The Vampire Diaries
Starring: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder
Network: The CW
Thursdays at 8pm
Tonight was the premiere of the CW's new vampire drama The Vampire Diaries, based on a book series by L.J. Smith.
Elena returns to school after losing both her parents in May. Now her brother's dealing drugs, her friend thinks she's turned psychic (has she really? it's quite possible...), and her ex-boyfriend is apparently still pining for her.
Enter the new (hot) guy in school.
But the new guy is more than meets the eye. No, he's not a transformer. Turns out he's a vampire.
There's something else coming into town, as we see two people murdered by a vampire at the get go. Is he the murderer? When another girl is attacked and survives, questions will certainly be raised.
The acting wasn't too bad in this Pilot episode (certainly better than the acting in Twilight, to which the show is already being compared to despite being based on books written previous to the Twilight Saga). And we already know Elena and the new guy Stefan are headed for romance, the question is, "What's the deal with Stefan's brother Damon?" There were certainly some cheesy moments, like the typical thriller movie raven flying around and crowing and the fog rolling in (apparently a product of the vampires in this series).
All in all, I would call the pilot episode mediocre. But since it's the first episode, there's time for it to grow, so we'll just have to see.
Grade: B
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