Hey guys – I’ve been out of town for a week, so that would explain the lack of updates! It was sudden, so I didn’t have time to prepare much. Anyway, I’m back and ready to continue working on the site!

You all probably already know this, but The Vampire Diaries will release on DVD and Blu-ray on August 31st! That isn’t too far away, right? Below is some info in terms of what you’ll find if you purchase the boxed set – many thanks to TV Shows On DVD.

Overnight, while vampires still lurked about in the pre-dawn hours, Warner made it official and announced that The Vampire Diaries – The Complete 1st Season will arrive on DVD (5 discs, $59.98 SRP) and high-def Blu-ray (4 discs, $69.97 SRP) this August 31st. Besides the 22 main episodes, the following bonus material is listed for both formats:

* Into Mystic Falls: Bringing Vampire Lore and the High School Experience from Page to Screen
* When Vampires Don’t Suck!: The Popularity of Vampires and the Fans Who Love Them
* The Vampire Diaries: A New Breed of Vampires – Casting the Series
* The Vampire Diaries: Vampires 101 – The Rules of the Vampire
* Creators/Director Pilot Commentary
* Unaired Scenes
* The Vampire Diaries: A Darker Truth Webisodes
* Second Bite: Gag Reel
* Downloadable Audiobook of the Bestselling Novel The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening by L.J. Smith

Running time is 935 minutes on both versions of the release. The DVD format version features widescreen video, and audio in English Dolby Surround 5.1 with an option for Portuguese Stereo. Subtitle options include Spanish, French, Korean, Portuguese, Thai and Chinese Traditional. For the Blu-ray the specs provided by Warner show high-def 1080p widescreen video, and audio is shown to be the same as the DVD: English Dolby Surround 5.1 (which is what Warner has done with other TV-on-BD releases, such as Supernatural). The Portuguese Stereo soundtrack option is also present. Subtitle options shown on the Blu version are Dutch, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Norwegian and Finnish.

You can actually pre-order both the DVD and Blu-ray versions now. I know I’m excited!