SOURCE: REELZCHANNEL
By Jeff Otto
For the tweener hardcore faithful of Stephenie Meyer’s wildly successful Twilight novel series, the Edward vs. Jacob debate unquestionably holds more weight in 2008 than McCain vs. Obama. Some Borders book stories are even hosting live debate sessions to celebrate the midnight release of the fourth book in the series, Breaking Dawn, on August 2nd.
Perhaps equally anticipated by fans is the first Twilight movie on December 12, 2008. When casting was first announced, young girls across the nation cried out in gleeful joy or rather, in some cases, tearful disappointment at the casting news. Robert Pattinson, who plays Edward, claims that the fans hated him at first, although the ear-piercing screeches of the young ladies at each and every public appearance these days seems to indicate that they’ve certainly come around.
At last week’s Comic-Con, ReelzChannel was in the highly enviable position of sitting right across the table from the young hunks portraying Edward Cullen and Jacob Black. Oh, if only I were a 13 year-old girl…
Laymen may not realize that Twilight fans are generally split into two categories — Team Taylor and Team Edward. Which, oh which, should fair Bella choose? Edward is super-hot but, you know, he’s got that issue of yearning for the taste human flesh. Also, he’s 108, but he does look quite good for his age. And then there’s Jacob — mysterious, quiet and, yeah, he’s a little hairy at times, sure. But Bella can get past that and see the beauty within, right?
