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So today is the lovely Pel’s birthday. We thought it would be a great idea to have a thread to wish Pel a happy birhtday as well as create a list of Pel-isms. So stop by the message boards and wish Pel a happy birhtday and tell us what you think her wittiest sayings are.
Here are some lovely banners made by Ambereyes and Be My Escape.
In case you haven’t seen it yet, Stephenie responded to your hundreds of Happy Birthday well wishes and all of your comments in the "How Has Stephenie Inspired You?" thread. You can read her response here. Warning – you might need a tissue. Again, we love you Steph and are SOOO thankful you didn’t ignore that dream!
FYI – the thread is locked. We all know you want to hug Stephenie. No need to fill up the boards with post after post of hug messages.
We just wanted to wish Stephenie a very happy birthday from all her fans here at the Lex!! Please add some birthday messages here How Has Stephenie Inspired You??
Also to show Stephenie some birthday love please use one of the banners below
Thank you Be My Escape and Ambereyes for the great banners.
Happy Holidays everyone!!!!
Alphie
Stephenie posted a new blog message over at her MySpace page. She has finished the rough draft of Breaking Dawn! YEAH! AND THE CROWD GOES WILD!! This doesn’t mean that the book is finished, though. It means that the ROUGH draft is finished. For those of you that write fan fiction, it means that the beta readers haven’t even looked at it yet… and we’re not talking about ten pages of a fan fic! We’re talking about 775 pages of a novel that needs to be edited. So PLEASE don’t start pestering her about having the book come out early since it is "done." She reminded us that it took her about a year and a half to two years from rough draft of Twilight to getting the book on the store shelves. But she says not to panic! She and Little Brown will do everything they can to get the book out by the fall of 2008.
She also gives us some really great statistics to compare all the books. Twilight was 475 pages on the computer and 498 pages in book form. New Moon was 528 pages on the computer and 564 pages in book form. Eclispe was 611 pages on the computer and 629 in book form. And, as I already said, Breaking Dawn currently checks in at 775 pages on the computer!!! This is before editing, though, so that number will probably change. Still, she guestimates that the book will be around 800 pages. WOO HOO!!! WAY TO GO STEPHENIE!!!
If that’s not a great Christmas gift to us fans, I don’t know what is!
Alphie
(Many thanks to i_dream_of_edward for the heads up on this!)
Pel has been having some major computer problems. We tried podcasting twice this week and both times her computer freaked out on her. On top of that, she is going out of town… out of the country really… for the holiday and won’t be back for about a week or so. Why should you care? Well, if you generally go to Pel with e-mails or PMs when you have a problem or an issue with the site, she will not be responding to you until the new year. If you do need to talk to someone, PM me or one of the other mods for help. Or you can e-mail me at the lexicon address. I will respond to a PM much faster though, so try that first! That being said, the majority of the lexicon staff celebrates Christmas and can’t be expected to be on line in huge amounts on Dec. 25. Personally, I won’t be answering any PMs on Christmas Day. Keep that in mind as you post over the holidays and don’t get too frustrated if it takes us a day or so to get back to you.
Have a safe and happy holiday!
Alphie
I have had several e-mails from various people around the fandom commenting on how quiet the lexicon has been lately. I’ve even read over at the IMBD message boards that there is a belief that we know all about the casting of the movie and are keeping things from the fans on purpose. Folks, let me set the record straight once and for all.
Aside from a few plot points that will come out in the next book, I know nothing. I did contact Stephenie weeks ago about the casting and requested that someone at the lexicon be notified as soon as a casting notice was made. We were, and I thanked her for it. I’ve been told that when the next casting notice comes out a similar situation will occur and I will be told so I can pass the information on to the fans. But as of this moment, I know nothing more than you do! In fact, I would say that many of you know more than I do because you read the gossip. Having been through all of this before in the HP fandom, I am inclined to sit back and wait before I get excited or upset about anything. I promise you – PROMISE you that the MOMENT I hear anything official from Stephenie, Little Brown, or Summit, it will be posted on the lex. In fact, the entire mod squad has been told to call me on the phone regardless of the hour if they see something that should be posted on the front page.
Trust me! I would not keep such important news as the casting of Edward a secret from so many salivating fans! I’m just as anxious for the news as you are!
Alphie
Kristen Stewart has been cast in the roll of Bella Swan for the Twilight movie. This means so many great things, folks. This means that Summit films has officially been given the option, that the movie has a full green light, and that very soon we will have a full cast to report!
Personally, I am excited about this! Kristen has a nice list of credits to her name that include some very strong, developed characters. To read the press release as well as Stephenie’s own comments on the decision, visit Stephenie’s website.
I have started a thread on our message boards where you can discuss the casting. Make sure you read my first post and our official position on the movie before chiming in. The comments are now locked thanks to a few girls who couldn’t control their language or their use of net speak. If you would like to discuss this topic, do so on the message boards.
1. Just because someone doesn’t “look the part” doesn’t mean they can’t act. It’s Hollywood. They have more hair dye, make-up, and prosthetics then probably anywhere else on the planet. They can make anyone look any way they want. They can also use CGI to fill in any gaps.
2. An actor’s/actress’ personal life is no reflection of their talent. They can be a squeaky clean, goody-goody, an absolute party-animal, or anything in between. It is no reflection of their acting skill.
3. If someone was not like Bella or Edward in another film, this is a good thing. Again, it’s called acting. We would be very worried about them casting someone who couldn’t take on different personas.
4. In the opinion of the owners of this website, it is absolutely sexist and shallow to have commentary like “her nose is too tiny she could never be Bella” or “she needs to drop 20 pounds to be Bella”. There is enough pressure on girls and girls in Hollywood to “look perfect”. To decide someone’s acting ability based on their appearance is malicious, ridiculous, and frankly just downright mean and petty. Additionally, there are loose physical descriptions of the characters in the books. If Bella/Edward/Angela will be ruined for you by the fact the actress/actor playing her/him is a quarter inch too tall you really (in our humble view) should get a grip.
5. If whoever you wanted to get cast didn’t get cast and you’re disappointed. You are entitled to feel that way. However, all discussion here will be about who got cast, not who should have been cast.
6. If you are going to critique an actor, please critique them on their performance of a character. Do not critique their physical appearance or their personal life. They should be allowed privacy, the paparazzi are possibly the only people bloodthirstier than vampires.
7. Once the movie is out and available to the general public feel free to get into specifics. If you are lucky enough to get an early viewing, good for you. We are a spoiler free site and will not entertain discussion on the movie until it is actually in major release.
8. You are welcome to post a [b]link only[/b] to a specific actor/actress (assuming it is on topic). Please don’t directly post the photos as it totally kills our bandwith. Keep in mind that all links should be G-PG-13 in nature.
9. Try and remember this film is not directed by Stephenie Meyer or written by Stephenie Meyer, this is an adaptation of her work, Someone else has written the screenplay and someone else will direct her story, so expect some changes. A typical screenplay is 95 -125 pages. Twilight is a lot longer, so not everything can fit into a 90-120 minute film.
10. This film will be marketed to a mass audience not to one demographic. A studio’s one goal is to make money and there are film formulas studios follow to ensure the most profit, so this film will be graded by a test group of people of different genders and ages to determine its appeal, and based on that grade, edits or additional scenes will be added to the film until it scores in the correct range.
I just wanted to give everyone a heads up with the down time we had recently. It has NOTHING to do with bandwidth – there is a first time for everything! LOL! It has to do with the fact that I live in a town with only enough resources to cover half the city, and that is not an exaggeration. Someone somewhere cut one of the lines and my server was taken out in the process. Thus, the lex went down. Half the town had no internet. It’ was pathetic! Then, to top it all off, we have had some massive storms roll through here all day today causing more power glitches. Things should be back to normal. I appologize for taking away the lexicon so soon after a weekend with the boards closed. That was NOT intentional nor was there anything that could have been done to prevent it.
Alphie
First of all, thank you to everyone who has e-mailed, posted, or PMed us in support of our decision for the future of the Lexicon. It really means a lot to us.
Next, I have actually taken my day off to finish the New Moon discussion. Thanks to everyone who supplied questions and to Cocoa for coming through at the last minute and taking on a few chapters to help me get this done. You can now find all the remaining chapters ( Twenty: Volterra, Twenty-Four: Vote, and the Epilogue) posted in the discussion area of the main lexicon as well as questions for chapters 15 – the epilogue on the message boards. While the forums are pretty much on hiatus this weekend, take some time to answer the questions and reread over the ending of New Moon. There is quite a bit in that book that I think gets over looked by those of us who can’t manage to read sections where Edward is missing! LOL! And besides, the ending is ultra romantic with the proposal!
Enjoy your weekend and remember that the chat room is still open!
Alphie
I just got word that Twilight will soon be published in GREEK! I was given a link to the Greek site, but since I don’t speak a word of Greek, I can’t really tell you what’s on the site. So, for our friends in Greece, enjoy!
Alphie
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