#spn adjacent

[xofemeraldstars]

supern—

[spnscripthunt]

here's around four hundred (400) horror film scripts* so you can learn about our shared cultural heritage

*mostly archived links because stability

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[postmodernmulticoloredcloak]

Of all the shows that have existed over the last decade or so that have tried to harness the energy of the Supernatural fandom (from Lucifer or Shadowhunters to the Sandman), I think 911 is the only one that understood the assignment. It's not about having angels and demons or anything. It's about making a big-hearted little bisexual dude with a terrible father and trauma to cover the distance between the earth and the moon twice. Good Omens got almost close to the assignment but didn't get that the dude must be just a dude with a bad childhood who will endanger himself for anyone every day for a living.

I have never watched 911 but I just feel things in my soul. Congratulations funky little firefighters.

[wellofdean]

I feel like more people should know about this statue in Prague, a monument to brothers-in-arms.

[blue-chimera]

I don't do New Year's resolutions, but if I had to pick anything, it might be to produce more creative work. I love analytical writing & I love editing, but producing good fiction (the kind of fiction I'd enjoy reading if I stumbled across it in the wild) feels like the Holy Grail of the written word, y'know?

TBH, when I created my AO3 account, I did so with the intention of posting a Fire Emblem: Three Houses fan fic I was working on, but I stalled out around 17,000 words & never posted it. Possibly, something could be salvaged of that — a ficlet or two carved out from its bones. But I think I'd be more excited to write something for Supernatural these days, IDK.

Just some random thoughts. :)

[mercurialkitty]

All this talk of holiday cookies got me looking online for True Form Angel cookie cutters on Etsy.

I added the first image to chapter 14 "Thursday" of my Jack-centric holiday story, since it looks like what I had in my head for what they gifted Cas.

[klinejack]

that time spencer reid picked up kelly kline at a bar using magic tricks and saved her from a serial killer :’)

[majordemonblockparty]

have I been in the market for a new cooler ever since I accidentally left my pink hello kitty igloo one in national parks service housing several years ago? yeah.

did I just purchase a 1950s coleman snow lite green and white metal diamond topped cooler off ebay in a move not at all influenced by supernatural (2005-2020)? bet your ass.

[sherlocking-out-loud]

i'm listening to today's Bridgewater episode and, once again, i had a spn scare!! some episodes ago it was the mention of a town called Winchester, then Misha's character saying "my dean" and today it's "Mr Jensen"????

Lauren Shippen is insane (affectionate)!!! 😄

[xofemeraldstars]

supernatural season 15

[spnscripthunt]

The X-Files Scripts:

"The 10 episodes every fan should watch, according to the show's creator"

1. "Pilot" (Season 1, Episode 1) - First Draft; Goldenrod

2. "Deep Throat" (Season 1, Episode 2) - Pre-Production First Draft

3. "Beyond the Sea" (Season 1, Episode 13) - Pink

4. "The Erlenmeyer Flask" (Season 1, Episode 24) - Pink

5. "The Host" (Season 2, Episode 2) - Pink

6. "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" (Season 3, Episode 4) - Green Collated

7. "Memento Mori" (Season 4, Episode 14) - Goldenrod Collated

8. "Post-Modern Prometheus" (Season 5, Episode 5) - Blue

9. "Bad Blood" (Season 5, Episode 12) - Green Collated

10. "Milagro" (Season 6, Episode 18) - Yellow Collated

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How is this relevant to SPN Script Hunt? ⤵️

[postmodernmulticoloredcloak]

a honest hardworking man can't even take a stroll in a store in peace without being subjected to psychological terrorism anymore. dark times we are living in

[emotionalsupportdman]

the toymaker: i have fallen in love…with humanity

me: get in line

[blue-chimera]

Who Cares if We're "Fair" to Fictional Characters?: A closer look at one side of the coin

(continued from Part 1)

So, I believe the primary value of any kind of storytelling (besides the joy we get from stories) lies with a story's ability to shape our understanding of ourselves & each other. To quote a piece I've been working on, "Storytelling can help us to see these things with enough distance to judge but enough closeness to empathize (and thereby understand our own vulnerability to making these kinds of mistakes)."

To me, the downside of attributing a character's actions unfairly¹ to a personality flaw rather than appreciating how circumstances shaped their choices is that we close the door on an opportunity to picture ourselves in that character's shoes & understand the choices we might make (and thereby learn & grow).

For example: If you see Dean dismissing Sam's assertions about Lenore in S2:E3 "Bloodlust" & you take the easiest possible view of his motivations — "Dean does this cuz he's just violent/prejudiced/an asshole like that" — then, assuming you don't see yourself as violent or prejudiced or an asshole, there's not really a lesson to be learned. Dean does this cuz he's a bad person & you're not a bad person; ergo, you wouldn't do that. You can't even imagine it. However, if you understand Dean's actions as primarily born out of a complex set of circumstances, you can imagine yourself making the same choices.

The value in this kind of imagining is twofold...

The lesser gain, in my opinion, is the value gained just from flexing your empathy muscles. Empathy is a habit we can build consciously in low-stakes situations so we have it to hand when things get actually tough & we're tempted to make snap judgments in the real world. (I'm less interested in this angle for the moment, but there's definitely an argument to be made here.)

The more important gain has nothing to do with Dean (or whatever character you're talking about) and everything to do with you: with understanding what missteps you yourself might take under these same circumstances (or their real-world analogues) and why, each individual one feeling like a reasonable reaction to your circumstances but cumulatively leading you farther & farther down a bad path. My assertion is this: if you really understand how & why a character makes a particular mistake, the hundred little influences that played a role, then you can imagine yourself caught in the maelstrom of those same influences, and you'll be better prepared to act deliberately & mindfully (rather than thoughtlessly, reactively) when the day comes that you are.

To say it another way: We learn by making mistakes. But if you can empathize well enough with another person (real or fictional) to see all the little pieces pushing them towards their mistakes (allowing you to imagine yourself in their shoes, responding to each push), it's almost as good as making those mistakes yourself. You'll be better equipped to recognize these situations when you end up in them and to see your reactions in them as choices (and under your control).

Now, obviously, you'll never be confronted with the decision to kill or spare a vampire. But you may find yourself dealing with grief & a situation that causes you a great deal of anxiety at the same time, and you might feel like you can't talk to anyone about it (much like Dean felt after John's awful final words). Maybe you're afraid of burdening your friends. Maybe you're in a new city or a new school and don't really have any. And maybe it's caused you to make bad choices, like hanging out with some people you shouldn't have or doing some things you're not proud of. If so, you're in a situation that's broadly analogous to Dean's in "Bloodlust," struggling with his father's death, agonizing over John's dying words, trying to bury himself in something that gives him comfort, and listening to a new friend who tells him that (over-)indulgence in the same thing brought comfort to him when he was going through a rough time.

And maybe you're not prone to lashing out with fists when a loved one tries to confront you about your unhealthy coping techniques, but maybe you would lash out with words & damage your relationships that way. Maybe you would be tempted to close your ears to warnings, or close your eyes to harm you've done...

It probably sounds silly to say that a fantasy TV show could influence you to make better choices under those circumstances. And, for most folks, I can't imagine that any one story is going to be the tipping point — or even come consciously to mind. But whether you perceive a particular character as a role model or an "anti" role model (like Bobby telling Dean that he's better than John "so don't be him"), I think your capacity to handle tough situations gracefully is increased by cultivating a deeper understanding of how other people (real & fictional) handled similar ones, even if the specific details in some of those cases are fantastical.² In looking at how circumstances shaped others' decisions, good & bad, you step outside yourself and become more aware of your reactions to the same.

It's about empathy towards others, yes, but more than that, it's about self-reflection, mindfulness, and gaining wisdom from other people's mistakes so we can avoid making them ourselves. So... in the end, while it doesn't really matter if we're "fair" to fictional characters, I do see value in tipping the scales towards empathy. If we have to err on one side or the other (and, being imperfect, we kinda do have to "pick a lean" — when all else is equal or knowledge is sparse, where ya gonna fall?), I will err on a generous interpretation. (Until or unless someone comes along & convinces me otherwise, of course!)

¹The question of fairness here is a practical one more than a moral one for me. If you're aiming to imagine yourself in a character's circumstances to understand how they made a particular mistake, & the circumstances actually had very little to do with it, then you're not going to gain much from the exercise.

²Just as you can draw lessons from the fable of the Ants & the Grasshopper without being an insect, you can draw lessons from the story of a monster-hunter without any vampires in your life. 😅

[familytreeintro]

no man can know what the darkness can sow you're gonna leave an ugly skull when you go you're gonna leave an ugly skull when you go YOU'RE GONNA LEAVE AN UGLY SKULL WHEN YOU GO

[klinejack]

STORYLINE: Coworker friends forever (CFFs) Kydd and Felixx are top detectives at the paranormal spooky investigation agency Psi Cops, where they solve mysteries and supernatural crimes using their overly competent incompetence.

so............basically an animated destiel comedy as goofy yet effective paranormal detectives why is nobody talking about this? which heller is responsible for this?

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