*dies*

I’m pretty sure the other characters will get a look in – Jeremy certainly has his own storyline going on, and Bonnie’s psychic abilities will certainly make her role big. I think they’re just concentrating on the main trio for the ad campaigns, much like the blurbs on the back of the books concentrate on the love triangle aspect and don’t even mention the other characters. Hell, Dark Reunion is told mostly from Bonnie’s point of view, and she’s not even mentioned on the back of that book! So yeah, I think this is just making use of the main trio for the ad campaign.

They’re certainly eye-catching. :D

:-0! Well Elena certainly isn’t acting all nicey-nice girl next door here!

I’m just impressed that the lighting is consistent on the boys in the third one. That alone speaks volumes for the authenticity. It’s either real, or a damned fine photoshop.

TVD goes poly?

I LIKE them, I’m just not sure I like them for TVD. It definitely seems like the producers are taking Twilight and True Blood and trying to make something from that.

I agree. They are definately hot, but they aren’t exactly TVDish.

But…they are hot. Especially that last one.

of course^^

They look like Trueblood banners. At least Twilight went with the feel of the books !
These are ok !

Nina Dobrev is one lucky girl :D

They are HAWT and I love them (not so much the middle one cause the awful skin coloring reminds me of what they did to the pictures/photoshoot of the Twilight film :/ But people are right when they sat that it’s not TVD-ish. Hot nonetheless lol.

I’m always surprised when someone says the books are “pure” (or “vanilla”) – I re-read the first four recently and think I actually picked up on a lot more of the subtext than I had on (numerous) previous reads. I think the series is *incredibly* erotic, particularly between Elena and Stefan – it’s just *subtle*.

Do I think the ads are hot? I think the Red Light Vampire Special one at the top is especially effective in the way it’s framed and everyone’s a bit disembodied. The other two are a bit too ‘shopped for me, and the last one in particular takes things to a level that I’m left going, “Yes, well, what’s to look forward to now?”

I don’t mind having a run of sexy ads. (Honestly, fandom has made the above look vanilla by comparison throughout the years.) But I do find it interesting that these are the polar opposite in tone from the almost wholesome, romantic clips running on the CW. Makes me think that perhaps the network is acknowledging that this show’s fanbase might be more diverse in age and taste than originally assumed.

But sexy doesn’t always have to be so literal either. Give me a dramatic poster of Stefan and Damon looking like a couple of badasses and then we can talk. ;)

Don’t LOVE them, but don’t hate them either. Doesn’t have the feel of TVD at all though, which irritates me.
I liked the middle one the best. Maybe because of the skyline.

My thoughts exactly.

I see where you’re coming from in your views, and I don’t disagree whatsoever, lol.

But for me, as someone who wants to see this show endure, we kind of have to make this kind of waves to lure people to watch the series.

Again, it’s marketing, and sure does it compromise some of the romantic feel of the books? Sure. Is it a little too graphics, yes.

But does every single one of them at first glance make you think Oh.Wow.?

For me it did for sure! It’s about first impressions, but yes it’s not really what the books are about all vamp!sex but it’s a harsh battle out there to remain somewhat on top of the game.

So for me, my excitement comes from the fact I’ve buried any ideas or attachments for looking at a mirror image of the books.

It’s like, listen folks, haven’t we gone over how much the series will not hold entirely true to the books? Are we not all interested and excited at the prospect of seeing the characters we love at least find its way on the screen in one form or another? I sure am.

I feel like the genre for vamps is saturated but doesn’t always have the common elements that add to its allure. True Blood clearly is heavy with the sexuality aspect of it. And Vampire Diaries looks like it will provide us with a heroine that will…*insert spoiler here* half way through the series which isn’t something that we’ve seen on television for a while.

I’m all set up for the fun of it :)

My thoughts really have nothing to do with how it ties to the books, truthfully – just personal taste. I work in marketing, so I’m more than aware what they’re aiming for here, and I know this is FAR from all of the angles we’re going to see pushed. Me? What I find sexy is two badass vampire brothers with a long, stormy history – now that we have the sex, I want the BLOOD. That’s what’s going to push MY buttons and I don’t think I’m alone in that.

So what I was trying to say is that the above totally has its place and will undoubtedly turn heads – but I’m looking for something a little different. ;)

http://tv.ign.com/articles/985/985388p1.html

Oh okay, I see ;) Well, I’m just about as impatient to see how everything turns out on the night it airs its pilot.

Everything is just a tease for now, lol.

Are these a bold answer to the readers’ wild expectations? Or just a misinterpretation? Do Vampire Diaries fans seek innocent love or just have a fetish with innocence? Either way, they ruin it :)

I think they are actually very funny(Love sucks?? :) before being unconvincingly hot (by the way, our new portuguese “Struggle” cover is, how shall I put it… innocently hot :)

Right at this moment? A dime. BIG MONEY!

Well, the last book, Nightfall, is a little more “in your face” :)
I like things subtle too but, to be honest, I’m a little tired of the Mormon-Stephanie-Meyer-Vamps… Let’s bring the sexy vamps back… Come on, shirtless Ian Somerhalder is never enough for me… lol

BTW, I’m from Brasil too… And I always check your site “Sucker for Vampires” :P

I concur. That would be amazing!