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spn_fridayfive.
1. Did you really start watching for the plot?
Yeah, no. Although I do love shows about demon-hunting. No, I watched it for Jared and Jensen.
2. If the show focused on two sisters instead of two brothers, would you still watch it?
I have no idea. The two girls could be terrible actresses. Also, I can't see Eric Kripke being able to sustain a story about two girls. He has trouble writing decent female characters. That would mean the writing would be worse, in which case I wouldn't watch it.
Hypothetically, if the writing was strong and they were good actresses, then yeah I'd watch it.
3. In what other ways do you think the demon can be killed?
By the combined power of Jared and Jensen's pretty. Or maybe Sam's SUPERMINDPOWERS.
4. How well do you think Kripke manages to balance out the scary/action/angst/humor in this series? And what do you think of how he manages to get the viewers to see things from the other perspective?
Augh, don't get me started on Kripke. Kripke has said himself that he thinks of the story first and then tries to work the characters into his story. Sam and Dean kind of came about through luck. I'd have to say the angst pretty much overshadows everything else - it's generally the best written part of the show. Most of the show isn't really that scary, because Kripke goes for the visual scares rather than psychological scares - about the only exceptions I can think of are Asylum and Faith, which are scarier concepts. He also has trouble relating the MotW to what the brothers are going through in that episode. Some of the humour is great, but even that's not quite as good.
Of course, I'm used to being spoiled by Joss Whedon, so pretty much everything else pales in comparison.
What other perspective?
5. Who is your favourite guest star so far? And why?
Amber Benson, because I love her and there can be no other option.
Also, back in my 'request a picspam' post, the option that came up the most was boys in makeup/drag, so I put together a picspam of that. Enjoy.
Green Queen
spn_fridayfive.1. Did you really start watching for the plot?
Yeah, no. Although I do love shows about demon-hunting. No, I watched it for Jared and Jensen.
2. If the show focused on two sisters instead of two brothers, would you still watch it?
I have no idea. The two girls could be terrible actresses. Also, I can't see Eric Kripke being able to sustain a story about two girls. He has trouble writing decent female characters. That would mean the writing would be worse, in which case I wouldn't watch it.
Hypothetically, if the writing was strong and they were good actresses, then yeah I'd watch it.
3. In what other ways do you think the demon can be killed?
By the combined power of Jared and Jensen's pretty. Or maybe Sam's SUPERMINDPOWERS.
4. How well do you think Kripke manages to balance out the scary/action/angst/humor in this series? And what do you think of how he manages to get the viewers to see things from the other perspective?
Augh, don't get me started on Kripke. Kripke has said himself that he thinks of the story first and then tries to work the characters into his story. Sam and Dean kind of came about through luck. I'd have to say the angst pretty much overshadows everything else - it's generally the best written part of the show. Most of the show isn't really that scary, because Kripke goes for the visual scares rather than psychological scares - about the only exceptions I can think of are Asylum and Faith, which are scarier concepts. He also has trouble relating the MotW to what the brothers are going through in that episode. Some of the humour is great, but even that's not quite as good.
Of course, I'm used to being spoiled by Joss Whedon, so pretty much everything else pales in comparison.
What other perspective?
5. Who is your favourite guest star so far? And why?
Amber Benson, because I love her and there can be no other option.
Also, back in my 'request a picspam' post, the option that came up the most was boys in makeup/drag, so I put together a picspam of that. Enjoy.
Green Queen
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