Posted by Kate | October 25, 2012, 15:00 (EST) | 4 Comments
Category: TV Series

You love his recaps – now check out Price Peterson‘s TV.com interview with new cast member Phoebe Tonkin on her character’s place on the show, what it was like moving from The Secret Circle to The Vampire Diaries, and more. On her character Hayley:

“She’s a tomboy. She lost her parents when she was younger, so she sort of grew up running around with these packs of werewolves. She’s a free spirit, she’s kind of ballsy, she stands up to people a lot, I think just because she’s had to take care of herself for so long. Yeah, so, she’s strong. But in the sense that she’s a good person. I think she has priorities of her own, but I don’t think she’s going to be manipulative like Faye—Faye would’ve done whatever it took to get what she wanted. But Hayley definitely has some secrets and some information that she’s looking for, which is kind of more or less what brings her to Mystic Falls. She’s trying to find something out.”

READ THE WHOLE INTERVIEW AT TV.COM.

Posted by Abby | September 7, 2012, 19:36 (EST) | 8 Comments
Category: TV Series

Friday Night Bites is a weekly round-up for various tidbits of show and cast/crew news not quite big enough to warrant a blog post, not strictly Vampire Diaries-related, or that somehow just fell through the cracks. Please insert theme song by Explosions in the Sky here and enjoy.

• Nina Dobrev graces the October 2012 cover of Seventeen magazine and you can check out an interview with Nina in the video above and see photo outtakes at Seventeen.com.
• Photos of Kat Graham walking the red carpet at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards.
• TVD writer Caroline Dries was flipping through the September issue of Vogue and spotted Kat Graham and Candice Accola.
• Michael Trevino and Steven R. McQueen are featured in the September issue of Zooey Magazine in their Television Rockstars spread. Check out the spread.
• Candice Accola is featured in Issue #2 of STNDRD magazine. Check out the entire spread at Candice Accola Web.
• Nina Dobrev, Candice Accola, Kayla Ewell and…Mickey Mouse!
• Price Peterson has an animated interview with Ian Somerhalder. No, literally.
• Watch for Ian Somerhalder on the cover of Defy Magazine’s September issue. Photographer Angelo Kritikos tweeted a sneak peek.
• And here’s a taste of the article.
• More pictures from Ian’s Defy Magazine spread.
• Daniel Gillies is looking dashing at New York Fashion Week.
• Novelist Bec McMaster discusses her love of Damon.
• Daniel Gillies stopped by PIX Morning News to talk Broken Kingdom (video).
• BlueRayDefinition.com reviews The Vampire Diaries: The Complete Third Season Blu Ray release and gives it 3.5 out of 5 stars.
• TVD guest star Phoebe Tonkin talks to PopSugar Australia about finding her feet in Hollywood.
• NPR name drops TVD in their story on TV and product placement.
• The Washington Times chats with TVD guest star Robert Ri’chard about the show, social media, and more.
• SugarScape pits Bella Swan against Elena Gilbert.

Posted by Abby | May 2, 2012, 8:28 (EST) | 3 Comments
Category: TV Series

You love Price Peterson’s photo recaps, so check out this really fun video interview with Candice Accola, presented in two parts over at tv.com. In the first video, Candice talks about Caroline’s humanity and the particular challenges of the one-liner.

In the second video, Candice talks more about other movies and other projects, but comes right back to Caroline. We agree with Price: the lady is charming!

READ MORE AND WATCH BOTH VIDEOS AT TV.COM.

Posted by Abby | April 27, 2012, 13:34 (EST) | 20 Comments
Category: TV Series

Friday Night Bites is a weekly round-up for various tidbits of show and cast/crew news not quite big enough to warrant a blog post, not strictly Vampire Diaries-related, or that somehow just fell through the cracks. Please insert theme song by Explosions in the Sky here and enjoy.

• Ian Somerhalder tweeted the picture above to express his feelings about traffic and we kinda love him for it. Honestly, who doesn’t feel this way about traffic?
• If you’re heading to the Newport Beach Film Festival this weekend, don’t forget to see Daniel Gillies’ film, Broken Kingdom!
• Daniel Gillies is also spreading the word about a little guy named Isaias who could use some support.
• Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev at The Influence Affair.
• Nina Dobrev’s dress for that event was something she picked up from a street vendor. Very cool!
• Kat Graham went formal in a black gown for the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards.
• In honor of Earth Day, VH1 lists their Top Ten Eco Warrior Stories of the year. Ian Somerhalder is number 3!
• Also for Earth Day, Ian spoke to volunteers at the Nothin’ But Sand Cleanup event on Santa Monica beach.
• Pictures of Ian from the Santa Monica event.
• Erin Frazee interviews Price Peterson from tv.com. We love both of these people!
• Never one to rest on his laurels, Joseph Morgan is already at work on a new project.
• Always classy, Joseph did apologize via twitter for having to cancel some convention appearances. It took several tweets, but the message got through. Good luck with the film, Joseph!
• Sara Canning’s short film CORVUS is looking for support.
• At this point in the season, there’s bound to be a few things on TVD that people are sick of. Io9 made a list.
• Kat Graham talks about her close ties with the transgender community in this interview with Advocate.com.
• Keep an eye out for Mia Kirshner on SyFy’s Defiance.
• A lot of us have serious Nina Dobrev hair-envy going on. Here are some hints to get her look.
• The CW’s move to put shows online more quickly is very convenient for fans, but isn’t sitting well with everyone.
• Alloy Entertainment has launched a new site to help connect audiences and fans. Check it out!
• Remember Harper? Sterling Sulieman will be appearing on Pretty Little Liars!

Posted by Abby | March 14, 2012, 15:03 (EST) | No Comments
Category: TV Series

Previously on The Vampire Diaries, family drama was at an all-time high…which is saying something for Mystic Falls! There were witches at work, Originals at the bar and girls in caves playing with matches. Just a regular Thursday night, right? We’ve got an all new episode coming up tomorrow (1912 EP316), so now is the time to catch up on All My Children (EP315).

WATCH THE BITE-SIZED VIDEO RECAP IN THE CW LAIR.

I’M TOO SMART TO BE SPOILED BY YOU.

Posted by Abby | February 16, 2012, 9:05 (EST) | 3 Comments
Category: TV Series

It’s no secret in Mystic Falls that Matt Donovan has it rough, and it’s not so easy for Zach Roerig, either. Playing the last holdout for humanity with no supernatural aids to survival is a daunting task on The Vampire Diaries, but the actor is enjoying the challenge. He spoke with TV.com’s Price Peterson about his work this season, answering questions about Matt’s mortality, worldview, and living situation. Zach also shared some insight into playing highly emotional scenes, something he’s been called upon to do a lot of lately.

He hasn’t typically had the same amount of screen time as some of the other characters, but a lot of his scenes this season have been really emotional. Is that something that kind of comes easy for you? Can you just turn it on?

I’ve worked with girls who can literally just look away from you and then turn back around crying, and I was like, “Holy…” How do they do it? I mean it’s not like that for me, but you know, working on a television show in its third season, whether I’m working all the time on screen with these actors or not, we’ve all become very rooted here in Atlanta together and we’re all pretty close at the end of the day. So when you’re that connected with a person in a scene and staying in the moment, I think it just makes it much easier to get to those emotional levels.

For more from Zach Roerig (including an answer to the long-standing question of whether or not Matt Donovan sleeps at the Grill!), READ THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW AT TV.COM.

Posted by Abby | January 13, 2012, 16:28 (EST) | 1 Comment
Category: TV Series

Friday Night Bites is a weekly round-up for various tidbits of show and cast/crew news not quite big enough to warrant a blog post, not strictly Vampire Diaries-related, or that somehow just fell through the cracks. Please insert theme song by Explosions in the Sky here and enjoy.

• Love this picture (above). All the hearts for Nina! And all the coffee.
• The CW made sure they congratulated Nina on her win during last night’s episode.
• Ian Somerhalder’s fanmail has worn him right out.
• Don’t mess with Kayla Ewell.
• Kayla is still having a ton of fun on the set of Franklin & Bash.
• Kat Graham gets a ‘best dressed’ nod for her Golden Globe kickoff party look.
• Here’s a closer look at Kat’s dress.
• Here’s Nina Dobrev at a different Golden Globes event, looking picture-perfect, as usual.
• A few more pictures of Nina in her floral dress.
• A how-to of her hairstyle!
• Speaking of Nina Dobrev, someone wanted to make SURE her birthday got some attention.
• But Nina’s mom took the proverbial cake with this awww-worthy birthday tweet.
• Wow. Fox News lives under a rock.
• Kevin Williamson is working on something new. It has to do with serial killers, color us intrigued.
• Paul Wesley on the set of Baytown Disco.
• The Vampire Diaries is on this list of books that made it to the screen.
• It appears that Damon Salvatore will be getting a French namesake after all.
• Behind the scenes of Dawn Olivieri’s Maxim Magazine shoot.
• Check out Arielle Kebbel’s new project, COOK.
• The project is looking for supporters. They offer a lot of different donation perks, including the chance to meet Arielle herself.
• Sensation of Sight, with Daniel Gillies and Ian Somerhalder, included in independent film series.
• Do you love Twitter AND TVD? TV.com’s Price Peterson has picked 5 Hilarious Twitter Feeds All Vampire Diaries Fans Should Follow.

Posted by Price Peterson | January 4, 2012, 11:00 (EST) | 11 Comments
Category: TV Series

If you’re anything like us, you live for the frenzy of Vampire Diaries recaps that emerges every Thursday night/Friday after the show airs. We decided it would be fun to ask some of our favorite Vampire Diaries recappers to share their top three moments of Season 3 so far – oh, and we were right! It is fun.

This is it! The very last Top 3 Moments post of this hiatus. We hope our recappers made it more bearable for you. Sending us into Thursday’s brand new episode: the (in)famous Price Peterson of TV.com. If you’re not familiar with Price’s hilarious (and insightful!) TVD photo recaps, then you’re probably lost on roughly half of this fandom’s inside jokes. Get caught up over at TV.com.

Check out previous Top 3 Moments: Thomas C. Galvin, Dianne Sylvan, Erin Frazee, Jessica Rae, the ThinkHero team, Emma Fraser, Tina & Kara of TV Goodness, Lucia of Heroine TV, and SB of Off-Color TV.

A HUGE THANK YOU to all of the recappers who contributed a guest post for Top 3 Moments. We had a blast and hope you did, too.

And don’t forget to vote in the Mid-Season Finale Poll: Your 3 Favorite Episodes of Season 3 (So Far).

Yes, hello! I’m Price, I make photorecaps of contemporary classic TV shows about sexy abominations and the things that make them cry (sexily). It’s an absolute honor to have been asked to rap with y’all about your favorite show and mine. That’s why I wore this cool outfit! Out of respect. (Also it’s laundry day.)

Truth time: My original top three favorite moments of Season 3 all took place in the Mystic Grill break room, but it turned out they only happened in my mind? (Related: Do you guys like mashed potatoes?) So keeping in mind that I was forced to pick REAL things (as well as the fact that I’m gonna try and avoid repeating too many of the previously chosen things), here are my favorite three moments of TVD Season the Third:

SPOILERS! CONTINUE READING PRICE PETERSON’S TOP 3 MOMENTS OF VAMPIRE DIARIES SEASON 3 (SO FAR).

Posted by Vee | September 22, 2011, 7:00 (EST) | 1 Comment
Category: TV Series

Following last week’s super-fun interview with Julie Plec, TV.com‘s Price Peterson chats with Nina Dobrev about mapping out her shifts between Elena and Katherine, the emotional toll of being an actor on The Vampire Diaries (hint: life in Mystic Falls is kinda rough, y’know?), what Elena really wants in life, Degrassi, and the somewhat sad reality of those Teen Choice Awards surfboards. And as Mr. Peterson himself tweeted, “Also: It turns out Nina Dobrev is MUCH funnier than Elena.”

I’m a little harsh on Elena in my recaps. For the most part she’s pretty self-assured, but then she goes and makes some pretty questionable decisions sometimes. Do you ever read the script and go, like, “Seriously, Elena?”

Yeah, I do. I’m very much an audience member as well as a cast member. I watch and read the show very critically and sometimes Elena does—I mean she’s a strong woman and she’s very courageous—but sometimes she makes some very impulsive decisions. Ultimately she’s making those decisions for a reason. And I know and trust that the writers have an ultimate path that they want her to go through, a journey that they want her to experience. So there’s a reason behind every little line and detail.

 
READ THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW AT TV.COM. And if you missed Price Peterson’s photo recap of The Birthday, go remedy that right now.

Posted by Vee | September 14, 2011, 10:33 (EST) | 10 Comments
Category: TV Series

TV.com‘s Price Peterson – he of the hilarious Vampire Diaries recaps and captioned photos – has what we think might be the most entertaining interview with Vampire Diaries Executive Producer Julie Plec we’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. Julie gives some hints on Season 3, identifies the two major show moments where she realized what she wanted The Vampire Diaries to be, fan favorites, killing characters, the school issue, Katherine as villain and vixen, accidental homo-eroticism, and The Secret Circle.

So national authorities haven’t yet noticed the town’s death rate?
We always talk about the “FBI Episode” when the FBI shows up in town and is like, ‘Um, you do realize that you have a higher death rate than all of Northern California?’ But look, I think that the timeline of the show is very specific. There’s a lot that’s going on under the noses of the authority figures. And there’s an element to that that’s both ridiculous and fun. I remember that Buffy episode when the students finally, like five seasons in, gave her the award for being the class protector. And what they said was, “It might seem like we don’t notice these things, but there’s some pretty weird stuff that happens in this town!” And I remember thinking, “It’s Season 5!” But yeah, it’s a fine line.

READ THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW AT TV.COM.