Kevin Williamson talks 'Vampire Diaries,' Ian Somerhalder, making a pilot & more

The CW's newest hit, "The Vampire Diaries," debuted to 4.9 million viewers last week, making it the highest rated premiere in the network's history... but still, I know there are a few of you who haven't yet seen it.

The second episode airs this evening at 8 p.m. and I encourage you to give it a shot. A couple days ago, I sat down with executive producer, Kevin Williamson -- best known as the man behind "Dawson's Creek" and the "Scream" movies -- to talk about doing a vampire series, making the pilot, moving forward and more.

You can watch the first five minutes of our chat here, though the full vodcast will be available on iTunes in about a week.

My apologies for the shoddy video quality, not to mention the 30 seconds where the lights seem to go out and Justin Long shows up, but I think the audio is decent and Kevin is just a cool guy, so it's fun to listen to him.

Plus, he's talking about the chemistry between co-lead, Ian Somerhalder (of "Lost" fame), and newcomer Candice Accola. Actually to hear more on that, please read my interview with sir Ian.

And don't forget to watch "Vampire Diaries" tonight.

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