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Patron Saint of Hypoxyphilia ([info]shallow_kid) wrote in [info]fandom_lounge,
@ 2008-11-16 15:16:00
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Entry tags:twilight lounge

More HP vs Twilight
Tell us: What's Better: The 'Twilight' series or 'Harry Potter'?

Maybe I just don't get it but what exactly is the comparison here? Putting aside the fact that one series sucks harder than a black hole, they're not really comparable. OR ARE THEY? I honestly don't see why people keep doing this.
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[info]priscellie
2008-11-16 09:27 pm UTC (link)
I think I just threw up a little in my mouth.

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[info]rose_tyler
2008-11-16 09:29 pm UTC (link)
"Twilight" is up by seventy-four percent.

Obviously no one from the general public knows about this poll.

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(no subject) - [info]sheep, 2008-11-16 09:51 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]rose_tyler, 2008-11-17 12:18 am UTC
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(no subject) - [info]mistal, 2008-11-17 02:37 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]huehau, 2008-11-17 03:27 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]cygnia, 2008-11-17 03:34 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]altoidsaddict, 2008-11-17 03:48 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]squeakytoy, 2008-11-17 07:17 am UTC

[info]azazello
2008-11-16 09:32 pm UTC (link)
Does it matter? I mean, clearly, I'm not going to read the Twilight series - partly because it's never gonna be my bag, and partly because people on JF have done a pretty good job warning me off (*collectively hugs all the souls who have saved me wasted money, and hours of eye-bleeding, honestly, 'thanks'*).

But in all honesty, if people actually like Twilight, and the various sequels, so what? This is like comparing oranges and apples.

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(no subject) - [info]rosehiptea, 2008-11-17 05:43 pm UTC

[info]sheep
2008-11-16 09:49 pm UTC (link)
I really wish they would stop comparing them. I don't want Twilight any where near my first fandom D:

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(no subject) - [info]rennyn_alerothi, 2008-11-17 03:12 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]sparkysrevenge, 2008-11-17 10:36 am UTC

[info]shark
2008-11-16 09:49 pm UTC (link)
Neither one is The Best Book Ever and both have batshit insane fen?

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(no subject) - [info]sheep, 2008-11-16 10:10 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]shark, 2008-11-16 10:22 pm UTC

[info]rekall
2008-11-16 10:01 pm UTC (link)
Wouldn't it be better to compare Twilight to Buffy? I mean both have female main characters, both mainly deal with vampires, Edward is a crazy-ass stalker and Angel (when he was evil) was also a crazy-ass stalker, both deal with high school kids, etc.

The only similarities that Twilight and Harry Potter have is that they're both books.

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(no subject) - [info]rekall, 2008-11-16 10:03 pm UTC
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(no subject) - [info]your_face, 2008-11-17 05:44 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]seiberwing, 2008-11-17 01:12 pm UTC
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(no subject) - [info]seiberwing, 2008-11-17 03:57 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]dez_chan, 2008-11-17 03:08 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]keri, 2008-11-17 04:06 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]priscellie, 2008-11-17 12:32 pm UTC

[info]disdainful_soul
2008-11-16 10:18 pm UTC (link)
I am hoping this is a joke. I would say "pretty sure" but... who knows with Twilight fans.

EDWARD PLEASE LET ME LICK YOUR HAIR

PLEASE

I LOVE YOU

I NEED YOU YOU TO LOVE ME TOO

PLEASE LOVE ME

PLEASE
Posted by: a 12-year-old virgin

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(no subject) - [info]disdainful_soul, 2008-11-16 10:19 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]platedlizard, 2008-11-16 10:31 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]senor_pinata, 2008-11-16 10:44 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]da_angel729, 2008-11-17 12:47 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]galletas, 2008-11-17 01:54 am UTC

[info]vzg
2008-11-16 10:22 pm UTC (link)
They're both fantasy books, and obviously all fantasy books are the same! Also, vampires and werewolves exist in both, I guess.

...

Remus Lupin imprinted on Tonks! :O :O :O

Were I the betting type, I would feel safe betting a good amount that the person who made the poll has never been much of a fantasy reader.

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(no subject) - [info]blue_penguin, 2008-11-16 11:01 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]julesnoctambule, 2008-11-17 04:17 pm UTC

[info]utahraptor
2008-11-16 10:25 pm UTC (link)
Hahaha,
oh
wow.

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[info]the_sun_is_up
2008-11-16 10:31 pm UTC (link)
It's because they're both wildly popular best-selling phenomenons that are popular with young people. Otherwise there's no similarities.

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[info]platedlizard
2008-11-16 10:34 pm UTC (link)
Harry Potter's better simply on the basis that he isn't Deeply In Love with a walking talking marble statue. There's character development and stuff in there! and also, no teenagers falling in love with infants.

However you feel about the writing of HP, you have to give it that.

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(no subject) - tree, 2008-11-17 03:04 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]dez_chan, 2008-11-17 03:09 am UTC
(no subject) - tree, 2008-11-17 11:20 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]rosehiptea, 2008-11-17 05:45 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]khym_chanur, 2008-11-17 03:14 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]huehau, 2008-11-17 03:34 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]sparkysrevenge, 2008-11-17 10:39 am UTC

[info]senor_pinata
2008-11-16 10:42 pm UTC (link)
"Twilight has ruined my life. My dog ran away, my mom died while I was reading it, I failed high school and my boyfriend dumped me. I have no reason to live now so I'm just going to jump off a cliff. Maybe Carlisle will turn me into a vampire then."

LOL.

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[info]seraphtrevs
2008-11-16 10:51 pm UTC (link)
I want to "lol n00b" every single person in the comments section.

And I love how characters that were once thought of as horrible, unintelligable monsters (i.e: Vampires, Werewolves) are given starring roles in this saga. Plus, it doesn't hurt to have a hot, sexy vampire play the lead role.

Yes, because Twilight is the first book to ever feature sexy vampires and werewolves.

Bella and Edward’s romance just brought back fond memories of how I felt when my husband and I started our relationship.

D:

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(no subject) - [info]vzg, 2008-11-16 11:13 pm UTC
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(no subject) - [info]hickorydickory, 2008-11-17 04:09 pm UTC

[info]charmian
2008-11-16 10:54 pm UTC (link)
Because they are both popular fantasy books with obsessive followers? It's pretty much "compare the media phenomenon."

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[info]siempredescalzo
2008-11-16 11:05 pm UTC (link)
BRB, spinning in my grave.
Posted by: Jane Austen


LOL.

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(no subject) - [info]rosehiptea, 2008-11-17 05:49 pm UTC

[info]khym_chanur
2008-11-16 11:12 pm UTC (link)
*write-in vote for Discworld*

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(no subject) - [info]jkefka, 2008-11-16 11:14 pm UTC
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(no subject) - [info]seiberwing, 2008-11-17 01:13 pm UTC
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[info]blue_penguin
2008-11-16 11:13 pm UTC (link)
I like the one girl who apparently likes Twilight better because she prefers Pattinson to Daniel Radcliffe. Does the fact that RPattz was in HP as well count for nothing?

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(no subject) - [info]fallingmallorn, 2008-11-17 03:16 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]sparkysrevenge, 2008-11-17 10:52 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]pipssister, 2008-11-17 04:01 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]sparkysrevenge, 2008-11-17 04:03 pm UTC

[info]lyrangalia
2008-11-16 11:52 pm UTC (link)
I need a headdesking icon SO BADLY right now.

Comparison:
Harry Potter -
* Phenomenon that caused the New York Times to start a brand new category just to get it off the 'real' bestsellers list.
* A world-wide phenomenon that had grown adults (men AND women) standing in line at midnight book release parties.
* A series about a hidden magical world that exists concurrently with our own.
* A series about love, with strong emphasis on the choices one makes and the power of a self-fulfilling prophecy.
* A series that could be read as an epic struggle between good and evil as well as the coming-of-age story of a single boy.

Twilight-
* Phenomenon that caused people to question the sanity of all females ever; was also kicked off the bestsellers list by a HP spinoff.
* An American phenomenon that has grown WOMEN acting like crazed crying hyenas (and stampeding wildebeest) at actor mall signings.
* A series about a hidden sparkly supernatural world that exists concurrently with our own.
* A series about love, with strong emphasis on a lack of choice and of the inevitability of fate and destiny.
* A series that cannot be read as anything more than the self-indulgent masturbatory fantasy of a lonely housewife.

Yeah, same thing, really.

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(no subject) - [info]finchbird, 2008-11-16 11:57 pm UTC
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(no subject) - [info]plazmah, 2008-11-17 12:24 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]da_angel729, 2008-11-17 12:49 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]mcity, 2008-11-17 02:29 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]lyrangalia, 2008-11-17 02:31 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]fallingmallorn, 2008-11-17 03:17 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]littleshebear, 2008-11-17 03:21 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]msmanna, 2008-11-17 03:32 pm UTC

[info]meril
2008-11-16 11:59 pm UTC (link)
They're both YA fantasy with movies coming out based on them and they both sell like hotcakes. To the general public, that's the only comparison they need. Next?

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[info]plazmah
2008-11-17 12:26 am UTC (link)
Slightly OT: I went off on my friends last week for calling Twilight "Harry Potter for girls". I asked how many of them had read the Twilight books versus the Harry Potter series. All of them had read HP, none of them has read Twilight. And they were all girls.

THE STRUGGLE NEVER ENDS.

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(no subject) - [info]bukowski, 2008-11-17 12:47 am UTC

[info]purple_sammich
2008-11-17 01:36 am UTC (link)
Lol at the people in the comments section.

I choosed Twilight because it is more realistic. Wizards and magic aren't real.

I nearly spewed soda all over my laptop. xD I hope this person is kidding.

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(no subject) - [info]khym_chanur, 2008-11-17 02:11 am UTC
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(no subject) - [info]sparkysrevenge, 2008-11-17 10:56 am UTC
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[info]cleolinda
2008-11-17 01:40 am UTC (link)
I honestly don't see why people keep doing this.

For the web traffic, duh. OMG COME VOTE IN OUR POLL WE ARE HOSTING A YA LITERATURE PISSING CONTEST RIGHT NOW!

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[info]galletas
2008-11-17 02:02 am UTC (link)
I love the comments.

This worries me. Carry on.
Posted by: Tim Gunn

Harry Potter.
Posted by: LDS Church

Twilight made me do it.
Posted by: Mark David Chapman

Twilight all the way. The birth scene is amazing
Posted by: Ed Gein

Twilight for the win. I hadn't even thought about taking the engine out of her car before. Thanks for the tip SMeyer!
Posted by: Your Abusive Boyfriend

SMeyers killed me.
Posted by: Literature as we know it

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(no subject) - [info]miss_padfoot, 2008-11-17 04:44 am UTC
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[info]the_seventh_l
2008-11-17 02:13 am UTC (link)
I should stop commenting, but it's so addictive~ xD

(I'm Nyanko-sensei, btw)

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(no subject) - [info]rennyn_alerothi, 2008-11-17 03:19 am UTC

[info]tehrin
2008-11-17 02:31 am UTC (link)
I don't mean to be an elitist bitch, but seriously, WHY IS THIS EVEN A QUESTION?

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