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Vampires reign supreme at Teen Choice Awards

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:50:00 +0000

OK, it's official: Teenagers really, really like vampires. The film series "The Twilight Saga" and television show "The Vampire Diaries" won 12 and seven awards, respectively, at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards, which airs tonight at 8 p.m. EDT on Fox. "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson alone won four awards, including one for a non-bloodsucking role: choice drama movie actor for “Remember Me.”

“It’s great to win something outside of ‘Twilight,’” said Pattinson.

Aside from the pale undead, other winners include Taylor Swift, "Wizards of Waverly Place" star Selena Gomez, and Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian. The awards are hosted by singer Katy Perry and the male stars of "Glee": Chris Colfer, Kevin McHale, Cory Monteith and Mark Salling. Even the newly non-engaged Levi Johnston shows up.

In defense of “Twihards”

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:30:00 +0000

Whether your awareness of the "Twilight" zeitgeist comes from casually perusing Sunday Styles or you've already staked your place in line to see "Eclipse" when it opens tomorrow, chances are you've got a pretty good mental picture of the insanely popular teen vampire saga's quintessential fan. She's definitely female, she's a little bit giddy, and she's either a teenager or she's not.

The fact that grown women -- some of them so grown they were introduced to "Twilight" by their daughters -- make up a sizable portion of the franchise's fan base is well documented. As of this writing, a Google News search for "adult Twilight fans" yielded 131 results from the past month. So far this week, there are articles charting the territory of "Intervention"-caliber "Twilight" addicts and the "Twi-mom" phenomenon -- and it's only Tuesday.

Clouds over “New Moon”

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:20:00 +0000

The excitement level for "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" is so high that it's a shame each ticket can't come with its own miniature fainting couch. Moms, grandmoms, gay men, lesbians, working women in their early- to mid-20s and even preteen-to-teenage girls (the latter ostensibly being the original target audience for this material) have long been gearing up for the second movie in the "Twilight" series, based on the explosively popular young adult novels by Stephenie Meyer. Plenty of people like a good swoon at the movies -- it's a pleasure contemporary pictures all too seldom offer us -- so it's no wonder hopes for "New Moon" are high. The first picture in the series, "Twilight," directed by Catherine Hardwicke, was an unapologetic, unembarrassed foray into teen-heartthrob territory, hitting the sweet spot where pop culture, teenage curiosity about sex, and vampire lore meet. Anyone who enjoyed the first "Twilight," as I did, would naturally expect more of the same from "New Moon."