Ranty thoughts
Sep. 5th, 2007 10:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
galatheaI know that I keep this journal usually strictly for art and reviews and such but I am unhappy and I need to vent about the ongoing SN S3 reports. *lol* No spoilers ahead apart from the common knowledge about the fact that there will be cast additions.
I am annoyed. During this summer hiatus all we ever heard about was the addition of the new female characters to SN and what do we get on the boys? Zero! I mean, everybody knows that I am on the wary side when it comes to the new characters, but Kripke & Co managed to reduce my anxiety in that regard a lot, keeping me quite calm in the last couple of weeks. What rubs me the wrong way though is, that in every interview, every official S3 report, every news article during this summer, the girls are the centre of attention and our boys only come second. I hate that! For the fact that Ruby and Bela are only recurring characters there's a lot of fuss going on about them and it just seems to contradict the 'the dynamics and focus won't change' mantra everybody had going this summer.
Last year there was lots of fuss about the Roadhouse and Jo in particular as well, but speculations about the fate of Sam, Dean, John and the Impala, theories about demonology and the mytharc still were the focus of media and fans. What happened this year? Was this years finale not cliffhanger-y enough for people to speculate and being interested in the fate of the boys? Is it so much more interesting to debate the hair colours and believeabilities of some actresses, than how the demon war on earth will look like or how the character arcs unfold?
The thing is, if all this attention spent on the new cast additions is only to draw new viewers in with the prospect of new kick-ass chicks (how I hate that description every time I read it), giving the impression that SN moves away from being solely focused on its two main characters, doesn't that lead to false expectations and hence they will soon loose new viewers if these expectations are not fulfilled? Anyways, while I try to keep my faith in the writers and the promises that were made in interviews, I can't help but feeling wary every time a new article comes out and all I hear about is 'kick-ass chicks'. It's like I have to remember myself then, that I read something about SN and not about some random show, which is unsettling.
Am I overly sensitive? Is my perception skewed? Maybe, I just hope S3 proves all my fears wrong!
I am annoyed. During this summer hiatus all we ever heard about was the addition of the new female characters to SN and what do we get on the boys? Zero! I mean, everybody knows that I am on the wary side when it comes to the new characters, but Kripke & Co managed to reduce my anxiety in that regard a lot, keeping me quite calm in the last couple of weeks. What rubs me the wrong way though is, that in every interview, every official S3 report, every news article during this summer, the girls are the centre of attention and our boys only come second. I hate that! For the fact that Ruby and Bela are only recurring characters there's a lot of fuss going on about them and it just seems to contradict the 'the dynamics and focus won't change' mantra everybody had going this summer.
Last year there was lots of fuss about the Roadhouse and Jo in particular as well, but speculations about the fate of Sam, Dean, John and the Impala, theories about demonology and the mytharc still were the focus of media and fans. What happened this year? Was this years finale not cliffhanger-y enough for people to speculate and being interested in the fate of the boys? Is it so much more interesting to debate the hair colours and believeabilities of some actresses, than how the demon war on earth will look like or how the character arcs unfold?
The thing is, if all this attention spent on the new cast additions is only to draw new viewers in with the prospect of new kick-ass chicks (how I hate that description every time I read it), giving the impression that SN moves away from being solely focused on its two main characters, doesn't that lead to false expectations and hence they will soon loose new viewers if these expectations are not fulfilled? Anyways, while I try to keep my faith in the writers and the promises that were made in interviews, I can't help but feeling wary every time a new article comes out and all I hear about is 'kick-ass chicks'. It's like I have to remember myself then, that I read something about SN and not about some random show, which is unsettling.
Am I overly sensitive? Is my perception skewed? Maybe, I just hope S3 proves all my fears wrong!
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Date: 2007-09-06 06:29 am (UTC)*peace, my child. Be still* *G*
And hey, you know it was only because I trust you that I clicked on your cut, right? Not doing spoilers. It seems to me, though, that there hasn't been a huge amount of publicity about the new season at all. Over here, by this time last year the cult magazines had started to mention SN's second season; this year it's as if the show doesn't exist. Bah.
I tend not to pay much attention to the publicity and hype, because it's all carefully scripted to try and grab the attention of possible new viewers, rather than actually reflecting what will happen onscreen. Hype might be about 'kick-ass chicks', but I'd be willing to bet a lot that they end up being given no more focus than, say, Ellen was last year.
*wants to see Ellen again*
Oh, but hey - promos at last! If only episodic, not seasonal. *sigh*
We need to organise ourselves a fangirl session.
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Date: 2007-09-06 10:11 am (UTC)I know, the general lack of news on SN annoys me as well, and I just find it even more irritating that the few news we do get are about this two girls instead of anything else that's in store for this season. And it grates on my nerves that the images of the girls jump on me in every article and we don't get new photots from the boys. I can't remember seeing photos from Ellen, Ash and Jo last year.
*wants to see Ellen too, not to mention Bobby, heck even would like to see Jo* LOL
YAY! Episode promos, at least something!
You know I am ready, we just need to agree on a date! :D
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Date: 2007-09-06 10:33 am (UTC)I can be online tonight, if that's good for you? Or tomorrow after 7.30 my time? Mostly, my early evenings are devoted to playing with a very energetic kitten, but she has a habit of falling asleep and then waking up wanting to play just as I'm going to bed...
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Date: 2007-09-06 10:40 am (UTC)Tonight is fine! I'll be online, just nudge me on MSN! ;)
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Date: 2007-09-06 11:07 am (UTC)Will be online tonight then - see you later *hug*