It's Twilight versus The Vampire Diaries.
The late 2000s were definitely dominated by vampires, werewolves and other supernatural creatures in the forms of Twilight and The Vampire Diaries. With the former taking over in both books and films The Vampire Diaries found much success on The CW running for eight seasons. Star Ian Somerhalder who just so happens to be married to Twilight star Nikki Reed is reflecting on how the major franchise impacted the drama series.
The Vampire Diaries made its debut on The CW just a year after Twilight initially hit theaters so vampires were all the rage at the time. Ian Somerhalder who portrayed bad boy vampire Damon Salvatore on TVD, spoke to E! News about Twilights success and how it kick started The Vampire Diaries:
You have to remember Twilight hit in 2008 I only know that because I live with Nikki and so we rode on the coattails of that theatrical success. We were the TV version of that.While Twilight possibly played a part in TVs success the series became a staple on The CW churning out not one but two successful spin offs with The Originals and Legacies. Although Legacies was cancelled by the network this year as part of the Red Wedding of cancellations creator Julie Plec has made sure to mention that this is not the end of the franchise as there are still many more stories to be told.
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