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thoughts? opinions?

CW trying to capitalize on the Twilight/true Blood fever. I'll check the pilot. Hopefully vampires wont turn into stupid diamonds when exposed to sun light!

Originally posted by Darth Vicious
CW trying to capitalize on the Twilight/true Blood fever. I'll check the pilot. Hopefully vampires wont turn into stupid diamonds when exposed to sun light!


yeah same her, after i watch the pilot i will decide or not to continue

I cant imagine it being as good as True Blood being on CW, they just are not allowed the freedoms of HBO. And you can see how trying to make it more kid friendly can make it pretty poor quality with Twilight so not sure how this will turn out.

Didn't the books this series is based on come out years before the Twilight series of books? Decade or so.

Kevin Williamson(Scream) has also written some of the series, so that could be interesting.

It's not something I will rush to watch on television but will give it a try, any good official trailers out for it?

All I could find on youtube were shitty fan made ones adding in characters from Heroes...

I'll give it a chance but if it's anything like Twilight then I'm not expecting anything to keep my intrested two episodes in.

For me Buffy, Angel and Ultraviolet are the three best vampire shows of recent years.

It looks to have more merit than Twilight. Granted, that's not saying much.

Hopefully, we'll find something that rivals the Buffy/Angel phenomenon in quality.

Originally posted by Gideon
It looks to have more merit than Twilight. Granted, that's not saying much.

Hopefully, we'll find something that rivals the Buffy/Angel phenomenon in quality.


I don't think that will ever happen regarding buffy and angel, but you never know

Meh, it was all right.

Originally posted by Darth Macabre
Meh, it was all right.


i thought so too... i really wasn't expecting anyway.. i will watch the next epsisode though

I will, too.

It's a lot better than I thought it would be. Course I was expecting something as bad as Twilight movie so. I'll probably end up watching it again it semi-caught my interest.

Originally posted by Gideon
It looks to have more merit than Twilight. Granted, that's not saying much.

Hopefully, we'll find something that rivals the Buffy/Angel phenomenon in quality.

They would first have to stop making Vampires go to school and being in love.

The Twilight/True Blood hype sure helped get an audience. Show had the biggest premiere in the history of CW.

Originally posted by forumcrew
The Twilight/True Blood hype sure helped get an audience. Show had the biggest premiere in the history of CW. Twilight lovers, I would imagine. I can just hear it now, them complaining that the Vampire Diaries "stole," their ideas from Twilight...completely ignorant that Twilight came out ten years after The Vampire Diaries.

Originally posted by Darth Macabre
Twilight lovers, I would imagine. I can just hear it now, them complaining that the Vampire Diaries "stole," their ideas from Twilight...completely ignorant that Twilight came out ten years after The Vampire Diaries.

Happens all the time. Any new MMO game that comes out people think is a rip off of World of Warcraft when that game copied tons from many others that came before it. Fanboys become blind by ignorance.

I watched it and was pleasantly surprised. It is massively superior to Twilight. Stefan is not made to be a Gary Stu like Edward nor is Elena as vapid as Bella. Damen at first came off cliched, but... after commercial break? Much more convincing.

7/10.

looking forward to watching the next episode on thursday

So far the Vampire Diaries doesnt have as much to offer as individual character depth goes in comparison to Twilight (which isn't reused ideas from other paranormal tv series)... we'll see though because I've only watched the first episode.

I'll keep watching it though and once it becomes tedious then I'll stop watching.

Originally posted by Kento
It's a lot better than I thought it would be. Course I was expecting something as bad as Twilight movie so. I'll probably end up watching it again it semi-caught my interest. Originally posted by Gideon
I watched it and was pleasantly surprised. It is massively superior to Twilight. Stefan is not made to be a Gary Stu like Edward nor is Elena as vapid as Bella. Damen at first came off cliched, but... after commercial break? Much more convincing.

7/10.

You both watched Twilight?

anyways, haven't seen the show, but I'm mildly interested, so I might give a try

Originally posted by S_D_J
You both watched Twilight?

anyways, haven't seen the show, but I'm mildly interested, so I might give a try Yes well one must watch movies when dragged by girlfriend, and her mother. I have read the books also, mostly cause I'll read just about anything if bored enough.

Heh the dis on Twilight was amusing.

Originally posted by Kento
Yes well one must watch movies when dragged by girlfriend, and her mother. I have read the books also, mostly cause I'll read just about anything if bored enough.

I got bored by the book, barely finished it. read the plots of the rest on wiki, I lol about the final book

My GF was excited about the movie, once I told her how it goes, she lost interest

Well. I watched the first episode (VampireDairies) it was entertaining, will watch once it airs down here in November.

i like what i see so far from vampire diaries...

Originally posted by S_D_J
I got bored by the book, barely finished it. read the plots of the rest on wiki, I lol about the final book

My GF was excited about the movie, once I told her how it goes, she lost interest

Well. I watched the first episode (VampireDairies) it was entertaining, will watch once it airs down here in November. Yea, I just like reading it doesn't matter what it is at times when I get really bored with nothing else to do. lol The final book has got to be the worst one in the series.

I read the books for the vampire Diaries and it kept me more entertained than the twilight books did. It took me awhile to get into the show... I always thought Stefan was a Gary Stu and thus far my opinion of him hasn't changed, he does remind me of Edward but at least he's better looking. Damon is the only reason I watch the tv series and read the books I think he is awesome!

I am a huge buffy fan! So no one really compares to Angel and Spike but season 2-3 Spike after that he wasn't as bad@$$ anymore. Watched True Blood, Bill can suck it and die I think Eric would beat the crap outta him! Go Team Eric!

last night's ep was very good, but Stefan should've killed Damon

I haven't read the books, but the series defies my initial expectations. Having read all of the Twilight saga, I can accurately conclude that it's quite possibly the worst piece of popular literature I've ever seen. Pathetic plot and character development, and I fully expected the Vampire Diaries to be similar...

...But it's really damn good. Some minor nitpicks, of course, but it's very good indeed. Stefan doesn't come across as a Gary Stu so much as he reminds me of David Boreanaz's Angel (who was an obvious source of inspiration for the portrayal); brooding and haunted by a mysterious past, as well as enamored with a longlost love with a vicious streak (Angel had Darla, Stefan has Katherine). Damon, who I thought initially was going to be very cheesy, turns out to be an effective and well casted villain, Stefan's foil. He reminds me of an Angelus/Spike hybrid; has Spike's love for fighting and violence and Angelus's cruelty.

And Elena is so sexy.

8/10.

Originally posted by BruceSkywalker
last night's ep was very good, but Stefan should've killed Damon

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Damon is awesome!!! Personally I'd rather have Damon kill Stefan and take Elena as his Princess of Darkness!!!

Gideon: Maybe because Angel's already been done (and I think Angel is awesome by the way! I even have a replica of the sword Buffy used to kill him in Season 2) and because I regard Angel so highly that that's why I can't like Stefan because I think David Boreanaz did it better. I didn't like him in the book either.

The series is good but it's almost copmpletly changed than the books, that's probly why it took me awhile to get into the show. So if you love the show I don't recommend reading the books... I'm starting to think the show is better. My opinion on Stefan being a Gary Stu might be based off the books and not the show because from the very start I rooted for Damon in the book and once the show started.

Originally posted by Celestialgirl
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Damon is awesome!!! Personally I'd rather have Damon kill Stefan and take Elena as his Princess of Darkness!!!

Gideon: Maybe because Angel's already been done (and I think Angel is awesome by the way! I even have a replica of the sword Buffy used to kill him in Season 2) and because I regard Angel so highly that that's why I can't like Stefan because I think David Boreanaz did it better. I didn't like him in the book either.

The series is good but it's almost copmpletly changed than the books, that's probly why it took me awhile to get into the show. So if you love the show I don't recommend reading the books... I'm starting to think the show is better. My opinion on Stefan being a Gary Stu might be based off the books and not the show because from the very start I rooted for Damon in the book and once the show started.


maybe in the end stefan will , but i do like how the show is being written and stefan and elena seem to have decent chemsitry which should grow as the season progresses