The Winchester Family Business

Hi, Sablegreen and Bethany,
of course I am aware that the guys need their paycheck. Actually, every actor I know (who are not so-called A-listers) say they want a tv-show, as the paycheck comes in regularly. With movies it’s more of a touch-and-go, depending how much your agent or manager can get for you.

Unfortunately, and Alice is absolutely right here, it’s all about how a network (or a studio) does. It all boils down to money. Well, all economy strives to make good money, but with show business the goods are human… This is something I’ve always disliked about this biz. It’s not enough to wear a well-cut suit jacket, no, it needs to have skulls on its back to show that it was expensive. You find many people of integrity there, but the business itself holds very little dignity.

To my mind, it’s already very clear that Jensen and Jared are not in this business to become famous. Else, they would need to be on all the parties and premieres going on (to get noticed and mentioned), and they attend only a few, as far as I have seen, and we rarely find them in gossip magazines and they are known for what they do as opposed to what they wear (or for misbehaving in a drunken state etc).
I think it’s safe to assume they just want to act and tell stories of intriguing characters. But, to be able to do that, they need to raise their profiles once in a while, sometimes make movies that might not turn out to be award worthy but will have agents/casting directors/studios become aware of them, which is the case if you do a movie Michael Bay produces.

You see, Bethany, Kevin Bacon starred in Friday13th (the original, I believe, but I’m not familiar with that franchise, not exactly a splatter fan here) and still became a very respected actor. Jared could well make that movie (again for the record: it’s only a rumour so far, we might well be talking about thin air here) and his career as an actor would still be without blemish.
He did well in that movie, and apparently had fun shooting it. And if it helps to get his name a tiny bit more well-known, why not (by the way: he is in the German Cosmopolitan’s Men’s Calendar which astonished me. Hardly anyone over here probably knows who he is (except Supernatural fans, of course).

I hope you don’t get me wrong. I would love to watch Supernatural indefinitely (!), and I will be a loyal fan for as long as it will be on air.
I just don’t want people to tire of it. And I hope that a long run will not affect the high quality of this fantastic show.
Schumacher will come back to Formula One again, after having retired as the world’s best and most respected driver. Hardly anyone believes he can achieve the same high standards… What I’m trying to say with so many words is basically: it’s probably best to leave at the peak instead of going on for whatever reasons and watch your achievements diminish with time.

Still, I’m praying for more seasons of our favourite show. Which would also mean, Alice, that you would be required to provide us with this site for as long as it takes. You couldn’t seriously expect us to put up with other sites… No pressure,




Jas