Dude, the NY Times is talking about SPN.
They have the viewer demographic wrong (nice research there, Gray Lady), but at least they're writing about the show.
I like books. I just don't want to take on too much. Do they have an introduction to the modern blurb?
Buffy ,'Lessons'
Supernatural 2: Why is it our job to save everybody?
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Amy - Feb 25, 2011 11:24:04 am PST #18159 of 30002
Because books.
Theresa - Feb 25, 2011 11:37:15 am PST #18160 of 30002
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"
At least they aren't copying his "I heart Justin Bieber" T-shirt. That's a blessing.
Theresa - Feb 25, 2011 11:40:45 am PST #18161 of 30002
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"
They have the viewer demographic wrong
If you aren't 15?!! Someone needs to send them pictures from a con.
Amy - Feb 25, 2011 12:00:08 pm PST #18162 of 30002
Because books.
I'm also horrified at the number of typos, as well as a few tense shifts. Dude, you're the New York Times. Try a little harder, even if it's only a web piece.
§ ita § - Feb 25, 2011 12:00:53 pm PST #18163 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I love Misha, but he's no fashion icon, people
What's scaring me is that the hideous blue sweater is getting more and more appealing. Maybe I could make it look good...
I want to dress like Jensen. Or, more precisely, get that leather jacket he wears all the time. And then Steven Williams' shoes.
At least they aren't copying his "I heart Justin Bieber" T-shirt.
You didn't read the whole page, then.
I like that article! I think they get the demographic wrong, but I like how they described the show. They made it sound very interesting, and they dig the ambiguity and the brotherly bond.
I did not realise SPN was the second most discussed show on TWOP. They're mostly crazy anyway. Maybe it's best the article didn't really reflect the demographic...then again, I don't know anyone who watches it who doesn't know what fanfiction is. I mean the show pretty much educates you on it.
Amy - Feb 25, 2011 12:06:43 pm PST #18164 of 30002
Because books.
The piece feels a little bit like something somebody got assigned to fill space, but I'm not unbiased. As we know.
And saying "In a sense all they have is each other" is really disingenuous. Not in a sense, LITERALLY. They have each other and the Impala, and that's it.
I didn't realize SPN got that much traffic on TWoP, either. I bet that's where the assignment for the piece came from.
§ ita § - Feb 25, 2011 12:11:27 pm PST #18165 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Not in a sense, LITERALLY. They have each other and the Impala, and that's it.
They have Cas! And Bobby! Don't diss the side players.
It was written by someone who seemed only mildly bemused by fandom, and not bemused at all by the show.
I don't ask for much.
Amy - Feb 25, 2011 12:12:59 pm PST #18166 of 30002
Because books.
But Bobby could die! And Cas could disappear into heaven! But yes, they do count. Just ... not as much as each other and the Impala.
Ginger - Feb 25, 2011 12:17:10 pm PST #18167 of 30002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
The series, now in its sixth season on the CW network, remains an invisibly pervasive cultural phenomenon: enormously popular and yet unknown even to many of those of us who take pride in dabbling in the literature and television of young adults.
"Dabbing in the literature and television of young adults?" So she goes slumming occasionally? Also, how invisible can a show that's on a broadcast network be? What makes her think the commenters on TWoP are all 15?
§ ita § - Feb 25, 2011 12:19:54 pm PST #18168 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
how invisible can a show that's on a broadcast network be?
Really very. Barely anybody tunes into it. Everytime I see ratings for shows on the big three, even Fox, I'm astounded. And I get zero recognition when I mention it to people who aren't fans.
What makes her think the commenters on TWoP are all 15?
The author says fifteen or fanfiction-resonant. I know it's overstatement, but I figure it's sloppy shorthand for fandom adjacent. And I know one person outside of fandom that watches the show.
Why am I even defending them?