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Rating: 3.5/5
Review: "The Vampire Diaries Season 1 DVD review"

This was a huge hit on TV back in 2009. It is clear to see why it has become a popular series that it has its own spin-off, The Originals. With Vampires invading the big and small screens, The Vampire Diaries does its job by spinning its own world that engages audiences. It is worth the watch and is fairly entertaining. It has everything that a TV series should have: Suspense, romance, good-looking stars, decent production looks. It ends with an extreme cliffhanger which makes me want to immediately get Season 2.

DVD special features-Rating: 3.5/5
There are several special features featured in the Season 1 Box set. Firstly, the main meat of the special feature is Into Mystic Falls (25 minutes) which is the making of with producers and cast discussing about bringing the pages into life. It is a decent making of. Next is When Vampires don't suck (19 minutes) which is about how the producers trying to please the huge fan base. A new breed of Vampires (13 minutes) is the producers and cast discussing the new things The Vampire Diaries brings on the table. Vampire 101 (6 minutes) is a pointless featurette which shows the cast discussing about the vampires in the series. A pointless A Darker Truth Webisodes (8 minutes) which is boring. There is a funny Gag Reel (4 minutes) which shows the cast fumbling with their lines. There are deleted scenes that can be accessed through individual episodes. The surprisingly special feature on the disc is the audiobook which rounds up the decent features.

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