After reading the books I don't feel compelled to watch the TV show. I liked the first book (and first season), the second book was so-so (haven't seen second season) but the third book was a waste. What started as a scientific approach to the vampires lore, coherence and interesting social commentary ended in a lot of nonsense, religious crap and omens. The producers said that the TV show will take detours, I guess the two years gap will be covered in the TV show (along with the coming of age of Zack) but I wonder if they will keep the 'mystical mumbo jumbo' (quoting Gus, from the book).
