The Vampire Diaries: Who's The Daddy?

James Remar (or Richard Wright, the on-off tycoon boyfriend of Kim Cattrall's character Samantha in Sex and the City) has been cast as Stefan and Damon's father in The Vampire Diaries.

His character, Giuseppe Salvatore, is an aristocratic Italian from the 1860's. Expect to see him in more than one episode, as there's tons of back-story to cover.

He certainly does spice things up, in more way than one!

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Vampire Diaries vs Twilight

The current vampire phenomenon has taken the world of television and cinema by storm. There are obvious comparisons to be drawn between The Vampire Diaries and Twilight Saga – both leading ladies are fascinated by a handsome and extremely mysterious new student (with high cheekbones), who are immediately drawn to one another – both are torn between two guys. Sound familiar?

So, what do we think ladies? Do we prefer one over the other or can we live with them both?

The Vampire Diaries book series, by LJ Smith, was written from 1991 – a staggering 14 years before Stephanie Moyer’s Twilight Saga. However, the TV series was created after the success of Twilight was clearly evident.

The Vamp Diaries is not overly heavy on romance; it’s hard hitting and a more traditional Vamp tale (they have fangs for a start) – although equally as sexy I think we would all agree (Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder).

In an early episode of The Vampire Diaries, brooding vampire Damon Salvatore (played by Ian Somerhalder) flips through a book of the Twilight series dismissing it saying ‘This book, by the way, has it all wrong’, scoffing at the mere idea of a ‘sparkling’ vampire. He adds ‘I live in the real world where vampires burn in the sun’. Quite frankly Brilliant!

GG♥SF Conclusion – We love anything vamp-a-licious and couldn’t live without either – same goes for True Blood by the way.

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Five Resolutions For 2010

Join a gym; stop biting nails; stop spending, start saving; actually read one of the classic novels we claim to be an expert on; and write a journal are all former failed New Year's resolutions of the Geeky Girls.

But this year is going to be different. This year, we're coming up with a list of resolutions we actually want to keep. And we reckon you might be up for keeping a couple of them too.

1. Get a new Doctor...
New Doctor Who Matt Smith made his debut in the Tardis on New Year's day, but opinion on whether the nation will take him to our bosom in the same way we did David Tennant is still divided. In our humble opinion, the time is right for a new doc.

His unfortunate catchphrase ("geronimooo") aside, we were mightily impressed by Matt's first few minutes on screen. He's energetic, funny and just the right side of weird. Bring on Doctor Who series 5 (BBC1: Spring).

2. Pick a side...
The never-ending Twi-hard dilemma has long been discussed at GG HQ, but we reckon it's time we decided which way we swing.

So which will it be? Team Edward or Team Jacob?

Edward might have had us from "trust me", but never did a lady have a fictional suitor so devoted as Jacob Black. All in all, it's a nice choice to have. Smouldering, romantic, gentleman vampire versus hot, funny and spontaneous werewolf.

Oh who are we kidding? We're never going to be able to make this choice, but perhaps Eclipse (coming to a cinema near you in July) will help us to make up our minds. After the Edward-centric Twilight and the Jacob-focussed New Moon, this film should be a fair fight.

3. Find the strength to carry on...
As ladies, we reserve the right to be flighty on occasion and change our minds whenever the fancy takes us. But sometimes, it's character building to stick with something until the bitter end.

And 2010 could mark the beginning of the end for sci-fi fan favourite Heroes, a show which started with so much promise but sadly recently declined into a garbled jumble of gobbledegook made tolerable only by Zachary Quinto's compelling performance as super-powered psycho, Sylar.

Industry insiders reckon the show's fifth 'chapter' Redemption (BBC2: Sat 9 Jan, 10pm) will be it's finale, saying: "Everyone is expecting this to be the last season. The cast, the crew, everyone." So we're crossing our fingers and hoping desperately that the series will return to its former glory and go out with a big bang.

4. Get Lost...
Lost is another show that the Geeky Girls have had a bittersweet relationship with. But this year, as the show reaches it's (presumably epic) conclusion, we're determined to get it.

Who is Jacob? What is the island? Is Locke the second coming? Will Kate choose Jack or Sawyer?

Mark our words sci fi fans, there will be no big question marks hanging over our heads by the time season 6 (Sky1: Feb) is done. Even if we have to threaten Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse with actual bodily harm.

Oh yeah, we mean it.

5. Jump on the vamp-wagon...
Ok, as Buffy experts, True Blood aficionados and near-obsessive Twi-hards it's not like the vampire phenomenon is new to us. But since Twilight took over the world 2010 is set to be a vintage year for vamp-fans.

Described as a cross between Blade and 28 Days Later, vampire thriller Daybreakers starring Willem Dafoe and Ethan Hawke has achieved impressive reviews for its new take on an ancient story.

On the small screen, huge US hit The Vampire Diaries comes to the UK at the end of this month (ITV2: Sun 24 Jan, 9pm). A sexy cast (Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley and Lost alumni Ian Somerhalder) and a Twilight-alike plotline mean we'll definitely be tuning in.

And last, but certainly not least, we're pleased to have the Beeb's excellent Being Human back on our screens (BBC3: Sun 10 Jan, 9.30pm). We're not cheating, there's a vampire in it, and the delicious Aidan Turner has promised that series two will be darker as the threesome try to make their way in the human world.

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