Sometimes it’s hard to be a celebrity. November 2009 is one of them. Chances are, stars will, at some point this month, be asked if they’re on Team Edward or Team Jacob. I myself asked The Vampire Diaries’ Ian Somerhalder to enter the debate recently during a Pop Culture Personality Test interview (so totally legit line of questioning!), and having never read the books or seen the first film, he was unable to choose a side. I can appreciate that someone wouldn’t want to judge what he or she has not seen, however fluffy that something is, but if I were a publicist, I’d be telling my clients to have an answer at the ready regardless. You’ll get ink even if you’re undecided: “Edward Cullen — I would write a love song to him,” Demi Lovato told MTV News, before adding, “Or Jacob Black!” (Ditto, if you’re arguably the least popular Backstreet Boy: AJ McLean is Team Edward. I like him more now for playing.)
It’s also important that you, PopWatch readers, answer the question in the poll below. We want to see if Team Jacob gains members after The Twilight Saga: New Moon hits theaters, and to do that, we need you to vote before the Nov. 20 release, and after (look for a second poll after opening weekend). The important fact-finding mission begins… now.
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Shameless absolutely shameless. I try so hard to stay away from this debate because it only breeds hatred in a book series which is just supposed to be fun. On my mark three…two…one the bashing will commence as Team Edward and Team Jacob fans alike hurl insults at each other. I’ve never understood why people can’t seem to just agree to love the books and leave the fighting alone.
I’m with you. I am more of the vamp side myself. But both characters are crucial to the overall storyline and both are important to Bella. In real life, both actors are very good looking, sweet, down to earth, and adore their fans. So, I will never truly get the fixation with having to choose. Because it started out as something fun and light hearded, and now it is all serious and vicious. Go Team Switzerland.
I will always love Edward, even when I could choke the life out of him. I’m vampire through and throgh!!!
I dunno, I just think it’s all in good fun!
I agree, it is all in good fun. I love vamps but in this story I am a Team Jacob person because I just think Jacob is awesome There is no fighting or hatred towards Edward fans he is cool too, it is just my choice if I had been Bella would be Jacob. All in good fun… Pandora
Most Team Jacob members are always pointing out that they feel sorry for him. Seriously, is this how you choose your men? Anyway, Jacob was really, really sweet in the movie but it was still clear even with an hour’s movie time to work with that he’s no Edward in terms of screen presence. He has a great bod though. I’m glad he worked for it.
Not on either “Team,” but shame on you for saying that AJ McLean is the least popular Backstreet Boy! Clearly, that title goes to Howie Dorough.
poor howie… he was always the underdog.
Hey now! Howie was always my favorite.
I always thought Kevin was the least popular (he was my least favorite anyway)
I vote that we start a separate Popwatch post to discuss our favorite and least favorite Backstreet Boy. At least they’re real people (as opposed to fictional characters), and there are 5 to choose from! P.S. Kevin was my favorite, with AJ a close second…Howie’s just kind of lame (he’s BSB’s Lance Bass, yes?).
I only wanted to comment on this board to say Howie is by far the least favorite backstreet boy (note his lack of solos!). I’m so glad this thread was already started!
yeah.. AJ was nv the least popular one.. so dumb la.. he is almost as popular as nick carter the heartthrob.. though my fav is brian.. and recently maybe AJ too.. howie.. is one of the least popular one.. but i tink most not popular one is kevin.. but now he is no longer in the band.. he seemed to be more popular.. among bsb fans..
aw i had the biggest crush on howie in junior high!!, i guess aj was my least favourite
cc I said it with love!
despite the underdog status, he was my favourite too
Why dn’t team polls ever offer a third option – neither. Skinny dude, muscle dude, neither. To each his own.
There should be a third option, I agree.
Who would be the 3rd? Neither? The point is to pick a team not cop out and say neither.
team Edward all the way
Yes I agree. I love Edward completely and jacob is just foul.
When I read NM, I was Team Jacob. Then I read Eclipse and was Team Edward. Then I read Breaking Dawn and I was (an still am) Team Bella Should Have Said Frak You, Moved Away and Lived a Normal Life.
Ditto!!
That is so true. Once Breaking Dawn came out I cared about neither of the guys
Couldn’t agree more. What a message this series sends — just wait for the right man to come along, make him prove his love, then (to avoid spoilers, all the stuff that happens in the last book) and everything will be fairy tales and roses. Forever and ever and ever. Good lord, what a fantasy. Girls, stay in school, go to college, build your own fortune, buy your own stuff, secure your own future. Don’t expect any man (human or otherwise) to rescue you. Take charge of your life.
You forgot… if he leaves you, jump off a cliff.
Exactly! At the time this bothered me less, but the more I think about it the more riled up I get- Bella is 18 when they get married and barely 19 when she has the demon spawn. She is still a teenager! Think about THAT message.
Yes! Thank you.
Team Edward. Lautner may look all beefy and whatnot, but that face still says ‘17 year old child’ to me.
Plus, I don’t really care Team Jacob says, Edward and Bella simply do belong together
ummm..Edward is 100 years older than Bella who is 17 when they start their relationship if ever there was a case for pdeophilia…..
You clearly don’t know the definition of pedophilia. Its someone sexually attracted to a person who hasn’t gone through puberty. You know, like Jacob who imprints on a baby? Not like two people who both physically are the same age in E/B.
In Jacob’s defense, imprinting does not mean sexually attracted. As he explained it, it means when their partner is young they will be their bestfriend until they are one day together.
In the U.S…with the exception of the state of Virgina, carnal knowledge of someone under the age of 17 is grounds of statutory rape. So…while Bella and edward were not exactly getting it on, they were certainly in Pedophile territory. Just because he’s stuck int he body of a gorgeous 17 year old doesn’t change the fact that he’s lived a few generations and for all intents and purposes is a man. Jacobs imprinting sugeests a devotion void of sexual intent. They’re two very different things. I’m not sure how much age matters in Stephanie Meyers world.
no thats not ture jacob is everything they deserve to be together but then Ederwd jumps in. reply back
Def team jacob – I’m a werewolf girl myself lol – and to all these people on here saying it just breads hate I have to say I really don’t agree – My best friend is a team edward and we have a great time joshing eachother about it – Just because we pick teams doesn’t mean that we don’t love everything about the books. So SUCK IT!
That’s great that you are able to do that. I wished that all Twilight fans were. Some take it way too far and get testy and touchy about it. We should love all the characters equally, as the cast members. Just my opinion.
good opinion
No I am not saying that you can’t have a team. I am Team Edward however some people do just want to insult the other side. They call Jacob a pedophile, say that Edward is ugly, call Jacob a jerk or say that Edward is gay.
I’m not saying that you can be on a team and not love the books. As stated I have always been a Edward and BElla fan, however I do love Jacob. I think he is sweet and kind and it hurt my heart to see him so sad, even though I never really wanted Bella to be with him I still wanted him to be happy.
It is the people who yell insults at each other that makes me mad.
Sorry- Jacob is a pedophile? Huh? He’s like 15.
read “Breaking Dawn” then you’ll see
Jacob …. Reneesme … pedophile….get it?
oh yeah…. i forgot about that weirdness. thanks.
You pretty much summarize the average “Twilight” fan – young, immature and overly obsessed with a fictional book.
You’re being a little unfair, Kevin.
Not all of them are young girls, some of them are grown women.
Young? Maybe though I’m 20 years old, immature, absolutely not. Obbsessed with fiction books, nothing wrong with that. I’m a huge fan of Twilight, but I’m also obbsesed with Jane Austen and Shakespear, none of those are considered “bad” obbsessions. Stop generalizing Twilight fan, you are completely wrong.
Is there a team Rob?
Oo, sign me up.
ooooh hell yes
heheheh
otherwise Team Edward FTW
If there is then I am definately on it 100%!
This has nothing to do with the thread…but…Mandi, I’m glad you’re still here (and mourning Josh and Alynda).
Half the fun of the books is arguing the Team Edward/Team Jacob issue….BTW—-I’m Team Edward and anyone who isn’t is just wrong..haha
why do you like team edwerd
team Jacob
Team Switzerland all the way. Love all the characters equally, even Rosalie, God bless her. But Edward and Bella belong together, I don’t care what the wolf girls say.
Do people still read this stuff? I tried reading the first book and after thirty pages or so I felt like my brain had been numbed with novacaine. The only decent *current* vampires in books or on television are the Stackhouse/Tru-Blood vampires.
Oh I love Charlaine Harris. I have read all the Sookie Stackhouse Novels & now I’m starting the short stories. Also, I can’t wait for her new Sookie Novel (May 2010), but I love the Twilight books. I don’t think ppl are still reading the books though. I finished them over a year ago. Now I’m just watching & waiting for the movies, to compare them to the book & my imagination (see if I pictured things the way the director (ECT…) does) I’m glad Sookie Novels r being notice by Meyer’s fans!!!!
Team Alice.
Yay! Me, too!
While I respect all opinions, I don’t understand by Book 3 why anyone would think Jacob had a chance. If you’re movie-only, I could you being on the fence. However, even with only the first book/movie setup, I don’t think poor Jacob had a prayer.
I agree. I think people make more of the supposed love triangle than there really was. Bella and Jacob were never a couple. The series has ended and we already know who Bella ended up with, so what’s the point of these teams?
I completely agree
I never saw the love triangle too and always thought that Jacob never stood a chance.
More into vamps myself, but Jacob and his tendency to be shirtless has it’s draw.