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TV Review: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES – Season 3 – “Dangerous Liaisons”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 02/16/2012

Claire Holt in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Season 3 - "Dangerous Liaisons" | ©2012 The CW/Quantrell D. Colbert

Stars: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder Writer: Caroline Dries, Based on the book by L.J. Smith Director: Chris Grismer Network: The CW, airs Thursday nights Original Telecast: February 9, 2012 THE VAMPIRE DIARIES is making the storyline involving Klaus (Joseph Morgan) and his original vampire family at least interesting to watch. I was concerned initially at the start of the season when they brought Klaus back. Bringing back a villain from a previous season seemed weak sauce compared to how they had leveled up between prior seasons of the show. However, I have been pleasantly surprised with all of […]Read On »

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TV Review: BEING HUMAN – Season 2 – “Addicted to Love”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 02/15/2012

Sam Huntington, Sam Witwer and Meaghan Rath in BEING HUMAN - Season 2 | ©2012 Syfy/Jeff Riedel

Stars: Sam Witwer, Meaghan Rath, Sam Huntington, Kristen Hager, Dichen Lachman, Susanna Fournier, Kyle Schmid, Tracy Spiridakos, Jon Cor, Martin Thibaudeau, Deena Aziz, Amber Goldfarb Writer: Lisa Rudolph, adapted for U.S. television by Jeremy Carver & Anna Fricke, created for U.K. television by Toby Whithouse Director: Charles Biname Network: Syfy, Mondays @ 9 PM Airdate: February 13, 2012 The good thing about “Addicted to Love” is that all of the continuing plotlines intensify within the episode. The bad thing about “Addicted to Love” is that the plotlines are so far entirely separate, to the point where BEING HUMAN feels more […]Read On »

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Exclusive Interview: The Season 3 scoop on THE VAMPIRE DIARIES from Kevin Williamson

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 02/09/2012

Joseph Morgan, Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Season 3 | ©2011 The CW/Frank Ockenfels 3

In the third season of the CW’s THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, Thursdays at 8 PM, events are unfolding at what is, for this show, typical and sometimes literally breakneck pace. Stefan (Paul Wesley) went bad, but may be good again. Stefan’s brother Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and the humanish (she’s also a doppelganger) love of Stefan’s life Elena (Nina Dobrev) kissed. The family of Original vampire/werewolf hybrid Klaus (Joseph Morgan) has returned from being dead for centuries. There are ghosts. There are witches. There’s a mysterious murderer running around, attacking people on the anti-vampire Council working inMystic Falls,VA, where the story is […]Read On »

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TV Review: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES – Season 3 – “Bringing Out the Dead”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 02/08/2012

Joseph Morgan and Paul Wesley in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Season 3 - "Bringing Out the Dead" | ©2012 The CW/Quantrell D. Colbert

Stars: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder Writer: Turi Meyer, Based on the book by L.J. Smith Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt Network: The CW, airs Thursday nights Original Telecast: February 2, 2012 So the new episode of THE VAMPIRE DIARIES is all about family. “Bringing Out the Dead” has some truly touching moments, and then some nice shockers and twists as usual. What exactly does family mean to our Mystic Falls crew? The ties that bind are tested and tightened in some cases as everyone gets put through the paces and more plots against Klaus (Joseph Morgan) move forward. The […]Read On »

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TV Review: BEING HUMAN – Season 2 – “(I Loathe You) for Sentimental Reasons”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF

Meaghan Rath in BEING HUMAN - Season 2 | ©2012 Syfy/Jeff Riedel

Stars: Sam Witwer, Meaghan Rath, Sam Huntington, Dichen Lachman, Susanna Fournier, Kyle Schmid, Tracy Spiridakos, Jon Cor, Martin Thibaudeau, Pat Kiely, Sean Tucker, Amber Goldfarb Writer: Mike Ostrowski, adapted for U.S. television by Jeremy Carver & Anna Fricke, created for U.K. television by Toby Whithouse Director: Charles Biname Network: Syfy, Mondays @ 9 PM Airdate: February 7, 2012 In “(I Loathe You) for Sentimental Reasons,” BEING HUMAN gets its style on with some hot flashbacks to 1930. The look doesn’t suit everyone, but Sam Witwer as Aidan and Dichen Lachman as vampire princess Suren look smashing. What’s more, the actors […]Read On »

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Exclusive Photos from the UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING World Premiere

By SUE SCHNEIDER 01/25/2012

Cast Shot: Bjorn Stein, Mans Marlind, Len Wiseman, Kate Beckinsae, India Eisley, Michael Ealy and Theo James at the World Premiere of UNDERWORLD AWAKENING | ©2012 Sue Schneider

Screen Gems and Lakeshore Entertainment held the World Premiere of UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on January 19th. Kate Beckinsale, the star of the first two films, returns to the franchise as the vampire warrioress Selene. Shot in 3D, it brings an excitement to the film as this time the humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans and want to eradicate both immortal species. Seen walking the black carpet were the stars of the film, which included: Kate Beckinsale, Michael Ealy, Theo James, India Eisley, Jacob Blair, Sandrine Holt, J. Michael Straczynski […]Read On »

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TV Review: BEING HUMAN – Season 2 – “Turn This Mother Out” – Season Premiere

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 01/21/2012

Sam Witwer in BEING HUMAN - Season 2 - "Turn This Mother Out" | ©2012 Syfy/Philippe Bosse

Stars: Sam Witwer, Meaghan Rath, Sam Huntington, Kristen Hagen, Terry Kinney, Deena Aziz, Robert Naylor Writers: Jeremy Carver & Anna Fricke, adapted for U.S. television by Jeremy Carver & Anna Fricke, created for U.K. television by Toby Whithouse Director: Adam Kane Network: Syfy, Mondays @ 9 PM Airdate: January 16, 2012 The U.S. version of BEING HUMAN returns for its second season with all of its characters true to form, which is to say that vampire Aidan (Sam Witwer) is still worried about undead politics, ghost Sally (Meaghan Rath) is still unhappy about being deceased but trying to make a […]Read On »

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TV Review: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES – Season 3 – “The Ties That Bind”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 01/20/2012

Persia White in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Season 3 - "The Ties That Bind" | ©2012 The CW/Quantrell D. Colbert

Stars: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder Writer: Brian Young, Based on the book by L.J. Smith Director: John Dahl Network: The CW, airs Thursday nights Original Telecast: January 19, 2012 I appreciate that THE VAMPIRE DIARIES is constantly evolving their characters and the characters relationships to each other. I really do. I don’t like tuning into a show every week to find the same old stagnant relationships that we’ve seen for a couple of seasons continue to limp towards some kind of inevitable confrontation or goal. The writers on this show consistently try to up the ante and to […]Read On »

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TV Review: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES – Season 3 – “Our Town”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 01/17/2012

Nina Dobrev, Candice Accola and Kat Graham in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Season 3 - "Our Town" | ©2012 The CW/Bob Mahoney

Stars: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder Writer: Rebecca Sonnenshine, Based on the book by L.J. Smith Director: Wendy Stanzler Network: The CW, airs Thursday nights Original Telecast: January 12, 2012 THE VAMPIRE DIARIES is still one of my favorite guilty pleasures on television. The series is such a soap opera with supernatural elements that you can’t tear yourself away for fear of missing something important (or something tiny that will turn out to be important). “Our Town” continues the power play between Klaus (Joseph Morgan) and Stefan (Paul Wesley); each one seeing how they can out maneuver and out […]Read On »

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TV Review: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES – Season 3 – “The New Deal”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 01/10/2012

Steven R. McQueen and Michael Trevino in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Season 3 - "The New Deal" | ©2012 The CW/Bob Mahoney

Stars: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder Writer: Michael Narducci, Based on the book by L.J. Smith Director: John Behring Network: The CW, airs Thursday nights Original Telecast: January 5, 2012 Well, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES is back from hiatus finally, and once again the clever writers of the series have found ways to change relationships, and flip a lot of things on their ears with “The New Deal” Before the break the big plan to kill Klaus (Joseph Morgan) was kiboshed by Stefan (Paul Wesley) who was trying to save Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Elena (Nina Dobrev) and really pretty […]Read On »

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