What is the story behind Vampire Diaries?

What is the story behind Vampire Diaries?

It follows the life of Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev), a teenage girl who has just lost both parents in a car accident, as she falls in love with a 162-year-old vampire named Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley). ... Both brothers attempt to protect Elena as they face various villains and threats to their town, including Katherine.

Did Damon and Elena actually date in real life?

Nina who played the role of Elena Gilbert and Ian Somerhalder who featured in the teen drama show as Damon Salvatore started dating in real life after their onscreen characters fell in love with each other. For the first 3 seasons, Elena was dating Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley), Damon's younger brother.

What is Stefan's nickname?

Stefan has many and various nicknames throughout the course of the series, and most of these nicknames include the following: 'Masked Man' (used and coined by Meredith Sulez) 'Masked Stranger' 'Darling' (a term of endearment that only Elena Gilbert uses for Stefan)

Is the Vampire Diaries based on a true story?

• Buffy, Twilight, and True Blood proved that audiences thirsted for vampire-human romance, so The CW capitalized on that craze with its adaptation of L.J. Smith's The Vampire Diaries novels.

How did the Vampire Diaries become so popular?

• It was another story about vampires, like Twilight and True Blood. Eight seasons later, The Vampire Diaries became one of the more popular CW shows for teens and viewers in their twenties. When the creators were looking for actors to play the main roles, young and up-and-coming stars leapt at the chance to audition.

Where does the Vampire Diaries take place in Virginia?

• Creatures of unspeakable horror lurk beneath this town as a teenage girl is suddenly torn between two vampire brothers. After centuries of quarreling, Stefan and Damon Salvatore return to their original town of Mystic Fall Virginia.

Is there going to be a Vampire Diaries spin off?

• Due to the initial success of The Vampire Diaries, The CW began to entertain the idea of a spin-off series right away, settling on a fall 2011 date (just two years after the show's initial airing) as the hopeful premiere window.