Category: Supernatural Cast and Crew

Fandom, Passion and Supernatural: A Chat With Misha Collins

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“For me, discovering this fandom was pretty much like getting kidnapped by a dragon. I didn’t expect being inducted into this world to be anywhere near as strange, wonderful or overwhelming as it has been.” – Misha Collins, in Fan Phenomena: Supernatural

We sat down for a chat with Misha Collins at the recent VegasCon. Misha wrote a chapter for our new book, Fan Phenomena: Supernatural, in which he talks about his experience joining the SPN Family and the way it changed his life, just as it has changed the lives of so many fans.

Misha had just directed his first episode, so that was foremost on our minds.

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Fantasy Camp For All of Us – A Chat With Supernatural’s Richard Speight, Jr.

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Richard at our first meeting - by Lizz Sisson
Richard at our first meeting – by Lizz Sisson

Supernatural fans need something to smile about right now — we’re stuck in a two week hiatus and gnashing our teeth over what’s happening on the Show right now. So what better time to share a chat with one of our favorite Supernatural actors, Richard Speight, Jr.? Lynn caught up with him on the fall convention circuit. Richard was one of the very first actors we interviewed for our books, which means we’ve known him for seven years (that’s a photo from our very first chat above). This explains why our interviews with him now tend to cover a rather broad range of topics and possibly even get a little rambling. (Yes, even more rambling than our interviews usually are…) But chatting with Richard is always interesting!

In fact, we jumped right into some sociological analysis. And some talk about hotness. Probably nobody who reads this blog regularly is all that surprised, come to think of it. And Richard has read our books (as well as contributed to them), so he probably wasn’t all that surprised either.

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“At Least We’ve Got Each Other” – An Inspiring Chat with Supernatural’s Rob Benedict

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The adorable Rob Benedict
The adorable Rob Benedict

We wanted to kick off the New Year with a post full of love and gratitude and optimism – what better way to do that than a chat with Supernatural’s version of God (or Kripke, if you prefer), Rob Benedict? Rob has had a tumultuous year, which is ultimately very inspiring. An update on that in a bit. But first, Lynn caught up with Rob at the Dallas Supernatural convention, both a little tired from karaoke the night before (which was so worth a little next-day fatigue, btw). Rob had recently debuted his short film, The Sidekick, and we were dying to ask him about it.

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How Awesome is Kevin Freak’n Solo? A Chat with Supernatural’s Osric Chau

How Awesome is Kevin Freak’n Solo? A Chat with Supernatural’s Osric Chau

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We’ve been wanting to interview Osric Chau since the first time we saw him at a convention – we literally turned to each other and said “He’s going to fit right in with this fandom!” We’d like to credit our finely honed academic research instincts for that bit of insight, but frankly the entire fandom was probably saying the same thing. Osric seems to personify the “reciprocal relationship” between Supernatural’s cast and crew and its amazing fandom, that we wrote about in Fangasm: Supernatural Fangirls – or more accurately, he seems to be redefining it!

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Why We Can’t Wait for Supernatural Season 9 (Part 2): It’s A Family Affair

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Warner Bros/CW

Last week, we confessed that we were ridiculously excited for Supernatural Season 9 after spending some time with Jared and Jensen and hearing how excited they were. We also got to chat with some of the Show’s amazing creative team while we were in Vancouver – which only made us even MORE excited. At this point, it’s a miracle that we’re still managing to go to work every day instead of just watching the S9 promo vids over and over and counting down the hours. Does anyone else feel that way?

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Why We’re Excited about Supernatural Season 9 Part One: A Chat with Jared and Jensen

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One of the best things about a con in Vancouver, a Supernatural fan’s version of Mecca, is that the show is made right there. That means you can take fan pilgrimages to past filming locations (and current ones if you’re lucky), and catch up with some of the talented people who make the show so awesome — Supernatural’s fabulous actors, producers, crew and writers.

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Supernatural’s Emily Perkins Gets Real – About Actors, Objectification, Jared and Jensen

Supernatural’s Emily Perkins Gets Real – About Actors, Objectification, Jared and Jensen

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Emily as Becky The Fangirl
Emily as Becky The Fangirl. Supernatural, Property of Warner Brothers, cap credit ladymanson

Part 2 of our conversation with Emily Perkins, aka Becky the Fangirl in multiple episodes of Supernatural. Emily shares some thoughtful insights about what it’s like to be an actor and working with Jared and Jensen. See previous post for Part 1!

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Playing God and The Fangirl: Supernatural’s Chuck and Becky Get Meta (Part One)

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"Becky!" "Chuck!" *hearts*
“Becky!” “Chuck!” *hearts*

Few shows have dared to go as meta as SPN, and most of the time, we’ve loved the results. It takes a uniquely close and reciprocal relationship for a show to dare to incorporate both its own fans and its creator into canon, but Supernatural has done just that. Repeatedly.

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Why Supernatural’s Alpha Vamp Gets Under Our Skin: A Chat with Rick Worthy

Why Supernatural’s Alpha Vamp Gets Under Our Skin: A Chat with Rick Worthy

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Rick Worthy makes a charming Alpha Vamp
Rick Worthy makes a charming Alpha Vamp

The Supernatural Creation convention in New Jersey last month was a great place for more than one Interview With The Vampire. We caught up with the Alpha!Vamp himself, Rick Worthy, over a couple of root beers in the hotel bar. Rick turned the tables and did the first part of the interview himself.

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