What's the Difference between The Vampire Diaries the Book and The Vampire Diaries the TV Show?
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In the TV Show |
Elena Gilbert
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Elena Gilbert
Portrayed by: Nina Dobrev
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Stefan Salvatore
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Stefan Salvatore
Portrayed by: Paul Wesley
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Damon Salvatore
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Damon Salvatore
Portrayed by: Ian Somerhalder
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This Character does not appear.
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Jeremy Gilbert
Portrayed by: Steven R. McQueen
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Bonnie McCullough
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Bonnie Bennett
Portrayed by: Katerina Graham
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Katherine von Swartzchild
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Katherine Petrova/Pierce
Portrayed by: Nina Dobrev
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Margaret Gilbert
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This Character does not appear.
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Mrs. Flowers
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This Character does not appear.
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Matt Honeycutt
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Matt Donovan
Portrayed by: Zach Roerig
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Tyler Smallwood
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Tyler Lockwood
Portrayed by: Michael Trevino
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Caroline Forbes
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Caroline Forbes
Portrayed by: Candice Accola
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Meredith Sules
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This Character does not appear.
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Judith Maxwell
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Jenna Sommers
Portrayed by: Sara Canning
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The Vampire Diaries Book vs TV Show
| In the Book |
In the TV Show |
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Elena has blue eyes |
Elena has brown eyes. |
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Tyler kills a girl named sue carson to awaken the werewolf gene inside of him. It happens at Meredith 18th birthday party. |
Tyler accidently kills a girl named sarah, when he tries to fend of her attack. This happened at the Masquerade party in season 2, episode 7.
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In the book, Damon and Stefan have their last showdown against Katerine in the cementery, Plus Elena is there to help, when she knocks Katerine into the sunlight, and kills her. |
Damon and Stefan have their showdown against Katherine at the Masquerade party in season 2 episode 7. Plus Elena isn't with them intil later in the episode. Plus to get rid of katerine she get locked up in a tomb for a while. |
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In the book, Caroline who is Elena's rival,(instead of friend,unlike in the show) Plan to read her diary at the founder's day ceremony, and tell everybody Stefan is a vampire. Plus it is held on November 30. |
In the show the founder's day plot is different where the vampires from the tomb decide to kill the dwellers during the fireworks. But John Gilbert plot a scheme to destroy them. Plus instead of November, it happens in late February. In season 1 season finale episode Founder's day.
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In the books Caroline is pregnant by Tyler, and the baby turns her into a werewolf. |
In the show, Caroline doesn't get pregnant, and Katherine turns her into a vampire in season 2. |