Here's something interesting. I've talked about book trailers in the past. Since I spotted my first one in 2008, the development in these trailers hasn't moved much. They're still a bit cheesy and they do little for me in terms of getting me interested in a book or series but today I read some news that may mark the beginning of a new life for book trailers.
Yesterday, Shelf Life posted a an interview with "Vampire Academy" author Richelle Mead. "Spirit Bound," the fifth book in the series, goes on sale next Tuesday
The trailer isn't awesome but it's one of the better ones I've seen but Penguin, the publisher, gets thumbs up for promoting directly to their audience: fans of other vampire fiction. That I've seen, this will also be one of the first book trailers I've ever seen on TV or at the movies. It's a trend I wouldn't mind seeing more of.
Wonder how many people will see this tonight or in the coming days and wonder when the new show starts? My one complaint: these people look NOTHING like I pictured the characters. Go figure.
You can watch the trailer here.
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I'm sure that at this point, most people that are interested already know about CW's upcoming new show The Vampire Diaries. Based on LJ Smith's popular series, before even seeing any material from the show it was obvious the reason for the production was to capitalize on the "Twilight" fandom. I've been curious about the show and had every intention to check it out when it airs on September 10th but I'd yet to see anything from the show.
Earlier today, fellow vampire fan and all around fabulous ProgGrrl posted a link to some new art for the show and I was surprised to find it a little more risqué than I initially anticipated. See for yourself:
Admittedly this isn't very steamy but it is suggestive. Much more suggestive than I would have thought. And then I was sent this:
Instantly, I'm much more interested. My first thought at this second image: fabulous! It's like "Gossip Girl" meets vampires! And we all know how much I love "Gossip Girl"...
I did a little digging and found that a very resourceful YouTuber has cut together the various sneak previews that have been floating around the web and after seeing this, I'm a little shocked and very excited at how much this resembles "Twilight". The look, the feel and even the music... One of the characters (who I'm assuming is a vampire) even resembles Edward...Im' completely and utterly sold.
What I'm wondering now is whether I should go ahead and pick-up the series to read or if I should wait for the show. I was under the impression that I had "The Vampire Diaries" on the shelf but it turns out to be another LJ Smith series called "Night World" which I have started and am enjoying a great deal.
Suggestions?
And if you're interested in finding out more about the show and/or the Smith's world, I recommend taking a browse through the very awesome Vampire-Diaries.net.
I've lived much of Joss Whedon's work over the years though nothing has met my love for "Firefly".
I've recently been hearing a lot of buzz around Whedon's new TV series titled "Dollhouse" and starring the ever fabulous Eliza Dushku but now that I've seen the trailer, I'm not quite sure how I feel about it. I'm definitely going to give this a chance but I'm not 100% sold, mostly because it reminds me of a mix between "The Pretender" and "Dark Angel". Granted, there could be worse things the show could be based on but we'll wait and see how exactly it plays out. My limited understanding is that the show will be a mid season replacement and will air in January.
Does it look like something you'd watch?
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