The Twilight Phenomenon

Women across the iVillage community have fallen in love... with a vampire. In case you've not been, ahem, bitten by the seemingly unstoppable sensation of Twilight, Stephenie Meyer's epic series of novels about young lovers Bella and Edward has captivated women of all ages and they're mesmerized by the story that will hit the big screen November 21. Just how big is the frenzy surrounding all things Twilight? Our community of loyal fans has been burning up the boards on this topic for some time now, but on our newly-created Twilight message board, they have posted over 2000 messages in less than a week discussing their favorite characters, scenes and sharing their anticipation for the film:

"Okay, it is almost 2:00am here on the west coast, and I can't sleep. Why, you ask? Because the movie comes out Thursday night! And I can't stop thinking about it! Seriously, what is wrong with me? Do I have the new mental illness called Twilightitis?" -- futuremrsleader

"I can't decide if I am more excited about finding out my baby's gender on Thursday or the movie on Friday! I am seriously leaning toward the movie!" -- momslovebug

 
Even married women aren't ashamed to admit they're in the market for some hot vampire romance action. So, what do their husbands think about all of this?

"The first time I read through the series, he was annoyed that I had my nose buried in a book all day and he had to hunt for clean undies." -- mrstgraham

"Well he thinks I'm nuts! He doesn't get how I lose track of space and time when I'm reading Twilight. I told him it's the same obsession that he has with Star Trek, that shut him up!" -- aprettygirl

Most of our self-proclaimed "twerds" (Twilight nerds) are planning to see the movie this weekend, and many of them are geared up to attend the midnight showing at their local theater, and are prepared to get there well in advance to get good seats:

"I am so excited!!!! I am counting down for the movie. I have read all of the books and finishing up midnight sun. I have passed the book on to six friends. Three of us are going to the movie on Friday... we even ordered shirts!" -- mom_tracyg88

"DH and I only go to the theater once a year since it is pricey, so this is my one movie this year. I think the movie will be great, but I do know I have been let down at the box office before." -- carrie-23

"I'm just looking forward to seeing if they did a good enough job. I'm praying it's not terribly cheesy. Some things just do not translate well from book to screen." -- coffeemomma

"I am just so flipping excited about it all. I want to *see* what I've been seeing in my head for two weeks. I hope that Kristen can get over her weird normal self and do Bella justice... and Edward. Oh man, I just hoping seeing him doesn't send me into labor." -- fp-sweetsarah