Timeline: S1-S5

[hells_half_acre]

---SEASON 1 ---

October 31st/November 1st, 2005 - Dean arrives in Palo Alto - quite late at night. The boys spend 2 days investigating a Woman in White in Jericho, California. (Pilot)

November 2nd/3rd 2005 (2:50-3am) - Jessica dies. Sam and Dean hit the road.
-Time taken from unaired Pilot scene.

~November 10th 2005 - Sam and Dean arrive in Lost

Comments

[amberdreams]

Many thanks for creating this resource for FF writers and detail freaks!
Just one observation from trying to reference the timings around Death Takes A Holiday - you've placed this December because of that reference to the solstice moon, but the problem with that is even worse than you mention, as young Cole Griffith's grave stone actually says he died in 2009 - which (not putting too fine a point on it) really buggers it up!!!
Trouble is, the show doesn't pay as close attention to these things as we do.... :D

[hells_half_acre]

I think you must be psychic or something!

I was capping Death Takes a Holiday only yesterday, and noticed that Cole death was announced in the paper January 2nd. I updated my timeline in my files with alternative dates between Family Remains and Death Takes a Holiday to show the two options (either uses the date of the solstice or using the date of Cole's Death). I didn't get around to updating the website though...so, yeah...I guess I'll do that today since apparently people (you) ARE noticing that they give a date for Cole's death...

Anyway, like you said, the solstice isn't in January! So, it's really going to be a choice. Either Sam was exaggerating in Family Remains and they'd only been "chasing cases" for two weeks...or he wasn't exaggerating and Family Remains takes place a full month after Heaven and Hell.

[amberdreams]

I wonder if the writers realise what problems their sloppiness causes for us poor FF writers struggling to make sense of something that shouldn't really matter!! Hee!
I actually had to move the fic I'm writing from just after Sex and Violence to some time following Head of a Pin after I read your timeline logic; which actually messed my idea up rather a lot, as I now have to wait until Dean is recovered from much more serious injuries!! Which starts gettin problematic if I run with your contention that they need to start work at Sandover on 1st March.... :D

[hells_half_acre]

I know! Though, really, I think it's more that the writers and the prop-guys need to talk more (I'm assuming the prop guys are the ones who put the dates on the computers and gravestones).

My usual rule for timelining is to go with any spoken information, and when there is no spoken information THEN go with any dates on the props. But man, even going with spoken information, you get conflicting or impossible dates.

I think they should hire me to help them keep track of these things. I already live in Vancouver and I need a new job, it'd be pretty convenient. ;)

[amberdreams]

Sounds ideal - you should offer your services immediately before they get too far into Season 6!

[hells_half_acre]

Hehe, indeed! I just need the email of whoever the heck is in charge over there ;-P