limelightqueen
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Post by limelightqueen on Dec 19, 2010 17:02:15 GMT -8
I never read the vampire diaries books but I'm in love with the show, and I agree those vampires are so much more "realistic" to vampire lore. They can't go into a house uninvited, can't walk in sunlight, die from stakes in the heart. They are vampires. In fact, I think I was to get an avatar of IS that says: Damon Salvatore: More Awesome Than Eddikins Since 1864. Because Damon is one hot vampire. Although, to be fair, in The Vampire Diaries lycanthropy is also inherited. But again: it's a curse, it's not a good thing. They can only turn on the full moon and have no control over themselves to the point where they chain themselves up and drink wolfsbane to keep from killing anyone. For serious. Tyler>Jacob and Salvatores>Cullens any fucking day of the week. Oh, and Katherine could kick the Voltura's asses with one hand tied behind her back and still looking fucking gorgeous and terrifying while doing it. Also, a lot of comparisons have been made between Elena and Bella and rightly so, they are both humans stuck in a supernatural love triangle and Elena is so much better than Bella because she doesn't whine nearly as much even though she has so much more reason to . She also never just lays down and just does what Stefan and Damon tell her to. She has a mind of her own and she's a strong character by her own right. But if you are going to make comparisons I think the best one to be made would be between Breaking Dawn Bella and Season Two Caroline Forbes. Both are newly turned teenager vamps who are the daughter of the chief of police in a small town. Caroline struggles greatly with her thirst and kills someone, a fact she feels horribly guilty about. Caroline also has the added problem of her mother being in the Founder's Council- a secret group of founding Mystic Falls families sworn to eradicate any vampire that comes near the town. Caroline must choose at one point to make herself known to her mother in order to keep her from killing Stefan and Damon. And then? Her mother hates her. She says she's not her daughter anymore. Once Liz Forbes sees how much Caroline has grown as a person since being turned- from a spoiled, stuck up beauty queen to a strong and confident woman- she promises Caroline that she'll never tell anyone about her. But Caroline knows that her mother will never truly trust Stefan or Damon so she takes all her mother's memories away and makes her think that she is once again a spoiled, self-absorbed teenager.
The scene is here:
And bonus- the scene where Caroline awesomely reveals herself to her mom:
Yeah, that? That is good character development and story-telling with characters not being given everything on a silver platter and having to face the consequences of their decisions.
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Post by Corporal Flashback on Dec 22, 2010 12:18:02 GMT -8
This is several months late, but I was hanging out in my sister's room reading old copies of NME while she cut out pictures of MGMT (it's a long story), and I found this interview with someone from Vampire Weekend, who contributed a track to Eclipse. The guy asked him what he thought of Eclipse, and he said he was on tour when it was out so he hasn't seen it yet. Then, he was asked if he liked that type of film and he said "I like films set in the Pacific North West" and basically said he was too old to get involved with stuff like that and Harry Potter.
And I think Vampire Weekend are still not as successful in the USA.
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Post by limelightqueen on Dec 25, 2010 17:00:47 GMT -8
There is no such thing as being too old for Harry Potter! Those stories have a well thought-out, intricate plot filled with compelling, believable characters from ones who's death you sob buckets at to ones you fantasize about meeting in a dark alley with a rusted shiv (am I the only one who has that particular fantasy towards Umbridge? OK then, moving right along).
It says a lot about a work of fiction when a teenage girl relates more with a house-elf who appears in less a dozen chapters in a series that has close to 200 chapters total than I related to another teenage girl who's entire characterization was that I was supposed to be able to relate to her.
Case in point? I did not hope that Voldemort would kill Harry and obliterate the magical world as we knew it. But I did want the Volturra to rip to shreds every character that wasn't human or bore the last name Clearwater.
Psst: Meyer may claim all she wants that she didn't steal anything from Rowling but come on, Rowling did all of it first .A side character named Clearwater? Leah and Seth, meet Penelope. A character with the ability to turn into a wolf-like creature at will with the surname Black? Check. A scary demon infant? Renesmee is the new pre-resurrection Voldemort. A pedophile werewolf? Remember the end of book six? Yeah, Greyback picks his teeth and says to Dumbledore, "You know how much I like kids." And just try to read the scenes of him and Hermione in book 7 and not think he's going to rape her.
But I do agree that you can be too old for Twilight. I'm not sure at what age you become too old but I assume it's some time shortly after conception.
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Post by Is A Bell A Swan? on Dec 26, 2010 8:40:37 GMT -8
For Christmas somebody who either doesn't know me as well as I thought (or who thought it would be a funny "gag gift") got me a Twilight... errrm..... THING. It's just a series of random stuff. It appears to be a pencil case, which comes with sweets and "letter stickers" Pencil case + sweets, fair enough (the sweets are actually pretty lush) but what's the stickers gotta do with anything? :S Pics in spoiler because they are kinda large:
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Post by vampirekites on Dec 26, 2010 11:33:09 GMT -8
who thought those pictures were good enough to market? Really. Taylor looked pissed off, Kristen either looks dumbfounded or high and Rob looks like he's about to say "I'm going to kill your dog".
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Post by limelightqueen on Dec 27, 2010 2:28:23 GMT -8
So, I'm visiting my sister, brother-in-law and nephew right now and have discovered that my nephew LOVES music. Now, apparently there was a song about the moon that my sister used to sing/play for him. But then they found another song about the moon on Youtube that he prefers so now they sing/play that one to him. They call it, quite logically, the "New Moon Song." And I think of Twilight. God DAMNIT!
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Post by Corporal Flashback on Dec 27, 2010 13:03:09 GMT -8
The most annoying people of 2010 is on right now. Now taking bets on where Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are going to be.
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Post by vampirekites on Dec 27, 2010 14:09:56 GMT -8
is that on tv?
I'd give Kstew maybe in the top ten. Rob isn't as offensive as she is.
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Post by WolfBloodRei on Jan 2, 2011 19:59:30 GMT -8
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Post by readerwritergirl on Jan 2, 2011 20:19:58 GMT -8
So I found out my aunt is Team Edward while my cousin/her daughter is Team Jacob. They get along fine, but I'm a little nervous about their stance on me (I've openly mentioned my dislike for Twilight on FaceBook and I'm FB-buddies with my cousin). >_>''
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Post by Corporal Flashback on Jan 4, 2011 9:28:23 GMT -8
is that on tv? I'd give Kstew maybe in the top ten. Rob isn't as offensive as she is. They weren't mentioned, at all. Considering the top ten were the England football team, Tony Haywood, Jedward, George Michael, Lady Gaga, Tony Blair, Naomi Campbell and some other people I can't remember, they're not annoying at all considering to those people.
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Post by Tim Willard on Jan 4, 2011 23:16:11 GMT -8
One list I saw put them at #2, with the comment "When will these two vanish from the public eye and move back into their doublewide?"
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Post by vampirekites on Jan 5, 2011 0:12:53 GMT -8
One list I saw put them at #2, with the comment "When will these two vanish from the public eye and move back into their doublewide?"
Seriously. I mean, they wouldn't be so bad if they just stop whining about every aspect of their lives. Yes, being in the spotlight sucks, but not being able to pay your bills, afford proper healthcare or put food on the table is a lot worse. People need to get their heads out of their ass and start appreciating what they have (especially if they are rich and famous actors). There's no tear in my beer over them.
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Post by Corporal Flashback on Jan 5, 2011 5:11:18 GMT -8
Actually, I was wrong. Kristen Stewart was at number 25, making her more annoying than John Mayer, Piers Morgan, France, Sarah Palin, facebook, Taylor Momsen and John Travolta. Robert Pattinson was number 80 last year and completely dropped out the top 100, while Stewart has managed to go from not being on it to being number 25, which is bloody impressive.
Katy Perry managed to get herself into the most annoying song twice, and for some reason, Taylor Swift's name was not mentioned at all, despite her being possibly the most irritating person on the planet.
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Post by Is A Bell A Swan? on Jan 5, 2011 9:13:31 GMT -8
^ Also missing Miley Cyrus
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Post by Corporal Flashback on Jan 5, 2011 10:19:31 GMT -8
The list makes no fucking sense whatsoever anyway. Why is Michael Winner on there? He's done fuck all for years, and Emma Thompson? Really? She's more annoying than Kerry Katona and Ronaldo?
And I don't see how in any way that Lewis Hamilton is more annoying than Louie Spence, who is just a walking stereotype. This is ridiculously off-topic, anyway.
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Post by Is A Bell A Swan? on Jan 5, 2011 10:23:53 GMT -8
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Post by Corporal Flashback on Jan 5, 2011 12:59:41 GMT -8
The only comment I wish to pass is that this woman is forty.
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Post by vampirekites on Jan 5, 2011 15:55:16 GMT -8
the flowers on her shoulder are gorgeous. The rest of the tattoo will need a lot of laser removal.
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Post by Is A Bell A Swan? on Jan 6, 2011 7:02:16 GMT -8
The Edward? on the right side? DO NOT WANT! (actually, do not want any of it except the pretty flowery bits)
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Post by Kookie on Jan 6, 2011 19:18:34 GMT -8
I was wrapping up ornaments with random newpapers/ads. One of them was a Toys'R'Us ad, and there was an Eclipse board game on there. Part of me wasn't really surprised, but still...WHHHHY?
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Post by limelightqueen on Jan 11, 2011 15:01:10 GMT -8
1) That woman is forty. 2) Butt crack- DO NOT WANT!!!! 3) What is with the random dismembered baby's hand on the bottom right?
Why is John Travolta annoying? The only thing I've heard from him this year is about his son dying and him having a new baby.
I hope Jamie Oliver was on that list. Anyone who will name their son Buddy Bear deserves to be bitch slapped. Especially since his daughters also have stupid names (Poppy Honey Rosie, Daisy Boo and Petal Blossom Rainbow).
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Post by pinkfakecheez on Jan 18, 2011 9:48:48 GMT -8
One list I saw put them at #2, with the comment "When will these two vanish from the public eye and move back into their doublewide?"
Seriously. I mean, they wouldn't be so bad if they just stop whining about every aspect of their lives. Yes, being in the spotlight sucks, but not being able to pay your bills, afford proper healthcare or put food on the table is a lot worse. People need to get their heads out of their ass and start appreciating what they have (especially if they are rich and famous actors). There's no tear in my beer over them.
QFT. Reminds me of this piece from one of his former schoolmates:
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Post by vampirekites on Jan 18, 2011 11:39:30 GMT -8
^awesome.
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Post by J.Day on Jan 19, 2011 12:10:13 GMT -8
LOL! Oh, man, I couldn't stop laughing when Jack went crazy mimicking the fan-girls. "And the one that he bites... has hepatitis!" ;P
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Post by vampirekites on Jan 19, 2011 12:14:56 GMT -8
Is he really a former classmate of RPattz? I wonder what he was like in school. Was he just as much as an aloof buttmunch as he is now?
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Post by candypants on Jan 19, 2011 20:16:29 GMT -8
LOL!!!!! I couldn't stop laughing and my friends think I'm crazy for laughing like a hyena at the end bit.
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Post by pinkfakecheez on Jan 20, 2011 12:40:49 GMT -8
Is he really a former classmate of RPattz? I wonder what he was like in school. Was he just as much as an aloof buttmunch as he is now?
I've seen the full RPattz rant by Whitehall and, to put it briefly, yes.
He always got the best parts because the teachers fawned over him. Jack had to be extras/useless parts written in so his parents wouldn't get angry with the school.
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Post by Blue Suede Shoes on Jan 20, 2011 13:52:08 GMT -8
While in general I prefer the minor character stories to the main characters in Twilight, and while Rosalie is actually one of my favourite characters (though that concept is relative with this series,) I get irrationally annoyed by the fact that her brief story contains so damn many factual errors and common sense errors for such a short chunk of text.
I lived in Rochester for awhile.
Rosalie was planning an outdoor wedding in April! Um... riiiight. I mean I suppose you could, it's not like you would freeze to death, but it wouldn't be particularly pleasant for anyone. She seemed genuinely bothered by the possibility of having to move indoors. Plan for a different time of year, then, perhaps? I helped plan an outdoor wedding in the Rochester area for August and we almost had to use our rain plan but it cleared up in time. April? Nuh-uh.
The weather is implied to be unseasonable (again in April) because Rosalie was chilly walking home. No, that's normal, actually. It could even possibly have snowed, some years. It was weird to me that someone who had alleged grown up there found that weather unusual.
Does Meyer not have any idea what the climate of Western NY is? She seems to think it's the same as the Southwest! It definitely isn't!
Meyer also seems not to realize that our beloved Flour City/Flower City was actually a significant centre of industry early in the 20th century, home to Eastman Kodak, Bausch & Lomb, and quite a lot of garment manufacturing. Of course Rochester was affected by the Depression like everywhere, but the social strata were very different than what Meyer imagines, particularly with Eastman Kodak as an economic player.
*sigh*
If Rosalie's story was set elsewhere, I probably wouldn't have noticed. But once again Meyer's lack of research took me right out of the plot.
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Post by aquadragon94 on Jan 20, 2011 15:25:41 GMT -8
This is actually kind of awesome- one of my friends wanted to know more about Twi-fail, so I told him the basic summary of the books. He started going into a frothing rage, and started ranting about how he hasn't even read the books and already he is finding massive plot holes.
I love my friends.
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