We have a new look here up on the site to celebrate the premiere of The Vampire Diaries this Thursday night (Sept. 10 at 9PM)! I hope you like it! More updates soon …
The last day at Comic-Con (sob) means our final pilot review, which is The CW’s Twilight-style drama The Vampire Diaries.
In a nutshell: Two vampire brothers – one good, one evil – are vying for the attention of a local high-school hottie and since it’s not the first time they’ve clashed over a girl, they’re willing to fight dirty.
Pilot premise: The pilot largely focuses on the female protagonist, Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev), and her family-related woes. It turns out that her mother and father are dead, she’s being ‘disciplined’ by her aunt, and her brother has gone somewhat off the rails since the demise of their parents. Enter the ‘good’ vampire, Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley), who immediately catches her eye. The pair dance around each other for most of the episode, and eventually Elena invites him into her house. Meanwhile, local residents are being bitten – in some cases quite savagely – and the obvious candidate is Stefan. However, a scene towards the end hints that his (as-yet-unseen) brother, Damon (Ian Somerhalder), is the real culprit. Cue fight scene, and fade to black – after some Dear Diary moments, of course.
“The Vampire Diaries,” the CW’s attempt to catch some of the “Twilight” and “True Blood” hysteria, made its Comic-Con debut to an enthusiastic crowd at Comic-Con, screening the pilot which drew an equal number of cheers and jeers for its tween dialogue.
Expressing some reservations about trying to hop on the massive resurgence the vampire genre currently has, series writer/executive producer Kevin Williamson (“Dawson’s Creek”) said he initially said no to doing a series and big-screen version of the ’90s books written by L.J. Smith on which the series is based.
SATURDAY JULY 25:
The Vampire Diaries: Pilot screening. Based on the novels by L.J. Smith about a young woman torn between two vampire brothers, one good, the other evil. Q&A with actors Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder, as well as executive producer Kevin Williamson, writer Julie Plec and executive producer Bob Levy.
According to Variety, The Vampire Diaries will premiere September 10, 2009 on the CW. Can’t wait!
The beautiful Kayla attended three new events lately. You can view pictures in the photo gallery.
Kevin Williamson, Dawson’s Creek series creator, is back on the CW. Williamson will be writing and producing a new show called, The Vampire Diaries, for next season. Williamson (most famous for Creek) has also wrote I Know What You Did Last Summer, and Scream, among other films.
Williamson has been trying to come back to the small screen for a couple of years. However, most of his pilots and projects haven’t made it past the initial filming. The CW is really banking in on the Twilight phenom. Everyone is trying to profit from this trend.
The Vampire Diaries, is also based off of a set of books. They are about a girl in a love triangle with a pair of vampire brothers.
Some of the actors that have been tapped are: Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Kayla Ewell, Katerina Graham, and Steven R. McQueen.
As previously reported, the network has brought back Melrose Place which will be conveniently played right after 90210.
Here is the first still from The Vampire Diaries that features Kayla!
Check out all these gorgeous photoshoots of Kayla added to the gallery!
