The Vampire Diaries (2009– )

A high school girl is torn between two vampire brothers.

Stars:

Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder

19 wins & 23 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Nina Dobrev	...	Elena Gilbert (89 episodes, 2009-2013)
Paul Wesley	...	Stefan Salvatore (89 episodes, 2009-2013)
Ian Somerhalder	...	Damon Salvatore (89 episodes, 2009-2013)
Steven R. McQueen	...	Jeremy Gilbert (89 episodes, 2009-2013)
Kat Graham	...	Bonnie Bennett (89 episodes, 2009-2013)
Zach Roerig	...	Matt Donovan (89 episodes, 2009-2013)
Candice Accola	...	Caroline Forbes (89 episodes, 2009-2013)
Michael Trevino	...	Tyler Lockwood (89 episodes, 2009-2013)
Matthew Davis	...	Alaric Saltzman (59 episodes, 2009-2012)
Joseph Morgan	...	Klaus (49 episodes, 2011-2013)
Sara Canning	...	Jenna Sommers (44 episodes, 2009-2012)

Storyline

The vampire brothers Damon and Stefan Salvatore, eternal adolescents, having been leading 'normal' lives, hiding their bloodthirsty condition, for centuries, moving on before their non-aging is noticed. They are back in the Virginia town where they became vampires. Stefan is noble, denying himself blood to avoid killing, and tries to control his evil brother Damon. Stefan falls in love with schoolgirl Elena, whose best friend is a witch, like her grandma.

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Plot Keywords:

Brother | Vampire | Witch | High School | Teen Romance | 

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Taglines:

You remember your first kiss forever... and ever

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official iTunes Season 4 The CW

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 September 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Vampirski dnevnici

Filming Locations:

Castleberry Hill, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alloy Entertainment, Bonanza Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Stephen Amell (Brady) previously auditioned for the roles of Mason Lockwood and Elijah.

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Connections

Spoofed in Vampire Sex Diaries (2010)
Spoofs the TV series in porn.

User Reviews

Has its Good and Bad - But it just started.

I read the books 15 years ago, and I was a bit excited and apprehensive about it being made into a TV series with all the liberties that are taken these days. Last night, I watched the pilot. I have a few beefs (missing character and particular character interactions), but mostly I think I was alright with it. It has been update to fit with the times a bit more.

It appears that they are loosely following the story, and that is fine if they are making it into a series. To follow the books, they would have just needed to make a mini-series and been done with it. For a full-on TV series they needed to make many adjustments. I'm a little sad that they are aiming so very hard for the Twilight crowd by throwing the romance factor in right away, but it has the potential to be pretty good.

The acting isn't the greatest, but I have definitely seen much worse. This felt to me like actors that had not yet fit themselves into their characters. It will smooth out with time and become more comfortable for them and it will show through in the series. They have managed to obtain a bit of balance between the almost care-free world of high school and the dark gritty nature of what they can't see and don't know about. That was actually what I was most worried about.

So, from a MAJOR fan of the books (I rejoiced when I realized they were with me instead of another state and started reading them for the umpteenth thousandth time) to the CW....So far, so good. Let's see where they take this and hope they keep true to the feel.