'Melrose,' 'Vampire' look likely at CW

May 14, 2009 With its name recognition and built-in buzz factor, the updated "Melrose" was an instant favorite before a single page of the script was written. For the WBTV-produced "Vampire Diaries," based on Alloy's series of books about a girl in a love triangle with two vampire brothers, the network hopes to catch the vampire pop-culture wave ignited by the success of the "Twilight" franchise and HBO's "True Blood." With "Melrose" and "Vampire" on the schedule, the battle is on for what is believed to be the last remaining spot among "Beautiful Life," "Life Unexpected" and bubble freshman "Privileged."

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