Now that I have caught up on all episodes of Vampire Diaries and Grey's Anatomy, I face an all too familiar predicament of what TV show should I take a risk on and attempt to get addicted to. Since I have been on this mild science fiction/fantasy kick I decided to check out the once WB hit now CW smash Supernatural. Now this show is not new and I might be a little late jumping on the band wagon, but there is just way too many shows out there to attempt to follow them all with any regularity. The show which premiered in 2005 relates the story of two brothers who are hunters out to stop some gruesome supernatural forces. After the unexplained death of their mother when the boys were just babies, their father made it his mission to train the boys to hunt down monsters and eliminate them, in an attempt to track down their mother's killers. The show stars hot brooding sensitive type Jared Padalecki – Gilmore Girls, House of Wax, New York Minute – as Sam Winchester who kills monsters along with his hunky asshole of a brother Dean Winchester, played by Jensen Ackles – Smallville, Days of Our Lives, My Bloody Valentine 3D. The show at this point is like a western classic combined with a horror movie – two studly gentlemen stroll into town, very sexily take on the big bad, and then triumphantly ride out of town.

Supernatural is currently showing their fifth season which apparently is going to tie up the main plot of the storyline. I appreciate that there will be closure at the end of the show, not like my current feelings about LOST where I still do not know what the red button does nor do I really care at this point. The first season for me was incredibly reminiscent of Buffy the Vampire Slayer – another incredible show. Each episode presents itself as its own isolated story with only minor hints to the overarching story line. Each episode is a new city, with new minor characters, that will get killed by a supernatural villain, thus facilitating a brand new mystery for the hot brothers to solve. The thing I like about Supernatural is that sometimes the episode is a little frightening and a little gruesome, which is surprising for the WB, but I appreciate that they did not try to water down or attempt to make the occult family friendly. However, after my brief encounter with the supernatural in the ballroom of burlesque practice the show takes on a whole new level of trippiness. Sometimes I find myself writing down notes from the show … ya know … just in cause some zombie invasion bullshit happens.

I have really been struggling to find a new show to get addicted to. At the moment Dexter and True Blood are in their off seasons. Project Runway has started a brand new season which I of course am going to watch religiously and Grey's Anatomy is finishing up their season, but that is only two hours of week, not even enough to satisfy my TV junkiness.

So I decided to gamble a little bit and try a completely new show. I, like many of the preteens and gay men of America, am addicted to the whole vampire craze/sensation. Mine started when I was first introduced to Buffy the Vampire Slayer then worked its way to Interview with the Vampire, Angel, The Underworld Series, True Blood Series, and yes even Twilight. There is something about a dark and mysterious gentlemen caller totally obsessed and devoted to me with supernatural abilities that just sends me all atwitter. So I heard a little bit about Vampire Diaries and decided to see what it was all about. I knew that it was from the creators of Dawson's Creek - SWEET - so I knew there would be enough teen against to satisfy me. I also knew that Paul Wesley [Everwood, Army Wives] was in the show so if nothing else I would have something pretty to stare at for forty minutes. Little fun fact about this show; apparently the premiere episode of the show had 4.84 million viewers in the US making it the most watched series premiere show in CW history - damn.

Addicted may be too strong of a word to describe my feelings toward this show but I am definitely hooked and interested. Vampire Diaries follows the story of Elena - a high school student who recently lost her parents to a car accident a few months prior. At school she meets new student Stefan - hot, charming, brooding vampire - who has come back to hometown to try to integrate himself into human life. It can never be that easy, so Stefan's brother - Damian - drops in to make his brother's afterlife general unpleasant and unbearable. I am only two episodes in so I can't make a complete analysis of the show but I totally recommend it. The reason why I don't like Twilight - although I have the tastes of a gay preteen so I will read/watch it - is that I find all of the characters totally annoying and Edward Cullen is less dark and mysterious as he is slightly stalkerish. I actually enjoy most of the characters on the show and appreciate them as human beings. Now, Vampire Diaries is not the most engagingly complex series out there nor will you necessarily find the meaning of life hidden within the sub text of the show, but if you are looking for an entertaining show that you could kind of lose yourself in, I totally recommend Vampire Diaries. Check out the official trailer preview for the show below.