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'Vampire Diaries': Kevin Williamson working on a possible 'companion show'
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"The Vampire Diaries" co-creator Kevin Williamson hasn't wasted much time getting to work on his development deal with Warner Bros. TV.Williamson is working on a project that could be a "companion series" to "TVD," The CW's most-watched show. Deadline describes the new show as "'The X-Files' meets 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'" and says it revolves around people who track unexplained phenomena. (So, more "X-Files" than "Buffy," based on that logline.)
The rather large catch at the moment is that Williamson hasn't actually written a script yet, and The CW hasn't committed to anything. Williamson may co-write it with fellow "Vampire Diaries" creator Julie Plec.
"Companion series," by the way, doesn't mean "spinoff." That's TV-exec-speak for a show that people think might be a good match with "TVD" on The CW's schedule.
Williamson signed a development deal with Warner Bros. earlier this month. The paranormal project is the first thing he's gotten rolling under the contract.
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While I have no doubt this project would be awesome, I have mixed feelings. I would really just prefer they maintain their focus to just The Vampire Diaries. I don't want the show to suffer in any way creatively. They've got too much of a good thing going to spoil it.
Sounds like Supernatural.
Well, that show 'X-files meets Buffy' already exists, it airs on Friday and is called Supernatural. Lol
I agree with Halo and cassi
I thought of Supernatural right away.
I say just do 2-hour episodes of vamp diaries.
I'm with Linda!!!
X-Files meets BTVS? Come on. They can do better than that. The most obvious companion show to The Vampire Diaries would be The Werewolf Diaries! Only this time the supernatural creature ( in this case werewolf) should be a girl, with two hot human guys hung up on her. Did I mention the human guys were hot? ;) Oh, and the werewolf/weregirl would need to have a hot werewolf brother too ;)