While Vampire Diaries is known for its shocking twists and neck-snapping turns, one of the show's strongest qualities is its ability to fill entire episodes with exposition and set-up without making the hour feel like a boring ramp up to the exciting acting.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Move over, "Mad Men" and Kim Kardashian. There's a new darling in U.S. pop culture, with a much posher accent and even fancier clothes. British World War One-era drama "Downton Abbey" and its colorful cast of countesses, cooks and kitchen maids has taken America by storm, dominating modern social media and bringing millions of new, young viewers to the often staid world ...