61 Best Teen TV Shows
61 Nostalgic Teen Shows to Watch Over and Over Again
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The late '00's and early '10s truly was the era of teen vampire stories, and "The Vampire Diaries" was one of the greats. Like the best supernatural dramas, the teen series started out by using its fantasy elements to reflect the very human parts of life for its characters. It's no coincidence then, that high school student Elena encounters a pair of 150-year old vampire brothers right after losing her parents in a shocking accident. Nor is it unexpected to watch her friends and classmates discover their own destinies as witches, hunters, and werewolves just as they're starting to consider what the future might hold for all of them. Like so many shows, the later seasons start to introduce a few too many elements that try to one-up what came before, but the epic romance and twisty mythology ensure that the legacy of "The Vampire Diaries" is anything but undead.