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Co-executive Producer of Supernatural. Jim came on board running the production in Vancouver at the beginning of Season 5, in the role previously filled by [[Kim Manners]] for Seasons 1-4 and by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0825190/ Vladimir Stefoff] briefly in Season 4. He is a member of the crew band [[The Impalas]].
 
Co-executive Producer of Supernatural. Jim came on board running the production in Vancouver at the beginning of Season 5, in the role previously filled by [[Kim Manners]] for Seasons 1-4 and by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0825190/ Vladimir Stefoff] briefly in Season 4. He is a member of the crew band [[The Impalas]].
 
   
 
   
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<blockquote>I spend the majority of my time prepping the upcoming episode with our directors, while keeping an eye on the shooting crew.  My days are very busy scouting locations, casting, budget meetings, departmental meetings, working with our first class publicity department, etc.  My typical day starts with the crew call and ends with the wrap. The hours are long, but you have to love it to keep doing it.[http://www.winchesterbros.com/site/index.php/interviews/7081?task=view source]</blockquote>       
 
<blockquote>I spend the majority of my time prepping the upcoming episode with our directors, while keeping an eye on the shooting crew.  My days are very busy scouting locations, casting, budget meetings, departmental meetings, working with our first class publicity department, etc.  My typical day starts with the crew call and ends with the wrap. The hours are long, but you have to love it to keep doing it.[http://www.winchesterbros.com/site/index.php/interviews/7081?task=view source]</blockquote>       
  
During Season 7, Jim joined Twitter, and would live-tweet during episodes.
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During Season 7, Jim joined Twitter, and actively engages with fandom.  Jim was named as one of the Top 20 Showrunners on Twitter [http://www.tvguide.com/News/Top-Showrunners-Follow-Twitter-1044194.aspx by TV Guide in 2012]. Jim often live-tweets during episodes (see below for summaries of these tweets).
  
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==[[6.15 The French Mistake]]==
 
==[[6.15 The French Mistake]]==
 
[[File:Anastdean02732.jpg|thumb|left|Garwin Sanford as Jim Michaels|300px]]
 
[[File:Anastdean02732.jpg|thumb|left|Garwin Sanford as Jim Michaels|300px]]
'''Played by:''' [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0762560/ Garwin Sanford]
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Jim is '''played by:''' [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0762560/ Garwin Sanford]
  
 
After [[Sam]] and [[Dean]]'s altercation with [[Virgil]], Jim is on a conference call with [[Sera Gamble]], [[Bob Singer]], and [[Kevin Parks]]. They discuss the situation, and Bob tells Sera that [[Jared Padalecki|Jared]] and [[Jensen Ackles|Jensen]] appear to be on an extended acid trip. Sera offers to fly up to Vancouver and talk to them, but Jim says that he's not sure Jared or Jensen know who Sera is, because "she's new." Bob then tells her that it would be better if [[Eric Kripke]] talked to them, since he created the show. Sera is angered by the suggestion, and tells them that Eric is in a cabin somewhere and busy writing his next pilot for a movie called "Octocobra."
 
After [[Sam]] and [[Dean]]'s altercation with [[Virgil]], Jim is on a conference call with [[Sera Gamble]], [[Bob Singer]], and [[Kevin Parks]]. They discuss the situation, and Bob tells Sera that [[Jared Padalecki|Jared]] and [[Jensen Ackles|Jensen]] appear to be on an extended acid trip. Sera offers to fly up to Vancouver and talk to them, but Jim says that he's not sure Jared or Jensen know who Sera is, because "she's new." Bob then tells her that it would be better if [[Eric Kripke]] talked to them, since he created the show. Sera is angered by the suggestion, and tells them that Eric is in a cabin somewhere and busy writing his next pilot for a movie called "Octocobra."
 
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[[File:Jims officewith duck.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Jim's office - note the duck and the Twitter page on his laptop Nov 2011]]
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==Jim in Fandom==
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===[[:Category:Conventions|Convention]] Appearances===
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*[[Asylum 8 2012]]
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*[[Asylum Europe 3]] - 2012
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*[[Roadhouse Con Brasil 2012]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Vancouver 2013]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Las Vegas 2014]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Vancouver 2014]]
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*[[Asylum 14 2015]]
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==Jim on Twitter==
 
==Jim on Twitter==
 
* [http://twitter.com/#!/TheJimMichaels @TheJimMichaels] on Twitter. He has dubbed his followers Jimions
 
* [http://twitter.com/#!/TheJimMichaels @TheJimMichaels] on Twitter. He has dubbed his followers Jimions
* [http://storify.com/superwiki/new-story-1 Tweets from Jim Michaels during The Mentalist]
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* [http://storify.com/superwiki/new-story-1 Tweets from Jim Michaels during The Mentalists]
* [http://storify.com/superwiki/jim-michaels-live-tweets Tweets from Jim Michaels During How to Win Friends And Influence Monsters]
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* [http://storify.com/superwiki/jim-michaels-live-tweets Tweets from Jim Michaels During How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters]
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* [http://storify.com/superwiki/tweets-from-jim-michaels-during-death-s-door Tweets from Jim Michaels During Death's Door]
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* [http://storify.com/superwiki/tweets-from-jim-michaels-during-adventures-in-baby Tweets from Jim Michaels During Adventures in Babysitting]
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* [http://storify.com/superwiki/twets-from-jim-micahels-during-time-after-time Tweets from Jim Michaels During Time After Time]
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* [http://storify.com/superwiki/the-slice-girls Tweets from Jim Michaels During The Slice Girls]
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
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* [http://www.winchesterbros.com/site/index.php/interviews/7081?task=view Interview] with WinchesterBros
 
* [http://www.winchesterbros.com/site/index.php/interviews/7081?task=view Interview] with WinchesterBros
 
* Jim featured in Issue #25 of the [[Supernatural: Official Magazine]]
 
* Jim featured in Issue #25 of the [[Supernatural: Official Magazine]]
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* [http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mediablvd/2012/10/07/winchester-radio-we-need-to-talk-about-kevin-w-jim-michaels Podcast with Winchester Radio] about [[8.01 We Need To Talk About Kevin]]
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* [http://www.metrolivingzine.com/news-magazine/2015/3/4/jim-michaels-living-his-dream Interview with] MetroLiving
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[[Category:Production]][[Category:Cast & Crew]] [[Category:Crew]][[Category:Characters]]
 
[[Category:Production]][[Category:Cast & Crew]] [[Category:Crew]][[Category:Characters]]

Revision as of 01:52, 14 August 2016

Jim Michaels

Co-executive Producer of Supernatural. Jim came on board running the production in Vancouver at the beginning of Season 5, in the role previously filled by Kim Manners for Seasons 1-4 and by Vladimir Stefoff briefly in Season 4. He is a member of the crew band The Impalas.

Jim on what his job entails:

I spend the majority of my time prepping the upcoming episode with our directors, while keeping an eye on the shooting crew. My days are very busy scouting locations, casting, budget meetings, departmental meetings, working with our first class publicity department, etc. My typical day starts with the crew call and ends with the wrap. The hours are long, but you have to love it to keep doing it.source

During Season 7, Jim joined Twitter, and actively engages with fandom. Jim was named as one of the Top 20 Showrunners on Twitter by TV Guide in 2012. Jim often live-tweets during episodes (see below for summaries of these tweets).


6.15 The French Mistake

Garwin Sanford as Jim Michaels

Jim is played by: Garwin Sanford

After Sam and Dean's altercation with Virgil, Jim is on a conference call with Sera Gamble, Bob Singer, and Kevin Parks. They discuss the situation, and Bob tells Sera that Jared and Jensen appear to be on an extended acid trip. Sera offers to fly up to Vancouver and talk to them, but Jim says that he's not sure Jared or Jensen know who Sera is, because "she's new." Bob then tells her that it would be better if Eric Kripke talked to them, since he created the show. Sera is angered by the suggestion, and tells them that Eric is in a cabin somewhere and busy writing his next pilot for a movie called "Octocobra."

Jim in Fandom

Convention Appearances


Jim on Twitter

Links

Jim with Jensen at the Directors Guild of America Howard Koch Golf Tournament 29 June 2011
Jim's office - note the duck and the Twitter page on his laptop Nov 2011