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Review – The Vampire Diaries: The Complete Second Season DVD

Posted by Red | August 25, 2011, 19:18 (EST) | 20 Comments
Category: TV Series

Vampire Diaries Season 2 - UK DVD cover This time last year I was reviewing The Vampire Diaries: The Complete First Season on DVD, and now I’m reviewing the second season on DVD. Time certainly seems to fly in this series, right? Unless we’re stuck in the middle of a hiatus, of course.

The following review is based on the UK DVD set. As far as we’re aware, both the DVD and Blu-ray editions in the UK and the US will have the exact same features, so what I’m reviewing is most likely what you’ll be getting regardless of what version you purchase.

SO, ON WITH THE REVIEW!

Tags: DVD, review, Season 2, The Vampire Diaries: The Complete Second Season, Warner Bros.

TONIGHT – Vampire Diaries: The Last Day (EP220 Encore) Airs at 8/7c

Posted by Kate | August 25, 2011, 6:34 (EST) | 3 Comments
Category: TV Series

If you only had one day to live, would you want to spend it hiking? I would not, and am apparently still bitter about this situation. But Elena is a nicer person than I am, which probably works out better for everyone. Anyway, tonight’s repeat is The Last Day (EP220). Two more repeats and then The Birthday!

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Tags: CW Network, episodes, repeats, Season 2, The Last Day

Caroline-Centric S2 DVD Extra Sneak Peek from Entertainment Weekly (VIDEO)

Posted by Kate | August 24, 2011, 12:07 (EST) | 3 Comments
Category: TV Series

Candice Accola as Caroline Today it’s Entertainment Weekly‘s turn for sharing an exclusive sneak peek from the Season 2 DVD extras: Candice Accola explaining Caroline’s connections with all her neighbors and friends in Mystic Falls. Head over to their site to watch! The season 2 DVD & Blu-Ray sets are available in the U.K. now and will be released in the U.S. on August 30th.

WATCH THE VIDEO AT EW!

Tags: behind the scenes, Candice Accola, Caroline Forbes (TV), DVD, Entertainment Weekly, Season 2

E!Online Offers Sneak Peek At S2 DVD Extra (VIDEO)

Posted by Abby | August 23, 2011, 11:18 (EST) | No Comments
Category: TV Series

IMG DESC E!Online is doing their part to keep Vampire Diaries fans alive as we crawl towards end the long summer hiatus. They’ve got an exclusive look at some of the new footage from the season 2 DVD extras, a behind-the-scenes look at Tyler’s werewolf transformation. Head on over to their site to read the article and see the video! The season 2 DVD & Blu-Ray sets will be released in the U.S. on August 30th.

If that weren’t enough, they also have some interesting tidbits for us about what’s coming up next for Bonnie and Jeremy, and some hints from Kevin Williamson about what Alaric will be up to as season 3 gets underway. Thank you, E!Online! You’re so good to us.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEO AT E!ONLINE.
CLICK HERE TO READ THE SPOILER CHAT.

Tags: Alaric Saltzman (TV), behind the scenes, Bonnie Bennett, Jeremy Gilbert, Kat Graham, Kevin Williamson, Michael Trevino, Season 2, Season 3, Tyler Lockwood

TONIGHT – Vampire Diaries: Klaus (EP219 Encore) Airs at 8/7c

Posted by Kate | August 18, 2011, 12:02 (EST) | 2 Comments
Category: TV Series

Pretty historical costumes ahoy! Tonight’s repeat is episode 19, Klaus, which means we have only three more weeks of reruns before the season three premiere!

Episode refresher course:

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Tags: CW Network, episodes, Klaus, repeats, Season 2

V-D.net Giveaway: Win a Copy of Crissy Calhoun’s Love You To Death 2!

Posted by Vee | August 17, 2011, 12:24 (EST) | 82 Comments
Category: Books, TV Series

Congrats to our own Crissy Calhoun on the release of Love You To Death 2: The Unofficial Companion to The Vampire Diaries! As regular readers of this blog know, Crissy wrote our episode recaps / commentaries this past season (and will be returning for Season 3!), and we’re sure you’ll agree she always has amazing insight into the goings-on in Mystic Falls. While the official release date is September 1st, this must-have guide to Season 2 of The Vampire Diaries is already available in some bookstores and on Amazon, so we’re celebrating now!

We are giving away FIVE COPIES of Love You To Death 2, courtesy of Crissy and ECW Press. There are TWO ways to enter! Please read the below carefully so your entries count. (There will be no exceptions!)

GENERAL RULES:

Deadline for entries is Monday, August 22nd at 11:59pm PST.
You may enter once via Twitter and once via the blog.
Vampire-Diaries.net blog staff and Crissy Calhoun will each choose their favorite answers, five answers total.
Winners will be notified that week.

ENTER VIA TWITTER:

You must be following both @tvdnews and @crissycalhoun.
Reply to @tvdnews with what gift YOU would give Elena for her 18th birthday. Be creative, be funny, be clever! Make sure you include a link to THIS POST in your reply or it won’t count! Example: “@tvdnews I would give Elena a stuffed bunny for her 18th birthday! [link to this post]“

ENTER HERE ON THE BLOG:

Reply to this post with what gift YOU would give Elena for her 18th birthday.
Make sure you use a legitimate email address when registering to comment so we have a way to contact you if you’re picked as a winner! No worries if you’ve linked your Facebook or Twitter account, as we can contact you that way, too. Email addresses are not posted publicly.

We look forward to reading your entries! Good luck!

Tags: contests, Crissy Calhoun, freebies, giveaways, Love You To Death 2: The Unofficial Companion to The Vampire Diaries, Season 2

Interview with Candice Accola, Kat Graham and Steven R. McQueen on Amazon.co.uk

Posted by Red | August 16, 2011, 17:19 (EST) | 20 Comments
Category: TV Series

Thanks to Vampire Diaries Online for the heads up! Amazon.co.uk’s listing for the season 2 DVD contains a video interview with Candice Accola, Kat Graham and Steven R. McQueen, in which they discuss their characters’ progression through the series so far.

HEAD OVER TO AMAZON TO WATCH THE VIDEO

You can also catch a small snippet of Nina Dobrev encouraging UK fans to buy the DVD. Which neatly leads to…

The Vampire Diaries: The Complete Second Season arrives August 22nd in the UK and August 30th in the USA. Have you pre-ordered your DVD/Blu-Ray yet?

Pre-order Vampire Diaries Season 2:
DVD from Amazon USA | Blu-Ray from Amazon USA
DVD from Amazon UK | Blu-Ray from Amazon UK

Tags: Candice Accola, DVD, interviews, Kat Graham, Nina Dobrev, Season 2, Steven R. McQueen

TONIGHT – Vampire Diaries: The Last Dance (EP218 Encore) Airs at 8/7c

Posted by Kate | August 11, 2011, 15:47 (EST) | 1 Comment
Category: TV Series

Get your retro sixties outfits and dancing shoes ready: We’re inching closer to the September 15 premiere with tonight’s repeat of season two’s episode eighteen, The Last Dance.

Episode refresher course:

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Tags: CW Network, episodes, repeats, Season 2, The Last Dance

Ripping Open TVD: Stefan Is Not Boring, Unless Boring Means Awesome

Posted by Carrie Raisler | August 10, 2011, 11:00 (EST) | 133 Comments
Category: TV Series

Stefan: The Sacrifice (EP210) It’s the summer hiatus – and IT SUCKS. So to help wile away those lonely TVD-less hours as we await Vampire Diaries Season 3, we’ve rounded up a slew of guest bloggers (and huge Vampire Diaries fans) for a series called Ripping Open TVD. Each blogger will be focusing on one particular aspect of what we’ve just experienced in Vampire Diaries Season 2 and adding a hefty dose of Season 3 speculation. Remember: These are guest posts, so these are the opinions of the person writing them, not necessarily Vampire-Diaries.net. Cool? Cool. This week, Carrie Raisler, Vampire Diaries recapper/reviewer extraordinaire at The A.V. Club, takes issue with the “boring” label when it comes to the littlest Salvatore and explains why she thinks this complicated character is about to get even more interesting.

Before I started covering The Vampire Diaries for The A.V. Club last season, I didn’t have much of a gauge on what other people besides myself thought about the show. Sure, I vaguely knew there were Delena and Stelena shippers – as there are in any show featuring a love triangle – but beyond that most of the fandom was a blank slate, which, as a writer, was both a blessing and curse. Once the comments started rolling in on my reviews, however, I got quite a surprise when it comes to one Mr. Stefan Salvatore: a lot of people think he’s boring.

I was bewildered. How did everyone not see the strong and supportive yet slightly warped vamp I did? I do admit, when the show started I was more than skeptical. Having been an almost obsessive fan of Kevin Williamson’s Dawson’s Creek, the Stefan of the early episodes was a bit too close to an undead Dawson Leery for my Pacey-loving taste. But then, something amazing happened. Paul Wesley started to really bring it in his scenes. The writers began to emphasize his dark side a bit more. By the time the Katherine reveal was made in The Turning Point, it was pretty much cemented that Stefan Salvatore is not your run of the mill brooding, sulking vampire. Now, as a card carrying member of the Stefan Salvatore fan club I invented in my mind, I feel it is my duty to explain exactly why he can punch my dance card at a 1800s-themed Mystic Falls party any time.

CONTINUE READING “RIPPING OPEN TVD: STEFAN IS NOT BORING, UNLESS BORING MEANS AWESOME.”

Tags: character appreciation, character study, Damon Salvatore (TV), Elena Gilbert (TV), guest post, Klaus (TV), Ripping Open TVD, Season 1, Season 2, Season 3, Stefan Salvatore (TV)

TONIGHT – Vampire Diaries: Know Thy Enemy (EP217 encore) airs at 8/7c

Posted by Kate | August 4, 2011, 15:58 (EST) | No Comments
Category: TV Series

Tonight’s we’re skipping from last week’s The Sacrifice all the way up to episode 17, Know Thy Enemy. The good news: That means we’re getting close to the season three premiere on Thursday, September 15th! The bad news: Anyone watching for the first time will be really confused. (The rest of us can just continue to wonder why it’s not “Know Thine Enemy.”)

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