Comments on: Love Sucks: New Vampire Diaries Banner Ads?

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:15:35 +0000

Maybe I’m just pervy but… aren’t they all, er, topless in that blue one?

Although it bodes well for the possibility of seeing Damon with his shirt off at regular intervals.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:21:37 +0000

I concur. That would be amazing!

By: Sucker for Vampires

Sucker for Vampires — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:35:59 +0000

Thanks! :D
I agree! bring the sexy vamps back!!!

By: Tita Mirra

Tita Mirra — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:39:25 +0000

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

By: Red

Red — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:40:21 +0000

OMG, will you marry me?!

Can you tell I only want you for your money? ;)

By: Vee

Vee — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:16:14 +0000

Right at this moment? A dime. BIG MONEY!

By: Red

Red — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:33:19 +0000

That? Would be awesome. :D

As an aside, how much money do you have in your pocket right now? ;)

By: fada do absinto

fada do absinto — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:17:56 +0000

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 :)

By: Vee

Vee — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:04:04 +0000

So ambitious, that Katherine!

I will hand over the money in my pocket to anyone who converts that third one into an animated banner of Damon’s arm coming up and shoving Stefan’s face out of frame. I will LOL for days. “Oh, yes, much more TVD!”

By: Scarlett

Scarlett — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:30:03 +0000

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.

By: Vee

Vee — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:20:36 +0000

Verrrry interesting. Thanks!

By: Lily

Lily — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:16:09 +0000

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

By: Vee

Vee — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:03:24 +0000

Hadn’t seen this particular quote – do you have a link?

By: Vee

Vee — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:56:57 +0000

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. ;)

By: Scarlett

Scarlett — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:46:03 +0000

Okay, this is me showing my dorkdom, but in the second banner, did ANYONE notice the TREE in the background? It reminds me of Katherine’s “tree” in the books! I wonder if it was done on purpose, it doesn’t look much like an accident at all.

By: Scarlett

Scarlett — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:43:51 +0000

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 :)

By: Lily

Lily — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:36:50 +0000

Agreed. And from CW Upfront:

Ostroff promised, “Although a lot of what [TVD preview video] you saw today was set in the high school, [the story] really affects the whole town because the town was a town where vampires originally came and started, so much of the vampires start to come back.”

By: Lily

Lily — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:20:49 +0000

My thoughts exactly.

By: Vee

Vee — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:50:48 +0000

“For me, this is 10x better than the basic promo they have up right now.”

You have no idea how many times we’ve heard that today – and it’s so true, print ad-wise.

By: Nilly

Nilly — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:41:30 +0000

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.