I occasionally think about meta arcs, but mostly I think along writers' lines: story construction, continuity, etc. I found Jared's "Girl On Guy" podcast amazing. To hear him talk as himself (and slightly drunk), being so open about the show, was affirming to me in terms of canon, etc. Jared said he and Jensen have a voice for the shit they get, using an example of a glass being in one shot and then they forget the glass was on the table in the next take. He put on a high, squeaky voice: "Dear Supernatural, there was no glass on the table and I'm never watching the show again." He also talked freely about the intention being to go through Kripke's arc and stop. But then the show was picked up, and everyone was gobsmacked about what to do next. Jared admitted that he was very uncomfortable during Seasons 6 and 7, and 8 had felt like they were getting their feet back under them. (This is ALL PARAPHRASING, for those nit-pickers out there.) He also talked about how there are times when it's fun and times when it is just a routine.
I loved his honesty, since we mostly see the tightly wrapped "everything is great" public personas of Jared and Jensen. They're obviously nice guy, and Jared sounds like a lot of fun to hang out with. Also, given the constraints of the show, I ADORED listening to Jared swearing like a sailor! Boy, do I wish "Supernatural" was on cable!
In an interview with missyjack (I think) one of the writers mentioned that the Grand Canyon lines were a screw-up, and Crowley's Mesopotamia crack was just a joke and they didn't consider the canon consequences.
Anyway, that tends to be why my overall feeling about the show is grounded in the reality of the actual creation of the show. That doesn't mean I don't think about the things you write about or that I didn't spend the S9 premiere choked up (and saying THANK YOU for shirtless!Cas).
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I loved his honesty, since we mostly see the tightly wrapped "everything is great" public personas of Jared and Jensen. They're obviously nice guy, and Jared sounds like a lot of fun to hang out with. Also, given the constraints of the show, I ADORED listening to Jared swearing like a sailor! Boy, do I wish "Supernatural" was on cable!
In an interview with missyjack (I think) one of the writers mentioned that the Grand Canyon lines were a screw-up, and Crowley's Mesopotamia crack was just a joke and they didn't consider the canon consequences.
Anyway, that tends to be why my overall feeling about the show is grounded in the reality of the actual creation of the show. That doesn't mean I don't think about the things you write about or that I didn't spend the S9 premiere choked up (and saying THANK YOU for shirtless!Cas).
I hope this all makes sense.