My very first article on TGWTG, let me know what you think! Comments and even criticisms are welcome.

Just when you thought the Twilight series wouldn't get anymore terrifying, they have now invaded YOUR FOOD! *dun dun dunnnnnnn~*

Thats right, Twilight has invaded Burger King to promote the new movie Eclipse. Apparently they did it for New Moon as well, but I did not know this until the writing of this article (I haven't paid much attention to what fast food places have been promoting in recent years and I did not go to Burger King during that time). Instead of talking about the new film (which I have not seen, and refuse to see), I will be talking about my lovely trip to Burger King the other day.

After staying with my relatives for about a week, and getting hungry after a 4 hour drive, on my way home I decided to stop and grab something to eat. After some debate, I decided on Burger King. I pulled in and my jaw dropped upon seeing all the Twilight stuff. Its not like I like Twilight, oh no, I *despise* the Twilight series with a burning passion, and it is the thing I hate the most that keep popping up in the media right now (followed by Sarah Pallin and Naruto). Upon seeing Twilight, I almost left and headed next door to McDonalds, but decided not to after remembering its promotions for an equally bad film adaptation.

So I ordered a kids meal for myself. Now I didn't get the kids meal just because it has some lame Twilight toy I can poke fun it. Call me crazy, but I like getting kids meals. I don't always want a massive sized meal like a big double patty burger, a huge box of fries, and a soda so big it would be the same as drinking half of a 2 litter bottle. Sometimes a small thing of chicken nuggets or tiny burger, small fry and soda and just right. (My dad, who is 60, also gets kids meals for this same reason.) Then the other reason why I like kids meals is that, although I'm 20 years old, you could say I'm still a kid at heart. Much of the time I usually end up giving, the still wrapped toy, to my niece, some random kid I see, or toss it in a box of stuff I plan to donate to the Salvation Army. If I happen to like it, i'll keep it for myself, and set it on my desk at home as a decoration of something.

Alright, back to *shudder* Twilight at Burger King. So for the Kids Meal they have the bag and drink cup all decked out with Twilight, but thats it. My fry bag and box the chicken nuggets came in was just the normal BK box, if it did have Twilight on it I would have grabbed pictures as well. They also have some kind of instant win contest going on for the adults as well where you can win prizes. One of the prizes being a chance to be on the movie set and watch the movie being filmed. Awsome prize, but I'm not a Twilight fan, if it was for another movie I would be more interested. As for the toy, unfortunately I didn't get anything with Cullen or Bella on it. If I did, I was ready to pull out the hammer and smash the thing to bits for your entertainment. Instead I got some cheap plastic key chain with Jacob on it, which apparently growls when you push the big black button on the side.

Unlike Bella or Cullen, who I wish to see die a horrible death in the fiery pits of hell, I find Jacob tolerable. So I plan to toss this in the box of donations, as I know some lucky kid (or obsessed 50 year old Twilight fan) will be able to enjoy it more than I ever will. Who will get it, who knows, IT COULD BE YOU! There are other toys as well, 8 in all, and they have them all showcased on the side of the bag. If you can't see my crappy photos very well, heres a better shot I found which you can view here: http://twilightsblogfan.blogspot.com/2010/06/burger-king-kids-meal-eclipse-toys.html

How are we supposed to tell the difference between the toys for boys and girls? All these toys have the same look to them. Even the employees apparently can't tell the difference either, as they never asked me if the kids meal toy was for a boy or a girl. In other kids meals, we can clearly tell the difference. Like Barbie or My Little Pony for girls, then Hotwheels cars for boys. Not using McDonalds as an example, one time Burger King had Powerpuff Girls for girls, Dragonball Z for boys.

I still don't get why they decided to make kids meal toys for Twilight. Its a series aimed at girls from teens to adults, and the film is rated PG-13. Do they seriously think 5 year olds are interested in this series, especially when its clearly not for kids? I feel bad for the boys in particular. I can see it now, some little boy getting his kids meal only to find a shiny, girly-looking ring with Edward on it, a character that his 16 year old older sister obsesses over, and having a "WTF?" look on his face.

Unfortunately I wasn't quite able to finish my meal as lost my appetite. Cullen's ugly mug kept staring at my from my drinking cup the whole time. If having Twilight at Burger King isn't prof enough hat Meyer doesn't give a damm about her series and only cares about profit, I dunno what is. Sure, JK Rowling seemed to enjoy milking Potter, but thats a story I feel is dissevering of its hype, and its actually a great series, unlike Twilight. Plus, at least Rowling had enough dignity not to let her series have fast food toys. Screw Cullen, I'll take Edward Elric over that pussy emo vampire any day. Now that's an awsome Edward right there:

(Credit goes to SailorCardKnight (me) for making this awsome image.)

Perhaps I'll do more reviews of toys I keep coming across from various fast food places in the future. (You should see some of Wendy's lame attempts for "toys".)