Sort of OT, but an interesting comment from Russell T. Davies, producer of Torchwood. There be spoilers for Torchwood in the quotes below:

Reporter's Question: But it's a risky thing to kill off such a popular character.

DAVIES: Absolutely. There's a risk that some people won't come back to watch now that Ianto's gone. I thank them for watching the show and I recommend they go watch Supernatural, because those boys are beautiful.

Really? I admit to being quite shallow, but that's not entirely why I watch.

The rest of that quote could be quite offensive to some people.

I mean, I'm happy that a showrunner on another network has watched and appreciates--in whatever manner he does--SPN. But it feels like a backhanded slap, what with the flattery and then the implication that the pretty was the only reason to watch. Plus the potentially offensive thing--no wait. It isn't potentially offensive, it's concretely offensive to a certain segment of fans, who RTD dismisses by the comment.

Not especially well done, RTD.

What is the rest of the quote?

Eh, it's RTD. He's tact-impaired.

"(TW Spoilery stuff) I thank them for watching the show and I recommend they go watch Supernatural, because those boys are beautiful. And don't try to tell me they're brothers."

Which, while it isn't personally offensive, does seem rather tacky. Or as Plei says, tact-impaired.

He said "Don't try to tell me they're brothers"?! Wow.

Actually what the quote says is:

DAVIES: (spoilery stuff) I thank them for watching the show and I recommend they go watch Supernatural, because those boys are beautiful. And don’t tell me they’re brothers. [Laughs] Not in my mind.

Which (I think) has a little different tenor? Maybe still less-than-tactful, but.

(interview is here, don't read it if you care about being spoiled for recent Torchwood.)

It's absolutely a slap against the upset Torchwood fans. I'm not sure on the SPN side it's quite as pointed, though I can certainly see how it would be taken that way.

THANK you, Ailleann. I looked everywhere for the quote and couldn't find it. I should know my memory is not objectively accurate.

Eh, it's RTD. He's tact-impaired.

So. Very. Much.

TW was actually something that I was spoiled for by fan reactions to spoilers and cut tags on lj. I am bitter.

But that has nothing to do with RTD being totally tact-impaired. Kripke might bend to the fans' whims too much for my liking but RTD just doesn't realize he's pissing on fans.