Karen’s Toronto Con Report – Sunday, Jared and Jensen Panel
(Photo courtesy of @wolfling)
The MC announced, “Give a nice Toronto Welcome to Jared and Jensen!” The two came onstage.
JP รขโฌโ Hi Guys
JA รขโฌโ Alright! Good turnout.
JA รขโฌโ I guess people really do watch the show.
JP รขโฌโ I guess so. Thank you guys.
After sitting down Jared started rocking in his chair. รขโฌหI have bit of a rocking chair.รขโฌโข Since they figure people were standing in line to ask a question they decided to start. Jared looked at a young woman, รขโฌหYou look excited, we will start with you.รขโฌโข
Q รขโฌโ Hi
JP รขโฌโ Hi
Q รขโฌโ How are you?
JP รขโฌโ Good, how are you?
Q รขโฌโ I canรขโฌโขt feel my legs.
JP รขโฌโ Jared laughed, Iรขโฌโขm going to borrow that sometime. รขโฌหHey Jared howรขโฌโขs it going? I canรขโฌโขt feel my legsรขโฌย
Q รขโฌโ I was wondering what your biggest pet peeves are.
JP รขโฌโ When I canรขโฌโขt feel my legs. He then told Jensen to go first.
JA รขโฌโ What are my biggest pet peeves. Waiting on Jared.
JP รขโฌโ Is Jensen telling him to hurry up. Jared then told the story of their flight coming to Toronto. The man sitting behind them was making loud honking sounds. Jared thought he was snoring but he wasnรขโฌโขt. He figured the man must have been sick. Being in a plane it was hard to deal with it because you canรขโฌโขt do anything and you canรขโฌโขt say Iรขโฌโขm going to hit you. You could end up dealing with airline security.
JA รขโฌโ On the topic of being in an airplane His pet peeve is those that refuse to turn off their cell phone during take off. There was a man that was texting and every time the flight attendant walked by he would hide his phone and then start texting again. Jensen said he would just stare at the guy but he wouldnรขโฌโขt look at him. Finally Jensen turning to Jared to demonstrate says
รขโฌหHey turn it off.รขโฌโข
JP รขโฌโ Replies รขโฌลAnd I was like, but Jensen itรขโฌโขs scrabble.รขโฌย
Jensen laughed as well as the audience.
JA รขโฌโ The guy was like yeah, yeah I know and he still kept going. So Jensen said รขโฌหIรขโฌโขm not kidding manรขโฌโข the guy then turned it off. Jensen said he was ready to beat his ass.
Q รขโฌโ What did Dean do with Castielรขโฌโขs coat?
Jared immediately starts pretending to sniff it, rub it against his face and chest. Then continues to do that same with his toque.
Because of the laughter I wasnรขโฌโขt sure who Jensen said, but I think it was Death had it and has been using it as a pillow. Then he added or as kindling. The audience gave a bit Awwww! Jensen then said he was only kidding.
JP รขโฌโ What did Misha do to you guys? He joked that every time he makes fun of Misha the gets and uncomfortable reaction.
JA รขโฌโ He just said that they havenรขโฌโขt touched that yet.
Q รขโฌโ If you were to take over the writing of the shows last season. Not that I think that anyone would want that to happen. No offense.
JP รขโฌโ Whoa! Not that any one cares.
JA รขโฌโ Did this just turn into a Supernatural Roast.
Q รขโฌโ How would you end Supernatural, with an epic death or a happily ever after?
JA รขโฌโ Happily every after, really? Is that how youรขโฌโขd want this show to end?
JA รขโฌโ Big epic death for both.
JP รขโฌโ Agreed, got to go out with a bang.
Q รขโฌโ For Jensen on the episode he directed, how much was he involved in pre-production
Jensen didnรขโฌโขt understand her, so Jared repeated it for him. Jared then added รขโฌหNow Iรขโฌโขm translating for you.รขโฌโข
JA รขโฌโ They did the pre-production quite heavily spent about 10 days prepping for the episode, location, floor plans, casting, wardrobeรขโฌยฆ..
Jared pretends to fall asleep and falls to the floor.
JA รขโฌโ Continues with making sure Jared gets his coffee and that itรขโฌโขs the right temperature.
Q รขโฌโ Asked about Jeffrey Dean Morgan. They havenรขโฌโขt had John resurface or had the brothers summon him. Wondered if the show had any plans having Jeffrey come back.
JA รขโฌโ Basically Jeffrey is very busy. Heรขโฌโขs a movie star now and is currently working on a movie in Florida. He said he still keeps in touch with Jeffrey and that he would love to come back. Itรขโฌโขs just timing. Jensen holds out hope that it could still happen. Maybe get him in the season finale and he would be the one to say รขโฌหOk boys its time to go home.รขโฌโข (Personally I thought that would be a really touching ending).
Q รขโฌโ In the episode where Sam and Dean go back into the western time, Sam didnรขโฌโขt look happy about it. Is there a time that Sam would prefer?
JP รขโฌโ I guess Sam is more happy in the present.
JA รขโฌโ Sam would be more like the renaissance, with the frills and white wig.
JP รขโฌโ Liked that Sam got to meet Samuel Colt.
Q รขโฌโ The person was dressed as the scarecrow.
JA รขโฌโ Didnรขโฌโขt we kill you?
Q รขโฌโ Asked if and when they would use the Grenade Launcher that is in the Impalaรขโฌโขs trunk. Sheรขโฌโขs been waiting the last six years.
JA รขโฌโ Has been asking the same question every day. Mimics his asking รขโฌหCan I use the Grenade launcher I want to blow something up.รขโฌโข
JP รขโฌโ Figures they donรขโฌโขt really trust it being in their hands.
Jared then jokes with an evil laugh รขโฌหClif Run!รขโฌโข
JA รขโฌโ Also wants to use the Grappling hook.
The next question was set up like a ventriloquist act. One girl dressed as Castiel stood at the mic and read out the question while the girl dressed in the Moose head worked the mouth, making it look like the Moose was doing the talking. The room was in hysterics.
JA รขโฌโ First reaction was รขโฌหWhat?รขโฌยฆ is happening over there?รขโฌย
JP รขโฌโ รขโฌลCome again?รขโฌย The girl starts asking the question again. Jared jokes, รขโฌลCome again?รขโฌย
And the girl asked the question again.
JA รขโฌโ I wish I had a grenade launcher now.
I have to give credit to the Castiel girl. Because of the laughter and interruptions by Jensen and Jared the, the girl would repeat the question with out any hesitation.
JP รขโฌโ Asked the Moose if she could yawn. When she did Jared burst out laughing.
Q รขโฌโ In รขโฌลThe French Mistakeรขโฌย where did Jared and Jensen go and why werenรขโฌโขt they talking to each other?
JP รขโฌโ Thatรขโฌโขs the notorious thing for TV shows for the lead cast to not like each other. Classically you are with these people so much that you end up not liking each other.
JA รขโฌโ There was a show that a lot of our crew worked on where the two leads didnรขโฌโขt talk to each other at all. They had made it the opposite of what happens on our show. They were just poking fun, like we do on every other show out there.
Q รขโฌโ Do you like being famous?
JP - รขโฌลIรขโฌโขll take this one Jensen.รขโฌย
Jared doesnรขโฌโขt really like to stand out in a crowd, but he likes meeting people who share common interest. Bring awareness to charities like St.Judeรขโฌโขs and Doctorรขโฌโขs Without Borders.
(Photo courtesy of xsarahdalyx)
Q รขโฌโ The girl asking the question got a little overwhelmed and couldnรขโฌโขt asked the question at first. When you have those really serious moments, how do you get yourselves out of that emotional and powerful moment?
JA รขโฌโ Commented that it not easy. He said some actors can cry easily, can cry on demand and tear up. With them they have to go to a place in their minds in order to do so.
JP รขโฌโ They never plan on crying. Some actors can look at a scene and think it would be cool to cry. But he doesnรขโฌโขt plan on crying heรขโฌโขs just going through the emotions that Sam is having.
JA รขโฌโ They just get so involved with the scene and sometimes it just happens. The body reacts, canรขโฌโขt tell the difference. Sometimes he has had to go for a walk to get control.
JP รขโฌโ Itรขโฌโขs like an echo, it takes a few minutes to go away.
In the pilot Sam was suppose to cry when Jessica starts on fire, on the ceiling, but couldnรขโฌโขt, he would of cried afterwards but not at the moment of seeing Jess like that. Meanwhile in รขโฌลCroatoanรขโฌย he ended up getting more emotional then what the producers wanted him to.
Q รขโฌโ Whom do you keep in touch with from รขโฌลDays Of Our Lives?รขโฌย
JA รขโฌโ Julianne and her husband and Alison Sweeney.
Q- Would you ever come back shirtless?
JA รขโฌโ Is that my option ? You can come back but you canรขโฌโขt wear clothes.
Q- Itรขโฌโขs either shirtless or a tank top.
JP รขโฌโ Where was I?
JA รขโฌโ Being shirtless or tank top on Gilmore Girls.
Q รขโฌโ Where would Sam and Dean go for vacations?
JP รขโฌโ Toronto.
JA รขโฌโ Cancun. He liked the idea of the pool being full of foam and going berserk.
Q รขโฌโ What would they like to see written about in fanfiction?
Jensen was confused by question. Jared said Shadowman.
Q รขโฌโ What are you afraid of?
JP รขโฌโ Bears.
JA รขโฌโ Iรขโฌโขm afraid of that dog and points to an audience member that has a small dog with her. Couldnรขโฌโขt see if it was an actual Yorkie. รขโฌลLittle yippy dogs.รขโฌย Heรขโฌโขd rather have a Bull Mastiff charging him than the little dog. He answers Snakes, spiders are ok though.
JP รขโฌโ Kittens.
Q- Ever get a script where you wonder, รขโฌลHow will we ever be able to do this?รขโฌย
JA รขโฌโ Have you seen the show?
JP รขโฌโ Mention the scene where they are playing off themselves. Like Dean vs Dean and Sam vs Soulless Sam. They canรขโฌโขt really react. Or with the bees.
JA – They were told the bees are fine as long as you donรขโฌโขt get them angry. If they just guided them away instead of swatting them. Jared demonstrates how funny that would of looked on camera them just guiding them away instead of swatting them.
JA รขโฌโ Has to laugh at people who run away from just one bee.
Q รขโฌโ What was it like to film French Mistake?
JA รขโฌโ They never broke away from playing Sam and Dean, so it was much like any other episode.
JP รขโฌโ He was more nervous doing the bad acting scene.
Apparently Misha had to walk away from laughing so hard.
Q รขโฌโ Wondered if the Antichrist Jesse will come back, as he would be able to beat the Leviathans.
Both really liked the boy that played Jesse and would like to work with him again but itรขโฌโขs a big story line, probably wonรขโฌโขt happen.
At this time some back-ground music started playing. No one knew where it was coming from. They thought maybe one of the audience people might be leaning on the volume control. Eventually someone found the source and it stopped.
Q รขโฌโ Commented on Sam and Dean being the best duo in entertainment
JP รขโฌโ Joked even better than Bert and Ernie or Thelma and Louise.
Q รขโฌโ Have amazing chemistry. Ask if their chemistry was from the start.
JP รขโฌโ It was from the start.
At this time, on one of the Jumbo-tron screens someone from behind the screen was doing shadow puppets. The audience would crack up laughing each time. Finally both Jared and Jensen looked at the screen. Jensen then got up and left the stage. He then came back with two cardboard poster rolls/tubes.
JA – I will beat some body.
At that time Clif came out from the side with a metal pole. Obviously no one was going to mess with his boys.
Jared then put his mic in the top of the tube. Jensen followed suit.
Q รขโฌโ Do you share Deanรขโฌโขs food choices?
JA รขโฌโ Likes pie, cheeseburgers but doesnรขโฌโขt eat it as much as Dean does. Jared eats more like Dean in real life.
Q รขโฌโ We have seen what Sam and Deanรขโฌโขs was what would your personal heaven be?
JA รขโฌโ รขโฌลRight hereรขโฌย and points out to the audience. The audience of course cheered.
Q รขโฌโ What scene was the hardest one to shoot and one most proud of?
JP รขโฌโ Playing Lucifer in รขโฌหThe Endรขโฌโข
JA รขโฌโ Had a hard time choosing. After shooting for so long, the scenes become memories.
Q รขโฌโ What did you think happened with Sam in Hell?
JP รขโฌโ Sam would rather not talk about it. He was tortured and tormented a lot. Itรขโฌโขs time for Sam to stop feeling so guilty.
Jensen starts looking through his tube and of course Jared did the same. Then Jensen started blowing through it, talking through his tube.
Jared then starts blowing through his like it was a horn. Jensen then hits Jared tube, causing it to smack Jared in the mouth. Jensen then says this is why we donรขโฌโขt have nice things.
Q รขโฌโ Wished both Jared and Jensen a Happy Canadian Thanksgiving. Both reciprocated.
What is the best memories you have of each other working together?
Jared gets up and hugs Jensen, then sits down. Jensen says รขโฌหThat moment right there.รขโฌโข
JP รขโฌโ Last episode in season one. They didnรขโฌโขt know if they were going to be renewed.
Went out and got Beer and Champagne and everyone drank around the Impala. Last days is a lot of fun to remember.
JA รขโฌโ Agreed. Even greater moments behind the scenes. Like when Kim Manners had poured water on them during filming of รขโฌลNo Exit.รขโฌย Or when the crew had taken their mini bikes and suspended them from the rafters with spot lights on them.
Q รขโฌโ Is the Impalaรขโฌโขs interior Leather or Vinyl?
JA รขโฌโ Vinyl.
Q – How did they feel about participating in Friday the 13th and My Bloody Valentine?
JA รขโฌโ Mentioned that they added at the end he wasnรขโฌโขt suppose to live. Advised youรขโฌโขre lucky to get an original script. There are a lot of remakes being done right now.
Q รขโฌโ Are they similar in personalities with their characters?
JP – Similar backgrounds with having brothers and being close to their families. Other than that we look alike.
JA รขโฌโ รขโฌลDeanรขโฌโขs much more of a jerk than I am. He is, lets face it. Unless you think I am and then weรขโฌโขre going to have words.รขโฌย
JP รขโฌโ รขโฌลBut heรขโฌโขs so sexy doing it.รขโฌย He doesnรขโฌโขt know how long he could live in motels and in the car. รขโฌลThey are tougher than we are
Jensen then came back on stage and announced that one of their crew memberรขโฌโขs child has been diagnosed with Hunters Syndrome. This disease is very rare, only 2000 cases reported in the world. Since itรขโฌโขs so rare there is no Government funding in research for it. So in order to help the family Jensen wanted to auction off a large Mason Jar of salt that had been used in episode 7.07. The arts Department on the show made a unique label and Jared, Jensen and Jim Beaver had all signed it.
After a bit of a bidding war the Jar was sold for $3500. Apparently there is another Jar to be auctioned at the Chicago Convention.
Well I have to say these two were such a joy to watch and listen too. They really know how to have fun. If doing these conventions are starting to wear them down or getting monotonous for them, they certainly donรขโฌโขt show it.
Next was AUTOGRAPHS with Jensen and Jared!
Much like they did for Misha/Damon and Richard/Traci signing. One side was for Jensen and the other side for Jared. Starting with Row A, they would line up for Jensen first then go to Jaredรขโฌโขs side.
While waiting for my row to be called, I met up with MyMadWorld. MMW had won the Name Samรขโฌโขs Shirt contest back in รขโฌโข09. She had won with the inspiring name The Paisley Peril. We talked about the show and how we got started watching it. We discussed how most shows donรขโฌโขt have the same impact as Supernatural. How over time we have lost interest in other shows. We discussed our families and the WFB website. And before I knew it, my row was now called for Jensenรขโฌโขs autograph.
Thank you MyMadWorld for helping the time go by. It was a real pleasure to meet you and I enjoyed our talk.
While waiting in line and getting closer to seeing Jensen face to face for the first time, reality was starting to set in. I started to get really excited and panicky. Would I faint, turn into a puddle of mush on the floor or blurt out a question like I did with Richard? Well my turn finally came. I smiled and said รขโฌลHi,รขโฌย as I handed him the picture of himself. He smiled said รขโฌลHiรขโฌย back and signed the picture. I said, รขโฌลThank you very muchรขโฌย and he said, รขโฌลYouรขโฌโขre welcome.รขโฌย And I left and went in the line for Jared.
When my turn came with Jared it was pretty much the same. I smiled and said รขโฌลHiรขโฌย as I gave him the picture to sign. He smiled and said รขโฌลHiรขโฌย as he signed the picture. I said, รขโฌลThank you so very much.รขโฌย And he replied, รขโฌลThank you so very much.รขโฌย I laughed and then left. I spent all of a minute between the two, but it was the most exhilarating, wonderful minute of my life. I will never forget it.
Thank you so much for the great report. It sounds like you had a wonderful time. ๐
Hey you do realize that it was Clif that was doing the hand puppets on the screen and that he brought out the metal rod to pretend to fight with the guys. I saw him run out from behind the screen when Jensen went backstage to see who was doing the shadow puppets.
Thanks for typing up all the q and a that was really good of you.
going out with a bang- cool beans. Like “The Way of the Gun”. No happy endings here, both brothers die saving the world…. and maybe a Constantine like ending where they go to heaven giving Lucifer the finger on their trip up ๐
Thank you so much for your report on the moment by moment action. I’ve seen come vids and read some other features but yours brought more of it to life for me and filled in some blanks. You gave me a real feel for how my first time might be. Thanks again and I hope you get to go again.
OMG. Thank you VERY VERY VERY much for doing it! You’re one of my heroes, not kidding!
I’m spanish, and it’s very nice understanding almost everything they talk about!
Thank SOO much again!!!! ๐
Thank you so much for reporting on this. I live in Montreal, but I was visiting my sister in Massachusetts that weekend. So close and yet so far. You brought it all home. Maybe they’ll make Montreal one of these years? Nah, probably not. I don’t know how much of a cult following they have here.
Karen, I am so happy for you that you had such an amazing experience there!
Love, Jas
Karen, that was absolutely delightful!
Thank you so very much as it made me feel as if I had been there.
What lovely guys they both are!
I’m still putting my report together it was first too awesome experience I was in Row C S22 great unobstructed view of Jensen. I also won the private meet & greet w/Jensen I will treasure that 4ever. Already signed up for next year
Awww Karen – I was so excited to be mentioned in your report!! It was also wonderful meeting you! We obviously had a lot more in common than just our Supernatural fixation! It made the time fly by and we had a great chat – you’re a lovely lady!
Excellent report, by the way. I’d actually forgotten so much – you really captured it perfectly and reminded me of all the great moments. Thanks for the memories! Hope to see you again!
MyMADWorld