Tonight was the premiere of The Vampire Diaries on The CW.
The CW used to be The WB. The WB as we knew it, and therefore the CW as we know it wouldn't exist without two shows, Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Dawson's Creek.
If Dawson and Buffy had a baby (the shows, not the characters God, could you imagine the brooding that that kid would do?) it would be The Vampire Diaries.
It's a standard girl meets vamp story. She's got a lot going on, Elena, (that's the girl), her parents have died recently, her brother's not doing well, she's doing slightly better. He's recently come back to a place that has significance to him. Stefan (that's the vamp) has decided he wants to be a good vampire.
They both keep diaries. Get it? That's the title.
OK, so it's all a little formulaic, but I dug it. Kevin Williamson's wit was clearly there, and they keep to standard vampire lore. A refreshing Twilight reprive. Stefan can't enter homes without permission, he can go out in the daytime because of an enchanted ring (BUFFY SO DID THAT OMG!) and he's really fast. Plus hot. And broody. He's like someone wrapped Angel, Edward Cullen and Bill Compton up in a neat little bundle for us.
And his evil brother Damon isn't bad either.
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