lololol! I just said more or less the same thing in my comment. :)

Well considering that his Star Trek movie ripped off... sorry, paid homage, to the Star Wars films a lot... It's no wonder Abrams declined. He's already directing a Star Wars movie.

1, When does he do so?

Perhaps Alice sees Bella's future because it is intertwined with the futures of those that she can see? Bella was not immune to Alice's foresight when she was a human and that didn't change when she became a vampire. Who are the other people taking a more active role in solving her problems? The only person in the…

Found this recently and I remembered our conversation.

Your idea is brilliant. I wish one day you'll have an opportunity to make it a reality.

Nor I have heard much criticism about the Vampire Diaries and the romance between the two brothers and a girl who looks exactly like their former girlfriend, a vampire who sired them. Cue all the creepy Oedipal narratives, right? *birds chirping* None. Also you would think the fact that Damon Salvatore is a serial…

I thought we were talking about Melissa's interview. You know, the one where she talks about how misogynistic the anti-Twilight bandwagon essentially is. You know, the article just above you where she says, "We've seen more than our fair share of bad action movies, bad movies geared toward men or 13-year old boys.…

Last time I checked the Hangover didn't have any alien robots. Or humanoid fantasy characters for that matter.

OK, first of all I had no idea you were male so kindly... take off that chip on your shoulder.

Well, regardless of whether you think Twilight is completely without positives and Buffy is completely without negatives**, the point I was making is that Twilight is singled out for ridicule because of a sexual double standard. Men may not make films about men in relationship to [wo]men (typo, I guess) but they do…

That we've seen on screen? Caroline Forbes and Andie Starr (in Season 2/3).

Yes, he is. A fact that the show and his fans and io9 likes to forget.

And that (the poor quality, the misogyny, etc) are all very true. But that's also true of all the other movies that come out, targeted at boys with silly dialogue and disturbing themes. The point Melissa makes and that I have always agreed with is that there is an inherent contempt for things that women like by the…

Megan Fox will point at Robert Pattison and laugh in your face.

This woman pretty much said something that I have always said about Twilight. It's not Shakespeare and it has a problematic undertone. Well, welcome Twilight to the Club that just about every testosterone-drive action movie and bromance blockbuster belongs. Only since Twilight isn't Transformers or the Hangover and…

People were making fun of Twilight loooong before Breaking Dawn came out. So no, that's not the reason. It just made their mockery more legitimate.

Why do people always assume that Twilight "teaches" teenage girls anything? Or, turning that around, why are people more bothered about what Twilight teaches teenage "girls" but never show that concern about what Transformers and the Hangover teach teenage "boys"???

But why does it have to be Twilight vs. Buffy? Why can't we have both? Why can't we appreciate both for what they are and what they lack (because contrary to popular opinion, Buffy and her maker Joss Whedon have a lot of problematic aspects as well). Or if not, why can't it be Transformers, or The Expendables, or The…

But that's the double standard that Melissa is talking about. Have we moved on to "very high quality and profitable movie that appeals to young boys?" No, not if Transformers and just about every other testosterone-driven blockbuster out there indicates. But nobody is wringing their hands and crying, "oh think about…