On the second day of press, I was star struck.

(Click here to read yesterday’s post about day one. Follow my updates on twitter here)

Because of the time difference, I was up early in the SLS Hotel’s conference room for a video chat with the stars of “Vampire Diaries.” Paul Wesley, Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder appeared on camera from Atlanta, where they shoot their dark drama. While some other reporters were brought up to speed on how “Vampire Diaries” is different from all those other vampire series, I was pleased to hear that Nina still keeps up with her old “Degrassi” chums. Ian, the jokester of the trio commented, “What’s a Degrassi?” with a knowing grin.

I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing Nina several times over the years and I’m really pleased to see the progress she’s made as an actress, especially now that she’s holding her own on a hit series alongside two very talented actors.

After a break, I was graced by the presence of J.J. Abrams, who among many other things, is the co-creator and executive producer of “Fringe.” He also produced “Lost,” “Cloverfield” and “Star Trek.”

It wasn’t long before the conversation turned to “Lost” and the final season, which J.J. called “bittersweet,” and credited the show’s executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse for ensuring the series wasn’t “ending too late.”

When asked about the possibility of a “Lost” movie, J.J. downplayed the idea, saying that the series already shoots the equivalent of a cinematic film every week. He also said that when the show’s over, that would be the “end of the series as it should be.”

After J.J. we were joined by “Fringe” stars John Noble and Canadian Joshua Jackson, who talked about their on-screen relationship as father and son. They were later followed by “Gossip Girl” executive producer Stephanie Savage. Before gushing about her favourite band in the world, Sonic Youth, she had all the women in the room fawning over her fabulous pumps.

The afternoon was then primarily dedicated to a parade of actors and producers from the sci-fi series “V.” We began with Laura Vandervoort (Canadian!) and the intense Logan Huffman, who talked about how he overcome criticism he’s found online, especially by way of a rather strange YouTube clip that repeats he so-called “girly scream” over and over and over (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQGjZBZ477A). They were followed by the trio of Morris Chesnut, Joel Gretsch, and Elizabeth Mitchell, who is best known for her portrayal of Juliet on “Lost.”

This was the first time I was truly star-struck... in person, Elizabeth is stunningly beautiful, and when she began talking to me about her love of sci-fi, my knees got weak. The trio was followed by Morena Baccarin and Scott Wolf, and then executive producers Scott Rosenbaum and Steve Pearlman. The producers talked about the possibility of including actors from the original “V” series, but said that they haven’t confirmed Marc Singer’s involvement. They did hint at Jane Badler’s possible upcoming involvement (she played “Diana” in the 1983 series), saying she reached out to them and offered to appear on the series.

Finally, the day wrapped with my second case of being star-struck when I was joined by “The Mentalist” star Simon Baker. Simon was just as charming in person as he is on-screen as Patrick Jane, and was warm and pleasant in answering our questions about Red John and Jane’s various adventures. As for Simon’s favourite storyline this season? He admits it was when Jane went to prison. 

Tomorrow we’re off for a tour of the sets of “The Mentalist” and “The Big Bang Theory,” so check back here on CTV.ca for more!