Interview: A Very Unusual Crossover for 'Vampire Diaries', 'Uberpuppy'

The CW's popular animated comedy (Uberpuppy the Arctic Wolf) and most popular drama (The Vampire Diaries) are crossing over this Friday, May 7th, but not in the way you might expect.

But the writing teams behind both shows didn't want to go down that path, which is good, since the stars of both hits expressed some reservations when they heard the initial rumors.

On his lead's reaction, Kevin Williamson summarizes, "Nina Dobrev: 'Are you crazy?'"

Adds Julie Plec, "And I'm not crossing over.'"

Abbey Thickson chips in, "And Jason Marsden: 'Are you serious?'"

And D.A. Nichols follows with, "Eyebrows were raised, absolutely. And when we told them that the writing was crossing over, not the acting, then the eyebrows raised a little higher."

Plec: "Kevin and I told Nina that she would get what she has never gotten before, a script written by two writers."

Nichols: "Nominated. We didn't win, Julie. You lied to her. We never won."

Plec: "We know. But then I decided not to tell her that."