This is where things get interesting.

[rogueslayer452]

More Legend of the Seeker news: from this post here gives details about how to contact STARZ, since it seems the more people expressing their demands about wanting the show the more probable it'll become a surefire deal. Still not getting my hopes up just yet, but from the sound of things this definitely looks promising especially from the report the poster gave about talking to someone from the network there was so optimism there. *still crossing fingers*

In other news, M. Night Shyamalan continues to be a douchebag. Also, this is the first I've heard of him possibly having been close to directing the Harry Potter movies. I shudder to imagine how that would have turned out...

I still haven't read any spoilers whatsoever and I'd like to keep it that way so please don't tell me anything, but judging from people's reactions to what has been released I think I might take a break from Supernatural for a while? I don't know. I've just not been incredibly enthusiastic about anything with the sixth season, the fact that they even have a sixth season leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. This is what I dreaded would happen, actually. I want to be reassured that this is just an over-exaggeration, that it's not as bad as it seems to be, but I can't help but feel I'm going to be in disappointment and rage with whatever is being planned for it, and mostly because of Sera Gamble but that's another rant altogether. They really should have ended it properly with the Apocalypse, because right now I'm just kind of over the Sam and Dean melodramatics. I'd take an angel mythology spin-off over hearing the same-old Winchester angsty manpain anyday, to be brutally honest with you.

I'm not leaving fandom or anything, this is just how I'm feeling lately. It might change, it might not, only time will tell. I'm still sticking around, especially in the Dean/Castiel and Castiel/Misha Collins parts of fandom because, how can I not? I love you guys, sfm. ♥

This is half the reason why I've been going to other fandoms more recently, to kind of get my mind away from possible trainwreckage and onto new shiny toys. Which, btw, himhilien? Totally am downloading all of Avatar: The Last Airbender right now. I planned on doing that anyway since I am really liking the series, though since we no longer have OnDemand I can no longer see the random bubble trivia pop-ups. So I has a sad. :(

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I mean even the writers implied that Dean didn't go back to Lisa because he loved her, but because he promised Sam that he would.

Exactly. In fact, that was heavily implied about Dean keeping his promise, henceforth what he was doing wasn't what he wanted to do but rather fulfilling a request by his deceased brother. Again, this goes back to having both Dean and Castiel returning to their "duties" based on what they should comply to, but it's not what they truly want, not entirely. I mean, I know Sera Gamble is all about "OMG ONE-TIME HOOKUPS MEANS TRU WUV!!!1" and all that bullshit, but I have a feeling that's not gonna last long, especially the uproar fandom has been having because of it.

I honestly would love to see Lisa with someone else, inside a relationship/married because while I love Dean, I hate the impression that this woman is just ~waiting~ for him to return years in between his random short visits. No. Stop treating women like mindless props, show. :/

Yeah, but I've seen people hand-wave away the misogynistic undertones so much it's not even funny.

It's kind of sad. I mean, I fully acknowledge the show has its issues and I wish they could do something about it, but it's the people that think they can play the double-standard that really pisses me off in this fandom sometimes. And if you call them out on it they immediately get defensive and start creating unnecessary childish drama.

I started watching As The World Turns because of its gay storyline, but when it became clear that the writing in general was awful

lol, well what soap opera storyline isn't written awfully? I find the more I try to watch soap operas the more ridiculous their writing is.

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'I mean, I know Sera Gamble is all about 'OMG ONE-TIME HOOKUPS MEANS TRU WUV!!!1' and all that bullshit, but I have a feeling that's not gonna last long, especially the uproar fandom has been having because of it.'
I think we can all rest assured that Lisa/Dean won't make it past episode one. I find it kind of funny (and really sad) that people are already saying that if Sam and Dean don't get 'back together' in the first episode they'll stop watching. Have those people never seen this show!?

'Again, this goes back to having both Dean and Castiel returning to their 'duties' based on what they should comply to, but it's not what they truly want, not entirely.'
I couldn't agree more. In my head Castiel went back to Heaven partly because he thought helping his own family would make Dean happy (family is very important to Dean after all), just like Dean thought 'going back to' Lisa would make Sam happy. Dean's 'what do we do now?' line always made me think that what Dean really wanted was for Cas to stay.

'I honestly would love to see Lisa with someone else, inside a relationship/married because while I love Dean, I hate the impression that this woman is just ~waiting~ for him to return years in between his random short visits. No. Stop treating women like mindless props, show. :/'
I would hate that impression too, but than I remember how many people seemed to love The Time Travel's Wife; WTH Clare spent most her life waiting for Henry to come back because, like the author said, he was her soul mate. I could see Dawn O's coveted teenage girl demo eating that up; considering Dawn O doesn't get SPN at all (and the teenage girl demo seems to be the only one she cares about) I could see her trying to pull something like that on SPN for that reason alone (I'm convinced Dean's Titanic inspired love scene was there just to appeal to teenage girls, it certainly didn't fit the style of the show). I've never been in the typical teenage girl demo, even when I was one, so if they do that my eyes wouldn't be able to roll fast enough. If that happens it really will be zombies years. Members of the original creative team (Kripke and Carver) have already left, after all.

'It's kind of sad. I mean, I fully acknowledge the show has its issues and I wish they could do something about it, but it's the people that think they can play the double-standard that really pisses me off in this fandom sometimes. And if you call them out on it they immediately get defensive and start creating unnecessary childish drama.'
I acknowledge the show has issues and there are parts of the fandom where I don't talk them; just like there are parts of the Torchwood fandom while I don't voice my opinion that I just don't think RTD is all that good of a writer; apparently because he's a professional writer he can't be criticized.

'lol, well what soap opera storyline isn't written awfully? I find the more I try to watch soap operas the more ridiculous their writing is.'
Hahaha... true. People say the reason American soaps are dieing off (AS The World Turns is ending in September) is because no one is home to watch them anymore and while that might be part of the reason I think it has more to do with horrible writing.