This marks the debut of my column for The CW's vampire drama The Vampire Diaries. Most people think that this is just a rip off of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series of books, but the truth of the matter is that The Vampire Diaries series of books were published starting in 1991. The Twilight series came to us in 2005; 14 years later. The Vampire Diaries probably owes its television life to the Twilight movies, however.
In a nutshell, The Vampire Diaries is about a high school girl who falls in love with a vampire. Yes, it all sounds familiar. However, I believe that The Vampire Diaries is much better in terms of the mythology of the vampire. These are vampires that actually use their fangs. These vampires don't sparkle in the sunlight. These vampires don't rely on venom to kill their prey, they simply suck the blood of their victims until they die. In other words, these are the vampires that we have come to know over the years instead of their neutered sparkly cousins from The Twilight Saga.
Main Cast:
Nina Dobrev (Degrassi: The Next Generation) - Elena Gilbert
Paul Wesley (Wolf Lake) - Stefan Salvatore
Ian Somerhalder (LOST) - Damon Salvatore
Steven R. McQueen (Everwood) - Jeremy Gilbert
Katerina Graham (17 Again) - Bonnie Bennett
Candice Accola (Deadgirl) - Caroline Forbes
Zach Roerig (As the World Turns) - Matt Donovan
Michael Trevino (Cane) - Tyler Lockwood
Sara Canning (Slap Shot 3: The Junior League) - Jenna Sommers
Matthew Davis (Legally Blonde) - Alaric Saltzman
The Vampire Diaries airs Thursday nights on The CW at 8 PM Eastern/7 PM Central
I'll be back next week with episode reactions for the 15th episode of the second season.
Until next time,
-Bill-
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