Posted by Vee and Red | January 6, 2012, 7:30 (EST) | 23 Comments
Category: TV Series
Okay, so The New Deal (EP310) was a big deal for a whole slew of reasons (those are spoilers we can continue to suppress here for the international fans), but we know that fans of The Vampire Diaries book series had reason to be very excited about last night’s episode. After nearly two and a half seasons, a fan favorite book character finally made her debut on TV: Say hello to Dr. Meredith Fell, played by Torrey DeVitto.
If you’ve been following this website since the beginning, when we were covering the pilot’s development and production – waaaaaay back in early 2009 – you know there was a big sticking point with book series fans: Where’s Meredith? We blogged about it one, or two, or three times. In April 2009, Julie Plec acknowledged Meredith’s absence from the pilot for the first time, saying: “Be patient, Meredith fans.” And now here we are.
Zap2It has a nice write-up on Julie and Kevin Williamson finally making good on their promise to bring Meredith into the TV series fold. As is to be expected, there have been some changes made to the character in translating her from page to screen – TV!Meredith is now a Fell and is older than her book counterpart – but Julie hints that the good doctor will have a bigger role to play as we head into the rest of Season 3:
Book Meredith is unique in that she’s one character who is completely unaffected by Damon’s charms — in fact, she makes him a little bit nervous. Most of Meredith’s scenes are with Alaric and Damon, so viewers can look forward to seeing just how Damon reacts to a little romance getting in the way of his bromance. “She’s a Fell, so she’s got a point of view about how to handle the vampire business in this town,” Plec teases. We’re sure Damon will be thrilled.
READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT ZAP2IT.
We know she had a very brief appearance on last night’s episode, but how do book fans feel about finally having Meredith on their TV screens? Let us know in the comments!
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Posted by Vee | April 28, 2011, 11:39 (EST) | 8 Comments
Category: TV Series
Zap2It‘s Carina MacKenzie talks with Joseph Morgan (who finally stepped out in his own shoes last week) about the long-awaited arrival of Klaus, doing his research on the character, playing with the fans on Twitter, and garnering fandom support for the charity Positive Women. He also addresses Kevin Williamson’s description of Klaus as someone who can “out-Damon Damon.”
Ian Somerhalder does something very specific on the show that he’s very good at, and I don’t think anyone could imitate him. I certainly didn’t want to imitate him on the show to out-do him; I didn’t think that was the way to approach it. So I thought, because he’s very expressive with his eyes and he’s very sarcastic, I thought that the way to go up against Ian Somerhalder in a scene, is to play with stillness. I wanted to undercut him and to intimidate Damon with how comfortable Klaus was being there, and to get into his personal space. Rather than try to outdo him at his own game, I felt I had to bring my own game to the table, and make him play on my terms.
READ THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW WITH JOSEPH MORGAN AT ZAP2IT.
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Posted by Red | January 10, 2011, 17:59 (EST) | 8 Comments
Category: Books, L.J. Smith
Hey, Vampire Diaries fans, do you fancy owning a black rose as found by Damon in a bouquet at the end of Shadow Souls? L.J. Smith is giving you the chance to win one of ten of the very roses featured on the left, which are genuine roses dipped in black enamel and edged with 24-karat gold. The grand prize winner will also recieve a rose plated entirely in 24-karat gold. If you want to enter the contest, head on over to the contest page for more information and to find out how. Sadly, due to how fragile these roses are and the costs and risks of shipping, the contest is only open to residents of the USA.
And courtesy of the fantastic LJS Cover Resource, we’ve got a bunch of new book covers for you. Some will be familiar on account of being variations on the North American covers, others are based on recognisable TV series stills. But there are a few brand new ones in there, with some featured below. Check them out in the book gallery.
 Midnight Germany, 2011 |
 The Awakening Spain, 2011 |
 The Struggle Spain, 2011 |
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Posted by Vee | November 20, 2010, 13:28 (EST) | 165 Comments
Category: Books, TV Series
The casting call/sides for a pivotal role popped up this morning – and to say we’re excited is quite the understatement. Time lines change, but it looks like we can expect a certain Big Bad to appear sooner rather than later, possibly even by episode 216. Highlight the casting call for spoilers:
Klaus is late-20′s to mid-30′s. He’s handsome, charming, intelligent, with a sharp wit. He’s the only person who can out-Damon Damon. That’s because he’s got a thousand years on him. Klaus is one of the Originals. Possibly the oldest. But you’d never know it because he keeps up with the times.
But rather than just play the dreamcasting game (which is a blast, don’t get us wrong), we’re more interested in speculating what this character’s arrival is going to do to Team Badass. Mark our words – things are going to get ugly in Mystic Falls.
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Posted by Red | September 13, 2010, 15:56 (EST) | 13 Comments
Category: Books, L.J. Smith
Those of you who have read Shadow Souls will know all about Bonnie’s opal ring. L.J. Smith has had such a ring made, and is going to be giving it away to one lucky Vampire Diaries fan.
Now you can win this version of Bonnie’s opal ring (see above). It’s made of 14 karat gold and 14 karat white gold, with one central opal and diamonds sprinkled around it. This is a gorgeous ring that sells for over $700—so pretty that I got one for myself! And if you didn’t win an autographed Shadow Souls book during the last contest–well, here’s your chance, because I’m offering ten (10) this time around as second prizes.
To find out more about the ring and how to enter the contest, head on over to L.J. Smith’s blog.
The lovely Lorraine over at the LJS Covers Resource has kindly passed on some more German book covers, a variation on the TV series-themed omnibus editions previously published.
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Posted by Red | August 7, 2010, 12:29 (EST) | 4 Comments
Category: Books
Book news! Feels like ages since we last posted any about the book series, and to make up for that we have a whole load of new book covers from various countries for you to peruse.
First up, the cover for Nightfall in Brazil has been revealed, and the publishers, Galera Record, will also be releasing a rather nifty Vampire Diaries boxset containing books 1 – 4. There isn’t a release date for either product yet, but we’ll let you know when we hear something. Update: Nightfall is due in October, and the boxset in November. Thanks, Isabella!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE REST OF THE COVERS
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Posted by Red | May 9, 2010, 17:19 (EST) | 5 Comments
Category: Books
Have we mentioned lately how much we love Lorraine over at the L.J. Smith Cover Resource? She’s been working her cover voodoo and has come up trumps with all kinds of Vampire Diaries book cover goodies for us.
First up, to your left you will see the UK cover for The Return: Midnight (click on the image to view a larger version). This is the first cover we’ve seen anywhere for Midnight, and I’ve got to admit to a little bit of pride that the UK got in there first. While we may have a cover, we’re still seeing a range of dates for the publication date, from July of this year to November next year. As soon as we have something concrete, we’ll get it up on the website for you.
We’ve also got some more covers for other books in the series – from reprints to brand new publications in the UK, France, Germany and Japan. Read on to view all the new covers…
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Posted by Red | April 29, 2010, 13:20 (EST) | 2 Comments
Category: Books
Thanks to Iony and Vampire’s Crib for the heads up. Romanian fans can now pre-order the fourth volume in the Vampire Diaries series, “Dark Reunion” (“Reuniunea”), from Leda books. The book is due out towards the end of May, and you get a 25% discount if you pre-order now. We’re seriously feeling the Bonnie love with some of these covers of late. Awesome. Click on the image to the left to get a better look and Miss McCullough gracing the Romanian cover of “Dark Reunion”.
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Posted by Red | April 5, 2010, 7:36 (EST) | 4 Comments
Category: Books
Thanks to the LJS Cover Resource (all hail Lorraine!), we’ve got some Vampire Diaries covers to share with you.
First up, the reprints of the original series in Denmark with some very striking covers. Going with a white/light theme really makes these stand out, and the artsy poses of Elena really add to the wow factor. And the subtle background of veins? Awesome. The Awakening also has an interesting title change, which translates to ‘Brothers of Darkness’ (thanks, Katrine!). Appropriate, no? Danish fans can look forward to buying these from Tellerup over the Summer. The Awakening and The Struggle will be published on May 10th, The Fury on June 10th, and Dark Reunion on July 16th.
The Russian cover for Dark Reunion (pictured left) has been released in its usual unrelated glory, though we haven’t got a date yet for when it will be published. Keep an eye on Ozon.ru. We also have the cover for the Italian version of Shadow Souls (pictured right), which should already be available to buy in bookstores.
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Posted by Red | March 17, 2010, 10:23 (EST) | 2 Comments
Category: Books
LEDA, the publishers of the Vampire Diaries in Romania, have revealed the cover of the third book in the series, The Fury (or ‘Furia’ to Romanian fans) – click on the image to the right to see a larger version in our gallery. The book is due out in April and will be available for pre-order from LEDA Books at the end of March. In the meantime, both The Awakening (Trezirea) and The Struggle (Lupta) are available to order now. Many thanks to The Vampires Crib for the heads up.
Speaking of the books, congratulations to the winner of our Shadow Souls giveaway on Twitter, @lands13! Don’t forget, you can also enter to win a copy of the book plus other goodies in giveaways being run by both L.J. Smith on her website and another on the official book site, VampireDiaries.com. And if you can’t wait that long to get hold of a copy, you can always order one on Amazon.
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