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“Keep your ship in fandom” — the pitfalls of ship-shaming
Stories have power, and representation in stories, whether it be gender, race, or sexual orientation, has an immensely positive effect on inspiring people, changing hearts and minds, and reflecting or even leading to change. Let’s talk about ship-shaming in relation to the question of LGBT rep.
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“You can’t watch spn for Destiel” — oh, really?
One of many back-handed shaming comments I see about Destiel shippers is that it’s wrong to watch Supernatural for Destiel, Dean and Castiel’s romantic undercurrent story, which is built on, around, and interwoven with their strong friendship. Aside from that being, generally speaking, an inherently short-sighted and knee jerk view, on an spn-specifc level I…
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The force re-awakens: an appreciation of current-era Lucasfilm
As Kathleen Kennedy, the head of Lucasfilm, is being attacked today on twitter at the official Star Wars account on her birthday tweet no less, I thought I would share some thoughts how it was during Kathleen Kennedy’s leadership at Lucasfilm my intense love of Star Wars was re-awakened and increased and how the franchise…
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Re-opening
It’s been a while since I posted here, but I’m posting something later today and plan to go back to using this blog more often. In the meanwhile if you’re interested in seeing what I’ve been up to, you can see my recent posts at The Geekiary here.
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Post round-up
Sometimes I guest-blog at other sites. Here’s are some recent posts: Supernatural Pre-finale Roundtable, with Emily and Angel @ The Geekiary “I’m Nothing”: Castiel in Supernatural 9×14, and His Road So Far @ The Geekiary The Body Electric, The Body Acoustic: Dean Winchester and the Mark of Cain @ The Collective
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Are you a true fan?
Originally posted on The Daily Fandom: Yes. That’s it. That’s the debate. If you like the thing, you are a fan. And if you’re a real person who is a fan, then you’re a real fan. Quite logic, isn’t it? Where does the “true fan” concept come from? To be a fan of something means to…
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My brother, the hero: Sam and Dean in Supernatural 9.13
In my post about Supernatural 9.12, I already discussed Sam’s issues and Dean’s issues and how they both do things that feed into the mess the brother relationship has become. So I won’t retread that. After 9.13, “The Purge,” all that is still in play and non-resolved, but Supernatural has taken another step towards repairing…
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If You Want To Be Brothers: Sam and Dean in Supernatural 9.12
Supernatural 9.12, “Sharp Teeth,” was a solid, if somewhat unremarkable, MOTW episode involving a twist on the werewolf myth and the return of Dean and Sam’s hunter friend Garth. The bulk of the episode had Sam and Dean working together, reuniting because a friend was in trouble. It somewhat repetitively had Sam in peril, and…
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Profound bonds and rebellious soldiers: shipping Dean and Castiel
One of the most enduring and appealing aspects of Supernatural is Castiel the (now fallen) angel, and the relationship between Dean Winchester and Castiel. The first three seasons of Supernatural already had me obsessed. Season 4 came around, and Castiel, and Dean and Castiel, blindsided me. Castiel’s arrival was shrouded in secrecy–at his audition, Misha Collins…
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The heroes are not alone: an appreciation of Supernatural’s supporting characters
Many factors go into the making of a TV show, from executive producers to writers, from actors to set designers. Details small and large come together to tell the story that winds up on our screens, and fans are also sharp-eyed, they’ll notice if something is off, and also respond to the beauty of a…