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Originally Posted by bicker
I think the issue with Vampire Diaries versus True Blood (versus Twilight, versus Moonlight, etc.) is that vampires are "hot" these days, so everyone's different take on them is being considered for presentation. However, we need to be careful about saying who's ripping off from whom: The order in which these different universes are presented to the public via video is different from the order in which they were created (and presented to the public via print media). Specifically, Vampire Diaries actually has the longest pedigree...
(The big 4, post-BTVS)
Vampire Diaries - 1991
Blood Ties - 1991 (television series already canceled)
True Blood - 2001
Twilight - 2005 (feature films, not television)
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Oh I know, I didn't mean to say that True Blood created the plot, I think the story is as old as the 18th century in books, and has been done to death so to speak in film and on TV. Not really trying to make a point either because I usually like watching that kind of stuff. Might be because my girlfriend always liked to dress up as a hot vampire during Halloween.
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