The Vampire Diaries

The year 2009 brought the huge obsession with vampires. The movie Twilight caused people to go crazy and have everyone want more of the fictional nightmare figure. Movies, books, and television shows began appearing more and more. While some people screamed enough is enough others were head over heels over anything vampire. These shows and movies and books seemed to create their own genre. It seems like you just can't escape the vampires. Warning that there are spoilers in this blog.




The Vampire Diaries is a show on the CW that stars Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder. The only real connection to twilight that this show has is that the main character, Elena Gilbert, is attending high school. Other than that the show is an original. It's based on the book series The Vampire diaries written by L.J Smith. I have not personally read the books but from looking at peoples comments on different websites it is clear that this series is nothing like the book. Apparently I've heard that Elena was a blond in the book and people are fussing about that. Get over it. Hollywood does that ALL THE TIME! Nothing is ever the same as the book. Maybe a little bit the same but not exactly the same. So move on.


As the series progresses the action in the show gets more and more intense. It seems like the two vampire brothers Damon and Stefan are killing someone or hurting someone every episode. The gore appears in this show a lot which makes it a good vampire show.



The love that Damon and Elena share is full of passion and isn't cheesy. You feel the intensity without them showing them being that overly PDA couple. Elena was involved with a guy named Matt before Stefan showed up.

They were together for years and then she broke it off. She was still a bit of a wreck after her parents death in a car crash which she was a part of because she was in the backseat. Her and her brother Jeremy were now orphans and were taken in by their aunt.

Then Stefan came along and shook up her world. Such a typical cliche when it comes to "love." Matt became jealous because he wasn't over Elena at all.

Damon is the hot bad boy. He is Stefan's brother. These two have a huge sibling rivalry because or an old flame from hundreds of years ago. Kathrine was a vampire girl that seduced the boys when they were young teenagers before they were turned.

She played both boys hearts like they were instruments and was basically "seeing" both boys at the same time. The boys claimed that they were madly in love with her. Nothing was ever the same between them after that. Not even in the after life.

When Stefan came back to his old town he came across a girl that looked EXACTLY like Kathrine. Elena. He couldn't stay away and the soon became madly in love. Then we found out the secret of why they look so similar. Elena was adopted and was an ancestor of Kathrine. She had no idea and resented her aunt and parents for not telling her.

Like Edward from twilight Stefan is a "vegetarian" and doesn't drink humans blood. Unlike is rebellious "never follow the rules" brother Damon. These vampires have the ability to control you with just one look in your eyes.

Although Stefan can't really use it because he isn't strong enough because he drinks animal blood. While Damon uses it on anyone he sees fit to get anything he wants. The only thing that can stop these or any vampires is vervain. Kind of like Superman's kryptonite.

Pregnacy on television.

Television has evolved over many years and has changed with the times. Controversial topics are becoming more and more frequent on television shows. Drugs, sex, alcohol etc. One topic that has become popular is teenage pregnancy. These shows bring controversy because people think that they are trying to glamorize teenage pregnancy.
In some cases this may be true but some show are honestly trying to show how difficult these young women’s lives are. The Secret life of the American teenager and Teen Mom are two cases of teen pregnancy and are at two separate ends of the spectrum. One show is a documentary type show that follows these girls lives as they try to make ends meet with their new children. The other is an unrealistic corny show that makes it seem easy to have a child. Having a show about this topic is alright only if it’s done in a right way. It's already a touchy subject and if done the wrong way it could be perceived in the wrong way. Which results in the show being pulled if their is too many people against it.





The Secret Life of The American Teenager is a show on ABC family that is centered around the fact that the main character Amy Juergens (played by Shailene Woodley) got pregnant and had a baby while still in high school. This show is "supposed" to show how hard being a teenage mother is and the effects of having sex at a young age but this show is so unrealistic. Sure it has the typical types of high school students like the slut, the geeks, the bad boy, the jock, and the good girl who tries to make everyone else believe in what she believes. But some of the stuff that they talk about is just so far fetched from reality. Amy's dad cheated on her mom then her dad got her mom pregnant again even though he said he got a vasectomy. So then Amy and her mom were pregnant at the same. Like that happens all the time.

Ricky ( played by Daren Kagasoff) is the father of the baby and he is the typical bad boy who only uses girls for sex. He is apart of John's (the child) life more than you would expect. His father abused him when he was a child and he goes to therapy and is involved with the "slut" of the school Adrian.

Ben (played by Ken Baumann) was Amy's boyfriend. They just recently broke up because Ben went to another country and met someone else there. But when they were dating he was so involved with the baby it was like he was the father. Now really what high school guy at fifteen will be willing to take on the responsibility of being a father and married? What makes me so mad is that Amy and Ben got "married" with fake ids. Who does that? Seriously.

Adrian (played by Francia Raisa) always has to wear something low cut and short to show off as much skin as she can. She's slept with most of the guys at the school and is in love with Ricky and wants to marry him. Amy's dad cheated on his wife with Adrian's mom. Adrian is so threatened by Amy that she made her father buy the house right next door to her so she can spy on them. Creeper.

Grace (played by Megan Park) is the christian girl who tried to push her beliefs on others. Her mom is Amy's dad's ex wife. Small world. She was all high and mighty and was totally against having sex before marriage and what do you know. she ended up doing it but right after her father died in a plane crash and blamed it on her having "great sex". Some of the things that comes out of this girl's mouth is so annoying. She always thinks she can makes something better.

This show is so unrealistic. It shows barely anything about the life of a teenager. All they ever talk about is sex. How is it that Amy has time for work, school, being in the marching band, and going out on dates? All that is showing is that it's easy for teenage moms because their parents do all the work. not the right message to be sending.

Teen Mom is a show on mtv that follows Amber, Maci, Farrah, and Catelynn as they try to cope with being a teen mom. This show captures the tears, fights, and struggles these girls go through on a daily basis. From trying to find an apartment to trying to do school work these girls lives are no picnic and this show defiantly does not glamorize teen pregnancy.

Maci is my favorite of all of the girls. She had a little baby boy named Bentley. The father of the boy is a guy named Ryan who does not pay attention to his son like he should. Their relationship is a very troubled one. They are constantly at each others throats and they have both said if it wasn't for Bentley they wouldn't be together. Maci lives in her own apartment and is trying to go to school online but with her son nearing his first birthday he is mobile and she has to watch him by herself so she finds very very little time to do school work. I commend her on taking care of her son basically on her own with a dead beat as her sons father.

Farrah is the most immature of the girls. She barely stays at home with her daughter Sophia. She goes out to clubs and hangs with her friends till all hours and goes on date after date after date. She is so mad that she can't find a guy that will take her and her baby. She leaves her child home to run off and do these things. But I have to say that she is getting better as a parent. Farrah is taking her daughter to places now like the zoo and music classes and you can tell Sophia is becoming more happy.

Amber is like Maci. Her ex fiance Gary treats her horribly so she took their baby Leah and left. She had to drop all of her classes and is having trouble finding a job. She had the hard decision that most moms make of whether or not they want to put their child in daycare. She struggles with depression but is fighting to have a great life for her daughter while her father is fighting a sickness.

Catelynn is the only one out of the group that gave her child up for adoption. Her and her boyfriend Tyler are having a hard time dealing with the fact that they can't see or hold her. The couple that adopted their baby girl has basically cut off all ties and they don't know their last name or where they live. I understand why they gave her up because the environment that they live is horrible. Tyler's dad is in and out of jail. I think them giving her up is the most unselfish thing they could have done.