Jess from Mystic Falls Tours recently met TVD Guest Star Jack Coleman.
- Ian Somerhalder will be appearing at One More Generation’s 2011 Inspiring Youth For Change Summit at Georgia State University.
- Kayla Ewell talks about her upcoming appearance in The Glades.
- W9 recently put up a couple of video interviews, one with Nina Dobrev and one with Steven R. McQueen.
- Ian has joined the Real Men Campaign Against Domestic Violence. Bravo, Ian!
- Need a little more Steven R. McQueen in your day? Here you go!
- Don’t forget to pick up the latest issue of Rolling Stone, which has some truly breathtaking pictures of Paul, Nina and Ian.
- Did you see Taylor Kinney in Lady Gaga’s new music video? It’s really something!
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Posted by Vee | August 17, 2011, 12:24 (EST) | 82 Comments
Category: Books, TV Series
Congrats to our own Crissy Calhoun on the release of Love You To Death 2: The Unofficial Companion to The Vampire Diaries! As regular readers of this blog know, Crissy wrote our episode recaps / commentaries this past season (and will be returning for Season 3!), and we’re sure you’ll agree she always has amazing insight into the goings-on in Mystic Falls. While the official release date is September 1st, this must-have guide to Season 2 of The Vampire Diaries is already available in some bookstores and on Amazon, so we’re celebrating now!
We are giving away FIVE COPIES of Love You To Death 2, courtesy of Crissy and ECW Press. There are TWO ways to enter! Please read the below carefully so your entries count. (There will be no exceptions!)
GENERAL RULES:
- Deadline for entries is Monday, August 22nd at 11:59pm PST.
- You may enter once via Twitter and once via the blog.
- Vampire-Diaries.net blog staff and Crissy Calhoun will each choose their favorite answers, five answers total.
- Winners will be notified that week.
ENTER VIA TWITTER:
- You must be following both @tvdnews and @crissycalhoun.
- Reply to @tvdnews with what gift YOU would give Elena for her 18th birthday. Be creative, be funny, be clever! Make sure you include a link to THIS POST in your reply or it won’t count! Example: “@tvdnews I would give Elena a stuffed bunny for her 18th birthday! [link to this post]“
ENTER HERE ON THE BLOG:
- Reply to this post with what gift YOU would give Elena for her 18th birthday.
- Make sure you use a legitimate email address when registering to comment so we have a way to contact you if you’re picked as a winner! No worries if you’ve linked your Facebook or Twitter account, as we can contact you that way, too. Email addresses are not posted publicly.
We look forward to reading your entries! Good luck!
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Posted by Red | May 16, 2011, 13:39 (EST) | 1 Comment
Category: TV Series
This time tomorrow night UK fans will be gearing up to watch the season 2 finale of the Vampire Diaries, As I Lay Dying. To celebrate the episode (though not the dreadful Summer hiatus afterwards), we’re teaming up with the awesome ITV2 to do a special giveaway for UK fans. The prize pack contains the rather spiffing poster to your left. And this isn’t just any poster, it’s a metre-high print on acryllic, and we’ve been assured that it’s heavy (so if you win, make sure you don’t hang it above anywhere your head spends much time, just sayin’). As well as the poster, we’re also throwing in a Vampire Diaries soundtrack and a set of the Stefan’s Diaries books. One lucky winner gets it all.
Sorry international fans, but this is open to people who live in the UK only. You have until Tuesday, May 17th at MIDNIGHT GMT to get your entry in! We will randomly choose and notify the winner by Wednesday, May 18th.
You may enter by using the form below or via Twitter by tweeting this text (you may enter via both methods, but one each! And you must be following @tvdnews and @ITV2 to win with a Twitter entry!):
CONTEST CLOSED, THANKS FOR PLAYING!
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