Discussion: A Vamp-Off in the making? TB slams Twilight in the news, throws glove

"Wow, the claws are out with the True Blood cast, making every effort to bash their sometimes-rival, Twilight! Possible spoilers in some links below.

Stephen Moyer calls Robert Pattinson the "diet coke" of vampires!
http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/24/vampire_fight_robert_pattinson_vs_stephe

True Blood cast members weigh in on the outcome of a True Blood / Twilight vampire fight:
http://www.interviewmagazine.com/blogs/culture/2009-06-11/true-blood-1/

MTV interviews fans' opinions of the outcome (or aftermath):
http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1614714/20090625/story.jhtml

What are your thoughts, folks? Head to head, mono a mono or troupe versus troupe, who would win in an out and out fight? TB or Twilight?
Post your thoughts here!"

"oh my goodness!
Well, as someone who has read both series, seen the Twilight movie (at the midnight showing) and watched every episode of True Blood, I believe I am fully capable of making a completely uninformed, totally frivolous and absolutely worthless statement on the subject. But at least I'll be biased. ;)

The Twilight vamps have a few things going for them that would bode well in a fight. First, they are not your traditional vampires. Their skin is cold and hard like stone (think about making love to a refrigerator) They can't be staked, shot, stabbed or even really injured in any way except by being ripped apart piece by piece and then burned. They can prance about in the sunshine if they wish, and their bites are venomous, inflicting extreme pain instantly. They never have to sleep, and don't discount the rage that comes with being a one hundred year old virgin. So in a one on one smackdown, they would be a tough fight.

True Blood vamps are the ugly vampires. They sleep in the dirt, or in coffins and crypts or in holes under stairs like pale Harry Potters. They have a hierarchy and a power structure so they have learned to be slick, and sneaky to gain or keep their position. They can't be in the sunlight, and sunlight helps make you happy, so they tend to be mean and brooding. They have fangs, real fangs that make a spooky sound when they come out, so that alone gives them an edge on the Fonzie cool scale. They have to deal with shifters, and faries and demons and maenads and all manner of supernatural creatures that would like nothing more than to kill them in nasty ways. They are survivors in a brutal world.

Sorry Cullen Clan, you might get in some good licks and go down swinging (think 'falling with style') but I believe the slick-as-snot True Blood vamps would have you dismembered or locked up under a tourist bar before you could say 'so the lion fell in love with the lamb'."

"oh my goodness!
Well, as someone who has read both series, seen the Twilight movie (at the midnight showing) and watched every episode of True Blood, I believe I am fully capable of making a completely uninformed, totally frivolous and absolutely worthless statement on the subject. But at least I'll be biased. ;)

The Twilight vamps have a few things going for them that would bode well in a fight. First, they are not your traditional vampires. Their skin is cold and hard like stone (think about making love to a refrigerator) They can't be staked, shot, stabbed or even really injured in any way except by being ripped apart piece by piece and then burned. They can prance about in the sunshine if they wish, and their bites are venomous, inflicting extreme pain instantly. They never have to sleep, and don't discount the rage that comes with being a one hundred year old virgin. So in a one on one smackdown, they would be a tough fight.

True Blood vamps are the ugly vampires. They sleep in the dirt, or in coffins and crypts or in holes under stairs like pale Harry Potters. They have a hierarchy and a power structure so they have learned to be slick, and sneaky to gain or keep their position. They can't be in the sunlight, and sunlight helps make you happy, so they tend to be mean and brooding. They have fangs, real fangs that make a spooky sound when they come out, so that alone gives them an edge on the Fonzie cool scale. They have to deal with shifters, and faries and demons and maenads and all manner of supernatural creatures that would like nothing more than to kill them in nasty ways. They are survivors in a brutal world.

Sorry Cullen Clan, you might get in some good licks and go down swinging (think 'falling with style') but I believe the slick-as-snot True Blood vamps would have you dismembered or locked up under a tourist bar before you could say 'so the lion fell in love with the lamb'."

"oh my goodness!
Well, as someone who has read both series, seen the Twilight movie (at the midnight showing) and watched every episode of True Blood, I believe I am fully capable of making a completely uninformed, totally frivolous and absolutely worthless statement on the subject. But at least I'll be biased. ;)

The Twilight vamps have a few things going for them that would bode well in a fight. First, they are not your traditional vampires. Their skin is cold and hard like stone (think about making love to a refrigerator) They can't be staked, shot, stabbed or even really injured in any way except by being ripped apart piece by piece and then burned. They can prance about in the sunshine if they wish, and their bites are venomous, inflicting extreme pain instantly. They never have to sleep, and don't discount the rage that comes with being a one hundred year old virgin. So in a one on one smackdown, they would be a tough fight.

True Blood vamps are the ugly vampires. They sleep in the dirt, or in coffins and crypts or in holes under stairs like pale Harry Potters. They have a hierarchy and a power structure so they have learned to be slick, and sneaky to gain or keep their position. They can't be in the sunlight, and sunlight helps make you happy, so they tend to be mean and brooding. They have fangs, real fangs that make a spooky sound when they come out, so that alone gives them an edge on the Fonzie cool scale. They have to deal with shifters, and faries and demons and maenads and all manner of supernatural creatures that would like nothing more than to kill them in nasty ways. They are survivors in a brutal world.

Sorry Cullen Clan, you might get in some good licks and go down swinging (think 'falling with style') but I believe the slick-as-snot True Blood vamps would have you dismembered or locked up under a tourist bar before you could say 'so the lion fell in love with the lamb'."