Asylum 6 report
Last weekend, my and my sis went to Asylum 6, the most massively nerdilicious Supernatural convention in the UK. And then bought tickets to Asylum 7, because we had such an incredible time, what with all the giggling and me being a total wimp. The guest list was INCREDIBLE. Topping the bill was the boys themselves. Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki, who shall henceforth be known as Gigantor The Magnificent. Very, very tall. And wide. He would squish little me. Not that Jensen is small. He is also very tall. And pretty.
Others included: Mark Sheppard (Crowley), Richard Speight Jr (Trickster/Gabriel), Cindy Sampson (Lisa), Brock Kelly aka the prettiest human alive (young Dean Winchester) Frederic Lehne (Azazael/YED) and Genevieve Cortese and Danneel Ackles signed autographs (lols, the wives came to a weekend devoted to worshiping the ground their husbands stand on)
Rather than a lengthy description of all the panels I went to, I will instead illustrate the amazingness of the weekend with some deliciously out of context quotes, drawn from my furious tweeting during the panels.
Jensen: “I'm not swinging the way I should, but I'm swinging the way that makes the ball go straight.”
Small Boy: “What colour do smurfs go when you choke them?”
Jensen: “I like saving people and kicking in doors.”
Girl: “What was your reaction to finding out Dean was going to be abducted by fairies?”
Jensen: “I was like “what?””
Jensen: “I clipped someone in the nose.”
Someone in audience: “Was it Misha?”
Jensen: “It's all just a video game and Sam and Dean are stoners.”
Mark Sheppard: “I've been known to kiss the occasional man.”
Mark: “WHERE ARE YOU NOW, JOHN BARROWMAN?”
Mark: “You don't beckon me, sonny boy.”
Mark: “He has such soft, papery lips.”
Mark: “It's fun to be the King of Hell.”
Mark: “Fingers in your ears.”
Girl: “Misha.”
Mark: “Who? Oh, the baby in the trenchcoat.”
Mark, being evasive on the season finale: “When you watch 6.22 you'll know everything you need to know about season 6.”
Richard Speight Jr.: “Come for the boys, stay for the nuts.”
Richard: sits down in audience in response to being told the panel was over “Boo, Doug.”
Jared Padalecki: “I have a lot of hair.”
Brock Kelly on microphone in the audience: “Can you tell us what it was like having such a cool older brother in high school and can you do an impression?” - this earned us a hilarious Jared impression of Jensen
Girl: “Your hair has changed a lot in 6 seasons. Me and my friend have a theory that your hair is afraid of your face.” - this girl basically became everyone's hero at that moment. Jared rearranged his hair to prove that he could still have bangs. Yes, Baby came back, albeit briefly.
Jared: "So where are you from?"
Small Boy: "Why?"
Jared: “If this is about my hair being afraid of my face, I don't wanna hear it.”
Jared: pointing at autograph “This is Jensen. He's another actor.”
Jared is told his panel is over. The audience boos and generally makes its displeasure known.
Jared: jumps up and down happily "I feel so loved, I feel so loved." - words don't convey how adorable and utterly genuine his reaction was
Richard: “To go from “I'm messing with you” to “I'm an archangel” is a giant leap.”
Richard: “You guys should stay for the flan.”
Mark: “It's Sunday. You guys are crap. Drunk, hungover, tired....”
Mark: “I was in the TARDIS. It was cool. It's bigger on the inside, you know.”
Mark: “It's a fun thing to do. It's like martial arts or shooting people.”
Mark, to a small boy: “She's making you get up and ask a question? In some places that's called child abuse.”
Mark: “That's not your favorite phrase though, is it? What is it?”
Richard: english accent “It's all gone pear-shaped!”
Mark: “YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO ILLEGALLY DOWNLOAD IT!! You know why? Because you lot will all go out and buy the DVDs anyway.”
Richard: “Mark's an angry cuddly bear.”
Mark: “Have you ever seen the Magic Roundabout?”
Richard: “No”
Audience: “YES”
Mark: “Doug is Zebedee.”
Mark leads audience in singing Magic Roundabout theme to Doug
Jensen: “Have any of you seen a movie called Stonehenge Apocalypse?”
Audience: DUH. WE IZ NOT AMATUR.
Jensen: “Yeah, well we hadn't.”
Jensen: “Can I take the Impala for a ride?”
Jared, after being mocked by Jensen for comments made about his hair admits: “Yes, my hair is now afraid of my face.”
Jensen: “SUCK IT UP, ACKLES.”
I have yet to get my pics off my camera, but when I have, the best will be picspammed here.
Others included: Mark Sheppard (Crowley), Richard Speight Jr (Trickster/Gabriel), Cindy Sampson (Lisa), Brock Kelly aka the prettiest human alive (young Dean Winchester) Frederic Lehne (Azazael/YED) and Genevieve Cortese and Danneel Ackles signed autographs (lols, the wives came to a weekend devoted to worshiping the ground their husbands stand on)
Rather than a lengthy description of all the panels I went to, I will instead illustrate the amazingness of the weekend with some deliciously out of context quotes, drawn from my furious tweeting during the panels.
Jensen: “I'm not swinging the way I should, but I'm swinging the way that makes the ball go straight.”
Small Boy: “What colour do smurfs go when you choke them?”
Jensen: “I like saving people and kicking in doors.”
Girl: “What was your reaction to finding out Dean was going to be abducted by fairies?”
Jensen: “I was like “what?””
Jensen: “I clipped someone in the nose.”
Someone in audience: “Was it Misha?”
Jensen: “It's all just a video game and Sam and Dean are stoners.”
Mark Sheppard: “I've been known to kiss the occasional man.”
Mark: “WHERE ARE YOU NOW, JOHN BARROWMAN?”
Mark: “You don't beckon me, sonny boy.”
Mark: “He has such soft, papery lips.”
Mark: “It's fun to be the King of Hell.”
Mark: “Fingers in your ears.”
Girl: “Misha.”
Mark: “Who? Oh, the baby in the trenchcoat.”
Mark, being evasive on the season finale: “When you watch 6.22 you'll know everything you need to know about season 6.”
Richard Speight Jr.: “Come for the boys, stay for the nuts.”
Richard: sits down in audience in response to being told the panel was over “Boo, Doug.”
Jared Padalecki: “I have a lot of hair.”
Brock Kelly on microphone in the audience: “Can you tell us what it was like having such a cool older brother in high school and can you do an impression?” - this earned us a hilarious Jared impression of Jensen
Girl: “Your hair has changed a lot in 6 seasons. Me and my friend have a theory that your hair is afraid of your face.” - this girl basically became everyone's hero at that moment. Jared rearranged his hair to prove that he could still have bangs. Yes, Baby came back, albeit briefly.
Jared: "So where are you from?"
Small Boy: "Why?"
Jared: “If this is about my hair being afraid of my face, I don't wanna hear it.”
Jared: pointing at autograph “This is Jensen. He's another actor.”
Jared is told his panel is over. The audience boos and generally makes its displeasure known.
Jared: jumps up and down happily "I feel so loved, I feel so loved." - words don't convey how adorable and utterly genuine his reaction was
Richard: “To go from “I'm messing with you” to “I'm an archangel” is a giant leap.”
Richard: “You guys should stay for the flan.”
Mark: “It's Sunday. You guys are crap. Drunk, hungover, tired....”
Mark: “I was in the TARDIS. It was cool. It's bigger on the inside, you know.”
Mark: “It's a fun thing to do. It's like martial arts or shooting people.”
Mark, to a small boy: “She's making you get up and ask a question? In some places that's called child abuse.”
Mark: “That's not your favorite phrase though, is it? What is it?”
Richard: english accent “It's all gone pear-shaped!”
Mark: “YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO ILLEGALLY DOWNLOAD IT!! You know why? Because you lot will all go out and buy the DVDs anyway.”
Richard: “Mark's an angry cuddly bear.”
Mark: “Have you ever seen the Magic Roundabout?”
Richard: “No”
Audience: “YES”
Mark: “Doug is Zebedee.”
Mark leads audience in singing Magic Roundabout theme to Doug
Jensen: “Have any of you seen a movie called Stonehenge Apocalypse?”
Audience: DUH. WE IZ NOT AMATUR.
Jensen: “Yeah, well we hadn't.”
Jensen: “Can I take the Impala for a ride?”
Jared, after being mocked by Jensen for comments made about his hair admits: “Yes, my hair is now afraid of my face.”
Jensen: “SUCK IT UP, ACKLES.”
I have yet to get my pics off my camera, but when I have, the best will be picspammed here.