It is based on the southern vampire mysteries by charlaine harris this article includes main characters i. Comparison of true blood the vampire diaries youtube. Recently hbo launched the fourth season of the vampire series true blood. True blood is an american television drama series created and produced by alan ball. However, because of the variable journeys from pagetoscreen, the vampire diaries will be premiering on the cw this fall and on tuesday aug. Vampire diaries started off slow in season one but ramped up, getting progressively better each episode until the finale and then season two was even better. True blood season 1 vs dead until dark by charlaine. Starring nina dobrev, paul wesley and ian somerhalder, the vampire diaries was one of my favorite television shows in middle school, high school and now college. Lily elizabeth casco winiffer alessandra nava montse ruiz cordoba. The vampire diaries has no moral centre, but it does have an emotional one.
Jun 22, 2011 just because true blood had a bad wigmaker andor hairstylist doesnt mean that erics hair shouldnt be long like the hot viking he is. The vampire diaries book comparison for tv series finale. In the tv show in the books caroline is pregnant by tyler, and the baby turns her into a werewolf. He wasnt a larger than life bombastic southern ham, or a badass. First played by an unknown extra, warlow makes his debut in a flashback, on the episode hopeless in the series fifth season. What are the differences between true blood and vampire.
Vanessa farquharson compared vampires from the classic nosferatu to the hbos true blood series, twilight and cws vampire diaries and looked at who stuck with the rules and how the vampires differ from one another. The four seasons out so far look out, season 5, incominggg. Honestly, if you like a much more graphic horrorish vampire story, then go for true blood. The vampire diaries novel series the vampire diaries.
The first installment, dead until dark 2001, won the anthony award for best paperback mystery in 2001 and later served as the source material for the hbo drama series true. Humans who are skeptical of vampires are portrayed as bigots and so on. True blood, twilight, and the vampire diaries are all examples of modern concepts of dracula. From the time he was first introduced, hoyt fortenberry was one of my favorite characters on true blood. There was the vampire diaries on the cw, which ran for 8 seasons. Nov 24, 2009 brilliant minds of the recent vampire genre make some transformations to the classic vampires. Sep 04, 2018 ill start by saying that the books are nothing like the tv show, nearly everything is different, the only real crossover is the main characters first names. The vampire diaries is now a hit television series on the cw the story centers on elena gilbert, a young, beautiful high school girl who finds herself eventually torn between two italian brothers, stefan and damon salvatore, who are centuries old vampires. Top ten differences between true blood and twilight fantasy.
I dont mind nudity and sex but when it is every other scene it gets tiresome. Differences between the vampire diaries book vs tv show page 2. Differences between the vampire diaries book vs tv show page 3. The second true blood soundtrack was released on may 25, 2010, to coincide with the third seasons premiere in june. What is alike and different between the vampires in. True blood vs the vampire diaries february 10, 2010 posted by pacejmiller in entertainment. Following are the aims and objectives of the study. True blood had one good season which was obviously the first one season two was alright, but season three and four were bad. But spreading hepv intentionally through the human population, not vamp, just human, would have been a very practical and morally acceptable way of ending vampire predation on humans and making sure they stick to tru blood only. To stake or not to stake true blood vs vampire diaries culturefly. The vampire diaries and true blood are two of the most beloved vampire shows. In the show, caroline doesnt get pregnant, and katherine turns her into a vampire in season 2. Bill compton, damon salvatore, season 2, sookie stackhouse, stefan salvatore, the vampire diaries, true blood, twilight, twilight saga, vampires trackback.
Though they are all vampire stories, the vampires no longer play by the same rules as count dracula. Some can walk in daylight with the help of magic, some can control minds, but none can shape shift jackson. In may, author charlaine harris published the 11th book in the sookie stackhouse series of novels on which the tv series. Vanessa farquharson compared vampires from the classic nosferatu to the hbos true blood series, twilight and cws vampire diaries and looked at who stuck with the rules and how the vampires differ from one another 1st rule you can only become a. Theres a ton of side characters that are different too. Jul 30, 2011 recently hbo launched the fourth season of the vampire series true blood.
True blood is not a show intended for children, this much is obvious. How does the vampire diaries tv series compare to the books. For vampirecrazed fans of the twilight series both in book and movie form and the adultsonly tv drama true blood, the vampire diaries has just about. Honestly out of the two, many people give up on vampire diaries because season 1 is a bit slow, but it is literally the best show i have ever watched and recommend it 100%.
The genre of the both vampire diaries is supernatural drama, teen drama and horror. The cwhbonbc the vampire diaries the vampire diaries vs. In the books elena has blue eyes and blond hair, bonnie has red billowy hair with brown eyes, elena has a little sister margaret in the book, caroline has green eyes and aburn hair, in the books elena and caroline are former friends and current rivals, her aunt is called judith in the books, stefan and damon were born renaissance italy in the 1500s, the town they live in is called. Elena gilbert is the heroine and the protagonist of the vampire diaries book series. Photos august 22, 20 by alyse whitney 0 shares advertisement. Stefans elder, dangerous and malevolent vampire brother who follows him to fells church is damon salvatore. What is alike and different between the vampires in twilight. Elena gilbert novel the vampire diaries wiki fandom. The cws top drama, the vampire diaries, hits its 100thepisode milestone thursday, but its been a long road for producers and stars behind the supernatural hit.
The vampire diaries is an american supernatural teen drama television series developed by kevin williamson and julie plec, based on the popular book series. As for the books, the southern vampire series which true blood is based are so good. In the show its caroline who is the main charcter who becomes a vampire first not counting vicki who wasnt a main character. True blood was much more graphic sexually and violently and they were not restricted in their use of fbombs. Oct 11, 2014 true blood was much more graphic sexually and violently and they were not restricted in their use of fbombs. Her soulmate and true love is centuries old vampire, stefan salvatore.
After reading the first 4 books in the series, i got to thinking about the differences between the two. As someone who has seen my teen years in the rear view mirror for some time now i thoroughly enjoy true blood and all its nastiness. I love the vampire diaries btw great job with this blog but i havent seen true blood so i cant say anyhting about it but one of my friends is a total fan of the show and im planning on reading the book series first and see how it goes from there the vampire diaries rockkk the actors are hot. The southern vampire mysteries, also known as the true blood novels and the sookie stackhouse novels, is a series of books written by bestselling author charlaine harris. Both books are about vampires but entirely different in their story line.
So how do two of the most popular manifestations, stephanie meyers twilight, which has appeared in the form of book and then movie, and true blood, the hbo series inspired by charlaine harris excellent sookie stackhouse books, differ. True blood is a bit too inclined to see the south in terms of its flaws, which weakens the shows use of family and invocation of place. Essay on dracula and the modern vampire 1622 words. Tb was a much more adult show, vd is more teen orientated its trying to capture the twilight market. The overall goal of case study analysis is to analyze the modern portrayal of vampires in media. Feb 10, 2010 thanks to twilight, vampire books and tv series are everywhere now well, theyve always been around, but are finally being noticed. The vampire diaries are a supernatural book series that has been made into a tv series in the past few years. One of the biggest differences is the fact that the actors cast in the show look absolutely nothing like the characters in the book. Macklyn warlow, also known as ben flynn or simply warlow, was a faerie vampire hybrid on the hbo original series true blood. True blood vs the vampire diaries about writing the. Jan 4, 20 a comparison of true blood, vampire diaries, and twilight. The vampire diaries novel series the vampire diaries wiki. How does the vampire diaries tv series compare to the.
Smiths novels were first published in 1991 and they continued to grow from there. It may also just be the reason it airs on hbo and not the cw. Buffy the vampire slayer, angel, true blood, being human and the vampire diaries. What is better true blood or vampire diaries answers. Mar 10, 2017 eight years of doppelgangers and deaths are coming to an end with the twohour series finale of the vampire diaries tonight at 7 p.
The vampire diaries is a huge hit tv show based on books that are just as popular. Part 2 go back to part 1, or download the whole thing. Will contain spoilers for the book and show for all those people who are a fan of the tv series and have no interest in reading the books but are curious about the differences, this book is for you. Ill start by saying that the books are nothing like the tv show, nearly everything is different, the only real crossover is the main characters first names. The vampire diaries wasnt a slouch in the violence department either, especially once the original vampires and rippers were introduced, but true blood could blow them out of the water with the grisly nature of the show there are some scenes too graphic to even write about here. Which gets to why it held my attention much more than true blood. Do you think these changes were for the best or are the books simply better than the show. Replaced by british starring actor rob kazinsky, starting with the episode the sun, in the series sixth season, warlow was the second oldest. Nathan barrs original score for true blood was released on cd on the varese sarabande label on september 8, 2009.
Granted, the vampire diaries departs from its book sources also, and the further. Macklyn warlow, also known as ben flynn or simply warlow, was a faerievampire hybrid on the hbo original series true blood. The vampire diaries is a young adult vampire, romance and horror series of novels created and written by l. Nov 28, 2012 im a fan of the tv show, true blood, aswell. The vampire diaries spinoff, which was picked up for a full season on monday, also cracked the top 5 in our fall tv popularity contest, receiving a 57 percent approval rating from. Just because true blood had a bad wigmaker andor hairstylist doesnt mean that erics hair shouldnt be long like the hot viking he is. Vampire diaries introduce a plot and build it up before giving it a final conclusion and every plot sooner or later connects to the main story whereas in true blood various plots are going on together which act as simple side plots without much of entertainment. In the books elena who is the main character becomes a vampire first. Elena drinks damons blood and crashes her car into water and drowns. Jan 23, 2014 the cws top drama, the vampire diaries, hits its 100thepisode milestone thursday, but its been a long road for producers and stars behind the supernatural hit. Elena was born july 6th, 1974, in fells church, virginia. Dec 28, 2017 true blood, particularly in its opening credits, is more selfconsciously culturepolitical than vampire diaries, which is a mixed feature, as it can get in the way of the story telling.
Those of you who are huge fans of the awardwinning series the vampire diaries will notice the vast number of differences between the tv show and the books written by l. I also feel that its more realistic to what would happen to vampires. What tv series sucks more blood its like she is bipolar or something it would be better if they did a casting call for girls who looked similar or almost identical to nina dobrev in a sense. Aug 09, 20 as for the tv shows i like vampire diaries better than true blood. In the books elena has blue eyes and blond hair, bonnie has red billowy hair with brown eyes, elena has a little sister margaret in the book, caroline has green eyes and aburn hair, in the books elena and caroline are former friends and current rivals, her aunt is called judith in the books, stefan and damon were born renaissance italy in the 1500s, the town they live in is called fells. The show\books follow the life of a 17yearold girl name elena, who falls in love with a vampire, which leads to complications. Books comparison posted by unknown thursday, january 9, 2014 those of you who are huge fans of the awardwinning series the vampire diaries will notice the vast number of differences between the tv show and the books written by l. Replaced by british starring actor rob kazinsky, starting with the episode the sun, in the series sixth season, warlow was the. True blood author can suck no more out of vampire series. Top ten differences between true blood and twilight. To stake or not to stake true blood vs vampire diaries. Aug 02, 2011 honestly, if you like a much more graphic horrorish vampire story, then go for true blood. The vampire diaries spinoff, which was picked up for a full season on monday, also cracked the top 5 in our fall tv popularity contest, receiving a 57 percent approval rating from users.
The similarities and differences between the classic and modern concepts of. As for the tv shows i like vampire diaries better than true blood. Mystic falls, the town at the centre of the vampire diaries, is more successfully and engagingly evoked as a place than bon temps in true blood. Eight years of doppelgangers and deaths are coming to an end with the twohour series finale of the vampire diaries tonight at 7 p. The first installment, dead until dark 2001, won the anthony award for best paperback mystery in 2001 and later served as the source material for the hbo drama series true blood 20082014. The third volume was released on september 6, 2011, a few days before the season four finale. I recently finished watching season 2 of hbos true blood, and i am uptodate with season 1 of cws the vampire diaries eps. Theyre all over the place in the media nowadays, with more on the way in the form of upcoming the vampire diaries. Brilliant minds of the recent vampire genre make some transformations to the classic vampires. And that content included two very popular but very different. Sookie was told she could create a burst powerful enough to turn a vampire to dust, but that it would use up her light and shed basically be a normal human afterward. True blood differences between the show and the books.
This is an unusual difference between a book and a movie, but its not. It has a lot of action, twists, and humor, and hot vampires. Again, since true blood aired on hbo it was able to do whatever it wanted in terms of blood and gore. Which do you like better overall, true blood or vampire diaries. It has really hot vampires, aka bill compton, eric northman.
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