There have been a ton of articles posted online today with the official announcement that the CW has picked up the Vampire Diaries. I don’t have time to post all of them because they are pretty repetitious but I will highlight this little blurb posted today over at The LA Times Showtracker blog.

Based on L.J. Smith’s book series, “The Vampire Diaries” concerns star student Elena (Nina Dobrev), beautiful, popular and fascinated with the new boy in school, Stefan (Paul Wesley), who happens to be a centuries-old vampire. Too bad for Stefan his brother Damon (Ian Somerhalder), the evil of the two, has also taken a liking to Elena. Kevin Williamson, Julie Plec, Leslie Morgenstein and Bob Levy executive produce. Alloy Entertainment and Bonanza Productions are producing in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios.