Forks Washington on the Olympic Peninsula

 

Well, we thought this video was pretty funny. It's a parody of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' hit song, Empire State of Mind, with all kinds of clever Twilight and Forks rhymes and references thrown in. There's even a cameo from Cousin Itt in there. . . . It's just for fun--check it out! (May not be appropriate for all viewers.)

Wow!  We're speechless after checking out these brand-new MSN Twilight videos (you may have to install MS Silverlight to view the videos).  For the most part, they were shot by the MSN crew while they were here in Forks for Stephenie Meyer Day on Bella's Birthday.

The video featured above, Twilight: Land of Legends, presents an interesting perspective of Forks and LaPush.  Where the heck did they get some of that creepy footage?  Like those girls standing in that dark alley?  Or that huge pile of tires at Gilmore's?  Seriously, these are truly impressive and very well-done--you have to see them all!  Thanks MSN!

We saw the Nightline crew on a Twilight tour bus a while back and their take on Forks just aired here on the ABC television network.  It's worth checking out--lots of clever puns and comments, generally summing up the situation as a "bloody success."  We hadn't previously heard of Dazzled by Twilight's Annette Bruno-Root referred to as "Queen of the Twihards" either.  Not sure if that's an official title or what . . .   Our favorite part was a reference to Forks as a "must-see" destination.  Even Rob Pattinson says he'd love to visit!  Thanks Nightline!

OK, it almost has a “Blair Witch” feel to it, but this cute-as-a-bug’s-ear video, called Twilight Tour in Forks, recently caught our attention. For one thing, it’s not filmed in some poser town down by Portland–this is real footage from Forks, WA, the “real” home of Twilight.

Thanks to KIRO TV’s (Seattle, WA) Karen O’Leary for this great video on the craziness happening in Forks, WA this weekend. Cool interviews with many local notables, including the Chamber’s own Marcia Bingham and Mike Gurling.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Kris Fairbanks’ family. Kris, a Forest Service officer, was killed in the line of duty Saturday, September 20, 2008. This nicely-done KING5 News (Seattle) video piece captures a local perspective on the tragedy.

Hey, Forks is in MTV News!! Thanks to MTV and Larry Carroll for covering last week’s Summer School in Forks: a Twilight Symposium. And who can resist visiting Forks, LaPush and the West End after seeing this impressive “The Home of Twilight” video?

TravelingMamas.com–the popular travel blog specializing in places to go for families with children–recently visited Forks, LaPush and the West End. This post from their blog green-lights our area as a great place for families to visit, especially those with “cranky, out-of-sorts teenager(s).” While we’ve got to say that the young ladies and gentlemen we’ve seen visiting with their families seem anything but “surly,” we’ve got a hunch MudslideMama knows from experience what happens during those loooong car rides when Dad starts discussing things like the anthropological history of the area . . . .