“Nightlight,” The “Twilight” Spoof, Is Awesome
Posted by: Nikki Dowling
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2:10PM, Thursday November 5th 2009
Sorry, but I haven’t gotten sick of making fun of “Twilight” yet. With its cheesy dialogue, hoards of screaming “Twihards” and complete and total sell-out status (think: “Twilight” tours, “Team Edward” T-shirts) I have no shortage of material. But I’ve been outdone by Ivy League satire specialists the Harvard Lampoon, who just released Nightlight, a 160-page book about an awkward geek named Edwart Mullen and his klutzy U-Haul-driving lover, Bella Goose. Edwart is a seriously craptastic driver and should the couple’s love continue to grow, Bella faces getting dismembered in a horrendous car accident. It’s a forgone conclusion that they’re going to get together, though, because Edwart likes the grapefruit-y smell of Bella’s blood. Oh yeah, and the front of the book reads, “About three things I was absolutely certain. First, Edwart was most likely my soul mate, maybe. Second, there was a vampire part of him—which I assumed was wildly out of his control—that wanted me dead. And third, I unconditionally, irrevocably, impenetrably, heterogeneously, gynecologically, and disreputably wished he had kissed me.” Wait, what’s that I hear? Pre-teen girls all over the world are screaming in rage. Heh. [LA Times]
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TinaLish
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 02:24 pm: [report]
Although I am a “Twilight” fan, I must say making a spoof off of the novel was bound to happen sooner or later. It’s probably going to be a hilarious version that more than likely I’ll end up being guilty of purchasing.
That seems to be happening quite often lately, a lot of authors are taking classic stories and re-vamping them into something unique and modern.
Take “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies”, “Mr. Darcy Vampire”, “Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monkeys”, all taken from Jane Austen literature and changed into pure randomness.
It’s literary brilliance at it’s best, I believe. I wonder what the next spoof will be on…
mayorbubbles
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 02:26 pm: [report]
i want this!
silvergurl
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 02:29 pm: [report]
omg. i wanna read this.
impoddity
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 02:32 pm: [report]
@TinaLish: I wasn’t aware that “Twilight” was a ‘classic’ story….
lea322
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 02:36 pm: [report]
@impoddity: you beat me to it!
@TinaLish: You may really love “Twilight”, but Stephenie Meyer is no Jane Austen.
Queen Frostine
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 02:37 pm: [report]
To compare Twilight to Jane Austen is like slapping Jesus.
tabby
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 03:09 pm: [report]
@Queen Frostine, Amen!
TinaLish
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 03:15 pm: [report]
I wasn’t comparing, I was only stating that there are spoofs made of the stories that were written by Jane Austen, by other writers who put a different spin on things with their own take on it, that’s all.
And that same thing was done with “Twilight.” That’s the point I was making. Have ya’ll not heard of those recent novels that poke fun at Jane Austen’s?
Trust me, I am aware there’s a fundamental difference between Jane Austen and Stephenie Meyer, and in no way was I comparing the two. I was referencing the spoofs, not the actual stories.
plasticrose
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 03:36 pm: [report]
I like Twilight but that sounds hillarious. I read a really awesome ‘Star Wars’ parody once (even though I loved Star Wars as a kid) and I LMAO’d. I don’t see why people have to make such strong value-judgements about things like Twilight. Franchises of novels do not necessarily affect the integrity of the author. Team Edward t-shirts and Twilight tours exist because there is demand for them. I don’t think it’s fair to talk down about Twilight fans. We were all young once and most of us were die-hard fans of something, often something we would be embarrassed to admit to now. Making fun of people is the lowest kind of humour and it just shows you to be a narrow-minded bigot.
spatula
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 03:49 pm: [report]
@plasticrose: I don’t think it’s all that cool to make fun of kids (even pre-teen ones), either. They’re 14…they’re supposed to get waaay too excited about cheesy romance novels.
AND, I read the books. The writing won’t win any prizes, but they weren’t so terrible. However, grown adults who buy Team Edward T-Shirts for themselves, or who get Twilight tattoos, etc, should probably be made fun of. For their own good.
vaiaster
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 07:21 pm: [report]
@lea322 While I am a Twilight fan, I’ll agree that Meyer IS no Jane Austen. Presently, I’m reading Persuasion.
Does that tell anyone where my priorities are?
TotallyRidiculous
wrote on November 6 2009 @ 09:19 am: [report]
I agree with plasticrose and spatula, I don’t see why people have such a big problem with pre-teen and teen twilight fans. The books aremgeared towards teen girls, that’s why they are in the young adult section. Why rain on their parade? Not that I think there is anything wrong with a good spoof.
Furthermore, I don’t think there is anything wrong with a major franchise based on books. It’s not selling out. Why shouldn’t someone make a ton of money for writing something people love? Who cares if it’s movies based on the books, or action figures, or conventions? I think it’s awesome that an author can get as much press as a movie star.
lea322
wrote on November 6 2009 @ 10:20 am: [report]
@TotallyRidiculous: It’s fine for tweens to like “Twilight”. It’s fine for anyone to LIKE “Twilight”. It’s people who are OBSESSED with it that need a reality check…and that goes for people of all ages.
And you’re right, it’s not selling out, because Meyer didn’t have a previous body of work. She dove head first into commercialized pop culture with her first novel. That’s fine. I’m glad she was able to find success on her first try. But selling out would indicate that she had done something previously that had earned her some literary credit and then wrote “Twilight” purely for the money/fame/notoriety. That’s just not the case.