Vampire Diaries

Vampire Diaries is a television show produced Kevin Williamson, which is based on the novels of the same name by L.J. Smith. The series follows the life of Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) as she falls in love with the vampire brothers Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder) in the fictional town of Mystic Falls, Virginia. The series also focuses on the lives of Elena's friends.


When I first saw this show, I was sorely disappointed. The storyline so far is bland. The actors are hardly attractive. It really annoys me when all the girls in the show are drooling over Stefan when I don't think he is handsome at all. His brother Damon, on the other hand, is somewhat more attractive but not by much. The girls all look the same and the acting is terrible. The characterization is stereotypical too. You have the high school "slut" Caroline who hits on every boy she sees and then you have Jeffrey the "drug-a-holic". Meanwhile, Stefan is every bit the "emo-vampire" as he abstains from drinking blood. In other words, most of the things in the show are cliched, from characterization to plot.