VAMPIRE DIARIES: THE SACRIFICE (EP210) WEBCLIP

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The CW has posted a webclip for The Sacrifice, this week’s brand new episode of The Vampire Diaries. Here we have a rather intense conversation between Elena, Damon, and Stefan…

The Sacrifice webclip:

AOL TV’S THE SHOW GIRL VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH CANDICE ACCOLA

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AOL TV‘s The Show Girl sits down with Candice Accola to discuss everything from her initial reaction to being “killed off,” playing vampire!Caroline, a possible Matt/Caroline/Tyler triangle, possible vampire-werewolf sex, her hopes for Caroline through the rest of Season 2, the Vampire Diaries character she’d bring back from the dead, her dream guest star, what fans can expect in the next few episodes, and an intriguing comment about seeing “familiar faces” pop up. Ohhhhh?

VEGAS MAGAZINE: IAN TALKS AUDITIONING & FOOD (MOSTLY FOOD)

Ian Somerhalder talks with Vegas Magazine about the city’s significance in his life, gourmet pizza, and favorite restaurants and foods. Read the brief interview over at Vegas Magazine and check out the accompanying portrait below. Thanks to @VDSource for the heads up!

L.A. TIMES: SIX TEASERS FROM JULIE PLEC (& A “PAINFUL” CLIFFHANGER?) + ZAP2IT TALK WITH IAN

L.A. Times‘ Vlada Gelman chats with Julie Plec about what’s in store for Vampire Diaries fans as the show heads into the final two episodes before the dreaded holiday hiatus. Before you start having heart palpitations, just remember that by this time last year, we were already over a week into the winter hiatus. But Julie gives us a ton of stuff to chew on in this teaser list, including Klaus, death, love triangles, being deserving of love and how that affects one diet (ahem), and of course the impending transformation of Tyler Lockwood:

Tyler (Michael Trevino) will finally wolf out during the Dec. 9 episode. If you think the wait for new episodes will be torturous, the transformation period will be even more torturous for Tyler. “We’ll learn a lot about the mythology and the rules of the transformation over the next two episodes before we actually see it,” says Plec. “You’ll learn that while it gets a little bit easier the more you do it, the first time is not easy.” She adds that the show will not shy away from that painful process. “We wanted to show that in its entirety and really make the most of that because it’s a very, very difficult thing that Tyler is going have to go through and we wanted the audience to be able to experience it with him for the first time.”

READ THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW AT L.A. TIMES.

Zap2It‘s Carina MacKenzie talks with Ian Somerhalder about the Ian Somerhalder Foundation:

“I don’t want to be the guy who sets up fantasy dinners and asks a bunch of rich people for money,” says Somerhalder. “I just don’t know that world, I don’t relate to it, and I don’t want to. It’s so much easier for a million people to donate a little tiny bit, then to get 100 people to donate a lot. What’s really exciting for me in the inspiration realm, is to see kids, people who are going through a rough time or people who have found a tough spot they can’t get out of – to see them become inspired again. It’s the best feeling in the world.”

READ THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW AT ZAP2IT.

DOSE INTERVIEWS NINA: “THEY’VE GOT A GOOD, LONG PLAN FOR THE SHOW.”

Dose chats with Nina Dobrev about Vampires Diaries’ second season, her initial reaction to the pilot script, the challenges of playing two characters with differing motivations.

The roles aren’t without their challenges: she admits that she sometimes struggles to understand Katherine’s motivations, especially her die-hard love for Stefan.

“I honestly don’t even know [why she loves him],” Dobrev says sheepishly. “They tell me that when I play Katherine, ‘Oh, she loves Stefan.’ ‘Oh, really? Why?’ ‘Don’t worry about it. She just loves Stefan.’ That’s what they tell me. I have to make up my own backstory and hope that it’s right.”

READ THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW AT DOSE.CA.

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Michael Trevino & Candice Accola on E!

In case you missed Michael Trevino and Candice Accola on E! News the other night, never fear – the clip has hit YouTube. Candice and Michael talks about the relationship between Caroline and Tyler and where it could possibly go… Sort of. Thanks to Candice Accola Web for the heads up!

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IAN SOMERHALDER VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH EXTRA, AND THE VAMPIRE DIARIES ON ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY’S MUST LIST

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Ian Somerhalder dropped by to chat with Extra’s Lauren Sanchez about theVampire Diaries, and the age old question of our favourite show vs Twilight. One day, people will stop asking that question. One day. If you can’t view the video, try the YouTube version. Thanks to Vampire Eyes Online Source for the heads up!

 
The Vampire Diaries is also at the top of the Must List in Entertainment Weekly’s December 3rd issue:

NINA DOBREV TALKS ABOUT KATERINA WITH THE TORONTO SUN, AND PAUL WESLEY ON THE RACHAEL RAY SHOW

Most Vampire Diaries fans know by now that Nina Dobrev has Bulgarian roots. So it should probably come as little surprise to anyone that Nina gave a helping hand in the Bulgarian translations in Katerina, as she reveals in an interview with theToronto Sun:

“I called my mom, and she and I translated it,” Dobrev said of the Bulgarian dialogue in the episode titled Katerina.

“I think the writers had used an internet translator and it was so funny. All those online translators are never right. So we did it. I translated my own dialogue, but I called my mom just to confirm I was right.

Read more on that, along with dealing with playing Elena and several versions of Katherine on the Toronto Sun website.

Paul Wesley fans should make a note to tune in to (or set their DVRs) theRachael Ray Show on Thursday, December 2nd (check your local listings for the time), as Paul will be joining Donnie Wahlberg as a guest. Given the culinary themes on this show, we wonder if the Stefan Diet is going to be a topic of discussion.

VAMPIRE SUPPORT’S T-SHIRT PROJECT FOR THE IAN SOMERHALDER FOUNDATION

Chloe and Amber over at Vampire Support (along with Jess over at Mystic Falls Tours) have been working on their first project with their Pepsi grant. TheVampire Support T-shirt Project is aiming to raise money for the Ian Somerhalder Foundation, and the Foundation will be earmarking that money for projects with The National Wildlife Federation.

The t-shirt image (to your left) is designed to appeal to vampire fans, and both human and animal rights activists, and can be yours for $25 (including shipping). If you want to check out the design in higher resolution, or order a t-shirt for yourself (and your family and friends, while you’re at it), head on over to Vampire Support. Go on, it’s for a good cause!

EW: MORE FROM JULIE PLEC + UPCOMING EPISODE SPECULATION

Entertainment Weekly‘s Mandi Bierly has a few more tidbits up from her interview with Julie Plec and throws some nice speculation into the mix. What lies in store for us during the next two episodes of The Vampire Diaries, The Sacrifice and (particularly) By the Light of the Moon? (Which will be the last new episodes until the show returns in early 2011.) What’s up with Jules (Michaela McManus)? What will Tyler’s transformation be like? (Will it be more up close and personal than Mason’s transformation in Bad Moon Rising?) Julie Plec also discusses the difficulties of having two characters out of what we like to call the Circle of Knowledge:

“Our challenge is, how can we use Jenna in stronger ways, so that the fact that she’s oblivious is helping us with our storytelling and with her relationship with Alaric? How can we build a story out of Matt being stuck between wanting to be with Caroline but becoming very suspicious of the friendship that’s been brewing between Caroline and Tyler? We love those characters [Matt and Jenna]. Everyday, we say this should be the episode where Jenna finds out just so she can finally get a good storyline, and then we have to talk ourselves off of that because the impact of that for the series is a little bit scary. Who knows? It could happen two episodes from now, or two seasons from now. It’s hard to say.”

READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT EW.COM.

L.A. TIMES INTERVIEWS CANDICE ACCOLA: “YOU WILL SEE CAROLINE STRUGGLE.”

L.A. Times‘ Vlada Gelman talks with Candice Accola about Caroline’s transformation and growth over Season 2, the bond between Caroline and Tyler (“Tyler needs a Stefan”), job security on a vampire show, getting to do a lot more stunt work, acting opposite Nina Dobrev as Katherine, and that Buffy the Vampire Slayer remake.

Would you say that’s also been the most challenging thing about playing this role? Or is there something else you find more challenging?
Yeah. That definitely ups the ante when you’ve got a lot of emotional things going on and then you’ve got to bring in the physical things that are now on top of everything. The other thing that I think is a constant challenge is kind of reminding yourself of all the little nuances of vampires and what they’re susceptible to doing and becoming. Whether it’s your heightened emotions all the time or getting used to your attack face. That’s always one that I’m still adapting to is remembering my attack face.

READ THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW AT L.A. TIMES.

VOTE FOR PAUL WESLEY IN EW’S UNDER-APPRECIATED ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR POLL: ROUND 3

Wow, you guys are feeling the Paul Wesley love when it comes to the EW’s Under-appreciated Entertainer of the Year. You voted, and Paul was triumphant in the epic battle against Jared Padalecki. In round 3 he’s up against Criminal Minds‘ Thomas Gibson. Who’ll make it through, the vampire or the FBI agent? Work your voting magic, guys!

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EPISODE STILLS FROM BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON (EP211)

The CW have released stills from December 9th episode of the Vampire Diaries,By the Light of the Moon. Check out a sample below, and then head on over to our gallery to see the rest. Many thanks to Vampire Diaries Web for the stills.

 
 

ZAP2IT: CANDICE ACCOLA & MICHAEL TREVINO TALK TRANSFORMATIONS & ALLIANCES (AND MORE…?)

Zap2It‘s Carina MacKenzie sat down with Michael Trevino and Candice Accola today to chat about the huge changes their characters have endured and will endure (and very, very soon). This is the first part of Carina’s interview and we’re left wondering what could possibly be left to discuss… Oh, wait, we know! But this portion concentrated on the growing friendship between Tyler and Caroline, where Matt will fit in (interesting tidbit about Matt’s future in there, by the way), and whether either of them think friendship could blossom into something more.

When I asked that inevitable love connection question, they played coy for a moment before Accola gave me a little hint of what’s to come.

“What I think is so wonderful about any romantic relationship, in my opinion, there’s usually some sort of friendship that starts that off,” she says. “Who knows what’ll happen throughout the rest of the season, but as of right now, I think it’s a beautiful parallel for both of these characters that are kind of embarking on this new part of their lives in such an extreme supernatural way.”

“He gets to know Caroline a little better and has somebody there,” Trevino tells me.

READ AND WATCH THE INTERVIEW OVER AT ZAP2IT.

OFFICIAL IAN SOMERHALDER FOUNDATION FACEBOOK PAGE + IAN ON THE TONIGHT SHOW, DEC 2ND

Vampire Support announced that the OFFICIAL Facebook page of the Ian Somerhalder Foundation has launched! If you want to stay on top of news related to Ian’s efforts in raising awareness and funds for animal welfare, clean energy, and other environmental causes, give the page a “like” on Facebook and gets news straight from an official source. If you’re wondering what the ISF’s goals are, check out our interview with Ian about the Foundation.

And speaking of the very busy Mr. Somerhalder, he is scheduled as a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Thursday, December 2nd. We’ll make sure to remind you as we get closer to the date. Thanks to@IHeartTVD for the heads up!

EPIC VAMPIRE DIARIES CASTING BEGINS – WHY BOOK & TV FANS SHOULD BE EXCITED

The casting call/sides for a pivotal role popped up this morning – and to say we’re excited is quite the understatement. Time lines change, but it looks like we can expect a certain Big Bad to appear sooner rather than later, possibly even by episode 16.  

Klaus is late-20′s to mid-30′s. He’s handsome, charming, intelligent, with a sharp wit. He’s the only person who can out-Damon Damon. That’s because he’s got a thousand years on him. Klaus is one of the Originals. Possibly the oldest. But you’d never know it because he keeps up with the times.

But rather than just play the dreamcasting game (which is a blast, don’t get us wrong), we’re more interested in speculating what this character’s arrival is going to do to Team Badass. Mark our words – things are going to get ugly in Mystic Falls.

Who is Klaus in the books?
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Julie Plec had this to say about Rose dropping Klaus’ name in the final moments of episode 208:

The mystery of Klaus and when we’ll see Klaus is going to be the same question of ‘When will we see Katherine?’ from last season. We’re gonna learn a lot about him and be hopefully very afraid of him before we ever lay eyes on him. That’s gonna be a nice, big, long healthy tease. It’s so funny, the way we dropped the bomb of his name last episode [Rose said The Originals, the oldest vampires, will be coming for Elena, and they'll be doing it for him, Klaus], Kevin and I were laughing. We’re like, the book fans are gonna lose their freakin’ minds in this moment, and the rest of America is gonna go, ‘Huh… Alright. Who’s that?’ [Laughs] But it’s one of those moments that you’re like, I don’t care because I know the million book fans are gonna be so excited that it’s worth it.”

And she was right! In the Vampire Diaries book series, Klaus is actually Katherine’s maker and, as is par for the course with the TV series, they’ve switched it up to keep book fans guessing. In the show, Katherine essentially makes herself, after tricking Rose into giving her blood; her history with Klaus is now much, much different. In the books, Klaus is the Big Bad of book 4, Dark Reunion, come to wreak merry havoc on Fell’s Church, Virginia (because he was apparently quite bored). Tall, Nordic-looking, powerful, charismatic, and creepy as hell, the Klaus of the books claims to be carrying a bronze ax in his earliest memories. He makes passing references to the fall of Rome, fighting with Alexander’s army, and being in the Trojan War, so you know he’s old. He also brags a lot, but what makes him scary is that his follow-through on said boasts isexcellent. Also, he’s so insane he’s wrapped back ’round to sane again, if you can imagine that. (L.J. Smith once stated that she based the character on Rutger Hauer in The Hitcher, possibly one of the greatest horror movies of the eighties.) He also has a penchant for quoting poetry (Kipling, Auden, Housman, and Roethke) and has a soft spot for fifties music (see if you can ever listen to The Spaniels’ “Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight” the same way again after readingDark Reunion).

Why do we love Klaus?
Because he kicks the Salvatores’ asses – repeatedly, and without prejudice. Klaus is the epitome of hopelessness in Dark Reunion. Even Damon – DAMON! – acknowledges that to fight Klaus is to lose. (And Klaus brings out the best in the eldest Salvatore brother, we’ve gotta say. It’s not often Damon isn’t the biggest badass in town.) While we know by now not to get too attached to the book versions of characters – the show has fully become its own entity – we’re still incredibly excited about the possibilities Klaus’ arrival brings to Mystic Falls. He may be different (and that includes physical appearance), but we’re fairly certain that his capacity for straight-up evil will translate intact.

Why should you be excited if you haven’t read the books?
They have to top Katherine. There’s no way around it. And Katherine is possibly the best TV villain to grace our screens since… Um, we can’t even remember the last TV villain that rocked this hard. Lucia of Heroine TV once said that if Katherine was a James Bond villain, James Bond would be dead; the womandelivers on her promises/threats. Her alphabet of plans has more than 26 letters. It’s not enough to make Klaus – as one of our Twitter followers put it – the Chuck Norris of the TVD universe (“you don’t find Klaus, he finds you”); we must believeinstantly that Katherine is afraid of him. His cruelty must make Katherine look like a (very naughty) Girl Scout. We’ve become accustomed to our villains being gray on Vampire Diaries – as Memory Lane and Katerina implied, even Katherine has her moments of tenderness – but Klaus has to walk into town and raze everything to the ground. This is going to be the ultimate game of Survivor – Outwit. Outlast. Outplay. Outlive. Katherine’s been doing it for 500 years; Team Badass is going to get the ultimate crash course.

Our big questions:

• Is Klaus really interested in breaking the Curse of the Sun and the Moon?
• So far we know stakes don’t kill Originals. But they are affected by vervain and it’s been implied that even Originals aren’t fond of werewolves, though it’s unclear if a werewolf bite will affect them as it does a run-of-the-mill vampire. In short, what weapons will be needed to truly take on an Original?
• How will Klaus be different from Elijah? Elijah’s a pretty smooth operator; how is Klaus going to make him look like a Girl Scout? What powers does he have that would make even Elijah defer to him?
• Elijah didn’t seems surprised that Katherine wasn’t in the tomb. Has Klaus been stalking Katherine for the past century and a half, just like Katherine has been stalking Stefan?
• We’ve learned Katherine’s origin story. How epic will his be? Or do we even want to know?
• Will he be wearing a dirty trenchcoat?!
• Per the casting call, is Klaus really only around a thousand years old, or was that just a way of saying “he’s really freaking old”?
• Okay, seriously, who’s going to be badass enough to play Klaus?

 
So what do you guys think? Sure, let casting speculation begin, but what do you hope Klaus brings to the TVD Party?