Comments | alixtii: Rambling Incoherence

alixtii

Rambling Incoherence

Oct 26, 2009 15:08

It seems to me that fantastic texts, through the always-already present reification of the deus ex machina, allow for a type of meta move--although in a limited, constrained way (which arguably ultimately undermines the meta-ness of the move). Buffy can talk to the camera if there's a demon making her hallucinate she's on TV, but not otherwise. My ( Read more... )

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Don't read if you don't want SPN spoilers! lunabee34 October 27 2009, 00:50:48 UTC

My understanding, through fannish osmosis, is that in Supernatural that's done through the device of God and the angels, which--not having watched the show--seems a reasonable in-universe device.

Most recently, it's done through the discovery that Chuck (a prophet of the Lord) has written the Gospel of Winchester over the past five years, or as we like to call it, a fantasy series for Tor books. LOL We meet Chuck's publisher and at least one Sam/Dean (yeah you read that right) fangirl who READS WINCEST OUT LOUD ON THE AIR.

I won't comment further because I don't think you're all that into (or at all into) SPN, but I can C&P my comments on how I think that meta functions if you're interested.

Re: Don't read if you don't want SPN spoilers! alixtii October 27 2009, 00:59:26 UTC

Yeah, I remember fandom exploding when that happened, with a lot of discussion--although I remember that being last season, and I don't know what has happened since then, so I decided to dump it and anything else under the larger category of "God and the angels."

I'm not interested in watching the show at all, just because I don't care about the two male protagonists (I'll read the genderswap of course), but I am interested in reading the meta and don't worry about being spoiled, so I'd be glad to read your thoughts.

Re: Don't read if you don't want SPN spoilers! lunabee34 October 27 2009, 01:16:48 UTC

It began last season and has continued into this one with a couple of episodes so far with Chuck (aka Carver Edlund) and fangirls in them.

I'll link you to my post about the first episode:

http://lunabee34.livejournal.com/211477.html

and C&P my comments from the other pertinent ep, "Sympathy for the Devil":

Finally, I know some fans are gonna be all weirded out and/or scared by the fangirl scenes, but honestly, I continue to find them really amusing and also a really nice way of paying homage to the people who are the reason this show exists. When Carver Edlund needs help, who does he turn to? I think there's a playfulness about the way fandom is depicted on SPN but also a very real recognition that we are the ones who make SPN successful ( ... )