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debuts Wednesday, September 10, 8pm
concept
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As the school year begins at Mystic Falls High, Elena and her friends are fascinated by a handsome and mysterious new student, Stefan Salvatore. Stefan and Elena are immediately drawn to one another, although Elena is puzzled by Stefan's increasingly bizarre behavior when he appears suddenly at the cemetery where her parents are buried.

What she doesn't realize is that Stefan is hiding a dark, deadly secret of his own - the fact that he's a vampire. At a bonfire party the next night, Elena and Stefan are just getting to know each other when chaos erupts after Vicki is attacked and left bleeding from a savage bite to the neck... 
stars Nina Dobrev (DeGrassi: The Next Generation), Steven R. McQueen (Everwood), Sara Canning (Smallville), Katerina Graham (17 Again), Candice Accola (Juno), Zach Roerig (Friday Night Lights), Kayla Ewell (The Bold and The Beautiful), Michael Trevino (Cane), Paul Wesley (Fallen), Ian Somerhalder (Lost)
producers Kevin Williamson (Scream, Dawson's Creek), Julie Plec (Kyle XY, Wasteland), Leslie Morgenstein (Gossip Girl, Private), Bob Levy (Gossip Girl, Privileged)
studio Alloy Entertainment, Bonanza Productions, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios
my take
Pretty people sucking blood. Sounds like today's Trend. Clearly The CW is trying to capitalize on that mildly popular Twilight thing. Makes a good pairing with Supernatural. Of course, it sort of is Twilight meets Supernatural: Two vampire brothers, one good, one evil, both in love with the same woman. Yes, I'm oversimplifying, but you get the idea. Although that idea might seem a bit tired, it's based on a successful series of young adult horror novels. It's positioned well, so it's about two things: the execution and if the thirst for all things vampire is still alive. (Or is it dead?)
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