Much of this unbearable “Vampire Diaries� hotness took place just below the surface, in places like Facebook, where flaming wars were waged over the simplest of questions, like “Damon or Stefan? Debate!� Struggling desperately at the time, The CW Network lived to see another day, or at least launch the spinoff (“The Originals�) and a slate of superhero series that owe their existence to “The Vampire Diaries� and the slightly cooler-to-the-touch “Supernatural.� Every plot twist, every kiss, every death, every un-death occasioned passionate fan debate.
Hyperbole was its natural wingman, or wing-vampire, if you prefer. A driver of social media, of viewers, of profits, of buzz, “Diaries� in the early years was “Game of Thrones� in its current years, on steroids. 'TVD' wasn't merely hot but smoking in a not too far past— mainly the second and third seasons. Julie Plec is probably the greatest showrunner you've ever heard of. Somerhalder, Wesley and Dobrev are probably the hottest TV stars you've never seen before. 'The Vampire Diaries' is probably the biggest hit you have ever seen.
