Posted by Vee | October 14, 2010, 19:55 (EST) | 8 Comments
Category: TV Series
WetPaint has a brief (three fan questions!) interview with Vampire Diaries executive producer Julie Plec and she drops some heavy duty tidbits, including what we can expect on the Tyler front as we head towards the holiday hiatus. (Which, if the math gets confirmed, might happen as late as December 2nd, assuming they skip an ep the week of Thanksgiving? We’ll let you know for sure when the final schedule is confirmed by the CW.)
The folks over at TVD promise that the Lockwood family curse won’t turn out to be a big teen wolf tease. In fact, Julie says we can probably expect Tyler to put the hair of the dog on his chest before Christmas. “I can’t be super specific about it. We’re still figuring it out. But it will probably be Episode 11, which will be the episode that takes us into the holiday hiatus.”
HOLY CRAP, right? This has been playing a huge role in the debate of those upcoming death rumors and this makes the timeline a whole lot more interesting. She also touches on the resemblance between Katherine and Elena and Stefan and Katherine’s smokin’ hot chemistry. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT WETPAINT.
SyFy’s Blastr has clues from Kevin Williamson on what viewers can expect in upcoming episodes (most of which has surfaced in previous NYCC reports):
“In the book, they have this mythology about all this blood being shed in this town during the Civil War. Wherever there was bloodshed, it attracted all the things that go bump in the night like vampires, werewolves and witches. I have another mythology that expands on that as to why Mystic Falls ultimately becomes one of these places that draws all this stuff to it.”
BuzzFocus has NYCC red carpet video interviews with Sara Canning and Katerina Graham, as well as Zach Roerig and Kevin Williamson. Click the links to watch on their site.
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Posted by Vee | September 7, 2010, 0:25 (EST) | 3 Comments
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Lots of Season 2 discussion from Vampire Diaries cast and producers in the last few days – most previously reported from the Comic Con press room, but some new tidbits as well.
First up, Pop Damage has discussion from executive producers Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec:
JH: Will there be any new supernaturals making their way to town this season?
Julie Plec: Ultimately, that notion is what got Kevin and me to want to do the series in the first place. Because in the books, I think it was a huge Civil War battle that shed a lot of blood and because of all the blood that had been shed from the soldiers, it’s just sort of a heightened hot bed of activity, and when we read that, we thought this is a show that can be more than just these characters and just these creatures because this town for whatever reason draws that kind of element in. And the deeper the series gets, hopefully we’ll be able to hold on for as long as possible, but the deeper the series gets, the more we’ll start to get a sense of what other elements might be either long gestating in this town or coming to town because it’s got a strong supernatural pull.
Collider has tidbits from Ian Somerhalder and Michael Trevino:
Will Tyler be a villain?
Michael: Yes. Tyler was always a bully and a prick, but now that he has this supernatural ability, he’ll be a villain. Yes, definitely. You can’t just have Damon around, kicking people’s asses and being a punk. If they can write for me as well as they write for Damon, then it will be fun.
Alix at the TV Chick talks with Steven R. McQueen about Jeremy’s future:
Has [Jeremy's] relationship with [John] influenced who he is this season?
Yeah, most definitely. I think every relationship with an older male figure affects Jeremy a lot, even with Damon. [John] affects him in the way that he’s around. He’s the only older male that is present. The only person I can pull any sort of guidance from. But [John] betrays me, and it’s an interesting, interesting relationship.
And finally, Katerina Graham talks season premiere on last month’s Teen Choice Awards red carpet:
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Posted by Vee | July 29, 2010, 14:31 (EST) | 15 Comments
Category: TV Series
Thanks to the eagle-eyed Denise who spotted this gem in TV Guide’s Comic Con special issue – the town of Mystic Falls now has its own website! If you’re a fan of viral websites, the double entendre-laden copy on this one is a lot of fun. Though we must say we are downright alarmed at the Mystic Falls Visitors Bureau’s complete disregard for providing body count statistics, clear warnings to campers and drivers, and neglecting to mention its “many forest creatures” have been dropping in number lately.
On behalf of the Founders Council, we’d like to invite you into our home of Mystic Falls, where a passion for hospitality is in our blood. Quench your thirst for adventure in Mystic Falls!
We haven’t discovered any Easter eggs yet, but we’ll keep looking. If you spot something, let us know!
CHECK OUT THE MYSTIC FALLS WEBSITE.
UPDATE: Here’s a scan of the original full-page ad in TV Guide Magazine (it’s on page 57, amongst the Chuck stuff). Click to see larger version in the Gallery.
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Posted by Vee | May 22, 2010, 1:11 (EST) | 10 Comments
Category: TV Series
This tidbit is actually five days old but it’s a great nugget, so I’m blogging it now. In the May 17th edition of TV Guide Magazine’s Ask Matt column, a reader asks Matt Roush to address what she perceives as two glaring flaws in The Vampire Diaries: the “lack of kick-ass women” (she specifies that while many of the main female characters are strong emotionally, she wishes they were more physical, “ala Buffy”), and the glossing over of slavery and other social issues in the 1864 flashbacks.
I never expected the show to delve deeply into issues of race and sexuality as True Blood does so well, but it would be nice if the show at least acknowledged that there were other things going on besides vampire vs. human Mystic Falls conflicts.
Here’s part of Roush’s response:
I’m afraid I don’t take the show seriously enough to lament its lack of social/historical context. Where would they fit a lecture on the evils of slavery in a show churning this much juicy melodrama this busily? I suppose it would be interesting if some of the vampire revolt had to do with seeking vengeance against the mores and masters of the antebellum past, but it’s intriguing to me that characters like Bonnie and her grandmother (and their ancestors) nurture a supernatural power that seems to render them pretty “kick-ass.”
READ THE ENTIRE QUESTION AND ANSWER OVER AT TV GUIDE MAGAZINE.
Both of these topics have come up in our forums before, but on the heels of the season finale (oh, hey, Uncle John – you need an ice pack for that?) I thought I could bring it up in the blog. I have my own thoughts on both points (for starters, the idea that a “kick-ass woman” must be defined by her physical bravery, no matter how smart, savvy, or emotionally well-adjusted she is), but I’ll turn it over to you guys. Have your own thoughts on both issues? Agree/disagree with Roush’s reply?
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Posted by Vee | August 25, 2009, 21:29 (EST) | 15 Comments
Category: TV Series
Looks like we have a webisode series to tie in to the show. Titled A Darker Truth, it follows a guy named Jason searching for his sister’s killer in Mystic Falls. We get a nice peek at the interior of the Mystic Grill, learn that Zach is indeed 100%-for-sure Zach Salvatore, and…well, you can watch it to learn the rest.
View the video with Spanish subtitles and Portuguese subtitles.
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Posted by Red | August 10, 2009, 19:45 (EST) | No Comments
Category: TV Series
First of all, today (well, technically tomorrow, but whatever) marks the one month countdown to the Vampire Diaries premiere, which airs on September 10th on the CW. We’ve added a little countdown to the sidebar on the right for a bit of fun.
People.com has posted “Five Things to Know About TV’s Hottest New Vampire“, a short-but-sweet article about Paul Wesley in which acting, pointy teeth, and the show are talked about. We have to give a shout out to his little sisters for reading the books – we hope they liked them! Also, we can guarantee that his family aren’t his only fans.
Korbi Ghosh from Zap2it caught up with Ian Somerhalder for a brief chat. That link could be considered spoilery if you have any idea about the cast and characters (or have seen the pilot), but from a non-spoilery perspective it’s starting to look like Damon may well be set to steadily work his way through the population of Mystic Falls, leaving quite a few disheveled ladies in his wake.
There’s an audio snippet of Kevin Williamson at the TCA panel over on Hollywood Outbreak. It’s a section we’ve posted about in text format before, in which KW explains that the Vampire Diaries isn’t just a teen show but more of a small town show that will develop the mythology in the books.
In set news, it looks like the body count starts here. Michael Trevino teased followers on Twitter with a picture of the Mystic Falls coroner’s van. Given the potential death toll (dare we say it could give Sunnydale a run for its money?), we have to wonder if they’ll be needing to purchase another van for the Mystic Falls coroner’s office before the season ends?
GMMR and Ducky talk about the Vampire Diaries in their TV Talk podcast, briefly discussing the fact that they enjoyed the pilot (the term ‘guilty pleasure’ crops up) and the ‘swoonworthy’ nature of Paul Wesley. They’re planning on discussing it in more depth in their Fall TV podcast. The Vampire Diaries discussion starts at the 32:30 mark for those who want to skip ahead to it.
The Television Without Pity Tubey Awards are underway, and the Vampire Diaries TV series is up for ‘Most Anticipated New Show of the 2009-10 Season’. Go and cast your votes in the polls. You can find the TVD poll under the ’9-10′ tab.
Sally from Australia sent us an email to say that Freeview channel GO! – who will be airing the Vampire Diaries in Australia later this year (though still no specific dates) – has now launched, and they’re airing adverts for the series on a pretty regular basis.
Vampire Diaries fans Rachel and Andrea have been busy channeling their love for the series creatively by making some awesome t-shirts. Do we have any other fans out there with a similar crafty flair?
Caption Competition Update:
We’d just like to remind you all that you have until Friday to enter our caption competition to win some Vampire Diaries Comic Con goodies. Judging from some of the entries, we get the impression we may not have been clear enough with what the caption competition is, so we’ve updated the post to explain the concept some more and to provide an example of a caption for you.
Because some people might not have understood what we were asking for in this contest we’ve decided that participants are welcome to change their caption to something else if they’ve already submitted one to us. No worries if you’re happy with what you submitted, but we feel it’s only fair to give people the option.
Click here to find out more information and to enter the contest…
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Posted by Red | July 26, 2009, 19:26 (EST) | 5 Comments
Category: TV Series
Now that filming for the Vampire Diaries is underway in Covington, Georgia, a lot of fans are heading down there to watch it as it happens. By all accounts we’ve seen so far the cast and crew are a really laid back, friendly and genuinely nice to the fans who turn up. Ella (who provided us with the earlier photo of the Mystic Grill) headed over there recently to meet the cast and get some behind-the-scenes pictures of filming taking place, and has been kind enough to share them with us. We’re only highlighting a few here (click on the thumbnails for the larger images), but Ella has a whole bunch more that you can see in her Photobucket account.
Paul Wesley seems to be somewhat elusive in these pictures at the moment (he’s a mysterious blur above). Looks like he’s taking Stefan’s sneaking abilities very seriously. ;) If you’d like to use Ella’s pictures, please don’t just take them – you should contact her for permission.
If that’s not enough for you, you can also check out DefineDelicate’s photo video of her visit to the set, and read all about another fan’s recent set experience.
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Posted by Red | July 23, 2009, 12:55 (EST) | 1 Comment
Category: TV Series
Many thanks to Ella for sending us this external shot of the Mystic Grill (which is the local hangout for the residents of Mystic Falls in the Vampire Diaries TV series). It’s looking pretty swish and sophisticated from the outside, certainly the kind of place you could buy a decent doughnut from. ;)
If you’ve got pictures you’d like to share, we’d love to hear from you.
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Posted by Vee | May 26, 2009, 4:07 (EST) | 12 Comments
Category: TV Series
Thanks in large part to the lovely Sucker for Vampires – who’s been translating a lot of our major news since early April (Olá!) – we receive a lot of hits from Brazil, so we’re pleased to point out that DARKSIDEsubs has added Portuguese subtitles to The Vampire Diaries three-scene teaser trailer and promo trailer. (SfV will have to let us know if the subtitles are any good, but here’s hoping!)
And it looks like The Vampire Diaries is plowing headfirst into pre-production with a (new?) production designer and writing officially begins (glance at clock) today. Really great to hear Marcos Siega will still be involved in the project.
Here’s the big one – we finally know for certain what the deal is with Fell’s Church vs. Mystic Falls, straight from Julie Plec:
Fell’s Church not clearable, like some of the characters’ names. Everything needs to be legally cleared.
Translation: It wasn’t an arbitrary change. They can’t use Fell’s Church.
So that answers that. At least we have Salvatore.
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