Posted by Kate | March 12, 2012, 18:10 (EST) | 1 Comment
Category: TV Series
Hollywood Crush talked to Ian Somerhalder at PaleyFest and he told them about how new character Sage affected Damon and about the use of flashbacks in general:
“I think the invaluable thing about these flashbacks is that you inevitably find out what made these characters who they are now. What was the anatomy of the events that lead them up to now?”
Watch the video to find out how Sage helped make Damon who he is today:
READ THE ARTICLE AT HOLLYWOOD CRUSH
Posted by Abby | March 12, 2012, 9:36 (EST) | 20 Comments
Category: TV Series

If you missed the live stream of the Vampire Diaries panel at PaleyFest on Saturday night, don’t worry! We’ve got you covered with all kinds of press interviews and panel recaps, along with plenty of great photos. Remember, the panel itself will be available on HuluPlus starting on March 15th. Take note that HuluPlus is not the same as regular Hulu, it’s a subscription similar to Netflix. It does offer a free trial period, though, so you can check out the panel at no cost if you don’t mind jumping through a few hoops.
SPOILERS ARE EVERYWHERE. Warning, UK fans: There were a lot of allusions to things that have happened up through All My Children (EP315). If you don’t want any spoilers at all, you may want to step away from the computer until 1912 (EP316) airs on Thursday night. The PaleyFest audience was treated to an advanced screening of this Thursday’s new episode, so pretty much every link in our round up below has some kind of spoiler, so read at your own risk!
PANEL COVERAGE
- The Paley Center For Media: What I Learned at PaleyFest (short video clip from the panel)
- HitFix.com: ‘Vampire Diaries’ team talks love triangles and fan-fic at PaleyFest
- The Hollywood Reporter: PaleyFest: ‘Vampire Diaries’ Cast and Producer Reveal 8 Season 3 Clues
- TV Line: Vampire Diaries Scoop: Can Damon Tame Stefan? Plus: The Love Triangle ‘Comes to a Head’
- TV Guide: The Vampire Diaries’ Julie Plec: Damon Never Really Gives Up
- Zap2it: ‘The Vampire Diaries’ does ’1912′: Five things to expect (without ruining the fun!)
- The TV Chick: PALEYFEST: Top 10 Moments from The Vampire Diaries
- The Voice Of TV: LIVE from Paley Fest: CW’s The Vampire Diaries
- TV Fanatic:The Vampire Diaries Cast Teases the Return of Mother Original and More!
PRESS INTERVIEWS/1912 TEASES
- The Hollywood Reporter: ‘Vampire Diaries’: Ian Somerhalder Proposes Damon-Elena Tropical Getaway (Video)
- E!Online: The Vampire Diaries: Five Things to Expect From Thursday’s Epic “1912″! (Video)
- Entertainment Weekly: ‘The Vampire Diaries’ cast teases Alaric twist, Originals’ ‘appetite for destruction,’ and more love triangle action (Video)
- TV Fanatic: The Vampire Diaries Cast Interviews: Red Carpet Scoop!
- Give Me My Remote: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: Julie Plec Teases ’1912′ and Why Damon and Stefan Are ‘Being Heroes to Each Other’
PRESS LINE PHOTOS
Posted by Abby | March 10, 2012, 12:46 (EST) | 30 Comments
Category: TV Series
Don’t forget, the PaleyFest Vampire Diaries panel will be streaming live TONIGHT at 11:05 p.m. Eastern! You can use this livestream page to watch the panel as it unfolds. The panel guests will be Julie Plec, Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Candice Accola, Matt Davis, and Kat Graham. TV Guide Magazine Editor-in-Chief Debra Birnbaum will be moderating the panel.
UPDATE According to the Paley Center Twitter, the panel is actually starting at 11:05pm EST. We think there may be an episode screening in advance of the panel, which accounts for the conflicting times. Sorry about any confusion! If you’re looking for twitter coverage, our friends at @IHeartTVD will be tweeting live from the event.
UPDATE 2: If you missed the live panel, it will be available on HuluPlus on March 15th.
WATCH THE EVENT AT LIVESTREAM.COM.
VISIT THE PALEYFEST SITE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Posted by Abby | March 8, 2012, 18:09 (EST) | 3 Comments
Category: TV Series
Right about now, a lot of Vampire Diaries fans are wishing for a spell that would get us out of this hiatus, but Abby Bennett isn’t talking. Persia White, on the other hand, recently did an interview with Collider.com and has lots to say about vampires, witches, and her career. She also admits that she’d like to get into some more scenes with the vampires on the show, and that’s something we can completely understand!
With so many characters on this show, is there anyone that you’d love to have more scenes or a storyline with?
WHITE: Yeah, there’s a couple. Some of the Originals are just wonderful actors, like Daniel [Gillies] and Joseph [Morgan]. I love Ian [Somerhalder] and Paul [Wesley]. I would love to do more with the vampires. That would be my favorite. I would be intrigued to be dealing with the problems that Damon and Stefan deal with.
READ THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW AT COLLIDER.COM.
Speaking of Bennett witches, a little bird told us that Kat Graham will be joining the PaleyFest Vampire Diaries panel. The panel will be streaming live on March 10th, you can find all the details right here.
Posted by Vee | March 8, 2012, 9:09 (EST) | 10 Comments
Category: TV Series
The Vampire Diaries panel at PaleyFest is this weekend, March 10th at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills (remember: you will be able to watch it via livestream) and TV Guide has the first look at the limited edition PaleyFest poster. Festival attendees will have a chance at purchasing the poster at the event itself and any remaining posters will be for sale afterwards at Gallery 1988. Only 300 prints will be available.
Click the image to see a larger version of the poster at TV Guide. And let us know what you think of the poster in the comments.
Posted by Kate | February 28, 2012, 15:19 (EST) | 2 Comments
Category: TV Series
We already told you that Hulu would be streaming PaleyFest panels starting on March 15, but good news: Panels including The Vampire Diaries will be streaming live during the event! On March 10 at 10 p.m. Eastern, head to this livestream page to watch the panel as it unfolds. The panel guests will be Julie Plec, Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Candice Accola, and Matt Davis, and the moderator will be TV Guide Magazine Editor-in-Chief Debra Birnbaum.
WATCH THE EVENT AT LIVESTREAM.COM.
VISIT THE PALEYFEST SITE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Posted by Vee | February 22, 2012, 13:19 (EST) | 1 Comment
Category: TV Series
Unable to make it to this year’s PaleyFest? Then this will be ultra-cool news: The Paley Center for Media has teamed up with Hulu to stream this year’s PaleyFest panels, including The Vampire Diaries. From the press release, via Futon Critic:
The Paley Center for Media today announced Hulu is a partner for PaleyFest 2012. As part of the agreement with PaleyFest, beginning March 15, Hulu will stream full-length content and short form clips exclusively on-demand from nine of the festival’s panels on the free, ad-supported Hulu and the Hulu Plus subscription service at http://www.hulu.com.
So that means less than a week after The Vampire Diaries panel in Beverly Hills on March 10th, you too will be able to experience the fun of PaleyFest, via Hulu, On Demand. How cool is that?
READ THE ENTIRE PRESS RELEASE AT FUTON CRITIC.
For more information on this year’s Vampire Diaries panel at PaleyFest, visit the official website.
Posted by Vee | February 17, 2012, 12:16 (EST) | 2 Comments
Category: TV Series
Freshly posted on the official website: PaleyFest has announced the guest line-up for its Vampire Diaries panel on Saturday, March 10th, 7 p.m., at the Saban Theater in Beverly Hills. Julie Plec, Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Candice Accola, and Matt Davis will be representing TVD, and TV Guide Magazine Editor-in-Chief Debra Birnbaum will be moderating. (She moderated the Vampire Diaries panel at this past year’s Comic Con in San Diego.)
Visit the official PaleyFest website for more information and tickets.
Posted by Abby | January 10, 2012, 14:19 (EST) | 2 Comments
Category: TV Series
Congratulations, TVD! It was announced today that The Vampire Diaries will be among the honorees at this year’s William S. Paley Television Festival, aka PaleyFest 2012. We covered the event in 2010, and we’re very excited to see the show heading back this year! So excited, in fact, that Vee is going to make every effort to be there herself.
From the press release:
Beverly Hills, CA, January 10, 2012 – The Paley Center for Media today announced the full lineup of honorees for the upcoming PaleyFest: The William S. Paley Television Festival, with the latest additions including freshman series New Girl and Revenge, as well as returning favorites The Office, Castle, The Vampire Diaries and Community.
If you’re interested in supporting Vampire Diaries at the event, it will be taking place at Saban Theater in Beverly Hills on Saturday, March 10, 2012, at 7:00 pm. The panel is to be announced, we’ll give you more details as soon as we have them. Individual tickets go on sale to Members January 13 at 9:00 am PT, and will be on sale to the general public on January 15 at 9:00 am (Pacific Time) on Ticketweb.com.
- READ THE ENTIRE PRESS RELEASE AT THE FUTON CRITIC.
- READ MORE ABOUT VAMPIRE DIARIES AT PALEYFEST 2012.
- READ VAMPIRE-DIARIES.NET COVERAGE FROM PALEYFEST 2010.
Posted by Vee | August 12, 2010, 22:43 (EST) | 1 Comment
Category: TV Series
Yahoo!TV’s has posted yet another exclusive clip from The Vampire Diaries: The Complete First Season DVD and this time the cast and producers discuss what sets the show apart as a television drama. Love this quote from Julie:
We always said in the pilot it’s a girl who feels dead inside and a boy who is dead inside and how they bring each other back to life.
BIG thanks to Denise for the heads up!
And thanks to @ara_celi for the heads up on this: Target will be selling an exclusive version of the Vampire Diaries DVD which includes footage from the Vampire Diaries panel at PaleyFest. This version of the set will only be available at Target.









