One of the possible reasons why the teen vampire thriller “Twilight” (both the book series and the movie) has been such a hit around Washington is that the book version takes place in Forks, and the movie was shot in Kalama.

According to a Seattle P-I story today, the “Twilight” sequel will supposedly be filmed in British Columbia because producers can get a better deal up there. Apparently, our state Legislature doesn’t want that to happen again.

The Senate today voted 44-2 to pass House Bill 2042, which is designed to make Washington more competitive in the motion picture biz. The proposal now goes to Gov. Gregoire.