i couldn’t agree more with you guys that twilight has been largely sold to the younger female teen population as a silly girl’s movie, when really it can be for everyone if they stop putting it down like it’s only for girls.

i’m a self-defined nerd and i don’t usually like things that others see as “popular”… which is making it quite difficult for me to like something that you hear about ALL the time. i miss the days when you could just be sitting back, reading twilight and have someone ask you hey, what’s that about?

but i have high hopes for this movie that it will expand the fan base to different demographics, and perhaps then the media will take it seriously and stop treating it like another hannah montana.

at least now i dont feel so alone in my thinking

And by the way, earlier I posted part two of the interview with Chris Weitz.

My 13yr. old daughter finally dragged me to see it and I was hooked! Mainly by the story and the deep connection of these two main characters. After that I read the entire series and became a huge fan. But I also introduced the series to my 20-something friends, who love it (movies & books) and have been on blog where women in there 40s, 50s and even 60s enjoy the movies (I represent the 30-something block). It frustrates me as well that the media portrays this as a “teen phenomenon”. The teens are just the loudest spokes on the wheel. But I believe for the majority of the fandom, the love for this series is about the relationships, and CW was entirely correct about that! I wasn’t on the CW bandwagon for awhile at first. I wasn’t in love with the new color palette and I was afraid that New Moon was going to become a big Hollywood production and CGI lovefest. But after reading his insightful interviews and seeing more clips I am 100% on the bandwagon. Chris really cares for the heart of this series and that was my main concern. From what I see, he’s managed to give the movie epic scale without discarding that personalized feel of an arthouse film.

RetroEd, THANK YOU for taking this movie seriously and not passing it off as a “teen sensation” (ugh- I am truly SICK of that saying!!). I’m really excited for the movie AND for the rest of your interview.

Netflix and the Internet are where I spend my entertainment time.
I will watch seasons of a show like Dexter and Prison Break…..but I’d be interested in anything projects to which Bryan Fuller or Joss Whedon are attached.
Sorry to say my favs are dead and gone. Pushing Daises, The West Wing, Gilmore Girls, Wonderfalls, Buffy, Angel………Gilligan’s Island…..lol.

Anyway, I’m sure how helpful this is – but there you go!