Fans: Umm, that’s not exactly the view we’re here to enjoy.
Jared: (no doubt blushing): Oops, my bad. Read more
Fans: Umm, that’s not exactly the view we’re here to enjoy.
Jared: (no doubt blushing): Oops, my bad. Read more
Courtesy of Allan Ross of the Supernatural Locations department, we’re sharing some of the photos that Allan took on the location tours from Creation’s VanCon this summer. We chatted with Allan during the bus ride through Vancouver’s beauty, sharing our thoughts on fandom and hearing his — which, as we’ve found with everyone we’ve talked to from Show, are uniformly positive. We had a great time with Allan, and he was kind enough to turn the tables and take some photos of us, the fans, instead of the usual when we’re the ones behind the camera. He’s asked us to post some of them here to share with all you guys — Allan and Russ had a blast doing the tours and getting to know the fans. (Of course — we rock, after all đ
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After giving an academic presentation in St. Louis on Saturday (what were they thinking scheduling a psychology conference on the weekend of a Supernatural convention??), we spent a lovely Sunday at Creationâs Supernatural convention in Chicago with friend and colleague Alice Jester of The Winchester Family Business blog and many other fellow fans. In a welcome turn of events, we had the chance to turn the tables and NOT be the professor, instead taking our seat on the other side of the âclassroomâ as Jensen Ackles took the professorial position for a semi-private Q & A.
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This one is special and contains a message from a dear friend of ours.
Last week a blog called citypages ran an article identifying the âTop 7 Scariest Fandoms,â warning the rest of the world about fandom with derisive comments about fans of everything from Harry Potter to John Lennon. Not only did they toss around the derogatory words fans have (unfortunately) come to expect, like obsessive and crazy, they also linked (we assume without asking) to fanworks which were included for the sole purpose of ridicule. âRemember, you canât bleach your eyes,â is provided as a cautionary statement — which undoubtedly ensured that everyone followed the links. The blog also managed to conflate so-called âsuper fansâ who âwill cut you if youâre a haterâ with someone writing Avatar fanfiction. The line between fantasy and reality seems a little blurred there, donât you think? And people accuse fans of not being able to tell the difference!
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The âprivateâ Q and A with Jensen and Jared still didnât fit any real definition of private, but it was a little more intimate. This time they dispensed with the round tables and cheese plates in favor of just clustering the chairs around the boys in a small semi-circle, making it seem more like a press conference than a meet & greet. However, since this meant we all were sitting much closer to them, there were definitely no complaints. Shocking, I know.
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