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Ian Somerhalder admits he was hesitant to jump on the vampire bandwagon with The Vampire Diaries (Thursday, 8/7c, the CW). “It was like, ‘Oh wow, it’s Twilight on television,’” the Lost alum (R.I.P., Boone) says of the CW’s new vampires-in-high-school drama based on the young-adult novel series by L.J. Smith.

The once-fictional Tru Blood beverage from the HBO hit series True Blood has emerged as a real blood orange carbonated drink that will be in stores September 10, 2009. Officially licensed from HBO Licensing & Retail by Omni Consumer Products, the beverage boasts a crisp, slightly tart and lightly sweet tang, and the bottle has been crafted to replicate the appearance of the vampiric sustenance found on the series – blood type, logo and all.