Vampire Diaries

The trio from The Vampire Diaries, Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev, and Paul Wesley, attended events at the Monte Carlo TV Festival on Tuesday and Wednesday. First came a photo call where Ian donned a hat and Nina a headband before yesterday's red carpet. Their European adventure started with a fan meet and greet in London. In a recent overseas interview, Nina addressed some of the other famous bloodsucker entertainment — namely Twilight and True Blood. She said, "I'm very content with not being nude on national television - I enjoy True Blood myself and I watch the show but I'm happy that bra and underwear is as stripped down as I can get for the show. . . I don't think that we're necessarily competitors. . .We're all very supportive of each other. I have friends in all three of the shows that are vampire related, so I'm very happy for all of our successes." The Vampire Diaries group just booked another promotional gig during their Summer break with a scheduled appearance at Comic-Con.

To see more photos of the cast in Monte Carlo, just, read more!

We might have been prepared for The Vampire Diaries flashback episode "Children of the Damned" with this sneak peek a while back, but watching this week's episode filled in a lot of blanks. I love the jump from the modern-day mystery to the 1800s ancestral stories, but even more, I love how layered the story is.

I'm ready to talk about everything that went down, so let's tackle the good, the bad, and the bloody when you read more

The Vampire Diaries hit us with its second episode since it came back from Winter hiatus, and I'm just as impressed with "Unpleasantville" as I was with last week's "Bloodlines."

We had already had a peek at the '50s-themed dance that the ep revolves around, but the real excitement happens in the cafeteria, the Gilbert household, and out on the streets of Mystic Falls.

I'm champing at the bit to talk about this week's episodes and all the gory details, so to break it down (spoilers ahead!), just read more

The wait is over! The Vampire Diaries returned this week, and even though I gave you not one but two sneak peeks of the brand-new episodes, it's so much more satisfying to be able to sit down with an episode.

The story picks up where its mid-season cliffhanger left off — with Elena injured in a car crash and a creepy creature coming for her. But there were also amazing storylines picked up for not just Elena, but Bonnie, Jeremy, and Alaric as well, so to start talking about this week's episode, spoilers and all, just read more

I know we've all been waiting and waiting for some new episodes of The Vampire Diaries, and there are just a few days to go! Now that we've seen a sneak peek of what's to come, here are a few fun quotes I got from the big three — Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, and Nina Dobrev — at the Winter TCA. First take a peek their sexy new Nylon cover, then check out the highlights where they dish on werewolves, alter egos, and upcoming episodes:

• Paul on whether or not we can expect werewolves: "I know that in the books that happens, but it hasn't been confirmed. It's been insinuated, and if you want my personal opinion, I think it would be fantastic."
• Nina on what we can expect from Katherine: "There's going to be an episode soon where you see a lot more Katherine. And you see how crazy she is, and how everything she does is for herself. Like boys, and how she likes to use them for her toys. They're just there for her amusement."
• Paul on Stefan's dark side: "I want to explore that. I think he indulged as a vampire for a little bit. And now, if things don't go his way, and Damon gets his girl, and things are coming to an end, he may have to resort to violence and some malicious activity."
• Ian on what he wants to see from Damon: "I told Kevin [Williamson], I need to find Katherine soon. This brooding, not eating people, not having a lot of power Damon is killing me. I want to be munching. I want power. I want to be flying. I want to be eating people. And I want to be having a blast."

To see what else Nina had to say about what's in store for Katherine and what Ian would be doing if he wasn't an actor, just read more

Paul Wesley, Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder of The Vampire Diaries scored the cover of the upcoming February Nylon. The gang is fresh off a stop at the Winter TCAs, where they dished all about their show ahead of its return this Thursday — check out a sneak peek at the new episodes! Paul, Nina and Ian talked about how their series follows in Twilight and True Blood's vampire footsteps, but also what sets it apart. Here's more:

• Paul on the success of the show: "Do I think the show would be successful as it is, if it weren’t for Twilight? No."
• Nina on the similarities with Twilight and True Blood: "When the show first started. . . you automatically thought Twilight. But once you continue, there's a whole other side of it that goes a lot deeper. . . It's about letting everyone know that we're different but we all respect each other."
• Ian on the similarities between his character on Lost and Vampire Diaries : "[My character] is gonna be the coolest character on television. There was no doubt about it. It reminded me of Sawyer, Josh Holloway’s character on Lost. He was always the character I secretly wished I could play."
• Ian on his hiatus between Lost and Vampire Diaries : "I fell off the face of the f*cking planet. I thought I was being cool and edgy, and it seemed like something Johnny Depp would have done 15 years ago. Wrong. Biggest Mistake."

The Winter TCA is chugging right along, bringing this morning's exciting news about Glee's renewed second season. Before that, though, I had the opportunity to learn a bit more about the CW's Spring programming with panels on The Vampire Diaries (get a sneak peek at upcoming episodes here) and Life Unexpected. Here's more:

• The cast and showrunners of The Vampire Diaries were all smiles on the panel and seemed to have a close-knit relationship. In fact, Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley repeatedly mentioned how close they are, even dressing alike and hanging out together after work — love that.
• As far as plot goes: Vicki isn't coming back, though her death will continue to have an effect on Jeremy and Matt. Matt's mother will be making an appearance in the upcoming seasons, along with Mia Kirshner, who will play Alaric's dead wife in his flashbacks. We'll also learn about his agenda in Mystic Falls.
• Alaric isn't the only one with plans. Creator Kevin Williamson revealed,"Damon has an agenda. He’s going to save Katherine. He’s going to do everything possible he can to get to her. And so, that tomb is still in play."
• Nina spoke a little about the love triangle heating up, saying, "Well, it’s not a love triangle with only two people. And now that the necklace is off, she’s very vulnerable. And in this next episode that we’re going to see, there are going to be a lot more of Damon and Elena." Williamson added, "One of the things that’s going to be really interesting in this upcoming episode is Damon and Elena sort of have some alone time. They have a little bit of an adventure where they’re sort of — you know, there’s no Stefan. There’s just the two of them." Hot!
• After the panel, Paul said there's been nothing specific in the script about werewolves just yet, though he thinks the idea is "fantastic." Kevin Williamson also said that though Elena is turned into a vampire pretty early on in the books, we won't see Nina Dobrev playing any bloodsucker besides Katherine anytime soon.

To read about what to expect from Life Unexpected, just read more