Intro

• “Drain You” by Nirvana. Watch YouTube video of song here.

Twilight News

• New Moon DVD Release and short review of the director’s commentary
• Fun April Fool’s Rumors (See more at TwilightersAnoynmous.com)
• MTV Movie Awards. Please vote for New Moon!
• Announcement of Stephenie Meyer’s novella, “The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner.” (See more at BreeTanner.com)

Newborn News

• Pocket Jacob broke foot during New Moon DVD release party
• Forums are coming!
• Fan of the Week: Brianna

Meat of the Discussion: Edward Cullen vs Kurt Cobain

Whoa! Seriously, dude. You can have Miley Cyrus.

• Wikipedia article on Kurt Cobain
• Vitamin R and Rainier Beer – Wikipedia article
• Similarities between small town Washington (Aberdeen and Forks)
• Rob Pattinson and fame
• Obsession with the Pacific Northwest
• My So Called Life (See episode 14 of the Twilight Newborns podcast)

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DVD Release Party:

• Borders DVD Release party
• Dej is safe for now
• Walmart’s cake
• Giving advice to lost souls on what version to buy

Review of Remember Me

A Brief Eclipse Trailer review

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Intro

• Sparkly Vampire by the Rifftones. Watch their youtube video.

Twilight News

• Various Rob Pattinson interviews for Remember Me, out March 12. Catch up on Rob videos at Twilightish.com
• Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner present at the 82nd Academy Awards. Read more at TwilightersAnonymous.com
• Kellan Lutz doesn’t want Breaking Dawn to be 3D. Read more at MTVNews.com
• Chris Weitz and his use of religious iconography in New Moon Italian scenes. Read more at MTVNews.com
• Twilightish.com blog post about The Office’s Kevin cooking through the ‘Twilight Cookbook’ on a recent episode. Read more at Twilightish.com.
• New Moon DVD roundup from TwilightSeriesTheories.com

Newborn News

• Poll by Fan of the Week Emeritus Luxie, about the Flirty Girl Fitness Workout.
• Fan of the Week: Jodi from Facebook
• Christen’s review of the SkyBar New Moon Valentine’s Chocolates. See image at RenezzemeeKarlie’s Blog

Meat of the Discussion:  Robsessed, the Documentary

• The post to our review
• The movie’s MySpace page
• The lack of actual Robness in the film
• The price of fame and success

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Intro

• “I am a Vampire” by Antsy Pants. Read more about the band on MySpace

Twilight News

• Happy Birthday to Michael Sheen (See more at TwilightGuide.com)
• Vanity Fair’s list of  Top Moneymakers of 2009. Rob #35, Kristen #37 (See more at VanityFair.com)
• FAME: Robert Pattinson comic book by Bluewater Productions (See more at NewMoonMovie.org)
• Hillywood Show review (See more at HillywoodShow.com)
• New Moon was nominated for four razzies (See more at razzies.com)
• Haiti Relief Telethon: Several Twilight Stars contributed. (See more at Twilightish.com)
• Anna Kendrick nominated for Oscar for Up in the Air (See more at MTV.com)
• DVD Special editions for Twilight New Moon Ready for preorder. DVD is released in the U.S. on March 20.

Newborn News

• Fans of the Week: Twilight_*_obsessed….. and Newbornman
• Call our voicemail at 513-252-2895
• Quiz: What turns Edward Cullen on?

Meat of the Discussion: Psychic Vampires

• A psychic vampire is a person or being who feeds off the life force of other living creatures
• Wikipedia entry on Psychic Vampires
• Different than sanguinarians (blood drinkers)
• Is Edward both a sanguarian and psychic vampire?

Bonus Links: The Shake Weight (See more at ShakeWeight.com) and Flirty Girl Fitness (See more at FlirtyGirlFitness.com)

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Twilight News

• Anna Kendrick – Stirring the shiz between Robert Pattinson and George Clooney (See more at Twilightish.com)
• New Moon DVD Release Sat. March 20, 2010 (See more at Twilight Lexicon)
• Rob Pattinson rumored to be part of Haiti relief telethon (See more at Twilightish.com)
• Twilight Producer talks about the making of Breaking Dawn (See more at TwilightersAnoynmous.com)
• People’s Choice Award: Taylor Launter Wins Breakout Movie Actor Award, Twilight wins ”Favorite Movie,” “Favorite Franchise,” and “Favorite On-Screen Team.” (See more at TwilightExaminer.com)
• The New Moon Parody by the Hillywood Show (Watch below now)

Newborn News

• Give us iTunes reviews!
• Call us at 513) 252-2895
• Fan of the Week: TwiCharmed

Meat of the Discussion: Vampire Lore

• Book: The Twilight Companion: The Unauthorized Guide to the Series by Lois H. Gresh. (See more at the publisher’s website)
• Importance of coffins and homeland dirt
• Use of coffins to bury the dead
• Comparing vampire bats to human vampires

Plea

• Watch The Dish hosted by Danielle Fishel on the Style Network!

Outtakes

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Like good Twi-hards, the Twilight Newborns went to the DVD par-tay at Borders on March 20. And of course, MOPE (My Own Personal Edward) (aka Pocket Edward) joined us.

Big mistake.

Christen and I hung out in the back of the store, lounging around in the music section, as many teenagers filled the store. We pulled up some comfy seats with our cappuccinos and thought MOPE needed some air on the window sill.

The DVD party wasn't My Own Personal Edward's scene. He wanted to go. We should have listened.

Time passed by, and we were giggling about our impending DVD purchase. Girls came stopping to stare at us, but we didn’t think too much of it since this happens all the time as we’re gorgeous gals.

Over the loud speaker comes the announcement that the “Scavenger Hunt” has started.

First we hear the pounding of footsteps from across the store. Then we hear giggling and squealing getting closer and closer. Christen and I looked at each other puzzled.

“There he is!!” a girl screamed with a finger pointed at MOPE as her six friends stopped running to gather around her.

Just then I snatched MOPE from the window sill for the girls could yank him from his perk. “Um, he’s mine,” I said.

The girls just looked bewildered. “He’s not part of the scavenger hunt,” I explained, clutching my MOPE tighter as the mob lunged forward.

“I told you he wasn’t part of it,” one girl whispered to another. And the girls disbanded, dejected they didn’t get to snatch our MOPE.

Christen and I just started laughing. If a 6-inch plastic replica of Robert Pattinson can almost start a riot, we can’t even imagine what happens when the real one is around.

Moral of the story: Be careful, ladies. Don’t leave your Pocket Edwards unattended

~Melissa

We got there, got our wristbands, and listened to all the speculation of who would be there. First it was Kristen, then Kellan, then someone said that Catherine Hardwicke got out of a limo. So I freaked out,and called Zach to bring me my director’s notebook I had just bought on Tuesday. He wouldn’t, he was working on his Physics homework. Whatever. Luckily Jason was on his way home, went to the house got my book and then brought it up to me. Yes, he rocks!

source: momofthreecrazykids.blogspot.com

See her photos and video of the event at her blog. Love that silver signature of Catherine’s!

Intro

• Alarm clock, excited for DVD release day

Twilight News

• St. Marcus Day 3/19 – fans wore red for Edward (see Twilight Treasury)
• DVD Release! Parties, Walmart cake
• Wolf Pack cast (See NewMoonMovie.org)
• Cliff Diving scene filming now – part will be CGI (See MTV)
• Director’s Notebook book review

Newborns News

• Going to party!!! – early start to get to Target
• Fandom and false info – ran around trying to find game (our Andy Rooney-esque rant)
• MySpace at www.myspace.com/twilightnewborns
• Grad School and License Plate blog posts
• Poll update: What do the Cullens do to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?
• Fan of the week: twitter.com/Cari_tx

Meat of the Discussion: DVD RELEASE!

• Biting scene
• Yanking kiss scene
• Midnight Sun deleted scene
• Edward’s bedroom extended scene

Newborn Outtakes

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Hey, Newborn Army! As the Twilight movie releases to DVD in the U.S. on March 21, we want to hear how your weekend goes.

You can comment on this post, write to us at twilightnewborns AT gmail dot com, twitter with us at @twilightnewborn or call us on Skype at twilightnewborns (we even have voicemail). We want to share your experiences on our podcast and website.

So if you are hosting a Twilight shindig, going to a midnight release party or barricading in your living room as you watch every second of every special feature, let us know how it goes!

Not sure which DVD to purchase? Check out this link.

Intro

• Local TV news from Forks, WA

Twilight News

• More Kristen Stewart interviews (KStew Apology-gate) (See E! Online Exclusive)
• Twilight board game is being released (See product details at Amazon)
• Need for a Twilight video game
• Twilight DVD update (See our post about DVD purchasing options)
• Find a Twilight DVD release party near you at Twilightthemovie.com
• Discussion of MSN’s “Real Life Vampires” story

Newborns News

• T-shirts to be available on Café Press – Jazz hands for Christen’s “The Boyfriend” for great design!
• Now on Skype. Leave us a voicemail for possible inclusion in the podcast. Skype ID: Twilightnewborns
• Drooling over fan’s New Moon Poster (see link here)
• Fan of the week: Lara from Denver, Colorado, via email

Meat of the Discussion – Bella’s Super Power and Usefulness of super powers in general

• Chris of Las Vegas, Nevada, writes:

I think Bella is a shield because she constantly cares for others and gladly sacrifies herself for her mother [twilight], and edward [eclipse].  Then why are her powers essentially for self-preservation?

• Discussion of Bella as shield
• Is it part of her personality?
• How does her being a mother affect her shield making abilities?
• The usefulness of super powers in general in Breaking Dawn
• Need for an encyclopedic listing of other vampires and super powers in BD (See Lion_Lamb Community’s post on Live Journal)

Cullens at the Oscars

• Surely, Alice has dragged the Cullens to an Oscar ceremony as some point.
• What stars would the Cullens be drawn to?

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“Which Twilight DVD should I buy?”

• Answered by this post from the Twilight Lexicon with a video from Twilighters.org

Here are some direct links to get your shopping on

• Borders
• Target
• Hot Topic
• Amazon
• Wal-Mart

Be sure to vote in our poll: “What are your plans for the Twilight DVD release on March 21?“

Intro

• Newborns perform J-A-C-O-B

Twilight News

• DVD updates
• Eclipse release date of June 30, 2010 (See MTV blog)
• New Moon the Movie’s official name and logo (See MTV blog)
  
• Entertainment Weekly sneak peek
• Robert Pattinson scheduled to attend the Oscars

Newborn News

• The Newborns on New & Notable on iTunes
• New to Top 21 Twilight Sites
• poll update: Who would you vote for President?

Meat of Discussion: Edward as heir apparent for Carlisle

• Is Edward Carlisle’s succession plan?
• Would the coven stay together if Carlisle died?

Twilight Scandals

Renaming Twilight “The Top 10″

Website of the Week

• twitter.com/fakerpattz

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Twilight News

• DVD editions: Borders in the top running for the Twilight Newborns (suggested by “Fan of the Week Emeritus” Chris)
• Entertainment Weekly—cover story featuring Twilight and director Catherine Hardwicke (See EW’s Twilight Central here)

Newborns News

• Origins of Déjeuner, our podcasting mascot and mountain goat
• Physical description of the goat
• Name meaning: Lunch in French
• Name inspiration: Robert Pattinson’s running abilities (see MTV interview)
• Poll update: Which Twilight Character do you want to spend Valentine’s Day with?
• Fan of the Week: Jolene for her website comment

Meat of the Discussion: The theme of courtly love in the Twilight Series

• Description of courtly love on Wikipedia (Wik it!)

Courtly love was a medieval European conception of nobly and chivalrously expressing love and admiration.[1] Generally, courtly love was secret and between members of the nobility.[2] It was also generally not practiced between husband and wife.

Source: Wikipedia

Stages of courtly love
•    Attraction to the lady, usually via eyes/glance
•    Worship of the lady from afar
•    Declaration of passionate devotion
•    Virtuous rejection by the lady
•    Renewed wooing with oaths of virtue and eternal fealty
•    Moans of approaching death from unsatisfied desire (and other physical manifestations of lovesickness)
•    Heroic deeds of valor which win the lady’s heart
•    Consummation of the secret love
•    Endless adventures and subterfuges avoiding detection

Source: Wikipedia

Valentine’s Day and Edward

• Sidetracked to “What chores do the Cullens do around the house?”

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