What's the Difference between The Vampire Diaries the Book and The Vampire Diaries the TV Show?
| In the Book |
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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Damon goes to the halloween party at the school dressed as the grim reaper. |
Damon don't go to the halloween party at the school instead, he goes to the grill in his normal clothes. But goes to the halloween party later when he tries to get bonnie's necklace. |
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Elena is the girly girl type that fix up, and wear makeup |
Elena is the type who also wears makeup but early episodes of season 1 and some episodes of season 2, she was kinda the tomboy type.
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Vampires survive in sunlight when they wear lapis lazuli, a type of mineral. Katherine had a ring that contained it and so do the Salvatore brothers. |
They survive in the light thanks to rings made by witches. |
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Elena goes to the dance with tyler to make stefan jealous. |
This don't happen on the tv show, when elena and stefan first meet.
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Tyler tries to attack Elena in the grave yard. She is saved by Stefan. |
Tyler tries to attack Vikki in the woods at a party he was stopped by Jeremy. |