He can suck on my neck any time

Vampire Diaries
Channel: CW (check your local listings)
Day/Time: Thursdays at 8pm

Oh vampires, how we have long suffered for your mysterious beauty and youthful good looks. Going back to Dracula to Anne Rice novels all the way up to, yes, the Twilight phenomenon (throwing up a little in my mouth). Humans have had a fascination with vampires for centuries. This post isn’t going to be about the history of that. This post is going to examine one of the newest vampire shows to the boob tube, “The Vampire Diaries.”

I didn’t get into this show at first. But I caught up through some reruns and I was hooked. I’m not saying it’s the best acted or written show on television today. On the contrary, the dialogue can be quite cheesy at times. They do have some obvious plot lines as well. However, I have been pleasantly surprised with some of the twists and new characters that are brought in that are obviously vital to the story but you aren’t sure how yet. I like that they aren’t afraid to kill off people. Yes, I know, it’s a show about vampires so it stands to reason that people are going to die because one of them is going to bite them on the neck. It’s the choice of who dies that is pretty interesting. You would think you would keep around some of these people for at least a little longer.

I have to say that the vampires on this show are a HELL OF A LOT HOTTER than the ones in “Twilight.” Seriously people, what is sexy about an unwashed, grungy, dirty looking guy? He doesn’t even have a face where you could gaze into it and forgive him for not showering for half a century. Now Stefan and Damon (the two main male roles that are vampires) on the other hand are totally swoon worthy. They have the dark brooding good looks that you had with Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt in “Interview with a Vampire.” They make you want to stare at them all day and if they ask to nibble on your neck you gladly oblige and ask them to be gentle. Those two have the heated, bitter brotherly relationship that everyone wants to see because it gives you the bad guy (Damon) and the sweet, sensitive one (Stefan).

The female leads are pretty good too. They have a former “Degrassi”-ite as the lead, Elena. She is good. Very well acted sweetie. I like the character too. She’s got a hard time at home with her parents newly dead and now she falls for the new hottie in town, Stefan, who seems to only have eyes for her. Eventually we are led down the path to find out more about her and why she is so connected to Stefan but they didn’t make it that easy. I have to say I was a little surprised by the most recent wrench in the system that was in the latest episode. The other girls that are Elena’s friends are interesting as well. We have a witch, Bonnie, and a seemingly ditzy blonde, Caroline. We also find out that there is more to them than once meets the eye. Bonnie is also well played. Her character must have it hard realizing that it’s all on her to release some very important people that just happen to be vampires that have been trapped for centuries. I know that sounds confusing, but you need to watch the show to fully get it. And Caroline really isn’t just some ditzy blonde. I feel for the girl. She really just wants to be liked by everyone, especially by her mother, and she does whatever to make that happen. I’m waiting for the girl to have the realization that she is wonderful just being her.

I do realize that I haven’t really explained the whole plot of the show except that it’s about beautiful vampires and non-vampires who have intertwining lives. I know I normally do. But I think I’m going to leave this up to you guys to go back and watch it. It’s really worth it to watch this one from the beginning. I know they have full episodes up at www.cwtv.com. I’m sure you can youtube it also to find the episodes. Do it, you’ll thank me later. I’m eager to see what else is going to develop on this show. I hope that Stefan and Elena can make it work and that we finally figure out if those old, trapped below a church vampires are really still alive and if they are going to get out. And who the hell is this weird guy who got hit by the car? So many questions for just one episode a week!

I'm giving this show and their incredibly hot vampires 4 1/5 frames


Here is the preview for the upcoming episode set to air today:


Until next time kids, this has been Hava!