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Ohhhhh….. don’t get me started on my daily Twitter roll!  I love Twitter and everything about it.  I consider it the hub for the masses, which is probably why everybody n’ they mama is on this thing.   

Even celebrities have jumped on the Twitter bandwagon and have played a huge part in its current success.  Celeb Twitters like Ashton Kutcher and Diddy have helped pave the way in helping Twitter become a household name.  But once in a while, we get the overtweeters (don’t worry, I’ll mention no names here!).  But all of this has led me to the question:  To Tweet or Not To Tweet?

Was it better in the olden days when celebs just kept their thoughts to themselves?  And they aired their dirty laundry via their PR rep vs. a tweet on their Twitter page?

I mean, do I REALLY want to hear what Kim Kardashian is doing at any given time?  And did I feel better knowing Paula Abdul announced she’s leaving American Idol to me FIRST (as a faithful follower!), before letting it be known to Fox?  Hardly.

On the other end, I LOVE being kept in the loop by all the Twilight and True Blood fans and fansites, as well as the news outlets that keep me updated on current events. 

Speaking of ‘Twilight’, their stars seem to be the most affected by Twitter.  Kristen Stewart said in an interview once that Twitter has made it impossible for her to keep her privacy with media outlets, fans, etc. making her every step and location known on the worldwide web.  Rob Pattinson walks down the street or flies in to L.A. and causes a Twitter tidal wave every time.  In this sense, is Twitter the devil in disguise?  Does it do more harm than good? 

Inquiring minds want to know….. hit me up, my fellow Twit-a-holics! :-0

    That’s the title I’ve dubbed the CW’s ‘The Vampire Diaries’.  I have to admit that for TV, it was watchable and managed to hold my attention for an hour.  But whether I remain a faithful follower still remains to be seen.  Am I jonesing for it? Hell Naw!  I’m sure that coming out post-Twilight may be a good and bad thing for them, but I couldn’t stop giggling to myself with all the similarities. So without further delay, I bring you my list of comparisons:

• THE EDWARD FACTOR:  Okay, duh…. no one can fill in Edward Cullen’s shoes, but Paul Wesley does the brooding, mysterious Stefan well enough to keep me watching.  If I could be picky, I’d say his jaw is too square for me.  But that’s just me.

• THE UNTOUCHABLE:  Much like Edward, Stefan is also the hottest guy in the school that every girl wants, but is completely obsessed with the homely sweet girl with a heart of gold.

• THE STALKER FACTOR:  Much like Edward, Stefan can’t seem to stop following Elena and mysteriously pops up everywhere.

• THE HOT SIBLING:  Uncontrollable vampire brother who happens to be a hottie? CHECK! As Stefan’s brother, Damon, Ian Somerhalder does his thing, but I find it distracting that he looks so much like Chace Crawford.  Where does the CW find these cloned creatures?!!!!

• THE BELLA FACTOR:  Sweet, petite brunette who is extremely vulnerable and dealing with parental issues (Bella, divorced parents — Elena, parents killed in car crash).

• THE PROMO POSTER:  I’m sorry…. the possibilities are endless as far as promoting this show, yet you go with the three main stars laying down in a meadow? Hel-looo!!

• THE BFF FACTOR:  Much like Bella, Elena has one friend who genuinely cares for her and one who is completely self-absorbed! :-0

• THE JACOB FACTOR:  Naturally, Elena’s ex, Matt, is still in love with her.

• THE GLAMOUR FACTOR:  Although Edward charmed the pants off the school faculty in the books, he was unsuccessful in transferring out of biology class.  Stefan, however, was able to glamour his way through his fake school enrollment! :-0

• THE KNOCKOFF TWI-SCENE:  In mid-conversation, Elena notices Stefan’s eyes changing color and asks “Are you okay?  Your eyes look different”.  heehee

Don’t get me wrong… I’m not calling TVD a ripoff by any means, but you’ve just gotta laugh.  I will say that if next week’s episode shows Elena riding in a beat up pickup, jumping off a cliff, or rushing off to Italy for any reason, I am OUTTA HERE!!!!!

Holy Moly!  All in the Twilight/New Moon world is not right these days.  And when the fans of Twilight are enraged, you can best believe a Twitter storm will follow. 

With all the commotion, you would’ve thought Rob Pattinson or Taylor Lautner were re-cast or that the Robsten Pregnancy Rumor was true!  Nope, all this was over the re-casting of one of the nomadic (albeit lovely) vampires.

The latest news of the re-casting of the role of Victoria is what sent the fans in a TwiFrenzy on the Twitter website yesterday.  It’s becoming apparent that Twilight fans suffer from OCD (and I don’t mean Obsessive Cullen Disorder!).  The fans are completely obsessive when it comes to their Twilight Cast.  They definitely don’t like their cheese moved.  And they sure in the hell don’t like re-casting changes in any upcoming movies. 

Apparently, Rachelle Lefebvre has gone on to greener pastures in some way, shape or form. I say that only because articles are saying she wanted to stay, but the studio wanted her gone, she had schedule conflicts, etc.  In the end, she will NOT be in the third installment of the Twilight Saga, “Eclipse”.  Which is a shame, because this is the story where Victoria really gets down and dirty.  However, if I had to pick a worthy alternate in the land of young Hollywood redheads, I would have picked Bryce Dallas Howard in a heartbeat.  Trust me, she’s going to be great!

I can relate to the fact that Rachelle was great in this role and we can’t picture anyone else as Victoria.  But in the same way I thought there could be no other Bond than Pierce Brosnan or no other Batman than Michael Keaton, trust me when I say there is ALWAYS room for change, kiddies!  Take a big deep breath and accept this new addition in your Twilight World.  You can do it!  Bryce is more than qualified for the job and I’m actually excited to see what she’ll bring to this role.  But much like the Matrix trilogy, you can never go wrong with the original!

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  PLEASE….. STOP!  If I read one more tweet/blog on this topic, I’m going to SCREAM! I admit I’ve often referred to True Blood as “The Adult Version of Twilight” (which it IS!).  But other than the fact that their debuts coincided with each other, they can’t be compared.  HOWEVER…. I’ve broken down a few similarities that could be the cause for such comparisons:

• Bill and Edward are vampires that are over 100 years old. 
• Both have been lonely for almost a century, until they met their young, irresistible, mortal soul mates. 
• Both are willing to put their vampire lives on the line to save/be with their girlfriends.
• Both have English accents in real life, but have different accents on-screen (Bill - Southern; Edward - American).
• Both vampires seem to have money, despite not having jobs.
• Bill sleeps in hiding all night and will burn in the sunlight.  Edward’s a permanent insomniac and sparkles in the sunlight.
• Edward’s old fashioned and believes in no sex until marriage.  Bill’s ready to knock boots after the first date!
• Sookie’s brother, Jason is the beefcake in True Blood.  
• Edward’s brother, Emmett is the beefcake in Twilight.
• True Blood has an african american character who kicks butt & name starts with an ‘L’: Lafayette
• Twilight has an african american character who kicks butt & name starts with an ‘L’:  Laurent
• In True Blood, the vampires drink True Blood and live openly amongst the town folks.
• In Twilight, the vampires drink animal blood and live strictly on the DL!
• Edward can read minds, but Bill can’t.
• Sookie can read minds, but Bella can’t.
• Both Sookie and Bella have been the target of a killer.
• Both girls are smart, independent young women, but become clueless when told to stay away from vampires.
• Both girls live in small rural towns, yet have somehow managed to find and hook up with a hot vampire!
• Sam is just like as Jacob:  He’s a shape shifter who’s in love with a girl, who happens to be in love with a vampire.
• Twilight saga has the Volturri, who reigns in Italy.  True Blood has Eric the Vampire Leader who runs the vampire club “Fangtasia” just outside of town and will lead you to a ‘Vampire Council’ when you betray the vampire world.
• Newborn vampires are uncontrollable in the Twilight saga.  Newborns in True Blood are controlled by one sentence:  ”As your Maker, I Command You!”

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When you have “TwilightTweaker” as your Twitter name, it’s a dead give away that you’re obviously a Twilight addict.  I’m well aware that I’m a tiny part of a fan base that’s now being compared to Beatlemania.  But it wasn’t until this week that I began to question the true power that Twilight mania can have or has had in the world these days.   

Case in point:  ’Nurse Jackie’.  The new show on Showtime (of which I’ve also become a new fan) debuted Monday night to the biggest numbers for a series premiere.  Normally that’d be no big whoop, considering that Showtime (in my eyes) has the best television programming, period. But consider the fact that Peter Facinelli, hunky star of the ‘Twilight’ movie,  just happens to be one of the co-stars and then you start to wonder.  Did Peter’s role play a part in those big numbers?  Even more so, was it the SOLE reason why the premiere did so well?  I assumed that the award-winning ‘Weeds’ as a lead-in is what nailed it for them, but now I’m not so sure. 

No disrespect to Edie Falco, but I doubt that her ‘Sopranos’ fan base would turn out in such big numbers, so I’m counting them out.  ’Weeds’ fans have been devoted for the past 3 seasons, but how many of them would’ve stayed tuned in to watch a show like ‘Nurse Jackie’?  I feel that if you’re a fan of Showtime’s programming (’Californication’ and ‘Dexter’ are among my top 5 faves), you’re going to appreciate anything they put out.  But Twilighters come from an entirely different plane.  Their loyalty is unfathomable.  Not to question the loyalty of the ‘Weeds’ fans, but I doubt anyone of them would rush out to see a romantic comedy in the theaters just because Mary Louise-Parker had a co-starring role in it.   And no disrespect to Peter Facinelli - he did promote the show on the talk show circuit, as well as his own personal Twitter plugs -  but he’s no Rob Pattinson.  In other words, he’s not the leading man in the movie.  Nevertheless, he’s still a PART of the ‘Twilight’ franchise, and I’m starting to believe that may be the equivalent to the golden ticket in Hollywood.   If the fate of ‘Nurse Jackie’ rests in the hands of these fans, Edie Falco should be sitting pretty right about now! 

 (Twilight’s First Couple/Beverly Wilshire Photo Shoot) 

Rob and Kristen.  Robsten.  TwiLovers.  I swear, it’s enough to make me slit my wrist with my Twilight bookmark.  Enough already!!  As much as I would LOVE to sit here and talk about Rob 24/7, I’ve officially become nauseated by all the Rob/Kristen romance crap.  In the end, do I even care?  Nope.  Better yet, do the Twilighters give a rat’s ass?  Hell. No.  

I totally get why people root for them to be together.  They had awesome on-screen chemistry.  They’re adorable.  They make a great couple.  And let’s face it… we are talking about THE Edward and Bella here.  Heck, I’m still reeling over the fact that the ‘Slumdog’ couple are a real life item.  When you’re rooting for them in the movie, it’s only natural to root for them on off-screen.  It just bugs me how the media has become so fascinated with even the slightest prospect of them being romantically involved.   It’s like ‘ooh look, they’re sitting with their legs touching… it must be SERIOUS?’.   Yeah, right.  

And where is Michael Angarano in all of this?  Is it so hard to imagine that Kristen’s long term relationship with him could truly be genuine or (gasp!) happy?  Poor kid. Part of me can’t help but wonder whether this is part of Summit’s plan to add to the “New Moon” hype?  Maybe.  But it’s silly.  Better yet, it’s downright insulting if they think that a romance between the lead stars will play a part in whether we see the next movie.  Trust me when I say that female fans line up to see Twilight movies for one reason only:  EDWARD CULLEN.  And as long as that role is being played by Rob Pattinson, I doubt there’s anything the media or studio can do to change anyone’s minds.   

(THE MAN, THE MYTH: Edward Cullen - VF Italy)

1. You’ve never been much of a reader, but suddenly, you’ve devoted countless hours to reading this book.
2. You’ve fabricated some sort of excuse, or faked some sort of illness, just to get out of doing something that would prevent you from staying home and burying your face in your book.
3. You wonder why you’ve become so obsessed with this book and its characters, but before you consider yourself crazy, you decide to blame the person who got you hooked on the book in the first place!
4. You carry the book EVERYWHERE you go — just in case you get a free moment to squeeze in some reading time.
5. You fly through the entire saga like you’re in some sort of book marathon, which is mind boggling since let’s face it — you didn’t read this much even when you WERE in school!
6. You’ve shut out the entire world and everyone that matters around you.  Basically, some member of your family or friends was neglected in some way while you were busy reading.
7. You sit and wonder why every guy can’t be Edward, or dream of wanting your own Edward.  You’ve basically fallen in love with Edward and are extremely envious of Bella.
8. The minute you finished Twilight, you rushed out (literally) to buy New Moon and repeated that process for the other two books.
9. The minute you finished reading the entire saga, you went into a sort of ‘Twilight Depression’ where you sat around wondering ‘what now…. back to my OWN life?’  (sigh)
10. You decide to re-read the entire saga once you’re done, because as much as you hate to admit, you hate living outside of the Twilight World!