AgtSpooky's Hangout

So I mentioned the other day that TNT has started showing SPN over from the beginning. I've been watching a couple of eps each night and enjoying the hell out of what the show used to be and how much I loved it.

I'm up to Bugs and right before the ep was over it suddenly hit me - a long ago buried plot bunny. Many, many years ago my good friend Deborah asked me to write a Sam and Dean story told from an outsider's POV. I immediately knew what I wanted to do and that I wanted it set at the beginning of season two. But it was also going to require me to watch every ep of season one over again because of all these notes I wanted to take. I had every intention of doing just that…and never got around to it and the plot bunny started gathering dust.

But it suddenly shook off the cobwebs last night, surprising me. I realized that I was only a few episodes in and everything was still fresh in my brain, so I quick took out my notebook and scribbled down things from the eight eps I'd watched.

Now I don't know if this is going to go anywhere, since I haven't written any SPN fic in more years than I can remember, but it's the closest I've gotten to being inspired to write again. Like I said, interesting side effect I wasn't expecting when I started watching the episodes, so we'll see what happens!

Just put my application in to be an extra on the "pilot" episode of Supernatural: Bloodlines, which will be filming here in Chicago on March 24-27th.

It's a one in a million shot I'll get picked so I'm not getting my hopes up. But now I know what casting company they're using so I'm following their twitter for filming locations so maybe I can at least watch from the sidewalk.

Wish me luck!

The Windy City is about to declare all-out war.

New intel has surfaced about The CW’s Chicago-based planted Supernatural spin-off, Supernatural: Tribes, and it points to an epic battle involving five rival monster families and a vengeance-seeking hunter.

Read on for exclusive details on the key players populating the offshoot (all of whom will be introduced in this season’s 20th episode of Supernatural).

ENNIS ROTH | The de-facto star of the potential series, Ennis is “likeable, strong-willed, resolute, with a strong sense of justice.” He’s the son of a cop who grew up in poverty. He’s en route to the police academy himself when someone he is close to is murdered — presumably by some kind of monster. He meets up with Sam and Dean and “learns the staggering truth” that Chicago is run by five families of monsters (including, but perhaps not limited to, werewolves and shape shifters). And with that, a new monster-hunter is born. Fun fact: Producers are looking to fill this role with an African-American actor in his early 20s.

DAVID HAYDEN | A shape-shifter from one of Chicago’s ruling monster families. He’s been living as a human for some time, but a tragedy propels him back into the life. David is in his early 20s.

MARGO HAYDEN | David’s “professional, strong-willed, determined, ambitious” shape-shifter sister. She’s an “ex-punk rocker gone corporate” who sets out to be the new head of the family in the wake of a tragedy. Margo is in her early 20s.

VIOLET DURANT | A werewolf and part of the wealthy, powerful Durant family. In a twist right out of West Side Story, the early-twentysomething is hot for family rival David (see above), but their love is forbidden.

JULIAN DURANT | Violet’s “savagely handsome, strong, arrogant” twentysomething brother and Ennis’ arch nemesis.

FREDDIE COSTA | A world-weary copy in his 30s, Freddie has a soft spot in his heart for Ennis (he knew his dad back in the day). Fun fact: Eddie’s got a secret.

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So....what do you guys think? First thing I thought of - anyone remember the show Kindred:The Embraced, with the different "families"? And throw in some Romeo and Juliet and apparently you get Tribes.

Nothing about the descriptions really grabbed me, but since this is going to be the 20th episode of SPN I'll reserve judgement until I see all these characters in action.

What I REALLY want to know is - will any of this actually be filmed here in Chicago or will Vancouver be the stand-in?

Today is the CW's turn at the TCA's winter panel and here's what the president of the network had to say about Supernatural:

I had to share this with you guys. My buddy charityflint sent this to me. She saw it on her friend's Facebook page. As soon as I saw it my mind went O_o with the possibilities and the freaking HOTNESS of a pairing like this. OMG, why haven't I ever seen any Dean/Jack fic?? I need this in my life! LOL!

Speaking of multi-fandoms, if you haven't stopped by my LJ lately I've got a new header and sidebar up, expressing my favorite pairings throughout the years. :-)

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