{"id":2478,"date":"2008-12-23T11:49:20","date_gmt":"2008-12-23T11:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2008\/12\/the-year-in-twilight-a-look-ba.html"},"modified":"2008-12-23T11:49:20","modified_gmt":"2008-12-23T11:49:20","slug":"the-year-in-twilight-a-look-ba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2008\/12\/the-year-in-twilight-a-look-ba.html","title":{"rendered":"The Year in ‘Twilight’: A Look Back on the Vampire Phenom of 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"twilightprom.jpg\"<\/span>I think it’s fair to say that 2008 was the year of “Twilight”–as in Stephenie Meyer’s the “Twilight Series,” as in vampires and vampire-human love, as in star-crossed romance taken as far as it can go, as in crazy, screaming teenage girls (and their moms) cheering on Meyer everywhere she goes, and as in crazy, screaming teenage girls (and their moms) swooning over Robert Pattinson, the on-screen embodiment of Edward Cullen, that sexy, brooding vampire we have all come to know and love.
\nSince “Twilight” and all-things vampire was a (very) common thread in my posts for Idol Chatter this year,<\/a> I thought I’d take a look back on the some of the more significant “Twilight” Highlights of 2008:
\nMay 9th: the movie trailer for “Twilight” takes the blogosphere<\/a> by storm<\/p>\n


\nJuly 16th: Entertainment Weekly (and everyone else) begins talking about “Stephenie Meyer’s Vampire Empire”<\/a> and fans begin to count the days to the release of Book Four of “Twilight.”
\nAugust 1st: USA Today calls Meyer the “most famous author you’ve never heard of” and likens Meyer<\/a> to the next JK Rowling, while fans keep counting down the days to the release of “Breaking Dawn.”
\nAugust 2nd: “Breaking Dawn” comes out with enormous fanfare<\/a>, midnight parties, and a NYC concert\/book release event simulcast all over the web.
\nAugust 26th: The backlash against “Breaking Dawn”<\/a> is in full swing, and fans debate (and some defend, including me) the merits of “Breaking Dawn” as the last installment of “Twilight.”
\nSeptember 3rd: Stephenie Meyer’s unfinished manuscript for “Midnight Sun”<\/a>–which is “Twilight” told from Edward’s perspective–is leaked online for all to read (but I do not!)
\nOctober 31st: “Twilight” fans are treated to a new movie trailer<\/a> and start counting the days to the film’s moved-up pre-Thanksgiving release date.
\nNovember 12th: Cue the screaming, teenage girls (and their moms)! Fans get a taste (so to speak) of Robert Pattinson<\/a> as Edward Cullen, in the flesh.
\nNovember 21st: The movie “Twilight” releases<\/a> nationwide, to mixed reviews.
\nNovember 24th: It’s official–regardless of reviews, the Twilight movie is a huge hit, grossing $70 million<\/a> its first weekend.
\nDecember 15th: Though “Twilight” director Catherine Hardwicke bows out of the same role for Twilight sequel, “New Moon,” author Stephenie Meyer reassures fans that film number two will be just as good (if not better) than the first<\/a>, as Chris Weitz signs on to head the project.
\nSo what does 2009 have in store for Stephenie Meyer, “Twilight,” “New Moon,” Edward, Bella, and Jacob? Only time will tell…
\n\"Robert<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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