Posted by Red | April 26, 2010, 16:36 (EST) | 8 Comments
Category: TV Series

There’s a fascinating, in-depth interview with exec producers Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec posted over at Deadline Hollywood. They talk a lot about the story of the Vampire Diaries and the process and difficulties faced when writing the episodes.

DH: It’s a very complicated story, and you do have to write in two different historical periods some of the time.
KW: From a writing standpoint, it’s a very difficult show to plot out. The genre element, the teen element, the high school hijinks combined with the life-and-death stakes on a week-to-week basis. And create all this mythology. So you have individual episodes that seem episodic enough. But at the same time, you are carrying an overall serial. It’s a very hard show to plot out. I find it very challenging.
JP: We read a review in the middle of our season, the end-of-the-year kind of stuff, and TV Guide gave the show an “A-”. And they said the only reason it wasn’t a perfect A is, they couldn’t imagine that we still had more story to tell, that we still had more episodes in us, and that time would tell.
KW: I’m telling you, we are so not out of stories, it’s crazy.

 
FEARnet interviewed Kevin about Scream, with the Vampire Diaries also getting a mention:

Of all your characters, whom do you best relate to?
I feel a little piece of me in everything. You know? I have a little bit of Randy because I’m the horror movie geek. And I’m still Dawson, I’m still Joey. [Vampire Diaries'] Stefan and Damon are characters created by L. J. Smith, so they may not be so personal, but I find something personal in them. I’m very connected to the idea of the loner and the outcast, like Stefan.

Psst. Dear FEARnet – It’s Stefan, not Stephan. We fixed it for you.

 
Julie also chatted with CliqueClack about the books, Stefan and Damon, Uncle John, and reminds us all that no one is safe.

DEB: Will we see more of Stefan and Damon changing roles as the series continues? I’ve loved Stefan on human blood and I’m hoping we get a little more Damon redemption from time to time as well, to keep it interesting. What can we expect?
JULIE: Stefan and Damon are ever-evolving characters. Stefan’s been a hero for many decades and will always struggle with the darker side of being a vampire. It will never be easy for him. Damon is on a hero’s journey of his own that we’ll see in big ways in the season finale.

 
Matt Davis has been talking to IESB about working on the show with his co-stars, how he got the part of Alaric, and hints at Alaric’s future on the show.

IESB: Are there any hints you can give, as to what’s in store for Alaric? Is there anything you’re particularly excited about viewers getting to see, before the end of the season?
Matt: I really just enjoy the development between Alaric and Damon. I’ve really enjoyed working with Ian Somerhalder. He’s such a wonderful human being, and Damon is such a fun character to play with. I’ve enjoyed that relationship. It’s been fun to play.

 
Finally, Malese Jow’s official Team Anna video (complete with support from Ian Somerhalder) has been posted up, and features the debut of her brand new song, “Red Light”. Check it out below.

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