Now let me say up front here...I have not seen True Blood yet. It is in my queue, and I will see it sooner rather than later. So I don't come to The Vampire Diaries with any comparison between the two shows.
The Vampire Diaries is OK. It is VERY CW...meaning hot, young things, full of hormonal angst, sharing their deepest feelings...but a couple of them have fangs.
Hot (at least that is what CW hopes everyone will see) vampire Stefan returns to his smallish hometown, where he grew up...oh...a couple of centuries ago, and re-enrolls in high school. And he sees Elena, who has a UN-canny resemblance to Catherine, his true love from last century. Stefan only feeds on rabbit blood though, he is a good vamp. His brother Damon isn't. Again, hot stud muffin. But he feeds on humans. Stephan and Elena start getting hots for each other, Damon complicates things.
These are really pretty people...no doubt about that. And the show isn't bad, but it is a bit angsty for my taste. I'll give it a few episodes, to see how it plays out. I have seen 2 so far. And while it has a nice supporting cast, it is just not quite creepy enough for a vamp show...not enough visceral danger present.
The jury is still out for me on The Vampire Diaries.
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