The Vampire Diary

Villain vampire Katherine, who once turned the Salvatore brothers into sexy undead fangers, has returned to Mystic Falls — and boy, is she ready to cause some trouble. Vampire Diaries executive producer Julie Plec reveals that while the boys will discover her true identity quickly — since there was that little mix-up in the finale when Damon kissed Elena, but it was really Katherine! — the love triangle will get even more complicated in Season 2. Get the scoop on the new season below:

TVGuide.com: Nina Dobrev will be taking on two characters at the same time in the new season, playing both Elena and Katherine.
Plec: Nina is one of the nicest people in the world, and she makes the joke that Katherine is Nina on a Saturday night. Nina on a Saturday night is definitely feisty, but by no means an evil, manipulative, horrible troll. For her to be able to play both the moral center and soulful, compassionate character, and then the narcissistic, selfish, manipulative, naughty minx is big for her.

TVGuide.com: What is Katherine’s goal this season?
Plec: She sets her sights on basically making sure that the Stefan [Paul Wesley] and Elena love story hits a snag. It’s going to be fun seeing Stefan and Katherine come up against each other. Obviously it’s fun to see Damon [Ian Somerhalder] and Katherine because there’s a lot of history there, too, but the triangle becomes the square.

TVGuide.com: How long will it take Stefan and Damon to figure out it’s not Elena?
Plec: They both know within the first 15 minutes of the first episode. Damon realizes he was duped, and Stefan comes face-to-face with Katherine. The fun of it is how Stefan responds to the moment, as opposed to how Damon responded to the moment.

TVGuide.com: You spent all of Season 1 leading up to Founders Day. What is the arc of Season 2?
Plec: What I loved about what Founders Day gave us is that we had this small town that was building up to its big anniversary, and the long arc of the show is that history repeats itself. We’re going to do something like that this year, but we haven’t landed on exactly what it is.

TVGuide.com: What came with the decision to kill off vampire Anna (Malese Jow) in the finale?
Plec: That is something, believe it or not, that Kevin [Williamson] and I never faltered on. We introduced the character knowing that her exit would [have] the most profound impact on Jeremy and Damon. For Damon, it was a glimpse of his humanity in that moment — he wanted to help her. We definitely knew she was there to make our heroes grow to a new level. We did it from a pure place and did it for a real reason.

TVGuide.com: Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) is now so immersed in the vampire world, so what will we see for him this season?
Plec: We refuse to say what happens to Jeremy other than the fact that he’s “alive.” Regardless of that, the most important thing for Jeremy is that he’s going to come out the other side of this with a much, much deeper and much stronger sense of himself. He’s going to be asking what his purpose is on this planet, so to speak. It’s all because of all the loss: parents, Vicki, Anna, and then his own desire to end his own human life.

TVGuide.com: How close will you stay to the novels as you carry on?
Plec: The deeper we get into the series, ironically, the more we’re going to be taking from the books. That’s cool because we strayed so far so quickly, just by definition of trying to shape a good story in the right way for television. To find ourselves naturally returning to the source material and the villains that you met, it’s kind of awesome.

Vampire Diaries hottie and TV Guide Magazine Comic-Con special edition cover girl Nina Dobrev let loose in the photo booth.

Not even constant traveling and press can break up Vampire Diaries co-stars Paul Wesley (left) and Ian Somerhalder. “He’s my brother, he’s my homie,” Somerhalder said of Wesley. “We had a really good time in Europe partying our asses off. We’re going to have to be on our best behavior during this new season because werewolves can kill vampires.”

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.

When we last left “Vampire Diaries,” (you know…sitting at the edge of our seats, biting our nails off…) Damon (Ian Somerhalder) had just kissed “Elena,” (Nina Dobrev) who turned out to be Katherine, who then went on a killing spree right as the real Elena walked through the door. Whew!

That was months ago, and since then we’ve been obsessing over one big question — did Damon know it was Katherine (he did have that slightly perplexed look on his face) and if not, would he find out?

Well “VD” fans, get ready because we managed to get that answer (and many more!) straight from the source during Comic-Con 2010.

Ian confirmed to Hollywood Crush that Damon thought he was kissing Elena and when he learns it was actually Katherine (which he will!), it won’t be pretty.

“I can definitely say that when he finds out it was not Elena, he will not be happy and he’s most likely going to blow his top — whoever is around is pretty screwed,” Ian told us.

Angry Damon? We’re so there. Of course, there’s one teeny tiny catch. To get to the good stuff, we’re going to have to wait a few minutes longer than we’d like. The premiere, it turns out, will start off exactly where the finale left off and then take us back by a few minutes.

“We do the meanest thing in the world, which is, we tee it up exactly to where we left off, and then we just rewind just a few seconds and show what happened in the moments between where we left and before Katherine did what she did to Uncle John,” Julie Plec, show writer, said.

We love ya Julie, but now you’re just toying with our emotions! Of course, the whole rewind thing might not be all bad. When we asked whether it meant we’d get to see the finale from the perspective of other characters Nina slipped and gave us an excited “Yes!,” while Julie clarified by saying “A little bit…we fill in some blanks.”

Good thing too because there are many blanks to fill!

So, what do you think of this new info Crushers? We know you can’t wait to see it all play out (we’re right there with you!), so we’ve got a lot more “Vampire Diaries” exclusives headed your way. Check in with Hollywood Crush over the next few days…trust us, you don’t want to miss what we’ve got next!

Matthew Davis comments on Alaric’s relationship with Jenna next season, his friendship with Damon, and whether he thinks Alaric will ever be tempted to turn into a vampire.

Photos:

Nina, Paul and Ian at the WB party
Paul, Steven and Kelly at TV.com NOW Awards, July 23rd, 2010
Kelly Hu at Rock Star Media Lounge, July 23rd, 2010
Vampire Diaries Online: Vampire Diaries Comic-Con Signing at WB Booth – Photos
 Vampire Diaries Web: The Wired Cafe At Comic-Con 2010 – Day 3
Vampire Diaries Web: Comic Con WB Booth Signing
Vampire Diaries Web: MySpace and MTV Tower During Comic-Con
Vampire Diaries Show: Comic Con 2010 : Vampire Diaries – Signing Session
Vampire Diaries Show: Comic Con 2010 : Vampire Diaries – Panel
Vampire Diaries Show: Comic Con 2010 : Vampire Diaries – Apparitions
I Heart Vampire Diaries: Vampire Diaries Comic-Con Slideshow
Nina Dobrev Network: Vampire Diaries Cast Signing At Comic Con
Ian Somerhalder Italy: All Photos From Comic Con 2010
melanoma27′s photostream: Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder and Matt Davis photos
Blood Falls: July 23, 2010 – Maxim Celebrates The Other Guys At Comic-Con Presented By UbisofBlood Falls: July 24, 2010 – The WIRED Cafe At Comic-Con 2010 – Day 3
Blood Falls: July 24, 2010 – MySpace And MTV Tower During Comic-Con 2010 – Day 3
Blood Falls: July 24, 2010 – EW and Syfy Celebrate Comic-Con
Blood Falls: July 24, 2010 – The Nerd Party Hosted By Zachary Levi
Blood Falls: July 24, 2010 – Comic-Con 2010 Panel: Vampire Diaries Session
Blood Falls: July 24, 2010 – Comic-Con Vampire Diaries Signing Table
Undisclosed Desires: Special Comic Con Feature
Undisclosed Desires: Ian & Nina at Comic Con part 2
Vampire Diaries Web: The Vampire Diaries Panel Comic Con 2010
Vampire Diaries Web: EW/Syfy and Nerd Party
Hollywood Crush: ‘Vampire Diaries’ At Comic-Con 2010: Check Out Our Full Photo Album!

Tweets (thanks to Hollywood Crush!):

4:30pm Marcos Siega, who has directed several episodes (as well as “True Blood” and other shows) moderates. A Season 1 sizzle reel opens the panel.

4:35 Ian’s arrival gets the biggest cheer, followed by Paul and Nina.

4:39 Kevin won’t give away whether Jeremy is going to be a vampire or not. “It’s the whole fun of the return.”

4:40 Julie Plec says that Tyler’s mom will step in as interim mayor now that her husband is dead. Kevin said fans of the book know about the Lockwood family curse, which Tyler will learn about this season. “His uncle comes to town for the funeral… He may hold a lot of answers.”

4:42 “I take my clothes off all the time,” Ian says to great cheers as Kevin wonders which cast member should follow suit. The mention of Damon and Elena together, as a possibility, gets hugecheers.

4:43 Kevin said Stefan and Katherine will come face to face in the very first episode. “Katherine is a pimp,” proclaims Nina. She said she likes to play “a bad girl” and “break hearts.” Kevin says it’s “freaky and scary” how good she is as Katherine.

4:44 Paul thinks the temptation for living blood will “never escape” Stefan. Kevin won’t say whether he’ll turn evil. “I’ll teach you Paul,” says Ian. HA!

4:45 Ian says “the nice Damon freaks me out. I don’t know how to do it well.” He said his favorite scenes are “the fun nutty kind of Damon.”

4:46 Julie says Paul’s hair has “it’s own number on the call sheet.” Nina adds that it’s helicoptered in. Kevin says he has the best abs. Ian says they are “insane.” The crowd roars their agreement.

4:48 Does Michael prefer Matt’s sister or his mom for Tyler? “Why not both?” When asked “Caroline or Bonnie?,” Steve replied, “Caroline” and then quickly tried to change the subject.

4:48 Paul hands Nina a Hershey’s kiss. She wouldn’t say whether Paul or Ian is a better kisser. “I’m the lucky one. I get to make out with them both.”

4:51 Michael says he’s scared to death because they don’t want his transformation to look corny or to copy any other shows. Kevin says “it’s really hard to fake that on a weekly basis,” mentioning the werewolf movie he did once. “There will be a transformation. It’ll happen. It’ll be part of his journey.”

4:52 “Anyone I date ends up dying,” Steven points out. Kevin says deaths on the show have to come from “a place of good storytelling.” He said Anna was going to be a smaller character but they loved her so much they expanded.

4:54 Will Damon turn good or more evil this season? Kevin said it won’t be the easy answer.

4:55 Steve would like to see “Jeremy fight back a little more.” Julie said his journey is “becoming a man” and figuring out “who you’re supposed to be.”

4:56 Matt would like his character to have a “filthy, dirty sex scene” with Jenna.

4:58 Paul thinks Stefan “should join a traveling circus.” He enjoyed “indulging in the blood.” He wants to see him “fulfill that vampire need” once in a while.

4:58 The panel joked about Stefan coming out of the closet.

4:59 “I’d love to do a flashback of Stefan in the 1980s dancing and having fun,” Paul said. “I’m serious.”

4:59 Nina said she’d like to see Elana “take on Katherine.” She said she loves the depth to their characters.

5:00 Ian said he’d like to see flashbacks of Damon’s past as well. “Front and center at a Rolling Stones concert in ’69.” He’d also like to see Damon get Stefan’s bedroom.

5:00 Michael wants Tyler to have more time in the scripts (audience reply: awww). “It’d be funny to see some Lockwood ancestors fighting the Salvatores.”

5:00 Julie and Kevin said there will be a lot more flashbacks in Season 2.

5:02 A fan asked Nina which Salvatore brother is more attractive. “Stefan is very attractive because he is protective and loves Elana unconditionally. And Damon is very attractive because he’s fun and spontaneous.” Paul declares that Stefan has bigger fangs.

5:03 The next fan asks which of the guys is least like their characters. “Paul is a down to earth, fun, chill guy,” Nina answers. “Ian is exactly like his character.” The two guys said they love making fun of each other on the show and in real life.

5:06 Ian said “I can’t judge Damon” because that’s bad for an actor to do. “It’s an interesting journey with this Damon guy.”

5:08 Nina joked, “we are actually vampires” when asked about how the special effects work.

5:09 Marcos said the fangs aren’t digital. Kevin said they are careful not to show the guys talking with their fangs in.

5:10 Nina said they have black dots on their faces for the post production process. Paul said they used to wear contact lenses but the eyes are CGI now. Marcos said the hardest thing to paint in CGI “are their abs” to big laughs.

5:11 “You guys rock! Thank you!” Nina tells the crowd. Paul points out how many more people are here than last year.

5:12 Paul would love to play Damon for a minute. A fan asks Paul for the name card in front of him — and he gives it to her! To huge applause, no less. We’re wondering how much that will go for on eBay next week!

5:13 Kevin makes a surprise announcement! They wrapped the first episode yesterday and they put together a taste of the Sept 9 premiere for Comic-Con! In the clips, Katherine tells Damon she never loved him and tells Stefan she came back for HIM. “The problem, Katherine, is that I hate you,” Stefan says to her. She stabs him in the stomach and tells him “that sounds like the beginning of a love story, not the ending.”

Articles/interviews/videos (thanks to Vampire-Diaries.net!):

TV Guide: Comic-Con Dish: Is Nina Dobrev Heading for Glee?
TV Guide: Comic-Con Gets Hot for TV Guide Magazine
Watch With Kristin: The Vampire Diaries at Comic-Con: What You Missed
Watch With Kristin: Will Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder Smooch Again? We Ask ‘Em!
ClevverTV: Michael Trevino Interview: The Vampire Diaries – Wired Cafe Comic-Con 2010
Clevver TV: Steven R. McQueen Interview: The Vampire Diaries – Wired Cafe Comic-Con 2010
Zap2it: ‘The Vampire Diaries’s’ Michael Trevino on Tyler’s werewolf transformation and future love interest
Zap2it: ‘The Vampire Diaries’: Nina Dobrev gets duplicitous at Comic-Con
Zap2it: ‘The Vampire Diaries’ Ian Somerhalder: ‘Damon still wants Katherine’
The Vampire Diaries season 1 DVD bloopers
The Vampire Diaries season 2 promo
The Hollywood Reporter: ‘Vampire Diaries’ crew drop season two hints
TV Guide: Vampire Diaries: Get Ready for the Rise of Katherine
Vampire Diaries signing @ Comic Con
Vampire Diaries Examiner: Comic Con fans get a sneak peek at Vampire Diaries’ second season
Vampire Diaries Examiner: The future of Vampire Diaries’ Jeremy was a hot topic at Comic Con
Vampire Diaries Examiner: Tyler’s secret will come to light in Vampire Diaries season 2
CCI: ‘TV Guide Magazine: The 2010 Hot List’
BuzzSugar: The Vampire Diaries Cast Dishes About Season 2 at Comic-Con
IGN: SDCC 10: Vampire Diaries Is Going To Kill Everyone
The Vampire Diaries Panel Comic Con 2010 Part 1
The Vampire Diaries Panel Comic Con 2010 Part 2
The Vampire Diaries Panel Comic Con 2010 Part 3
The Vampire Diaries Panel Comic Con 2010 Part 4
The Vampire Diaries Panel Comic Con 2010 Part 5
TV.com cathes up with the Vampire Diaries cast and crew
Keck’s Exclusives: Q&A with Vampire Diaries Executive Producers Williamson and Plec
Kristin interviews Ian, Paul, Nina, Steven, Matt and Kevin at Comic-Con 2010

The Vampire Diaries is showing up frequently among awards nominees and winners lately. Whether it is the TV.com NOW Awards or the Teen Choice Awards, the show is appearing in category after category. That’s definitely a good sign for a show just beginning to film their sophomore season.

The TV.com NOW Awards added three wins to the shows list. Ian Somerhalder won Best New Bad Guy for his portrayal of Damon. Paul Wesley was not left out, winning the title of Sexiest Vampire. The show overall was recognized with the Editors Choice award for Best Show. You can see video of Somerhalder, Wesley and Kevin Williamson being informed of their wins at Comic Con here.

The CW Sourcies, which has in the past been dominated by Supernatural and One Tree Hill, seemed to be a gift created for the series. These awards give the CW fans a chance to vote for their favorites in a different category each week. Vampire Diaries won 8 of the 10 categories. Their wins included Best Kiss, Best Fight, Hottest Moment, Best Villain, Biggest Surprise, Best Recurring Character, Favorite Bad Bay and Biggest Cliffhanger. Cliffhangers is something thatVampire Diaries certainly specializes in.

E! Online’s annual Tater Top Awards, also fan-voted, were riddled with Vampire Diaries. The show’s wins included Best Shocker, Best Baddie, Best B*tch and Best New Show. Ian Somerhalder won for Male Breakout Star and Nina Dobrev for Female Breakout Star. It’s also worth mentioning that while it didn’t win, the show did come in second in votes for Best Line in a Drama. Of course, that line was delivered by Damon. “I do believe in killing the messenger. You know why? Because it sends a message.”

With these wins and nine nominations in the Teen Choice Awards, it’s clear that Vampire Diaries is a fan favorite. Congratulations are in order for the whole cast and crew and good luck with season two.

During Comic-Con weekend in San Diego, I was treated to an exclusive sit-down interview with Vampire Diaries executive producers Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec to discuss some of the Season 2 secrets they’re plotting.

TV Guide Magazine: Your first season included so many great theme episodes — like the bloody Halloween party and the Miss Mystic Falls pageant. Can we expect more of these events?
Williamson: The CW is very event-oriented, but I was initially very resistant of it. Last season was all built around Founder’s Day. And this year we’re considering three events as our big lead-up to the season finale.
Plec: We do have a carnival in our second episode, and in the third episode, Elena and Damon and Alaric travel together to Duke University, where Isobel, Alaric’s wife and Elena’s birth mother, met and lived together. She studied the paranormal and was an expert in the anthropology department which is how she disguised her vampire research. She had become obsessed with Mystic Falls and dug deep into the history of the town. So on their trip, they dig into her dusty files to see what she may have known that they don’t know.

TV Guide Magazine: What about another Halloween episode?
Williamson: We’re not looking at the show as if a whole year has passed, but we will have an episode timed to Halloween, which will be a huge masquerade ball that we’re now thinking of as a possible two-parter. S–t will hit the fan.

TV Guide Magazine: There will be one big murder?
Plec: Yes. At least.
Williamson: It’s getting harder and harder to look at our wall of death where we have photos of people like Anna (Malese Jow) and Bonnie’s grandmother (Jasmine Guy).
Plec: And Lexi (Arielle Kebbel)…

TV Guide Magazine: I was quite upset about Bonnie losing her Gran. Will we meet Bonnie’s parents?
Plec: People ask, ‘Why doesn’t Bonnie have parents?’ Well, Bonnie does have parents. She lives with her father, who we have not met on camera, but she does not have a relationship with her mother. These are characters we may possibly explore this year. Bonnie comes from a long line of Bennett witches and mom is out there somewhere…
Williamson: True Blood actually did with LaFayette’s mother (revealing her in a mental institution) what we wanted to do with Bonnie’s mother, even though we came up with that idea a year ago.
Plec: That happens all the time.
Williamson: Sometimes we’ll write dialogue and Nina Dobrev (Elena) will say, ‘You do realize that’s exactly what was said in Twilight, right?’ And I’ll tell her, ‘No, I had no idea.’ Vampire stories have been told for centuries so stories are going to overlap. I just don’t want to do it in the same way or too close to when the others do it.

TV Guide Magazine: Speaking of which, both Twilight and True Blood have plunged heavily into werewolf territory, which you are about to do in your new season.
Plec: We actually talked about this a lot, because we didn’t want to be the third to bring something to the table. But it’s in the Vampire Diaries books and the character of Tyler Lockwood could not and should not exist without this werewolf arc. We started laying the groundwork for this story all last season, so to negate that genre element would have been to negate the entire Tyler character.
Williamson: Every vampire story has a werewolf nearby. It’s just the way it is.

TV Guide Magazine: What will your werewolves look like?
Williamson: Wolves, and we’ll show them transform. But not right away. And I think on True Blood their werewolves transform at will, whereas Tyler is bound by the full moon. Once a month he can’t control it.

TV Guide Magazine: And now it’s looking as though True Blood is about to introduce werepanthers.
Williamson: Really? Well we’ll introduce were-armadillos!

TV Guide Magazine: One thing Elena hasn’t considered yet is her potentially having to sacrifice motherhood if she lives forever with a Salvatore vampire, because your vampires can’t conceive, can they?
Plec: No they cannot.
Williamson: One of the things we’ll see Elena deal with this year are mortality issues. She’s dating a guy who’s never going to get old and she’s never going to be able to have children.

TV Guide Magazine: There’s lots of gayness going on over at True Blood. It surprises me that there’s no suggestion of homosexuality on a Kevin Williamson show.
Williamson: I’m happy to bring a gay character in when it fits the story. Caroline’s father is gay. He has a boyfriend. We’ve already set him up as a Founding Family member.
Plec: And it’s quite possible we’ll be meeting Caroline’s dad this year. This is going to be a big season for Caroline’s relationship with her mom, the sheriff.

Sounds like some good stuff is planned. And it seems we can at least breath a sigh of relief that Caroline — last seen bleeding internally — will survive her emergency surgery. As for the other cliffhangers, we’ll all have to stay tuned until the Sept. 9 season premiere to find out if Jeremy becomes a vampire, if Uncle John survives and if Elena exposes Katherine as her scheming impostor.

Some details about a character being cast for the third episode of Season Two: The Vampire Diaries is currently casting for the role of “Aimee,” who is described as “sweet, sexy, fun, and filled with flirt.” She is interested in Matt and finds an enemy in Caroline. It’s a guest role that is possibly recurring, and it “must look good in a bikini.”
- In the same episode, Tyler is having a party and it’s the night of a full moon. Spooky, scary…

Whilst at Comic Con @iansomerhalder very kindly posted a special code so that people could watch an exclusive sneak peek from The Vampire Diaries season 1 DVD that is hitting the shelves on August 31st. These bloopers will be included on the DVD, take a look at them below.

Nina and Paul attended the EW/SyFy Celebration and Ian attended the Nerd Party hosted by Zachary Levi, photos have been added to the gallery so head on over and check them out!

Photos have been added to the gallery from The Vampire Diaries Panel at Comic Con yesterday we do hope to have more to add soon so keep checking back!

Zap2It has another interview from Comic-Con this time with our lovely Ian who plays our favorite Bad Boy Damon!

Zap2IT has an awesome interview with Tyler from Comic-Con check it out below, are you excited for whats to come with Tyler this upcoming Season?

Photos of the cast and Kevin at the “Myspace and MTV Tower During Comic-Con” have been added to the gallery so why not head on over and give them a look and enjoy!

Our Beautiful cast were at the WB Booth at Comic Con today signing for fans, I’ve added photos to the gallery so be sure to check them out.

Nina attended The WIRED Cafe at Comic Con hopefully there will be more photos of her and not sure if any of the rest of the cast attended, but will see if they did if more photos appear.

Paul and Steven attended the TV.com NOW Awards yesterday, photos have been added to the gallery so check them out.

Steven attended the “Pirahna 3D “Too Hot For Comic-Con Party” yesterday I’ve added HQ Photos to the gallery so check them out, and as you will notice we now added a Steven Section to part of the cast for photos of him outside The Vampire Diaries.

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Bidding on this lunch date ends August 18^th.

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Ian Somerhalder‘s activism in efforts to help his home state of Louisiana recover from the Gulf oil disaster have been well-documented in this space. But the “Vampire Diaries” star says he’s still “beyond angry and beyond sad” at the state of the Gulf.

“I grew up on those estuaries,” he tells Zap2it. “I literally grew up on a marsh, freshwater bayous that run into a saltwater lake. The connection is like no other. The nutrients, the fruit of the waters, literally fed me and grew me into the guy I am. That’s a connection similar to what you have with your parents. It goes very, very deep.”

Nearly three months after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded, causing the massive spill, Somerhalder questions the government’s response.

“The Gulf of Mexico could have been saved,” he says, making it clear he’s speaking only for himself. “It was destroyed by lack of leadership.

“In five or 10 years we will understand what truly happened — why President Obama didn’t federalize it, and why he has been a talking head for BP — when the smoke clears and the oil literally settles,” he says.

“It is a sad and strange coincidence of how much money BP gave to President Obama. There is no change or hope. This should have been federalized as a national disaster, and we will find out eventually what happened and why it happened this way. It doesn’t matter — the Gulf of Mexico is gone.”

“Supernatural’s” Jared Padalecki and “The Vampire Diaries” star Ian Somerhalder are going head to head… and not because Padalecki plays a monster-hunter and Somerhalder plays a vampire.

The CW stars are both backing charities that are in the running for Chase Bank’s Chase Community Giving, where voters go to Facebook to decide which charities will receive enormous donations from Chase.

Animal lovers Somerhalder and Padalecki are rallying their dedicated fans and encouraging them to vote for their charities – both of which encourage adoption of abandoned animals.

Somerhalder is throwing his voice behind no-kill animal shelter St. Tammany Humane Society in his home town of Covington, La. “Can I ask a huge favor! Doesn’t cost a thing- can you guys please vote for my no-kill shelter at home in louisiana to receive much $ from Chase,” Somerhalder tweeted. “They are doing amazing job and deserve this $!!! Please retweet!! Thanks! Love, Ian.”

The shelter’s mission, as stated on their website, is “To save the life of every adoptable animal in our community through education, adoption and spay/neuter programs.”

Padalecki supports A Dog’s Life Rescue, a Los Angeles-based dog rescue organization that holds pet adoption events almost every week. Because he does not have a Twitter account — seriously — he took a different route. On a break from filming a “Supernatural” episode directed by his co-star Jensen Ackles, Padalecki made a short video message for his fans and other animal lovers.

You can vote for your favorite charity (or your favorite CW star) on Chase’s Facebook page. The charity with the most votes will recieve $250,000 from Chase. Four other charities will get $100,000 donations, and 195 other organizations will get $20,000 — to total five million dollars in donations.

Voting ends tomorrow, July 13, so get your votes in right away. Let us know in the comments which one you’re behind. “The Vampire Diaries” has better ratings, but we’re thinking “Supernatural” might just have the most dedicated fans. The race is on…

We’re voting for both organizations. Abandoned pets in Louisiana and Los Angeles can use the help — we’re sure that both Somerhalder and Padalecki would agree.

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Best Song Use – (“Run” by Leona Lewis, Fool Me Once)
Best Song Use – Happiness (“Cut” by Plumb, The Turning Point)
Best Song Use – Sadness Scene (“Run” by Leona Lewis)
Best Song Use – Closing Song (“The Weight of Us” by Sanders Bohlke, Haunted)
Best Overall Song Use on a Show

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Q.  What can you tell us about the inspiration came from for your new song "Sassy"?

A.  When I was writing it, it kind of just came, it wasn't like I want to make a song about this or that.  In all of my songs I want to have a message of empowerment and fun and good vibes.  I did a collection of five songs in like three or four days and that was one of them and it kind of just came out.  I wasn't sure about releasing it officially as the first single because it was just getting traction on the blogs and doing that thing.  I really noticed that the fans started to respond to it and they loved it so much that I was like, let's make this the first single, and now I'm doing it.

Q.  There is early buzz that "Sassy" is going to be the anthem of the summer, how do you feel about that?

A.  I hope so!  It's really up to the fans what happens with it because we're not doing huge radio promo for it just yet because I can't while I am shooting "Vampire Diaries."  I can't really do much promo work because I am on set most of the time and I can't really travel and do shows.  We're doing as much as we can while I am still shooting.  I believe it's a summer anthem and I am glad that everyone believes it too.  It's really exciting.

Q.  The song is even getting some great promotion from other celebrities like Perez Hilton.

A.  He's incredible, I love him, I've always loved him for years.  He's got this philosophy of do what you want and live your life.  He's just a really fun guy and very creative and is a great visionary.  A lot of people are unaware of that and I love that about him and how supportive he's been of me.  I have always been supportive of him, my first tweets ever on Twitter are of me praising him.  I really think he's a fun guy and he doesn't take himself too seriously. 

Q.  Where can fans go to hear "Sassy," has it reached iTunes yet?

A.  "Sassy" is on iTunes right now and it's really exciting because it's my first song ever on iTunes.  If you just look up Kat Graham it's right there.  It's really, really exciting!

Q.  How can fans help promote the single and call attention to it?

A.  Just keep tweeting about it and call your local radio stations and request it.  Talk about it on blogs, websites, and forums and play it in your house or in your car so somebody can be like, "Who is that, oh that's Kat Graham?"  Share it!  What I love about "Sassy" is that it is a people's anthem, it's not just about me, it's a representation of everyone.  You know me, I like to include the fans in everything, it's really about you guys.  The more you share it with people the more it makes sense.  I want the whole world to be like, "Yeah, we're as sassy as we want to be!"  That's my dream.

Q.  Can you give us some tips on how to be sassy?

A.  I really, really believe in the philosophy of being yourself, being confident in who you are no matter what you look like or where you come from and just really live your life and be happy with who you are.  It might sound kind of cheesy but once I really started to be myself that's when life just got so much better for me and that's where sassy comes from.  It's about being yourself and just being fabulous in who you are.  That's my tip on how to be sassy, just be yourself with no apologies.

Q.  We heard you just finished filming the lead in the movie Honey 2, what's new with the storyline?

A.  I've wanted to do a dance film for so long because I'm a dancer and it was like, "Wow, when am I going to get my chance?"  I auditioned for all of the other dance movies and no one picked me and I was devastated.  I finally got one and I am the lead in it which is insane because I didn't think that would come any time soon.  The director Bille Woodruff really took a chance on me and he's an incredible director and we shot it in LA with six or seven weeks of just nonstop dancing.  It's cool, it's this story about this girl Maria who gets out of juvy, she got caught up in the wrong crowd, and when she gets out she has to prove herself through dance.  She has to change her life for her, not for anyone else, and she discovers who she really is through dance.  It's really awesome, it's a great story and it's a lot edgier and a lot more dancing than the first Honey.  There are crazy dance battles, we're definitely coming for blood with this one.

Q.  How did you hear about the role, through auditioning or did someone seek you out?

A.  You know, kind of both.  One of my first dance teachers, he got me in with my dance agency and that really helped me as dancer, I saw him out in LA and he said I should audition for Honey.  I had just literally gotten back from Atlanta shooting the season finale, I think I had been in LA two days.  I was like what chance do I have, maybe I will audition for it.  A couple of days later I went in and auditioned and there were like six other girls there to audition for it.  I went to the call backs and then I got it.  It was very surreal, it all happened fast, we started rehearsals like that Monday.  We had rehearsals and it turned out so amazing, I am so happy with it.

Q.  How emotionally draining did you find the role to be?

A.  It was really hard because like I said I had never been a lead in anything this big before.  I had been the lead in an independent thing before but nothing with this kind of budget or anything like that.  There was a lot of pressure on me that I had never felt before but everyone was really sweet and helped me through it.  I would go two days without sleep, literally no sleep because I would still be doing stuff for my music on the weekend and photo shoots in LA to promote the second season of "Vampire Diaries."  There was just a lot of stuff going on and some days it really took a toll on me.  I would be lying to you to tell you that it wasn't an exhausting process.  It was really rewarding in the end because we came out with the best possible product we could.  I love that this character has had to fight through so much and in the end she wins in her own way.  I felt that same way with myself, even during the process.  Some people think, "she's on a TV show and she's in a movie," but no matter how many great things you never know what someone is going through in their lives.  I use my acting and my music as a way of putting that out there because no one's life is perfect.

Q.  With shooting season two of "Vampire Diaries," what can you tease us about what's going to happen with Bonnie?

A.  I can't talk about the other characters because I don't want to piss anyone off but Bonnie is definitely pretty fearless in the new one.  If there was a promise to anyone in the last episode, she keeps it.  Let's just say that.  She is not one to F with right now, if I didn't know her, I'd steer clear.

OK så här hörde ni det först! Idag så har VampireSite.net avslöjat en liten godbit om ensemblen nya tillskotts karaktär på Vampire Diaries. Det har avslöjats något Väldigt spoilery, så ni har varnats. Här är alla detaljer skrolla bara ner för att kolla in alla spoilers!




















































Spoilers



Carter (Posted 7/9/10): Casting is currently underway for the role of Carter, a “handsome and rugged” African-American carnival worker who flirts with Bonnie and picks a fight with Tyler. The role is said to be shooting between July 23 and August 3.

I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure this information is from casting sides that can sometimes turn out to not be true, only because sometimes the role is eliminated because the writers may decide to go a different route with the storyline. For example Bonnie’s cousin Lucy, it existed, but then later was never cast. Hoping they eventually decide to cast that role, sounded intriguing!

But getting back to this casting. It is the prospect of a scene where Bonnie is with Tyler at a carnival that has me all excited! All kinds of thoughts are running through my head of why the two are together during this scene. Could they possibly be on a date? I can’t wait. Of course, this is ALL speculation on my part. But what do you guys think? Do you like the sound of a Bonnie and Tyler romance? I’ve been shipping these two since I read this awesome Bonnie/Tyler fanfic. I don’t know, I could find myself disappointed and completely WRONG, but I would LOVE it! Sound off in the comments!

Ex-Trauma EMT Taylor Kinney is joining the cast of Vampire Diaries in the recurring role of Mason Lockwood, younger brother of late Mayor Lockwood, sources confirm to me exclusively.Described as Tyler’s (Michael Trevino) “cool” uncle, Mason is sexy and athletic (duh) and possesses an easygoing charm. Though he has more control than his nephew, he can “flip in an instant” if crossed.

Kinney will make his first appearance in Diaries’ second-season premiere on Sept. 9.


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Nu är resultaten inne för Most Surprising Moment och självklart vann Katherine och Damon med deras kysscen där alla trodde att det var Elena och Damon som kysstes! Grattis! Nu som har The CW Sourcies avslöjat vem som är nominerade till Fave Reccuring Character (favorit rollfigur) och självklart är det den rara Anna som är en av de lyckliga nominerade! Hittills har hon ledningen med 53%! WOW!

Rösta på Anna här!

Any scoop on The Vampire Diaries‘ new season? — Lally

MICKEY: The much-teased werewolf storyline will get under way quickly when an estranged relative breezes into Mystic Falls to act as a Mr. Miyagi type to the afflicted party.

“Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the freshest one of all” is the first line Kat Graham purrs on “Sassy,” the first official song off her upcoming debut CD and a track that promises great things from the “Vampire Diaries” actress.

Although by this time next year it’s entirely possible “TV star” will get bumped a few notches down her resume totem pole since Kat not only has that hotly fan-ticipated album due out in the first quarter of 2011, but the lead role in “Honey 2″ — a movie that has garnered more interest, pre-release, than the Jessica Alba-led original has in the seven years since its debut.

Since “Sassy” has become an iPod staple since it dropped last month, I figured it time to ring up the divine Kat. Especially since she was finally free to talk about her dance-tastic sequel and had just read the first script from “Vampire Diaries” second season!

PopWrap: I’m addicted to “Sassy,” how far along are you in the recording process?
Kat Graham: Thank you, I’m so happy people like it! We’re not quite done yet, but we wanted to put stuff out so you could get a taste so when I drop an album, you’re not like, “wait where did all this pop fabulousness come from?” I’ve been constantly recording – when I wasn’t shooting “Vampire Diaries,” I’d fly home for 16 hours and record as much as I possibly could. Then I’d come back to Atlanta & record out here. The process never really stopped for me.

PW: What made you pick “Sassy” as your official debut?
Kat: I like to see what the fans like and what they’re gravitating towards – “Sassy” was on the blogs and I was pushing it independently — I noticed it getting all this traction, so the fans decided – at least in my mind – “Sassy” would be the first single, or the first official song from me as an artist.

PW: Is that what we can expect from the full CD?
Kat: Yea, that’s really the sound of the album – old school Janet with a modern production behind it. Taking it back to the early 90’s with a melodic, playful sound. And “Sassy” has always been my sound — the way I sing, the way I rap, the way I live. Anyone who knows me knows what I’m about – how much I’m into empowerment, equal rights and everyone just loving themselves.

PW: Rocking a backwards suit on the single cover is a bold move in this post-Celine Dion world.
Kat: [laughs] I know, but you know what – I am so out there with my clothes. That’s actually my jacket. That shoot was such a rush. I just went into my closet, grabbed the jacket and just thought, “let’s’ put it on backwards.” It worked! But that is definitely a taste of what’s to come, fashion-wise.

PW: So we can expect some seriously eye-catching tour couture?
Kat: Oh yea, always. I am more vintage than I a high fashion. I love Lady GaGa, but I would never try and go into her lane. She’s brilliant. But what I do love is the image of Grace Jones, David Bowie and Janet. The sound of my music is 90’s dance pop meets future, so I want to incorporate that in my fashion.

PW: Any thoughts on the album title?
Kat: Maybe a self-titled CD. I always loved those growing up. Maybe something about a New Era, or the birth of something. I know we’re going to drop as a fun little viral thing that remake I did of “Cold Hearted Snake” by Paula Abdul. And we’ll do a cool dance video too, something like her video.

PW: So you’ll storm a dance audition and have a clothed orgy?
Kat: Absolutely [laughs]! I’m obsessed with that song & video – I’m dying to remake it. Eventually you’ll see it.

PW: What’s the song you’re most excited to get out into the public?
Kat: There’s a song called “I Want It All” – it’s a mix of Cher and Gwen Stefani. It’s an anthem song, which I’m all about, and similar to “Sassy” in that it’s really empowering. Belting the hook, very sexy and I definitely think that’ll be out before the end of the year, or as the first single towards March-ish of next year.

PW: Any chance some of your tunes will end up in “Honey 2?”
Kat: Yea, we’re discussing that right now – it would be incredible. I wasn’t expecting this movie to turn out as good as it did. When I started seeing all the stages being built and the character arcs – it just turned out so incredible, I’m so excited to see it.

PW: How does it differ from “Honey” with Jessica Alba?
Kat: I loved “Honey” – it was the first time you saw a movie follow a young woman on her dance journey. It wasn’t about one guy or a crew. But what I love about this script is it’s grimier, it’s grittier. It’s about this Puerto Rican chick from Brooklyn that is just getting out of juvie. Her dancing is tougher, her life is tougher — she has more to lose and everything to win. This girl’s fight was what drew me to the movie. I had to get that story out, I had to do that character. Our “Honey” is very different. The first one set an incredible bar, but I believe we raise it.

PW: You caused a little Twitter-storm when you wrote “Just got the new script for Vampire Diaries!!”
Kat: Oh yea! I love the fans, I love that it’s been months since it went off the air and they’re still chomping at the bit for the second season, which by the way is insane.

PW: Does the first episode pick up right where we left off with Elena walking into the kitchen?
Kat: Yep [laughs], it’s pretty insane. And I will say that Bonnie is really, really tough in the first episode back. She is not playing around. Bonnie will eff you up if you mess with her! She is also going to have to deal with Katherine. And that’s a whole new beast. Literally.

PW: In the finale she made a very ominous threat to Stefan — will season two see her sticking to that?
Kat: Yea. She really means that – she’s not going to help them any more.

PW: And I would imagine her powers will only continue to grow?
Kat: Oh yea, she’s going to become even stronger. But it’s important she stay vulnerable too. You don’t want someone to raise hell with no motivation behind it. You can never forget the loss of a loved one and I don’t think she’ll ever get over losing her grams. That was her rock to this world. She wouldn’t do anything simply out of a hate for vampires. I don’t think she could ever justify that.


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Tack vare en god vän till mig fick jag tag på en sammanfattning av hennes upplevelse av The Hub Producrions Vampire Diaries convention i Sydney och Australien(den är i engelska). Jag kommer att lägga upp fler bilder snart men tills det har ni detta foto från the eveent som bara var så oemotsåndlig att inte dela med mig av. 

When you first tell your friends and family that you’re going to a fan convention, inevitably there is that first few seconds when some of them look at you as though you’ve just recited the TiVo instruction manual in Klingon.

Thankfully, the day I’d told my mum it’s what I was planning to do, she had been through it all once before with me when Hub Productions (I don’t care if it sounds like I’m sucking up – I think you guys are freaking awesome for what you do) brought the first Supernatural convention out to Oz, and was subsequently very excited for me.

I’d just turned 28 the weekend before, so she knew that there are few birthday presents a girl can give herself that are more gorgeous, more lovely and – let’s face it – more self-indulgent than a meet and greet with two hot vampires, a beautiful girl (or her evil doppelganger – it was hard to tell) and a werewolf.

And so it was, after being ushered in out of the FREEEEZING cold at about 9am, we took our seats inside the Auditorium and were warmed up by viewing the first of the fantastic entries into the video competition. The competition, as a lot of you will know, was to create a short vid of the TVD star guest of your choice that if picked, would be played as that guest entered the auditorium & then later be given to them as a gift.

Well, look around TVD tweeps, cause there are some SERIOUSLY talented people in our little family (or maybe not so little these days, considering it’s apparently one of the most pirated shows in television today, lol).

After the morning mayhem that was photos with the guests (which was FANTASTIC – you are SO lucky America, that we Aussies were *made* to give them back, cause lord knows after that session we weren’t WILLING to) we waited on the best parts of the day to start – the Q & A sessions.

First THVD cab off the rank was our beloved resident Werewolf in waiting.

Prior to writing this article, I was trying to think of the best way to describe Michael Trevino, and finally I think I have him figured out. You see, he is the alternative, *happy* ending to the ‘that guy in high school’ story that – let’s face it – we all have. He’s the captain of the football team who’s got more charisma than all the James Bonds put together and a smile you have to measure in watts to fully appreciate it, but – very happily – he’s also a genuinely lovely person too.

He talked about a lot of different things. In regards to the show, he shared his views on what Season 2 will hold for Tyler, and on a potential love interest for the newly wolfed up bad (human) boy of Mystic Falls (I’ll be honest – I almost put my hand up there, and I practically have Team Stefan tattooed on my forehead (there because unfortunately I don’t have the BICEPS to pull it off like SOME people)).

He shared some really great personal stories as well, although I’m a bit worried at how much he was laughing when he talked about accidentally kneeing Zach in that post ‘I kissed your mom and I liked it’ fight scene.

Seriously, Mike.

As if Matt hasn’t had enough emotional traumas this season – you had to go and turn his Chuck Bass into a Tony Soprano as well? Oh, sugar. Lucky for you I have thing for bad boys, even the buwwy, buwwy bad “I’m sorry, I seem to have misplaced my knee in your groin” ones

But in all honesty, anyone who was there – either in Sydney or in Melbourne – will tell you that for whatever money you put on anyone else to be that mystery fourth guest for those couple of lead up months, in the end you were absolutely stoked that it turned out to be him.

Next up was Nina.

Beautiful Nina.

And her beautiful Top Shop heels.

And her beautiful hair.

And her tiny, tiny…tiny-ness.

It’s always a struggle to describe someone famous when you’ve seen them in real life to other people, but here is my take: I think Nina Dobrev is what would happen if you put Tinkerbell, Sandra Bullock and Pocahontas in a blender. She’s little, magic, sassy, warm and other worldly beautiful.

It was very cool indeed to hear how she got into acting, and I for one was impressed that she was so young and yet had such an impressive body of work to her credit. Fans asked her a lot of really good questions, not just about TVD but also about her Degrassi days and things like how she got into acting. When you listen to her speak, you can really understand why they chose her to play Elena Gilbert – she’s got a real grace about her, and you don’t see that as much in actresses her age as you used to I don’t think.

Also, if you’re ever around when she once again displays her ‘secret talent’? Yeah. Have your phone ready – you’re going to want what she does next to be recorded so you can use it as your next ringtone. Trust me.

And then there was Paul.

Lions and tigers and bears OH MY, was he gorgeous.

And I stand by my earlier claim – his voice literally does remind you of butter melting down hot toast. Or banana bread. Or something…either way <insert delicious toasted carbs of choice HERE> and freakin’ slather it with something so delicious it makes your toes curl, and you’ll get what I mean.

More than one little bird has told me that crowds (especially screaming, hysterical ones baying for him to take his clothes off) aren’t exactly his cup of tea. Well can I just say, if that’s the case, you would NEVER have known.

He was the smoothest, coolest guy I think I have ever seen, or met, or hugged, or whose abs I maybe felt up juuuust a little bit, in my entire life. The good thing was though, he remained very genuine and open – I have a lot of time for people like that. He was also very funny, which is quite unfair really because liking him anymore might possibly have caused me to spontaneously combust, and that was a big risk for him to take with my life, you know.

It was strange in one sense hearing him speak about how tedious the audition process had been for him to actually get into The Vampire Diaries. He seems like he would have been a shoe in from the outset. Nina had earlier told a story about how out of all the guys she had screen tested with to play Stefan, Paul was the only one who completely ignored her until they actually stood in front of each other and read for the network execs, and how as such she was more intrigued by him than anyone else. When questioned about it, Paul explained that he wanted the emotion of scene they read – the one where Stefan and Elena first meet in the cemetery – to be organic, and it was there that people first saw the chemistry that would make Paul and Nina the perfect choices for their role. The rest, as they say, is history I guess.

It was later though, when he auctioned the shirt off his back (i.e. one he was given so his own shirt stayed on his own back, thereby negating any hysteria that a half dressed Paul Wesley wandering round would have caused) that was the real highlight.

I’ve never seen a man write I LOVE MY ABS on his own chest before, but in his case he had every right to. I can hereby testify that his abs are so perfect they deserve their own special on the Discovery Channel.

He drew the dorkiest version of his own tattoo on the shoulder – it could have been a rose OR a garden gnome for all we knew, it was hard to tell – and by the time he was done, over $1000 had been earned for charity.

So, once he left, as you can imagine, my senses were a little frayed around the edges.

The object of my affection had just been RIGHT there in front of me. Had HUGGED me. The laws of science said I really should have woken up by now.

Enter, then, The one. The only. Ian Somerhalder.

You want to know what was going through my mind the moment I saw Ian Somerhalder for the first time? Well it went a little something like this.

TeamStefan.

TeamStefan TeamStefanTeamStefanYOUARETEAMSTEFAN!!!

You…are…y-…yo…Oh.

Oh no.

Blue eyes.

Black hair.

More charm than a Cheshire cat.

Yep.

Totally screwed now.

Yep. Totally just cheated on Team Stefan with my eyes.

Right there.

Ohhhhh man.

Seriously. One second in the Ian Somerhalder cooker and I was done like a dinner.

Now if you’ve never met Ian, there’s one thing you should know.

He has that kind of cool about him that if it’s all there was to him, it would be pretty intimidating I think. But it’s not. He’s the kind of guy that I think even if he wasn’t on TV or famous – even if he was just the guy who delivered your mail – you’d want to hang out with him, because he is that rare mix of joyous and sincere, as well very, very funny.

It’s weird, it’s like he sort of…charms the butterflies out of you, then looks at you like you’re the nicest thing that’s happened to him all afternoon, and he’s like that whether you’re at the front of his photo line or at the end. Complete and utter sweetheart.

He spoke at length about the things he loved most about playing Damon (for the record, he hands down freakin’ LOVES being the bad boy), and it was interesting to hear his take on where he thought his character would go next season – whether or not there would be a kind of role reversal between him and Stefan, with him becoming the GOOD –er brother of the two (although even if he does, can you see Damon turning into a smouldering, tortured bunny hugger? Nope, me neither.) He also spoke about a…well, not so fantastic audition that he did for the part of Jason Stackhouse in True Blood, about which he was disappointed to have lucked out on.

But Ian?

If you’re reading this (which if happening may in fact be just incredible enough to trigger the apocalypse, but – bygones), a word to the wise – you are at your absolute, smoking hot, Elvis-is-in-the-building best as an actor when you are playing roles that use your wit and comic timing for all they’re worth.

So, Bon Temps can have Jason Stackhouse.

You were BORN to play Damon Salvatore, and I’m not the only person who’d say no one could pull it off as well as you.

‘Sides. You think Kwanten can wear a fedora? Uhhh, NO.

Again, like Paul however, probably the best part of Ian’s entire session was the shirt auction. I’ve never seen a man trace his own abs on to a t-shirt before, either – seriously: he felt them so he drew them in the right spots, something which quite frankly I would have been *quite* happy to help him with. I’m very good at, ummm…tracing – but it was pretty impressive in the end.

It went for $1500 bucks, and he was so sweet when he came to thank the winning bidder. By the time he left, there was an almost audible and very golden buzz in the room, rounding out what had been a fantastic day for all.

It’s funny.

I try and think back sometimes to when I had only just seen my very first ep of The Vampire Diaries, and I’m wondering if I had any inkling even then that less than a year later I’d be buying tickets to their first Aussie fan convention. It’s amazing to think that a show can come such a long way in popularity in such a short space of time, but I have a feeling that I knew even that first night last September, that if any show was going to do such a thing, this would be the one.

It was an absolutely brilliant day, and I highly recommend that if you ever get the chance to go see them or meet them, DO it. You won’t regret it.

Till next time, boys & girls. May your vampires not be all bite, and your werewolves not be all bark.

Stefan’s Diaries: Origins:

Set during the Civil War, against a backdrop of grand estates, unimaginable riches, and deadly secrets, three teenagers in Mystic Falls, Virginia enter a torrid love triangle that will span eternity.

Brothers Stefan and Damon Salvatore are inseparable until they meet Katherine, a stunning, mysterious woman who turns their world upside down. Siblings turned rivals, the Salvatores compete for Katherine’s affection, only to discover that her sumptuous silk dresses and glittering gems hide a terrible secret: Katherine is a vampire. And she is intent on turning them into vampires so they can live together—forever.

Available for pre-order on Amazon and Amazon UK.

Stefan’s Diaries: The Craving:

Stefan Salvatore has come to terms with being a vampire. The events of the past few months have sobered him, and the fog of his own blood lust has begun to lift. He travels to New York City to start a new life, one that does not require him to kill humans to survive. Instead he feeds off of animals in Central Park. But the quiet life he envisioned is jolted when he runs into his brother Damon, who has convinced New York high society that he is Italian royalty. While Stefan is regaining his humanity, Damon has completely lost his. Stefan will do whatever it takes to protect Damon from himself, but there is another villain present. A vampire that seeks revenge for a death the Salvatores are responsible for. Stefan and Damon will have to work together to fight the greatest evil yet.

The Sourcies älskar ett gott skratt och jag hoppas att ni också gör det. Nu så har Damons scen i "Under Control" blivit nominerad för Funniest Moment, så gå och rösta nu. Endast du kan påverka vem som vinner så rösta, man kan rösta fram till kl. 23:59 den 11:e juli. Man kan bara rösta en gång så lägg er röst på rätt person! 

Du får jätte gärna dela med dig av nyheterna om röstningen (och skicka den till alla Vampire Diaries fans - det är det som driver röstningen!), men snälla skicka tillbaka folk hit för att kommenter.  


   

Grattis till Katherine Pierce från The Vampire Diaries för att ha vunnit Best Villain! Hon to priset från Lucifer med en marginal på nio röster. Nio! Grattis!!


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Have we told you guys how much we love fan-voted awards yet? Because we really love fan-voted awards. Maybe we’re spoiled by the MTV Movie Awards, which are so fan-based that you guys even get to choose the nominees, but we can’t resist getting a chance to vote for our favorite shows and movies so they can get the love that they deserve.

The most recent case of fan-choice comes at us from TV.com, who just opened voting for their TV.com NOW Awards. Clearly all of our favorites got some recognition, because we bloggers here at Hollywood Crush have nothing if not the best of taste. But if you’re reading this, we’re guessing you already know that.

Faux snootiness aside, we love that so many of our favorites are getting lots of love by fans and professional websites. “True Blood,” “Glee” and “Vampire Diaries” all got plenty of recognition in the categories they deserved.

(…)

But Sookie and Bill are up against some stiff human/vampire competition, considering Stefan and Elena are also nominees. Fortunately, the stud and awesome bad boy of that series, Damon (Ian Somerhalder), got a nomination as Best New Bad Guy, which he justly deserves.

Voting ends next Friday, so make sure you get your votes in — and let us know what you think of all the nominees!

Read the entire article over at Hollywood Crush.

För amerikanerna var gårdagen Independence Dag - för de Australienska fansen av The Vampire Diaries i Melbourne var det en dag då drömmar gick i uppfyllelse.

Twitter har nu flera tusentals twittrar från fans som gick på både Sydney och Melbourne fan eventet för The Vampire Diaries. Det finns många berättelser om hur fans träffade aktörerna, Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev, Micheal Trevino och Paul Wesley och de flesta av dem beskriver händelsen med samma ord:
   
Beautiful. Charming. Lovely. Gracious. Impossibly gorgeous.

Här har ni några foton från evanemanget!














       


      


      

Enligt HarperCollins , är den första boken i trilogin kallad för Origins, den andra - Bloodlust, och den sista kallas för The Craving.

Ps! Tydligen ska Stefan's Diaries: The Craving komma ut den 3:e Maj 2011. Markera det i era kalendrar, alla!


Stefan's Diaries:
För er som inte har någon aning om vad Stefan's Diaries är så ska jag berätta det kort. Stefan's Diaries berättar historien som avbildades av The Vampire Diaries tv-show. Den är skriven i dagboks format och ur Stefan Salvatores Synvinkel. Denna trilogi ger nya insikter i den mycket populära tv-serien, The Vampire Diaries, och den episka kärlekshistoria som fick de hängivan bröderna Salvatore att bli dödliga fiender.

Som jag har rapporterat er läsare tidigare så har The Vampire Diaries ensemblen, Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, Nina Dobrev och Michael Trevino spenderat dessa sista dagar i Australien. Där har de representerat The Vampire Diaries på The Hub Productions Vampire Diaries Fan Event i Sydney och Melbourne. Jag har försökt att få så mycket info om det hela från Twitter. Och det finns bara så många inlägg och bilder så jag tänkte att det skulle vara bra med en liten uppdatering.

Här är några bilder från när de var i Sydney. Och på tal om dem, så behöver ni gå til deras sida, där de har en röstning för de Topp Tio TV BFF (bestfriends forever), och rösta på Elena/Bonnie eller Bonnie/Caroline.  
 

Här är två foton på Ian och Nina med ett fan, tack Dixie för att du delade med dig av dina foton!

Röstningen avslutas den 7:e juli kl.23:59. Man kan bara rösta en gång så tänk noga innan ni rösta och lägg er röst på The Vampire Diaries.

Efter en svår hård tävling vinner Supernatural mot The Vampire Diaries med en oerhört liten marginal. Grattis till Supernatural som vann Most Heartbreaking Moment kategorin! 

Som vissa av er kanske vet så dör Borgmästaren (Mayor) Lockwood i säsongsfinalen av The Vampire Diaries och det ger rum för ankomsten av hans yngre bror (Tylers farbror), Manson, denna höst. Det är ännu inte bestämt om vem som kommer att spela uncle Manson, men här är en beskrivning på hur Manson är som karaktär. 


Mason Lockwood: Described as Tyler’s “cool” uncle, Mason is sexy and athletic and possesses an easygoing charm. Though he has more control than his nephew, he can “flip in an instant” if crossed. Seeking Latin or Caucasian actors in their 30s for this recurring role.

Armchair Casting Director suggestion: Skeet Ulrich (if Law & Order: Los Angeles doesn’t snap him up).

Ian Somerhalder

Han lade till:
- “We all had an idea of where we wanted the story to go and it ended, I think, very powerfully, very neatly, and yet like any good story it still left you answering questions.”

Buried in the CW’s official fall schedule press release were some massive spoilers about the new seasons of Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, The Vampire Diaries, Smallville, and Supernatural. Read at your own freakin’ risk!

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: Next season, the appearance of the villainous Katherine in Mystic Falls throws a wrench into the love triangle between Stefan, Elena and Damon, and the other residents of Mystic Falls must choose sides as they fall victim to a new breed of danger. New and unexpected friendships will be forged, allies will become enemies, and hearts will be broken. Stefan and Damon will be forced to face a villain more evil and diabolical than they ever believed possible. And they’ll take their shirts off.  Frequently.

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