Last week’s Comic-Con brought in hoards of fans- near 7000 arrived to catch glimpses of the New Moon cast and snippets of the film, set to open on November 20.
Melissa, owner of Adult Twilight Fans, chose to bypass the insane lines of Twilight fans waiting to snag the coveted front row seats. “We got in line at 7:45am and the panel came on at 1:45 – it worked out just fine. No camping on concrete needed,” she said.
“The place went insane when the ‘New Moon‘ panel came out to the stage. Taylor and Ashley handled the questions like old pros. Robert did just as well as he could, but of course had the place laughing at his humor. Kristen on the other hand…well, sometimes her answers were intelligent, but most the time she looked either intoxicated or extremely nervous. I choose to think it was the latter.”
Following the panel was the encore of Twilight, shown in different theaters. A randomly chosen colored wristband and shuffling of cast members negated the potential guarantee of snagging the theater in which Robert Pattinson would be addressing the audience. Melissa was thrilled to end up in his theater, despite the random choosing.
“The guy barely looked at the crowd and was probably nervous as all get up! They were allowing a few questions to be asked from the audience, so of course the young’uns got to go up. Which was fine, it was an experience they would probably never forget. But, after this one girl who had to be about 17 asked Robert, ‘Why are you so shy?’…the questions were cut short. She decided to jump on him for a hug and was trying with all her might to get a kiss out of him. Bodyguards pulled her off and next thing you know, a bunch of girls were storming him.”
“The cast never got a chance to speak and were swiftly escorted out of the theatre. As Rob walked by, girls were practically falling over the banister trying to grab at him. Poor guy.
A friend of mine was in another theatre and Rob wasn’t in that one, instead it was Taylor. The crowd was rudely chanting, “We want Rob! We want Rob!””
While the Twilight Saga was originally written for a young adult audience, controversy swirls around the preferred age group of those who attend world-renowned events such as Comic-Con. Some teens have reached the maturity level to fit in perfectly well, while some adults have yet to do so. The Twilight Saga continues to bring out both the best and worst in fans worldwide.
