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== Fandom Chronicles. History of Supernatural Fandom ==
 
== Fandom Chronicles. History of Supernatural Fandom ==
  
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'''September''':  
 
'''September''':  
 
* 09.13: The SPN [[Pilot]] airs on the WB.  
 
* 09.13: The SPN [[Pilot]] airs on the WB.  
* 09.28: [http://www.livejournal.com/community/supernatural_tv supernatural_tv] counts 200 members.
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* 09.28: [http://www.livejournal.com/community/supernatural_tv supernatural_tv] counts 200+ members.
 
* - By the end of the month, several communities on all possible topics already exist, among them communities and fansites for Italian and French fans.
 
* - By the end of the month, several communities on all possible topics already exist, among them communities and fansites for Italian and French fans.
  
 
'''Oktober''':  
 
'''Oktober''':  
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* 10.17: First outburst of "The Female Threat": Fans go nuts over casting spoilers/rumors for a female principle lead called "Lindsay".
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'''November''':
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* 11.03: Supernatural added to [http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com TWOP]
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* - By the end of the month, [http://www.livejournal.com/community/supernatural_tv supernatural_tv] has over 500 members, and a new mod, monticora helps out stormbox.
  
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===2006===
  
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'''January''':
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* mid-January: The infamous UK Promo (ITV) with the "Scary just got sexy!" slogan (music: Echo & The Bunnymen: The Killing Moon) finds its way online and fries a couple of braincells. The general consensus is that the Brits surely know how to advertise TV shows - and that the WB should take a leaf out of their book. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dBPJpjuqOY UK Promo Season 1]
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* 01.24: The WB unexpectedly sends out a press release, stating that they will merge with America's other, struggling teen-show network The UPN to build the CW in September 2006. In their press release, Supernatural is stated as one of the shows helping to shape the new network - still, fans are worried, as the merger means that SPN now has more competition for the 2006/2007 time slot.
  
  
 
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Revision as of 09:20, 1 July 2007

Fandom Chronicles. History of Supernatural Fandom

2005

July:

September:

  • 09.13: The SPN Pilot airs on the WB.
  • 09.28: supernatural_tv counts 200+ members.
  • - By the end of the month, several communities on all possible topics already exist, among them communities and fansites for Italian and French fans.

Oktober:

  • 10.17: First outburst of "The Female Threat": Fans go nuts over casting spoilers/rumors for a female principle lead called "Lindsay".

November:

  • 11.03: Supernatural added to TWOP
  • - By the end of the month, supernatural_tv has over 500 members, and a new mod, monticora helps out stormbox.

2006

January:

  • mid-January: The infamous UK Promo (ITV) with the "Scary just got sexy!" slogan (music: Echo & The Bunnymen: The Killing Moon) finds its way online and fries a couple of braincells. The general consensus is that the Brits surely know how to advertise TV shows - and that the WB should take a leaf out of their book. UK Promo Season 1
  • 01.24: The WB unexpectedly sends out a press release, stating that they will merge with America's other, struggling teen-show network The UPN to build the CW in September 2006. In their press release, Supernatural is stated as one of the shows helping to shape the new network - still, fans are worried, as the merger means that SPN now has more competition for the 2006/2007 time slot.