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The CW Announces 2012 -2013 Fall Schedule – TVD Paired With Beauty & the Beast Starting October 2012

May 17th, 2012 | Posted by VDO in CW Press Releases | CW Upfronts | Vampire Diaries Season 4 - (2 Comments)

The CW has just announced it’s Fall schedule, set to launch early October. Looks like The Vampire Diaries will keep it’s current time slot and now followed by new drama Beauty & the Beast. Check out the following press release and I’ve included a series description and brief preview into next season.

Via Press Release:

The CW Picks Up Five New Dramas for 2012-13 Season

The Final OMFG Season of “Gossip Girl” to Air This Fall on Monday Nights, Preceded by “90210”

Tuesdays Will Be Doctor-Doctor, With “Hart of Dixie” Leading into

New Medical Drama “Emily Owens, M.D.”

Action-Packed “Arrow” Kicks off a Kick-A** Wednesday Night,

 Preceding “Supernatural” on its New Night

“The Vampire Diaries” Keeps its Fangs in Thursday Nights, Followed by Romantic New Drama “Beauty and the Beast”

“America’s Next Top Model” Struts to Friday Nights, Followed by

A New Mission for “Nikita”

“Cult” and “The Carrie Diaries” On Tap for Midseason

The CW Strategically Sets Fall Launch for Early October

NEW YORK – May 17, 2012 – The CW Network presented its 2012-13 broadcast schedule today to advertisers, affiliates and national media at the New York City Center in New York City.  Hip-hop star Flo Rida opened the show with a medley of his top hits, featuring the world premiere of his newest song, “Let it Roll (Good Times).”

“One of our biggest priorities this year at The CW was adding more original programming, and we’ve added 50 original hours to our schedule in 2012,” said Mark Pedowitz, President, The CW.  “With dynamic new dramas for the fall and midseason, and our first-ever summer schedule leading into our October fall launch, this is poised to be a transformative season for The CW.

“The dramas we have for next season are outstanding, with relatable characters and breakout stars. ‘Arrow,’ starring Stephen Amell in the title role, is a bold, edge-of-your-seat action show, based on the popular DC Comics character; ‘Emily Owens, M.D.’ is funny, emotional, and we have caught lightning in a bottle with an incredible lead actor in Mamie Gummer; ‘Beauty and the Beast’ takes a classic love story and adds a procedural element; ‘The Carrie Diaries,’ with the story of a young Carrie Bradshaw set in the 1980s, is perfect for our audience; and ‘Cult’ is a chilling psychological thriller. We have an unbelievable variety of high quality dramas, all speaking to the 18-to-34-year old audience, set for next season.”

The CW will plan to strategically rollout its new fall season starting in early October 2012.  Specific dates to be announced at a later time.

On Monday nights, the most famous zip code in America, 90210, returns at 8:00-9:00 p.m., and GOSSIP GIRL will wrap up its six-season run of OMFG drama at 9:00-10:00 p.m.  In January, new series THE CARRIE DIARIES, starring AnnaSophia Robb as the incomparable and iconic Carrie Bradshaw growing up in the 1980s, will follow in GOSSIP GIRL’s stylish heels at 9:00-10:00 p.m.

Tuesdays The CW will play doctor, with HART OF DIXIE, starring Rachel Bilson, bringing its dose of Southern hospitality to 8:00-9:00 p.m., followed by new medical drama EMILY OWENS, M.D. from 9:00-10:00 p.m., starring Mamie Gummer as a surgical intern who discovers, much to her dismay, that working in a hospital feels an awful lot like high school.

The CW gives Wednesday a double dose of high-octane action, with new series ARROW, starring Stephen Amell as the popular DC Comics character, at 8:00-9:00 p.m., followed by this year’s People’s Choice Award-winner for Best Network Drama,SUPERNATURAL, 9:00-10:00 p.m.

Thursday nights The CW’s bloody-good drama THE VAMPIRE DIARIES is back for more heart-stopping thrills and romance, followed by new series BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, starring Kristin Kreuk as a homicide detective and Jay Ryan as a doctor with a dark side… a really dark side.

Fridays are filled with fierce females, with AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL moving to a new night and time, 8:00-9:00 p.m., followed by Maggie Q’s return to action as NIKITA, 9:00-10:00 p.m.

New drama CULT, starring Matt Davis as a journalist looking for his brother, who went missing after becoming obsessed with a hit TV show about a menacing cult leader, will premiere at midseason, with a date and time to be announced later.

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Nina Dobrev Got Milk? Like Her, Like Me Milk Mustache Campaign with Mom

May 16th, 2012 | Posted by VDO in Interviews | Nina Dobrev | Other Projects | Photo Shoots | Videos - (0 Comments)

Over this past Mother’s Day weekend, Nina Dobrev and her mom, Michaela attended the Like Her, Like Me breakfast party event by Seventeen Magazine for the Got Milk? Milk Mustache Campaign. Check out their beautiful ad (also, click the photo above for details on an amazing contest!) and some behind the scenes interviews and footage from the event and shoot via Alloy Entertainment and Teen.com. You can also view some gorgeous shots from the event over at Nina Dobrev Network.

Exclusive Interview from Alloy Entertainment

Exclusive Interview from Teen.com

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New Paul Wesley Feature in Mr. Porter “The Look”

May 15th, 2012 | Posted by VDO in Interviews | Paul Wesley | Photo Shoots - (8 Comments)

Check out this adorable photoshoot and interview with Paul Wesley in the latest issue of Mr. Porter’s “The Look” feature. Here’s a sneak peek (above) and excerpt from the interview. View the rest of the story (scroll down) and photos over at Mr. Porter.

Naturally, for a show with a teenage target audience, there have been mall riots, including a particularly intense signing session in Atlanta, Georgia (where the show is filmed) in 2010. “They really love my character,” Mr Wesley says of his fans, and then laughs. “It’s overwhelming. I brought my little sisters to a signing. They know me as idiot Paul, brother, moron. When they saw all these girls getting really excited that I was there they couldn’t fathom why anyone would be interested.”

And what of his plans for the future? “We have six-year contracts. I hope the show will go on for that long but it’s such a peculiar business,” he says, adding that he would eventually like to get behind the camera. “I always thought The OCwould be on for years and then it got cancelled after the fourth season. We’re all looking at other things to do in the future and searching for different roles,” he continues. For Mr Wesley this looks set to be in Hollywood: we’ll see him next as a DEA agent in the upcoming Southern hit man action-comedy The Baytown Disco opposite Mr Billy Bob Thornton.

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Mystic Falls Messenger: TVD Recap Episode 3.22 “The Departed”

May 12th, 2012 | Posted by VDO in Vampire Diaries Recaps | Vampire Diaries Season 3 | Vampire Diaries Season Finale - (28 Comments)

Mystic Falls Messenger

Dearly Departed, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called Life. Electric word, life. It means forever and that’s a mighty long time. Keep your theories in your pants, because this week was fraught with OSMs (oh SHIT moments)! We’re callin ‘em like we saw ‘em, so don’t shoot The Messenger!

Editor’s note: A great big, super-duper, squishy Woobie Hug to Ruthie for enduring this season of screencapping for The Messenger. We couldn’t have done it without her! Maybe over our hiatus she’ll be tolerant enough to teach someone on our staff the tricks of the trade! The presses might roll more slowly if she does!

BACK IN THE GOOD OLE DAYS

Pink’s “So What” was number 4 on the May 2009 pop charts, and playing on Elena Gilbert’s radio alarm on the fateful morning of May 23. If the smiling, pom poms, and cheerleading uniform weren‘t enough to clue you in we were digging in the archives…

…possibly Aunt Jenna in the Gilbert kitchen did it for you?  Well, that plus a 14-year-old Jeremy locked in the Jack-n-Jill bathroom he shared with his sister, doing Lord knows what *wink*. And who was that beautiful brunette bidding Jenna and Elena a good morning? Miranda Gilbert, former adopted mom.

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TV Fanatic’s Vampire Diaries Roundtable Discussion for “The Departed”

May 11th, 2012 | Posted by VDO in Vampire Diaries Recaps | Vampire Diaries Season 3 | Vampire Diaries Season Finale - (25 Comments)

Thanks to TV Fanatic for inviting VDO to participate in The Vampire Diaries Season 3 Finale Roundtable for “The Departed”.  Check out a sneak peek below, then head on over to TV Fanatic to read the rest!

Give this season a grade.
Matt: C. On a very relative scale. This remains one of the best dramas on network television, but the first two seasons set such a high bar. I found the back half especially meandering, I fear death has lost all meaning on the show and I’m sick of the love triangle.

Steve: I’m going with a B+. It might be closer to B- or B by Vampire Diaries standards, but that’s the thing … even with somewhat uneven, haphazard installments like we’ve seen lately, there’s still so much more right than wrong with the show.

Eric: B-. The season of the Originals hardly felt like it brought resolve to its chief baddy. Now when Alaric took over as Monsieur Bad Guy? Things were A material. Getting the town on his side and killing vampires? Now that was a scary threat… that was shortened to two episodes. While Dan’s man crush was allowed to run around for a season wooing my Caroline with horse pictures only to find his way into someone’s body by season end? What kind of TVD villain arc is that?

Dan: I will agree with you, Eric, that they didn’t find enough things to do with the fantastic Joseph Morgan, but I still go with an A- for the season. If I’m grading on a TVD curve, it would be down in the B range, but this is still one of my favorite shows on TV, and that is A level work in my book.

Ruthie: A-. Aside from too many spoiler-y interviews, promos and episode stills, I think this was a pretty kick-ass season. I know, I love good Vampire Diaries spoilers as much as anyone, but I really think they need to tighten it up a bit next season. Several episodes lacked the punch due to the fact that too much information was revealed.

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Vampire Diaries Music – Season 3 Finale – Episode 3.22 – The Departed – Song List

May 11th, 2012 | Posted by VDO in Music | Vampire Diaries Music | Vampire Diaries Season 3 | Vampire Diaries Soundtrack - (1 Comments)

Thanks to Chris Mollere for providing us with the song list of season 3′s finale “The Departed”.

The following are legal downloads from iTunes.

1. Pink “So What”

2. Low Vs. Diamond “Wasted”

3. Shadow Rewind “Airplane”

4. Metric “Sick Muse”

5. Sigur Ros “Dauðalogn” – Not released – Available May 29th

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**SPOILER ALERT** Julie Plec Talks Tonight’s Shocking Season Finale With EW

May 11th, 2012 | Posted by VDO in Julie Plec | Vampire Diaries Season 3 | Vampire Diaries Season 4 | Vampire Diaries Season Finale | Vampire Diaries Spoilers - (6 Comments)

If you have watched last night’s episode…you know that something pretty epic happened at the very end. Something that we’ve all been waiting for…Elena’s a Vampire!!! I had a feeling that this is where they might be going and I’m very excited about it. But, were you like me, and found yourself with a lot of questions after the finale ended? Well, Julie Plec answers those burning questions and more with EW.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How long have you known Elena would end season 3 in transition to become a vampire? JULIE PLEC: The ending had been in the works for about two years. In the first series of books, that’s what happens to her. When Kevin [Williamson] and I first came on the show, we said, “Well, it can’t happen to her the way it happens in the books,” which is on, like, page 200 of the first book. [Laughs] That felt obviously soon and rushed, and we didn’t want to make a show about a teenage girl who instantly becomes a vampire. But we always knew that her journey would take her there eventually, and we just kept riding the way of when it felt. You’ve got a girl who just sorta lost her last adult living family member when Aunt Jenna died last year, so when we started this season, what we really wanted to do was begin this relationship with Alaric as her guardian and mentor, and then tear that away from her at the end leaving her and her brother with nobody. It felt like now was the time when you’re left with no grownup, no adult supervision, no parent, no guardian, for Elena to experience the next evolution of her journey. All the stuff that we did with having her get stronger over the course of the year training and getting in touch with her physical self, and all the grief and all the emotion that she went through, and all the compassion that she has for everybody, will all play into next year and what kind of person and vampire she will actually be– if she should so choose to see the transition through.

Read the rest of the interview at EW.

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Clevver TV: Claire Holt Says Rebekah is a Catalyst For Change Coming to TVD!

May 10th, 2012 | Posted by VDO in Claire Holt | Interviews | Vampire Diaries Season 3 | Vampire Diaries Season 4 | Vampire Diaries Spoilers | Videos - (4 Comments)

Great interview from Clevver TV with Claire Holt. She chats about Rebekah bringing change to the future of the show and who should Elena choose?

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