Wow, CW--you really are going after the teen girl audience, aren't you?

[norwich36]

So I was rewatching "Afterschool Special" tonight, mainly for Dean in gym shorts, and I saw a preview of that new vampire show on the CW that's going in Smallville's old timeslot: Vampire Diaries. And wow, does it look like a terrible Twilight ripoff, though a little googling informs me that it's actually based on a book series that predates Twilight. (I may have even read the books--they sound vaguely familiar). And I guess a cast that includes Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder is going to be a plus for some people. But I think if I end up watching it it's mainly going to be for the same reason I ended up seeing "Twilight": to mock it mercilessly.


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[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

I used to love L.J Smith when I was a teenager, although the Vampire Diaries were never my favourite. Personally I'd have been way more excited for a series based on her Night World books

But I'll probably check out a couple of episodes of this at least, even if the trailer does make it look incredibly lame.

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you really can't tell from trailers--that's more about what the marketing people think people will like. I hope for your sake they don't butcher the books too badly.