Posted by Vee | August 14, 2010, 8:46 (EST) | 27 Comments
Category: TV Series

We see trouble on the way… Late last night/early this morning, Michael Trevino posted an eerie shot of the woods, along with what we’re pretty sure is confirmation that Season 2′s third episode is titled Bad Moon Rising. He definitely confirmed the ep’s director, Patrick Norris, who has worked on Friday Night Lights, Chuck, and Gossip Girl, amongst many other shows.

As far as we can tell, this new Season 2 footage was included in the CW’s preview program of its upcoming show roster. It’s a rollercoaster ride of a 20 seconds, so hang on tight. Thanks to The Vampire Diaries: Blood Falls.

Posted by Vee | November 10, 2009, 23:54 (EST) | 5 Comments
Category: TV Series

As many of you have undoubtedly heard by now, The Vampire Diaries is a contender in the People’s Choice Awards. We first relayed their potential nomination in the Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show category weeks ago and encouraged you to vote – and vote you did! The Vampire Diaries not only made it into that category – where it’s up against Heroes, Lost, Supernatural, and True Blood – but it’s also up for Favorite New TV Drama (along with Eastwick, FlashForward, Melrose Place, Mercy, The Forgotten, The Good Wife, Three Rivers, NCIS: Los Angeles, and V). We think you know what to do: VOTE!

UPDATE: Looks like the Sci-Fi/Fantasy category is mobile-only. Sorry for the confusion!

TV Guide’s MegaBuzz has another Kevin Williamson-sponsored tease for upcoming episodes:

“We have another flashback episode scheduled,” says executive producer Kevin Williamson. “We’re going to learn more about the night [Stefan and Damon] died.” This flashback will give us more information about Katherine, which will eventually lead to a surprising reveal about the Elena doppelgänger.

Thanks to Denise for hooking us up with a few scans from the upcoming issue of TV Guide Magazine. First up, we have the inclusion of Vampire Diaries in a piece on how vampire shows are “hotter than hell,” and then a piece from Matt “I talked so much smack about this show after the pilot” Roush in which he changes his tune – for the most part.

Thanks to Marcos Siega for clarifying the director line-up for the next handful of Vampire Diaries episodes. J. Miller Tobin (Supernatural, Cold Case, did we mention Supernatural..?) is helming episode 11, the aforementioned Liz Friedlander will direct episode 12 (we incorrectly said episode 11 – oops!), Mr. Siega himself will step back behind the camera for episode 13, and Julie Plec mentioned some time back that Vampire Diaries editor Josh Butler will handle directing duties for episode 14 (re: production code 113).

Posted by Red | November 5, 2009, 16:27 (EST) | 1 Comment
Category: Books, TV Series

Zap2it’s Korbi Ghosh spoke to Kevin Williamson about the Vampire Diaries. He confirms that Vicki’s fate is for real, and that in tonight’s episode secrets are revealed and we’ll see some backstory about Stefan and Bonnie, as well as getting to know some other characters a little more. For the iPhone users reading this, you can watch the video on YouTube.

 
By The Book recently interviewed L.J. Smith, and the article touches a range of subjects, from her own writing and inspirations to her thoughts on the Vampire Diaries TV series. You can read the entire interview over at By The Book.

BTB: Are you currently working on any new projects?

Smith: Oh, yes! I’ve just begun the third book in the new Vampire Diaries Trilogy, titled Midnight. The second book in this trilogy, Shadow Souls, will be out in March, 2010. And then I am working on the last book in the Night World series, titled Strange Fate, which doesn’t have a firm publication date yet. In addition I have on the back burner a book called Brionwy’s Lullabies, which is set in a world that is ruled by dragons. And of course I hope to write some more Vampire Diaries books as well!

 
Thanks to Katerina Graham for confirming that David Barrett (Smallville, Moonlight, The Cleaner) is currently directing episode 10, “The Turning Point”.

Great news for Portugal via the folks over at Crónicas Vampíricas. The Vampire Diaries TV series is set to premier on Saturday, November 7 at 3:30pm on RTP 1. Malaysian fans can also look forward to seeing the show in 2010 on 8TV. Now, if we could just get a more concrete UK airdate (yes, ITV, we’re looking at you), I’d be a happy bunny.

Finally, many thanks to Amanda for sending us scans of a Vampire Diaries feature in Blast Presents Fantasy Films New Moon Edition (which is out today), and to Faran for the scans of an article in the Toronto Star. You can see the articles in the gallery.

Posted by Vee | November 3, 2009, 22:37 (EST) | 12 Comments
Category: TV Series

The Vampire Diaries Wednesday night re-run spree continues with an encore of last week’s episode, Haunted. And Thursday brings a brand new ep: 162 Candles. Talk about both in the discussion forum, where the back and forth is already in full swing (seems a lot of people aren’t sure what to make of Lexi). Oh, and you can still chime in on the Haunted poll, of course.

If we told you how many hits this humble website receives off “vampire diaries music” keyword searches alone, you’d be more than a bit surprised. Hell, we still boggle at it and we’re total music junkies. TV Guide Magazine has taken note of the show’s unique soundtrack and chats with Julie Plec about the challenges and song choices thus far:

“There’s something about the indie artists that really works well for our vibe,” says co-executive producer Julie Plec, stressing that the tunes heard in Vampire Diaries aren’t just background music, but help advance the romance and drama of Damon, Elena and Stefan.

What’s your favorite song from the series so far? (Our picks? Red loved Sea Wolf’s “You’re a Wolf” from Friday Night Bites and the Submarines’ “Brightest Hour” during Bonnie’s candle-lighting scene in Family Ties. I personally loved White Lies’ “Death” from the pilot, and I especially liked how the Black Keys’ “Strange Times” and that Moby cover of New Order’s “Temptation” were used in Friday Night Bites. Actually, we’re both in agreement that FNB has the overall best songlist. Agree? Disagree?) Props to series music supervisor, Chris Mollere.

Marcos Siega announced that Liz Friedlander – who’s also been known to direct a music video or two, including one for Blink-182 – will be taking over TVD directing duties. We believe she’ll be helming episode 11 (#110).

And, finally, TV Guide’s Mega Buzz has a “WTF?” tidbit about an upcoming character development that’s sure to set all of you buzzing for all sorts of different reasons (please don’t forget your spoiler tags in the comments!):

Witches and vampires aren’t the only supernatural creatures in Mystic Falls. It won’t be right away, but a major male character will reveal himself to be a werewolf. And don’t think having read the books will help you figure this one out. In fact, the werewolf in question won’t even know he’s a werewolf, initially at least.

Posted by Vee | September 28, 2009, 3:43 (EST) | 6 Comments
Category: TV Series

First up, a reminder: Michael Trevino will be guesting on Buzzworthy Radio tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET. The call-in number is (646) 595-4228. Jasmine Guy will be on Stardish Radio 8 p.m. ET, and that call-in number is (347) 945-5423. They’ll both be answering fan questions, so start thinking of what you want to know about Tyler and Grams – maybe there will be some goodies, eh?

Friday Night Bites is now available for your viewing pleasure on the official CW Vampire Diaries page. (USA only.)

We have a title for episode 8 (#107) – you can check it out in the Episode Index. The episode is written by Barbie Kligman and Gabrielle Stanton, and stepping in for directing duties this time around is Rick Bota. Bota’s credits include Jericho, Raising the Bar, and Close to Home.

Seems Logan isn’t the only Fell hanging around Mystic Falls – we have a Franklin Fell making an appearance, played by Jackson Walker. We’re not sure of his relation to Logan, but there be Fells! That sound you hear is our squee button being pushed – even though the Animal Control van is always there to remind us not to get too attached to various characters. “Anyone, anytime, anyplace” – right?

Posted by Red | September 23, 2009, 19:44 (EST) | 8 Comments
Category: TV Series

Vampire Diaries Spoilers have posted some stills from episode 6, “Lost Girls”. Update: We have bigger, better quality versions now. They can be found in the gallery in the Lost Girls album.

 
In episode seven news, Ernest Dickerson (Dexter, Burn Notice) is at the helm directing the episode, and we’ve seen the title “Haunted” pop up in a few places. There’s also a still from it (courtesy of @LilMissX) with Stefan and Damon looking like they’re not at each other’s throats for once.

 
Elena and Stefan are up for the Hollywood Style People’s Choice Awards hottest Fall couple. Head on over there to cast your vote for them, and you’ll make Nina Dobrev a very happy lady in the process.

Katerina Graham posted a picture of herself from when she auditioned for Bonnie, and Michael Trevino posted a picture of Tyler’s car. Alas, Michael isn’t posing on the hood in the pic, but it’s still a sweet looking car. We can certainly picture Tyler behind the wheel.

Posted by Vee | September 3, 2009, 17:03 (EST) | 1 Comment
Category: TV Series

Courtesy of Spoiler TV, we have the casting call for Alaric, who seems to be making his appearance in #106 (or episode 7, see Episode Index). It’s spoilery, so proceed with caution (highlight the block below to read):

[ALARIC] Mid 20′s to Early 30′s — Mystic Falls’ HOT new history teacher all the girls are crushing on. Smart, funny, and charming with a splash of cute nerd. He seems like a stand up guy until he starts to display some darker qualities. Turns out there is another side to this man. He can be quite ruthless and malicious. When we learn of his deadly agendas and the real reason he’s come to town — all hell breaks loose. GUEST STAR RECURRING/POSSIBLE SERIES REGULAR.

In regards to the Alaric casting sides that were posted elsewhere yesterday, you can read what we have to say about those in the Spoiler Zone. (Ironically, no real spoilers in there. You’ll see why.)

If we’re interpreting a tweet from Paul Sommers correctly, the director of #104 was Kevin Bray, who has directed for several TV shows, including Cold Case, Chuck, Heroes, and Veronica Mars, and also directed the feature film Walking Tall. Marcos Siega returns to directing duties for #105 – and by the comments we’re seeing here and there, this episode is going to be a special one. (Is it October yet?!)

TV Guide passed along this video, which just gives an overview of the show:

Oh, and in case you haven’t been keeping track: ONE WEEK LEFT ’til the debut of Vampire Diaries on the CW, Thursday, Sept. 10th, 8/7c.

Posted by Red | August 3, 2009, 18:35 (EST) | 11 Comments
Category: TV Series

Zap2it has posted up some brand new Vampire Diaries promo pics of the cast from the Greystone Mansion shoot by photographer Andrew Eccles. There are eight photos in total (so far) of Paul Wesley (Stefan), Ian Somerhalder (Damon), Nina Dobrev (Elena), Katerina Graham (Bonnie), Candice Accola (Caroline) and Steven R. McQueen (Jeremy). It would be nice to see these in higher quality, so hopefully we’ll be able to get our hands on some of those soon. Now the burning question is: where are Matt, Tyler and Vicki?

In production news, Marcos Siega twittered earlier that episode 103 will be directed by Guy Ferland, known for work on The Shield, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Eleventh Hour. Good to see another choice of director whose work certainly isn’t your average teenage fare.

Finally, a billboard advert for the Vampire Diaries has been spotted in LA. Fingers crossed it doesn’t cause too many accidents or the CW could be neck-deep in personal injury claims. ;) Thanks to Michael Trevino and the folks over at MediaBlvd for directing us to this.