Book Biters: without LJS TVD doesn't exist

brilliant idea Dhruvi!

okay, first things first - things I need to get off my chest. I had actually imagined a cast given the descriptions of the characters in the books. heh. or at least, some of them.

like,
Elena - Dianna Agron (she's gorgeous!)
Bonnie - I rather think Karen Gillan is perfect, she's even Scottish - and got this sort of innocent air around here.
Damon - Ian may be perfect, but Damon's supposed to be shorter than Stefan. It was my one grouse with things. haha.
Stefan - okay, I'm not sure anyone can do it better than Paul (again though, supposed to be taller than Damon!)

I'll post pictures of the girls soon.

OMG I HATE Tyler and Caroline in the books! Yet somehow I was TOTALLY looking forward to seeing them, which is why I was sorely disappointed that Caroline wasn't all crazypsychoevil in the show...But they've grown on me though, so I'm glad for that :D Plus, I've learnt to regard the books and the show as two seperate things (and it helps that the show has yummylicious guys *hides*) so it's all good...

Ohh! I was also a little sad that there wasn't any Margaret or Mrs Flowers anymore either...I would have liked to see them...

I hope so too! Show!Tyler isn't too bad, once you can get past the whole print-to-screen-means-awesome-stuff-gets-changed thing...

Ohhh what I wished they would have shown in the show, though, was the Stefan-Elena relationship that they had in the books...I thought what they did in the show was way too Twilight-y and it didn't have the same zing! to their relationship as they had in the books...youknowwhatimean?

considering the fact that I adore show!TylerandCaroline, I'm pretty glad they didn't keep to the books. Though if they had, I guess we'd never know these Ty and Caro so it'd be fine. I just hope they don't go all carzypsychoevil over the next season. I'd be distraught.

but the books were awesome. I hope they bring in Klaus and Mrs Flowers - they made the books more interesting. I'm glad there was no Margerat - as adorable as she was, she was basically not there.

Radz- I saw the show first which kinda got in my way of my imagination. But I agree on Dianna being the perfect Elena, I imagined her as well. The newer cover with Elena even looks like DA.I really tried picturing a redhead Bonnie, but I kept seeing Kat. The height issue is the only the a problem for Ian/Paul besides that I think they were born to play this role.I'll be back for the other roles, but here is my perfect Meredith: http://blogs.levante-emv.com/series-tv/files/2009/03/minka.jpg

I disliked book Caro and Ty but I was too looking forward to seeing that kind of Caro/Ty. But not saying I don't like this verison, because I actually do like these two better in a way. Though I do hope we get to see that bad side too at times throught the series. I love Mrs.Flowers, I was so disappointed to when I read the books and didn't see her at all in the show. Margo was cool and all but I agree she isn't ness.

okay, Minka is an alright Meredith, but I kinda pictured someone more like maybe Summer Glau or a younger Eliza Dushku for that role. Someone tough, you know?

and I agree - the way they portrayed S/E in the show was nowhere near as epic as in the books. I think the breakdown would be something like follows, actually -

2: Katherine - she's already in Mystic, so I think she'd now be playing around with the brothers and Elena and Elena's friends. Plus, the beginnings of Tyler's werewolf storyline. Hopefully they don't have him going all evil - maybe show hints of him having moments where he's all dark (a la Sam Winchester in Supernatural) but not all out evil. Plus, maybe intro of Klaus.

3: Klaus and OldOnes storyline - it'd be an interesting concept to see played out on screen, especially if they follow the books, with Elena and all.

4: Kitsune

yes it would hun, if they were following the book story.