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The Vampire Diaries Season 2 intertitle Genre Supernatural drama Horror Developed by Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec Written by L.J. Smith (novels) Starring Nina Dobrev Paul Wesley Ian Somerhalder Steven R. McQueen Sara Canning Katerina Graham Candice Accola Zach Roerig Kayla Ewell Michael Trevino Matt Davis Country of origin United States Language(s) English No. of seasons 2 No. of episodes 33 (List of episodes) Production Executive producer(s) Leslie Morgenstein Bob Levy Kevin Williamson Julie Plec Location(s) Atlanta, Georgia Covington, Georgia Vancouver, British Columbia Running time 41 minutes Production company(s) Outerbanks Entertainment Alloy Entertainment CBS Television Studios Warner Bros. Television Broadcast Original channel The CW Original run September 10, 2009 – present External links Website

The Vampire Diaries is an American supernatural drama-horror television series developed by Kevin Williamson, based on the book series of the same name by L. J. Smith. The series follows the events in the town of Mystic Falls, Virginia, a fictional small town haunted by supernatural beings. In this town lives a seventeen year old young woman named Elena Gilbert, portrayed by Nina Dobrev, who perfectly resembles Katherine Pierce, a vampire who lived in Mystic Falls in the 19th century. In 1864, Katherine was loved by two brothers: Stefan, portrayed by Paul Wesley and Damon Salvatore, portrayed by Ian Somerhalder, and she actually felt only a deep affection for them (which is what vampires believe is love). Because she was unable to choose the one whom she wanted to spend centuries with, she turned them both down. As vampires, Stefan and Damon lived very different lives: Stefan started seeking redemption for his past sins, for a yet unknown reason; while Damon found in the evil side his true nature, still able to be loyal and feel affection, he became an amoral, vicious, sadistic, careless evil vampire. The return of the Salvatore vampires in Mystic Falls and Stefan's joining Elena's life creates havoc in the town.

When The Vampire Diaries premiered on The CW Television Network on September 10, 2009, it attracted the largest audience of any series since the network began in 2006.[1] On February 16, 2010, The CW announced that it had renewed the show for a second season, which premiered on September 9, 2010.

The show initially received average reviews, but critics agreed that the series improved over the course of the season; the second season premiered to generally favorable reviews. The show has received numerous award nominations, winning a People's Choice Award and seven Teen Choice Awards. Dawn Ostroff has mentioned a spin-off that could possibly happen in a few years.[2]

Contents [hide] 1 Series overview 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Broadcast 4.1 Reception 4.2 Ratings 4.3 Accolades 5 Home release 6 References 7 External links [edit] Series overviewSee also: List of The Vampire Diaries episodes The series follows the life of Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev), who falls for a century-old vampire named Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley). Their lives grow more and more complicated as Stefan's vicious and malevolent elder brother Damon (Ian Somerhalder) returns to the town of Mystic Falls with a plan to wreak havoc on the town and also to plan a vendetta against his younger brother. Both brothers begin to show affection towards Elena, mainly because of her resemblance to their past love Katherine. It is revealed that Elena is Katherine's doppelganger, who eventually returns with plans against the trio.

The series is set in the fictional town of Mystic Falls, Virginia, a town charged with supernatural history. Other story lines revolve around the other inhabitants of the town, most notably Elena's younger brother Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen), Elena's best friend Bonnie (Katerina Graham), Elena's close friend, Caroline (Candice Accola) and Elena's childhood friend and ex-boyfriend, Matt (Zach Roerig). The town's politics are orchestrated by descendants of the original founding families, all comprising a "Founders' Council". Some of the founding families of Mystic Falls include the Salvatores, the Gilberts, the Fells, the Forbes and the Lockwoods. They guard the town mainly from vampires, but also creatures such as werewolves and witches, some of whom are themselves members of the Founders' Council.

[edit] CastMain article: List of The Vampire Diaries characters Although the show is based on the books of the same name, many of the characters are changed, though the main story lines are kept. Beginning in season one, ten characters received star billing, with one being written out and another being promoted.

Nina Dobrev portrays Elena Gilbert, the main protagonist, as well as Katherine Pierce, also known as Katerina Petrova, one of the main antagonists.[3] Elena is quickly involved in many supernatural events. Paul Wesley portrays Stefan Salvatore,[4] one of the vampire brothers who is good-hearted and affectionate, the complete opposite of his older brother Damon Salvatore portrayed by Ian Somerhalder,[5] the malevolent vampire brother who serves as the show's main antagonist.

Other cast members include Steven R. McQueen who portrays Jeremy Gilbert,[6] Elena's younger brother, later revealed to be her biological cousin, with Sara Canning acting as Jeremy and Elena's aunt and legal guardian, Jenna Sommers.[7] Katerina Graham portrays Bonnie Bennett, Elena's best friend, who is also a witch,[8] Elena's best friend. Candice Accola portrays Caroline Forbes,[9] Elena's insecure friend and occasional rival, who becomes a vampire in the second season. Zach Roerig portrays Matt Donovan,[10] Elena's childhood friend and ex-boyfriend, who later becomes romantically involved with Caroline. Michael Trevino portrays Tyler Lockwood,[11] a werewolf, Jeremy's rival, Matt's best friend and son of the mayor of Mystic Falls; male members of his family have been shown to carry a lycanthropic trait. Kayla Ewell portrayed Vicki Donovan,[12] Matt's troubled older sister and girlfriend of Tyler and then Jeremy. She was written out of the show in the seventh episode of the first season, after being turned into a vampire by Damon and killed by Stefan. Soon afterwards Matthew Davis joined the cast as Alaric Saltzman,[13] a history teacher, vampire hunter, and love interest for Jenna.

[edit] ProductionInitially Kevin Williamson had little interest in developing the series, finding the premise too similar to other vampire tales. However, at Julie Plec's urging, he began to read the novels and started to become intrigued by the story: "I began to realize that it was a story about a small town, about that town's underbelly and about what lurks under the surface."[14] Williamson has stated the town's story will be the main focus of the series, rather than high school.[15]

On February 6, 2009, Variety announced that The CW had green-lit the pilot for The Vampire Diaries with Williamson and Julie Plec set as the head writers and executive producers.[16] On May 19, 2009, the series was officially ordered for the 2009–2010 season.[17]

The pilot episode was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, but the rest of the episodes have been filmed in Covington, Georgia (which doubles as the fictional small town of Mystic Falls, Virginia) and various other communities around Greater Atlanta,[18] to take advantage of local tax incentives.

The series was given a full, 22-episode order on October 21, 2009 after strong ratings for the first half of the season.[19]

On February 16, 2010, The CW announced that it had renewed the show for a second season,[20] which premiered on September 9, 2010.[21]

TV Guide reported that Ian Somerhalder is the highest-paid cast member, earning $40,000 per episode.[22]

[edit] Broadcast[edit] ReceptionThe series premiere on September 10, 2009 gave The CW its biggest series premiere scoring 4.9 million viewers.[23] Adding in DVR numbers, the ratings for the premiere swelled to an official 5.7 million viewers.[24] The Vampire Diaries initially received mixed reviews. Metacritic gave the show a Metascore of 50 based on 22 critical reviews, indicating mixed to average reviews.[25] Entertainment Weekly gave the pilot a B+, declaring that the show "signals a welcome return to form for writer-producer Kevin Williamson". Reviewer Ken Tucker ended his review by writing that "Diaries promises us a season of sharp-tongued amusement."[26] Linda Stasi of the New York Post gave the premiere a perfect score, saying that she was "hooked after one episode". Stasi praised the pacing of the episode and the "vicious, bloody vamp action", which "starts in the opening scene and continues throughout The Vampire Diaries with such ferocity and speed that it's truly scary."[27] Conversely, San Francisco Chronicle's Tim Goodman gave the episode a highly critical review, calling the series "awful". Goodman disliked the dialogue and hoped that the extras on Buffy the Vampire Slayer would "return en masse to eat the cast of Vampire Diaries, plus any remaining scripts."[28]

Many TV critics felt the series improved with each episode. Sarah Hughes of The Independent says The Vampire Diaries turns into "a well-crafted, interestingly developed series", despite a poor opening episode.[14] The New York Post also praised the portrayal of Elena, finding the character to be a strong-minded woman who did not allow her feelings for her boyfriend to control her.[29] Karla Peterson of The San Diego Union-Tribune said that "the supernatural drama is a first-class production, featuring an insanely gorgeous cast, sharp scripts and a brooding vibe that is hard for even the most levelheaded adult to resist."[30] Mike Hale of The New York Times gave the series an honorable mention on his list of the top TV shows of 2009.[31]

Reviews of the second season were more positive. Metacritic gave the second season a Metascore of 78 based on 5 critical reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews.[32]

[edit] RatingsThe following is a table for the seasonal rankings, based on average total estimated viewers per episode, of The Vampire Diaries on The CW. "Rank" refers to how The Vampire Diaries rated compared to the other television series which aired during prime time hours.

Season Timeslot (ET/PT) # Ep. Premiered Ended Rank Viewers (in millions) Date Premiere Viewers (in millions) Date Finale Viewers (in millions) Season 1 Thursday 8/7c 22 September 10, 2009[33] 4.91[34] May 13, 2010[35] 3.47[36] #118[35] 3.60[35] Season 2 22 September 9, 2010[21] 3.36[37] N/A N/A N/A N/A

[edit] AccoladesA total of 7 Teen Choice Awards were won by The Vampire Diaries in 2010 including Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi: Paul Wesley, Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi: Nina Dobrev, Choice TV: Villain: Ian Somerhalder, Choice TV: Breakout Show, Choice TV: Female Breakout Star: Nina Dobrev and Choice TV: Male Breakout Star: Paul Wesley. Other nominations were Choice Male Hottie (Ian Somerhalder) and Choice Scene Stealer (Katerina Graham).[38] The show won an award for Favorite New TV Drama at the 2010 People's Choice Awards and received a nomination for Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show.[39] It was also nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Network TV Series.[40] On November 9, 2010, it received nominations for Favourite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show and Favourite TV Drama as well as a nomination for Ian Somerhalder in the TV Drama Actor category at the 2011 People's Choice Awards, but failed to win in any of the categories.

[edit] Home releaseSeason one was released on DVD in Regions 1, 2 and 4 and on Blu-ray in Regions A and B. Both United States versions include commentary by cast and crew members on selected episodes, deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes featurettes, webisodes, and a downloadable audiobook of L.J. Smith's The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening.[41] It was released on DVD in Region 2 on August 23, 2010.[42] Following that release, Region 1 began selling DVDs on August 31, 2010,[41] and Region 3 on September 1, 2010.[43] In Region A, it was released on Blu-ray on August 31, 2010.[44][45] Region B's releases varied; United Kingdom on August 23, 2010,[46] Brazil on August, 26, 2010[47] and Australia on September 1, 2010.[48]

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Official website The Vampire Diaries at the Internet Movie Database The Vampire Diaries at TV.com [hide]v · d · eThe Vampire Diaries Episodes Season 1 • Season 2 • Pilot Main Characters Elena Gilbert • Katherine Pierce • Stefan Salvatore • Damon Salvatore • Jeremy Gilbert • Jenna Sommers • Bonnie Bennett • Caroline Forbes • Matt Donovan • Tyler Lockwood • Alaric Saltzman • Vicki Donovan Current Cast Nina Dobrev • Paul Wesley • Ian Somerhalder • Steven R. McQueen • Sara Canning • Katerina Graham • Candice Accola • Zach Roerig • Michael Trevino • Matt Davis Creators L. J. Smith • Novel series • Kevin Williamson • TV Series Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vampire_Diaries" Categories: 2000s American television series | 2009 American television series debuts | 2010s American television series | The CW Television Network shows | English-language television series | High school television series | Serial drama television series | Teen dramas | Television programs based on novels | Television series by Alloy Entertainment | Television series by Warner Bros. Television | Television series by CBS Paramount Television | Television shows set in Virginia | The Vampire Diaries | Vampires in film and television