Since Twilight hit theatres almost two years ago, there has been this renewed phemomemon of vampires. Obviously to any any of us that aren't tweens, Anne Rice was doing the "vampire thing" years before. Interview With A Vampire anyone? And before her Bram Stoker penned the classic Dracula. I won't lie and tell you that I didn't become an instant fan of the Twilight books. After seeing the movie I asked for Twilight for christmas. After christmas I went out and bought the other three books. New moon depressed the shit out of me but I was told by my friend that it would get better. Sure enough it did and I spent new years 2008/2009 finishing the book. However, this fall when a new show The Vampire Diaries hit television across the globe I thought the whole vampiredom was getting out of control. I thought to myself that it was just going to be another pop culture trend that will be "the thing" until it gets tired and something replaces it. I decided against watching The Vampire Diaires, I told myself not to bother. My mom on the other hand watched it and kept talking to me about it. She started to suck me in with its draw of sexy vampires among the naiive humans who are unaware of their existence. I watched the second episode and automatically knew that at 7 o'clock on Thursday nights i'd be sitting in front of the tv screen oblivious to the world around me.
As much as the story of The Vampire Diaries is close to that of Twilight, it actually has a different feel. Twilight has more of a story about love. Bella is left to decide between the dead and the undead. Whereas The Vampire Diaries follows this town that has been the centre for vampire existence since the late 19th century. There is no conflicting love for the main character between the human and non-human. In fact its more about the conflicting feelings for the bad vs. the good vampire. Without ruining the show for possible newcomers, it is my newest obsession. The main star, Nina Dobrev, who was on the Canadian show Degrassi: The Next Generation and proves to be able to handle a lead role. The same goes for the Salavatore brothers and the rest of the cast. On the whole they all mesh well and have a great chemistry. The eerie feeling of the little town, named Mystic Falls (I KNOW), is so perfect for the vampire feel.
Since its a monday morning and I know how much everyone loves mondays (sigh) I decided to perk up your day with my favourite person from the show. If your a Lost fan like me, you'll know him as Boone, but to some he's the new bad vampire Damen Salvatore.
Happy Monday
