My favorite line that Damon says to Stefan in the end of season 3 is "Dear Diary, a chipmunk asked me my name today, I told him it was Joe. That lie will haunt me FOREVER!!"
Weelll they certainly made a 100% RIGHT choice. :) Nina is not only BEAUTIFUL, but she's also, talented, special, nice, awesome and PERFECT for the job. :)
I swear, if they had cast differently for either Elena or Damon, I doubt I would still be watching this show. Even in the audition, Ian is doing that incredible "eye thing" that Damon is so good at! ♥__♥
Not very convinced in the beginning for Nina's hair color... but after seeing her acting, I totally fell in love with her and her way to impersonate that role. Ian is a PERFECT choice, an excellent actor and a very hot man. SBAV.
nina is so amazing! she is the most talented actress they could choose. when she plays katherine and elena.. it's like magic. really. go nina. and ian is so gorgeous. i
They made the right decision with Nina!! She is sooo talented, I refuse to believe that she is both Katherine and Elena because the way she switches from Elena to Katherine is just way to good!
oo i read the books after the series started so I was very shocked to read her described as a blonde! i didn't like her character in the first couple of books but i love Nina Dobrev
Nina Dobrev is a great actress. I liked her on Degrassi so i was really happy when I started watching the show and realized it was her! with our without the blonde hair :P
i read the books first and did expect her to be blonde BUT when i seen it was Nina, from degrassi... i was pleased anyway and knew it was going to be a good series :)
From where I am sitting the show is nothing like the books. Just as Merlin isn't the Arthurian legend and has characters based on it, thus it is with TVD. For me Daman and Stefan are like Supernatural's Sam and Dean.
he knew her first and he never..said.. a word about it. he's perfect. also about nina, its not that she couldnt pull off blonde hair but, she looks better with dark hair.
Nina is perfect for the role. Besides, the fact that she is bulgarian (and her features are totally from a east europe person) makes the whole vampire thing more real. That reminds me the classic Dracula history and all that stuff. And of course Ian is perfect because represents all what we (the woman) wants that is a hot-bad guy with a heart in the inside. Both are the perfect couple in and outside the screen.
I'm really happy they cast Nina Dobrev, she's amazing as both Elena and Katherine hair color has little to do with and actress's ability to embody a role and I'm glad the producers for TVD saw that :) as for Ian as Damon, BEYOND PERFECT!!
Actually I was sooooo pissed this show plain ripped off Buffy in the beginning. I was ready to turn it off, until Damon showed up. I'm a guy, and I was like "Woah, this guy is pretty much the reason I will be watching the next episode now". I still hate it that they keep ripping of Buffy and Angel because they have proved they can have good story lines of their own but keep playing it safe, but I like the show now and Damon is definitely 90% of the reason I keep watching it.
I'm glad they picked these two. They are perfect and gosh, I'm like obsessed over Ian and his part as Damon xD he's hot! Perfect show. Perfect two. Perfect match!
I like Nina the way she is, better brunette than blond and Ian was the more than perfect choice to play Damon. I am happy this tv-series exists, better than Twilight in every way
I love that Ian was able to just come to the studio and "discuss playing the role" like oh let's have you read some stuff with an obnoxious ring just for kicks and just let you talk to the network execs... What a baller.
Yup, Nina wasn't sure about dating guys from the show, so it's only in the latter half of season 1 that anything happened between the show. But, they weren't most definitely together before that.
I've read the books and I watch the tv series and while each has their own good points, I have to say I like the series better. No matter how mad Elena makes me, Nina always does an amazing job in the role and Ian is just perfect as Damon.
i dont think i would lov VD as much as i do if ian s wasn't cast as Damon. he is just perfect in every sense. Nina is an amazing actress good choice. :P
She should have been paid more. The network struck gold when they cast her, she played four different characters and knocked it out of the park every time.
Its crazy how books and movies are so diffrent im mean when I read the book I always thought Elena would be with blonde hair but when the show came out Elena was with brown beatuiful hair now I cant picture her blonde ever again
It doesn't matter she isn't blonde anyway, the Elena in the books is different in so many other ways xD ! I love Nina, she's a very good actress who is perfect for Elena and Katherine =D
Usually when they turn books into movies, I'm so worried about who they're going to cast as the characters and most of the time I'm just not satisfy, but deal with it anyways. But, Ian... he's PERFECT as Damon!! I've never been so SATISFY with an actor playing one of my favorite characters before! Out of all the actors that are playing the characters on the show, Ian is by for the most FITTED one! I can't see anyone else playing Damon!
U shouldnt regret casting nina dobrev cuz she beutiful and shes an great actor i feel in love with vampire because of ian, nina, ad paul cuz tey are all great actors.
Nina would've looked so fake with blonde hair. This isn't like Tom Felton and Harry Potter...her olive skin tone would make her hair look off...She's beautiful the way she is.
Nina is perfect for the show i think that TVD show is completle different to the books(well not completely but a lot) and thats good! and Ian is such a perfect choice for damon*-* he´s hot, he´s sexy and he´s an awesome actor! he had me from "hello...brother" an i think nobody could act the damon better than him! :)
Couldn't picture a blonde Elena. I know I haven't read the books but her attitude is more brunette if that makes sense. nina looks so much like j woww from jersey shore hah her own doppelganger
i think that's going to be interesting to see. i love how the writers go deep into the characters and give them personalities AND reasons why this person would be with that one and so on. you can see a hookup coming on this show and you root for it. that's what i love most about it. idk if i'm at a disadvantage having not read any of the books first or not. maybe i'll read them in the future.
i never had the chance to read the book but I definitely give a thumbs up for the adaptation for television of the story.. I mean anyone can see the how the show runs... and the followers are amazing!!! I myself would say that the people behind the series are doing their job well. and I think the Kevin Williamson adds this series to his credible works.. probably next to Dawson's Creek... come to think of it some of the teenage angst of the series is a reminiscent of Dawson's .. or is just me..
yes, i saw that, and just because he said hello first (yes, I realize that's not what he said before you point that out) that's not how her character meant it. She meant if he'd actually come into her life like Stefan had first, he would've had a chance. That's how I took it. the younger audience looks at the relationship elena has with the brothers in a very shallow way when the writers try to make an effort. on the younger audience their efforts get lost. that's my point.
No one could've played Elena Gilbert better than Nina Dobrev❤️
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Michelle Giorgi I agree with you totally she really is the best
And Katherine Pierce
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Nor Katherine!😍
i think they picked the perfect people especially elena ian and stefan like i don't even think a blond would work elena is perfect
Nina is perfect for this role, and Ian.. OMG, he is the most handsome and interesting actor i ever seen.
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i think no one could have played the dobbelgangers better then nina
they were perfect for the roles. who could play damon and stefan and elena better
My favorite line that Damon says to Stefan in the end of season 3 is "Dear Diary, a chipmunk asked me my name today, I told him it was Joe. That lie will haunt me FOREVER!!"
Weelll they certainly made a 100% RIGHT choice. :) Nina is not only BEAUTIFUL, but she's also, talented, special, nice, awesome and PERFECT for the job. :)
Ian is one incredible actor. Followed him since Smallville and Lost. No one could pull off a Damon than he. Great choice.
The casting is just perfect! :)
I swear, if they had cast differently for either Elena or Damon, I doubt I would still be watching this show. Even in the audition, Ian is doing that incredible "eye thing" that Damon is so good at! ♥__♥
Ian is the BEST CHOISE to be Damon cute, funny, bad boy and lovely 😊 😍😍 i love him
Bad yup
Julie's right he is so good at his role that you can't imagine anyone else doing it!! Amazing job Ian
Not very convinced in the beginning for Nina's hair color... but after seeing her acting, I totally fell in love with her and her way to impersonate that role.
Ian is a PERFECT choice, an excellent actor and a very hot man. SBAV.
“Oh I get it,it’s stoner talk,”Dude You are so cool”. Lol
nina is so amazing! she is the most talented actress they could choose. when she plays katherine and elena.. it's like magic. really. go nina.
and ian is so gorgeous.
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Good thing Ian decided to audition for the role or else him and Nina would've never met, would've never started dating :') They're so cute together
THANK GOD they chose nina,ian & paul. THANKGOD. i would have nvr watched it without any of them
thank you for posting! Nina&Ian FTW
i think everyone in the cast is perfect for their roles.
all of them match their characters perfectly!:)
This is the one time I will say the show is better than the books!!!
they r super actors!!!I love them very much!!!
Excellent casting for ALL the leading members! :D
haha I love how Julie's basically like "Sorry, NOT sorry."
The way Ian says 'Elena' and then ha smiles.
OMG *.*
They made the right decision with Nina!! She is sooo talented, I refuse to believe that she is both Katherine and Elena because the way she switches from Elena to Katherine is just way to good!
even shes not blond she gave justice to elenas part.. shes a good actress.. all of them are perfect for the role...
oo i read the books after the series started so I was very shocked to read her described as a blonde! i didn't like her character in the first couple of books but i love Nina Dobrev
PERFECT Choices!
He really was. I couldn't see anyone else playing Damon. Ian is so amazing.
Omg at 1:12~ look at Elena she's so adorable!
I read the books before there was a show and Ian was the best choice for Damon. He plays Damon soo well. Damon is definitely my favorite character:)
"He's so good in this part." Please, he's good in EVERY part. :D
They are all so perfect for their roles, and I actually read the books and I actually envisioned Elena as a brunette.
She's so gorgeous
Everyone on that show is a perfect cast, they've made absolutely NO mistakes there. :) #TeamKlaus
Thank God they picked Ian, I can't see anyone else either XD Delena Forever and Always plus Ian is super hot :D
Nina Dobrev is a great actress. I liked her on Degrassi so i was really happy when I started watching the show and realized it was her! with our without the blonde hair :P
" Hello Brother." STILL my favourite line of his and I don't even know why
All three were great choices, particularly Nina and Ian. Delena forever.
i read the books first and did expect her to be blonde BUT when i seen it was Nina, from degrassi... i was pleased anyway and knew it was going to be a good series :)
PERFECT.
“There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be...” ― John Lennon
IAN IS MEANT TO BE THE DAMON WE CAN ALL BE CRAZY ABOUT!!!!
no one could take place in my mind for damon except ian....WOHHHHH HOT
From where I am sitting the show is nothing like the books. Just as Merlin isn't the Arthurian legend and has characters based on it, thus it is with TVD. For me Daman and Stefan are like Supernatural's Sam and Dean.
Ian Somerhalder has to be the best casting decision i have ever seen! he's perfect!
he knew her first and he never..said.. a word about it. he's perfect. also about nina, its not that she couldnt pull off blonde hair but, she looks better with dark hair.
Nina is perfect for the role. Besides, the fact that she is bulgarian (and her features are totally from a east europe person) makes the whole vampire thing more real. That reminds me the classic Dracula history and all that stuff. And of course Ian is perfect because represents all what we (the woman) wants that is a hot-bad guy with a heart in the inside. Both are the perfect couple in and outside the screen.
Yeah, it's definitely the eye thing!
I'm really happy they cast Nina Dobrev, she's amazing as both Elena and Katherine hair color has little to do with and actress's ability to embody a role and I'm glad the producers for TVD saw that :)
as for Ian as Damon, BEYOND PERFECT!!
Actually I was sooooo pissed this show plain ripped off Buffy in the beginning. I was ready to turn it off, until Damon showed up. I'm a guy, and I was like "Woah, this guy is pretty much the reason I will be watching the next episode now". I still hate it that they keep ripping of Buffy and Angel because they have proved they can have good story lines of their own but keep playing it safe, but I like the show now and Damon is definitely 90% of the reason I keep watching it.
Delena
oh GOD, this couldn't have been a more perfect casting!!
IAN IAN IAN The Perfect man
I WILL NEVER BE THIS CRAZY ABOUT TVD IF DAMON WASN'T IAN. SO FCKN PERFECT!
I like her as a brunet, She's very beautiful!
You don't need to be blonde to be gorgeous and Nina does a great job as Elena!!!!
IAN IS THE BEST DAMON AND THE BEST CHARACTER IN SHOW, BUT NINA IS STUNNING TOO :-))
I'm glad they picked these two. They are perfect and gosh, I'm like obsessed over Ian and his part as Damon xD he's hot! Perfect show. Perfect two. Perfect match!
just like when dam0n says HELLO BROTHER!!!!
I like Nina the way she is, better brunette than blond and Ian was the more than perfect choice to play Damon.
I am happy this tv-series exists, better than Twilight in every way
I love that Ian was able to just come to the studio and "discuss playing the role" like oh let's have you read some stuff with an obnoxious ring just for kicks and just let you talk to the network execs... What a baller.
Yup, Nina wasn't sure about dating guys from the show, so it's only in the latter half of season 1 that anything happened between the show. But, they weren't most definitely together before that.
I've read the books and I watch the tv series and while each has their own good points, I have to say I like the series better. No matter how mad Elena makes me, Nina always does an amazing job in the role and Ian is just perfect as Damon.
i dont think i would lov VD as much as i do if ian s wasn't cast as Damon. he is just perfect in every sense.
Nina is an amazing actress good choice. :P
She should have been paid more. The network struck gold when they cast her, she played four different characters and knocked it out of the park every time.
Why did I get goosebumps watching this video?
Thanks so much for posting! :D
"Cause when you want something you want it" :) love that attitude
Now I feel like rewatching the seasons. ;)
Its crazy how books and movies are so diffrent im mean when I read the book I always thought Elena would be with blonde hair but when the show came out Elena was with brown beatuiful hair now I cant picture her blonde ever again
It doesn't matter she isn't blonde anyway, the Elena in the books is different in so many other ways xD ! I love Nina, she's a very good actress who is perfect for Elena and Katherine =D
casting ian is the best decision these casting directors ever made
And he sure came for one simple thing ... Nina.!
god his fucking eyes damm
nina could have been blonde, it wouldn't have mattered
she's just a phenomenal actress
Nina is amazing :) they all are
Nina is so pretty!! So naturally beautiful. And of course, Ian Somerhalder is hot. But I didn't need to say that, we all already knew it.
Ian Somerhalder is absolutely perfect for this role. Perfect.
Usually when they turn books into movies, I'm so worried about who they're going to cast as the characters and most of the time I'm just not satisfy, but deal with it anyways. But, Ian... he's PERFECT as Damon!! I've never been so SATISFY with an actor playing one of my favorite characters before! Out of all the actors that are playing the characters on the show, Ian is by for the most FITTED one! I can't see anyone else playing Damon!
U shouldnt regret casting nina dobrev cuz she beutiful and shes an great actor i feel in love with vampire because of ian, nina, ad paul cuz tey are all great actors.
well dear producers of TVD you did a very, very good job! and that's even underestimated ;) fave show! ♥
isn't it his very first line? very first scene? God, nothing compares to that face!
The most annoying aspect of the books is the endless descriptions of Elena's blonde hair. I'm so happy they didn't die Nina's.
i like ian the best
Nina would've looked so fake with blonde hair. This isn't like Tom Felton and Harry Potter...her olive skin tone would make her hair look off...She's beautiful the way she is.
Nina is perfect for the show i think that TVD show is completle different to the books(well not completely but a lot) and thats good! and Ian is such a perfect choice for damon*-* he´s hot, he´s sexy and he´s an awesome actor! he had me from "hello...brother" an i think nobody could act the damon better than him! :)
Damon(Ian) is my favorite character. Even in the books :)
Ian is an amazing actor and nina's too. They made amazing choices
Ian was good when he said hello brother, and his eyes so hot blue
Couldn't picture a blonde Elena. I know I haven't read the books but her attitude is more brunette if that makes sense. nina looks so much like j woww from jersey shore hah her own doppelganger
i think that's going to be interesting to see. i love how the writers go deep into the characters and give them personalities AND reasons why this person would be with that one and so on. you can see a hookup coming on this show and you root for it. that's what i love most about it. idk if i'm at a disadvantage having not read any of the books first or not. maybe i'll read them in the future.
i am sooooooo glad they went with the brunette :)
If they make Vampire Academy into a movie... please choose Nina Dobrev as Rose. She's beautiful.
i never had the chance to read the book but I definitely give a thumbs up for the adaptation for television of the story.. I mean anyone can see the how the show runs... and the followers are amazing!!! I myself would say that the people behind the series are doing their job well. and I think the Kevin Williamson adds this series to his credible works.. probably next to Dawson's Creek... come to think of it some of the teenage angst of the series is a reminiscent of Dawson's .. or is just me..
yep I could not imagine another cast lol seriously did an amazing job
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Ian is perfect doing those thing with his eye, the damon's eyes...
my god Ian's smirk killes me.
yes, i saw that, and just because he said hello first (yes, I realize that's not what he said before you point that out) that's not how her character meant it. She meant if he'd actually come into her life like Stefan had first, he would've had a chance. That's how I took it. the younger audience looks at the relationship elena has with the brothers in a very shallow way when the writers try to make an effort. on the younger audience their efforts get lost. that's my point.
i can't imagine anyone but nina to play elena's role. she's perfect for it