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Supernatural LA Con envy?
Mar. 28th, 2010 10:27 amI have never, even for a moment, considered spending the money to go to a fan convention for anything. There is nothing about them that really sounds fun to me; with the possible exception of chatting with some fellow fans since my RL friends are not Supernatural followers. I hate crowds, the screaming over the boys just seems embarrassing, especially when some of those screaming are way old enough to not be screaming. (I teach middle school and try and avoid adults who act like the kids I teach) The silly questions people ask all of the actors would make me want to die of second hand embarrassment. And I couldn't spend that much money anyway.
However, this weekend a small part of me still wants to know what is going on at the LA Con. The videos of the Js interacting are so engaging and even though I really have no desire to have my pic taken with them or have them sign something, I still feel this need to know how cute they are today and what interesting things they are talking about. Hopefully enough video will get out that my curiosity can be satisfied. And the video does actually satisfy me.
I admit to being fangirly enough that if I ever had a chance to sit down with Jensen and Jared (or either one) and really be able to talk to them, I would love the opportunity. But "meeting them" as part of a convention- when they are acting, because that is what actors do when they play a role, does not really appeal to me. I also am somewhat amazed at that some fans seem to think that these convention breakfasts, photo ops, etc. are somehow really meeting the boys. Now clearly lots of fans know exactly what they are getting at a convention and are happy with that. I assume that those are the fans that are really able to enjoy the conventions.
Some people also think there is something excessive about how much the actors get paid for attending conventions. This also seems odd to me. Conventions are work for them. Spending the day with really enthusiastic fans is probably hard work. They are still "on" and having to perform. When other professionals are asked to speak to or appear at conventions, they are compensated. So of course actors would be also. Again, the complaints seem to be from people who think that Jensen and Jared (and all the other actors who appear) are there just because they love hanging with their fans. That seems crazy to me. They seem to make very little effort to put themselves into the spotlight outside of doing their jobs. So making themselves available at conventions seems very reasonable to me. But it is still work. It helps keep/make their show popular so some self-interest is also involved. But it seems to me that they should clearly get paid, and get paid what the market shows they are worth. The price of tickets to cons and the fact that they sell out indicates, to me, that they are not asking too high a price.
So enough of my ranting on conventions-and who knows, maybe someday I will decide I can't help myself and go to one. I just hope some one gets good videos of this one to satisfy my fangirl need to see the boys interact cutely.
However, this weekend a small part of me still wants to know what is going on at the LA Con. The videos of the Js interacting are so engaging and even though I really have no desire to have my pic taken with them or have them sign something, I still feel this need to know how cute they are today and what interesting things they are talking about. Hopefully enough video will get out that my curiosity can be satisfied. And the video does actually satisfy me.
I admit to being fangirly enough that if I ever had a chance to sit down with Jensen and Jared (or either one) and really be able to talk to them, I would love the opportunity. But "meeting them" as part of a convention- when they are acting, because that is what actors do when they play a role, does not really appeal to me. I also am somewhat amazed at that some fans seem to think that these convention breakfasts, photo ops, etc. are somehow really meeting the boys. Now clearly lots of fans know exactly what they are getting at a convention and are happy with that. I assume that those are the fans that are really able to enjoy the conventions.
Some people also think there is something excessive about how much the actors get paid for attending conventions. This also seems odd to me. Conventions are work for them. Spending the day with really enthusiastic fans is probably hard work. They are still "on" and having to perform. When other professionals are asked to speak to or appear at conventions, they are compensated. So of course actors would be also. Again, the complaints seem to be from people who think that Jensen and Jared (and all the other actors who appear) are there just because they love hanging with their fans. That seems crazy to me. They seem to make very little effort to put themselves into the spotlight outside of doing their jobs. So making themselves available at conventions seems very reasonable to me. But it is still work. It helps keep/make their show popular so some self-interest is also involved. But it seems to me that they should clearly get paid, and get paid what the market shows they are worth. The price of tickets to cons and the fact that they sell out indicates, to me, that they are not asking too high a price.
So enough of my ranting on conventions-and who knows, maybe someday I will decide I can't help myself and go to one. I just hope some one gets good videos of this one to satisfy my fangirl need to see the boys interact cutely.
