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(Wouldn't that make an awesome crack!fic? Haunted cans of Spam! Except that's not what this entry is about. Anway, moving right along...)

1- I am a devoted fangirl, and as such I am willing to spend the time uploading this Supernatural custom mood theme. Really, I am. But, dear LiveJournal, WHY IS IT SO FIDDLY? There has to be a better way than copy-pasting 100,000 individual URLs into the little boxes AND specifying the height and width in pixels. It's taking for-freaking-ever.

2- My coworker J is seriously freaking hooked on the show now. We watched right up until almost the end of Season 2 over night shift on Sunday, and she kind of fidgeted and hinted none-too-subtly about "Hey, maybe we should, y'know, do something today, since we're both off work."

So I invited her over for dinner and we watched the Season 2 finale and then we watched the first DVD of Season 3.

She's hilarious. She's like me, in that she yells at the TV when she gets anxious about what's going on. I have discovered that I love watching people's reactions to the show almost as much as I love the show itself. At the beginning of "All Hell Breaks Loose II" she started bouncing in her seat and yelling "Oh God, WHAT IS HE DOING?!? It's a crossroads! Daphné, tell me he's not doing what I think he's doing! OH, GOD, DEAN! NO! DON'T DO IT!"

We're definitely going to be watching more of it together.

3- I never mentioned it before, because I have a really short attention span (which is why most of my fiction is under 5,000 words), but I had it brought home to me as I re-watched the show (again, I know).

One of my favourite throw-away moments is in "Nightmare." Sam and Dean are heading out after Roger Miller is killed gruesomely (guillotine!window FTW!), talking about their next move, when a car horn sounds to the right of the camera. Even though they're well away from the street, Dean automatically moves forward and puts his hand in front of Sam's chest, in a classic soccer-mom move, to keep him away from the car. Even though Sam is in no danger whatsoever.

It warms my heart, I can't even tell you how much. Neither of them mention it or act like it's a big deal, Dean just does it because it comes naturally, and Sam doesn't even notice or roll his eyes or anything.

Oh, BOYS. *pets them*

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Isn't it great? It's right up there in my books with "The Usual Suspects" in terms of the boys' relationship.

So much love.

I admit it, I'm a sucker for brothers. It's why I think I liked season 1 of Heroes (sadly, the rest of the seasons went straight into 'WTF ARE THE WRITERS EVEN SMOKING HERE???'), but these boys. Oh, I don't think I've ever loved a set of brothers as much as Sam and Dean. The only set that comes even somewhat close would be Ed & Al from FullMetal Alchemist. They have a very similar dynamic.

I hear you on Heroes. WTF? It doesn't help that I spend most of my time being confused when I watch that show. It might actually confuse me MORE than "Lost," and that's saying something!

Never seen FullMetal Alchemist.

*loves Sam'n'Dean*

I want Kripke to FIX THEM, ALREADY!

I think with Heroes that you can just stop at season 1. There's a few moments of charm in season 2, but considering that the entire season is practically AU for the show, there's just no point in bothering. It's impossible to make sense out of it and I gave up. I swear, the writers have no concept of continuity. And they keep introducing and disposing of characters. It's very hard to stay focused. Which is a pity because I adore Noah and would almost watch it just for him.

FMA is anime. You either watch anime (because it has a very, very different set of rules in regards to storytelling) or you don't. I never watched anime, but then my dear friend sent me Escaflowne and I was a goner. That and Serial Experiments Lain were my gateway drugs. It's a weird medium for a lot of people, but I dig it.

I swear, I want those boys fixed at the end of this season. Pleeeease, writers. Please.

I don't watch anime. I have Escaflowne sitting on a shelf (a friend lent it to me) but haven't watched it yet. I can't wrap my mind around the storytelling tropes: they get on my nerves.

Heroes is a lost cause, yeah. I do love Noah, though. Too bad, really.

Yep, that's what gets a lot of people. If it's not the exaggerated chibification of characters when you least expect it, it's the storytelling. It's just one of those mediums that, almost as a whole, either works for someone or doesn't. I think it's like country music or rap - sure, there will always be a song or two that you like (in the case of anime, it will almost certainly be a Miyazaki film), but for the most part people are pretty confident in saying that they don't enjoy it.

It is too bad. There was a lot of potential with Heroes, but it's just one giant, convoluted mess. I'm happy with my season 1, I think.

That said, even with the greater occurrence of some of the more annoying characters, Escaflowne the series tells a better story than Escaflowne the movie.

Huh. I didn't even know there was a movie. I have the series. I should get around to watching that, eventually.

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