I accept, I've always needed a "catch all" thread going here.  The one where you can make comments about the little jarring changes I keep making to the site, suggestions about what you'd like to see (yes a spoiler page is in the works once spoilers actually start happening) or you might have a question at large about Supernatural or any Supernatural related news you've heard recently.  Here is the place to post all those non-article related things.  No question is too burning!  I might not always know the answer, but I am a bit more informed that the average fangirl so try me.  We've got some time to kill during this hellatus, so fire away!  Just not literately.   
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# Randal 2010-06-04 10:01
Is Jared or Jensen on Twitter or Facebook?

C'mon, that's funny, laugh, dammit!
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# saltwatergal 2011-09-05 15:01
Jared is on twitter as @Jarpad
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# PaulaHoule 2012-07-21 17:21
'supernatural.com'/is there a sweepstakes to win 'supernatural'car 'baby?'so cool!'7/21/12.'PaulaHoule
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# Bevie 2010-06-04 12:12
Love the site Alice. I'm just happy I have been logged in now for quite a while without any problems. Thanks for that. :-)

On another site (can't remember which) someone said that Jensen said that season six would be his last season. Sounded definite but you never know. Have you heard anything like that? I like to hope that even though their contracts are up this season that they could be persuaded to continue. (Selfish of me, I guess). Just don't want to say goodbye to the Winchesters. :sad:
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# gentlesoul 2010-06-04 15:43
Hello Alice! Cool thread.

What's a zombie alligator? :P
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# Bevie 2010-06-05 12:40
Alice, thank you so much for that answer. It sure made me feel a lot better as I know you are very knowledgeable about these TV ins and outs.

I only read ONE post on ONE site so I knew to take with a grain of salt but when I see that I can't help worry a bit. Is it normal to be so emotional about a TV SHOW? I don't care. I am. One post does't even prove he said any such thing.

Thanks again. :-)
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# Ardeospina 2010-06-06 22:46
Hey, Alice. I have a suggestion of sorts, and I hope it doesn't create too much work for you or Jenniffer, but I was watching the new video you posted as the video of the week, and I thought it might be cool to be able to go back and see the other videos you have posted in there for previous weeks. Maybe there can be a page with the links or something so we can check out any ones we miss? I really liked last week's and wanted to watch it again, but I couldn't remember the name.

Thanks!
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# Ardeospina 2010-06-08 21:46
Oh, no way! I didn't realize you had that up once. Guess I must have come late to the party for that one. But yeah, if it takes too much bandwidth, definitely don't do the player thing. A document of links works for me, personally.
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# Y vonne 2010-06-09 19:56
Alice,
On the video idea. What if you simply post the links? Most of the vids are YouTube right? Or would you run into copyright issues?
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# Mardem 2010-06-11 15:05
Hey there, Alice!
I heard there will be a Supernatural Anime. Do you have any info on it?
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# Mardem 2010-06-12 14:28
Sounds great! Thanks, Alice.
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# Jenn4912 2010-06-16 12:57
Hi Alice,
As a new fan, I have decided to get crazy and attend the Vancouver Con in August. If you have attended any past cons, do you have any tips or advice that might help this first-timer? I will be attending by myself, so I know I will be lost. Thanks!
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# Suze 2010-06-16 13:49
Yippee! We love Death Note and Bleach ( I'm keeping quiet about Naruto in the hope that my hugely embarressing crush on the Toad Sage will go away if I ignore it for long enough :oops: ) A SPN anime sounds like the duck's nuts, keep us posted!

PS. Rather shamefully the whole Zombie 'gator thing was more about Winchesters in wet t-shirt oppotunities than new and interesting MOTWs ... Sorry, it's me hormones ...
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# elle2 2010-06-16 13:52
Suze,

There's always the Winchesters arrival in Hammer of the Gods, all soaked hair goodness, and vivid imaginations.... :lol:
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# Suze 2010-06-16 14:00
Aaargh ... Don't remind me, cold shower time! Where's me bromide ... ;-)
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# Ardeospina 2010-06-16 16:04
Wow, Alice, I just saw the Episode Guide section, and it looks great! Really nice work by you and Jenniffer, I'm assuming.
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# elle2 2010-06-16 16:38
Alice and Jenniffer,

Ardeospina's comment just above mine prompted me to take a look at the Episode Guide section and OH MY GOODNESS THAT IS AWESOME!

Thank you for the photos and the list of articles along with the particualr episode...wow. BTW, love the photo that you chose for The Song Remains the Same. I never noticed the brilliant blocking of that shot so that Anna is laid out on the hood of the firebird(?) so that the wings frame her perfectly. It's those little touches that make it all so special.

Great job and thank you for constantly making this a WOW site.
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# RisenShine 2010-06-19 12:54
Quite a few times a musical episode of Supernatural had been discussed during convention panels and my take on it is that although everyone would like to do it, nobody knows exactly how. Of course it would be ridiculous to have a demon or deity make them sing and dance like in Buffy, the musical.
I've thought about it really long and maybe a musical episode could work like this:

a) every now and then common people like to sing, so maybe we could hear Sam singing in the shower, Dean singing in his car or Bobby singing while cooking hamburgers.

b) Sam and Dean accidentally meet a shapeshifter who is so impressed by womanizer Dean that he changes his form into Dean Winchester to hit on girls - and apparently the shapeshifter likes to dance and do Karaoke. Of course it would be funny to start the episode with shapeshifter!Dean performing on stage.

c) this time it's not a movie set that's being haunted but a music hall by the ghost of a rock star. It's like a death echo and they have to perform the old songs to get the ghost out of his loop. Of course in this one we can have both Jared and Jensen playing guitar as well.

d) or going for all three options above and combine them


A problem of such an episode might be the song rights. Maybe they could find a rock band from the seventies who is still out there and would love to have a little boost through Supernatural. Maybe even some of Jensen Ackles' friends like Chris Kane would like to perform on the show - as the ghost of a rock star because Chris Kane definitely has the right hair-do.
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# RisenShine 2010-06-19 14:07
I might be mistaken, but I thought that Jensen said at Rising Con about Jared and himself "we could hold both a tune" - of course Jensen can sing really good (got everything he ever sang in public on my mp3-player).
Mmmh, maybe they should meet vampire Lenore again, she has a beautiful voice!
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# elle2 2010-06-22 17:45
Love the countdown clock this year!!!!

September 10th here we come!

Very happy to hear (although not official yet) that only 11 and a half weeks to go (and it's the short half of the half too)

I may not have time to write all my articles...oh, the pressure.

Still, hopefully we'll get absolute confirmation shortly but in the meantime...WEEEEEEEE!

:D
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# cassi 2010-06-23 00:25
Hi, Alice every time I come to the site, it looks better! Love the countdown clock but is there an offical date for the start of season 6 or did you get a tip? Just curious.

You are going to Comic-Con this year again aren't you? So jealous BTW, do you think Kripke and Sera will both attend the panel or do you think Kripke won't be there because he won't be the showrunner anymore?
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# cassi 2010-06-25 00:29
It would be so awesome if Supernatural would get the bigger Ballroom 20 but I doubt it's gonna happen too *sigh* I know there is no news about Supernatural's panel but I just wondered about your opinion. Do you believe Kripke could show up one more time and say Good bye to the fans or not and instead they focus on Sera being the boss now? I know Kripke is still involved but it's not gonna be the same. So I wonder what they will do this year? :mrgreen:
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# joelsteinlover 2010-06-26 22:54
http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/38228/a-peek-new-seasons-the-vampire-diaries-and-supernatural

Spoiler! Spoiler!

"As for "Supernatural", The Ausiello Files on EW.com provided the following tidbit on the fourth episode, which is being directed by Jensen Ackles: "[It] will be Bobby-centric and feature a character named Marcy Ward. Described as attractive in a down-to-earth/woman-next-door way, Marcy is a capable homemaker with a crush on her neighbor.""

Excitedexcitedexcited! I bet Jensen's going to be amazing! And some romance for Bobby, I bet he'll be oblivious.
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# Stephanie 2010-08-17 16:45
A speculative article about seasonn 6 was posted to Zap2It today, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0655585/news#ni3837430 and after reading it and reading the comments (some SERIOUS Sam-haters there), I had to come in and ask a question, just to see if maybe I was going insane.

A lot of the commenters were going on and on about what a dick Sam will be for being out of hell for a year and not telling Dean--just another example of how selfish and what a brat sam is... Now... I think I've read pretty much all the spoilers for the new season, and the only thing I recall the show-runners saying is that the show picks up a year later. I don't think it's ever been stated that Sam has been out of hell for that entire year... am I remembering incorrectly? I posted a short comment after the article saying what I thought was the case and also saying that everything is speculation at this point and that this attitude was getting people all riled up for nothing, since we won't know anything until the season premiere. Needless to say, I was ignored.

Can anyone here clear my memory up for me?? Thanks!!
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# elle2 2010-08-20 17:26
Hey, Alice,

Any idea why futon critic and my local cable all indicate that Hammer of the Gods and The Devil You Know will not repeat but rather the CW is going to wrap up Season 5 on Sept 3rd and then by all appearances have no SPN on Friday Sept 10th and Friday Sept 17th?

Sure, I know next Friday (a whole week from now :roll:: ) will prove whether or not it is Two Minutes to Midnight rather than Hammer of the Gods but I was just wondering whether you had any info on that.

Curious, as always.

:-)
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# elle2 2010-08-24 12:53
As usual, Alice, your thoughts are dead-on accurate. The CW just released an update of their schedule through September and sure enough, Hellcats and Nikita get two weeks' of extra exposure in SMV's and SPN's slots....darn. I do plan to give Nikita a shot, could care less about cheerleaders in college, but I'll give Nikita a couple trys.

CW dreams of the day it gets the ratings of Psych, Burn Notice, White Collar...dream on, but I wish it got them too. Perhaps if it aired it's shows during the summer and winter repeat doldrums as first runs eps they'd get a better shot.

Oh, well, can moan and groan but it doesn't make any dif and with the DVDs to be here soon, I'll be enjoying all the extra goodies on those Friday nights whilst I wait.

Thanks for the info!
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# Tigershire 2010-08-28 17:44
Hello Supernatural Fans. Just dropping by to say that the Vancouver Con is going great. I'm having a blast. Creation has made improvements to the flow of the event and it's all going very well (in my opinion anyhow). The schedule is rockin'.

I will have fullsome reports posted on my site but here are a few teasers. I am a fan of Jason Manns, so I was very happy to see that he would be in attendance for this Con. Plus, we got bonus musicians calling themselves Dos Los Diablos (I think). Turns out these two fellows were more familiar to us than we realized.

Richard Speight Jr, who is a blast, does a bit of a tour thought the audience during his panel. When he sees a guy in the audience he stops and says "Wow, there's a dude here?" and procceds to question him.

There was a suprise question asker at Clif Klosterman's panel.

And they moved the Keroke from the broom closet of a room from last year down into the main ballroom. Meant there was no alcohol, but with the stage...awesome.

Anyhow, more to come later. Now I must get back. Cheers
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# Ardeospina 2010-09-07 16:37
Hey, Alice and Jenniffer. I just wanted to say real quick that the new front page design with the little pictures by the articles looks really cool. I like it a lot, actually.
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# Yvonne 2010-12-24 11:49
WE NEED VOTES!!! I know everyone is busy, and it's the holiday's and all the extra work and time that means. But 6SUPERNATURAL9 dropped off a link in the Cbox to vote for the best show of 2010, and we're losing! To Community, which is a show I've never even heard of. :o The link is below.


http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b217752_whats_best_tv_show_of_2010_its_down.html

Voting ends Tues. the 28th.
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# Paintgirl770 2011-01-26 10:18
Alice, I love this site so much, do you think you can make an app for it, so I can check it more easily? Which I do every day anyway. Hah. :-)
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# alice 2011-02-02 20:34
That's on my list Paintgirl770, an app or plugin for smartphones. Now that the commenting system is a reality, that goes up to next item! Thanks for the suggestion.
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# Stephanie 2011-02-02 19:38
Hi Alice,

With all the hype over the show being moved and trying to get the fandom to watch tonight's (wednesday's) episodes to support SPN and give them stellar ratings, a question occurred to me. Forgive me if you'd answered this before....

If I'm not a Nielson member, how will my watching the show tonight help? How are ratings actually calculated? How does anybody know what I'm watching?

Thanks!
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# alice 2011-02-02 20:32
That's a good question. Sadly, the only way for you to be counted as watching is if you had a Nielsen box. So, watching for you (and me too) is more of a symbolic gesture. Trust me that counts! Fan loyalty has been one reason that this show has stayed on so long.

Everyone knows that there needs to be better ways to measure, especially DVR and online. Those can be measured a bit more accurately and there's word that will be rolled out sometime next year. Actually, The CW does know when you watch online and how many times. So that's something. In the meantime, enjoy the repeat!
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# Masja_13 2011-09-11 14:53
And I live in Sweden and can't watch it online from CW. It always says "Sorry, this content is not available in your location" aaagh! :sad: Sooo, I have to watch it online at sites that doesn't log what I'm watching...
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# rmoats8621 2011-02-23 00:13
Alice,
I'm a new member to your website and I wanted to express the pleasure I get from reading the articles that you and your staff post as well as links to other sites with other information. I have noticed that although there does seem to be some disagreement among some of the posters as to the current season, it does appear that it is very civil. I've noticed that on other sites this is not necessarily the case. I find this refreshing and entertaining. A real constructive debate! BTW - If I seem to have some run-on sentences, that's because I'm studying to be a lawyer and so I'm quite used to that format. We're a long winded lot. Sorry. Anyway, great job and I look forward to reading and posting in the future. Supernatural is one of the most entertaining shows that I've ever been interested in watching. It makes it fun! :lol:
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# alice 2011-03-02 13:31
Thank you for posting this kind message. Glad to have you join us! We all are long winded, so you're fine. You'll fit in nicely. :-)
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# Cindy 2011-03-02 10:53
Hi Alice,

I noticed that elle2 hasn't posted reviews of the last 2 episodes and her "Mystery Spot" link to her articles is no longer on the front page. Is she still a member of the WFB writing staff?
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# alice 2011-03-02 11:42
While my stance is once you're a writer for The Winchester Family Business you stay a writer forever, elle2 is currently not writing articles for us. She is having a hard time with this season plus life is really taking priority. I hope she is just taking a long break, but whether she returns is totally up to her at this point. She is always welcome back.

I for one am extremely grateful for all elle2 has done for this site. She was the first writer to come on board (other than myself) and that summer of 2009 we single handedly took this site to entire new levels. I'll never forget those times! We've grown so much since then. I do wish her the best and if anything, hope she finds her love of Supernatural again.
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# Jasminka 2011-03-02 13:16
I'd like to second that, Alice! I miss Elle2 around, and I do hope that she will find the passion and love she used to have again and start writing articles like the ones we loved to read.

Elle2, if you are lurking - sending you the most of good wishes!!!

Love, Jas
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# Cindy 2011-03-02 19:46
Thank you for answering my question, Alice. I also wish elle2 the best. Although I have to add that I not only loved to read elle2's original articles but even her more ones where she expressed her honest feelings about this season. I thought that it took a lot of courage to speak up like that about her disappointment, even if it made some people uncomfortable. The truth is that she hasn't been alone in feeling so disenfranchised with the show right now and I appreciated how she gave those of us (and there are quite a few, even in hardcore fandom) having doubts about the show's current direction a voice. And I really thought that the subsequent discussion following her posts brought up some very well thought out, interesting, insightful points from both sides of the argument.

So thank you for that, elle2. You will be missed. The best of luck to you!
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# Kayo 2011-03-07 22:14
Alice, I may have missed a mention of this somewhere on the WFB site, but Hulu is running a poll for the best TV show and Supernatural is currently neck-and-neck with Chuck again. Just an FYI for people, like me, who love the feeling of power whenever Supernatural wins something! :-)
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# alice 2011-03-07 23:16
You know, I haven't mentioned that here. I normally do, but it's been a crazy week. I have been linking to it on Twitter and I think someone did on our Facebook page, but it does need to be here too. If anything, I'll mention it on our Crossroads Ticker. Thanks for mentioning it here!
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# Kayo 2011-03-08 22:51
No problem. I don't know how you keep up with everything as well as you do! Chuck has pulled ahead; I hope we can catch up. At least we won the banner on SpoilerTV. :-)
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# Kellymom 2011-04-16 12:40
Hi, Alice-

I had a question that prompted me to think maybe you could do one of your awesome "This is how things work in the industry" articles. At this point we all know that Frontierland and My Heart Will Go On switched airdates. This has happaned in past seasons as well. Who makes those decisions? The newtork? And it seems like they switch them after they've been shot, so what happens with plot continuity problems or lines that may be out of place? I'm so curious about this!
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# alice 2011-07-17 19:14
Wow, I didn't answer this? My real bad.

The CW network makes the decision and only the network. Often times it's because the original schedule has changed and it makes sense to air one episode before another. Take for example Season 3, "Mystery Spot" and "Jus In Bello." "Jus In Bello" was filmed before "Mystery Spot" but because of the writers strike and the possibility that the season would be done after those episodes, they thought "Jus In Bello" would be a better one to finish the season since it was an action episode. I have to agree with that choice because "Jus In Bello" felt like a much better episode to follow "Mystery Spot."

I didn't agree with "My Bloody Valentine" and "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid." They switched those because The CW mucked with their schedule and came back from the break a week later than planned. Sadly, just because "My Bloody Valentine" aired on the week of Valentine's Day, the changed order really threw off the pacing of that part of the season.

I hope this answers the question, albeit belatedly.
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# quickreaver 2011-06-04 17:49
This may be a dumb question, but I just registered here on the site. Are there cool 'member features' floating about that I should know about? I'm still fiddling my way through it. Cool stuff; enjoying it greatly so far!

~Cris
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# alice 2011-07-17 19:05
So late in my answer! No, but that would be a great idea to have one on the "Contact Us" page. Thanks for the suggestion.
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# McMaggie 2011-07-16 09:15
Can you add this to your "news" section? What is Jarad talking about in his last twitter? (I go on-line to see these.) What happened that wasn't a warm welcome?

"Good news, just landed in Canada for season 7! Bad news-apparently they don't like me in their country... so much for a warm welcome back..."
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# alice 2011-07-17 19:04
Actually, I shared that in the article "Welcome Back: Supernatural Season 7 Shooting Starts Today!"

I haven't found out just yet exactly what that meant, but many have speculated that it has to do with a frisking he got at the Vancouver airport on another trip. If I get the real story (or get a chance to ask him at an upcoming Con) I'll share the story.
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# Stephanie 2011-08-07 21:49
Hi all! Just had to let you know what a great time I had at the Boston Con today! I couldn't afford to go for the whole weekend unfortunately (and apparently missed Chad doing some body surfing with the crowd!), but had a blast for today. Saw Jared, Misha, Brock Kelly and Richard Speight Jr. Had a photo op with Misha (wanted to with Jared but it was just too steep for my blood!) and he was very sweet.

But, I just have to say.. I think I fell a little in love with Richard Speight Jr during his session. What an incredible man! Not only did he profess his sincere thanks to all of us for making his convention experiences great, he also returned the favor. Instead of just staying and talking on the stage, he walked up and down the aisles so that those of us in the "cheap seats" wouldn't be gypped. He also made the convention for one woman who was clearly a little emotionally overwhelmed with her first con experience. He invited her up to the stage, took her camera and took video of us and himself with her, then gave her a big hug. It was awesome. He was just a lovely human being.

Unfortunately, I've heard a rumor that Creation won't be coming back to Boston, so I'm glad I got to go now if that's true. If you haven't gone, I really urge you to at least once, even if it's only for the day, like me. It's really fun and you meet all kinds of great people!
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# alice 2011-08-08 08:08
Thanks for sharing your experience Stephanie! I'm so thrilled your con experience turned out so great. They really are amazing, even to someone like me who's been to a ton.

I was there for Richard's first con in Chicago (then his second, and his third...) He was an instant hit from the second he stepped foot in front of everyone. He's an entertainer and cares about every single fan out there. Fans absolutely love him. He's got quite a career now going doing these cons. We can't imagine one without him now.

It's very likely Creation won't be back there. Boston was one of the new cities they were testing out this year. It sounds like the con didn't sell enough tickets or get enough demand. The same is true with San Francisco, they won't be going back next year. Nashville was a massive hit though so that's happening again. It's a shame that NJ seems to be the only East Coast destination.

Glad you had a great time! Hope you get to another one someday.
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# Masja_13 2011-09-11 15:10
Hi u all!

I'm watching the clock on the site... And it shows me that the seasons pilot will start in 11 days 22 hours and 54 minutes...? well at 9pm in the states... but here it will be 2/3 in the morning, Saturday? But it fits with the time on my computer? Does the countdown check my local time?

And I'll have to wait until someone is uploading it on my Internet site... So I'll have to wait until Sunday, maybe.. :cry: Patience, patience...

Masja
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# Andi Byassee 2012-01-24 10:14
I am going to NashCon and bringing my niece with me. This will be my first con, although I have been a fan from S1. My husband has family in Nashville so we will be there on Friday night, but we're staying in the hotel on Saturday so we can hit the cocktail party and not worry about driving back to the mother-in-laws place. Anyone from WinchesterFamilyBusiness going to be there? I'd love to meet some of you folks. Also, is anyone hosting an episode viewing on Friday night? (Not sure my mom-in-law gets the CW). Any other useful newbie info? Can't wait.
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# alice 2012-01-24 12:05
That's so good you're going! It's great to bring a family member. I went to NashCon last year. Took my whole family. It was a total disaster for me. I got sick on the way down, showed up to the first day for J & J in awful condition and then that evening ended up in Vanderbilt Hospital where I was there for four more days. My kids and hubby loved it though. It was my husband and son's first con. In the end though, they saw a lot more of Nashville than they wanted to see.

I was planning to go this year, but then they changed the date. Now I'm not so sure. It's a game time decision. I've also recently scored tickets to the LA Con in early March. The fact that it's on Super Bowl weekend makes it look doubtful. But we'll see, I could always show up last minute. No one else from the staff I know is going. Perhaps you can share your experiences with us? I know I'd love to hear about them.
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# Jericklee Kuester 2012-02-13 23:40
Hello fellow Supernatural fans! So I've been watching Supernatural from the start and you know what I really really like about the show? The "Carry on Wayward Son" montages at the end of the seasons. It makes me think, wouldn't it just be completely awesome to see the Sam and Dean actually listening to that song in an episode (perhaps even have them comment on the song?). It'd warm my heart to see that. What do you all think??
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# digyd 2012-03-07 13:31
Jericklee, I think I need to listen to that song myself. :-) I hear it, but then they get into whatever happened and I sorta tune it out. But I notice the "don't you cry no more" and I do wish they would at least listen to that.
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# digyd 2012-03-07 13:29
So I was reading some of the past articles and read the one about Supernatural and minorities. As often seems to happen, the thread had a long discussion about something other than the topic, in this case about Dean being bisexual. Someone posted a link to another site where someone else had written about "all this evidence," and I won't lie, it was compelling but it seemed sooooo subjective to me. When they went one direction, I could so easily argue the other way. I honestly don't care if he is since he's a fictional character and not my husband, but now I am curious - for all you fans who have gone to all these conventions - surely someone asked the question, right? What does Jensen or the writers think about this?
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# PaulaHoule 2012-05-27 15:31
supernatural.com-got sweepstakes to win car;'baby'?let me know {a.s.a.p.}PaulaHoule'5-27-12'.
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# Aggie 2012-07-18 10:15
Can I ask is there any advantage to registering rather than just adding a comment as a visitor?

Specifically, does it let you escape the security code, which always takes me (being thick) three attempts minimum?

Can you edit / preview your posts as a registered user?
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# Tim the Enchanter 2012-07-18 10:40
Yep, once you register you won't need to put in the security code and you can edit your comments once they've been posted. It doesn't let you preview (that I know of) but registering definitely has its advantages.
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# Aggie 2012-07-18 10:55
Ta v much, Tim the E! That code drives me mad, especially on my iPad. :-)
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# Tim the Enchanter 2012-07-18 11:34
You're welcome. There are probably more features but I've no clue what they are!
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# suzee51 2012-09-05 16:14
Does Jensen Ackles have a new tattoo on the inside of his right arm?

ackles-malibu-chili-cook-off-with-danneel-07/

Can anybody fill me in on details?
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# alice 2012-09-05 20:38
I can't fill you in on the details as to why Jensen and Danneel were wearing tattoos, but they are not real. I have two supporting facts. The first is a comment from sweetondean:

Quote:
It's just a fake one. D had one on her arm too. It's henna or a stencil. A bit of fun. Looks like they were having a nice day...I have 10 tatts...I can spot a fake a mile away. Also, he said he'd never get one....also, Clif confirmed it.


Second comes from some information I got once while interviewing Thomas Dekker of The Secret Circle. He has a big tattoo on his arm that he got prior to getting the role, and he said he had to have makeup cover it up during every shoot. Why? The CW has a strict no tattoo policy. Unless it's essential to the story (aka the anti-demon possession tats) an actor cannot show them on camera. Actors on current shows are highly discouraged from getting them, especially in visible areas. In other words, their ass is probably okay. :lol: Jensen would very likely never get a permanent one on his arm for this reason. I believe that Jared said a similar thing at a con once, but damn I have to dig through the archives to find that.

If I get details as to why they were wearing tattoos, I'll let you know!
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# suzee51 2012-09-05 21:46
Thanks, Alice. As usual, you are a wealth of information! I appreciate you taking the time to answer my question.
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# suzee51 2012-10-23 14:12
Alice: Is it possible to post a reminder box to the SPN fans to please nominate Supernatural for The People's Choice Award nominations? Below please find the site:

http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/nominations/vote.jsp

Even though we won Best Drama last year, we have to "write in" the word "Supernatural" in the Best Drama category. It is absolutely necessary to vote for one of the existing boxes in this category or your write-in vote will NOT be counted!

Fans should remember to vote in all of these categories:
* Best TV Drama
* Favorite Sci/Fi/Fantasy show
* Best actors in TV Drama (J2)
* Favorite TV fandom

Thanks for reminding people to start voting & vote OFTEN!
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# alice 2012-10-23 19:13
That's what the Fandom Page was supposed to be for. Anyone could post announcements like that and fan activities. The problem was, the page became a larger destination for spammers and I had to retool it. It hasn't lived up to its original intent. I'll put an announcement there, but I can also put a link up on the main page to an article telling people how to vote. Thanks for the reminder!
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# Stephanie 2012-10-30 10:24
Hi Alice,

Have you heard anything more about the fate of Supernatural Magazine? I ask because I noticed that they finally cashed the renewal check I sent them about a week before your article about it's discontinuation was posted and I'm wondering if I should be getting pissed off about that! I honestly had been expecting a refund. It's a pretty expensive magazine and I don't have that kind of extra cash, so if I should be bugging them for a refund, I'd like to know!

Thanks!
Stephanie
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# alice 2012-10-30 18:35
Last I heard, they were trying to negotiate with Warner Brothers how many more issues they could publish. The overall "attitude" was the magazine was ending but they didn't know when. I find it strange they cashed your renewal check. I would call their subscription line and ask about it. Maybe they'll issue a refund.
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# dinkwerks 2012-11-03 15:33
Alice,
While skimming over some of the comments on your review for Blood Brothers, I notice that one of the comments was about J2 asking for more time off (to spend with family and friends) and that's why the scenes are shot apart. Is this true? I mean I can see that, given the time they have to spend on set and doing all the conventions...it just wears me out thinking about it.
Thanks,

Elaine
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# alice 2012-11-12 21:43
Inside word is the J's are on board for as many seasons of Supernatural as is possible, but they would like a somewhat lighter schedule. Nothing too intense, but perhaps an extra day a week or something like that. It isn't just that Jared has a family now, but Jensen too would like some time off. Really, what they're asking isn't too hard. A few more extra scenes apart, adding a little more time for guest characters. Misha really helps with this.

You have to understand, it takes 12 hours of shooting to get just five good minutes of footage. So, if Jared or Jensen can get at least 12 less hours of shooting per episode (it takes 8 days to shoot an ep), that's a big help for them. A lot of people are making a big deal over it, but really it's just a tweak if you think about it.
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# ryder21 2012-11-07 04:46
Hi Alice,
I have a question about the Season 7 DVD that I hope you or another member can help me with. I live in Australia which is Region 4 for DVDs, and have previously been disappointed that some extras have been missing. Examples are: no season 4 gag reel, no Season 2 IMTOD commentary.
I have compared Region 1 info on line with Region 4 and they seem to be the same. Does anyone know for sure. I will scream if I buy it and am short changed.
Thanks,
Linda
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# alice 2012-11-12 21:44
Ooh, good question. I'll have to run that one by our resident Aussie. Hopefully I can get an answer.
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# alice 2012-11-12 22:56
From what I heard from our Aussie contingent (thanks sweetondean!), the Australian extras are the same as the US extras. Here's the list:

Special Features
Washboards & Tommy Guns: Scoring “Time After Time” featurette
Directing the Supernatural featurette
Audio Commentary on “Slash Fiction” with Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki
Audio Commentary on “Death’s Door” with actors Jim Beaver and Steven Williams
Audio Commentary on “Survival of the Fittest” with Executive Producers Sera Gamble and Bob Singer
“Jensen Sings” Outtake
Gag Reel
Deleted Scenes
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# ryder21 2012-11-15 02:28
Thanks Alice and sweetened an for this info, I really appreciate your help.
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# paintgirl770 2012-11-07 09:20
Just a random post - I just watched this week's Revolution featuring Colin Ford. He's had a huge growth spurt which makes him even more wee Sam! So perfect, just had to share. Love this site, keep up the good work.
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# alice 2012-11-12 21:47
I was pretty surprised! He' s blossoming into quite a handsome young man.
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# Leah 2012-11-12 16:27
Hi Alice-Just wanted to say I tried to post a few comments on the Speculation thread and it wouldn't accept. Also someone posted about chunks missing. Anyway just letting you know if you don't already!
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# alice 2012-11-12 21:49
Thanks. I have no evidence that chunks of posts are missing, but I do believe that there's server blips right now preventing full posts from going through. I'm looking into the issues, but the fact that our traffic has been way up might have something to do with it.
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# ryder21 2012-11-16 19:05
Peoples Choice Awards are up for voting again guys. Supernatural, Jensen and Jared are up for votes. Get your fingers busy. Address is: http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/

Linda :roll:
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# Fluffy2107 2012-12-03 08:10
Hey Alice,

me and some other people are trying to plan a "Remember Adam" Twitterstorm on Jan 6th

Now I know there are some people here, would love to help and participate. Problem is: the way the site is set up it´s nearly impossible to get a message out to someone.

Would you help?
With an announcement perhaps?
Or.. write me an Email and I can fill you in on the evil masterplan :D
:oops:
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# dinkwerks 2012-12-03 08:54
Ok, I will admit to being dumb here...."Remember Adam"...what is this about, please give hints.

Elaine
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# Fluffy2107 2012-12-03 09:01
Quoting dinkwerks:
Ok, I will admit to being dumb here...."Remember Adam"...what is this about, please give hints.

Elaine


Adam, Dean and Sam´s little brother is still in hell.
4 years now.
He dropped together with Sam, but except for some very brief mention in Season 6, when Dean tried to get Sam's soul back, he was never mentioned again.

Which... yeah... is so OOC it hurts.
It doesn´t matter, if he actually IS in hell. Dean and Sam think, he is in hell and don´t give a damn.
And that´s plain wrong ^^

And something needs to be done about it.
Just rescue him, before they close the gates.
Or at least, AT LEAST, get confirmation, that Michael kicked his soul out, before they dropped and he´s in heaven.
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# alice 2012-12-03 16:45
This is a great idea! Such fan projects are supposed to go on our WFB Fandom Page. That was the whole purpose of creating that page, as a place where fans can go to see what polls are happening, what fan projects are in the works, what charity drives are happening, what Twitter hashtags are to be used, that sort of thing. However, people have been very slow to adopt it and have been continuing to send scattered messages like this around.

I do need to restructure that page for sure, but for right now you can post your plea in the comments at the bottom of that page. These are visible comments. The project can be tweeted on our Twitter account too and put on our Facebook page. I'll work during the upcoming Hellatus on improving that page and giving more visibility to your plans, especially since the auctions will be done.
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# Fluffy2107 2012-12-03 16:52
Quoting alice:
This is a great idea! Such fan projects are supposed to go on our WFB Fandom Page. That was the whole purpose of creating that page, as a place where fans can go to see what polls are happening, what fan projects are in the works, what charity drives are happening, what Twitter hashtags are to be used, that sort of thing. However, people have been very slow to adopt it and have been continuing to send scattered messages like this around.

I do need to restructure that page for sure, but for right now you can post your plea in the comments at the bottom of that page. These are visible comments. The project can be tweeted on our Twitter account too and put on our Facebook page. I'll work during the upcoming Hellatus on improving that page and giving more visibility to your plans, especially since the auctions will be done.


Great!

So far people have begun to come together on tumblr.
I´m collecting everything here.
http://adaminhell.tumblr.com/

When Jan 2nd
What: #AdaminHell
Where: Twitter


And any help welcome.
Spread the word ;)
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# Darya 2012-12-04 06:55
Alice, I don't know if this is a terrible idea (because it might end up being Spam!Central!) but do you think we can have a chatbox somewhere? Just for the general silliness and all the fangirling without overcrowding the actual review threads. And for those fast, furious twitter-like discussions..
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# Fluffy2107 2012-12-04 07:03
Quoting Darya:
Alice, I don't know if this is a terrible idea (because it might end up being Spam!Central!) but do you think we can have a chatbox somewhere? Just for the general silliness and all the fangirling without overcrowding the actual review threads. And for those fast, furious twitter-like discussions..


I totally second this!
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# Darya 2012-12-04 07:34
Because we're two of the usual culprits, eh? :lol:
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# eilf 2012-12-04 10:03
Hi there, there is something called the cbox on the home page. That is what you are looking for. Just realize that everyone can see everything you say, that you can't delete anything, the name you pick can be anything so be sure you are talking to the person you think you are talking to and that if anyone posts 'here you are' and a link - don't click on it.

Enjoy!
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# Darya 2012-12-04 11:10
thanks eilf! didn't notice that!
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# alice 2012-12-04 11:13
Yep, eilf is right. We've had one for years. It's called the CBOX and anyone can converse there. We've had many visitors to the site gather there in the past, although it's not heavily used right now. The link is on the vertical menu at the top of this page under CBOX. So feel free to go in there and chat away.
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# Grace232 2012-12-21 17:13
I am technically inept about how to share this stuff (took me a year to figure out how to do this), but wanted to let you know the CW has holiday cards on their site - and the Supernatural one is of Dean/Jensen.
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# Harika 2012-12-27 09:03
Hi,
I am from India and a really huge Supernatural fan. I've got many friends who are also addicted to Supernatural like me. But, we fans in India are at a disadvantage when it comes to meeting our favorite show's cast and crew. Supernatural conventions aren't held here and I feel very bad that I can't meet Jared and Jensen. The nearest convention was in Australia but the travel expenses alone would empty our pockets. So, I was thinking if the SPN crew would have a convention in India. I've checked out some online petitions but other than that I don't know what to do. Is there a way we can contact the SPN crew and request them to have a convention in India? Any way to contact them? I didn't know where else to get this info so I'm posting my question here. Any information would be helpful. Thank you.
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# Leah 2013-01-01 16:07
Hi Alice or whomever might be monitoring-The whole comment list section is missing on the home page. Is that a site problem or something hinkey on my end??
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# alice 2013-01-01 17:33
Yeah, sorry about that. Still working on it. The comment section was showing comments from the spoiler thread. It's not supposed to do that. I did some corrective maintenance, saved the changes, and for some reason it crashed the whole server. Granted, anyone going "Boo!" could crash the server these days. That's another project though! Anyway, I ended up disabling it and it's up now, but I'm still doing a bit more tweaking.

Thanks for pointing it out though! A lot of times I don't know about these mishaps until someone says something.
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# Leah 2013-01-01 17:56
Thank you Alice.
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# Amanda123456 2013-01-01 17:37
do you know where you can purchase tickets for the supernatural convention in may 2013 at birmingham?
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# alice 2013-01-01 17:41
All the info about that con, including a link for ticket sales, can be found on Supernatural Wiki. They usually have all the con info worldwide.

http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/index.php?title=Asylum_10_2013

Good luck!
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# Amanda123456 2013-01-01 17:44
thanks alot but this ticket sale, where will the tickets be purchased from? is it from the uk or america?
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# alice 2013-01-01 17:50
UK I believe.
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# Amanda123456 2013-01-01 17:51
okay thanks.
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# love2boys 2013-01-14 13:03
Don't know if this is the right place to ask this. But - is it possible to load Jensen's video on YouTube where he sings "Angeles" onto my iPod? I want to watch it all the time and I don't know how. It is not for sale on iTunes as a music video.
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# Madhurima 2013-02-27 10:39
Yeah. I think Naomi has something to do with it. She is monitoring Castiel's actions from the beginning. And I guess the boys were too concerned with how Castiel escaped from Purgatory to worry about how he found them.
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# Tanyafrog 2013-02-13 18:52
Hey everybody. I've never asked a question or posted anything on here before but I have a question about something that's been bugging me. How is it That Castiel was able to find Sam and Dean after he returned from purgatory? I thought they were hidden from angels because of the branding on their ribs.
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# Teresa 2013-02-17 01:20
I was wondering the same thing! Plus, even if because of the "profound bond" or prayers Castiel can find Dean, what about ending up on the park bench next to Sam?
I was also wondering how that cursed penny civil war ghost possessed Dean when they have mojo bags? I really looked, but can't figure that one out.
My third puzzlement, how did Dean's favorite gun - the model 1911 .45 caliber series 80 (beautifully etched btw) - turn into feathers during LARP, but then be right back in his hand next episode?
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# Tanyafrog 2013-02-18 17:00
Glad to know I wasn't the only one wondering about it. Unfortunately, I sometimes let those little things that contravene the rules they've established bother me a little too much. My sister thinks that Naomi may have something to do with putting Castiel back with Sam and Dean. That she has some kind of mojo that can find them and sent him to them. It bothers me that Sam and Dean seem not to have noticed what we have. Especially since they've begun to suspect something is weird about his behaviour. They're usually pretty good at noticing things out of the ordinary.
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# KELLY 2013-03-20 16:25
This is REALLY belated, Teresa and Tanyafrog, I just saw the question. I think Dean was fixed when Castiel healed him in SS and Sam got a "healed" of everything when Cas pulled him from the cage. He wouldn't have needed to put them on again because the angels were no longer looking for them. I don't know if this is true but it seems likely, given that we've seen Cas find them multiple times since then in seasons 6, 7 and 8.
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# ryder21 2013-02-17 16:52
Teresa, I've got a theory for the LARP episode. When Charlie stabbed the book all of the fairys magic reversed: the sword turned into a prop, Sam stopped getting strangled by the metal suit. So it would follow that the feathers would turn back into guns. Yes?
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# Teresa 2013-02-17 20:51
That makes sense - thanks. I hate when little thought threads stay wiggling around in my brain because otherwise I enjoyed LARP.
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# Madhurima 2013-02-27 06:56
Well, first of all I am a big fan of SPN. Actually I want to write a term paper on the show for my English major(under the category 'literature and other arta'). Any suggestion anyone?
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# Ale 2013-02-27 10:03
Hi, Madhurima!

There are so many subjects in this show, and they are so entwined it’s difficult to make a choice. Free Will vs Destiny; Choices and Consequences; The Natural Order and Acceptance; Assuming responsibility for your actions vs. Feeling responsible for things that is out of your control; If there is a God, how much shall He intervene vs. Free Will; Redemption and Forgiveness; What is a hero; Co-dependent relationship: is it bad to love too much or when do you have too let it go and move on or how far would you go to save the one you love..

Good luck with you paper!
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# Madhurima 2013-02-27 10:49
Thank you! I have been thinking a lot about all these for quite some time now. Basically my paper should have some literary ideas knit in the concept.Thats where the problem comes in! Do you think I should do something about their interpretation of angels and demons? May be I would refer to the Bible also, but only as a literary text. Pop-culture version of Biblical ideas? What do you think?
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# Grace232 2013-02-28 01:48
Check out Jim Michaels' twitter. Someone painted graffiti all over the entrance to the bat cave!
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# CelticGirl 2013-03-07 16:58
Please please please someone tell me how to vote for the TV guide fan favorite. I follow the link and see no way to vote. Apologies for my ignorance.
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# eilf 2013-03-07 17:05
I think you have to 'like' TV guide.
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# LeahMae 2013-03-07 19:16
I also had to put a code, similar to the ones we use hear. I THINK thats how my vote got counted.
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# LeahMae 2013-03-07 19:18
use here.
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# love2boys 2013-03-08 17:01
Hi! I have a suggestion. Or a question, if it has already been done. I think the titles and artists of the music in each epi should go in the episode guides. Is it listed elsewhere?
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# alice 2013-03-08 17:06
Great suggestion! I can make that happen. Supernatural wiki has all that info, but I can put it on our episode guide.

We are an iTunes affiliate too, so I can probably put a link on those songs to purchase on iTunes, if they're available for sale there.

Of course, it's going to take me a little while, but consider it on the project list!
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# love2boys 2013-03-08 18:37
Thank you! You are so nice. I don't know SPN wiki but I'm going there now.

Speaking of iTunes - I really want to put Jensen singing Angeles on my iPod (video, have audio). I have no idea how to make a youtube get to an iPod. I will pay for a music video. I am not trying to cheat anyone. Just want it on my iPod really bad! Do you know where I could get this info? Thank you.
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# alice 2013-03-11 22:15
Do you have the link on youtube? If so, send it to me through "Contact Us." I might be able to get you an .mp4. Maybe!
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# love2boys 2013-03-14 21:06
You are amazing. I sent it through the email part of "CU." Thank you millions of times! :lol:
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# Lynx 2013-03-08 18:08
Hi Alice, I have a suggestion. If it's possible, it would be good to have a hide/show responses button on each comment. I sometimes find it hard to work out who's replying to whom and being able to hide or show the responses might make it easier.
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# alice 2013-03-11 22:13
Thanks for the suggestion Lynx! The developer of the program I use, JComments, is looking at ways to improve the tree structure with the comments. He has pointed out that the hide/show responses that other programs use take a big hit on the database in terms of performance and slows down the site. So I'll keep looking for ways to make that easier, but I'm hoping we'll be able to do something like that in the future.
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# love2boys 2013-03-14 21:56
I have a "General Question" about Purgatory. I am confused once again.

So monsters don't have souls, right? So their bodies go to Purgatory? But Benny put his ?soul? into Dean's arm to escape? Dean's body was in Purgatory. What exactly was in P of monsters? Castiel's vessel was there. But Benny's ?red light? was put into Dean's body.

Sorry about running on. My head has been aching from wondering about this. And wondering about why I don't know about it. :o Thanks!
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# alice 2013-03-15 07:51
I'm not sure it was ever established that monsters don't have souls. I know when a human goes to Hell, they have a soul but it gets burned away over hundreds of years. I'm not sure they've ever said what happens with monsters.

Benny used to be human once and was turned, so it's very possible he does have a soul. That's why he was able to travel with Dean. I'm not sure about monsters created by the mother.

I'm not sure that's giving you a great answer, but hopefully it helps!
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# Ale 2013-03-15 11:24
I believe it's canon that monsters have souls. S06 was all about taking the souls of monster from Purgatory for power.
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# racestaffer 2013-03-15 12:32
Well, on the one hand, I knew I should have bit my tongue instead of posting, below, since I was obviously ill-prepared. I still kinda think there's something to the idea of one or more SPN characters perhaps getting carved into multiple types of good-guys and bad-guys. But your post prompted me to go see what alpha vamp had said. Yes, even he talks of the souls in Purgatory {sigh}. However, he does *seem* to make a discrepancy with respect to types of souls. The VERY interesting thing to me, though, is that the name Kermit comes up - I'd totally forgotten.

With thanks to SuperWiki:

Alpha Vampire: You smell cold. You have no soul. What an oddity. Do you feel how empty you are? What is it like to have no soul? Answer my question.

Sam: You first. You're the one in the cage.

Alpha Vampire: The thing about souls -- If you've got one, of course -- is they're predictable. You die, you go up or down. Where do my kind go?

Dean: All right, enough with the sermon, freak.

Alpha Vampire: I'm trying to answer the question. Now, when we "freaks" die... where do we go? Not heaven, not hell. So?

Dean: Legoland?

Alpha Vampire: [Sighs] Little rusty on our Dante, boys?

Sam: Purgatory.

Dean: Purgatory? Purgatory's real?

Alpha Vampire: Oh, stupid cattle. [Chuckles] Of course! And it is filled with the soul of every hungry thing like me that ever walked this earth. Now, where is it? That is the mystery. And that is what your kindhearted granddaddy is trying to beat out of me.

Sam: Samuel brought you here... to find out where Purgatory is?

Alpha Vampire: I keep telling him -- how would I know such a thing? But he refuses to untie me.

Sam: You know exactly where it is. Why does Samuel care about any of this?

Alpha Vampire: He doesn't care. He does as he is told.

Dean: Well, if the old man's Kermit... whose hand's up his ass?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WOW - That's interesting!
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# racestaffer 2013-03-15 10:57
I believe the alpha vampire alluded to the idea that monsters didn't have souls and thus wondered where they go when they die. And the apparent answer, according to SPN, is Purgatory.

As a modern gal with a sciencey inclination and raised Catholic, I had come to believe humans were biological organisms that maybe, maybe, have a "supernatural" eternal soul. In galavanting around Wikipedia during this series, I've come to realize there are religions/philosophies that believe humans have more than one supernatural component. A good, quick place to start if you're interested is the Wikipedia entry for "Egyptian soul".

Another relevant issue is probably going to be Dean getting carved up in Hell and yet another may be creation stories in which new creatures (etc. ?) arise from dismembered gods. Dean got carved up then made whole. Carved. Whole. Then he got off the rack. Whole... or carved? Dean's ambivalence towards Benny may suggest Benny is Dean's "monster aspect" or the monster aspect of someone he loves (e.g., Bobby).

Although indirectly related, while thinking about this during my still snug in bed moments this morning, I had a "smack me upside the head - I'm a moron" realization. Dean told us about his hell experiences and their fallout... and Sam has played them out.

A. Dean would be carved up, repeatedly.
B. When Cas busted Sam's wall, he dreamscaped about having to "collect himself."

A. Dean would be made whole again.
B. In the dreamscape, Sam reintegrated the "selves" he killed.

A. Dean wished he couldn't feel anything.
B. RoboSam.

So - what about Dean torturing souls and enjoying it? Does what DarkSam did to Jake, Samhain and Lilith count or have we not seen this yet? And if not - will we?

Anyway, adding in to the "relevant issues" train is family/legacy being both a blessing and a curse. This will likely tie into the notion of the sins of the fathers being visited on the sons. John (and maybe Sam too) messed with the natural order to save Dean (IMToD and perhaps Faith). But what John did "messed with Dean" to the point of John damaging the very son he was trying to save (unless John was trying to save Sam - grin). Dean wound up going to Hell just like his dad. But Dean's choice to go to hell in order to save Sam (unless Dean was trying to save someone else - WEG) "messed with Sam". Even when obstacles were put in Sammy's path so he couldn't self-destruct in quite the same way, Sam was still damaged by Dean's choice.

Naomi mindwiping Cas, Prometheus not remembering Aretmis, and Sam not looking for Dean thus perhaps effectively seeming to try to forget him (in a way) might also be relevant to the bigger picture here. These examples may be alluding to the idea that some fragments of a human will retain their memories and others will not. For example - maybe one supernatural component, I'll call it the soul though I may be using vocabulary incorrectly, is the cold factual library of experience. Something else, I'll call it spirit, may be composed of the emotional content, the hungers and desires that color the experience (personaility). One can remember things without emotional context (like reading a history book) and one can be inclined to react to things without being able to point to specific memories that help you understand what's shaping your emotions.

Thus, when monsters are created, at least certain kinds like vampires and werewolves, they have died one death and lose their soul but they retain the desires and emotions that informed their human selves. The soul goes to Heaven or Hell or... Then, when the monster dies, the personality aspect goes to Purgatory.

Or... maybe something like that...???
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# love2boys 2013-03-15 20:36
I understand what you are saying, mostly. ;-)

I know when Dean went to hell his body was buried and his soul was carved up. But if his soul went to Purgatory with the souls of the monsters, where was his body? I guess it's the logistics right now.

BTW, you write beautifully and your post was illuminating. I had never thought those thoughts before!
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# racestaffer 2013-03-15 23:21
A thank-you seems in order although I'm sure my post was about as illuminating as the Will o'the wisp. As for your your question about Dean... looks like we'll have to sleep on that one.
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# love2boys 2013-03-16 15:37
I'm serious. Linking up everything like that is something I feel I must learn to do to keep up with everyone else on this site. You were great. Thanks!
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# love2boys 2013-03-20 15:55
Alice,
or whoever can help.
It's the logistics of this that makes it a problem for me.

I know when Dean went to hell his body was buried and his soul was carved up.

But if his soul went to Purgatory with the souls of the monsters, where was his body?

I know I posted this question before and I got wonderful philosophical and theological answers. But I need the logistics! Does anyone know? Thank you.
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# Ale 2013-03-20 16:07
I think Dean didn't die, therefore his soul was never separated from his body. Both were sucked to Purgatory intact.

Does it help you? :-)
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# love2boys 2013-03-20 18:56
Quoting Ale:
I think Dean didn't die, therefore his soul was never separated from his body. Both were sucked to Purgatory intact.

Does it help you? :-)


I think so.
In Purgatory, Dean's body, with his soul, was fighting and hacking on souls.
In hell, his soul was hacking on souls.

Yes, yes, it helps me! Does everyone but me know that?That's like genius!!!

So his human body being there is why Purgatory didn't want him and there was an exit for him.
OR, nefarious beings yet unknown made the exit and told Benny where it was.

Thank you, Ale, for straightening out my brain!
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# just Leah 2013-03-21 01:33
Hello Alice, I am having a little trouble posting. I was logged in and it kept telling me to put in my name. Then I got spontaneously unlogged!
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# alice 2013-03-21 09:52
That's a "quirk" we'll say of the commenting system. Instead of it telling you that your session timed out, it gives that message instead. It's confusing, I know. It's a problem I've always hoped to address, but haven't been able to yet. This site is going to have a massive upgrade and redesign come June, so I'm hoping some of these system quirks will finally get fixed. Hopefully it'll fix all these damned 500 errors too.

Whenever you get that message, copy whatever you have posted, close the browser, reopen, log back in and paste your work in the comments section again. You're good to go! Also, anytime you write a long post, copy your work before posting. I recommend that for any site (it's a habit I've gotten into) because web servers are persnickety. Ours especially has an awful temper these days!

Thanks for letting me know your problem.
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# just Leah 2013-03-21 10:05
Thanks Alice, I saw people mention that in the past and and didn't know what it meant. Still learning! :-)
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# Sandy 2013-04-03 21:37
This is for reviewer/ opinion writers for the winchester family business. What do you think of the continuity of season 8 so far? I mean as of today's episodes, or season 8 in general, there seems to be some confusion and inconstiency more so in season 8 than any other seasons. Do you think this is true? if so, is this intentionally or just poor writing.Theres only 3 episodes left. Season 8 doesn't seem to follow previous season established canon.. Just wanted your thoughts
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# Amruta Karve 2013-04-04 13:15
Hey Alice where can i get all d "supernatural quotes" dat u hv posted so far? All in 1 place. Cuz i ve missed so much of dem. Nd if der's not something like dat den i wanna suggest dat u add dat feature to d site....please. Pretty please. I love reading all those quotes.
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# alice 2013-04-04 14:49
I can put those in a section in Archive Archives. I really don't have that many, just ten. I've been horrible at updating them of late. If you have any suggestions of ones you want on there, I can add those. I'm looking for whole blocks of dialogue rather than a simple quote.

Anyway, select Article Archives in the vertical menu at the top left hand side of each page. At the bottom, you should see Quotes underneath News and Announcements. They are already in the monthly archives I think, but they vary across month.
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# Amruta Karve 2013-04-04 16:03
Wat do u mean u hv only 10? U post 1 everyday, dont u? M talkng abt d blocks of dialogue only. I want dose. D ones u post on home page.

Why didnt u write d review fr episode "freaks and geeks"?

Okay dis question is stupid bt i realy cudnt find d "logout" button. Wer is it? How m i supposed to logout?
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# alice 2013-04-04 17:14
I have this program that takes the same set of quotes and rotates them on the front page. They may look like they're daily, but it's really just the same ten. I do need to add more. Anyway, the quotes are in the archives now.

I didn't write a review for Freaks and Geeks because I was on vacation last week. Sort of a vacation anyway. I was at WonderCon doing TV coverage for TV For The Rest of Us. So yeah, there wasn't any time. I didn't have much to add that our reviewers hadn't already done.

Glad you found the logout button!
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# Amruta Karve 2013-04-04 16:08
K it seems dat m absolutely blind. Cuz i cudnt see d logout button dat was rght in front of my eyes. I found it now. Sorry fr stupid question.
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# LEAH 2013-04-04 22:52
Welcome back Alice.
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# thisoldbag58 2013-04-06 18:46
May I suggest a "let's speculate" on what we'd like the third trial to be? Purely for fun. I'd personally suggest the 3rd trial to be going to an orthodox church during a crowded service, removing clothes, applying holy oil and running naked up and down the isle for 2 minutes yelling "I'm dirty, please cleanse me". Maybe that's just me. I'll shut up now.
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# Beverly 2013-04-06 18:57
:lol: Thanks, thisoldbag58 for that image . . . and just saying you started this.

If you are right ;-) Sam is such an introvert that you know Dean would have to do it too just to give Sam the courage he needs . . . **closes eyes while the imagination is busy** Okay . . . I'm shutting up now too.
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# eilf 2013-04-06 19:01
You've put a bit of thought into the details there haven't you? :D :o

Why an orthodox church?
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# thisoldbag58 2013-04-06 20:34
Well, I figured a nice sedate church setting would cut down on the fondling and it would be less terrifying for poor Sam.
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# eilf 2013-04-06 20:42
I just ... I can't .... um .... girl what sort of churches do you frequent????
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# Leah-unlogged 2013-04-06 19:13
That's great! Gave me a good laugh and some lively mental images. Only 2 minutes?? :lol:
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# eilf 2013-04-06 20:17
Well you know these churches can be quite cold - bad enough to be doing the trials without catching a chill as well. Hey thisoldbag58 can he keep his scarf on?
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# thisoldbag58 2013-04-06 21:06
Well, in Church time 2 minutes might seem like 20 years.
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# Leah-unlogged 2013-04-06 21:19
Especially if it is cold, as eilf says. Scarves and gloves might be in order :-) Makes me smile. Can't have Sammy chilled.
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# love2boys 2013-04-20 18:39
Hey, everybody! I have just discovered Bardic's livejournal writings. Yes, years and years late - I'm slow. I tried to leave a comment as anonymous. It didn't accept it. I created an account and then tried to leave a comment. It didn't accept it. I then tried to leave it as anonymous again. No luck.

I know Bardic probably has zillions of comments exactly like mine. But I want to tell her my comment! I feel stifled! Where is a place to leave my comment for her? Please help me!
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# alice 2013-04-21 16:24
You tried to leave a comment here, or on livejournal? I can try and help you here with the issues, but as for livejournal I'm afraid I can't do much!

You can send Bardicvoice a comment here on her author page. I'm not sure if you're replying a specific article of hers or just want to leave a general comment, but this is a good way to send her a messag.e

http://www.thewinchesterfamilybusiness.com/who-are-we/16076-bardicvoice.html
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# love2boys 2013-04-22 11:46
Thank you. It was LJ until I gave up there and thought I could do it here. I didn't know about author pages. Duh. Thanks again!
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# LEAH 2013-04-24 14:07
Kaz, Kaz I am SO glad to see you back. I am sure you know by now that everything was a huge misunderstanding!! We have missed you.
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# suzee51 2013-04-25 22:24
I have a silly question regarding something that I have now seen in two episodes of SPN. The first time I noticed this was in Season One "Home".

When Dean wants to communicate the number three, he holds up his pinkie, his ring finger and his middle finger while holding his pointer finger pressed down against his thumb. It's identical to the hand gesture I would do to communicate "OK".

I find that quite unusual for an American born actor to do. If you ever saw the movie "Inglourious Basterds" then you will understand the significance of why this gesture usually is associated with Eastern European peoples.

Does anyone have any idea how Jensen Ackles came to embrace this way of signifying the number three?
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