Even though I'm not into Twilight I understand getting really immersed in something like that, like I really love Firefly and Buffy and when I'm talking to other fans I get really into it and can talk about the world or characters as though they are real when making a point, but I can't imagine getting to the stage where I was saying things like "I'd die without Firefly" or getting angry at people for not liking them.

I think one reason (among many) is that it has many fans who claim to be quite unpopular and plain and they've found a world where they fit in, a group of people who love something they love who they have something in common with so the books offer them not only a fun fantasy world but something more valuable to them, social acceptance. Twilight represents a way they fit in, so it becomes more important to them than it should be. I'm not sure if that's right, but it's my theory.

I think there are quite a few people who need to step back, when it gets to the point that they aren't focusing on other things or expanding their horizons in any other way because they are so attached to this one series, or when, like in many cases, they have become so over attached that it makes them hostile to anyone who disagrees. There are some people who have become so obsessed that I feel sorry for them (or at least I would if they didn't keep calling me an evil moron because I don't like the books, lol)

I say that alot about the shows and stuff I like. But I usually mean I don't know what I would be doing without whatever it is that I like.
I think most Twilight fans just say that because they spend a lot or at least some of their time doing Twilight related things. Not like it is bad or anything. That is just being a fan. Unless ALL you do it Twilight stuff. And since the fans do that stuff it seems weird to think what they would be doing if they didn't have Twilight.
But if they really and I mean REALLY think they can't make it a day without Twilight. Then that is a tad bit concerning.
But I think it is just a phrase fans use when they talk about something they like. I say it all the time and I don't see anything wrong with saying it. But believing it is another thing.

And I am not even a Twilight fan. Lol.

I completely agree. Twilight is almost like something that links some people. I know people that are only friends because of the books. And I love the Harry Potter series and find myself getting into long debates or chats with other fans but I have never claimed that it is my life or that I despise people who do not like the series.

Basically, I think that Twilight is putting people under a sort of
fog. They constantly relate everything back to the series and don't spend any time actually living their own lives. ATTENTION TWILIGHT FANS- You do not have a boyfriend named Edward Cullen and vampires do not sparkle. I just feel like some fans need to have a wake-up call.

About buffy: I will get angry if they do't like it because: "well it isn't a real romance cause they both leave Buffy AND the vampires don't sparkle so thats like really stupid!"

Someone said that to me while i was gushing about the glorious-ness of Bangel.

Bleh. Buffy & Angel/Buffy & Spike were more real than what Edward and Bella had in my opinion. And really? Sparkling Angel/Spike? That thought scares me.

I think its the fact the Bella has no personality that readers can connect with her, and think they are so much like her.

Some fangirls obsessions border on psychotic. I mean some of these girls go to see Twilight in their PROM DRESSES because they want to date Edward. If poor Pattinson (or however you spell it) was spotted somewhere they will literally lynch him and throw themselves on top of him, As if they don't know the difference between an ACTOR and a FICTIONAL CHARACTER.

I think these are the scariest potentially dangerous fanbase i've ever seen....they honestly can't tell the difference between real life and fantasy fiction.

i like you theroy asvini and i really explains why i once liked it alot the whole unpopular thing, i totaly aggre with arohead i think the fog thing is true

It's changed my life, in a way it keeps me alive, really

how as it changed you're life?? Plse i would really like to know other views.

I find it quite funny really.

@teamalice_0,

Really?
I understand being a fan of something, but to say its "changed your life" is a little much. I've always found that when I start getting overly consumed with something as trivial as a tv show/book or movie (and I do have my obsessions, Lost, Buffy, True Blood,ect) I find it healthy to remind myself that "these people aren't real, they are fictional. There are better, more important things happening in my life" Then I go outside and forget all about it for awhile.

I'm saying this because when you get so wrapped up in something like this, its easy to find it important at the time, but a couple years from now I guarantee you are going to look back and laugh and then wonder "was it all necessarily worth it?" again, I'm not trying to be mean, I'm just trying to say that fiction should not be the primary focus in ANYONE'S life.

*puts on her thinking cap* I hope that didn't sound lame lol. xD

Well... this has made me think back to when I was young (or younger, should I say, I'm only nineteen) and I was in love with boybands, yes, the classic boybands, BSB and NSYNC and A1 and 5ive, and I would have said all sorts of silly things that my brother made fun of. I think, during the young and tender years before the acne and the opposite-sex-attraction stuff kicks in full blast, being in love with silly things and saying silly things and doing silly things is great. Even during all of the teen years (I was particularly thinking of pre-teen years because that's when I loved things that way and I grew out of it quicker than I think others do). I deeply miss those innocent and simple years. Maybe the fangirls that aren't violent or aggressive but say and do crazy obsessive things about their love for Twilight are the same sort of thing - let them have their fun, I did not die when my boybands broke up, they will not die either when it comes to Twilight. In a few years they'll no longer be interested. As long as they're not hurting anybody and being cruel, rude and aggressive, I think it's okay - it may be silly but I was silly about things too, I'm not silly about anything now which is very boring!
So yeah. As long as the obsession does not develop into a possible mental breakdown which could be dangerous, it's fine. I hope I made sense, I feel like I'm babbling.

twilight i a totall drug.i NEED to read twilight like a crack head NEEDS a hit off his pipe.

and i dont think the twilight hype will go away.most people are looking at the 12 year old twilighters and saying its "a cute little fad it'll go away in a few months." but there's twilighter's that are over 40 years old.and i dont think any people will have 'mental breakdowns' and possibly resort to violence.the only thing i know where a twilight fan got hurt is they were trampled and didnt even break anything.

Being in love with something is fine, I'm all for it. I just don't think it's good if a fan got dependent... I didn't die when Charlie quit Busted, and Twilight fans would not die if Robert Pattinson pulled out of the movies, or something of that sort. But some (NOT ALL, SOME) fans would act like their lives have been destroyed. If a fan whole-heartedly, truthfully believes that Twilight is EVERYTHING in life, it's a worry. You could say 'it's harmless!' and I'm sure for most fans it is, but there seem to be some fans that are so high on Twilight it could border on harmful if something like Rob quitting happened...

Someone saying they need Twilight like a drug addict needs drugs is ridiculous. They have obviously never known one.

"the only thing i know where a twilight fan got hurt is they were trampled and didnt even break anything."

Seriously? you can't see anything wrong with that?

And she broke several bones by the way, it also sent like 3 other girls to the hospital as well. A riot in some north mid-western state sent like 12 girls to the hospital too, after word got out about a 'Pattinson signing' at a local mall.

This was years ago (im only 21) but I absorbed alot of my time in books cuz it helped me get through some pretty tough times during that period for a couple hours to escape to other world (Buffy, Angel) you name it whatever book i could get my hands on, i dont see it as a big issue as long as the person/persons can tell the difference between fantasy and reality.

To have a healthy mix of both. yeah sure I love doing other stuff than watching movies, get outta the house, find some new obessions (lolz) but dont let your obessions rule you (if you know what i mean) and i still have big discussions with my friends about our similiar interests when it comes to movies, tv series and characters that can go on and on, and on lol, but you can go without if need be it aint the end of the world! lolz! You soon find something else to obess about hehehe =D

How exactly does it keep you alive teamalice_0? Cause I don't understand! What the hell were you doing before the Twilight series came out? Ok I admit it I have my obsessions and I can sit and think about some characters that I like for a long time but I CAN live without reading the books and seeing the movies of course. I'm pretty pessimistic and I read books to help me with my boredom of life but I read MANY books and I like MANY characters and of course I can tell the difference between a fictional character and a real guy.

twilight0girl, "twilight i a totall drug.i NEED to read twilight like a crack head NEEDS a hit off his pipe."

I know all about obsessions for fictional things, but when a book is like a drug, you need to see a therapist.

I've been completely in love with Star Wars and Harry Potter for years, and I think my life would be very different without them. They helped me get through a lot of tough times and I always wished I could be a part of it, but I don't think I could ever call them a drug, or say I couldn't live without them, because that's untrue. If your sole reason for living is a series which, in all honesty, isn't good, you need to go outside, meet some people, and get a life.

Also, your reasoning for why Twilight isn't just a fad confuses me. It doesn't matter how old the readers are, the books will still lose a lot of fans after the last movie, because a fair chunk of the fanbase is just there because it's the 'in' thing right now, or they just want to fit in. Once the hype dies down, we'll see just how many fans this series has. It's only been out for about 4.5 years, and already I can see people losing interest (and I should know, I go to an all-girls high school).

The twi-tards are overreacting but I think it's kind of funny to watch... until you figure out they're for real and then you feel sorry for them.

um..........thnx? im 1 of the twihards? and toyletgnome: your a jerk 2 ppl!!!!!!!!!!

ITS MY DRUG 2 =) <3 lol and its not a fad. im nvr gonna stop loving it


TEAM EDWARD 4 LIFEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@twilight0girl. If someone gets to the point where they depend on a story movie etc. This thing should be removed really liking something is normal but if it gets in the way of a persons will to live it has turned into dangerous obsession

kris10853, what did you do BEFORE Twilight?

OceanCoast, what's so wrong in saying something you love has changed your life? for the record, I'm not a twilight fan, in fact i almost hate the series...but I love a couple things, and they have changed my life. like a musical i love, called RENT, is about 8 friends living in an AIDS epidemic. this musical CHANGED MY LIFE! it showed me that you have to live every day as your last...you know, "no day but today"...anyway, done my rant! :)
and yah, the whole "twilight is my life, i'd die without it" is total insaneness!! :P

And you have to admit twihards...you don't WANT to live without it, you'd probably HATE to live without it...but you COULD. unless you commit suicide, or stop eating or drinking, or doing something totally stupid to screw up your own life!