Saturday, December 18, 2010
I'm Back!
Not so many followers. That makes me mad. I totally forgot about this blog. New post on Breaking Dawn COMING SOON! :)
Friday, November 5, 2010
Anne Rice Calls 'Twilight Saga' A 'Failure Of The Imagination'
Oh snap! The grand dame of vampire literature, Anne Rice, had some not-so-nice things to say about Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight Saga" universe in a recent interview with New Jersey's The Star-Ledger while promoting her new novel "Of Love and Evil." We're wondering if this will spark a verbal smack-down in the bloodsucking book world!
"['Twilight']’s based on a really silly premise: that immortals would go to high school. It's a failure of imagination, but at the same time, that silly premise has provided Stephenie Meyer with huge success," Anne said. "The idea that if you are immortal you would go to high school instead of Katmandu or Paris or Venice, it’s the vampire dumbed down for kids. But it's worked. It's successful. It makes kids really happy."
It's not too surprising that Anne had less-than-sweet nothings to whisper about the series that has made vampires the hottest supernatural property around and virtually diluted a genre that had been a sophisticated cultural metaphor. Still, wow, those are some pretty harsh words towards Stephenie! Anne did add that "it's almost like a stroke of genius to put vampires in high school," but that still sounds a bit derogatory to us.
When speaking about how she always viewed the vampire, Anne said, "I always thought of the vampire as being a metaphor for the outsider in each of us, the criminal, the predator. I was writing about a mythical being that represented our own dark sides." She added, "Part of the mystery of being a human being is that mixture of the spiritual and the animalian. We have the capacity to murder, but also the capacity to love and respond and be tender to those in need."
Anne was sure to emphasize that, despite the range of vampires presented in pop culture since she released "Interview With the Vampire" in 1976—from "The Twilight Saga" to "True Blood" and "The Vampire Diaries"—they are still fictional characters. "They’re fantasy characters, and we have to keep reminding ourselves of this. They don’t exist," she said. "I get e-mails from people who are outraged that I watch 'True Blood.' They say, 'How can you condone the evil of "True Blood."' I say, 'Are you kidding? Vampires aren’t real. Keep that in mind.'"
Are you surprised Anne Rice attacked Stephenie Meyer so harshly? Do you agree with what she said about the vampire genre?
Well...What do you think?
"Team Anne Rice" or "Team Twilight?"
"['Twilight']’s based on a really silly premise: that immortals would go to high school. It's a failure of imagination, but at the same time, that silly premise has provided Stephenie Meyer with huge success," Anne said. "The idea that if you are immortal you would go to high school instead of Katmandu or Paris or Venice, it’s the vampire dumbed down for kids. But it's worked. It's successful. It makes kids really happy."
It's not too surprising that Anne had less-than-sweet nothings to whisper about the series that has made vampires the hottest supernatural property around and virtually diluted a genre that had been a sophisticated cultural metaphor. Still, wow, those are some pretty harsh words towards Stephenie! Anne did add that "it's almost like a stroke of genius to put vampires in high school," but that still sounds a bit derogatory to us.
When speaking about how she always viewed the vampire, Anne said, "I always thought of the vampire as being a metaphor for the outsider in each of us, the criminal, the predator. I was writing about a mythical being that represented our own dark sides." She added, "Part of the mystery of being a human being is that mixture of the spiritual and the animalian. We have the capacity to murder, but also the capacity to love and respond and be tender to those in need."
Anne was sure to emphasize that, despite the range of vampires presented in pop culture since she released "Interview With the Vampire" in 1976—from "The Twilight Saga" to "True Blood" and "The Vampire Diaries"—they are still fictional characters. "They’re fantasy characters, and we have to keep reminding ourselves of this. They don’t exist," she said. "I get e-mails from people who are outraged that I watch 'True Blood.' They say, 'How can you condone the evil of "True Blood."' I say, 'Are you kidding? Vampires aren’t real. Keep that in mind.'"
Are you surprised Anne Rice attacked Stephenie Meyer so harshly? Do you agree with what she said about the vampire genre?
Well...What do you think?
"Team Anne Rice" or "Team Twilight?"
Jackson Rathbone Talks Breaking Dawn... :)
Jackson Rathbone talks about Breaking Dawn in this clip! He also talks about another movie he's doing entitled, “Aim High,” which he’ll be producing and acting in. Finally, he revealed that he’s about to release a 2nd album with his band.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Be Part of The Team!
Please be part of the team! We'd love it!
Here's our email!
the.twilight.saga.team@gmail.com
When you're part of the team, you get access to the email, website & more!
So email us!
XxX,
Feryal Bouayed, The Twilight Saga
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
"The Twilight Saga:Official Illustrated Guide" to be released in April
The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide
Stephenie Meyer plans to release a new illustrated Twilight guide book that will accompany her popular vampire romance series, whose film adaptations star Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan and Robert Pattinson as her vampire love Edward Cullen.
The release date is April 12, 2011!
Here's a link to buy it on Amazon. I don't know if it is available to buy or if you can just reserve it...
Here's how it looks, though:
XxX
Feryal Bouayed, The Twilight Saga
(Please give credit to our blog if you are going to use this post!)
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Lucy Hale Was Almost Cast as Alice Cullen!
Lucy Hale may be best known for playing Aria on the hit series Pretty Little Liars, but she almost got her big break in The Twilight Saga instead! "I auditioned for [the role of] Alice," Lucy says. "I read the books and I wanted to be part of the first movie so bad."
SEE IT: Lucy's J-14 video, "When I Was 14..."
The role ultimately went to Ashley Greene, but Lucy didn't give up on her vampire dreams. "I heard about this new role, Jane, who was going to be a part of the second one, and I went for that," she says. But, alas, Dakota Fanning was chosen to play Jane instead.
Still, Lucy has no hard feelings, and remains a total Twi-hard. "I love everyone they've cast," she says. "I'm such a believer in everything happens for a reason and it's all about timing. I like where I'm at right now!"
Do you think Lucy Hale would have made a good Alice or Jane? Or do you like her best in human roles?
Photo: Courtesy of ABC Family
Credit to J-14.com for this post!
XxX,
Feryal Bouayed, The Twilight Saga
Lucy Hale may be best known for playing Aria on the hit series Pretty Little Liars, but she almost got her big break in The Twilight Saga instead! "I auditioned for [the role of] Alice," Lucy says. "I read the books and I wanted to be part of the first movie so bad."
SEE IT: Lucy's J-14 video, "When I Was 14..."
The role ultimately went to Ashley Greene, but Lucy didn't give up on her vampire dreams. "I heard about this new role, Jane, who was going to be a part of the second one, and I went for that," she says. But, alas, Dakota Fanning was chosen to play Jane instead.
Still, Lucy has no hard feelings, and remains a total Twi-hard. "I love everyone they've cast," she says. "I'm such a believer in everything happens for a reason and it's all about timing. I like where I'm at right now!"
Do you think Lucy Hale would have made a good Alice or Jane? Or do you like her best in human roles?
Photo: Courtesy of ABC Family
Credit to J-14.com for this post!
XxX,
Feryal Bouayed, The Twilight Saga
Tutorial to The Twilight Saga (Official) On Twitter!
Notice: THIS IS NOT OUR BLOG'S TWITTER! THIS IS THE OFFICIAL TWILIGHT SAGA TWITTER. THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING
Don't worry all you Twi-Hards that don't have a Twitter! You may still go to the link below and still view the latest tweets! The only thing you CAN NOT do is follow it. But, it's better then nothing!
I have a video if you wanna watch AND the link to The Twilight Saga's Twitter!
So enjoy!
Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/twilight
XxX,
Feryal Bouayed, The Twilight Saga
P.S: THIS VIDEO IS COPYRIGHTED BY FERYALCULLEN (ME) ASK BEFORE USING FOR OWN BLOG PLEASE! THANK YOU!
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