Posted by Red | June 3, 2009, 16:02 (EST) | 3 Comments
Category: TV Series

MTV has an article up in which Ian Somerhalder talks about how the success of Twilight has meant that the Vampire Diaries was able to be turned into a TV series, how he likes playing a vampire, and a little bit of an insight into his thoughts on Damon’s nature.

There’s also a short video, which is essentially what is already stated in the article, but I’m sure you all want to take a look anyway. Apologies to non-US fans (or it may just be UK fans), MTV won’t let us watch it. If we find a version that everyone can see, we’ll let you know.

Posted by Vee | June 3, 2009, 2:38 (EST) | 4 Comments
Category: TV Series

CW Source has posted a more in-depth interview with Paul Wesley about The Vampire Diaries.

And we’re sure most of you have already heard but according to The Hollywood Reporter, The Vampire Diaries has been picked up by Canadian broadcaster CTV for air on Thursdays at 7 p.m.

Posted by Vee | June 2, 2009, 23:40 (EST) | 24 Comments
Category: Books, TV Series

Man, we wish this trailer had been released a week ago. Context makes all the difference. Not to knock the footage we’ve seen so far, but this trailer is about a million times better in every way. We have tons of new footage and alternate (and, in our opinion, superior) takes of scenes we have seen. We’re also ridiculously pleased to have some answers to questions floating since the pilot’s filming.

Anyway, as promised (and because it’s what we do), we’re going to touch on spoilery stuff beneath the cut so if you don’t want to know anything, or have yet to read the books, we recommend saving the surprises.

SOMETHING SPOILERY THIS WAY COMES

Posted by Vee | May 25, 2009, 4:26 (EST) | 4 Comments
Category: TV Series

Nina Dobrev Fan posted a few interesting items this evening. First up, we have a video of Nina at the CW upfront talking about her role as Elena in The Vampire Diaries, Twilight, and the built-in vampire fanbase.

And secondly, via Nina’s MySpace, there’s a candid snapshot of Ian, Nina, and Paul in the NDF Gallery that some of you might get a kick out of. There’s something oddly appropriate, Salvatore-wise, about this photo. Can’t…quite…put our finger on it…

Posted by Vee | May 24, 2009, 21:44 (EST) | 14 Comments
Category: TV Series

Via The CW Source on YouTube, in case you missed it: clips from The Vampire Diaries and the brief interview with Paul starts at the 3:00 minute mark. He talks about the plot of the show, playing Stefan, and the Salvatore brothers’ relationship.

Also, THIS? Is pretty freakin’ adorable and bang on.

Posted by Vee | May 21, 2009, 11:58 (EST) | No Comments
Category: TV Series

After the explosion of news, photos, and video these past two days, you’re probably wondering what sort of excitement the CW brought to the upfront party, Vampire Diaries-wise. And the answer would be…yeah, not much. (It’s a bit like the day after Christmas for the fans right now. Or not.)

BUT we did get the synopsis attached to the CW schedule. And running commentary on Twitter from the likes of the LA Times and Michael Ausiello, who at the start of the trailer (not sure if it was the same footage that appeared last night) described it as “90210 with teeth” and then “I take it back. It’s Supernatural with teeth.” Then “Guess I’m investing 2 hours in the CW on Thursdays this fall! Very cool.” (Which then disappeared from his feed, but SupportSPN retweeted it.) And then a final: “Vampire trailer ends. Tim Stack gives me the ‘not bad’ nod. Agreed.”

And it wasn’t just him – seemed like a lot of critics tweeting the upfront started out mocking it and, by the end, were impressed. TVGuide said: “I love me some ‘Lost Boys,’ so CW’s ‘Vampire Diaries’ gave me goosebumps. Gonna be a nice match with Supernatural!”

Who from The Vampire Diaries was there: That we know for sure? Ian Somerhalder (Damon Salvatore – how good is it to type that in context of the TV show?), Nina Dobrev (Elena Gilbert), Paul Wesley (Stefan Salvatore), Kevin Williamson (Executive Producer), and Julie Plec (Executive Producer). You can see a photo of the main trio here.

And apparently the talent walked out onstage at the end of the whole shebang? Feel like we missed something in there, but – yes. There it is. We’ll update with details throughout the day.

Posted by Vee | May 21, 2009, 10:24 (EST) | 4 Comments
Category: TV Series

From, well, every TV-related site out there right now, the official Vampire Diaries synopsis on the CW’s 2009-2010 schedule (note Salvatore made it in there – nice):

THURSDAY: 8:00-9:00 P.M. “THE VAMPIRE DIARIES” (New Series)

Four months after the tragic car accident that killed their parents, 17-year-old Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev, “DeGrassi: The Next Generation”) and her 15-year-old brother, Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen, “Everwood”) are still trying to cope with their grief and move on with their lives. Elena has always been the star student; beautiful, popular and involved with school and friends, but now she finds herself struggling to hide her sadness from the world. As the school year begins, Elena and her friends are fascinated by a handsome and mysterious new student, Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley, “Army Wives”). Stefan and Elena are immediately drawn to one another, and Elena has no way of knowing that Stefan is a centuries-old vampire, struggling to live peacefully among humans, while his brother Damon (Ian Somerhalder, “Lost”) is the embodiment of vampire violence and brutality. Now these two vampire brothers – one good, one evil – are at war for Elena’s soul and for the souls of her friends, family and all the residents of the small town of Mystic Falls, Virginia. Based on the series of books by L. J. Smith, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES is from Alloy Entertainment and Bonanza Productions Inc in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios with executive producers Kevin Williamson (”Dawson’s Creek,” “I Know What You Did Last Summer”), Julie Plec (”Kyle XY,” “Wasteland”), Leslie Morgenstein (”Gossip Girl,” “Privileged”) and Bob Levy (”Gossip Girl,” “Privileged”). Marcos Siega (”Dexter”) directed the pilot.