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LePetitPrince
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31 Jan 2009, 1:01 pm

I don't get it , why all teen and young adult girls love so much Edward, the main character in Twilight movie?
Why the main hero of "Angel" series (and main character in Buffy the vampire slayer) never had the same effect on them?



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31 Jan 2009, 1:06 pm

Personally I don't even bother second-guessing why many women fancy particular men. I don't understand it and probably never will.



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31 Jan 2009, 1:06 pm

I wouldn't know.



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31 Jan 2009, 1:54 pm

Are you crazy? Everyone loved Angel!!



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31 Jan 2009, 1:55 pm

LePetitPrince wrote:
I don't get it , why all teen and young adult girls love so much Edward, the main character in Twilight movie?
Why the main hero of "Angel" series (and main character in Buff the vampire slayer) never had the same effect on them?


Because he represents teenage female wish fullfillment. :lol:



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31 Jan 2009, 2:20 pm

mitharatowen wrote:
Are you crazy? Everyone loved Angel!!


this character didn't have the same amount of fans and the same obsession...



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31 Jan 2009, 3:08 pm

Maybe he is better looking.



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31 Jan 2009, 3:27 pm

I couldn't stand Angel... Edward is more appealing as he's more mysterious and he has beautiful eyes.



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31 Jan 2009, 4:34 pm

Angel was hot.
Edward, I wouldn't go for. If I had to choose a favorite Twilight character, it would be Jake or Jasper.
(Haven't seen the movie, so I don't know how they were portrayed there, but read all 4 books.)



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31 Jan 2009, 7:11 pm

Uh I know tons of people that loved Angel/David Boreanez

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31 Jan 2009, 8:13 pm

it isn't the guy, its the girl. Allow me to explain. The main female character is one the audience can more easily use as an analog thus she is more relatable. They put themselves in her place, with a guy like that fawning over them, protecting them, ect. Thus they get more of a connection with the male lead.

Now I think I have to go and read some hellsing or something to compensate for the fact i responded to a thread involving a movie series with "sparkle vampires"



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01 Feb 2009, 12:52 pm

wtf is Twilight?


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01 Feb 2009, 1:26 pm

anna-banana wrote:
wtf is Twilight?

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01 Feb 2009, 1:36 pm

The only reason I know what it is is because South Park made fun of it...



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03 Feb 2009, 7:15 pm

aeroz wrote:
it isn't the guy, its the girl. Allow me to explain. The main female character is one the audience can more easily use as an analog thus she is more relatable. They put themselves in her place, with a guy like that fawning over them, protecting them, ect. Thus they get more of a connection with the male lead.

Now I think I have to go and read some hellsing or something to compensate for the fact i responded to a thread involving a movie series with "sparkle vampires"


I think you pretty much nailed it.

My aspie girlfriend loves twilight. Its a good series, although I can't personally see why women are so fascinated by edward.


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03 Feb 2009, 7:22 pm

LePetitPrince wrote:
I don't get it , why all teen and young adult girls love so much Edward, the main character in Twilight movie?
Why the main hero of "Angel" series (and main character in Buffy the vampire slayer) never had the same effect on them?


Most girls I remember from high school liked the other one... "Spike" or something...played by James Marsters... I'm not sure exactly, didn't watch it, just had to hear about it all the time.