First you say Jensen and Jared should get no credit from fans for attending conventions. Then you say true A list stars go out of their way to attend the ComicCon (Con DOES stand for convention, does it not?) and say that showing up does not look good.

So, you want them to show up because it doesn’t look good if they don’t; but if and when they do, they should get no credit for it?

I read that EW article. As a journalist, I know very well that once the interview is over, the subjects have no control over the final written article or the tone in which it’s written.

I don’t know whether they film on Sunday or not. Unless you work there, I doubt you do, either. But God forbid anyone should have personal plans on their day off.

I don’t know what they get paid to attend conventions. Unless you’re their agent or you work for the convention organizers, you don’t either.

They’ve attended this ComicCONvention before. Are they supposed to go every year?

I’m no fan of conventions. I’ve never attended one and have no plans to do so. But I don’t think it’s a professional faux pas for actors to not attend every convention.

I wouldn’t count the guys out of Comic-Con. Given the scheduling conflicts in the past couple of years (see some of the above posts) they may have decided not to commit until the last minute. Better to not commit and be there than to commit and have to cancel and disappoint at the last minute. Whether they make it or not, I don’t think the fans will feel dissed. Jared and Jensen have been awesomely nice to their fans in the past, so an occasional “miss” is okay with most of them.

That said, I can understand the TVA and CT’s posts. While they didn’t have all the facts, it was nice that they tried to be fan-supportive. It just turned out it wasn’t needed for this one. Thanks for the past support of the show and I’m sorry you got slammed so hard. I appreciate your points of view, even iwhen I don’t agree with you (ha).

And for the person who said they wouldn’t watch SN because of what they’d seen here, please don’t hold the passion of the fans against the show. It’s a great show. It just happens to have one of the most passionate, protective, vocal fanbases I’ve ever seen. That can translate to good or bad, depending on your perspective of the issue being discussed. I don’t always agree with the most vocal members, but I still love the show dearly. Give it a try. You may figure out what all the passion is about, too, and end up being one of the vocal ones yourself!

It’s one thing to express disappointment that those specific actors won’t be there. It’s quite another to say that they “diss” their fans by not attending. The only way you should have let that title stay is if the writer had a quote from the guys that was clearly anti-fan.

First, the show is represented there by the show’s creator, the wonderful Jim Beaver and Misha Collins, and others. Second, it’s presumptuous to imply that Jensen and Jared are available. They work. They work hard. They also attend lots of fan-oriented events. Sounds to me as if the author is just whining like a baby due to personal disappointment. The author likes to use the word DISS. Well, to DISS the actors’ other work (their movies — which I haven’t seen because I don’t see horror movies in theaters) and complain about their salaries is very childish.

Here’s a news flash: Watching Supernatural does not infer ownership of Jared or Jensen. A fan is not entitled to have them appear in person whenever the fan wishes. The J’s are not trained monkeys who perform at the snap of a fan’s fingers. Fans are not ENTITLED to private time with either man. That’s not what Jared and Jensen sell. Fans are entitled to choose to watch or not watch their performances as actors. They are entitled to enjoy or dislike those performances, and to praise or criticize those performances. To react like a toddler having a tantrum because the guys are not scheduled to appear at a specific event is not OK. To verbally attack the guys on a personal level by stating plainly that they diss their fans is untrue and unfair. If the J’s had actually said something bad about the fans, that would be another matter. But they didn’t. And they won’t.

You can hide behind your statement that everybody has an opinion. But you and your site should be professional enough to acknowledge that you have editorial control over what you publish on this site. You are supposed to exercise common sense. You wouldn’t dare publish an opinion that contained hate speech. You shouldn’t have published an opinion that, without proper backup, attacked the personal character of these two actors.
I’d much rather have the boys spend their time working to give us our show than sitting at a panel where the questions they get are likely to be personal and silly rather than about their work or the show.
And finally, please consider the following:

It’s ASSERTION, not ASCERTATION. Ascertation is not a word in the dictionary.
Asserton means: The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.
Ascertain means: 1. To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to make confident; to assure; to apprise.

See how that works?
Lame.

Following my own advice, googled ‘comic con supernatural’

The first entry the search turned up was a link to the CW Source website with YouTube clips from last years Comic Con in San Diego with Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki on the Supernatural panel.

But it’s the second entry that the search turned up that really takes the biscuit!

http://thetvaddict.com/2007/07/28/comic-con-live-blog-supernatural/

A blog post from this very website which immediately hits you in the face with a photo of Jensen Ackles signing autographs at the 2007 Comic Con.

The irony of that is just too hilarious for words.

Thank you all. It’s been real!

He’s never going to be a Supernatural fan because of what he’s witnessed here? Seriously?

I’ll be the first to admit that there is a lot of craziness in the Supernatural fandom (and most other fandoms I’ve encountered for that matter), but in this blog (and I’ve only ever seen the two posts about the ‘dissing of fans’ and the I-was-rite-anyway apology) the craziness really has been minimal.

The original blogger dissed (to use his own terminology) the stars of a show who are much beloved of the show’s fanbase. He expressed his opinion that the stars were neglecting their fandom by not attending a certain con. Quite a few of that fandom expressed their opinions that he was talking out of his arse (and in a fairly insulting way too) using a) wrong information about some things and b) wild assumptions about other things.

They called him an idiot and implied that his motives were self-serving. Since he implied the same about the motives of Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki for not attending Comic Con, I for one, feel no sympathy.

But wait! Those guys get PAID MONEY! In fact, a TRUCKLOAD of money according to the speculation here. So Daniel can say what he likes about their motives? I’m really sorry that CT seems to have deleted his/her post defending nice, sweet, kind, most wonderful, unpaid Daniel and saying how much we have hurt Daniel’s feelings and reminding us all that Ackles and Padalecki get paid to attend conventions. That really was a corker.

The guys who dissed the stars of show got dissed by some of the shows fans? Really? Who would have suspected that? Some of those fans aren’t keen to forgive him because he still hasn’t really apologised for insulting their faves. Once again, really? I’m amazed.

He’s said he was humbly sorry for spouting incorrect information to back up his argument (and only because he was repeated beaten over the head with it, and a simple google search could have prevented it in the first place). He’s never apologised for maligning the actors.

If he did that, I for one would give him full credit. He’s more than entitled to think they should go to Comic Con whatever their own professional or personal agendas might be. He’s entitled to think that Queen Elizabeth II should attend Comic Con this year, if he wants to. I think he’s nuts to do, but he’s entitled to his opinion and I’m entitled to mine.

I really don’t care who does and doesn’t consider themselves a fan of whatever show. But if what has gone down here scares luke off Supernatural fandom, then maybe he really should steer clear. The GENUINELY crazy and scary fans of Supernatural would definitely be too much for him.

And maybe he should just steer clear of the show altogether too. It features ghosts, demons and monsters – even clowns! Scary, scary stuff!

No, luke. You’re right. Supernatural might just be a bit to scary for you.

Don’t judge the show based on the fandom. I also think the fans are nuts but Supernatural is still my favorite show on TV. I just try and stay away from it’s crazy internet fanbase.