Thanks to “True Blood” and “90210,” vampires and ’90s TV-reincarnations are all the rage.

Cue the CW’s upcoming dramas, “The Vampire Diaries” and “Melrose Place.”

Based on the book series by L.J. Smith, “Vampire Diaries” tells the story of blood-drinking brothers, the good Stefan (Paul Wesley) and the evil Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder), who war over mortal Elana Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) in the small town of Mystic falls, Virginia.

As for the reboot of the “Beverly Hills, 90210″ counterpart, “Melrose Place” brings back the same drama with a set of fresh faces. After watching the three promos after the jump, we get the feelings that the CW has achieved “Gossip Girl” status with “Melrose,” which has the look and feel of those good old soap operas you can’t help but get hooked on.

First, check out the sneak peek videos of “Vampire Diaries,” followed by “Melrose Place,” after the jump.

“The Vampire Diaries”
Hear the inner thoughts of Stefan and Elana:

Stefan smells blood at a party gone wrong:

Instigating brother Damon pushes Stefan’s buttons until he shows his fangs:

Williamson, who also wrote Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer and other movies, has worked on several series that faltered early in their runs. But Diaries, based on the books about a girl in a love triangle with a pair of vampire brothers, seems positioned to tap into the Twilight base.

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At last, the CW network answers a question that has plagued philosophers for centuries: If Superman battled vampires, who would win?

Vampires, it turns out.

The Vampire Diaries, based on the L. J. Smith book series about vamps in the high school crowd, has sent Smallville – tales in the life of an aged Superboy – packing off to the sulky corner of Fridays on the CW’s fall schedule, which the network announced Thursday.

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First there was Twilight. Then there was True Blood. And now there’s The Vampire Diaries.

Vampire Diaries is the new, teen-oriented drama from The CW, home of 90210 and Gossip Girl. And, this fall, Vampire Diaries will supplant Smallville on Thursday nights to join the made-in-B.C. Supernatural as the CW’s hottest new drama since 90210. Smallville is being banished to Fridays.