The Vampire Diaries stars Nina Dobrev as Elena, Paul Wesley as Stefan, Ian Somerhalder as Damon, Katerina Graham as Bonnie, Candice Accola as Caroline, Steven R. McQueen as Jeremy, Zach Roerig as Matt, Sara Canning as Jenna, and Michael Trevino as Tyler.
POSTED SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
More Images From Episode #2.2 "Brave New World!"
The CW has released more new images from the second episode of The Vampire Diaries Season 2.
Every year on KryptonSite, we have the annual KryptonSite Awards, honoring the best and worst of any given season of the show.
To give us something to do as we all anxiously await Season 2 of The Vampire Diaries, we've decided to do a much smaller scale VampireSite Awards - honoring the best and worst of Vampire Diaries Season 1.
We'll do this year with only a few categories - Best Actor, Best Actress, Favorite Writer, Favorite Director, Best Episode, Worst Episode, Best Guest Star, and Best Cliffhanger. If the response is good, this could be the start of what may become an annual tradition here at VampireSite.
Unfortunately, we need some help with the final category, Best Cliffhanger, which is why it's not up yet. I want to be sure nothing is left out, and fear that I'll put this up and then not have anything.
So, if you could PLEASE visit our forum thread and leave some ideas... and I'll get the final category posted ASAP so all of the results will be posted before the show's September 9 season premiere. In the meantime, while you send in more nominees, Best Guest Star voting will still be up.
As with the KryptonSite Awards, votes are limited to one vote per category per IP. Please spread the word about the Awards, though, so we can have the most possible participation!
Advance Review: The Vampire Diaries: The Complete First Season DVD!
The Vampire Diaries Season 1 will be available on DVD and Blu-ray on August 31 (TOMORROW!), and VampireSite.net's Craig Byrne has been able to write an advance review of what to expect!
More Season 2 promo images are now trickling out from The CW... and now we have posted SEVERAL more images, featuring the ENTIRE cast this year... including the supporting players!
The CW has released another new picture from the Season 2 premiere of The Vampire Diaries... one already familiar to TV Guide subscribers but new to online.
Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello has posted some casting scoop as to who the actor to your left will be playing when The Vampire Diaries returns in September.
More Comic-Con News & A Premiere Date For Season 2!
The time and room for Vampire Diaries panel at the Comic-Con International in San Diego have now been announced.
Here's the official word from Comic-Con, about the panel that will be held on Saturday, July 24:
4:15–5:00 p.m.The Vampire Diaries Screening and Q&A – The cast and creative team behind The Vampire Diaries return to take a bite out of Comic-Con! Series stars Nina Dobrev (Degrassi: The Next Generation), Paul Wesley (Roll Bounce), Ian Somerhalder (Lost), Michael Trevino (Cane) and Matt Davis (Blue Crush) join executive producers/writers Kevin Williamson (Scream) and Julie Plec (Kyle XY) to show fans a fang-tastic season one highlight reel, followed by a Q&A session. This edgy, romantic drama quickly became the number one series on The CW in its first season. The Vampire Diaries director/co-executive producer Marcos Siega (Dexter) will moderate the panel. From Bonanza Productions Inc., Outerbanks Entertainment and Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios, The Vampire Diaries will return for its second season this fall, airing Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW, and The Vampire Diaries: The Complete First Season will be released on Blu-ray™ and DVD August 31. Become a fan of The Vampire Diaries on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thevampirediaries and follow the show on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CW_VampDiaries. Ballroom 20
And then the news we've all been waiting for - The Vampire Diaries Season 2 will premiere on Thursday, September 9, right before the series premiere of Nikita. To see The CW's full fall schedule, visit KSiteTV.
POSTED JUNE 28, 2010
Comic-Con Panel Confirmed For Saturday, July 24
Blast! Magazine has been the first to reveal the exclusive news that the Vampire Diaries panel at the Comic-Con International in San Diego will be held on July 24, with the room and time to be announced.
Scheduled to appear at the panel will be Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, Michael Trevino, Matt Davis, Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson. Sadly, tickets are already sold out but you can expect VampireSite.net and other locations in Vampire Diaries fandom to keep you updated!
Here are the extras for the set, which will be released on August 31 on standard DVD and Blu-ray formats:
Into Mystic Falls: Bringing Vampire Lore and the High School Experience from Page to Screen
When Vampires Don’t Suck!: The Popularity of Vampires and the Fans Who Love Them
The Vampire Diaries: A New Breed of Vampires -- Casting the Series
The Vampire Diaries: Vampires 101 – The Rules of the Vampire
Creators/Director Pilot Commentary
Unaired Scenes
The Vampire Diaries: A Darker Truth Webisodes
Second Bite: Gag Reel
Downloadable Audiobook of the Bestselling Novel The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening by L.J. Smith
Amazon has a Pre-Order Price Guarantee meaning that if the price goes down between now and the time of release, Amazon will honor the lower price. All orders through the pre-order links support this site, so order your copy today!
Vampire Diaries Season Finale "Founder's Day" Preview Clips!
The CW has released two preview clips from the Vampire Diaries season finale, which airs on May 13.
Check them out:
The Season Finale Forum Countdown Is Now Open!
In an attempt to get more people visiting ourVampire Diaries section at the KryptonSite Forum, we have already opened up the Countdown thread to count down toward this week's episode of The Vampire Diaries.
Please be warned of spoilers for other CW shows also within. Thanks to V-D.net for first bringing the fact that there even was a release to our attention.
POSTED APRIL 16, 2010
"Isobel" Official Network Description!
The CW has released their official network description for the 21st episode of The Vampire Diaries.
Season 1 DVD & Blu-ray Now Available To Pre-Order!
The first season of The Vampire Diaries probably won't be coming out on DVD until August or September, but Amazon.com is now already listing the first season as available to pre-order on DVD and Blu-ray.
If you pre-order the items now, Amazon has a Pre-Order Price Guarantee meaning that if the price goes down between now and the time of release, Amazon will honor the lower price. All orders through the pre-order links support this site!
The cast and creators of The Vampire Diaries appeared on Saturday night at the 27th Annual Paley Festival sponsored by the Paley Center for Media.
In addition to a cast and crew Q & A, there was a screening of the March 25 episode, "A Few Good Men," which is one of the best episodes yet.
Sadly, our seats were kind of... far. ("Lower Balcony" really translates to "Upper Balcony, the Lower Balcony is the Mezzanine.") That didn't stop Mark Anthony J. Nazal from taking a gallery of photos from afar, which you can find in our VampireSite.net gallery.
UPDATE: The network has now released their official description of the episode which can be found here.
POSTED FEBRUARY 23, 2010
David Anders Is Coming To The Vampire Diaries
David Anders, most famous for playing Sark on Alias and Adam Monroe on Heroes, will be appearing in multiple episodes of The Vampire Diaries later this season as - spoiler warning! - Elena and Jeremy's uncle, who shares a name with his ancestor, Jonathan Gilbert.
TV Guide's Natalie Abrams says his first episode will air on April 15.
POSTED FEBRUARY 21, 2010
Sean Faris Gets The Lead Role In The CW's New Wyoming Project
Sean Faris, who recently played "Ben" over multiple episodes of The Vampire Diaries, has landed a new gig - the lead role in The CW's Wyoming Project drama pilot from Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino.
General Hospital and The Closer actor Stephen Martines has joined the cast of The Vampire Diaries in a recurring role as a vampire named Frederick who was thought to be in Katherine's tomb.
No official word yet on when he is making his first appearance, but it is possible it will be once the show returns on March 25.
Ratings For "Children Of The Damned" - The Vampire Diaries Goes Up Even More!
The Vampire Diaries had overnight ratings of over 4 million viewers this week! Hopefully some of that success will help some of the rest of the CW's lineup, including tonight's Smallville "Absolute Justice" event.
Here's the overnight ratings breakdown (Source: TVByTheNumbers):
Rank
Show
Network
Rating (in millions of viewers)
Last Week
#1
Bones
FOX
12.29
12.37
#2
Survivng Survivor (Special)
CBS
8.29
N/A
#3
Community (8-8:30)
NBC
5.22
4.21 (R)
#4
The Deep End
ABC
5.08
6.04
#5
Parks and Recreation
(8:30-9)
NBC
4.87
3.73 (R)
#6
The Vampire Diaries
The CW
4.02
3.72
(R) denotes repeat airing
POSTED JANUARY 29, 2010
Ratings For "Unpleasantville" - The Vampire Diaries Scores!
Although the numbers for The Vampire Diaries may appear to be low in the charts, the show scored highly and beat most of its competition in key demographics.
Ratings for the return episode of The Vampire Diaries were down a little for this week but hopefully they will improve once people start to realize the show is back.
Here's the overnight ratings breakdown (Source: TVByTheNumbers):
Rank
Show
Network
Rating (in millions of viewers)
#1
Bones
FOX
11.84
#2
The Big Bang Theory (R) (8:30-9)
CBS
7.48
#3
The Deep End (Series Premiere)
ABC
7.07
#4
The Big Bang Theory (R) (8-8:30)
CBS
6.90
#5
Community (8-8:30)
NBC
4.73
#6
Parks and Recreation (8:30-9)
NBC
4.35
#7
The Vampire Diaries
The CW
3.69
(R) denotes repeat airing
POSTED JANUARY 19, 2010
"Children Of The Damned" Images!
The CW has released 24 images from the Feb. 4 episode of The Vampire Diaries!
The Vampire Diairies was honored this year with a People's Choice Award for Best New TV Drama.
Televised by CBS, the Awards were based on votes from actual viewers. Congratulations to the crew and cast of The Vampire Diaries on your well-deserved win!
POSTED JANUARY 4, 2010
The CW's Official Description For "Bloodlines"
The CW has released an official spoilery description for "Bloodlines," the January 21 episode of The Vampire Diaries.
TVD Cast Members & Merchandise To Show Up At Hot Topic Stores
Hot Topic stores are now carrying Vampire Diaries t-shirts and merchandise, and to tie in with that, cast members will be making personal appearances at select Hot Topic stores.
Thus far, planned appearances include January 23 in Atlanta, Georgia; January 30 in Paramus, NJ; and February 13 in Los Angeles, California.
TVGuide.com has just posted a new interview with Kayla Ewell (Vicki). In it, she talks about what has gone down for her character in recent episodes and what's coming up in the future, including a big spoiler about a new character who is coming in to the series.
Surprising no one, multiple sources including Michael Ausiello, Matt Mitovich, and The Hollywood Reporter have revealed The CW has formally picked up nine more episodes for The Vampire Diaries' first season, taking it to 22 episodes.
The network has also ordered five more episodes of Melrose Place, bringing their first season total to 18 episodes.
POSTED OCTOBER 16, 2009
Ian Somerhalder Signs For Cradlewood
Moviehole has revealed that Ian Somerhalder (Damon) will be spending his post-season hiatus in Australia next year filming a "gothic fairytale" known as Cradlewood.
Filming starts in April, and tells the story of "a young man whose new beau hides a baffling, disconcerting secret."
The CW has released new advertising art for The Vampire Diaries. This piece features Damon, and, it wouldn't be surprising if "Elena" and "Stefan" variations come later.
Caleb Garcia's review for the second episode of The Vampire Diaries has now been posted.
(Full disclosure: Caleb sent this in A WEEK AGO, and with all of the craziness of TV premieres, Craig is just now posting this today. So, blame Craig for the delay - not the punctual reviewer Caleb.)
Thanks to TVD music supervisor Chris Mollere, here's a list of the music heard on Thursday night's episode, in order of appearance. Check them out and support these artists!
TV MoJoe has revealed that the CW has ordered nine more scripts for The Vampire Diaries, bringing the Season One total to 22.
Although they have not officially ordered nine more episodes, the order of scripts makes a full-season order seem inevitable.
The Vampire Diaries has been the network's best performer in the ratings, and seems poised to be a big hit for The CW.
POSTED SEPTEMBER 20, 2009
Read The Books That Inspired the TV Show!
A sighting at the local bookstore prompted this post...
HarperCollins is re-releasing the classic Vampire Diaries books by L.J. Smith with all-new covers showing imagery from the TV series. The first two re-releases came out August 25 and can be found in bookstores everywhere as well as Amazon.com.
Check them out! Who knows, there might be some spoilers for upcoming episodes within.
Get Vampire Diaries & KryptonSite Network Updates On Twitter!
Want to keep up and know when VampireSite.net has been updated with new Vampire Diaries news? Then sign up for the KryptonSite Network Twitter!
From there you can get updates as soon as new articles, photos and reviews are posted on VampireSite.net. The feed also includes updates for the other sites/shows in the KryptonSite Network - a list which includes KryptonSite (for Smallville), HeroSite.net (Heroes), MerlinSite (Merlin), Target419 (Human Target), and VisitorSite.net (ABC's new V) among others, so be warned it's not just TVD. Check it out!
Thanks to TVD music supervisor Chris Mollere, here's a list of the music heard on Thursday night's episode, in order of appearance. From the list you can also purchase the MP3 tracks and/or CD's via Amazon.com. Check them out and support these artists!
Missed The Vampire Diaries? See It On iTunes or Amazon Unbox For Free!
Did you miss The Vampire Diaries pilot in one of The CW's three airings?
No worries!
They have made the pilot episode available (at least temporarily) on both iTunes and Amazon Unbox. From there you can also subscribe to the series (for a fee).
Here are the necessary places to find the episode:
Caleb S. Garcia reviews the pilot episode of The Vampire Diaries and does some analysis comparing it to some of those other big vampire franchises as well as other series from The CW stable.
The CW's Friday night encore of The Vampire Diaries scored with a little over 2 million viewers... quite impressive considering the network's all-new premiere of Melrose Place on Tuesday ended up with only 2.27 million.
Perhaps the network should take this as a hint that it would be a good idea to run TVD encores on Friday on a regular basis. It would certainly pair well with Smallville as a lead-in, and it'd be a lot nicer match than the Top Model repeats the CW has planned.
On the subject of repeats - if you missed The Vampire Diaries the first two times, The CW is airing it yet again on Sunday night, Sept. 13. And remember you can talk about the episode on our forum!
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
So What Did You Think Of The Vampire Diaries Premiere?
It was the moment some have been waiting 15 years for... tonight, September 10, at 8PM, the CW aired the first episode of the television series The Vampire Diaries. If you saw it, what did you think?
For those of you who may be new to this website and unfamiliar with the show, here's how The CW describes it:
Four months after the tragic car accident that killed their parents, 17-year-old Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev, “Degrassi: The Next Generation”) and her 15-year-old brother, Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen, “Everwood”), are still adjusting to their new reality. Elena has always been the star student; beautiful, popular and involved with school and friends, but now she finds herself struggling to hide her grief from the world.
Elena and Jeremy are now living with their cool-but-overwhelmed Aunt Jenna (Sara Canning, “Smallville”), who is doing her best to be a surrogate parent. Elena manages to find some comfort with her familiar social circle – best friend Bonnie (Katerina Graham, “17 Again”), frenemy Caroline (Candice Accola, “Juno”), and former boyfriend Matt (Zach Roerig, “Friday Night Lights”), but Jeremy is on a more dangerous path, hanging out with the stoners and using drugs to hide his pain. Jeremy is also trying to figure out why Matt’s sister, Vicki (Kayla Ewell, “The Bold and The Beautiful“), is suddenly rejecting him and hanging out with Jeremy’s rival, Tyler (Michael Trevino, “Cane”).
As the school year begins at Mystic Falls High, Elena and her friends are fascinated by a handsome and mysterious new student, Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley, “Fallen”). Stefan and Elena are immediately drawn to one another, although Elena is puzzled by Stefan’s increasingly bizarre behavior when he appears suddenly at the cemetery where her parents are buried. What she doesn’t realize is that Stefan is hiding a dark, deadly secret of his own – the fact that he’s a vampire. At a bonfire party the next night, Elena and Stefan are just getting to know each other when chaos erupts after Vicki is attacked and left bleeding from a savage bite to the neck.
Fearing that he knows who is responsible for the attack, Stefan returns home and finds his older brother, Damon (Ian Somerhalder, “Lost”), whom he hasn’t seen for 15 years. Damon is also a vampire, and the two brothers have a long and bitter history.
Damon ridicules Stefan for rejecting their legacy of violence and brutality, but he understands his brother’s obsession with Elena, since she looks exactly like a woman Stefan loved more than a century ago; a woman that Damon tried to make his own. Now these two vampire brothers – one good, one evil – are at war for Elena’s soul and for the souls of her friends, family and all the residents of Mystic Falls, Virginia.
Based on the series of books by L. J. Smith, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES is from Alloy Entertainment and Bonanza Productions Inc in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios with executive producers Kevin Williamson
(“Scream,” “Dawson’s Creek”), Julie Plec (“Kyle XY,” “Wasteland”), Leslie Morgenstein (“Gossip Girl,” “Private”) and Bob Levy (“Gossip Girl,” “Privileged”). Marcos Siega (“Dexter”) directed the pilot.
The CW also created biographies of each of the show's actors, for those curious:
A gallery of images can be found here at VampireSite.net, and you can find our Vampire Diaries forum over at the KryptonSite Forums. Either way... welcome to the site. Hope you like it.
POSTED SEPTEMBER 3, 2009
TV Guide Magazine Shows Us What We Already Knew: The Vampire Diaries Cast Is Pretty
TV Guide Magazine's annual Fall Preview issue is now out, and within it is a very nice picture of the three leads of The Vampire Diaries.
Join Us On The KryptonSite Forum To Talk About The Vampire Diaries!
Already in anticipation for The Vampire Diaries we have launched a special TVD sub-forum on the KryptonSite Forums. Inside you can find General Discussion, Spoiler Discussion, Creative Endeavors and more.
The very first thing created and launched for VampireSite.net was our gallery of official-released images from the series premiere. If you haven't checked it out yet, take a look!
Vampire Diaries Season 2 "Poster" Advertising Art
Image From Episode #2.3: "Bad Moon Rising!"
Season 2 Promo Images!
Images From Episode #2.2!
Two MORE Season Premiere Images!
Another Season Premiere Image! She's BAAACK!
A New Cast Photo!
Another Season Premiere Image!
SEASON PREMIERE IMAGES!
Who Is This Man?
Previously Unreleased Images From The Season Finale!
Even More Images From The Season Finale!
Some Last-Minute New Images From Tonight's Episode...
Episode #21 Title & Images!
Episode #20 "Blood Brothers" Images & Official Network Description!
Episode #19 "Miss Mystic Falls" Images!
Episode #18 "Under Control" Images!
More Images From "There Goes The Neighborhood!"
"Let The Right One In" Preview Images!
"There Goes The Neighborhood" Preview Images!
Images From The Paley Television Festival!
"A Few Good Men" Preview Images!
Sean Faris Gets The Lead Role In The CW's New Wyoming Project
The CW Renews The Vampire Diaries For Season 2!
"Fool Me Once" Preview Images!
"Children Of The Damned" Images!
Images From The Television Critics Association Press Tour!
"Unpleasantville" Images & Official CW Description
The CW's Official Description For "Bloodlines"
TVD Cast Members & Merchandise To Show Up At Hot Topic Stores
TVGuide.com Interviews Kayla Ewell
New Promotional Ad Artwork
Ian Somerhalder Signs For Cradlewood
New Promotional Ad Artwork
"Alaric Saltzman" Is Cast
"Night Of The Comet" Music!
Missed The Vampire Diaries? See It On iTunes or Amazon Unbox For Free!
The Vampire Diaries "Pilot" Review
TV Guide Magazine Shows Us What We Already Knew: The Vampire Diaries Cast Is Pretty
The Vampire Diaries Gallery @ VampireSite.net