Posted by Red | October 10, 2010, 15:16 (EST) | 49 Comments
Category: TV Series
Today was Vampire Diaries day at New York Comic Con (we think there might have been other stuff going on, but it pales in comparison to the Vampire Diaries, right?), with Kevin Williamson, Julie Plec, Steven R. McQueen, Katerina Graham, Zach Roerig and Sara Canning in attendance. Moderated by the lovely Carina MacKenzie (@cadlymack on Twitter – give her a follow), the panel was – by all accounts – a blast, with all kinds of intriguing spoilers and factoids being revealed (which you can see further down under the spoiler warning). Carina was also able to confirm with Steven that he doesn’t have a Twitter account. Anyone claiming to be him is a fake. Accept no substitutes.
Carina kindly gave permission for us to share a few of her photos from the event:
More media from NYCC
- Teaser footage for episodes 6 & 7.
- Pics by Ariel and JessiVanessi over at I Heart Vampire Diaries.
- Panel videos one and two from Ariel.
We’ll be adding links to videos and more pics when they’re uploaded (unfortunately cell service at the panel was poor, so many people weren’t able to tweet comments and pictures at the time). While we wait for that, get a load of the spoilery goodness revealed during the panel and in the press room.
CLICK HERE FOR A SUMMARY OF SPOILERY INFORMATION REVEALED AT THE PANEL…
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Posted by Vee | September 8, 2010, 17:02 (EST) | 14 Comments
Category: TV Series
Lots more interviews popping up and no signs of slowing down. First up, BuzzSugar has a chat with Katerina Graham, who talks about Nina Dobrev as Katherine, what we can expect from Bonnie (including whether Bonnie may have a new love interest), and how things are hopping right out of the gate in the Season 2 premiere, The Return.
BuzzSugar: What are you most excited about in the upcoming season?
Katerina Graham: I’m really excited about the season premiere, honestly. There have been so many episodes shot after that — we’re on episode six — but I’m really dying to see the season premiere, I’m just dying!
READ THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW AT BUZZSUGAR.
TV Squad caught up with Melinda Clarke during press for Nikita (debuting this Thursday, right after the Vampire Diaries season premiere) and she speculates on returning to Mystic Falls as Kelly Donovan:
Yes, it would just be a matter of the network and producers and writers working that out. They’re two totally, absolutely different characters, which is great, but it would be kind of up to the network to decide if they wanted to see my face two hours in a row. Although, right now, Amanda is definitely a supporting character. She’s kind of mysterious and enigmatic, you don’t really know much about her and I don’t think there will be very much revealed in the beginning. But yeah, I talked to Kevin Williamson, I talked to Peter Roth, the head of Warner Brothers … but, yes, in a perfect world it would be great to go visit Mystic Falls and just ruin Matt’s life even more.
READ THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW AT TV SQUAD.
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Posted by Vee | April 28, 2010, 12:55 (EST) | 1 Comment
Category: TV Series
In case you’re out of the Twitter loop, the lovely Candice Accola is now officially part of the Vampire Diaries Twitter Club. (Someone make sure she receives her super-cool membership card.) You can find her at @CandiceAccola. Accept no substitutes! While you’re clicking that follow button, make sure to read her guest post on Lymenaide.com: Candice Accola Lends Her Voice to Lyme Awareness.
Thanks to I’m Not Obsessed for the heads up on Sara Canning’s Avenue Canada cover. Check out INO for quotes from Sara’s interview and peek the cover below:
And finally, Starry Constellation Magazine has posted their interview with Melinda Clarke. She talks about her time on The Vampire Diaries, whether Kelly Donovan will be back, and being a foodie.
Q. Is there anything about the role that you found challenging?
A. Characters that are flawed, you definitely want to make them feel likable, sympathetic, and human. There were a few times I was curious why and how, I mean I still don’t know what possesses this woman to actually make out with her son’s friend. At one point when I was working with the actor who plays Tyler (Michael Trevino), and I thought to myself, “What grade are you supposed to be in?” Of course Michael is in his twenties, but he’s supposed to of course be in high school. At that moment I think we both had to laugh because I thought, “What would possess a woman to do such a thing?” There was nothing particularly challenging, in fact it was a lot of fun.
READ THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW AT STARRY CONSTELLATION MAGAZINE.
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Posted by Vee | April 15, 2010, 10:39 (EST) | 1 Comment
Category: TV Series
The L.A. Times’ Carina MacKenzie talked with Melinda Clarke about her time on The Vampire Diaries, and she hints that tonight’s episode may leave a door open for a return to the show. She discusses why Kelly Donovan and the O.C.‘s Julie Cooper are very different, shooting in a harsh Atlanta winter, the producers’ strategy telling the Vampire Diaries story, and why she thinks the series has been so successful. (She touches on her role in the CW’s Nikita pilot, too.!)
Kelly had some very, very emotional scenes last week when she found out that her daughter’s body had been discovered. How’s she going to process her grief?
What’s great about “The Vampire Diaries” is what’s not said. Kevin and Julie give a lot of credit to the audience, letting viewers read between the lines. Let’s just say that based on Kelly’s track record, I wouldn’t expect her to get any mother of the year awards after Friday night. There’s a pretty intense thing that happens between her and Matt. These stories are a little bit of a tickle and a taste of what’s to come. I have no idea what will happen in the future, but for right now, we leave Kelly in a very, very satisfying place.
READ THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW AT THE L.A. TIMES.
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Posted by Red | March 29, 2010, 17:10 (EST) | 1 Comment
Category: TV Series
Zach Roerig talks to TV Guide’s Hollywood 411 about the return of Matt’s mother, Kelly Donovan, moving on from Elena, the public obsession with vampires, and fans of the Vampire Diaries.
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Posted by Vee | March 14, 2010, 22:11 (EST) | 11 Comments
Category: TV Series
PaleyFest last weekend was fun times, and considering I made it to L.A. despite being sick as all get out, you’ll forgive me for taking the past week to recuperate and throw together some thoughts.
First off, it was nothing short of a pleasure (finally!) meeting Niyah (@CW_VampDiaries), Craig (@KryptonSite), and Carina (@cadlymack), and great seeing Jen (@NinaDobrevFan) again. And of course my travel partners-in-crime, Connie (@conallen) and Lucia (@Heroine_TV), who weathered my sick, pathetic butt and made me laugh so much. This fandom has a core made of awesome, wonderfully witty, hard-working folks, and the above are all class acts. You guys made my trip, so thank you. (The rest of you – follow all of the above on Twitter!)
If you’re looking for a thorough PaleyFest panel recap, I point you no further than Lucia/Heroine TV’s excellent breakdown. She touches on everything worth noting during the actual panel, and I can’t disagree with (most of) her personal observations either. (By the way, I’m the arm she grabbed in the last moments of the episode screening, heh, but more on that in a minute.)
CLICK TO READ PALEY IMPRESSIONS & VERY VAGUE, SLIGHTLY SPOILERY THOUGHTS ON A FEW GOOD MEN
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Posted by Vee | March 11, 2010, 15:08 (EST) | 5 Comments
Category: TV Series
The CW has posted a new still from A Few Good Men, this time featuring Melinda Clarke as Kelly Donovan, Matt and Vicki’s mom. Our first (uh, smokin’ hot) look at Kelly, from There Goes the Neighborhood (EP16), was this past weekend, but as Red just put it, Ms. Donovan’s smirk here rivals Damon’s. See more A Few Good Men stills in the Gallery.
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Posted by Red | March 6, 2010, 17:18 (EST) | 8 Comments
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Can’t wait until March 25 for Melinda Clarke to pop up in the Vampire Diaries as Matt’s mother? Thanks to Denise you can get a sneak peek of Damon seducing Kelly Donovan in Entertainment Weekly:
There’s also video of Nina, Paul and Ian at the ‘Love Bites’ party hosted by NYLON and Armani Exchange from the end of January. Thanks, @jayyu_jp!
And don’t forget that Vee is attending the PaleyFest Vampire Diaries panel tonight. She’ll be tweeting from the event, so keep an eye on our twitter stream to catch the news as it happens.
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Posted by Red | March 1, 2010, 17:00 (EST) | 4 Comments
Category: TV Series
William Keck over at TV Guide Magazine has some Vampire Diaries factoids and spoilers about the upcoming episode, “A Few Good Men”. The factoid? Marguerite MacIntyre (Sheriff Forbes), Susan Walters (Mrs. Lockwood) and Melinda Clarke (Kelly Donovan) have all appeared as Jerry’s girlfriends on sitcom Seinfeld. The spoilers? Are spoilerific, so mouseover or highlight to read them:
All three of Jerry’s exes pop up in Melinda’s first episode, titled “A Few Good Men,” in which Sheriff Forbes asks Damon to participate in a bachelor auction officiated by Mrs. Lockwood. Beyond that, executive producer Julie Plec says that Matt’s mess of a mom will interfere in his relationship with Caroline, while Caroline’s mother will reveal to Damon why Alaric Saltzman really came to town. As for Tyler’s cougar mom, she’ll cope with her husband’s infidelity by trying to sink her claws into Damon.
While we wait (im)patiently for an official synopsis and some episode stills from “A Few Good Men” to pop up, we’ve got some more stills from “Children of the Damned” for you to ogle at. We may have seen the episode already, but the stills really do let you appreciate the amazing detail that went into these costumes. Roll on the final flashback of the season, we say.
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Posted by Red | January 8, 2010, 21:36 (EST) | 6 Comments
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We’ve spent the past ten episodes of the Vampire Diaries wondering where on earth Matt and Vicki Donovan’s mother was (especially given that her daughter is officially missing), and now we’re finally going to find out. According to the Ausiello Files, Kelly Donovan will be played by Melinda Clarke (Julie Cooper in The O.C. and Lady Heather in CSI), and is due to appear on the show for a few episodes in March. By all accounts, she’s going to be a piece of work, but at least we’ll know for sure that Matt and Vicki do have parents and weren’t found in the Mystic Falls pumpkin patch. ;)
The official synopsis for episode 12, “Unpleasantville”, has been released by the CW. Definitely some spoilery hints in this one, so highlight/mouseover to view the information.
THE NEW KIDS IN TOWN. As Stefan and Damon try to figure out the identity of the new vampire in town, Stefan gives Elena jewelry filled with vervain to protect her family and friends. Hurting for money, Matt takes a job at the Mystic Grill, where former high school football-star Ben, works as a bartender. Ben comes to Bonnie’s aid when he notices Damon is bothering her. Damon and Stefan accompany Elena to a school dance with a 1950s’ theme, where Alaric introduces himself to Damon.
Finally, Ian Somerhalder Italy have pointed us at one of the behind the scenes videos about the pilot that’s been dubbed into Italian for airing in Italy. There are a few Stefan snippets, but it’s actually more fun to see exec producers Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec with Italian voiceovers.
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