The Vampire Diaries had as much going against as for it when it first hit televisions, and the show’s popularity is actually somewhat surprising. While the general popularity of vampires, indeed teen vampires, obviously leads to a variety of efforts hoping to cash in, at some point the genre is overworked, and you’re rolling the dice as much as with any other new show.
With not only the general vampire similarity, but also the time-honored “good” vampire struggling against his nature (a key in the other big two at the moment), predicting the success of The Vampire Diaries was not an easy call. Once you get into the territory of what may well be perceived as copycat material, it becomes very difficult to judge what the reaction should be, no matter what reaction (as a critic) the material might deserve.
Through the first few episodes, which nevertheless performed well from a ratings perspective,...
With not only the general vampire similarity, but also the time-honored “good” vampire struggling against his nature (a key in the other big two at the moment), predicting the success of The Vampire Diaries was not an easy call. Once you get into the territory of what may well be perceived as copycat material, it becomes very difficult to judge what the reaction should be, no matter what reaction (as a critic) the material might deserve.
Through the first few episodes, which nevertheless performed well from a ratings perspective,...
- 8/30/2010
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Two vampire brothers – one good, one evil – are at war for 17-year-old Elena Gilbert’s soul and for the souls of her friends, family and all of the residents of Mystic Falls, Virginia, as Warner Home Video debuts The Vampire Diaries: The Complete First Season on DVD and Blu-ray August 31, 2010. Starring Nina Dobrev (“DeGrassi: The Next Generation”), Paul Wesley (“Fallen”), Ian Somerhalder (“Lost”), Steven R. McQueen, Katerina Graham, Sara Canning, Candice Accola, Zach Roerig, Kayla Ewell, Michael Trevino and Matt Davis, “The Vampire Diaries” DVD contains 22 episodes of the first season plus over 8 hours of bonus features, including four brand-new featurettes (Into Mystic Falls, When Vampires Don’t Suck!, A New Breed of Vampires andVampires 101), unaired scenes, gag reel, webisodes and more.
The release also includes a bonus downloadable audiobook of The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening by L.J. Smith, the first book in the bestselling series from HarperCollins that started it all.
The release also includes a bonus downloadable audiobook of The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening by L.J. Smith, the first book in the bestselling series from HarperCollins that started it all.
- 8/17/2010
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
Know what was pretty shocking? I totally expected to hate "The Vampire Diaries" but gave it a shot while jonesing for my "Supernatural" fix and ended up getting hooked. Yes, it has all of the elements for the tweener crowd, but people get slaughtered on the show at the drop of a dime! Seemingly everyone is on the menu, and you gotta respect that. Not to mention it had one of the best damned season finales I've seen in forever.
With the show making its Blu-ray and DVD debut on August 31st, we got our hands on a clip from the special features for you. Dig it!
"For over a century, I have lived in secret. Until now. I know the risk, but I have to know her." Dark, brooding, pulsing with bloodlust and transcendent with romance, 'The Vampire Diaries' – which started as a series of must-read novels...
With the show making its Blu-ray and DVD debut on August 31st, we got our hands on a clip from the special features for you. Dig it!
"For over a century, I have lived in secret. Until now. I know the risk, but I have to know her." Dark, brooding, pulsing with bloodlust and transcendent with romance, 'The Vampire Diaries' – which started as a series of must-read novels...
- 8/13/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Season One of "The Vampire Diaries" is officially over, and if you're someone who dismissed it as just another teen angst vamp lite offering (trust us, it isn't), August 31st will be your chance to see if you were right or not as that's the day Warner Home Video is releasing the Blu-ray and DVD box sets.
First, a short synopsis of the series:
"For over a century, I have lived in secret. Until now. I know the risk, but I have to know her." Dark, brooding, pulsing with bloodlust and transcendent with romance, 'The Vampire Diaries' – which started as a series of must-read novels by L.J. Smith – has become a must-watch television hit. Season One offers unforgettable characters, living and undead. They are vampire brothers Stefan and Damon, one good and one evil; Elena, a double for the beauty both brothers loved some 150 years earlier; plus Elena' brother Jeremy,...
First, a short synopsis of the series:
"For over a century, I have lived in secret. Until now. I know the risk, but I have to know her." Dark, brooding, pulsing with bloodlust and transcendent with romance, 'The Vampire Diaries' – which started as a series of must-read novels by L.J. Smith – has become a must-watch television hit. Season One offers unforgettable characters, living and undead. They are vampire brothers Stefan and Damon, one good and one evil; Elena, a double for the beauty both brothers loved some 150 years earlier; plus Elena' brother Jeremy,...
- 6/5/2010
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
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