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...one high school girl (Nina Dobrev, Degrassi: The Next Generation). Based on the best-selling book series of the same name by L.J. Smith, aEURoeThe Vampire DiariesaEUR� will air Thursdays at 8/7c on The CW and will be available on the iTunes...

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The setup, even if you haven't read L.J. Smith's young adult novels the show's based on, is pretty predictable: Vampire Stefan (Everwood's Paul Wesley) returns to Mystic Falls, the town he was raised in more than a century ago, and enrolls...

In this article: Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, and Nina Dobrev

...(September 10) at 8 p.m. ET. MTV News recently caught up with star Ian Somerhalder to get the dish on the TV adaptation of L.J. Smith's young adult novels. "It sort of stems from this interesting love triangle between two boys, two...

In this article: Ian Somerhalder, L.J. Smith, VH1, Nina Dobrev, and Paul Wesley

...secret: He's a vampire, and so is his evil brother, Damon (Ian Somerhalder), who also fancies Elena. Based on the book series by L.J. Smith, "The Vampire Diaries" predates "Twilight," but the themes are so similar, "Diaries" certainly...

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...Stefan goes all red-eyed and vein-riddled before pushing him through a window. Although the show deviates more than a bit from the L.J. Smith books on which it is based, the essential love triangle of Elena, Stefan and Damon should be...

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...still he mopes at his desk in history class, his pupils dilated from so much brooding. Based on the young-adult novels by L.J. Smith, "The Vampire Diaries'' has been adapted for the CW by Kevin Williamson of "Dawson's Creek,'' a guy who...

In this article: Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, True Blood, and L.J. Smith

...be compared to them as a rip-off. Nope, kind of the other way around, sorry! It started as a young adult horror novel series written by L.J. Smith (sound familiar?) in 1991. Four novels were originally published, but then the author took a...

In this article: Ian Somerhalder, L.J. Smith, Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Civil War, Mia Jones, and Self-hatred

The CW, Thursdays 8 p.m. Based on the book series by L.J. Smith, "The Vampire Diaries" follows a small town beauty and her brooding vampire male lead. Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley) becomes obsessed with Elena (Nina Dobrev), a girl who is...

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...Kevin Williamson (best known for his pace-setting "Dawson's Creek") and his sometime co-writer Julie Plec. Based on the books by L.J. Smith, "Vampire Diaries" not only owes its heritage to the vampire mythology, but goes back even further to...

In this article: Kevin Williamson, Paul Wesley, Dawson's Creek, Sesame Street, Jim Henson Co., Laurence Fishburne, Ian Somerhalder, and William Petersen

...the country love The CW's Vampire Diaries. But there's one important individual that is especially pleased with the series: L.J. Smith, the author that penned the novels on which this small screen version is based. "I think they have done...

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