It can be tough to be a fan of The Vampire Diaries at IGN. It’s title alone makes many a guy recoil in horror and mock disgust, fearful of anything that sounds at all like Twilight. And yes, it’s true, Vampire Diaries, like Twilight, has a love triangle involving a human girl and two supernatural creatures. But it also has a lot of fun elements that make it more appealing than one might think, and certainly more interesting than Twilight – including more than its fair share of decapitations and hearts being ripped out of chests, along with a ton of surprising and exciting twists and turns. It’s arguably the fastest-paced serialized drama on TV right now.
I recently had the chance to speak to Vampire Diaries cast members Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, Nina Dobrev, Candice Accola, Kat Graham and Matt Davis and asked them all the same question: For those wary, why should guys watch The Vampire Diaries? Here’s what they told me, some via humor, others via a more straight-forward approach.
The Vampire Diaries: Why Guys Should Watch
For Nina Dobrev’s 23rd birthday in January, her Vampire Diaries costar and real-life boyfriend Ian Somerhalder gifted her with a deluxe, hi-tech studio set chair. It’s made of sustainable bamboo and matches the one he’s been sitting in. (Cost: around $1,000, Nina says.)
“It has a table that swivels around and has a seat that lifts up so you can store stuff underneath,” raves Nina. “I kept stealing his, so he got me one.”
Why such an extravagant purchase? “We live in them,” Ian says. “I have pockets where my cell phone and pencils go, plus every gluten-free snack known to man. It’s like a holistic pharmacy in there to keep me going 15 hours a day.”
But costar Paul Wesley finds the chairs a big waste of money. “They’re absurdly plush — with cup holders!” he says with a laugh. “My chair is crappy, but I will never get one of those expensive ones. Gotta keep it real, man. Besides, anytime [Ian and Nina] are not working, I just sit in theirs!”
via tvguide.com
