Beginning Saturday, October 15, fans of The CW’s dramas – including Ringer, Hart of Dixie, The Secret Circle, The Vampire Diaries, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, Supernatural, 90210 and Nikita – will be able to catch up with them on Netflix. The same day, fans of The Vampire Chronicles, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill and Nikita will be able to marathon their way thought those shows’ past seasons – with previous seasons of Supernatural and 90210 coming available in January, 2012.
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At first glance, The CW’s THE SECRET CIRCLE seems to have some of those elements that one would expect a CW show to have: a story built around high school kids, teen angst, a potential love triangle or two, lots of beautiful young people, and a pop soundtrack to highlight it all. But wait! Viewers who haven not set foot in a high school in more than a decade need not run away just yet. Besides, The CW isn’t just for teen girls anymore either — ok, maybe it is, but some of their shows can reach a wider audience! In searching to find the perfect companion to their bonafide hit, The Vampire Diaries, The CW seems to have found their magic show (um, pardon the pun). Once again they turn to Young Adult novel writer L.J. Smith, who penned The Vampire Diaries as well as The Secret Circle. And once again, the TV series will be based on the characters and events established by the novel, but will employ a certain freedom to take it all in a different direction.
The Pilot episode, teleplay by Andrew Miller, which will be airing this evening following the season premiere of The Vampire Diaries, did a terrific job of introducing the characters, establishing the circumstances and history, and offering multiple layers of story that will unfold in the weeks to come. The relationships of characters were beautifully intertwined to offer a wide range of possibilities, and the mysteries and secrets hinted at will have a chance to develop as the season progresses. This Pilot certainly packed a lot of events and information in a short period of time and did it quite adeptly. The entire cast is well-suited to their roles and so far they have great chemistry together. I’ll be honest and say that The Secret Circle doesn’t have the same frenetic pacing and shocking twists and turns of The Vampire Diaries, but that audience, as well as other casual viewers, should have no problem accepting this latest addition to the genre. And even though I haven’t stepped into a high school in a while, I really enjoyed the Pilot episode. It did its job of winning me over and wanting me to know more to the extent that I will be looking forward to seeing how the story unfolds in the weeks to come. If the ultimate goal of any new show is to keep you coming back for more, then The Secret Circle certainly met that goal!
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Grade: B+
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“The Vampire Diaries”, developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, is based on a series of books written by L. J. Smith. The supernatural themed series takes viewers into the life of 17 year old Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) who falls for a 162-year-old vampire named Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley). Their relationship between mortal girl and her vampire boyfriend becomes increasingly complicated as Stefan’s older brother Damon (Ian Somerhalder), who is also a vampire, returns. Stefan has cold hearted plans to wreak havoc on the town of Mystic Falls and revenge against his younger brother.
The Vampire Diaries is now in its third season which premieres on the CW Network on September 15th at 8 PM EST.
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The CW Network made an early announcement of the renewal of five of their top series. Returning for the 2011 Fall television season on the CW will be The Vampire Diaries, 90210, Gossip Girl, America’s Next Top Model and the Friday night action series Supernatural.
In moving to Fridays last September, Supernatural, which stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, immediately helped make The CW more competitive on the night and dramatically contributed to year-to-year gains on Friday of 66% in adults 18-34 and 60% in viewers. Supernatural, which is currently in it’s sixth season, also made it onto not one, but two TV Guide Fan Favorite covers this season. The series, about two monster hunting, demon fighting brothers, continues to gain popularity, new fans and viewers.
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Fans and viewers of the CW hit series’ Smallville and Supernatural, who were ready to sit down to new episodes on Friday the 28th of January, are in for some disappointment.
The CW Network has released a revised programing schedule which moves The Vampire Diaries and Nikita into the Friday, January 28th schedule for special encore airings of recent episodes. At 8 PM EST The CW will air an encore of The Vampire Diaries’ episode, Descent. At 9 PM The CW will air an encore presentation of Nikita episode, Free. New episodes of Smallville and Supernatural are now set to air on Friday, February 4th.
Smallville will lead off in its normal 8 PM time slot with the episode S10.12, Collateral
CHLOE SULLIVAN RETURNS TO SMALLVILLE — Clark (Tom Welling), Oliver (Justin Hartley), Lois (Erica Durance) and Dinah (guest star Alaina Huffman) are released by the VRA after being captured at Hawkman’s funeral but each of them have flashbacks of Chloe (Allison Mack) holding them against their will. When Chloe returns, Dinah warns the others that Chloe may now be a traitor. Oliver dismisses her concerns but Clark is unsure if he can trust Chloe after she disappeared without an explanation. Cassidy Freeman also stars. Morgan Beggs directed the episode written by Jordan Hawley.
Supernatural will follow in its normal 9 PM time slot with episode S6.12, Like A Virgin.
DEATH RETURNS FOR A MEETING WITH DEAN — Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Bobby (Jim Beaver) anxiously wait for Sam (Jared Padalecki) to wake up to see if Death (guest star Julian Richings) was able to restore his soul without causing Sam to lose his mind. Meanwhile, Dean and Bobby investigate a disappearance of virgins and discover dragons are behind the kidnappings. Bobby sends Dean to a doctor who owns the only weapon in the world that can slay a dragon, but Dean must prove himself worthy enough to take it. Phil Sgriccia directed the episode written by Adam Glass.
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AVAILABLE ON DVD AS OF AUGUST 27TH, 2010
The CW Network hit series, The Vampire Diaries had it’s season 2 premiere, The Return, on Thursday September 9th at 8PM EST. According to the next day press release, the series is still going strong with the VAMPIRE DIARIES delivering its best ‘Women 18-34 Ratings ‘ since February 2009 and held onto virtually all of its audience from explosive season one finale, Founder’s Day. The Vampire Diaries also retained a large chunk of its massive series premiere audience from last year, keeping about 87% of its year ago adults 18-34 (1.9/6) and 90% of its year ago women 18-34 (2.8/9) delivery.
If you missed the season one premiere or all of the first season of The Vampire Diaries on The CW Network and want to catch up on this intriguing series, then now’s your chance because The Vampire Diaries: The Complete First Season is now out on DVD.
The Vampire Diaries season one premiered on The CW Network on September 10, 2009 as the new lead in series for the Thursday night line up, which included veteran hit series Supernatural. The Vampire Diaries, which was based on the L.J. Smith novels of the same name, is set in the small town of Mystic Falls. There, teenager Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) and her younger brother, Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen), struggle to come to terms with the recent death of their parents. While Jeremy heads on a downward slide of drug use to run away from the grief, Elena attempts to remain a perfect straight-A student but has trouble hiding her grief from the world. When the mysterious Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley) becomes a new student at her high school, Elena finds herself draw to him not knowing that both he and his older brother Damon (Ian Somerhalder) share the dark secret of Vampirism.
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Grade: A
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