Why Edward?

[gremcint]

I don't read or watch twilight, but I gotta ask. Jacob is well built, has a tan, treats her like a human being and doesn't want to eat her.

I'm not asking why she's with Edward. I'm asking why people are on Team Edward basically?

[Ginger Tea]

I don't know about anyone else, but I would assume some of it might go down to the looks of the actor over the character they played, just as we have favourite Doctor and Bond/Bond girl.

[AdminAssistant]

While neither are my cup o' tea, Taylor Lautner is decidedly more attractive than Robert Pattinson in those movies. Mostly because the werewolf is apparently able to take showers. (Seriously, what is up with RPat's hair in those movies?)

[Andara Bledin]

Re: Robert Pattinson: I've heard multiple rumors about how he "smells bad" and "never showers" or "never changes his clothes." I don't know, and don't really care, why. I don't think he's remotely cute and his expression in most of the pictures I've seen of him make him look like he's full of himself and a douchebag. But I don't know the guy, so am just going on what's on the Internet.

This Playlist blog article from back in 2008 amuses the hell out of me, likely in no small part because it appears to support most of my assumptions about various things.

^-.-^

[anakhouri]

Husband and I rented the first one and what got me was that every single actor looked like they were on the verge of puking all the damn time. I don't know if they thought that made them look angsty ("Oh no, I might hurl on my crush!") or if something was going around the set.

The only one who didn't look sick to his stomach every minute was Jacob's actor, and he wasn't even in the first one very much.

[Lace Neil Singer]

Personally, I'm Team Tyler's Van. XD

Don't forget that Edward also is abusive, and a creepy stalker; any guy who admitted to have broken into my house to watch me sleep would be instantly dumped, personally speaking.

[Ladeeda]

I'll take your word on how Jacob treats the girl. Only exposure I have is what I've seen in promos or images during general web-browsing.

Though the build on the wolf kid definitely puts me on Team Jacob. (He's old enough to ogle, right?)

[firecat88]

I'm on Team Jasper. XD I find Jackson Rathbone to be considerably more attractive than Robert Pattinson. To me, Pattinson is one of those cases of a guy who started out hot (I mean, have you *seen* him as Cedric Diggory in the Goblet of Fire movie?), but got ugly as he got older.

Don't forget that Edward also is abusive, and a creepy stalker; any guy who admitted to have broken into my house to watch me sleep would be instantly dumped and slapped with a restraining order, personally speaking.

Fixed that for you.

[Ladeeda]

I'm on Team Jasper. XD I find Jackson Rathbone to be considerably more attractive than Robert Pattinson.

Who the Hades, and is he any relation to Basil?

[firecat88]

Who the Hades, and is he any relation to Basil?

Not sure about any possible relation to Basil. I don't *think* so, but I could be wrong.

[Andara Bledin]

To me, Pattinson is one of those cases of a guy who started out hot (I mean, have you *seen* him as Cedric Diggory in the Goblet of Fire movie?), but got ugly as he got older.

I suspect he may have bought into the hype about how hot he was supposed to be and several years of wearing that attitude have had a detrimental effect for those of us who notice expressions as much as facial structure.

Who the Hades, and is he any relation to Basil?

According to the IMDb mini-biography, no. It does say that he is a descendant of Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, which is likely where his middle name (his first being Monroe) comes from.

And, if I were to pick based purely on aesthetics, I would totally be way over in the Jacob camp. He is very much a hottie. And in his late-20's so legally safe to drool over.

^-.-^

[Mongo Skruddgemire]

I don't read or watch twilight, but I gotta ask. Jacob is well built, has a tan, treats her like a human being and doesn't want to eat her.

I'm not asking why she's with Edward. I'm asking why people are on Team Edward basically?

I'm on "Team guy that almost killed Bella with his truck" myself.

[Canarr]

I'm on "Team guy that almost killed Bella with his truck" myself.

Seriously?

I mean, he did a pretty half-assed job about it, so I'm not sure that's worth supporting...

[blas87]

Um, Jacob and the other werewolves "imprint" on others. So really, that's just about as creepy as Edward watching Bella sleep, if all the haters want something new to make fun of Twilight for.

I think Taylor Lautner looks like an alpeca myself. Nice body, ugly face.

[Gravekeeper]

Yeah, you have to remember that Jacob ends up "imprinting" on Bella's daughter. Like...the moment she's born. As in "Oh man that baby is so hot". But then Bella's daughter is the greatest being to ever walk the planet though and is supar intelligent, telepathic, immortal, ages at an advanced rate ( But only till she's beautiful and permanently 17 ) and can hold a conversation by the time she's a week old.

I'm not sure if that makes it more or less creepy.

As for Pattinson, I think he looks that way in the movie because he hates Edward. I'm sure I'd have a similiar expression if I had to play a character I loathed. He's also been harrassed by Twilight fans to the point of lunancy. So I can't blame him for being miserable looking. ;p