Kevin Williamson

The Vampire Diaries stars dished a lot on their characters and where season three will take them at their Comic-Con panel, but no one knows what's next for the supernatural series better than the creator himself, Kevin Williamson. The show's writer and producer sat down for a chat, and he revealed what's going to happen with the Damon/Elena/Stefan love triangle, why he decided to kill off Aunt Jenna, and more.

When we pick up, what will happen between Damon and Elena?
Kevin Williamson: Stefan has taken off with Klaus for a greater agenda: Klaus is up to something. And that's sort of the first chapter of our story and what that entails. It'll sort of be Damon and Elena's search for Stefan and how their relationship changes. At the end of season two, Katherine uttered that one line: "It's OK to love both of them," and we'll sort of watch that play out. And what does that mean? It meant one thing for Katherine; what's it going to be for Elena? Because you can love someone brotherly, you can love someone like a friend, and I just think [regarding] romantic love, it may not be OK to love both of them.

I think that's the journey. She's on a big journey, because yes, 100 percent yes, she's attracted to this man [Damon]. Yes, she's in love with Stefan; it's the epic love that's never going to change. So she's going to be torn. It's so tragic, these characters. And Damon is like this reluctant character who doesn't want to be the hero, it's not his role in life, he's not good at it. Elena's going to be there pushing him on to be the hero, but his nature is to kill people, so it's going to be interesting.

Click here to read more from Williamson's interview, including why they got rid of Jenna and whether Bonnie and Jeremy will survive his new ailment.

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• Good news for fans of The Vampire Diaries: writer Kevin Williamson is prepping a supernatural companion series for the CW about a group of friends who investigate paranormal activity. The new series, which Diaries producer Julie Plec is also involved in, is described as "The X-Files meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer." If that's not a solid selling point, I don't know what is.
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The Vampire Diaries hinted at season two at the show's panel at Comic-Con, but when I sat down with each of the stars, they divulged even more goodies about their characters and what lies ahead! Matt Davis opened up about Alaric's bromance with Damon, Nina Dobrev spoke about playing two very different women, and writer Kevin Williamson revealed exactly when the next flashback episode will take place. Take a look — and try not to get compelled by Ian Somerhalder's deep, blue-eyed gaze.

The pretty young things of The Vampire Diaries and the sexy True Blood cast were all in San Diego over the weekend for Comic-Con, and we're rolling out even more exclusive goodies from our two favorite bloodsucking TV shows. Both series' panels also made Buzz's top 10 moments from the weekend, so here's the juicy tidbits straight from the stars. Check out Ian Somerhalder's thoughts about his character's big love and see Nina Dobrev gush about getting to play both Katherine and Elena. Plus, after the jump Rutina Wesley and Nelsan Ellis talk about True Blood's twists and turns this year.

To see the True Blood cast on the red carpet and hear them talk about what's coming up on the show, just read more

Kevin Williamson and the cast of The Vampire Diaries satisfied my appetite for spoilers — but thankfully, didn't give too much away — at their rowdy (and a little raunchy) Comic-Con panel. Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley received equally loud hoots and hollers from the crowd, and Nina Dobrev admits that she can't pick a favorite between the two boys either. Not that she has to — Wesley had "Team Elena" written on his hand for the panel, and Somerhalder had "Team Katherine"! Michael Trevino (Tyler), Matt Davis (Alaric), and Steven R. McQueen (Jeremy) also joined in on the conversation, so keep reading for season two secrets!

• The panel began with a long clip summarizing season one, which of course, ended with a look at Katherine driving a knife straight through Uncle John. So what kind of havoc might she cause? Well, Williamson revealed a few things. For one, we're going to be seeing more Katherine flashbacks, so we'll get a little history on why she's the way she is. Also, they debuted footage from season two, which reveals that Katherine didn't come back to Mystic Falls for Damon — she came for Stefan. She admits to Damon in the clip, "The truth is, I never loved you." Dun, dun, dun! Williamson said that Stefan and Katherine will come face to face in the first episode of the new season, and fellow writer/executive producer Julie Plec hinted that we may see not a love triangle anymore, but "a love square." Sounds like Dobrev has her work cut out for her!
• Jeremy is back! McQueen's presence proved that the character isn't completely gone from next season, but the question is, will he be alive (and human) or undead? Williamson is keeping quiet saying, "Jeremy is going to wake up alive or he’s going to wake up dead, but he will wake up." Personally, I'm glad to see his character sticking around, even if his new circumstances are unclear.

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Kevin Williamson's Dawson's Creek helped make the WB into a buzzworthy network. Now, can The Vampire Diaries do the same for The CW? Williamson and writing partner Julie Plec will be bringing that other vampire book series to the small screen on the show's premiere tonight, and at the TCA press tour, he talked to me about what it's like to launch a new vampire show in a post-Twilight world.

Here's the question I'm sure everyone is asking: Why vampires? Why are they so big now?
It's all cyclical. I remember when I was growing up we had those Lost Boys, and then there were a few shows after that. . . . I'm sure there's some psychological ramification to the psyche of America and culture at the moment and politics and the state of the world. I'm sure we could go analyze it till the cows come home. But I think they're cool, they're fun, they're sexy, and they took off. Julie's the one who coined the phrase "They're the new James Dean," and she's got a point. They're the new version of a bad boy, and for a whole new generation.

With so many other vampires out there, what will make this show stand out?
I read the first book and was like, "This is Twilight. This is just like Twilight." . . . I was like, "No way." And then Julie was three books ahead of me and she was going, "Keep reading. Keep reading." And then I kept reading and was like, "Oh, OK, I get it." This is a different show. This is a story about a town. This is a story about a family. . . . The premise is the same but the themes are different. It goes beyond just a love story and really goes into everything that goes bump in the night. It's more sort of a Dark Shadows. This town has a lot going on in it, and we just start with the vampires.

Is it easier or harder to be the new vampire show right now?
It's really tough. We were just saying there's a hundred reasons that are working against us. And one of them is my favorite show, True Blood. . . . Is it a good thing? Is it a bad thing? I personally have room for one more vampire show in my lineup. It's a coming of age story, it's a drama show, I get to have a little fun with the humor of it, I'm trying to put our characters in the real world. They're in the world of it — these are high school girls who actually read Twilight. We just wrote the scene where one of the girls finds out Ian Somerhalder's a vampire, and her first comment is, "Why don't you sparkle?"

To hear about how Williamson cast the roles and how much of the books will turn up on TV, just read more