The Vampire Diaries Description
Did you just finish reading the Twilight series, and now want to see vampires on the small screen too? Check out CW’s The Vampire Diaries, based on the book series released in the early ’90s by L. J. Smith. While the book predates Twilight by over a decade, the television series is most likely a response to the current vampire craze.
If you’re new to the series (don’t worry, I’m in the same boat) it’s the tale of Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrey), a 17-year-old who recently lost her parents in a car accident, and has movied in with her aunt Jenna (Sara Canning), and her drug addict 15-year-old brother Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen). Popular and a great student, but now trying to hide her grief, Elena attracts the attention of new student Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley). Stefan is a vampire who fell in love with someone a century ago who happened to look just like Elena. But just like last time, Stefan’s dangerous, aggressive vampire brother Damon (Ian Somerhalder) is determined to drink Elena’s blood. Meanwhile, Elena hangs out with BFF Bonnie (Katerina Graham), her “frenemy” Caroline (Candace Accola), and ex-boyfriend Matt (Zach Roerig). And Jeremy is wondering why Matt’s sister Vicki (Kayla Ewell) seems to prefer his enemy Tyler (Michael Trevino) over him.
(You can find out more, and watch some videos, at the official CW site).
Here’s a sneak peek of the pilot episode:
Rather than go on rant about how much this made me roll my eyes, I’m going to hold back and wait until the premiere. The cliched concept and typical overdramatics might not bother me so much if I like the characters or dialogue. But I will say that I have the same problem with Elena as I did with Bella – based on the promos and write-up at least, she seems to be way too much of a Mary Sue. For those unfamiliar with fanfiction terms, that means that she’s a tragic character who’s liked by everyone no matter what, and has everything just happen to her through no fault of her own. The parents’ simultaneous deaths in particular is a Mary Sue trademark.
For the record, I read the first Twilight book and felt no desire to read the sequels. Hopefully The Vampires Diaries will not have the same effect.
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