Ehehheeeee. This is a really interesting take on the series. I've only read the first one - and I'm in my late 30's, so I'm not exactly the target audience - but I thought it was mindless entertainment. My mother actually is reading them now too. *laughs*

I started reading Anne Rice when I was 15 and she will always be the be all end all for me in Vampire fiction - not all the books, but mostly the first three. I watched Buffy rabidly until season four - ugh, talk about ruin a show - although I did watch it until it was over even though it had lost it's charm for me. However - it had it's moments and I still think Joss Whedon is one of the more inventive and interesting writers around.

I haven't read anything about Breaking Dawn but I'm sure I'll read it at some point. I don't have the vehement loathing for it that you do, but they're definitely not my favoritest of books. I haven't been an emo teen for quite some time now. :p

Thanks for the opinion - interesting.