Posted by Kate | March 28, 2013, 14:52 (EST) | 2 Comments
Category: TV Series
This week’s print issue of Entertainment Weekly contains a feature on the backdoor pilot of The Originals, set to air as an episode of The Vampire Diaries on April 25th, and their web site has a taste of the article as well as one of seven exclusive photos (excerpted to the left).
“With luck, over a long stretch of time and many, many seasons,” [Julie] Plec says, “The Originals will ultimately be the redemption tale of Klaus and, possibly, the unraveling of Elijah, who is going to have to maybe get his hands dirty in an effort to keep his brother in check.”
READ MORE AT ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY.
And speaking of Originals, Daniel Gillies has done some interviews ahead of tonight’s new episode, American Gothic (EP418). We’ll be updating this list if more crop up, so check back!
- ET Online: Daniel Gillies Talks ‘TVD’ Spin-Off Dreams
- TV Fanatic: Daniel Gillies Previews Return to The Vampire Diaries, Another Clean-Up for Elijah
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Posted by Abby | March 22, 2013, 16:05 (EST) | 39 Comments
Category: TV Series
Next week’s episode (American Gothic, EP418) is already generating a buzz, and it marks the return of a TVD fan favorite: Elijah, played by Daniel Gillies.
Entertainment Weekly recently caught up with Daniel to ask him about his character’s upcoming appearance and got this tantalizing response:
“All I can say is tune in,” Gillies says, “because Elijah’s gonna shock and possibly even horrify a few. In fact, I’ll say he’s gonna horrify many. But frankly, I don’t care. I think what he’s doing is wonderful.”
Julie Plec also weighs in on the character’s return, READ THE REST AT ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY.
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Posted by Vee | February 27, 2013, 14:09 (EST) | 11 Comments
Category: TV Series
TV Guide has more from their post-mortem interview with Julie Plec. Warning: If you haven’t watched through Stand By Me (EP415), best avoid some major spoilers. And, in case you missed it yesterday, check out our EP415 post-mortem round-up.
The second half the season will be more grounded in high school. What can we expect?
Plec: We just started shooting the prom episode, which is episode 19 and graduation is going to be the finale. We’ll get to end the season with all of those great questions of who’s going to be where, who’s going to be with who, who’s going to do what.
READ THE ENTIRE (SPOILERY!) INTERVIEW AT TV GUIDE.
In other news, Futon Critic is reporting that the CW has nailed down a season finale date for The Vampire Diaries: Thursday, May 16th.
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Posted by Kate | February 26, 2013, 11:01 (EST) | 17 Comments
Category: TV Series
The last few episodes of The Vampire Diaries have been eventful, to say the least, so it’s time for some postmortems: executive producer Julie Plec has done a bunch of interviews in the wake of the big, huge events of Down the Rabbit Hole (EP414) and Stand by Me (EP415), but we don’t want to risk spoiling anyone in the U.K. or other countries that aren’t quite up to date with the show. And these interviews, obviously, are really spoilery. So we’re giving you the links, and you can read at your own risk. Enjoy!
- Entertainment Weekly: ‘The Vampire Diaries’: Julie Plec talks last night’s death, teases ‘adventures of new vampire Elena’
- TV Guide: How Will the Salvatores Handle Dark Elena? The Vampire Diaries Boss Answers That and More!
- TVLine: Vampire Diaries Boss Reveals Why She Killed Off {Spoiler}! Plus: Scoop on Elena’s New ‘Happy Place,’ Bonnie’s ‘Visions’ and More!
- Zap2it: ‘Vampire Diaries’ spoilers: E.P. Julie Plec talks Damon and Elena’s romance post-humanity switch, plus Klaus/Caroline and the spinoff
The CW has also released a new promo for the March 14th return of the show, called “Losing Control.” It doesn’t look like there’s much (if any) new footage, but ooh, shiny:
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Posted by Abby | January 31, 2013, 15:49 (EST) | 4 Comments
Category: TV Series
Entertainment Weekly has a fantastic interview with Julie Plec, in which she answers questions about everything from the early part of her career to the pacing on The Vampire Diaries.
[EW] Where do you draw inspiration from today?
[Julie Plec] I draw from books and other people’s television shows. I read a lot. On vacation, I make a point of trying to read at least one or two books a day because when you read other people’s words, it awakens and energizes your own brain. Your brain can get really stale when you’re the only person coming up with ideas or talking to yourself. So that’s a big thing for me, to just constantly be filling my mind with other people’s storytelling. And then the other thing is, I’m a big people person. I love to sit around and drink wine and have five-hour dinners and chat. Hearing other people’s stories and trying to understand what makes people do what they do and say what they say, I can then take that into shaping of characters that I write for. Then I feel like I’ve got a context for human behavior as a result of just being genuinely interested and connected to people.
READ THE REST OF THE INTERVIEW AT ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY.
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Posted by Kate | January 30, 2013, 18:12 (EST) | 155 Comments
Category: TV Series
The CW has released the official synopsis for The Vampire Diaries: Stand by Me (EP415), airing Thursday, February 21st. Highlight for spoilers:
THE TERRIBLE TRUTH — When Stefan (Paul Wesley) arrives back in Mystic Falls with Elena (Nina Dobrev) and Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen), Caroline (Candice Accola) is immediately worried about Elena’s state of mind. Stefan reaches out to Dr. Fell (guest star Torrey DeVitto) and Matt (Zach Roerig) for help. Still on the island, Damon (Ian Somerhalder) relays somber news to Rebekah (Claire Holt), and is surprised at her reaction. Together, Damon and Rebekah learn an unexpected bit of recent history from Vaughn (guest star Charlie Bewley). Everyone is horrified when Bonnie (Kat Graham) reveals the rest of Shane’s (guest star David Alpay) plan. Finally, after Damon does his best to help her, Elena comes up with a plan of her own.
The episode was directed by Lance Anderson and written by Julie Plec.
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Posted by Abby | January 16, 2013, 18:44 (EST) | 13 Comments
Category: TV Series
News of The Originals spinoff has caused quite a sensation in the fandom. Everyone is asking questions about how it will work and above all, who we might see on it.
Entertainment Weekly interviewed Julie Plec on the topic, and she not only gives some details about the show’s mysterious new character, Marcel, she also has a few things to say about the possibility of guest stars that will have Elijah fans doing cartwheels in the aisles.
Would there be a role for Elijah (Daniel Gillies) in the spinoff, because there needs to be.
[Plec] Oh, in the world of Julie Plec [Laughs] and her obsession with Daniel Gillies, there is always a role for Elijah. It’s only a matter of whether in Daniel Gillies’ world there is an interest in having a job with Julie Plec. But I can hope the answer is yes.
When asked about the role of Rebekah, and whether we might be seeing Claire Holt in New Orleans, Julie allows for the possibility but does point out that Rebekah is very much in the middle of things on TVD right now, not to mention extremely put out with Klaus. Fortunately for Rebekah fans, Entertainment Weekly also spoke with Claire Holt recently, and she sheds a little more light (spoilers!) on what Rebekah’s up to in tomorrow night’s episode.
“Rebekah gathers Stefan, Elena, and Caroline in the high school and she basically psychologically tortures them,” Holt says. “She questions them about the tattoo, and the cure, and Stefan and Elena’s relationship, and it brings some uncomfortable truths to light. It’s definitely going to be much more difficult for Caroline, Elena, and Stefan than it is for Rebekah.”
READ THE REST OF THE INTERVIEW WITH JULIE PLEC AT ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY.
READ THE REST OF THE INTERVIEW WITH CLAIRE HOLT AT ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY.
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Posted by Kate | January 11, 2013, 15:01 (EST) | 467 Comments
Category: TV Series
Whoa. WHOA. Who wants The Originals? According to THR, Julie Plec is working on a Vampire Diaries spinoff starring Joseph Morgan and Phoebe Tonkin. The idea will be set up in the April 25th episode:
In the Vampire Diaries episode slated to air April 25, Klaus returns to the supernatural melting pot that is the French Quarter of New Orleans, a town he helped build centuries ago, and is reunited with his diabolical former protege Marcel. The Secret Circle’s Phoebe Tonkin, who joined Vampire Diaries this season in a pivotal recurring role, will also star.
Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo will also serve as executive producers. Reminder: The spinoff is not a sure thing, but even the fact that it’s in the works is a big deal! Thoughts? Do you want to watch The Originals?
READ MORE AT THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
UPDATE: Give Me My Remote has confirmation from the network that this is indeed in the works.
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Posted by Kate | December 28, 2012, 14:30 (EST) | 1,744 Comments
Category: TV Series
TVLine has some more from their talk with Julie Plec about the Salvatores, Klaus, Caroline & Tyler, and more coming up in the second half of season four. This passage about Klaus is intriguing:
“The beauty of Klaus, much like Damon, is that his horrible misdeeds are all born out of a place of a complete lack of trust and faith as a result of being repeatedly betrayed and rejected in his life. I’m not saying I excuse his horrific behavior, but it’s born from a very human place. Once someone’s got a strong core of humanity, there’s hope for them – [they may] just not necessarily wake up tomorrow as Man of the Year. Klaus will continue to be a very complicated character. Much like Damon in the first couple seasons, when he feels backed up against the wall, he lashes out in very, very destructive ways. It makes it impossible to forgive. And yet, the redemption of Klaus as a character-long arc is something we always talk about.”
Also find out what the future holds for Tyler after his family tragedy, Jeremy with his new “career,” and more.
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Posted by Abby | December 14, 2012, 9:04 (EST) | 31 Comments
Category: TV Series
SPOILERS ALERT! It’s almost impossible to post anything about last night’s episode -O Come All Ye Faithful (EP409)- without spoiling it. If you haven’t seen it yet, use extreme caution when reading anything Vampire Diaries related today! The mid-season finale was especially rough on Tyler Lockwood and left Vampire Diaries fans with lots of questions. TV Guide went to the source to get some answers, they spoke with Julie Plec, who answers questions about specific details from last night’s episode and reflects back on the first half of season four.
Is Tyler now screwed since Klaus found out he was trying to kill him?
Plec: Tyler has definitely been marked by Klaus, and that’s something that will play out over the next few episodes — the repercussions of Tyler’s move against Klaus.
TVLine also has an interview with Julie, and again, spoilers everywhere.
TVLINE | We didn’t actually see Tyler react to the death. How will he deal with it?
[When] the next episode picks up, a little bit of time has happened, and we’ll see that Tyler’s not handling it altogether too well. He’s keeping to himself, refusing to show his emotions and stewing in his own grief and anger, which is making it difficult to help him. It’s sad for Caroline, who just wants to be there for him.
ETA: Entertainment Weekly has an interview with last night’s fallen cast member and more questions answered by Julie Plec over at Hollywood.com!
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