Comments on: Continuing Education and “The Vampire Diaries”…Discuss.

By: Mae C..

Mae C.. — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:21:10 +0000

hmmm…just love the show:)

By: Emma Williams

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:32:18 +0000

Just nitpicking at this point, but the first three books came out in ’91. Dark Reunion (the fourth book) came out in ’92. The first book of the new trilogy (The Return) came out in February, and the second one is due to come out March next year.

By: Tiffani Martin

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:22:33 +0000

Actually, Vampire Diaries was written in 1992. Just to point out.

By: Rebecca Heidtman Copenhaver

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:15:40 +0000

I’m going to give away some spoilers from the books, without actually giving much away haha.

Later in book three, it is explained that he doesn’t really choose any of this. A sort of mind control was used on him to draw him to that town and that girl. Maybe the books don’t translate well to tv. It is the CW, too, after all. Anyhow, I don’t see the problem with a vampire, who appears to be a teenager, to go to high school. It is a book written for teenagers (although I enjoyed them myself even as an adult), so it’s only natural they involve teenage life.

By: Andrea Pipkin Lister

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:50:32 +0000

Vampire Diaries may have been published in ’99, but the first ‘True Blood’ book (Dead Until Dark) was published a mere 2 years later, so I couldn’t say that it’s a copycat (like Twilight). Just saying. And yeah, Meyer’s high school explanation is quite lacking. In Midnight Sun, Edward talks about how boring school is, so why do they even have to go to school?? Oh yeah, because that’s what teenage viewers’ lives revolve around… part of the appeal of Angel in the beginning was that he was ‘older’ and not in school. I don’t know if I’ll be watching this premiere…

By: Audra Edem

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:45:56 +0000

Oh good lord, GAG me. Sorry Shandra, but Meyer’s bologna about being able to stay longer in a town is really not an answer at all. I agree with the author in saying that there are a million ways for a person to meet and spend time with someone. High school is like this teenie tiny part of one’s life, and for a vampire it would be a useless blip. Unfortunately, the audience for the CW has been reduced to under 18 teenie boppers who’s life still revolve around school, and who flip out at the mention of Robert Pattinson or Taylor Lautner’s abs, so I’m sure they will suck up this Vamp nonsense in a heartbeat. Thankfully, the CW should be going under in 1-2 years so that will be helpful. After canceling Everwood followed by Reaper, the CW lost my viewing permanently.

By: Misty Serenade

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:07:47 +0000

Considering the Vampire Diaries series was originally written and published by L. J. Smith in 1999 and is only being re-released right now, Twilight and True Blood are the ones that are “absurdly similar”.

Also, depending on the town, having a vampire attend any school whatsoever is detrimental. A vampire that attends school essentially places a ‘birth date’ on them. From that point on, they have to age in order to avoid rousing suspicion.

A vampire pretending to be home schooled can fudge their age a lot easier and for longer. Home schooling is becoming more and more popular as an alternative to public education. Kids met at any of the normal teen hangouts will believe it if they’re told that the vampire is being home schooled. Since the vampire isn’t in a traditional school, no ‘birth date’ needs to be given, allowing them to adjust their ‘age’ as needed.

What I don’t understand is why all these vampires like living in small town America. Being in a small town makes it infinitely more difficult for a vampire to stay inconspicuous. Unless they enjoy essentially being run out of town in fear of their ‘lives’, one would think they’d live in big cities where it’s easier for them to keep their true natures hidden.

By: Shandra Boland Brakke

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:22:15 +0000

Actually your answer to all this is in Twilight. The younger they start out in a town the longer they can stay without having problems since they don’t age. At the same time, Twilight and True Blood definitely have their fair share of similarities and now this one seems to be absurdly similar to Twilight. Can’t anyone tell an original story about vampires anymore? The sad thing is the one that would have been taking off now, Moonlight, was original and got canceled before the vamp craze.

All this aside, I’ll probably never miss an episode of “The Vampire Diaries”. *sigh

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