Confessions Of A Male Twi-Hard: Why NOTHING Is the Next 'Twilight' (Next Movie)

Hollywood is all about finding the next hot thing, whether that's a script, an actor, a director, a genre (vampires anyone?) or the ultimate discovery, a lucrative film series.

The seven "Harry Potter" movies have so far netted over $6 billion, while the first three installments of "The Twilight Saga" have earned just under $1.8 billion. That's nearing "Oprah" money, people! (As opposed to "Potter," which is nearing "Zuckerberg" money... but we'd rather be Oprah.)

And that's not even counting all the licensing and swag sales... you gotta figure another few hundred thousand in Edward Cullen lunchboxes alone.

Studio executives would happily hand over their firstborns to the Volturi for a lead on "the next 'Twilight' franchise" (trust me, I've prank-called). That's because finding such a rarity is about as easy as winning the lottery.

Paramount developed "Twilight" for three years before getting letting the rights slip to a then-little-known production company Summit Entertainment. Universal and United Artists passed on their options for "Star Wars," and 20th Century Fox gave Lucas hell through production, worried the over-budget film wouldn't amount to much.

The problem movie studios run into is trying too hard to find "the next _______." "The Twilight Saga" is as much the next "Harry Potter" as "Pirates of the Caribbean" is the next "The Lord of the Rings" or "Ice Age" is the next "Toy Story." Fanatics of one series aren't necessarily looking to glom onto a new similar thing.

It seems like every other week we're hearing buzz about some book being adapted for the big screen that its producers hope can be "The next 'Twilight.'" News flash, producers: There's only, and will only ever be, one "Twilight."

Before breaking down these wannabes, let's first explore what makes "Twilight," "Twilight."

Addictive Book Series: If a reader spends time with the books, they're definitely hooked for the films.
Odd Names: The Twi-Hard base are teen girls. They're tired of being an "Ann" or "Sarah" and enjoy fantasizing about being a "Bella," "Esme" or "Renesmee."
Moping Female Lead: Not to sound derogatory, but teenagers mope. High school sucks, dude. We identify with Bella because we're going through puberty, or have.
Heart-of-Gold Bad Boy: Vampires are heartless killers, but not Edward, who walks a thin line in between.
Supernatural Love Triangle: Who doesn't want to be desired by both a debonair vampire and beefy werewolf?

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Confession of a Male Twihard: Why ‘Twilight’ is My New ‘Star Wars’

Recently, I found this photo of myself from 1985. I’d nearly forgotten my obsession with “Star Wars” – you know, since the last three sucked worse than “Vampires Suck.”

That large C-3P0 torso next to me is a carrying case. I’d fill it with those action figures (along with a few G.I. Joes that I pretended were Rebel soldiers) and lug it towards anyone who’d listen to me lecture about each character’s backstory, strengths and weaknesses, and what I believed their future to be.

Remembering my “Star-Hard” phase made me realize that I was an obsessive blogger long before blogs even existed. Since I didn’t have the Internet or even a computer, I had to dictate my “columns ” to friends and family members one-by-one. If websites were never invented, my family would have disowned me after “Twilight’s” release.

I like to think my tastes mature as I age. However, now I recognize that I loved “Star Wars” for the same reasons I now follow “Twilight.” There are exactly four:

1. Escapism from the real world
2. Definitive line between good and evil
3. Humans with supernatural abilities
4. Sexy lead actresses (Carrie Fisher and Kristen Stewart)

While it may seem the two series are completely different, upon further investigation you’ll notice George Lucas’ original storylines, characters and themes match many of Stephenie Meyer’s. My explanation below is not suggesting Meyer copied “Star Wars’” template and added vampires (she doesn’t need another plagiarism lawsuit). It simply shows why 30-year-old Ryan likes “Twilight” as much as five-year old Ryan liked “Star Wars.”

Pics:Twilight autographs from Baton Rouge

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Hilarious ‘Twilight’ Parody : The ‘Twilight’ Bunnies

First full-length college course on 'Twilight' approved

A few weeks ago, we learned that Cambridge University was to be introducing the Twilight saga into its Faculty of Education's curriculum so as to better understand children and their relationship to current books. The series has also made its way into middle and high school course plans, onto English reading lists, and beyond.

Now, the first full-length college course on the Twilight series has been approved, according to Dr. Natalie Wilson, the Cal State San Marcos Women's Studies professor who'll be teaching it.

Wilson, who is currently penning an analysis of the Saga's impact on popular culture, revealed that the course will be entitled "Twilight: The Texts and the Fandom" and that fans outside of the classroom will be able to participate in the course in a lot of ways as well. Actual students will be granted general credit for taking this class.

Wilson plans to devise the course materials as a mixture of the books, derivative theory-based works, the films, parodies, and the social and fan internet community. Students of the class will be asked to develop reactions and critiques to these materials in one of several ways (including through parodies, skits, blogs, or texts).

The course will also be unique in that it will involve the internet fan community in two ways. First, fans who are not a member of the Twilight class will be able to follow along and participate through Dr. Natalie Wilson's blog. Second, members of the classroom will be encouraged to reach out into the Twilight fan community and learn more about the blogs and news sources that are out there.

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