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Post by LurkerNan on Sept 10, 2014 12:38:14 GMT -4
Having never seen this show but being an old fan of Buffy-type stuff, I bought the 9 season dvd set and have been watching episodes here and there when I get the chance. I'm up to season 4. So I finally decide to pop into this thread, but not wanting to spoil myself I went to the first page. It's so funny to see people speculating how long this show will last, or whether being opposite the Amazing Race means it was doomed from the start.
It's weird to see how this show has become somewhat of a bedrock for their network. What's weirder is that the stars haven't bolted for other higher-profile projects.
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Laira
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Post by Laira on Sept 10, 2014 13:51:43 GMT -4
Well they both made horror movies in 2009 that underperformed, so my guess is that Hollywood ain't been a knockin'.
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Post by bklynred on Sept 10, 2014 22:41:09 GMT -4
And both have already had long careers in TV (Jensen in print ads, then soap operas; Jared on Everwood).
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Post by bitca on Sept 11, 2014 14:15:30 GMT -4
I hate to say it, but outside of SPN, they're not really that great at acting. (They may have been. I never saw the soaps.) Jesnsen was on Dawson's Creek and Smallville. Kinda stunk up the joint and if you could manage to do that with those two shows... Sheesh. I did see Jared on Gilmore Girls, which was RIGHT before SPN came about and he was pretty wooden.
Jensen was adorable in Ten Inch Hero, but Devour and My Bloody Valentine were duds. Devour was seriously AWFUL and MBV was boring. He looked oh, so delicious in the latter, though.
Same with JPad and House of Wax and Friday the 13th. Meh.
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Post by MrsOldManBalls on Sept 12, 2014 10:08:41 GMT -4
I hate to say it, but outside of SPN, they're not really that great at acting. (They may have been. I never saw the soaps.) Jensen did a great job as the oh-so-sensitive budding photographer Eric Brady, caught in a love triangle with (Princess) Greta and Sexy bad girl Nicole.
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Laira
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Post by Laira on Sept 12, 2014 14:47:39 GMT -4
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Post by bklynred on Sept 12, 2014 19:39:38 GMT -4
See, I loved HoW because it was so bad. Holy sh*t.
This is the only thing I've seen Jensen in. I just know he comes from an acting family & thus seems better equipped on handling life post-SPN. I would guess Comic-Cons alone could keep those two and the whole secondary cast afloat for a while. I'm biased though, I've seen Jared's twitter and he's been a real asshole at times.
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exiled
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Post by exiled on Sept 12, 2014 22:21:12 GMT -4
This show has always been guilty pleasure of mine, what with Jensen's fake growly naturally manly voice and Jared's overacting loud breathing during fight scenes. I wish I could quit it, especially since the fan wars have become more interesting than the show itself. I love/hate the boys equally. Is that so wrong? Like bklynred said, even if they don't work much after the show dies, they'll be rolling in dough from cons. Genre actors seem to do very well, even years after cancellation. Look at the original Star Trek cast.
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Post by bitca on Sept 12, 2014 23:38:34 GMT -4
See, I loved HoW because it was so bad. Holy sh*t. haha. Yes! Me too. But JPad still sucked in it. I LOVE shitty horror movies, but those other ones weren't even "so bad, they're good." JPad's a raging asshole on Twitter half the time. When he first started, he was a little funny. Now he's just a dick. ESPECIALLY when it comes to football. At least Jared indulged me by putting on my moose hat that one time. Aside from my maniacal laughing, that was the best photo ever. (And Misha and I looking like we were at prom. Love that man.)
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Post by GirlyGhoul on Sept 19, 2014 14:54:55 GMT -4
There are pics floating around of the the guys on jet skis. And no, that's not a spoiler for the show... It's just the actors on an off day riding jet skis. But I post that to say WHHHHHHHYYYYY is this not the direction the show is going in?!?!? Why is it all hunting demons, or boinking demons or becoming demons and then fighting with each other about who does or doesn't want to be fighting demons, boinking demons or becoming demons. Why can't it sometimes be about guys on jet skis...? I mean if they happen to run over a demon with their jet skis or turn the whole lake into holy water to off a bunch of demons along the way, that's fine too. Just as long as, you know, JET SKIS!!!! Oh, and on the subject of acting skillz (or lack there of) I will say this about the SPN boys. Considering the level of acting abilities on most CW Shows, J2 and M2 for that matter come off as BRILLIANT just for managing to emote a little now and again. I swear, most of the CW gang is nothing but pretty people who never change their expressions at all. It's like they looked in the mirror, decided their face was the prettiest with one expression and left it at that. So, mad props to the SPN gang for at least putting forth an effort and managing to convey differing emotions and cough up an occational manly tear or two.
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