Supernatural and The Vampire Diaries ? It could’ve been the crossover to end all crossovers. On paper, it does seem like things could’ve lined up: The shows were airing on The CW at the same time, and both of their premises involved paranormal beings. Not to mention, both had very passionate fanbases.

When TVD was rolling out its first season — and Supernatural was on its fifth — the network even approached the creators about collaborating. In Samantha Highfill’s I Was Feeling Epic: An Oral History of ‘The Vampire Diaries , executive producer Julie Plec reveals that it didn’t make sense at the time.

More specifically, Plec said the team decided that blending the two worlds wouldn’t work with their mythology, but it might’ve been a different story had the request come a few years l

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