Aug 17,2009

Ian Somerhalder Thinks ‘Vampire Diaries’ Is ‘Edgier’ Than ‘Twilight’

Posted by Angela with 2 Comments

Come this fall everyone will inevitably be comparing the CW’s new vampire show about a human girl in love with a vampire or two with that movie you may have heard of about a human girl in love with a vampire and possibly a werewolf. In fact, people are already going there.

Just yesterday, “Vampire Diaries” producer Kevin Williamson weighed in on his shows connection with “Twilight,” insisting that is virtually, well, none. Now, “VD” star and former “Lost” castaway, Ian Somerhalder, who could easily give RPattz a run for his money in the babe department, is letting all the fans know, yes, this is kind of like Twilight… except it’s, um, not.

“There’s obviously a comparison because it’s a direct relationship, however ['Vampire Diaries'] is a bit edgier,” he said, adding, “It’s every week, not every year. Also, too, ‘The Vampire Diaries’ the books actually came out a decade before the ‘Twilight’ books.”

So, he’s okay with you comparing the two franchises — if and only if you remember what came first: Stephenie Meyer or L.J. Smith. “You run the risk of sounding a bit negative if you say that ['VD'] is a rip off of ‘Twilight,’ simply by virtue of the fact that this material, ‘Vampire Diaries,’ came before,” he said. “[But], there should be a direct correlation — there is — and I think it’s great.”

So, do you think it’s fair to compare the “Vampire Diaries” to “Twilight”?




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2 Responses to “Ian Somerhalder Thinks ‘Vampire Diaries’ Is ‘Edgier’ Than ‘Twilight’”

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  2. Comment by Jessica in August 29, 2009 @ 12:27 pm

    i have read VD and i know it came out way before Twilight. And i have to say, Twilight has kind of the same stuff as VD. For example:
    Stefan is Edward
    Elena is Bella
    Damon is Jacob,
    and so on.
    They do however have differences. I’m not saying they don’t.But, if you read both books, VD and Twilight, you’ll see that they both start at school. Except that VD slowly goes into that scene with her writing in her diary and then walking to school. Yet, you have to realize that Elena is popular for a lot of the series until something happens, and Bella is not really, she just has some friends.
    So, after all this comparing and seeing, you see that Twilight is kind of like VD in some places. Plus, it annoys me that some people don’t see that.

    ps: can’t wait for VD to come to the CW. its my favorite.

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