The explosive success of the first Twilight movie defied everyone’s expectations, including those of the studio that produced it. But its most intimate impact was on the film’s two young stars - Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart - whose romance (and scandal) shocked Twilight fans and haters across the world. 

Transcript: HERE

Credits:

Host, Writer: Alex Pappademas

Showrunner: Colin McNulty

Producers: Sabrina Fang, Lori Galarreta, Taylor Jones

Production Assistant: Stella Hartmann

Composer, Sound Designer, Mix Engineer: Alex MacInnis

Theme Song: Dan Leone

Fact Checker: Savannah Wright

Executive Producer for Western Sound: Ben Adair

Executive Producers for Higher Ground: Dan Fierman, Anna Holmes, Mukta Mohan, Janae Marable

Executive Producers for Spotify: Daniel Ek, Dawn Ostroff, Courtney Holt, Julie McNamara

Special Thanks: Joe Paulsen, Eric Spiegelman and Jenna Levin

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The explosive success of the first Twilight movie defied everyone’s expectations, including those of the studio that produced it. But its most intimate impact was on the film’s two young stars - Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart - whose romance (and scandal) shocked Twilight fans and haters across the world. 

Transcript: HERE

Credits:

Host, Writer: Alex Pappademas

Showrunner: Colin McNulty

Producers: Sabrina Fang, Lori Galarreta, Taylor Jones

Production Assistant: Stella Hartmann

Composer, Sound Designer, Mix Engineer: Alex MacInnis

Theme Song: Dan Leone

Fact Checker: Savannah Wright

Executive Producer for Western Sound: Ben Adair

Executive Producers for Higher Ground: Dan Fierman, Anna Holmes, Mukta Mohan, Janae Marable

Executive Producers for Spotify: Daniel Ek, Dawn Ostroff, Courtney Holt, Julie McNamara

Special Thanks: Joe Paulsen, Eric Spiegelman and Jenna Levin

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Inside the almost-making of the ill-advised Twilight movie you never saw! A wild story about a billion-dollar franchise almost undone by conventional movie-business wisdom…and men who underestimated the power of young women. 

Transcript: HERE

Credits:

Host, Writer: Alex Pappademas

Showrunner: Colin McNulty

Producers: Sabrina Fang, Lori Galarreta, Taylor Jones

Production Assistant: Stella Hartmann

Composer, Sound Designer, Mix Engineer: Alex MacInnis

Theme Song: Dan Leone

Fact Checker: Savannah Wright

Executive Producer for Western Sound: Ben Adair

Executive Producers for Higher Ground: Dan Fierman, Anna Holmes, Mukta Mohan, Janae Marable

Executive Producers for Spotify: Daniel Ek, Dawn Ostroff, Courtney Holt, Julie McNamara

Special Thanks: Joe Paulsen, Eric Spiegelman and Jenna Levin

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To make the case for Twilight we need to understand the case against it. This episode examines the roots of people’s hatred of Twilight (spoiler alert: it’s misogyny, but it’s not just misogyny), charts the evolution of modern teenage fan culture, and reveals the reasons why Stephenie Meyer’s series has resonated so deeply with generations of young women.

Transcript: HERE

Credits:

Host, Writer: Alex Pappademas

Showrunner: Colin McNulty

Producers: Sabrina Fang, Lori Galarreta, Taylor Jones

Production Assistant: Stella Hartmann

Composer, Sound Designer, Mix Engineer: Alex MacInnis

Theme Song: Dan Leone

Fact Checker: Savannah Wright

Executive Producer for Western Sound: Ben Adair

Executive Producers for Higher Ground: Dan Fierman, Anna Holmes, Mukta Mohan, Janae Marable

Executive Producers for Spotify: Daniel Ek, Dawn Ostroff, Courtney Holt, Julie McNamara

Special Thanks: Joe Paulsen, Eric Spiegelman and Jenna Levin

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Big Hit Show is out now. Season One: How Twilight became a multi-billion dollar phenomenon and upended all the conventional wisdom about the power of young women and what happens when fans take the narrative into their own hands. Take a bite. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.