Twilight fever
18/11/2009 11:23:00 a.m.
Ladies enjoying twilight fever at Johnsonville medical centre
A blood-related disease is spreading through Johnsonville Medical Centre.
At least five nurses and two receptionists there have Twilight fever. They’ve read Stephanie Meyer’s vampire series multiple times, watched the first film in the saga, Twilight, and all plan to see the latest instalment, New Moon, when it opens in Wellington this week.
Nurse Lisa Reid was the first to get into the series. Casual chats during work with other staffers caused a rapid spread, and before long all were reading the books. The obsession has got to a point where, when one of the receptionists discovered a copy of her book was bent, she bought a brand new one.
“Edward (played by Robyn Patterson) is your dream man,” says Reid. “He’s everything a woman wants. Very romantic. And he doesn’t eat people. It’s the hardest book to put down, I was reading until 4am.”
Twilight, the first in the vampire saga, grossed more than NZ$515 million worldwide at the box office (as of September 2009), and New Moon, which opens in New Zealand on November 19, looks to match that.
All of the women agree the forbidden love aspect is very appealing. And the fact that the characters are attractive is a bonus. Six of the computers in the medical centre have Twilight screensavers.
“I don’t know any guys who like it except one of my gay friends,” Reid says.
The staff enjoys the irony of a group of medical centre workers obsessing over books/movies with blood as a central feature. In America, a blood donor centre is offering reserved seating and a t-shirt to the opening night of Twilight in return for the blood of Twilight fans.
All of the Johnsonville Medical Centre Twilight fanatics initially planned to attend the midnight screening of New Moon on Thursday but realised it would be too disruptive if they all came to work drowsy the next day. Instead they will see it in a large group on Friday.
Except for Reid, who is determined to catch the 10pm screening of Twilight, followed by the premiere of New Moon with her sister Janelle at Queensgate. They will also wear their own custom-made Twilight badges featuring: “WWED (What Would Edward Do)” and “Jasper says relax” – Jasper is a character with the ability to manipulate the emotions of people around him.
New Moon is released in New Zealand cinemas on November 19.
At least five nurses and two receptionists there have Twilight fever. They’ve read Stephanie Meyer’s vampire series multiple times, watched the first film in the saga, Twilight, and all plan to see the latest instalment, New Moon, when it opens in Wellington this week.
Nurse Lisa Reid was the first to get into the series. Casual chats during work with other staffers caused a rapid spread, and before long all were reading the books. The obsession has got to a point where, when one of the receptionists discovered a copy of her book was bent, she bought a brand new one.
“Edward (played by Robyn Patterson) is your dream man,” says Reid. “He’s everything a woman wants. Very romantic. And he doesn’t eat people. It’s the hardest book to put down, I was reading until 4am.”
Twilight, the first in the vampire saga, grossed more than NZ$515 million worldwide at the box office (as of September 2009), and New Moon, which opens in New Zealand on November 19, looks to match that.
All of the women agree the forbidden love aspect is very appealing. And the fact that the characters are attractive is a bonus. Six of the computers in the medical centre have Twilight screensavers.
“I don’t know any guys who like it except one of my gay friends,” Reid says.
The staff enjoys the irony of a group of medical centre workers obsessing over books/movies with blood as a central feature. In America, a blood donor centre is offering reserved seating and a t-shirt to the opening night of Twilight in return for the blood of Twilight fans.
All of the Johnsonville Medical Centre Twilight fanatics initially planned to attend the midnight screening of New Moon on Thursday but realised it would be too disruptive if they all came to work drowsy the next day. Instead they will see it in a large group on Friday.
Except for Reid, who is determined to catch the 10pm screening of Twilight, followed by the premiere of New Moon with her sister Janelle at Queensgate. They will also wear their own custom-made Twilight badges featuring: “WWED (What Would Edward Do)” and “Jasper says relax” – Jasper is a character with the ability to manipulate the emotions of people around him.
New Moon is released in New Zealand cinemas on November 19.
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