Ranty thoughts

[galathea]

I 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!

Comments

[impalalove]

Personally, I think S3 is going to be the best yet. But I have to agree with you with the media, but think of this way. CW doesn't advertise that much with SPN; that's one of the reasons why I'm a little peeved with them, but they kept advertising SPN only when there were guests.

I wish they would advertise the boys, too, but at least they're talking about our show. It's better than nothing.

[ejayye.livejournal.com]

I am wondering perhaps if the focus of the press on the additional characters is less about whether they are going to have an impact on the show's dynamics, and more because the press are reacting to fans 'interest' in the new women.

Thoungh fan reaction has been largely negative (I don't include myself in this; I'm going to wait and see), it was still a significant reaction. An explosion even, in internet fandom terms ^_^ Thus, I reckon the media thinks we're intereted in knowing more, even if only to add to the ruckus.

You're not being sensitive though. I may be apathetic about the new additions, but I ALWAYS want to know more about the boys!

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

Do I have to start soothing again?

*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.

[nikkimisplaced.livejournal.com]

I'm optimistic too! *hugs*

I think the media attention is just trying to bring in new fans to keep the show going, but I don't believe the format will change that much because I don't think they wouldn't stay true to the boys. Really there is no way they can make it all about the girls. Just the media for the boys they ran the last two seasons hasn't done enough to bring people in, so new tatic!

If it works and new viewers come round to it, we could be seeing season 4 talked about early which I know will be the best thing to happen :)

[mystic-aleisha.livejournal.com]

Well I certainly know what you are talking about this recent media spurt about new secondary characters has got me a little *grrr* just because they aren't really telling us much more on what we want to hear about the boys but do we really want to know? I think what the press is doing is they know where the fan base is and know what will tick off the majority to know.

I am a natural pestimistic person also but I am having to put the faith again in that they will bring to us what is needed in the explosive Season.
Ow and I know you love Bobby and want more of him and we supposedly are to learn more of him this Season about how he became involved with either the Winchesters or supernatural stuff I can't recall which one.

*hugs to calm you*

[ehlwyen.livejournal.com]

Hopefully, everyone has soothed you about this but I'd thought I'd throw my 2 cents in!

There's a reason why some people like myself hate hype. Hype has very little to do with what the show is about. It's just about making enough noise to get people curious enough to try something out. If hype and the show were to actually be about the same things it would be sheer coincidence (and may create some type of space/time paradox).

Obviously SN has gotten all the viewers it can with the "two hot guys in an even hotter car hunting ghosts" hype. It's now adding in the "really hot girls holding really big guns" hype. Damn, now that I actually put it into words, together that sounds like a killer combo for any action fan. LOL

But you and I know that the show was never just about the hype of two hot ghostbusting guys. I therefore don't expect the new hype to suddenly define the show.

In addition, I want to say that the finale really wasn't a cliffhanger. It wasn't supposed to be. It was supposed to have some conclusion to the arcs and to leave the future wide open. Dean's fate won't be dealt with for a year and the Demon's talk about Sam probably won't have any real reveal in the opener episode. Since 3.01 won't actively answer the big questions of the finale I don't consider it a cliffhanger.

As far as a cliffhanger, the fact that a bunch of demons are now out does not seem like a big deal to me. Demons were already out there causing havoc. Whats the difference of 100 free to now a 1000 free? It was already more than the boys could handle by themselves. I don't expect the demons to create a hell on earth and that normal human life will be changed apocalyptically. I just expect that there will be more occurrences of supernatural events.

Anyway that's my current thoughts on all the girl talk and upcoming season.