Posted by Vee | May 12, 2010, 22:29 (EST) | 8 Comments
Category: TV Series

TVGuide.com has an in-depth profile of Ian Somerhalder’s career, starting with modeling and carrying him through his current role on The Vampire Diaries. All the big cornerstones are touched on – The Rules of Attraction, Lost, Tell Me You Love Me – and he discusses crafting the character of Damon Salvatore.

Network television, for now, is allowing Somerhalder to remain fully clothed. The actor explains that the only nakedness in his current acting style is emotional, as he taps into his own experiences to create a realistic life for the character. As Damon changes, so does Somerhalder’s method in playing him. “As far as the shift, the only thing that’s really changing is what I’m taking out of my life,” he says. “Sometimes you have a lot of big what-ifs. You don’t have the experience; crazy, supernatural things don’t happen to us.”

READ THE ENTIRE PROFILE AT TVGUIDE.COM.

Ian also discusses Vampire Diaries and Lost over at the Boston Herald:

“Make no mistake about it, Damon came to Mystic Falls not caring about anything but himself. He is starting to forge these relationships, and he is starting to care about people and things. It’s dangerous for him. It is not where he wants to be,” Somerhalder said.

READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT BOSTONHERALD.COM.

Posted by Vee | May 11, 2010, 17:51 (EST) | 18 Comments
Category: TV Series

Alright, guys, we’ve fallen behind on news due to website troubles, so expect a few posts tonight as we play catch-up. First up, check out this NBC4 New York video interview with Ian Somerhalder. He talks Vampire Diaries, Lost, and his recent trip down to Louisiana.

Posted by Vee | November 7, 2009, 11:00 (EST) | 14 Comments
Category: TV Series

In case you missed Ian Somerhalder’s appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night, here’s a portion (“The Return of Boone”) for your viewing pleasure. Hopefully we’ll have a version everyone can watch soon. You can also watch the entire episode (the whole interview, plus other shenanigans) on NBC’s website.

Update: Thanks to kelsrealm for uploading the whole of Ian’s section to YouTube. Embed below the cut.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE VIDEO

Posted by Vee | September 8, 2009, 15:03 (EST) | 6 Comments
Category: TV Series

Ian dropped by MTV’s It’s On with Alexa Chung today to talk Vampire Diaries and Damon Salvatore and his return to Lost (as in he’s getting on a plane to Hawaii this Friday with a 36-hour turnaround for filming – Boone will appear in three episodes). He also name-checked Barnabus Collins of Dark Shadows as the best vampire ever, and discussed how he thinks there’s always room for more vampires on TV, calling Kevin Williamson “a genius,” and praising the show’s ensemble cast.

We’re waiting for the video to post on MTV. We’ll let you know as soon as it’s up and add it to this post.

UPDATE: We have a photo of Ian on set at Alexa Chung today, courtesy of MTV.

UPDATE 2: Video’s up! Many thanks to Lora for uploading to YouTube so everyone can enjoy.

Also, thanks to lilacstar1 on YouTube, we have the Daytime EMMY Red Carpet pre-show snippet of Ian introducing a clip from The Vampire Diaries (we’ve edited it down to just Ian’s segment – and hi, Zach!):

Posted by Vee | July 28, 2009, 0:04 (EST) | 11 Comments
Category: TV Series

First off, let’s get something straight right now: this talk of The Vampire Diaries cast looking like they didn’t want to be there during the panel? Come on. After you film ’til 6 a.m., hop on a cross-country flight, endure a day of non-stop appearances and press (answering the same questions over and over), and there’s no sleep slotted in there anywhere, see how you feel. I’m impressed they were able to form coherent sentences, let alone smile and make a marathon run of it like they did.

And it was a marathon. My (nowhere-near-as-hectic) day started off at the Lost panel – I’m going to miss that show so hard, guys, I can’t even tell you – and while there was no appearance from Mr. Somerhalder (see above), he was there in spirit during a hilarious and poignant “In Memoriam” tribute video that highlighted the various character deaths on the show. But, as I’m sure you’ve heard by now, Boone fans will have something to look forward to in Lost‘s final season – with the full cooperation of Vampire Diaries executive producers Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec. As they commented during the panel, they’re Lost fans too, and friends with showrunner Damon Lindelof.

My cell reception in Hall H was crap, but somehow I managed to catch KW’s tweet that the Vampire Diaries signing at the Warner Bros. booth was happening at 1:30 p.m., not 3 p.m. as had originally been listed. I don’t know if it was bumped up due to a scheduling conflict with press or the vocal concern from a lot of fans that it was too close to the actual panel (yes, three hours is too close, trust me), but it was welcome news.

By the way, Vampire Diaries bags were everywhere all weekend, and they’re starting to pop up on eBay. I never managed to snag one, alas. I’m also told there were buttons at the WB booth but never saw them myself. I did, however, see the giant “Trio in the Grass” (as we’ve dubbed it) banner hanging from the ceiling for all to see, and that same image adorned the posters used during the signing.

If you’ve never been to Comic Con, it’s difficult to describe the size and scope of the WB booth, but it’s one of the cornerstones of the Exhibit Hall floor, and the crowd that gathers around it – especially with the constant stream of signings going on – is often ten people deep around the perimeter. After attempting to find the line for the signing and giving up, I just tried to snap as many (crappy) cell phone pics as possible to get up on Twitter immediately. Paul, Ian, Nina, Julie, Kevin, and Bob arrived about 10 minutes before the signing, hanging out on the second story and snapping photos with their phones.

Ian Somerhalder and Kevin Williamson at the Warner Bros. booth.

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