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There's presumably going to be things coming from the SPN panel at Comic Con today and while my flist is usually really good at cutting for show spoilers I'd also really encourage people to cut or avoid mentioning any gag reel spoilers.

I know, I know. It seems stupid to ask that since none of the info on the gag reel is stuff we haven't seen before as far as plot goes but I know that, for me, one of the best things about getting that official season dvd copy in my hands is that I get to watch the gag reel. In colour, on the screen as big as I want, non-shaky from wobbly camera footage, etc. It's one of the BEST THINGS about the dvds for me and part of the reason I pay the money for them. So I'd really, REALLY like to not have that ruined for me just yet.

I know there are others who feel this way and others who don't consider the gag reel cuttable. But please, just be considerate to the people who want to wait for the dvds. Pretty please?

I had another dream kind of related to the one I had last weekend. I can't for the life of me figure out what any of it means, either, because every site I go to says something different. Whatever. It's just WEIRD and I have to admit, it's unsettling.

Is that Entertainment Weekly feature that was published a couple weeks ago spoilery for last night's episode (419) only? Or does it go on about more stuff in s4? Cause I'd like to read it but had to skip by it as I was reading the magazine when I got it.

Just have to get through pages today and I'm free for four days! WHEE!

I'm not cutting this so everyone has a chance to see it:

CW Exec Says Network Still Supports 'Supernatural'
Wednesday, January 23, 2008

When the CW announced its new midseason schedule, the fact that Supernatural reruns were nowhere to be found caused an uproar in the fan community. Fans of the series saw this as being yet another setback for the Winchester boys, which was especially painful since the show is already in a terrible time slot and gets little promotion. The good news is that the outcry from the fans did not go unheard. The CW's network communications executive, Paul McGuire, recently sent an e-mail to About.com where he emphatically stated that the network still stands behind Supernatural.

"The CW is very supportive of Supernatural and continues to be," McGuire stated. "The show continues to deliver strong episodes viewers like yourself have embraced. The move to air encores of Reaper Thursdays at 9 is an attempt to get sampling for that show, which is in its first season, unlike Supernatural, which is a proven veteran."

While it's nice to hear a CW executive refer to Supernatural as a "proven veteran," it still doesn't seem particularly supportive for the network to completely remove the show from the schedule. If they wanted to temporarily move it in order to give new Reaper episodes more exposure, that'd be fine. However, the least they could have done is schedule some Supernatural reruns for another night. I'd recommend Wednesdays at 9pm, which is when encore episodes of Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious will be airing. We don't even need that airing once a week, much less twice.

For fans who are worried that Reaper might become a breakout hit in the time slot and further bury Supernatural, I wouldn't be concerned. Reaper currently averages about 500,000 fewer viewers, and despite the CW's hopes, isn't likely to gain more while it's up against new episodes of Lost on ABC. If the CW really wants to show their support for the Winchesters, they'll bring Supernatural back to the schedule as soon as possible.

You can also enter to win an autographed t-shirt signed by Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki in BuddyTV's Supernatural giveaway. Start by visiting this thread in our forum and letting us know your favorite episode of Supernatural. Then all you have to do is click here to take our TV trivia quiz. The person who scores the highest number of points in the trivia quiz between now and 9pm on January 31 will win the prize.

- Don Williams, BuddyTV Staff Columnist

For the article and a poll on whether you think the CW still supports SPN go here.

Well, I was just spoiled for something in tonight's episode EIGHT MINUTES before the episode airs. Thanks, flist. Once I post the NL I'm avoiding LJ for the rest of the night.

Anyone interested in having a SPOILER-FREE AIM chat? People who have to dl the episode or won't get to see it live for awhile? Let me know and I'll set it up.

If anyone wants to give me some prompts for drabbles or ficlets or something- Sam/Dean, Sam/Ruby, Jared/Jensen, Jared/Sandy--leave them here.

I should SO BE IN BED right now. I have to be up in less than four hours now for work but I just posted my spn_heraea fic and then refreshed my flist one more time (that's always the way, isn't it?) and saw this post by winterlive that finally made sense to me in all this spoiler talk.

I know I made a joke just a few weeks ago about ducking and covering from s3 spoilers and some people were curious as to whether there were any yet and I basically said, "Not yet, but they're coming." And lo, then there were spoilers.

But fer the love a christ, people! We're not even ONE MONTH from the s2 finale. We're MORE THAN one month until they start filming. Until Jared and Jensen even SET FOOT in Vancouver again (well, Jared's movie notwithstanding- is he still filming?). I don't know what the spoiler is. I don't WANT to know what the spoiler is (And please don't hint at it or say I'd want to know or what I'd do if I DID know). Because I see all the reaction from everyone, all the hate and all the "mehs" and my mind goes places. I think things and get everything all worked up in my head and then I break and go looking for the damn thing and it's NEVER AS BAD AS I THINK. Or as good or WHATEVER.

Sit back, take a break, have a fruity drink with an umbrella in it. I'll be the first to say that I've been burned in the past with cerain shows and trusting in their creators. I went into s2 of SPN with that attitude. And look at what we got- one of the best seasons of television I've ever seen. I fell in love with Kripke this past season and the boys (Jared and Jensen AND Sam and Dean) even more because they're so dedicated to the show and the work they bring to us every week.

Can't we all take a break for just a week or two to settle, enjoy the summer, enjoy each other and read some BigBang? Read some schmoop vs angst fic? Read some tentacle porn? ANYTHING OTHER THAN FREAKING OUT ABOUT SOMETHING WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER. Seriously, let Kripke do his job. You don't like the way the show is SEEMING to be going right now? (There's still OVER A MONTH, PEOPLE) I don't like the bus runs late sometimes or that the wind knocks out my electricity or that I sometimes have to wait on people who smell like kitty litter tray amonia and old cheese! But I have NO CONTROL over any of that. Please, just let Kripke do his job and don't jump on his balls as soon as there's a whif of something that for the first couple episodes or just one episode or a half an episode or thirty seconds doesn't seem cool.

I know what we can do! Talk about Jim Beaver's interview (thanks to kayim for the heads up) and how adorable he is! I love that he calls Jared and Jensen "the JJ's". ALSO ALSO! From the sounds of it, filming starts July 16th, which makes sense as that's a Monday AND AND AND! MY BIRTHDAY! *wibble!foams* *smooshes on Jim Beaver* Maybe we'll get some Bobby backstory this season?

*puts on "Spoiler Free for Season Three" tinhat and sits in bubble with a good book and a bottle of tequila*

1) I may need a spoiler intervention. I'm slipping in my resolve. I started peeking into the most recent interview with Kripke and Singer and had to yank myself back out. SOMEONE HELP ME!

2) NEW SPN HOMG. HOMG. Also, BEN AND JERRY'S. (I swear, I look forward to Thursdays for the ice cream as much as the show).

3) If you want to come chat IM me. Marishnas on AIM. I'll be gone during the episode but back ASAP after.

4) I haven't actually started my spn_j2_bigbang fic yet but it's CONSTANTLY in my head. Kinda like syphilis.

5) *wibble!bounces*

So I got an invite for Vox. I really don't know what the deal is or even if I'll use it. It might go the way of my MySpace (read: never use it EVER) or, if there's a mass exodus from LJ, I may jump right on board like a sheep.

The whole concept is a little murky to me, especially with the needing invites to GET a Vox account and then ANOTHER invite to even post in the damn thing. Does anyone know if you HAVE to get invited to post or if you eventually get an invite anyway or what?

In other matters- Supernatural spoilers are afoot. I am going to try my very, very best this viewing season and remain as spoiler free as humanly possible. I have resisted thus far and I'd like to keep it this way. This is my plea to you:

Please be aware of what you're posting. I'm not going to threaten to defriend someone who posts spoilers uncut or whatever (mostly because I have faith that 99.8% of the people I have friended are smarter and value their lives more than that because some other people on my flist are MAD serious about being spoiler free) but I will likely move you to default and that's the first step in being defriended for me. Once I take you off default I don't read you and eventually cut you because I don't know you.

It's obvious that big things need to be cut and clearly labeled (which, to this point, I have seen and appreciated. Even though my fingers were twitching on the mouse to click the cuts the whole time...) but I think people forget about reactions/mood themes/cryptic statements sometimes. I'm on your flist which means I more than likely read you on a more-or-less daily basis. I know your likes and dislikes in a fandom. I know who you ship, who you hate, what you want to see, what you would rather die than see.

Posting things like "Spoiler reactions under the cut!" is cool but when your mood theme is set to excited or sad or distraught or WHATEVER, it can give me an idea of what you just read/posted about. Reactions outside of the cut, even if you think they're vague can also be just as spoilery. Saying something like- "I won't speak of the spoilers except to say, 'I knew it'." or something to that effect tells me A LOT and more than I want to know.

I'm not going to stomp my foot and demand that people post a certain way or leave things out of their posts, I'd just like everyone to be aware of what they're putting in their posts, especially outside of cuts. I won't be pissed off if I'm spoiled or hate you but I'll probably be disappointed or more, depending on what I've learned. It's hard enough doing spnnewsletter with spoilers afloat, let alone trying to dodge things on my flist so like everyone else, I'd just like to make it as easy as possible. :)

Less than two weeks till my birthday!