Look Edward! You Can Suck On That Rabbit Over There!

Ok all you Twilight freaks out there. Now you can have Bella and Edward to play with in your home!
Well, not exactly. Barbie has jumped on the Twilight movie merchandise band wagon and they have just introduced Edward Cullen and Bella Swan Barbie dolls. Edward Cullen is Barbie’s first vampire doll, complete with shiny skin. No mention if the doll actually has fangs or not. *snicker*

Twilight, which was released last year, was pretty much bashed by movie critics and people who read the book. But it was uber popular with the yougin’s. It raked in $383,489,834. world wide and won several awards. It won the Teen Choice Awards, Young Artist Awards, MTV Movie Awards and  Bravo’s A-List Awards. Granted all the awards lean towards the youngsters, but hey isn’t that were all the money is? Right Hanna Montana?
You can buy Twilight posters, clothing,a soundtrack,key chains,jewlery,t-shirts,back packs,messenger bags,pillow cases, etc… and now of course… Barbie dolls.

People reported:

If Twilight-inspired greeting cards and clothing weren’t enough to satisfy fan-pires’ desires, now they can add Edward
Cullen and Bella Swan Barbie Dolls to their collections! As a tribute to the on-screen lovers, Barbie has created a set of dolls modeled after Robert Pattinson’s Edward Cullen and Kristen Stewart’s Bella Swan. Featuring Robert’s strong jawline and vampire-glow and Kristen’s long brunette hair and innocent face, the dolls are almost an exact replica of the stars. Looks like Bella’s wish for immortality is finally coming true! The Twilight Barbies, $25 each, will be available starting November 1, 2009 — just in time for the release of New Moon.

Where did this mania begin? With a book by author Stephenie Meyer.The book became a best seller. Many people thought the book was ten times better than the movie. But I think that consensus was from a crowd that was a tad older and from those who read the book first before seeing the movie. And rightly so. The movie was just not that good.Young gals think Robert Pattison is the cat’s meow, and they didnt’ really care if the movie did not receive the critic’s nod.
With the movie sequel ”New Moon” coming out  soon, I am sure movie producers will have a bigger budget to work with this time around and the Twilight stars will be staying on the top of the heap once again in popularity polls among young teens.

Of course the mystique and sexiness of vampires has been around a long time. One of my all time favorite movies was simply called Dracula and starred a very young Frank Langella and seasoned actor, Laurence Olivier. (you just have to get over Langella’s late 70’s poofy hair in this movie) This was the first movie to bring sexy to Dracula in my opinion.

Langella was quoted as saying:

‘It was like being Elvis Presley for two years. It was like being a rock star”

The movie came out in 1979 and it was well filmed, frightening and steamy. The underground scenes in this movie were totally gruesome and the end of the movie was simply incredible. I won’t spoil it for you. If you haven’t seen it, walk don’t run and rent it. Or I guess it’s download or “click to order” these days. This movie also has one of my favorite lines in the whole world.
Dracula says:

“If at any time my company does not please you…you would have only yourself to blame”

Wow talk about cocky! You can see the original “fuzzy” trailer with Langella as Dracula on YouTube, along with other countless clips from the original movie. Keep in mind the trailer does not do the movie ANY justice at all.  And I would be remiss if I didn’t mention Christopher Lee  in Dracula Has Risen From The Grave.  NOT at all sexy, but totally creep and the ending is classic.

I was always afraid of Dracula when I was young. The Dracula movies from way back were ultra creepy and I always had nightmares. From the early Bella Lugosi movie to Christopher Lee, they always scared the crap out of me. But then later in the 70’s, they made Dracula sexy. And in the same year decided to also give Dracula a sense of humor, in the movie Love At First Bite. That film’s tagline was: “Your favorite pain in the neck is about to bite your funny bone!” Egad, they would never get away with that corny stuff today.

But then Dracula took a second seat to just plain vampires. More edgier and creepier vampire movies sprouted up in the 1980’s like The Lost Boys which was about a gang of fighting teenage vampires. Sounds silly, but it was it was pretty freaking scary. Then on to Anne Rice’s Interview With A Vampire, which became a cult classic in 1994 and brought back creepy to vampires once again, and this movie even featured a child vampire. And let’s not forget the whole Goth culture of kids that sprouted up and really got into the whole vampire thang.

But today, producers thought that vampires needed an update. So in Twilight, vampires were not only going to high school, but also going to the prom. They frolicked around during the day in the meadow and perched in trees. But creatures going to highschool is not a new concept. Let’s not forget the corny movie Teen Wolf  which starred Michael J. Fox. He wasn’t a vampire, but a werewolf. And he was quite popular in school I might add. *snicker*

Twilight also put a bit of a spin on their leading vampire. Edward only drinks animal blood. That way his love interest Bella, would remain mortal and not be ”vampirized“. Perhaps Bella’s wish to become immortal will happen in the upcoming movie(s). After all, vampires are once again… back in. And back in a BIG way. With all the merchandising  that goes for movies these days, you can buy anything under the sun. (or should I say moon). I am really  surprised that Burger King didn’t come out with “Twilight Burgers” yet. I guess there’s always the next movie! 

So back to vampire Barbie dolls. I wonder if Edward comes with a mirror, some garlic, a cross and wooden stake?  Nah.. that’s the old vampire image. It’s more likely that if these Barbie dolls came with any accessories, they would probably come with a mini mp3 player and a skateboard.
After all Edward is forever 17 years old.

Yes Barbie has come a long way. Barbie Corvettes and Barbie Dream Houses are totally out, and Ken has been replaced by a hunky vampire.
And now I feel officially old.
What’s next ? Vampire baby dolls in Osh Kosh overalls? Oh wait….

One of these stories I can get totally behind, the other brings a herp infected tear to my eye.

In our house, the viewing habits center around the weird, creepy, paranormal and freakish. In the past six months we have watched every episode of Supernatural, Reaper, True Blood, Lost and Dead Like Me. Not to mention Ghost Adventures and now, Ghost Hunters International. There’s some kind of theme here, but I think for the sake of all involved we’ll just skip that part.

We are pretty obsessed with TrueBlood, an HBO original series centered around the fictional sleepy Louisiana town of Bon Temps, which is based on a series of books by Charlaine Harris, The Southern Vampire Mysteries. The series is a supernatural bonanza featuring a world filled with vampires, shape-shifters, Dionysus goddesses, telepaths, fairies and humans — Southern gothic culture on the skids!

The show, which has become wildly popular, is in its second season, and stars Oscar-winning actress Anna Paquin (The Piano) as telepath Sookie Stackhouse, and up and coming British actor Stephen Moyer, as Bill “Vampire Bill” Compton. Sometime during the filming of the show, Anna/Stephen, Bill/Sookie began dating, making their on-screen romance that much more electrified — the latest news is Stephen and Anna are now engaged. Awwww… From the NYDN:

It’s true love for “True Blood” co-stars Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer.

The real-life couple, who play lovers in the hit HBO vampire series, are engaged to be married, reps for both actors confimed to People.com.

Paquin, 27, will be playing stepmom to Moyer’s two children – his 9-year-old son Billy and 7-year-old daughter Lilac – from a previous marriage.

Now with marriage in their future, fans of the co-stars can expect the chemistry on-screen to continue in the show’s frequent nude scenes.

“Obviously, if you’re already with that person then you’re not having to sort of get over the ‘Wow, I’m naked with someone that I don’t even know the middle name of!’” said the actress.

As for Moyer, 39, his feelings are mutual: “My girl is hardcore.”

Despite what seems like a hokey concept, this show is well acted and well written — and the sex scenes are pretty awesome. If only porn were this interesting!

It’s not often (in fact NEVER) I sign on to a Hollywood romance, especially one with a 12-year age difference, but I have good feelings about these two and I wish them all the best. Let’s just hope Sheriff Eric doesn’t come between them (a little True Blood insider talk.) Seriously, if you aren’t watching this show, then you get a big fat fail.

Now, on to the really, really, really, really bad news.

The other show we watch religiously (pun intended) is the CW’s Supernatural, which centers around two “demon hunting” brothers Sam and Dean Winchester, played by two of the sexiest male specimens to walk the earth, Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles.

Yet another menagerie of otherworldly creatures plague the brothers, though in this case it’s of biblical proportions, featuring an epic battle between heaven and hell, with Sam and Dean caught in the middle trying to save earth from the Apocalyptic future which may or may not await us. Tune in next week.

Jared and Jensen of “Supernatural” — Hells YES!

Supernatural is great because of a tight script, attention to irony, visceral violence and lots of gore. Did I mention the tasty hotness of Jared and Jensen? Yeah, there’s that.

This series is in its fifth season and the battle between the demons and angels is heating up, and there are many twists and turns as the various seals to hell are broken. In comes the bad news, according to news reports, the vilest creature to walk among us, Paris Hilton, will be making a guest star appearance on Supernatural, which can only mean the final seal of hell is broken and the four horses are upon us. More from
E!Online:

This is going to be hilarious.

Sources tell us exclusively that celebutante Paris Hilton is going to guest star in episode five of Supernatural this season.

Should you freak out? Is she going to be a love interest for the boys? Here’s what we’re hearing…

Details about Hilton’s role are being kept under wraps, but we are advised that freaking out is not necessary. A source close to the show tells us: “The fans should trust [show runner] Eric Kripke.” (We’ve heard the storyline, and when you see it you will die. It’s awesome.)

Supernatural season five premieres Thursday, Sept. 10 at 9 p.m. on the CW.

Well, everyone wants to know how fans feel about this casting decision and all I have to say is, Paris is already an abomination to man and God, so it was simply a matter of time before Hollywood found a way to rid us of one of the plague manifestations which loomed on the horizon, the dreaded HERPETITISYPHILISCHLAMDIONERREA.

Now, if only they could find a role for Lindsay Lohan, the CDC might be able to concentrate on finding a cure for H1N1.

Update on Paris Hilton’s Supernatural guest appearance from TVOverMind.com:

Eric Kripke loves to frak with his legion of Supernatural fans. Last year he had the audacity to ‘go there’ and introduce a lost brother for Sam and Dean, a move that many fans had earmarked as the only event that could potentially see Supernatural ‘jump the shark,’ a fact he acknowledged by including the phrase in the title of the episode. Now Kripke is torturing fans with the news that he has cast anti-celeb Paris Hilton in a fifth season episode of Supernatural. As usual, though, Kripke is hoping fans will trust his instincts.

More details have come to the surface about just what ‘role’ Paris will play, and it seems that Paris may be playing one of the most vicious blood-sucking, soul destroying beasts ever: herself. Okay, not literally, but a demonic baddy that takes on the form of Paris Hilton. Are you starting to see the possibilities here? With a show like Supernatural, that isn’t afraid to title episodes like “Criss Angel is a Douchebag” that feature a thinly veiled effigy of their ‘victim,’ you can expect to see Supernatural pull out the stops when it comes to skewering Hilton. This could be a catharsis for us all.

Producer Sera Gamble confirmed that thought to Chi-Trib’s Mo Ryan. “We’re very excited that she said yes. She plays the role of a demonic creature that takes the form of… Paris Hilton. If you know our style, you know we go pretty funny and irreverent with this stuff, so–expect that. The fact that she wanted to do the episode speaks volumes about her sense of humor. She’s flat-out awesome for playing along. You’ll see.”

Oooo-kay. I have trust issues, but I will withhold criticism, but only if they promise to stake her heart (er, I mean her character of course), shoot her with a silver bullet, spray her with holy water, speckle her with rocksalt — and last, but certainly not least — piss on her ashes.

Then it will be a “cathartic” moment. I knew she’d be some kind of vile creature. It’s that life imitating art thing.