HAH! That’s hilarious, and of course I would never lead you astray. Except sometimes. But definitely not in this case.

If you like it now, it only gets better. Season one is just so-so if you ask me, but it gets REALLY good from there. Keep me posted on what you think as it develops.

Sometimes people just need to give something they think they’ll hate a chance, which was the entire point of this article which nearly everyone missed.

I owe you an apology. I’ve become a loyal unrealitymag.com reader to the point the day seems empty to me if i don’t check out the site for anything new. I especially love everything you personally put up on the site. As an aspiring writer, I find all your writing whether its from an article such as this one or the Last Exodus (yeah, man I freaking bought it the day you announced it on the sight and loved it. Alpha’s the freaking man…..or alien….it’s late where I am) to be phenomenal and interesting. To be honest, I’ve become such a fan of yours that you’ve joined the ranks of my top 3 allowed man crushes up with Joseph Gordon Levitt and Paul Rudd.

But when i saw you make an article about this, I became very disappointed in you. I scoffed and thought, “Godammit, fricking females took the good Paul and whipped him good.” I ignored the article, shook my head, and scrolled past, not thinking anything else of it. Then two days ago, my little 12 year sister became obsessed with Doctor Who to the point she got a Netflix account just to watch it….I know, I come from a very passionate, nerdy, extreme family.

So, tonight being allowed to browse this life-consuming media box, I stumbled upon the Vampire Diaries. I thought to myself “There’s no way Paul can like this shit….everyone just happens to be an insanely good-looking high schooler who looks like they could be 26. Everything is too coincidental…and there’s fucking vampires!! What the hell, Tassi? What could drive you to watch this filth?!?” After that caffeine and insomnia induced inner rant, I gave in and watched the first four episodes. Then I read your review. Now I only have this to say:

Holy crap, it’s freaking fantastic and I’m sorry for ever doubting you. You’re the goddamn man and while you will probably never see this, keep doing what you do cause it’s amazing. I never thought I’d like it and props to your fiancee for suggesting it. However, I will never tell any of my close circle about my new TV obsession because I already get made fun of for once using the women’s bathroom at a bar…freaking white russians.

-Your fan,
Josh

The first episode was TERRIBLE. Even my friend (who is one of THOSE Twilight fans… you know… on a “Team”), thought it was horrendous. But man oh man did we ever laugh our asses off at how bad it was. Seriously. Mist floating through the cemetery every time a vampire appeared. All that “Dear Diary” garbage. The cute vampire boy in highschool with the “big hair”. It was just the worst.

Every week we would get together to watch the show, and even got our boyfriends in on it to laugh and make fun of how bad it was. We sort of turned it into a game – we made bets on how long it would last, drank shots of jaeger every time “mist appeared” or someone gave that squinty-eyed, pouty-lipped longing look.

Then one day we just stopped laughing. Suddenly we couldn’t wait to get together and watch this show that had started as a pre-teen joke-fest, and had somehow morphed into a witty, emotionally complex, genuine television program. To this day, our boyfriends still watch it with us and we are continuously amazed by how far it has come.

I’m going to go ahead and give the credit to Kevin Williamson, as his efforts in writing and production have no doubt been instrumental to this show’s success. Sometimes the best shows start off as one thing, but end up growing up and growing into it’s audience (see also: Happy Endings, New Girl, Cougartown).

TVD is my favorite show and I am one of those people that when I find something great, I want everyone else to have a chance to experience its greatness.