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it looks like redcoats, but it isn't ([info]redcoast) wrote in [info]fandom_wank,
@ 2013-10-23 17:51:00


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Entry tags:fandom: supernatural

"Damon Lindelof was right"
So Castiel had sex with a lady in the last episode of Supernatural, and the fandom lost its mind, which is predictable ... but it lost its collective mind at at WB exec who had apparently just signed up for Twitter. The Fandom DeBunker (sort of like Snopes for the SPN fandom and widely appreciated as impartial) has some screencaps, unfortunately out of order, but you can get the idea. In short, upon being prodded by fans, Chad Kennedy said that it wasn't their intention for Castiel and Dean Winchester to be bi. Kennedy then valiantly took arms against a sea of troubles before ominously tweeting "Damon Lindelof was right" (which I suppose is a reference to this) and bahleeting his Twitter account.

To be clear, nobody is really certain what this guy's role at WB is, what his involvement in the show is, and nobody knew who the hell he was until like ten days ago.

Another fan has the same Twitter screencaps with helpful commentary: "The writers are fuck cowards right now. They know what they did. And they know what they started."

One tumblr user with the screenname Octoswan is not only a SPN fan, but also a housemate of Osric Chau, a young talented actor who works on Supernatural. She writes, "Haha so it’s pretty clear that Chad Kennedy doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Poor guy walked into the belly of the beast and poked the bear with a big pointy stick. He said some dumb, uninformed things about a sensitive subject in a fandom he’s admitted to only just becoming aware of. Methinks he didn’t get the memo. Totally his fault for not doing his homework, but gosh, what a silly gaffe! //sigh" And then suggests that fandom go listen to some nice music or read a good book.

Octoswan texts Osric Chau about the kerfuffle, and he writes a note on Twitlonger trying to help fans feel better, including bits about puppies, kittens, and hot chocolate. It appears to work. Writer Adam Glass also takes to Twitter to remind people that Chad Kennedy doesn't actually write the show, and then he adds a hint: "If u asks @PaulMcCartney what does a song he wrote mean, he'd tell you he had some ideas but would be more interested in what you think. BTW."



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Re: Pokemon fans: a question.
[info]franzen
2013-10-26 04:37 am UTC (link)
Awesome! I got back into gaming this year -- turns out it's one of the only things that I can do while dealing with a disabling illness -- and Persona 3 FES just happened to be one of my first PS2 games... and it was perfect. That being said, I've demo'd a Pokemon game and sometimes you just want your combat with a side of cute, you know? Or something similar but new. (Devil Survivor, you suck.) My main concern was jumping in and finding the right Pokemon game -- the SMT games have so many branches, so starting with the DS titles will give you a different take on the series than the PS2 ones, etc., and since I kept seeing those two-part Pokemon titles, I was wondering if I'd be hopelessly lost if I could only afford Black but not White.

Satan and Helel, preferably. ;) Yeah, explaining SMT games to people... "It's kinda like Sailor Moon, in that I'm chosen and have to activate my powers but balance it with going to school... and now I shoot myself in the head and a helpful monster comes out."

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Re: Pokemon fans: a question.
[info]ahiru
2013-10-26 05:12 am UTC (link)
the SMT games have so many branches, so starting with the DS titles will give you a different take on the series than the PS2 ones, etc

Funny you mention that because I've only played the DS games, not the PS ones, and I loved both Devil Survivor games :P I'm in the middle of SMT IV right now but I've stopped playing it for the moment because, well, new Pokemon game. (My first SMT game was actually Last Bible, the Gameboy Color game renamed Revelations: the Demon Slayer in the US. I saw the game mentioned on tvtropes once and found myself thinking that, gee, I'd really liked that old game and I wonder if they ever made any more in that franchise.)

But yeah, Pokemon is way easier to keep track of than the SMT franchise. The main titles have the same structure, and games in the same Gen are even more alike -- Black and White are the exact same game except you get a different legendary and certain Pokemon are only available in one or the other. Of the DS titles, the only ones I wouldn't recommend to a new player would probably be Black 2 and White 2, just because they're sequels to the first games and there are some storyline things that might be a little confusing. The franchise only gets confusing if you jump to the spinoff games like Rancher and Mystery Dungeon, but even those can be split off into their own little bubbles and don't effect the main games in any way.

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Re: Pokemon fans: a question.
[info]themadscientist
2013-10-27 02:43 am UTC (link)
I will also add that (to me at least) the level-up and move system is far less confusing in Pokemon. They are set levels for moves and you don't have to worry about what monsters you mix together to get a surprise creature - you just evolve and you're set.

Unless you get into breeding. Then all sorts of crazy things pop up but it's still somewhat clear-cut about inheritance systems.

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