July 31, 2009

Dear Entitled Fans of Twilight

WARNING: If you do not have this line of thinking does not apply to you, then do not take this to heart. Just be glad you aren't the sterotypical teenager of the "Entitled Generation"

This message is for the fans who are angry at Summit movie studio for a recent career move. Why are they angry? Because Summit isn't concerned about the fans of Twilight. They are only concerned about making money.

Summit is a film company. Of course they only care about making money. That's what they're supposed to be concerned about. Actors portray the characters. Special and visual effects make everything seem more real. Directors make sure their film is artistic, and still appeals to its target audience. The movie studio makes sure the film makes money.

This certain actress didn't play that big of a part in the first two films in the Twilight series. This same actress scheduled a film that ended up conflicting with the schedule of the third film. I agree with Summit on this. If she was so passionate to play her character in the third film, then she should've at least told Summit that she was filming another movie around the same time.

Finally, Summit does not have to cater around the fans of Twilight. Warner Bros. certainly didn't cater around Harry Potter fans, so why should Summit bend over backwards for Twilight fans? Because Summit is an independent film studio, founded in 1996, whereas Warner Bros Pictures was founded in 1918? Just because Twilight supposedly "made" Summit (you mean that it is Summit Entertainment's first big hit), doesn't mean it needs to do only what the fans of Twilight wants. They have other movies coming out (Bandslam, Sorority Row, Tekken) and have a film that is in production (Remember Me, Furry Vengeance, Astro Boy, Letters to Juliet). They have other things to do beside help Twilight take over the world.

So, what have we learned today:

  • That movie studios are supposed to be concerned with making money.
  • The world doesn't revolve around one single person or franchise.
  • That Summit Entertainment has other things going on.

Now, have a good day!


Posted on 07/31/2009 2:10 PM Comments (4)

July 28, 2009

Response to Twilight Inspired Pick-Up Lines

Make no mistake, there will come a day when some poor schmucks will decide to use lines from Twilight as pick-up lines. Hell, it's probably happening already.
Gals, you already know how to respond to regular-old pick-up lines. Now, I am going to give you responses to Twilight pick-up lines.

He says: "You're my own personal brand of heroin."
You say: "And you're my own personal brand of cyanide."

He says: "You need a healthy dose of fear. Nothing could be more beneficial for you."
You say: "What I need is for you to not talk to me."

He says:  "They don't understand why I can't leave you alone."
You say: "I don't unerstand why you won't leave me alone."

He says: "And so the lion fell in love with the lamb."
You say: "And then the lamb told the lion to fuck off."

He says: "You're intoxicated by my very presence."
You say: "Nah. I just feel like barfing."

He says: "Shall I explain how you are tempting me?"
You say: "Shall I explain how you are sickening me?"

He says: "Your wish, my command."
You say: "I wish for you to leave me alone."

He says: "I prefer brunettes."
You say: "I prefer...not you."

Do you have any ideas for a good response to Twilight pick-up lines? Share them!

WARNING: This is made purely for humorous purposes. I suggest you not use Twilight as a guide for picking up chicks. Also, if you are going to flame me, remember that people's opinions differ from yours.


Posted on 07/28/2009 10:12 PM Comments (19)

July 27, 2009

You haz problems

Throughout the day, the top trending topics on Twitter ranged from "Camilla" "#WeLoveYouJoeJonas" etc. apparently, Joe Jonas and Camilla Belle have broken up. Whoop-de-tap-dancing-doo.

But we're not talking about that. Per se. We are talking about the physco fans who are literally wishing Camilla Belle dead. Why? Because reportedly Joe Jonas teared up at a recent performance. Yet he also reportely changed the lyrics from "Much Better" to "I'm through with movie stars"

Listen, girls, you need to stop wishing people dead just because they're romantically linked with a celebrity you admire. Death is a serious thing. No one deserves to die. Especially if all they've done is date someone.

There is nothing wrong with celebrity crushes. I feel they help you find out what you're looking for in another person. But you need to realize that they aren't going to come bursting through the door, dumping whatever significant other they have, carry you off into the sunset and marry you. It's fine to dream, but just remember that it's not going to happen. It would also help if you not post these fantasies as fanfic, or even change the names and publish it into a novel. (Sorry, couldn't resist.)

You do not have a real-life romance with the Jonas Brothers. You most likely don't even know them. Even if you met them once, you only talked to them, but you still don't know them. You don't know what are their deepest fears, what comforts them during a potential break-down, or their fondest childhood memories. The same goes for Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, Camilla Belle, or Danielle Deleasa. You can't claim that either one of these five girls only dated a JoBro for their career. You can't say that the Jonas Brothers are the sweetest guys. You don't know any of these people. You only know their image, their acting, and singing.

Another thing is, none of the JoBros will find it attractive that you are that jealous, that vicious, and overall just obsessed. Your level of obsession will creep them out. If you want to get a real-life boyfriend, the same goes, except they won't like that you are that obsessed with a celebrity.

My one last final word: Joe Jonas was dumped by Camilla Belle. That's it. You don't need to announce how much you love him. He wasn't in a near fatal car accident, he wasn't beaten by an enemy. He was broken up with. We've seen that he gets over it quite fast.

Oh, and for the girls who don't go as far as wishing these girls dead, but are still vicious to them, the same goes for you.


Posted on 07/27/2009 4:45 PM Comments (54)

Sports Stars Lose Because They Didn't Do Well During Games

Jessica Simpson has been given the nickname "Yoko Romo", and on a blog post about their break-up, a commenter said "Now we're going to the Superbowl!"

Excuse me, I didn't know we had suddenly landed in medieval times.

I mean, seriously. I never pretend to know or like sports, but this just seems ridiculously sexist to me.

I know many girls and boys in choir who invite their boyfriends and girlfriends to the choir concert. Many girlfriends go to their footbal boyfriend's games. Boyfriends and girlfriends support each other in their significant other's passions, talents, etc. And high school and Hollywood seem very similar to me.

I do not see what is healthy about blaming a game loss on a person in the player's private life. Why stop at girlfriends/wives/fiancees? How about we blame the mothers, the sisters, the fathers and brothers?
The way I see it, if the team loses, and the star player's significant other was there, it maybe because he got himself distracted. As Corbin Bleu once said, "Get'cha Head in the Game".

Then there is also this twisted logic that if the girlfriend doesn't want her boyfriend to lose, she shouldn't go to his games. To me, it's the same logic as "If the girl didn't want get beaten by her lover, she should've just not made him angry."
If the sports star is losing the game, the problem does not lie with who he is dating. The problem lies with him.

Rant over.

And I don't even want to get into a rant about the nickname "Yoko Romo"


Posted on 07/27/2009 12:55 PM Comments (3)

July 24, 2009

Harry Potter and the Wizards of Waverly Place

So, I know everyone is going to say how unfair this is to Wizards of Waverly Place. Well, too bad.

Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizards vs Vampires airs in 1 1/2, on the West Coast, as I type this. So, I am going to give the comparison fans of the Disney Channel series have been doing themselves since the show aired.

Everyone can debate/picspam civilly, but those who do not, will be picspammed. Uncivilly. No personal attacks on me, or any other commenters. No names. And please, no "How is this a comparison?" comments. Those will be deleted.

So, first up, is the unstoppable force that is, Harry Potter.

Harry Potter is a fantasy, with a touch of comedy, and is full of symbolism. It's not as lighthearted as Waverly Place, so that's probably why the comparison seems partly unfair.

We learn from the first book/movie, that there are limitations on magic. They can't bring people back from the dead. They can't make someone truly fall in love with another against their will. And there is no countercurse to Avada Kedavra: The killing curse.

There are certain titles for each person in the Wizarding World: A male is a wizard. A female is a witch. A male who has been honored is a warlok (think of a knight). In the Wizarding World, there are celebrities, such as Harry Potter himself, Gilderoy Lockhart, Albus Dumbledore, etc. However, unlike the real world, these celebrities become one, not by starring in a movie, or having a webcam, or having pink hair, but for supposedly conquering dark magic.

Nothing in Harry Potter is sugar-coated. Magic can help, make things easier, and can destroy people.

You know, I think I am going to end my piece on Harry Potter here.

Now, we move on to Wizards of Waverly Place


Yeah, I'm using the same picture as the Vampires one. Wah.

Okay, so Waverly Place is a bit of a light-hearted sitcom. Whereas Harry Potter is about the whole other world, Waverly Place is about a family of wizards trying to live in our world.

There aren't that many limitatins that they talk about. No one ever really dies, considering it is a children's television series. They do have love potions, but it's never really discussed about "true love" and they're really just normal, American teenagers, who have magical powers.

The spells seem to be just words describing what they do, with "ius" at the end of it. No matter what gender or honor you've been placed, you are a "wizard". Since this show was created by the Disney Channel to be for fans 6-12, it's not like they really show dark magic. People that abuse magic are generally seen as trouble-makers, or deliquents.

 

Now, even though, in my opinion, Wizards of Waverly Place is a good show in its own right, it just isn't like Harry Potter. It's not bad, it's just not as spectacular as Harry Potter.

So, with all respect to everyone who works on Wizards of Waverly Place, our winner is
Harry Potter by default

Disagree with this? Debate in the comments! Have nothing else to say? More picspamming! (I could use more macros...)


Posted on 07/24/2009 6:17 PM Comments (5)

One person is not Buzznet.

You want to know what really annoys me? Whenever adressing the writer of a featured post, they're always adressed as "Buzznet."

Buzznet is a site, not a human being. If you have a problem with the post, adress the poster, not the entire site.

That, is all.


Posted on 07/24/2009 4:33 PM Comments (3)

July 22, 2009

Wizards of Twilight Place

On Friday, this week, Wizards of Waverly Place is airing a special called "Wizards vs. Vampires" and they advertising it as a "four"-part bloodsucking "saga". When I looked up the summary of the episodes, they all seem to center around oldest brother Justin's romance with a vampire named "Juliet". Can you see a similarity?

And of course, they already had their Harry Potter, with the episode about a school called WizTech, where they are all required to wear round glasses, black robes, and yellow and black ties.

Today, I will compare Twilight vampires vs Wizards of Waverly Place vampires.

WARNING: Since the special does not air until Friday, and this is written Wednesday, I am going by what I've seen on the trailer. Also, this is from a biased point of view. However, I will let you debate yourselves civilly in the comments. Those who can't will have their comments deleted. Or picspammed. Depends on my mood.

First up is the Twilight vampires.

All right, so, most people who dislike the series wouldn't consider them even vampires, but more "venomous stone creatures" or
"pixies", but since this is advertised as a vampire novel/franchise, I shall call them vampires.

Now, these vampires have superhuman speed and strength. They don't turn into bats, but they do fly, in a way. However, they are shown as "predators" to humans. Not very romantic. If you run into these guys, you're screwed. Hopefully you've said your good-byes. These vampires do live forever, and their bodies are frozen in time. If you were pregnant when turned into a vampire, you'll be pregnant forever. If you were morbidly obese when turned, you shall be morbidly obese forever. But luckily, if your are morbidly obese forever, you will never have a heart attack. I will not get into more about sexually reproduction with these vampires, but they don't. At least, vampires don't sexually reproduce with other vampires.

Now, I cannot help but mention this: These vampires do not melt or burn in the sun. They sparkle. When these vampires step into the sunlight, they become walking, talking disco balls.

While usually I like authors tweaking original folklore of vampires a little (like how Anne Rice's vampires are immune to crosses), there are many reasons why diehard vampire fans refuse to accept them as real vapires. They don't even have fangs. Why would they be so afraid of the sunlight if all that happens is they dazzle?

If it wasn't for the sparkle, I'd be just fine with Twilight vampires.

 

Now, we move on to the vampires of Wizards of Waverly Place

So far, it seems kind of like the vampires in the movie The Little Vampire. It's very faithful to original folklore, but it's very family-friendly. There is no talk about the link between biting and sex.

As far as we can see, these vampires don't go in the sunlight that much. They have self control, seeing as Justin ends up dating one, and is never put at risk. They sleep in coffins, and have fangs. They've found a way to drink blood out of a barrel.

Personally, I've always hated the coffin idea. There is no way you couldn't feel claustrophobic in a coffin that you probably can't even turn in.

 

Now, here comes my personal opinion:

Waverly Place is faithful to original vampire folklore, even though it is very kid-friendly. Twilight's vampires have super powers, and vampiresses don't have to worry about menstruation. However, they sparkle.

Verdict?
Wizards of Waverly Place is the winner.

Don't agree with my verdict? Give yours in the comments!


Posted on 07/22/2009 7:44 PM Comments (35)

July 15, 2009

Correction: Target, Anna Sui and Gossip Girl Collab Still Happening

Okay, so, I would like to make a correction of the post that is the correction of my poll.

So, here we go:

The Anna Sui collection will move forward as planned. It launches September 13th as planned, and will be available nationwide and online on Target.com.

Gossip Girl will most definitely be featured in the advertising, and again, the collection is still going on as planned.

Sigh of relief, my apologies, have a great day all!

However, the poll is still closed, moreso to the fact that it is old.

And remember to buy Anna Sui's collection. I can tell it will be hot.

 


Posted on 07/15/2009 2:43 PM Comments (9)

July 13, 2009

Target Pulls Out On "Gossip Girl" Deal (CORRECTION: No, they don't.)

After many people were physched about Anna Sui designing clothes after the characters of Gossip Girl being sold at Target, and a certain Buzznet member created a poll psyching them up further, Target has pulled out of the deal. Oh whaaaat?

UPDATE! 7/15/09 Collection goes on as planned. Sorry to anybody who was confused.


Posted on 07/13/2009 1:23 PM Comments (20)

July 9, 2009

Hogwarts Sorting Celebrities!

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is upon, so it is time to sort our first batch of celebrities into Hogwarts houses.

This sorting is based on personality, and traits that house founders would've deemed perfect for their house, not whether I like them or not. This sorting is done in the most neutral way possible.
Also, there are people mentioned here that you do not like. I know. I've been here for three years. I'm no newbie. Mostly, I used people talked about often here are Buzznet. Also, I will admit, I did less guys than I should have, and more girls than I should have, mostly to make this even.
If you do not like it, suck it.

Let's start off this batch with:

Victoria Asher

She definetely showed her bravery when she gave her haters a message on her blog. She is always very confident with herself. Thus, we give her
Gryffindor

Jack Barakat 

There is no question that Jack has courage, seeing as he never shies from doing something silly. He most definetely has questions. Mr. Barakat, you are now a
Gryffindor

William Beckett

As shown on his blog, he is definetely intelligent and creative. Mr. Beckett is the perfect person for
Ravenclaw

Megan Fox

Megan is definetely outspoken, yet has an aggressive personality, as she has admitted herself. She is also very career-minded on becoming an actress. Thus, I can only think of her as a
Slytherin

Alex Gaskarth

There isn't much of a difference between him and friend Jack Barakat. So, he will most definetely become a
Gryffindor

Selena Gomez

Hm...here's a tricky one. She definetely shows loyalty towards her friend, Demi Lovato. Yet, she has said she is hard-cold realist, whic screams Slytherin. But she also works hard, and shows a lot of tolerance for haters. Thus, she is a
Hufflepuff

Demi Lovato

And while we're on the subject of Demi, let's take a look at her. She's definetely an artistic one, but not very Ravenclaw. She is definetely a hard worker, and tolerant of haters also. I am not doing this because they paid me to put them in the same house (believe me, I wish they were paying me to put them in the same house) but I think she is also good enough for
Hufflepuff

Robert Pattinson


Okay, now here we go. He is definetely cunning, when he makes fun of Twilight, he does so in a way that doesn't make the rabid fans so upset. He is also hard-working, by trying very hard to make it. I guess I have no choice but to give him
Hufflepuff

Katy Perry

Katy is definetely outspoken, but displayed loyalty when saying she'd stick by then-boyfriend Travis McCoy when he was arrested. Since she quit school to pursue music, we definetely see she is ambitious. So, (even though Ashly will kill me for this) I think we shall put her in
Slytherin 

Gabe Saporta

Gabe definetely shows he is clever, but he also was raised around a hard-working family. However, something about him just doesn't scream Hufflepuff. I think he should be a
Slytherin 

Kristen Stewart

Okay, this is really hard. She shows resourcefulness by making her role in Twilight seem girl-power (okay, she tried). So, (Ashly's really going to kill me for this) she goes into
Slytherin

Patrick Stump

We are shown that he is very creative, and intelligent about music. No contest, Mr. Stump is perfect for
Ravenclaw 

Brendon Urie

 He is shown to have made the smartest business moves in getting Panic (!) at the Disco off the ground. So, I think he is a wise choice for
Slytherin

Gerard Way

There is no doubt that Gerard Way is a creative soul, and is intelligent. I don't care how he looks and dresses. No contest:
Ravenclaw

Pete Wentz

There is no doubt that Pete Wentz is a good businessman, very resourceful. He just screams
Slytherin

Hayley Williams

Hayley is definetely loyal, as shown as she spoke up for Miley Cyrus during her picture scandal. Yet, she is very creative. It is a toss-up, but I'm thinking
Ravenclaw

Thank you all for reading this, I hope you enjoyed it. Mind you, I might keep coming back to add more, considering this was done on a Thursday night.

So long:
Buzznet Sorting Hat


Posted on 07/09/2009 10:52 PM Comments (98)

July 8, 2009

We're Still Obsessing Over This?

I understand how hard it is to be a ten parent. Trust me. So please, quit shoving it in my face.
I've been in a room with teenage mothers, and believe me, I know how much it sucks. My sister is pregnantm and I know how unfun it would be if I were pregnant and doing school at the samt time.

Recently, our local newspaper gave a whole section to a girl who not only became a pregnant teenager, but had to battle for her faith, because she really wanted an abortion, and now goes around telling young girls to think twice before having sex because it is so hard being a teen mother.
Right, because there isn't millions of TV shows and magazine articles telling us how "unglamorous" being a teen parent is.
Also, might I add, if you were really as religious as you keep saying you are, why are you having sex in the first place?
I also love how she completely ignores adoption. It would be perfect. You don't have to raise a child, and you won't go to Hell.

I think what annoys me most is that everyone in the media seems to think the solution to all this is simple: Don't have sex. And that's where it gets difficult. Some people just can't wait. And no, telling girls that their daddy will die if they have good sex will not help.
If I wanted to hear about purity, I could turn on the Disney channel. I kid, I kid.

Maybe if there was more safe sex education, there wouldn't be as many teen mothers?

I don't know, but I find it really contradictory to be talking about how hard being a teen mom is, when the writer paints our teen mother as a tender, loving mom, rocking the baby to sleep, cuddling with the baby during the interview, etc.

The following writing you just read was a rant. You might not agree with this, but you may not express your disagreement with venomous statements. Or name-calling. Be an adult.


Posted on 07/08/2009 6:21 PM Comments (2)

July 4, 2009

Quick Harry Potter News

Just as we thought swine flu was over and done with, it seems Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has caught a case too.

Nothing major, his publicist says. He took a few days off from filming, but he's well enough to attend the World Premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

On the bright side, there's no swine flu in Antartica, right? Read a bit more...


Posted on 07/04/2009 3:28 PM Comments (28)

July 3, 2009

Excellent news you guys!

Sarah Palin has announced her resignment as Governor of Alaska!

This means the little kids can read Harry Potter again, and the wolves can run around without being shot from the sky! It's TEQIULA TIME!

Spam me with you best celebratory GIFs. Or, at least, announce your excitement, debate with me on why Sarah Palin was a good governor (any "She was hot!"s are forbidden) and, for those of you Alaskans out there, tell us how you feel.


Posted on 07/03/2009 1:41 PM Comments (26)

Dear Rilo Kiley:

I've been putting this off for a while, but I think it's time to say something.


Watch if you can keep your stomach down

There are so many things wrong this commercial, besides the obvious sexism. She's being faulted for eating a burger, and acts as if eating one burger is her "nasty little treat"

Then the fact that if this girl ate this burger as much as the commercial is implying, she wouldn't be able to have a body like that, unless she was bulimic. And yes, working out way too many hours in the gym does count as bulimia.

And let's not forget that it's Audrina Patridge, the worst actress of all on The Hills. Seriously, she's still smiling when she's supposed to be crying.

But worst of all, is that you guys actually agreed to let Carl's Jr use your song in this.
I'm not a huge fan of the phrase "sell-out", considering when we live in a recession, and no one's making money off of records, you can't really sell-out. My definition of the phrase is when you agree to appear in/allow a company to use your songs that you don't agree with their practices, or you don't like their product.
I am not going to use the phrase sell-out here, because you can't sell out in a recession.

But what made you decide that you guys fit perfectly in this commercial? Why would you guys think that your song fit perfectly in a back-drop with Audrina Patridge starring?

I am obviously a fan of you guys, and would love to reccommend you to anyone looking for good music. But all I want is an answer as to why you guys agreed to let Carl's Jr use your song in this commercial.


Posted on 07/03/2009 12:43 PM Comments (4)
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