Saturday, July 14, 2012

The Vampire Diaries panel live blog

We're gonna try this live blog for the Vampire Diaries panel

3:39 - Cast comes out to deafening screams after screening a clip of barely new material

3:40 - Creator Kevin Williamson moderates. Only one week of filming

3:42 - Producer Julie Plectrum explains that everything feels fresh this season.

3:43 - Michael Trevino, Tyler Lockwood, speaks to his evolving character.

3:45 - Nina Dobrev, Elena/Katherine, is looking forward to the challenge of playing two vampires.

3:48 - Ian Somerhalder, Damon, is playing a Damon with a brand new I don't care attitude.

3:50 - Paul Wesley, Stefan, looks to embrace his Dark side.

3:51 - Zach Roerig, Matt, hopes to hang onto Matt's humanity

3:52 - Steven R. McQueen, Jeremy, will be delving into more sixth sense shenanigans.

3:53 - Plec discusses the dilemma of meeting fan demand for the Damon, Stefan, Elena triangle.

3:55 - Who would the cast want their characters to sleep with? Matt, Sheriff Forbes. Stefan, Elijah.

3:57 - Fave episodes: McQueen: episode 10; Dobrev: the finale.

3:58 - Bad ass is uttered for thethousandth time at the Con.

4:00 - Plec's favorite scene: Alaric's vigil.

4:01 - Audience questions

4:02 - What don't the fans know about the cast? Paul Wesley is the funniesti man alive and Ian Somerhalder is the most interesting man in the world.

4:03 - More Katherine? As soon as Klays is gone.

4:04 - Tough keeping the Elena vampire secret? Absolutely.

4:06 - Plec mentions that the Klaus storyline kicked off Elena's turn.

4:07 - Any Alaric flashbacks? Maybe.

4:08 - Somerhalder went to Brazil.

4:09 - Who is Esther's mentor? Plec plays coy.

4:10 - Is Damon looking forward to Elena becoming a vamp? New dynamic and new revelations between the core triangle. And vamp sex.

4:11 - Meredith and the Kitsunes? Meredith, yes. Kitsunes, no.

4:12 - More adult themes? Plec plays coy.

4:14 - Hunger games arena, who dies first, last? Zach, first. Plec promises to kill Williamson. Dobrev allies with Roerig. Somerhalder promises to kill them all.

4:15 - Panel end.


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