Last week TheCW premiered The Vampire Diaries and Melrose Place and the clear winner in the rating war was The Vampire Diaries, it got the highest series premiere rating in the history of TheCW, with a grand total of 4.84 million viewers! Melrose Place on the other hand sadly didn’t make a big impression at all, with just 2.3 million viewers. Which where I’m standing, isn’t all that surprising, the promos for Melrose Place 2.0 didn’t make the series look all that interesting… unlike The Vampire Diaries which managed to won my heart with some of its first promos!
Gaywired.com posted reviews of both Melrose Place and The Vampire Diaries.
I hated the remake at first. However, now that I’ve stewed it over, I see potential. From the beginning, the pilot didn’t find its tone. The acting was in general mediocre - some stood out and some was atrocious (I’m talking about you Ashlee Simpson-Wentz)…
…If nothing else, Melrose Place 2.0 might spawn a fun drinking game centered around Ashlee Simpson-Wentz attempting to utter catty lines. What can I say? I’m a sucker for a mystery.
…Moving on…my expectations for The Vampire Diaries were admittedly lower. Vampires have always been my thing, from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to that season of daytime soap Port Charles. However, Twilight disappointed me and since this latest book series adaptation looked like a blatant ripoff of that Hollywood blockbuster, I expected it to disappoint me as well. Boy, was I wrong!
This show was fantastic. Literally, I cannot think of enough superlatives to describe the pilot. Immediately, I was sucked in by Kevin Williamson’s script and direction. Granted, he’s one of my favorite writers with his Scream series, but I was shocked to see him bring his A-game to his latest TV offering considering that it’s been so long since we’ve seen anything from him…
…Basically, I’m ordering you to watch Vampire Diaries. Even though it’s in the ridiculously competitive timeslot of Thursdays at 8pm, find anyway to catch it, even if it means ordering another Tivo. Rating: 11 out of 10 couches.
New York Post talked to the girls of Gossip Girl, Melrose Place and 90210 about what’s in store for their shows and characters:
Yesterday, the stars from every CW show under the sun hit NYC for the network’s 2009 upfront presentation (where all their new and returning series are pimped out for advertisers).Thankfully, there was a premiere-worthy red carpet (even though it was green) preceding the presentation where the casts of “Gossip Girl,” 90210″ and the new “Melrose Place” reboot talked profusely about their shows.
Spoilers spewed forth from their mouths, including one that’s too juicy to print — it has to do with Sydney Andrews’ return to her old stomping grounds!
Michael Ausiellom of Entertainment Weekly has posted some MAJOR spoilers to Melrose Place 2.0:
Melrose Place is back to its old dirty tricks. The CW’s forthcoming reboot of the classic ’90s sudser will launch this fall with the kind of bombshell revelation that would make Kimberly Shaw’s legendary scar bust open. Unfortunately, unlike that iconic cliffhanger, there ain’t a chance in hell this twist will remain unspoiled before it airs in September. Heck, I wouldn’t be surprised if this thing leaks in the next week or so. Or today. Or right now after the jump. (Yes, that was your warning. Seriously, this is a gigantic spoiler, so head for the exit if you don’t want to know the bombshell at the center of Melrose 2.0.)
Last week TheCW premiered The Vampire Diaries and Melrose Place and the clear winner in the rating war was The Vampire Diaries, it got the highest series premiere rating in the history of TheCW, with a grand total of 4.84 million viewers! Melrose Place on the other hand sadly didn’t make a big impression at all, with just 2.3 million viewers. Which where I’m standing, isn’t all that surprising, the promos for Melrose Place 2.0 didn’t make the series look all that interesting… unlike The Vampire Diaries which managed to won my heart with some of its first promos!