Had a fantastic time at the Memorabilia exhibition at Birmingham NEC today! I got to hug Mitch Pileggi, who's very tall, Chris Gauthier, who's very sweet, Mark Pellegrino, who's very firm, and Rob Benedict, who's very - um - Chuck.

I have to say, all four of the guests were fabulous. I couldn't afford autographs as well as photographs (well I couldn't really afford photographs either), so didn't get to speak to them for very long, but I got eye contact from all four of them, and Mark was so jet lagged, but still managed to last the day with a smile, despite nearly falling asleep at the autograph table this morning! (Mr. Padalecki should perhaps take note!)

The atmosphere was a lot more relaxed than Asylum - we could take photos of the stars signing - and Rob actually waved at us while we were taking them! He's a real sweetie. Just wanted to pick him up, put him in my pocket and take him home. I suspect someone might have objected, however.

Hopefully I'll have some pictures up tomorrow when I'm more awake.

There were some interesting non-SN guests there too. Tony Todd was going out of his way to make sure everyone got photos with him, although Mary McDonnell wasn't at all happy about people snapping pictures of her sitting at the autograph table and kept putting her hand in front of her face. I didn't expect that from her, so it was a bit of a disappointment. Have to say, Enterprise's Anthony Montgomery? Yeah, I could have happily taken him home with me too. Although I don't think he'd have fitted in my other pocket.

Hadn't expected Craig Charles and Chloe Annett from Red Dwarf to be there, so that was a nice surprise! I would probably have walked past Jason Mewes and not known it was him if he hadn't been standing in front of a Dogma poster. And I even got to see Tom Felton and Warwick Davis in the far distance!

Dawn got her picture taken in the Back to the Future DeLorean, and with Darth Vader, some storm troopers, a fake David Tennant, several Daleks, the Predator and one of those horrible scarecrow things from Doctor Who. We also met Captain Jack Sparrow and Neo from the Matrix. A good day was had by all.

But seriously. FOUR POUNDS for a SANDWICH?????

So my nerves are well and truly wracked. I forgot how stressful this fic posting lark can be!

If any of you would care to find out why I've bitten my fingernails down to the quick tonight, feel free to check out the Virtual Season 4 premiere, "Refraction", by - er - Irismay42. But only if you'd like to. I'm not going to hold a gun to anyone's head. Unless they'd like me to. This is only my first premiere after all. And I'm not nervous. Not at all. No really.

Anyway, if you'd like to read it, it's here

Oh and here's a pretty picture to look at in the mean time.

Title: Echoes
Author:irismay42
Genre: Gen
Characters: That'd be telling
Rating: G
Words: 331
Summary: People don't come here for the truth. They come for good news.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the snot in my brain.
A/N: This is what happens when you watch season 5 and season 1 reruns at the same time.
Spoilers: Oblique references to themes in seasons 4 and 5.


( Echoes )

 

So excited!  Not only did my US region 1 version of season 4 arrive this week - only two weeks delivery time and no Customs surcharge! - but I've just had an email from Play.com to say my season 4 part 2 UK region 2 version is on it's way too!  It's Thursday!  It's not released till next Monday!  Woooooot!

And it's Supernatural on Living tonight at 9pm!  So yeah, it's Hook Man, but we can't have everything...  And new episode tomorrow!  With guest stars!!!

Hurrah!  Living TV will be showing the UK's first repeat run of SN season 1 from next Thursday, 6th August at 9pm!  Which means our show is now airing in the same time slot as it airs in the US!  Woot!

Whether this will be SN's new permanent home is still unknown, but it's possible Living are hoping to get viewers used to seeing the show in that slot before it airs season 5 - and by my reckoning, if they show season 1 followed by season 5, that would mean an early January premiere for the latest season!  (We can but pray!)

Yah boo sucks to you ITV2!

Can't wait to see the ratings...

So Living TV have bought the rights to season 5 of SN apparently: click here

While this is pretty crappy for those SN fans who can't afford Sky or Virgin (as Living doesn't air on Freeview), in some ways I think this channel is a better 'fit' for our show, currently broadcasting Ghost Whisperer and other paranormal reality shows (I think there's one called Ghost Chasers or something similar!), and having previously shown genre fair such as the fabulous Moonlight.

As with Moonlight, which is just about to begin a repeat run over on Virgin 1, SN will also be repeated on Virgin, which currently airs Chuck and has previously aired Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and this channel does air on Freeview.  Although it's taken about a year for Moonlight to make it over there.  

Bearing in mind Living is also home to first run Grey's Anatomy and CSI, I think this could be a pretty decent move for SN, and might even see our show getting a little bit of promotion - something ITV didn't seem to have a clue how to do.  We'll definitely see some repeat runs too, which is something ITV2 has never done in four years.

My only concerns?  Firstly, Ghost Whisperer generally doesn't start airing until April, so that's going to be one helluva wait if Living decide to hold SN over as long.  The initial gossip before season 1 of SN aired in the UK was that Living had bought the rights - and I seem to remember emailing them to ask them if that was true and when they would be showing it, but never got a reply.  So I'm not sure whether emailing them to ask when they'll be showing season 5 will have much effect!

Secondly, Ghost Whisperer is, at the moment, Living's highest-rated scripted show (as SN was on ITV2) and only garners around 350,000 viewers, whereas SN was averaging around 700,000 on ITV2.  

But also on the plus side?  For those of you who liked to watch SN on ITV2, then follow it up with the same ep on ITV2+1?  Living has a +1 AND a +2 channel!

Title: Keeping It Real
Author:irismay42
Genre: Gen
Characters: Dean, Sam, Ruby, Castiel
Rating: PG-13
Words: 2,300
Spoilers: Up to 4.18
Summary: Dean wakes up and it was all a dream.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. I sold my soul to Kripke.
A/N: WIAWSNB and a bottle of wine. Not a good combination.
Please note, I'm spoiler-free, so please don't spoiler me in comments! This is all ridiculous conjecture with no basis in reality!

( Keeping It Real )

Title: I Want To Be Han Solo
Author:irismay42
Genre: Gen, Wee!chesters
Characters: Dean, Sam, John
Rating: PG
Words: 454
Spoilers: Vaguely for all episodes aired in the US.
Summary: Sam's fed up with being Luke Skywalker. Pre-series. Oneshot.
Disclaimer: Kripke owns the pretty and Lucas owns the rest.
A/N: So I'm not entirely sure what this is, but plot and Iris aren't friends right now so this is all I'm capable of.


( I Want To Be Han Solo )

Title: Make Her Scream
Author:irismay42
Genre: Gen
Characters: Dean, Alastair
Rating: PG-13
Words: 96
Spoilers: Up to 4.16
Summary: The first Seal breaks. Hell fic. Drabble.
Disclaimer: All Kripke's. But come the Revolution... Dean's mine!
A/N: I could get into this drabbling malarky...


( Make Her Scream )

Title: Interview With The (Former) Vampire
Author:irismay42
Genre: Gen
Characters: Gordon Walker
Rating: PG-13
Words: 1,900
Spoilers: Up to 4.13
Summary: Gordon Walker: On A Mission From God
Disclaimer: That's right folks: I own absolutely nothing. But my day will come. Just you wait, Mr. Kripke!
A/N: So this is the result of my noodling around trying to see if I could write Gordon first person. Absolutely no calorific value. You will probably learn little or nothing from reading this. (Maybe that should be the disclaimer...!)

British people: Why did more of you watch AYTGIMDW than Lazarus Rising? And were you really all watching Lost and recording Supernatural?

*shakes fist*

We are, indeed, a strange bunch.

Ratings can be found here .

On the other hand, the adverts are horrendous on ITV2 so I can't blame any of you for recording SN. And at least we got 2nd and 3rd place on ITV2 and 1st and 3rd place on ITV2 +1. And hahahahahah where the hell was Gossip Girl??!!!! (Eeeeeevil snigger...)

So we're still ITV2's highest rated scripted show.  And they've finally remembered to add us to their list of programmes on their stupid green website!

W/E 25th January 2009

ITV2:

1. American Idol 692,000
2. SUPERNATURAL (Are You There God...) 677,000
3. SUPERNATURAL (Lazarus Rising) 621,000


ITV2 +1

1. SUPERNATURAL (Are You There God...) 216,000
2. 10 Things I Hate About You 196,000
3. SUPERNATURAL (Lazarus Rising) 190,000

In The Hunt - Unauthorized Essays on Supernatural is published in March.

Benbella now have a mini-site dedicated to the book in which you can read an excerpt as well as essays by the twelve finalists from the supernatural.tv essay competition who didn't make it into the book.

Check it out here .

And again, here's a lovely picture of the cover:

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE WHO KNOWS ME!







For Christmas, Santa bought me a star to name!  So a little help with that please...


Poll #1320666 Name That Star!
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 11

What should I name my Christmas star?

Title: Waiting Room
Genre: Gen
Characters: Sam and... someone else.
Rating: PG
Words: 2,450
Spoilers: Up to 4.10
Summary: Sam waits while Dean makes a decision.
Disclaimer: You know the drill.
A/N: So I wrote a Sam story. What the hell???


( Waiting Room )

Title: Blood Brothers
Genre: Gen, AU, Future Fic, Drabble
Characters: Dean, Sam, Castiel, Uriel
Spoilers: Up to 4.7
Rating: PG
Words: 107
Summary: The earth burns as Castiel watches.
Disclaimer: I own nothing and no-one.
A/N: Yay, I wrote my first drabble!
( Blood Brothers )

So I pretty much only post fic on here, but seeing as I have no fic I've decided to squee and pimp instead.

Look what I just found on Amazon:

"Edited by Supernatural.tv"!! That's half me! I'm so freakin' excited!!

I don't get any royalties (bummer) but if you'd like to pre-order (it's out on Jensen's birthday, 1st March 2009) you can do it here (UK) or here (US).

* Shameless pimpage ends *

Genre: Gen, AU
Characters: Dean, Sam, OCs.
Rating: PG-13
Words: 2,400
Summary: Making a deal with a Demon can be an unseemly business. Especially when you discover that the deal you've made has endangered your sons in ways you hadn't foreseen. Now they've grown up apart and unaware and things need to be set right.
Disclaimer: All things bright and beautiful / All Winchesters great and small / All things weird and wonderful / The Kripke made them all..
A/N: This was first posted in January 2007, so think mid-season 2.
A/N2: So this is the Epilogue that was originally written as a 'tag scene' to the story at the request of a couple of the readers on FFNet.  I wasn't going to write it originally, but finally I caved to pressure and I think it finishes the story far better.
A/N3: So that's it.  All my SN stories are now posted on this site.  Who knows, maybe I'll have time to write another one in fifty years or so!