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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In the book when Elena car drive off the bridge and she has the accident, it's December which is early winter. |
In the show, when this happen in season 3 finale, it's during the fall, around October, or November. |
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In the books,damon is scared of meredith because she can see right through him. |
In the show damon isn't scared of meredith, but is scared of werewolf bites,shown in season 2.
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Meredith date Alaric shortly after the death of mr tanner. |
When Meredith does appear in season 3(as a doctor). She date Alaric way after his relationship with jenna has ended, after jenna is killed late in season 2. |
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Elena has another best friend named Meredith. |
She doesn't have a friend named Meredith.
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In the books elena aunt/aunt boyfriend is still around when she gets ready to go the college. |
In the show neither elena aunt or the aunt boyfriend, is around when she finish highschool, and get ready for college. since both of them were killed off in the seasons 2 and 3, when elena was still in grade 11 and just starting grade 12. |