by Hannah Dollman

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2. http://the-vampirediaries.com/

3. http://vampirediaries.wikia.com/wiki/The_Vampire_Diaries_Wiki

4. http://www.cwtv.com/shows/the-vampire-diaries/

5. http://www.vampire-diaries.net/

About the

Vampire

DiariesThe Vampire Diaries is an American fantasy-horror tv series based on the books series of the same name. It is created by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec. Initially, Williamson wasn’t interested in producing the series as it was similar to most vampire tales, however, after Plec pursued him to read the books, he became drawn to the characters and stories. In May 2009, the first season was officially ordered. When the tv series first aired in September 2009, on The CW Network, it attracted the largest audience of any other series since the network began. The high rating allowed the full 22 episode first series to premier, in October 2009. The finale didn’t air until May 2010. The pilot episode was filmed in Vancouver, however the rest of the season was filmed in Georgia, along with various other communities around Atlanta, allowing them to take advantage of the local tax incentives. The first episode received around 4.91 million viewers in the USA. It was the most viewed episode of the season. In February 2010, The CW announced for another season to air, which premiered in September 2010. In April 2011, the network then renewed the show for a third season, and then again the following April for a fourth. The Vampire Diaries has been nominated for various awards, including the Teen Choice Awards, Young Hollywood Awards, Saturn Awards and People Choice Awards. The Series has won over 20 awards in the past 2 years. Every year since the series aired, it has been paired with another CW show. The first season was paired with Supernatural, while the second was with Nikita, the third The Secret Circle and the fourth with the new show Beauty and the Beast.

The Plot –

Season OneFour months have passed since Elena and Jeremy Gilbert’s parents both perished in a tragic car crash. They are still adjusting to the reality, now being parented by their young and naïve Aunt, Jenna. Elena struggles having to hide her grief from her friends, whilst Jeremy spirals into a world of drugs, drink, and bad influences. As the school year begins, Elena finds herself fascinated by the new and mysterious Stefan, along with her best friends Bonnie and Caroline, while her ex Matt still pines for her. Stefan and Elena are immediately drawn to one-another, although his behaviour both fascinates and scares her. Stefan’s older bad-boy Damon also pops up unexpectedly, irritating Stefan with his reclus behaviour. What Mystic Falls doesn’t realise is both are Vampires. Stefan and Elena become close, starting to form a relationship, however when she comes to know of his deadly secret, she feels she can't be with him, although does promise to keep his and his brothers secret. Bonnie also comes to the realisation that she is a witch, and at first frightened by the thought, finds comfort in her Grandma and develops her skills. Jeremy still in with the wrong crowd, falls in love with Matts sister, Vicki.

The Plot –

Season OneHowever things turn tragic when Damon turns her into a vampire, and she attacks Jeremy, resulting in Stefan staking her. Stefan and Damon bury the body and Elena asks Damon to wipe Jeremy’s memory of the event. Elena and Stefan soon begin a relationship, when she finds an old photo dated to 1864, that looks exactly like her. She is a descendant of both Damon and Stefan’s former vampire girlfriend Katherine. The season then follows the story using flashbacks of 1864, and how the vampires of mystic falls were all sent to their deaths by the founding families and burnt in an old church. However Bonnie’s ancestor, Emily, put a spell on a tomb that kept the vampires safe. Damon, who is still in love with Katherine whilst also finding him drawn to Elena, is on a mission to open the tomb and release Katherine so they can be together forever. However when the tomb is opened, and it comes to light that Katherine wasn’t inside, he faces the consequence that she is alive and never looked for him. When the tomb vampires are then set free in mystic falls, its up to the group to make sure no harm comes to anyone. Elena then faces the truth the Stefan saved her from the crash her parents had, and that she is actually adopted, following the same bloodline as Katherine. When Bonnies grandma dies trying to keep the tomb shut, she secludes herself from Elena and Stefan and anything vampire related. The season ends with Katherine returning to Mystic Falls and causing havoc for all.

The Plot –

Season Two

The appearance of Katherine in the second season, shakes things up between the on going love-triangle of Elena, Stefan and Damon. Throughout this season, Elena finds herself coming closer with Damon, who seems to be going off the rails. Stefan, Damon and Elena plot to take down Katherine, however she seems to be one step ahead of them. However one of Katherine’s accomplishes is Isobel, Alaric’s “dead” wife and Elena’s biological mother. Katherine turns Elena’s best friend, Caroline, into a vampire. Finally they are able to lock Katherine in the tomb from the previous season , trying to manipulate and extract information from her. She warns them of a greater evil coming and that they need to protect Elena. Tyler’s uncle comes to visit, looking for a ‘moon-stone’ which contains a spell called the sun and moon curse, which make vampires slaves to the sun and werewolves to the moon. However when the original vampires come for Elena as she is a petrova doppelganger , the oldest vampire being Klaus.

The Plot –

Season Two

He is after the moon-stone as the real curse trapped inside is one that keeps his werewolf side at bay, as he is both a vampire and werewolf. To break the curse he has to make a sacrifice, killing first a werewolf, then a vampire, and finally draining all the blood from Elena’s body. Damon and Stefan then try and find a way to protect Elena, with Damon selfishly feeding her his blood so she will come back as a vampire. Caroline and Tyler get kidnapped to be sacrificed, so Damon trying to undo his mistake saves them, however Tyler turns into a werewolf and bites Damon, which is fatal to vampire. He keeps this from Elena. Klaus gathers a back-up werewolf, and turns Elena’s aunt, Jenna, into a vampire. Whilst the sacrifice is taking place, Bonnie and Alaric are finding ways to save Elena, finally finding a spell which binds her biological fathers life, John, with Elena’s, so when Elena is sacrificed, John will die in her place. The sacrifice takes place, with a deal with Klaus's brother Elijah, also an original, to kill Klaus during the sacrifice at his weakest. Elijah gets cold feet during the killing, and actually saves his brother. This results to Klaus killing Elijah, and Stefan sacrificing his humanity to save his brother.

The Plot –

Season Three

Season 3 delves further into Klaus's family and the origins of the Vampires. Stefan is still missing and Damon and Elena have set out to find him, until hope is lost when they realise he has lost his humanity. Klaus is hoping to harvest Elena’s blood when he hears she is still alive, so he his able to make an army of hybrids, which included Tyler. Klaus finds himself drawn to Caroline which affects her relationship with Tyler. Jeremy is now seeing ghosts and Bonnie loses her powers after casting a powerful spell so finds her mother in the hopes of re-gaining them. Stefan and Damon are still hoping to find a way to defeat Klaus, and Katherine lurks around to help the brothers with their plans. Klaus’s family return, and his mum, a witch, hopes to destroy the vampire bloodline, eventually turning Alaric into the most powerful vampire hunter and linking his life with Elena’s. Rebecca stands in front of Elena and Matt whilst driving, causing them to crash into the river. Matt gets saved, leaving Elena to die, however she dies with vampire blood in her system.

The Main Cast

Elena Gilbert – Nina Dobrev

Stefan Salvatore – Paul Wesley

Damon Salvatore – Ian Somerhalder

Jeremy Gilbert – Steven R. Mcqueen

Caroline Forbes – Candice Acoola

Bonnie Bennet – Kat Graham

Tyler Lockwood – Michael Trevino

Matt Donovan – Zach Roerig

Jenna Sommers – Sara Canning

Alaric Saltzman – Matt Davis

Klaus Mikaelson – Joseph Morgan

Dr Meredith Fell – Torrey DeVitto

Reccuring

CastCarol Lockwood – Susan Walters

Sheriff Liz Forbes – Marguirite MacIntyre

Rebekah Mikaelson – Claire Holt

Elijah Mikaelson – Daniel Gillies

John Gilbert – David Andes

Mason Lockwood – Taylor Kinney

Atticus Shane – David Alpay

Katherine Pierce – Nina Dobrev

Hayley – Phoebe Tonkin

Isobel Flemming – Mia Kirshner

Vicki Donovan – Kayla Ewell

Kol Mikaelson - Nathaniel Buzolic

Luka Martin – Bryton Jones

Anna – Malese Jow

April Young – Grace Phipps

Pearl – Kelly Hu

Esther – Alice Evans

Richard Lockwood – Robert Pralgo

Andie Star – Dawn Olivier

Shelia Bennet – Jasmine Guy

The CrewDirected by Jon Dahl

Written by Julie Plec & Kevin Williamson

Executive Producers Julie Plec & Kevin Williamson

Co-Produced by James L Thompson III

Music by Michael Suby

Cinematography by Dave Perkel

Edited by Land Anderson

Casting by Lesli Gelles

Production Design by Gareth Stover

Costume Design by Leigh Leverett

Trivia

• The pilot was shot in Vancouver, but the rest of the series was shot in Georgia.

• James Van Der Beek was considered for the role of Alaric Saltzman.

• Ashley Tisdale was offered an audition but turned it down.

• Zach Roerig, Michael Trevino and Paul Wesley all originally auditioned for the role of Damon.

• Neve Cambell was considered for the role of Isobel Flemming.

• Nina Dobrev is actuall a year younger than Steven R. Mcqueen, although her character is 2 years older than his.

• Damon drives a 1969 Chevy Camaro convertible.

• Stephen Amell originally auditioned for the roles of Elijah and Mason Lockwood.

• Claire Holt and Phoebe Tonkin previously worked together in another fantasy show called H20.

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1. http://www.buddytv.com/articles/supernatural/supernatural-the-vampire-diari-48862.aspx

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2. http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-vampire-diaries/the-vampire-diaries-spinoff-th-48855.aspx

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3. http://www.wetpaint.com/the-vampire-diaries/articles/vampire-diaries-gets-hot-new-promo-photos

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4. http://www.wetpaint.com/the-vampire-diaries/articles/claire-holt-says-the-dynamic-between-stefan-and-rebekah-will-change-on-the-vampire-diaries

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5. http://www.wetpaint.com/the-vampire-diaries/articles/will-klauss-siblings-join-him-in-the-vampire-diaries-originals-spin-off