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[ SECRET POST #1755 ]

⌈ Secret Post #1755 ⌋

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IDK, I don't really fancy anyone there (I like them, but they do nothing for me physically) and yet I like the show. What keeps me coming back to SPN is Dean's personality and Bobby, mostly. Then again, I'm not a part of the fandom.

This. I don't find either of them particularly attractive (except their father, but he was only in three episodes), but I love this show. Dean's personality mostly, but also his relationships with Sam, Cas and Bobby. I can find that interesting despite not wanting to bang him (and, yes, I am into guys, before someone asks).

well, idk...i think the last thing you should do is FORCE yourself to watch a show.

There are other active fandoms out there too yk.

Story of my life, OP. Glad to know I'm not the only one who will never get the hype over it.

Wut? I get not liking the show, but what does that have to do with finding them attractive or not? I'm sure there are people who watch SPN without finding them hot, and people who find them hot and still don't like the show. oO
Anyway, OP, if you don't like the show, don't try to force yourself. There are other big fandoms out there.

There are several big-name shows out there with excellent material and active fandoms...and I just don't get them. AT ALL. But I still think that if I found just one of the dudes attractive, I might actually stick around to watch.

Shallow, but it's true.

I don't know, a hot guy might be an incentive for me to give a show a try even if I didn't find it interesting otherwise, but I certainly wouldn't stick around and watch a show I find stupid/boring just because there's a hot guy. Of course hot guys help, but one hot guy alone won't make up for a show I completely hate otherwise.

Where were you earlier this week when I watched the entire pilot for "Once Upon a Time"? :-P

In truth, I was talking more about shows that are pretty not-stupid but personally a little boring, I'd like to check them out because people do have a lot of love for them, and yeah...a hot guy would make probably make things a lot more palatable.

I didn't say it was the most solid logic.

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Probably because your Average SPN Fan does little more than cream her jeans over one or both of them. Or at least that's what I've observed from the sidelines (I'm scared to explore the fandom any fuirther because holy God the crazy).

I'm not active in the fandom, but I think it gets a worse reputation than it deserves. The crazy people are just louder than the normal people.

I just found OP's conclusion that they can't get the show just because they don't find the main characters hot a bit weird.

I don't find it that weird if there's nothing interesting about it beyond the hot actors. And for me, that's definitely the case with SPN. I've tried to watch it, multiple times with episodes from different seasons. I can't get through more than 20 minutes of it because it bores the hell out of me. At least with hot actors, I'd have some incentive to make it through a full episode.

I don't get this secret. You don't like the show, so you don't watch it. OK, so? I don't get what you're whining about.

Is it the characters or the actors you don't find attractive? I don't really find the actors all that physically attractive (I think they seem hella awesome and I would probably die from squee if I ever got to meet them, but I'm not really attracted to any of them), but the characters? Totally. It's all about the character personalities and their relationships with each other, plus the story used to be very interesting and captivating, and all of it kind of mixed together and made me love the show and the characters. *shrug*

But, yeah...why try to force yourself to watch it if you can't seem to get into it? Either you like something or you don't, and if you don't, I don't see the point in spending time and effort on it just because.

OP here. Most of my friends like Supernatural so I get bombarded with it whenever I talk to them and whenever I am online. I want to like the show because what it's about is really cool (and because I could relate to my friends and immerse myself in a big, lively fandom) but I just can't get into it for some reason. And yes, every single person I have met who likes Supernatural (and it's a lot) are very attracted to one or both of them. That's why it feels like a big part of the show's ~allure~ is the "cute/hot guys".

Totally know what you mean. I think SPN's a bit of fun (not in the fandom), but an episode does not pass without one or both of them taking their shirts off and oiling themselves up/getting soaking wet/flexing their muscles.

I guess the makers know their audience :/

Wow, what show are you watching, lol. They almost NEVER take their shirts off, especially Dean. In fact, you can count on one hand the number of times Dean has been shirtless or even in one layer of shirt! Sam has been shirtless more often, but not more than 5 or 6 times in six seasons. It's actually a running gag how many layers of clothes they wear! Totally the opposite of what you said.

What show are you watching, the entire thing is ogling their rippling muscles.

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They apparently have to wear multiple layers to hide padding for all the stunts they do. You're under a huge misconception about the show's content.

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I can relate. My best friend loves Supernatural. It's her favourite show and she watches it religiously. We used to share all our shows and talk about them all the time, but I just can't get into SPN. I really would like to and on the outside it looks like something that would be right up my alley. There's just something about it that doesn't click with me. I don't find the characters that attractive, but then there are plenty of other shows I like where I feel the same way (like Doctor Who). For me, it's probably the writing and storylines. Maybe it's gotten better, but I can't be arsed to sit through that many seasons to find out. I just tell my friend that I can't get into it and hope she stops insisting how "good" it is.

And yes, every single person I have met who likes Supernatural (and it's a lot) are very attracted to one or both of them.

Hi, OP! My name is Nichele, and I've been watching Supernatural since season 3. In all honesty, I do NOT find either Jensen or Jared hot. So now you have met at least one person who likes the show but doesn't find either character all that attractive. :)

I mean, don't get me wrong: I don't think they're ugly or anything. It's just that neither is my type. (As a side note, I do find Misha attractive, but that's based more on his personality and sense of humor than anything else. But even if it was based on looks, that's not even close to enough to keep me involved in a show.)

Personally, I got into the show because it was quirky and kind of silly, and that combination often made me laugh despite the sometimes gruesome nature of the storylines (which is not usually my thing). I always liked that the show never took itself too seriously and wasn't afraid to go places that most would consider "jumping the shark." I mean, what other show has avidly made fun of its own fans the way Supernatural has?

But yeah, there you go. Just wanted you to know that we're not all here for the pretty. :)

Find a huge fandom show and make some more friends.

Tbh I kinda understand you, I fell out of fandom a couple years ago and I'm figuring out how to get back in.

I get the show. And my conclusions are that I find neither of the leads attractive, they're not good enough actors to compensate for that, and the show isn't well written enough to compensate for THAT. The End.

Sometimes brutal honesty with the pushers is the only thing that works.

I've never been able to get into the show, either. The acting is bad. The plot is bad. I'm surprised it has lasted so long on the air to be honest.

Skip the beginning of season 1 and watch from 1x20. If you don't like the season 2 premier then you won't like the show and should go look for another fandom.

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