A Twi-spam like the Twi-spams of old

[cleolinda]

JESUS CHRIST Salon linked to my Twilight page GET IN THE CAR.

@cleolinda New Moon movie review, and it's EXACTLY what I feared having to sit through two hours of: http://tinyurl.com/yzgvjvo

@cleolinda Well, makes it easier for me to write, I guess.

@cleolinda IDK, I am just really not into the oiled-up boyband jailbait. Give me the pasty one with the hilarious neuroses. At least he's legal.

Meanwhile, the Hollywood premiere was last night:

@cleolinda RT @hollywoodcrush crazy fan poster sayings at Westwood: "Jacob Black? I'd hit that. With a Volvo!" #NewMoonPremiere

'New Moon' Becomes Biggest Advanced Ticket Seller Ever!

@cleolinda @alliancesjr $100M. I am telling you. Telling you where I can link to it later as EVIDENCE.

(I'm to a point where it could make $120M for the weekend and it wouldn't even be shriekworthy on the podcast anymore.)

Twilight Premiere Brings Out the Freaks: 14 Twihard Creations and the Stories They Inspire. Warning: Gawker has discovered The Panties.

Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Chris Weitz Moviefone Unscripted Interview.

Taylor Lautner talks Team Taylor panties with Jay Leno. WHEN TWIMOMS ATTACK!

@cleolinda Speaking of which, Mom informs me that "Robert" will be on some show or other. "REALLY? WE'RE DOING THIS NOW?"

I did not think Tonner Edward could be made creepier. I was wrong.

Hollywood Crush Gets The 'New Moon' Burger King Promotion So You Don't Have To.

@cleolinda I'll say it again: air a commercial with Cardboard Edward watching that bastard The King sleep, and I'll start eating at Burger King.

Twilight fic "Wide Awake" gets namechecked on MSNBC. I'm sure this is going to end well for everyone involved.

Robert Pattinson fan hospitalised after poster fight. "A poster? Not even the real thing? Or a life-size cutout at least?" And then, for all that, it was TORN IN HALF, to the chagrin of King Solomon. Of course, it wasn't even at the premiere of the actual movie; it was at the opening night of some documentary called Robsessed, which pretty much explains everything. Shine on, you psycho diamonds.


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[nicolars.livejournal.com]

Robsessed? Oh dear.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah, even MTV/Hollywood Crush was like, "Don't waste your time." Ice-cold marble skin BURN.

[mystical-aria.livejournal.com]

@cleolinda I'll say it again: air a commercial with Cardboard Edward watching that bastard The King sleep, and I'll start eating at Burger King.

Oh god I just snorted at that one. I'll start eating there again if they have that commercial.

I'm very scared for this coming week/weekend...

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I'm really glad I'm going tomorrow night. It's got to be less crazy than midnight Thursday, right? Right...?

[allthelivesofme.livejournal.com]

*backs away slowly*

it was at the opening night of some documentary called Robsessed, which pretty much explains everything.

No, make that quickly.

[ailaes.livejournal.com]

Brownie points for the Dean 'Eye of the Tiger' icon.

[ipomoea.livejournal.com]

Is creepy Tonner Edward the prom one with the suit and slicked back hair? The page it goes to is one with some POTC OOAK's that are really making me wish I could afford to buy dolls.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I just switched it out. I want the Elizabeth OOAK SO BAD, though.

[plazmah.livejournal.com]

What's all this about a fake cover that's all over my… whatever the Twitter equivalent of an flist is?

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

There was a Robert Pattinson/People's "Sexiest Man Alive" cover that got posted somewhere, and I was so busy multitasking that I didn't look at it too closely. Apparently it's an obvious photoshop, and some girl fessed up to it. Meanwhile, Just Jared (who pulled their page on it) and Celebuzz fell for it as well. I deleted my tweet because it's so easy to RT something that turns out to be not true but there's no way to take it back, you know?

Apparently the real cover is coming out this afternoon. If he's on it anyway, I'm going to laugh so hard.

[robinmc.livejournal.com]

air a commercial with Cardboard Edward watching that bastard The King sleep, and I'll start eating at Burger King.

If they fold the Cardboard Edward onto a rocking chair, I'll buy Burger King stock.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHAHAHAHA

[hercurvestofear.livejournal.com]

JESUS CHRIST Salon linked to my Twilight page GET IN THE CAR.

I almost choked on a pretzel and died Cleo!!! Thats what I get for snacking while reading your LJ.

[water-of-fire.livejournal.com]

Two things: Me too! Also, I am loving so hard all over your MJ icon.

[cupcakery.livejournal.com]

Well, time to break out the popcorn and watch the crazy begin. Again.

If anyone wishes to build a bunker to hide in, I'll be salvaging the one build during season four of Nu Who. It's sturdy, but it's going to need some work to withstand this.

[remys-haven.livejournal.com]

I love your icon, Cupcakery. It's made of win.

God, Tonner Edward just keeps getting creepier, and so do the lame ass commercials that are condoning this shit.

those Tonner dolls

[meilleurcafe.livejournal.com]

....Tonner has a Facebook page?

Re: those Tonner dolls

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

And a Twitter feed.

[magicloaf.livejournal.com]

I am eagerly awaiting Sparklemas and am not ashamed to admit that I did my part to boost those pre-sale ticket numbers. Yes, I will be at the 12:05am showing. Why?

#1, because I can't resist the anthropological expedition to observe the Twi-hards in their native environment, and;

#2, the 12:01am showing was sold out.

[elizardbits.livejournal.com]

I can't resist the anthropological expedition to observe the Twi-hards in their native environment

YES YES THIS. Twilight is the greatest socioanthropological experiment in the history of the universe. SURELY.

Man, if I had the slightest true academic interest in this field I would go fucking NUTS with this shit and get me a Ph.D in pseudoliterary heteronormative gender expectations among the undead or something.

[khaman.livejournal.com]

I remain a steadfast, happy observer of Twimadness. It's the best free Broadway comedy/musical/variety show out there.

[greedyskunk.livejournal.com]

Sex toys, inappropriate baby onesies, naughty panties, and the ever so arty felted womb. *sigh* Don't ever change, Twilight.

[elbales]

No fear there, I'm sure.

HOLY CRAP, LIONS!

[setauuta.livejournal.com]

Hoo, boy. I'm kind of sad I missed the Taylor Lautner interview last night, then.

On a related note - Cracked.com lists Twilight as its #1 most unintentionally creepy movie romance (http://www.cracked.com/article/201_the-6-most-unintentionally-creepy-movie-romances_p2). The write-up makes it clear the person has only seen the movie, and not read the books at all, but the last line cracks me up. :)

Re: HOLY CRAP, LIONS!

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I did see that this morning. What I love is that they make an airtight case for the relationship being WRONG WRONG WRONG just based on the age difference. Like, they didn't even know or start in on the REALLY fucked-up shit.

(And yet: the scrapbook mention. How much DO they know?)

[xerinmichellex.livejournal.com]

I wish I knew how and why Twilight all of sudden became bigger than Harry Potter. Also, my mother wants to go and see New Moon because all her female co-workers keep raving about RPattz. I may just take her and send all two hours watching her expressions, since that sounds more entertaining.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I have gone on about this various places (and not necessarily shared it here, woe) about why it happened, but I think it has a lot to do with 1) the one-two punch to the id of the brooding vampire/James Dean archetype double feature of the movie, and 2) the economy sucking, because magazines and retailers are running it into the ground because that's how they're staying afloat. It's big because they SAY it's big, because they've whipped the fandom into a frenzy and the rest of America, while a bit befuddled, knows way more about it than they might otherwise.

And also, the fandom--full of horny women and teenage girls--set the landspeed record for zero to crazy. Whereas the HP phenomenon was more evenly spread over demographics and more family-friendly. Harry Potter also wasn't set up as The Perfect Boyfriend; there were a ton of supporting characters to dilute the obsession.

So basically, because the nature of the fandom/phenomenon itself is obsessive--it's ABOUT obsession--it blew up like whoa.

[emerald-skies.livejournal.com]

Shine on, you psycho diamonds

Oh Cleo, never stop being awesome XD


(I showed Le Boyfriend The Panties, Bella's Felted Womb, and the Sparklecock. His expression was PRICELESS. We are currently discussing survival plans for this weekend as we live less than five minutes from a movie theater in a large college town.)

[mamapduck.livejournal.com]

Oh, please point me at the felted womb. I missed that one.

[elizardbits.livejournal.com]

Huh. As usual, I find some of the inferences in the Salon article kind of irritating. I'm 30, and I own a Wii, and while I'm kind of over Hello Kitty I still think Pucca is awesome. So? How does this make me more or less immature than a 30something guy driving a midlife crisis car and dating 18 year olds? I HATE IT WHEN I CAN'T TELL IF SALON IS BEING A JERK TO ME OR NOT.


Also the new "team edward/team jacob" Burger King commercials make me want to punch that creepy badtoucher giantheaded King EVEN MORE, which I previously thought impossible.


ALSO ALSO a friend asked me the other day if she should let her 7 year old daughter read Twilight, so I referred her to your reviews. I think she's still recovering. VICTORY IS OURS.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Oh God, I haven't seen the commercials. What do they say/do?

[elfin-miss.livejournal.com]

Oh man.

That new Tonner Edward is making yours look like a cute little vampiric puppy.

Must say I'm a little disappointed by the Moviefone interview. I was really hoping RPattz would do his usual thing of saying something totally moronic and hilarious. I guess he's been clued in to not do that as barely said a full sentence *sigh*

[fading-october.livejournal.com]

...well...natural selection with the Rob poster....I guess...this is all getting overwhelmingly scary.

[meleth.livejournal.com]

bringing plenty of soul to a character who might otherwise come across as self-indulgent

Might?

[savvy-implet.livejournal.com]

@cleolinda I'll say it again: air a commercial with Cardboard Edward watching that bastard The King sleep, and I'll start eating at Burger King.

THIS. I would totally start eating at BK for this. I think someone needs to make a YouTube video like that ANYWAY.

[mumford519.livejournal.com]

IDK, I am just really not into the oiled-up boyband jailbait. Give me the pasty one with the hilarious neuroses. At least he's legal

Agree, though I'm all about Emmett. I usually don't go for frat boy types but, damn!, Kellen Lutz.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I just love the Emmett bro-dude stuff, I can't help it.

[lunylucy.livejournal.com]

I don't know if you've ever linked to this, but I was reading TIME's "It's Twilight in America" (http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1938712,00.html) and this made me lol and think of you:

"I wonder if I might have gone one shirtless scene too many," Weitz says.

XD It's like JJ admitting that he went overboard with LENSFLARE.

[t4-flirt.livejournal.com]

@cleolinda I'll say it again: air a commercial with Cardboard Edward watching that bastard The King sleep, and I'll start eating at Burger King.

AMEN. A-FUCKING-MEN.

Good luck to BK getting rights to Cardboard Sparklepires...

And my god, the Twi-spam is actually amusing me. It's like a trainwreck. I can't watch, but I can't look away.
*mutters to self about wanting her own TLE as a stocking stuffer*

[zarephathcs.livejournal.com]

God I'm so glad I'm out of the States right now.

Interesting fact, for those curious. On the Italian news about...maybe a week ago? There was a report on how Italian tourism was increasing because of New Moon's release. I didn't catch the whole thing because I had to go do homework but just....DDDD8

[elbales]

You may just have destroyed my will to live.

[christiespace.livejournal.com]

Way to go!!!