Comments on: Another Vampire Diaries TV series trailer

By: erica

erica — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:36:23 +0000

I dont understand this series at all why make it into a tv show if they dont follow the books this is retarded i hate that tv shows and movies just ruin the unique qualities and originality of books> ELENA IS BLOND HELLO!!!! THE WHOLE THING ABOUT ELENA IS THAT SHE REMINDS DAMON AND STEFAN OF KATHERINE!!! and also who the heck did they pick to be bonnie?! bonnie is a tiny red headed girl. so lame i am not watching this tv series they just diminish the whole Vampire Diaries.

By: Kasi

Kasi — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:47:50 +0000

i really can not wait for TVD. The books are great and there is 6 and i have read all of them and they are fantastic and they almost measure up to Twilight for me. the people are good actors and i can not wait to see what they can do with the charaters. the trailers are cool and they make me want to watch the show more and more. I can not wait for fall to come.

By: Chasity

Chasity — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:02:46 +0000

Why isnt Elena blonde with deep blue eyes and Steffan with piercing green eyes. I think they could have picked actors that looked more like the characters from the book, still am looking foward and excited for the series

By: RiahZombie

RiahZombie — Tue, 26 May 2009 07:57:43 +0000

I have my reservations about the WHOLE thing….this series is actually my all time FAVORITE. No contest.

This is not to say I don’t like the actors because I do actually like most of them a lot. I’ve seen at least one movie or show that each returning actor was in and enjoyed it.

Moving on.

I’ve read it at least 7 times. My first concern is appearances. Stefan was drawn to Elena because of how much she reminded him of Katherine. And yet, in my honest opinion, they didn’t pull it off. First of all, Elena is blond. Not a brunette. She has blue eyes. Not brown.

Basically, APPEARANCE IS EVERYTHING in this series. ESPECIALLY because it’s how it ALL starts!

But, I’ll stop there. I’m willing to give the series a chance. BUT if the pilot isn’t even close…I’m not gonna waste my time.

By: Red

Red — Sun, 24 May 2009 15:06:21 +0000

Nice to know I’m not the only one insane enough to do it. :D I didn’t even notice Wesley’s fangs in that shot until you posted the cap.

Yeah, Katherine did some very weird transformation herself, with blood red eyes and scary long fangs and claws. I was actually wary about calling it a shape-shifting thing, because it really did seem like it was in response to an extreme emotional reaction, like an expression of her anger and not an actual conscious decision to change. All other shape shifting in the book has required conscious decisions to do so, as well as some presence of mind to be able to cope with holding it. So yeah, I think there’s definitely some basis in the books for some vamping out, likely related to age and Power, but it’s there. :D

By: Lily

Lily — Sun, 24 May 2009 14:57:31 +0000

LoL yeah, well, I wanted to have a good look at them :D

Apart from the fangs, I always imagined tVD vampires to take on a slightly feral look about their face. And if I remember correctly, Katherine’s transformation did go beyond teeth lenthening at some point… but maybe that was part shape-shifting.

And I’m relieved they’re not like Buffy vampires too. Not fond of them either! o_O

By: Emma

Emma — Sat, 23 May 2009 02:57:04 +0000

I always pronounced it “Stef-fun,” not “Ste-fahn” (though the second is probably how it should be pronounced). So whatever.

By: Emma

Emma — Sat, 23 May 2009 02:55:27 +0000

Oh, for sure. That book absolutely deserves a movie worthy of the name. Could they at least have preserved *some* of the plot elements? Ugh…anyway…. So yeah, still very excited for TVD show. :D

By: A.M. Hartnett

A.M. Hartnett — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:23:33 +0000

I’m still waiting to see the characterization of Elena. One of the things I loved about her was how she was just such a little snit when it came to getting Stefan. So far I haven’t seen any of this, so I’ve got my fingers crossed.

By: Stacey

Stacey — Fri, 22 May 2009 22:57:11 +0000

That is great news! Its sad though…Eleana’s character is how I pictured Meredith to look. Oh Im to excited to care!

By: Red

Red — Fri, 22 May 2009 22:25:23 +0000

Hopefully we won’t be missing her for long. Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson have both said she’s going to be in it. She’s just not in the pilot. :)

By: Glitterati

Glitterati — Fri, 22 May 2009 22:25:18 +0000

I’ve always said it as “Stef-FAHN” in my head, but “STEF-un” isn’t so bad. At least it’s not horrid like “Stef-FANN”, which is what I thought they meant when they said they Americanized it. *shudder*

By: Stacey

Stacey — Fri, 22 May 2009 22:23:24 +0000

Oh my God I cant wait! I feel like a teenager again! My story come to life. Only wish it was more true to the books. Missing you Meredith.

By: Incanto

Incanto — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:45:15 +0000

That’s part of what made it so, so hilarious.

By: Incanto

Incanto — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:44:50 +0000

Especially Nightfall. Uggghhh. We shall not speak of the treenis.

By: Red

Red — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:28:42 +0000

Were you playing the screencap-the-fangs game, too? :D

I am so with you on the True Blood fangs. No offence to TB fans who like the fangs, but they just look tacky and cheaply done to me. Such a relief to see some nicely-sized canines. Pretty much my perfect fang.

I’m like Vee, never imagined a transformation beyond the teeth in the books. It makes it strange for me to see any transformation, so it’ll take some getting used to, but I do quite like the effect. It has a lot of impact without being too in-your-face. Like Buffy. XD

By: Red

Red — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:15:00 +0000

Yeah, I’m digging this title card quite a bit. The rose one just seems… meh. Unrelated, generic graphic, and falls into the Twilight trap. Spooky, misty woods is far better, especially as the woods feature heavily in the books.

By: Vee

Vee — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:09:31 +0000

I wasn’t trying to be funny.

By: Red

Red — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:07:58 +0000

Yeah, I suspect that they’re pronouncing it that way because that’s how the average American pronounces it anyway. The thread on the forums suggests that’s the case, so it makes sense.

By: Glitterati

Glitterati — Fri, 22 May 2009 18:56:42 +0000

Oooh, pretty title card on this promo! I agree with your tweet — this one is better than the one on Facebook… that one’s too… minimalist trendy or something.