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It is ironic that given the very thing that brought Twitter broad public notice during 2008 was the ability of people to follow the Tweets of celebrities – that is, to be fans. Stargate Atlantis fandom arguably had the earliest presence back in 2007 when actor David Hewlett began tweeting. | It is ironic that given the very thing that brought Twitter broad public notice during 2008 was the ability of people to follow the Tweets of celebrities – that is, to be fans. Stargate Atlantis fandom arguably had the earliest presence back in 2007 when actor David Hewlett began tweeting. | ||
| − | In 2008, a number Supernatural fans began getting Twitter accounts. They often translocated with them the fannish relationships they had from other social network sites, and the first presence of Supernatural fandom on Twitter was primarily through these pre-established circles. | + | In 2008, a number of Supernatural fans began getting Twitter accounts. They often translocated with them the fannish relationships they had from other social network sites, and the first presence of Supernatural fandom on Twitter was primarily through these pre-established circles. |
| − | Over the first months of 2009, Twitter became a reproduction in miniature of the broader fannish netscape: some | + | Over the first months of 2009, Twitter became a reproduction in miniature of the broader fannish netscape: some Twitter accounts set up like fan sites ([http://twitter.com/_supernatural_ @_supernatural_]), or by media companies ([http://twitter.com/buddytv @buddytv]). The success of celebrity twitters was mirrored in a form of role-playing twitters both of the show characters (like [http://www.twitter.com/DeanWinchester @deanwinchester] & [http://www.twitter.com/IAmCastiel @IAmCastiel]) as well as the actors. These were more like LARP (live-action role playing) games than the traditional internet roleplayers because of the interaction with people outside of the game. In the case of faux celebrity twitters, however, many Twitter followers assumed them to be the real thing, thus resulting in the line between role playing and impersonation being blurred. (See "Beware of Imitations"below for deliberate impersonators) |
| − | The immediacy of Twitter combined with the ability to tag posts with a subject was exploited in a new way for Supernatural fandom when, in March 2009, a | + | The immediacy of Twitter combined with the ability to tag posts with a subject was exploited in a new way for Supernatural fandom when, in March 2009, a few fans tweeted reports of events at the [[Salute to Supernatural L.A. 2009]]. As news of this spread across fan sites, people started following their updates and tweeting in response. |
| − | For the next Con | + | For the next Con, [[All Hell Breaks Loose Sydney 2009|All Hell Breaks Loose]] (held in Sydney, Australia in April 2009), the Supernatural Wiki asked for people who may be tweeting from the Con to list their Twitter name at the Con page on the SuperWiki. In addition, it was suggested that a tag (#ahbl) was to be used in Tweets, which meant people didn't have to “follow” every individual tweeting, they could just search for tweets containing the tag. It was hugely successful, even though in Australia at the time Twitter accounts could not be updated via SMS from phones, only directly via the internet. |
| − | Tweeting has now become usual practice at Cons. By using the tag, fans can not only follow events live from the Con, by using the tag, the search stream acts as a virtual chat room. At [[Asylum 2009]], the tag # | + | Tweeting has now become usual practice at Cons. By using the tag, fans can not only follow events live from the Con, by using the tag, the search stream also acts as a virtual chat room. At [[Asylum 2009]], the tag #asylum was so popular it hit the trending topics list for Twitter a number of times over the weekend. |
| − | [[ | + | Fandom is now well established on Twitter. It was an important part of the efforts in November 2010 that saw fans voting to win Supernatural the [[TV Guide Covers|cover of TV Guide]]. |
| − | In May 2009, | + | [[Jim Beaver]] was the first Supernatural actor on Twitter - not surprisingly as Jim had long been active on both MySpace and Facebook. His followers are now commonly referred to as "Twidgits." |
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| + | In May 2009, [[Misha Collins]] started using Twitter and this drew many more Supernatural fans to the site. Misha has used his Twitter as a form of role playing by creating an on-line persona whose followers are known as "[[Misha's Minions]]." This was parodied in Supernatural episode [[6.15 The French Mistake]], where a twitter-happy Misha referred to his followers as "Mishamigos." See also [[Misha on Twitter]] | ||
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| + | Other cast members have also nicknamed their follows - [[Traci Dinwiddie ]] (@GrooveGoddess) calls her's Tweedlebugs. [[Richard Speight Jr.]] who joined twitter in December, 2010 dubbed his followers "Twicksters." | ||
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| + | [[Jared]] joined twitter in June 2011. He has dubbed his followers Moosekateers. See also [[Jared on Twitter]]. | ||
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| + | * June 13 2011 [http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2011/06/fans-find-tv-tweets-very-engaging.html Article about Jared and Misha on Twitter] and the CW's profile on Twitter by MarketingPilgrim.com | ||
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| + | *August 24 2014 [[Jensen]] joined twitter. https://twitter.com/JensenAckles | ||
==Trending Topics== | ==Trending Topics== | ||
| − | + | '''September 7th, 2009''' <br> | |
| + | In the lead up to the start of Season 5, @SuperWiki started ending tweets with ''#luciferiscoming'' and [http://twitter.com/SuperWiki/status/3810623291 suggested fans to do the same] as a mischievous way to get attention for the show. In the 24 hours leading up to the premiere of Season 5, thanks to some insomniac and Antipodean fans, the tag started trending as general traffic on Twitter died down, as midnight passed on the West Coast of the US and Europe had yet to wake up. Passionate fans tweeted tirelessly, & the tags ''#luciferiscoming'' and ''#supernatural'' got to first and second position on the trending topics list. | ||
[[Image:Twitterwar.jpg|centre|200px|frame|Supernatural Fandom pwns Twitter]]<br clear="all" /> | [[Image:Twitterwar.jpg|centre|200px|frame|Supernatural Fandom pwns Twitter]]<br clear="all" /> | ||
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| − | + | However, despite fans posting links to Supernatural sites, many other Tweeters were unaware of the reason for the ''#luciferiscoming'' tag and thinking Satanists were at work, started responding with messages about Jesus & God. | |
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| − | + | A full blown religious conflict broke out when Rapper Puff Daddy (@iamdiddy, who has over a million followers), unaware of the context of ''#luciferiscoming'' made up a [http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac98/Superwiki/iamdiddy.jpg ''#Godishere'' tag in retaliation.] | |
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| + | Then, Twitter stopped posts with tags including both #luciferiscoming & #Godishere from appearing in trending topics. Fans continued to use #supernatural and ''#inkripkewetrust'' and both also reached high on the list. | ||
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| + | Just before the season premiere aired, [[Misha Collins]] joined the game & [http://twitter.com/mishacollins/status/3899373433 suggested fans another tag : #PDIDDYISSCAREDOFHISTV]. He also posted a manip mocking P.Diddy & Twitter's reactions. | ||
| + | [[Image:Mishmanip.jpg|300px|thumb| [http://www.twitpic.com/i50sd manip] posted by Misha Collins on Twitter of P.Diddy & Mr Twitter]] | ||
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| + | [http://twitter.com/GrooveGoddess Traci Dinwiddie] [http://twitter.com/GrooveGoddess/status/3906490289 tweeted] after the premiere to say: | ||
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| − | Kripke and all were blown away by the SPN fandom's "tweeter take-over"! It was the buzz of the evening! Well done, #Supernatural! xoxo</blockquote> | + | Kripke and all were blown away by the SPN fandom's "tweeter take-over"! It was the buzz of the evening! Well done, ''#Supernatural''! xoxo</blockquote> |
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| + | The next day, Twitter (coincidentally) released new Terms of Service. | ||
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* [http://twitter.com/SuperWiki/status/3810623291 @SuperWiki suggests some fun] | * [http://twitter.com/SuperWiki/status/3810623291 @SuperWiki suggests some fun] | ||
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* [http://twitpic.com/h6nsg Screencap of #luciferiscoming at #1] | * [http://twitpic.com/h6nsg Screencap of #luciferiscoming at #1] | ||
* [http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac98/Superwiki/iamdiddy.jpg Screencap of P.Diddy's call to arms] | * [http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac98/Superwiki/iamdiddy.jpg Screencap of P.Diddy's call to arms] | ||
| − | * [http://www.foxnewsradio.com/2009/09/10/twoppics-ellen-degeneres-joe-wilson-you-lie-supernatural-luciferishere/ | + | * [http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac98/Superwiki/kripketwitter.jpg Screencap of #inkripkewetrust hitting trending topics] |
| − | + | * [http://girlgeek.livejournal.com/625728.html Graphs showing the rise of trending topics on Twitter] by girlgeek | |
| − | * [http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2161505/twitter_has_a_supernatural_experience.html | + | * [http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2160263/luciferiscoming_the_twitterverse_has.html #luciferiscoming ... The Twitterverse Has Been Warned..] |
| − | + | * [http://www.buddytv.com/articles/supernatural/lucifer-is-coming-how-supernat-31138.aspx Lucifer is Coming: How 'Supernatural' Stole Twitter] | |
| − | * [http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/26257/entries/18311 Twitter | + | * [http://www.foxnewsradio.com/2009/09/10/twoppics-ellen-degeneres-joe-wilson-you-lie-supernatural-luciferishere/ Fox News reports #luciferiscoming] |
| + | * [http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2161505/twitter_has_a_supernatural_experience.html Twitter has a Supernatural experience] | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.zendesk.com/forums/26257/entries/18311 Twitter's new Terms of Service] | ||
| + | '''January 21, 2010''' <br> | ||
| + | Following the end of year hiatus, fans from the CW Lounge had chosen a tag celebrating Supernatural's return : #theboysareback. Word was spread through Twitter & ''#theboysareback'' started trending early on the morning of 21st, and rose as high as #5. ''#hellodeath'', an alternative tag used mainly by members of [[ONTD Communities|ONTD]] SPNParty from LJ also registered but didn't trend. Following the episode airing, ''#pudding'' was also popular for a short time. | ||
[[Image:Trending topics.jpg|300px|left]]<br clear="all" /> | [[Image:Trending topics.jpg|300px|left]]<br clear="all" /> | ||
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| + | '''February 17th, 2010''' <br> | ||
| + | Following the announcement of Supernatural's renewal for a sixth season, fans' excited response saw ''#Supernatural'' trend to #5 on Twitter. | ||
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| + | '''November 19th, 2010''' <br> | ||
| + | On the night [[6.09 Clap Your Hands If You Believe...]] aired, ''#FightTheFairies'' trended on Twitter. Similar to when #LuciferIsComing trended and caused much confusion, some on Twitter thought the hashtag was a homophobic slur. Ben Edlund who wrote the episode, mentioned the incident at [[Paleyfest]] in March 2011. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTEwOptgqD0 video of Ben talking about Fight the Fairies]. | ||
| + | [[File:Twitter Fairies.JPG|left|400px|thumb]]<br clear="all" /> | ||
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| + | '''February 25, 2011''' <br> | ||
| + | The night of the airing of [[6.15 The French Mistake]] ''Misha'', ''Kripke'' and ''#MetaMadness'' trended on Twitter. | ||
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| + | <br><br>[[File:Mishatrend.JPG]] | ||
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| + | '''March 1, 2011'''<br> | ||
| + | On [[Jensen Ackles]]'s birthday, his name trended for almost the entire day. Friend [[Steve Carlson]] commented on his Twitter "Wow, Jensen Ackles is a worldwide trend?! Trying to convince him he needs an account now. Pretty sure he'll respond 2 peer pressure :)" [http://twitter.com/steviecarlson/status/42727588870889472 Source] | ||
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| + | '''April 29 2011''' | ||
| + | After [[6.19 Mommy Dearest]] aired, [[Jefferson Starships]] trended on Twitter. | ||
| − | ''' | + | '''May 6, 2011'''<br> |
| + | On the night [[6.20 The Man Who Would Be King]] aired, ''[[Castiel]]'' trended on Twitter. | ||
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| + | '''May 20, 2011'''<br> | ||
| + | On the night [[6.21 Let It Bleed]] and [[6.22 The Man Who Knew Too Much]] aired, ''Supernatural'' trended worldwide, while [[Castiel]] trended in the US, UK and Canada. [[Balthazar]] also appeared on the US trending list briefly. | ||
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| + | '''June 5, 2011'''<br> | ||
| + | ''Jared Padalecki'' trended after he announced he had joined Twitter at [[Salute to Supernatural Nashville 2011]]. | ||
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| + | '''September 30, 2011'''<br> | ||
| + | On the night [[7.02 Hello, Cruel World]] aired, ''watch Supernatural'' trended on Twitter.<br> | ||
| + | '''January 6, 2012'''<br> | ||
| + | On the night the midseason premiere [[7.11 Adventures in Babysitting]] aired several Supernatural related topics trended worldwide.<br> | ||
==Watch And Tweet Week== | ==Watch And Tweet Week== | ||
| − | May | + | '''May 3rd to 7th, 2010''' <br> |
| + | The [[CW]] introduced [http://www.cwtv.com/thecw/watch-and-tweet-week Watch And Tweet Week]. Television viewers were offered a chance to tweet with cast members of their favorite CW show during the week’s episode. | ||
| − | [[Misha Collins]] | + | [[Misha Collins]] tweeted from 9:00-10:00pm ET. on May 6 during Supernatural’s [[5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight]]. See [[Misha on Twitter]] for a transcript of his tweets. |
| − | == | + | ==Beware of imitations== |
| − | + | There have been a number of Twitter accounts claiming to be Jensen Ackles & Jared Padalecki, ever since Twitter has been around. Although most seem quite obviously fake, they collect many thousands of followers. In August 2009, the two major accounts "impersonating" Jensen and Jared were suspended from Twitter, although new versions pop up periodically. | |
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| + | Since late 2009, Twitter has a system whereby celebrities can have their accounts "verified" to confirm their identity. | ||
| − | ' | + | In January 2010, Jensen & Jared's bodyguard [[Clif Kosterman]] joined the Twitterverse as [http://twitter.com/bodyguard4JandJ @bodyguard4JandJ] and started working to expose frauds. |
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| − | = | + | Later that month, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bTO2Q63elc Jared & Jensen posted a video] via [http://www.winchesterbros.com Winchesterbros.com], confirming they are not on any online social media. This was prompted by stories of fans being lured into meeting with people posing as them through Twitter. (Due to the quality and style of the video it became colloquially known as "the hostage video" in fandom). Later Genevieve Padalecki released [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDdgYwbKFz4 a similar video] also through [http://www.winchesterbros.com Winchesterbros.com]. |
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| − | + | As of June 2011, Jared is on Twitter. See also [[Jared on Twitter]]. | |
| + | As of August 2014, Jensen is on Twitter. | ||
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| − | + | ==Twitter in Supernatural== | |
| + | * [[6.15 The French Mistake]]: [[Misha Collins]] spent a lot of time on [[Twitter]] in the episode, and at one point he tweets "Ola mishamigos! J2 got me good. Really starting to feel like one of the guys." Just to really mess with our mind, the real [[Misha]] actually sent that tweet as the line aired in the US east coast run of the episode ([http://twitter.com/mishacollins/status/41319367685832704 Source]). Misha Collins and Misha also both tweeted "IMHO j&j had a late one last night. Rotflmfao!" ([http://twitter.com/mishacollins/status/41369246122524672 Source]). After both these tweets, Misha then relates, "My phone was stolen and apparently cast into a parallel universe devoid of magic. I've retrieved it. I promise it won't happen again" ([http://twitter.com/mishacollins/status/41385506159853569 Source]). All three tweets were retweeted by over 100 people in a matter of hours and then vanished from Misha's twitter feed. A few hours later, they were reposted, but the direct links to the original tweets still work.<br> | ||
| + | The words: #Misha, #metamadness and #kripke all made it into the Top Ten Trending Topics as the episode went to air. | ||
| + | *[[7.08 Season Seven, Time for a Wedding!]]: [[Becky Rosen]] tweets about her marriage to Sam during the episode. There is an actual Twitter account called [https://twitter.com/#!/superbeckyrosen @SuperBeckyRosen] which tweeted the tweets seen during the show on September 24, 2011. | ||
==Supernatural Tweeters== | ==Supernatural Tweeters== | ||
| − | [http://twitter.com/SuperWiki @SuperWiki] - Supernatural Wiki | + | The following Twitter accounts are ones of interest to Supernatural fans. |
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| + | * [http://twitter.com/SuperWiki @SuperWiki] - Supernatural Wiki: news, trivia, pics & still spoiler free! | ||
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| + | Check the Convention pages for hashtags used during Cons. See also [[Twitter Role Playing Accounts]].<br> | ||
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| + | See [[Nicknames]] for the names given to followers of various Twitter accounts. | ||
| − | + | ==='''Actors'''=== | |
| + | We've included only actors with a recurring role, Con attendees or with a significant connection to the fandom, rather than every actor who's appeared on Supernatural. | ||
| − | + | * [[Jared Padalecki]] on [http://twitter.com/jarpad @jarpad] - For details of his cyber adventures see [[Jared on Twitter]] | |
| − | + | *[[Jensen Ackles]] on [http://twitter.com/JensenAckles @JensenAckles] | |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Misha Collins]] on [http://twitter.com/mishacollins @mishacollins] - For details of his cyber adventures see [[Misha on Twitter]]. |
| − | * [[Misha Collins]] on [http://twitter.com/mishacollins @mishacollins] | + | * [[Mark Sheppard]] ([[Crowley]]) on [http://twitter.com/Mark_Sheppard @Mark_Sheppard] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Genevieve Padalecki]] ([[New Ruby]]) on [https://twitter.com/realGpad @realGpad] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Jim Beaver]] ([[Bobby]]) on [http://twitter.com/jumblejim @jumblejim] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Danneel Ackles]] on [http://twitter.com/DanneelHarris @DanneelHarris] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[A.J. Buckley]] ([[Ed Zeddmore]]) on [http://twitter.com/AjohnBuckley @Ajohnbuckley] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Alona Tal]] ([[Jo]]) on [http://twitter.com/talalona @talalona] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Aldis Hodge]] ([[Jake]]) on [http://twitter.com/AldisHodge @AldisHodge] |
| − | * [[ | + | * Amanda Tapping ([[Naomi]]) on [https://twitter.com/amandatapping @amandatapping] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Amy Gumenick]] (Young [[Mary]]) on [http://twitter.com/amygumenick @amygumenick] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Briana Buckmaster]] ([[Sheriff Donna Hanscum]]) on [https://twitter.com/OfficialBrianaB @OfficialBrianaB] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Brittany Ishibashi]] ([[Maggie Zeddmore]]) on [http://twitter.com/BrittIshibashi @BrittIshibashi] |
| − | * | + | * [[Brock Kelly]] (Young [[Dean]]) on [http://twitter.com/BrockKelIy @BrockKelIy] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Carrie Anne Fleming]] ([[Karen Singer]]) on [https://twitter.com/#!/FlemingCarrie @FlemingCarrie] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Chad Lindberg]] ([[Ash]]) on [http://twitter.com/chadlindberg @chadlindberg] |
| − | * | + | * Chad Michael Murray on [https://twitter.com/ChadMMurray @ChadMMurray] |
* [[Christian Kane]] on [http://twitter.com/ChristianKane01 @ChristianKane01] | * [[Christian Kane]] on [http://twitter.com/ChristianKane01 @ChristianKane01] | ||
| − | * [[Steve Carlson]] on [http://twitter.com/ | + | * [[Cindy Sampson]] ([[Lisa Braeden]]) on [http://twitter.com/CindyMSampson @CindyMSampson] |
| + | * [[Colin Ford]] (Young [[Sam]]) on [http://twitter.com/colinfordactor @colinfordactor] | ||
| + | * [[DJ Qualls]] ([[Garth]]) on [https://twitter.com/TheOnlyDJQualls @TheOnlyDJQualls] | ||
| + | * Dustin Milligan ([[Alan J. Corbett]]) on [https://twitter.com/#!/DustinWMilligan @DustinWMilligan] | ||
| + | * Elias Toufexis ([[Ansem Weems]]) on [https://twitter.com/EliasToufexis @EliasToufexis] | ||
| + | * [[Erica Carroll]] ([[Hannah]]) on [https://twitter.com/divinepigeon @divinepigeon] | ||
| + | * [[Felicia Day]] ([[Charlie Bradbury]]) on [https://twitter.com/feliciaday/ @feliciaday] | ||
| + | * [[Gabriel Tigerman]] ([[Andrew (Andy) Gallagher]]) on [http://twitter.com/#!/GabrielTigerman @GabrielTigerman] | ||
| + | * [[Gil McKinney]] ([[Henry Winchester]]) on [https://twitter.com/GilMcKinney @GilMcKinney] | ||
| + | * [[Jake Abel]] ([[Adam Milligan]]) on [http://twitter.com/MrJakeAbel MrJakeAbel] | ||
| + | * [[James Patrick Stuart]] ([[Dick Roman]]) on [https://twitter.com/#!/japastu @japastu] | ||
| + | * [[Julie McNiven]] ([[Anna]]) on [http://twitter.com/Juliemcniven @juliemcniven] | ||
| + | * [[Kathryn Newton]] ([[Claire Novak]]) on [https://twitter.com/KathrynLNewton @KathrynLNewton] | ||
| + | * [[Katie Cassidy]] ([[Ruby]]) on [http://twitter.com/MzKatieCassidy @MzKatieCassidy] | ||
| + | * Katie Walder ([[Fate]]) on [https://twitter.com/#!/TheKatieWalder @TheKatieWalder] | ||
| + | * [[Kim Rhodes]] ([[Sheriff Jody Mills]]) on [http://twitter.com/#!/kimrhodes4real @kimrhodes4real] | ||
| + | * [[Kurt Fuller]] ([[Zachariah]]) on [https://twitter.com/TheKurtFuller @TheKurtFuller] | ||
| + | * [[Lauren Tom]] ([[Linda Tran]]) on [https://twitter.com/LaurenTom9000 @LaurenTom9000] | ||
| + | * Lianne Balaban ([[Amelia Richardson]]) on [http://twitter.com/LianeBalaban @LianeBalaban] | ||
| + | * Lindsey McKeon ([[Tessa]] the Reaper) on [http://twitter.com/MyLindseyMcKeon @MyLindseyMcKeon] | ||
| + | * [[Mark Pellegrino]] ([[Lucifer]]) on [https://twitter.com/MarkRPellegrino @MarkRPellegrino] | ||
| + | * [[Matt Cohen]] (Young [[John]]) on [http://twitter.com/mattcohen4real @mattcohen4real] | ||
| + | * [[Osric Chau]] ([[Kevin Tran]]) on [https://twitter.com/#!/OsricChau @OsricChau] | ||
| + | * [[Rick Worthy]] ([[Alpha Vampire]]) on [https://twitter.com/#!/rickworthy @RickWorthy] | ||
| + | * [[Richard Speight Jr.]] ([[Gabriel]]) on [http://twitter.com/dicksp8jr @dicksp8jr] | ||
| + | * [[Rob Benedict]] ([[Chuck]]) [http://twitter.com/RobBenedict @RobBenedict] | ||
| + | * [[Ruth Connell]] ([[Rowena]]) [https://twitter.com/RuthieConnell @RuthieConnell] | ||
| + | * [[Traci Dinwiddie]] ([[Pamela]]) on [http://twitter.com/GrooveGoddess @GrooveGoddess] | ||
| + | * [[Samantha Ferris]] ([[Ellen]]) on [http://twitter.com/samanthajferris @samanthajferris] | ||
| + | * [[Samantha Smith]] ([[Mary]]) on [https://twitter.com/#!/samsmithtweets @samsmithtweets] | ||
| + | * [[Sebastian Roché]] ([[Balthazar]]) on [http://twitter.com/sebroche @sebroche] | ||
| + | * [[Tahmoh Penikett]] ([[Gadreel]]) on [https://twitter.com/TahmohPenikett @TahmohPenikett] | ||
| + | * Taylor Cole ([[Sarah Blake]]) on [http://twitter.com/taylorcole @taylorcole] | ||
| + | * [[Timothy Omundson]] ([[Cain]]) on [https://twitter.com/Omundson @Omundson] | ||
| + | * Todd Stashwick ([[Dracula]]) on [http://twitter.com/toddstashwick @toddstashwick] | ||
| + | * [[Travis Aaron Wade]] ([[Cole]]) on [https://twitter.com/TravisAaronWade @TravisAaronWade] | ||
| + | * [[Travis Wester]] ([[Harry Spengler]]) on [http://twitter.com/westerspace @westerspace] | ||
| + | * [[Ty Olsson]] ([[Benny]]) on [https://twitter.com/TyOlsson @TyOlsson] | ||
| + | * Tyler Johnston ([[Samandriel]]) on [http://twitter.com/tylerjbjohnston @TylerBJohnston] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==='''Musicians'''=== | ||
| + | * Supernatural Composer [[Christopher Lennertz]]: [https://twitter.com/#!/CLennertz @CLennertz] | ||
| + | * Supernatural Composer [[Jay Gruska]] [https://twitter.com/jaygruska @jaygruska] | ||
| + | * [[Steve Carlson]] on [http://twitter.com/stevecarlson @stevecarlson] | ||
* [[Jason Manns]] on [http://twitter.com/jasonmanns @jasonmanns] | * [[Jason Manns]] on [http://twitter.com/jasonmanns @jasonmanns] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[The Brian Buckley Band]] on [http://twitter.com/#!/followBBB @followBBB] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [http://www.Twitter.com/LoudenSwain1 @loudenswain1] - Rob Benedict's Band |
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| + | ==='''Writers & Crew'''=== | ||
| + | * Executive Producer [[Jim Michaels]]: [http://twitter.com/#!/TheJimMichaels @TheJimMichaels]. Jim was named as [http://www.tvguide.com/News/Top-Showrunners-Follow-Twitter-1044194.aspx one of the Top 20 Showrunners] on Twitter by TV Guide | ||
| + | * Executive Producer [[Todd Aronauer]]: [https://twitter.com/#!/TAronauer @TAronauer] | ||
| + | * Director of Photography [[Serge Ladouceur]]: [http://twitter.com/#!/SergeLadouceur @SergeLadouceur] | ||
| + | * Production designer/Director Producer: [https://twitter.com/#!/JerryWanek @JerryWanek] | ||
| + | * Location manager [[Russ Hamilton]]: [http://twitter.com/#!/RUSS_MOVIEGOD @RUSS_MOVIEGOD] | ||
| + | * [[Tara Larsen]] - works with Jim Michaels - on [https://twitter.com/#!/taraslarsen @TaraLarsen] | ||
| + | * Location scout [[Janet McCairns]] on [https://twitter.com/#!/JMcCairns @JMcCairns] | ||
| + | * Locations scout assistant [[Andrea Connacher]] - [https://twitter.com/#!/@andreamarie_82 @andreamarie_82] | ||
| + | * First Assistant Director [[Kevin Parks]]: [https://twitter.com/#!/SNKevinandJill @SNKevinandJill] | ||
| + | * Production designer [[Jerry Wanek]] on [https://twitter.com/JerryWanek @JerryWanek] | ||
| + | * Lead Set dresser [[Perry Battista]] on [https://twitter.com/pman1410 @pman1410] | ||
| + | * Set dresser [[Tracy Dunlop]] on [https://twitter.com/whatthejeez @whatthejeez] | ||
| + | * Production Accountant [[Angela Will]] on [https://twitter.com/#!/AngelaWill1 @AngelaWill1] | ||
| + | * VFX Supervisor [[Mark Meloche]] - [https://twitter.com/#!/rotomonkee @rotomonkee] | ||
| + | * VFX Coordinator [[Adam Williams]] - [https://twitter.com/#!/adamwvfx @adamwvfx] | ||
| + | * VFX I/O Coordinator [[Adam Williams]] - [https://twitter.com/#!/adamwvfx @adamwvfx] | ||
| + | * Lead Artist - [[Christopher Richardson]] - [https://twitter.com/ChristopherSPN/ @ChristopherSPN] | ||
| + | * Senior 2D Artist - [[Cory Virs]] - [https://twitter.com/kuruptpixel/ @KuruptPixel] | ||
| + | * 2D Artist - [[Rikin Patel]] - [https://twitter.com/rikinpatelvfs/ @rikinpatelvfs] | ||
| + | * 2D Artist - [[Alexandre Boucher]] - [https://twitter.com/bouchandre/ @bouchandre] | ||
| + | * Key Makeup designer [[Zabrina Matiru]] - [https://twitter.com/z604 @z604] | ||
| + | * Head Costume Designer [[Kerry Weinrauch]] - [https://twitter.com/kwcostumes_sn @kwcostumes_sn] | ||
| + | * Costume Coordinator - [https://twitter.com/CMcJorgy @CMcJorgy] | ||
| + | * Steadicam operator [[Brian Rose]] - [https://twitter.com/Steadistar @Steadistar] | ||
| + | * Camera Assistant [[Jose Manzano]] and [[Guanaco Food Truck]] owner at [https://twitter.com/jwmanzano @jwmanzano] | ||
| + | * Dolly Grip [[Dave Riopel]] - [https://twitter.com/daveriopeldave @daveropeldave] | ||
| + | * Rigging Gaffer [[Michael Mayo]] - [https://twitter.com/michaelmayo2_me @michaelmayo2_me] | ||
| + | * Stunt man [[Mike Carpenter]] - [https://twitter.com/STUNTCARPY @STUNTCARPY] | ||
| + | * [[Clif Kosterman]] - bodyguard and driver - on [http://twitter.com/bodyguard4JandJ @bodyguard4JandJ] | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | * Supernatural director [[Guy Norman Bee]] on [http://twitter.com/guynormanbee @guynormanbee] | ||
| + | * Supernatural director [[Charles Beeson]] on [https://twitter.com/#!/CharlesBeeson @CharlesBeeson] | ||
| + | |||
| − | + | * Writer [[Daniel Loflin]]: [https://twitter.com/danloflin @danloflin] | |
| − | * [ | + | * Writer [[Jenny Klein]] on [http://twitter.com/jennydelherpes @jennydelherpes] |
| − | * [ | + | * Writer [[Robbie Thompson]] on [https://twitter.com/rthompson1138 @rthompson1138] |
| − | + | * Writer and Executive Producer [[Adam Glass]] on [https://twitter.com/AdamGlass44 @AdamGlass44] | |
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| + | * Writer and Assistant to Kripke [[Rebecca Dessertine]] on [http://twitter.com/desserttime @desserttime] | ||
| + | * Writer [[David Reed]]: [https://twitter.com/#!/Reed_Dave @Reed_Dave] (now working on Revolution) | ||
| + | * [[Patrick Doody]] Producer, writer and director of the [[Ghostfacers Web Series]] | ||
| + | * [[Ivan Hayden]] - ex VFX supervisor Supernatural, producer [[Divine: The Series]] [https://twitter.com/#!/IvanHayden @IvanHayden] | ||
| + | * Ex-Assistant Production Coordinator [[Jason Fischer]]: [https://twitter.com/#!/JasonFischer77 @JasonFischer77] | ||
| + | ==='''Supernatural Fan sites'''=== | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/SupportSPN @SupportSPN] - Charity fan site | ||
| + | * [https://twitter.com/CarryOn_SPN @CarryOn_SPN] - Help for SPNFamily site | ||
| + | * [https://twitter.com/SPNisLife @SPNisLife] -Brazilian site - supernaturalislife.com.br | ||
| + | * [https://twitter.com/SpnTentation @SpnTentation] - Brazilian site SupernaturalTentation.com | ||
| + | * [https://twitter.com/SPNfreaks @SPNfreaks] - Supernatural updates, trivias, and live tweets during the episode | ||
| + | * [https://twitter.com/MKevents_ @MKEvents_] - Roadhouse Convention twitter | ||
| + | * [https://twitter.com/CreationEnt_ @CreationEnt_] - Creation Entertainment "Salute to Supernatural" Conventions twitter | ||
| + | * [https://twitter.com/Super_Legend @Super_Legend] - Supernatural Legend | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/therandomactorg @therandomactorg] - [[Random Acts]] | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/WinchesterBros @WinchesterBros] - WinchesterBros.com | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/ontd_spnparty @ontd_spnparty] - LJ ONTD Supernatural community feed | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/_supernatural_ @_supernatural_] - fun with twitpics | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/WinchesterDaily @WinchesterDaily] - WinchesterDaily.com | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/WinFamBusiness @WinFamBusiness] -TheWinchesterFamilyBusiness.com | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/ILUSupernatural @ILUSupernatural] - Supernatural quotes / pics feed | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/SPNnews @SPNnews] - daily Supernatural news | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/apocacast @apocacast] - Supernatural Podcast feed | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/JusInBelloCon @JusInBelloCon] - Jus In Bello Convention twitter | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/SupernaturalHT @SupernaturalHT] - Supernatural news tweets | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/SaltedNBurned @SaltedNBurned] - Supernatural tweets | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/HuntersAddict @HuntersAddict] - tweets about Supernatural | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/SPNtweet @SPNtweet] - tweets for Online fandom | ||
| + | * [https://twitter.com/Ackleholics_ @Ackleholics_] - Jensen fans twitter | ||
| + | * [https://twitter.com/MoosekateerFans @MoosekateerFans] - @jarpad fans | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/CW_Supernatural @CW_Supernatural] - SPN news (NOTE - not an official CW site) | ||
| + | * [https://twitter.com/SPNAsylum @SPNAsylum] - SPNAsylum.com | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/#!/7thgate_iran @7thgate_iran] - Iranian Supernatural Fansite | ||
| + | * [https://twitter.com/#!/all_spn @all_spn] - Twitter for the LJ comm of the same name | ||
| + | * [https://twitter.com/#!/PadaFandom1 @PadaFandom1] Jared Padalecki Fan twitter Page | ||
| + | * [https://twitter.com/WeLoveSPN @WeLoveSPN] - Supernatural posts | ||
| + | * [https://twitter.com/winchesterslair @winchesterslair] - French Source #1 | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/SPNAddictions @SPNAddictions] - [Supernatural Fansites] | ||
| + | * [https://twitter.com/Seattle_SPN @Seattle_SPN] - SPN Family in Seattle, WA | ||
| + | * [https://twitter.com/ds_brothers @ds_brothers] - Damon Winchester...SPN Family in Iran | ||
| + | * [https://twitter.com/fandomnatural_ @fandomnatural_] - Twitter for the reddit SPN fan community Fandomnatural. | ||
| + | * [https://twitter.com/SPNaholics @SPNaholics] - Supernaturalaholics Anonymous / supernaturalaholicsanonymous.com | ||
| + | * @[https://twitter.com/SpnUK SpnUK] - All things Supernatural UK related | ||
| + | * @[https://twitter.com/SPNSavedintheUK SPNSavedintheUK ] - The account that saved SPN in the UK from leaving our airwaves after Season 8 | ||
| + | * @[https://twitter.com/e4_spn e4_spn] - Live tweets Supernatural as it is aired weekly in the UK | ||
| + | * @[https://twitter.com/SPNWatchparty%20 @spnwatchpartyUK ] - Holds SPN watch parties and live tweets every Sunday #spnwatchpartyUK | ||
| + | * @[https://twitter.com/SPN_Alba SPN_Alba] - Fan and news account based in Scotland, tweets and retweets general info and UK news | ||
| − | [[Category:Fandom]][[Category:Production]] | + | ==='''Media sites, TV critics, bloggers and publicists'''=== |
| + | * [https://twitter.com/#!/CW_network @CW_Network] the [[CW]] official feed | ||
| + | There are a seemingly endless number of media blogs and sites, these are writers and sites with a particular interest in Supernatural | ||
| + | * [https://twitter.com/#!/clarissa373 @clarissa373] - Managing editor for TVOvermind | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/danielletbd @danielletbd] - freelance writer Danielle Turchiano | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/LauinLA @LaulinLA] - Laura Prudom, entertainment writer for AOL | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/Hollidayo @Hollidayo] - Holly Ollis, WB Publicist | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/Chico6 @Chico6] - Suzanne Gomez, CW Director Publicity | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/HeyJude012 @HeyJude012] - Judy Yam - CW PR | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/TinaCharlesTV @TinaCharlesTV] - Tina Charles, blogger and recapper | ||
| + | * [http://www.twitter.com/cadlymack @cadlymack] - Carina MacKenzie - Zap2It | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/MichaelAusiello @MichaelAusiello] founder and editor for TVLine.com. Breaks many spoilers | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/BTV_SUPRNATURAL @BTV_SUPRNATURAL] - Buddy TV Supernatural feed | ||
| + | * [http://twitter.com/SpoilerTV_SPN @spoilertv_spn] - Spoiler TV Supernatural feed | ||
| + | * [https://twitter.com/#!/KSiteTV @KSiteTV] - Twitter for [http://www.ksitetv.com/ KSiteTV] | ||
| + | [[Category:Fandom]][[Category:Production]][[Category:Popular Culture]] | ||
[[Category:Websites, Blogs and Social Media]] | [[Category:Websites, Blogs and Social Media]] | ||
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Contents
History
It is ironic that given the very thing that brought Twitter broad public notice during 2008 was the ability of people to follow the Tweets of celebrities – that is, to be fans. Stargate Atlantis fandom arguably had the earliest presence back in 2007 when actor David Hewlett began tweeting.
In 2008, a number of Supernatural fans began getting Twitter accounts. They often translocated with them the fannish relationships they had from other social network sites, and the first presence of Supernatural fandom on Twitter was primarily through these pre-established circles.
Over the first months of 2009, Twitter became a reproduction in miniature of the broader fannish netscape: some Twitter accounts set up like fan sites (@_supernatural_), or by media companies (@buddytv). The success of celebrity twitters was mirrored in a form of role-playing twitters both of the show characters (like @deanwinchester & @IAmCastiel) as well as the actors. These were more like LARP (live-action role playing) games than the traditional internet roleplayers because of the interaction with people outside of the game. In the case of faux celebrity twitters, however, many Twitter followers assumed them to be the real thing, thus resulting in the line between role playing and impersonation being blurred. (See "Beware of Imitations"below for deliberate impersonators)
The immediacy of Twitter combined with the ability to tag posts with a subject was exploited in a new way for Supernatural fandom when, in March 2009, a few fans tweeted reports of events at the Salute to Supernatural L.A. 2009. As news of this spread across fan sites, people started following their updates and tweeting in response.
For the next Con, All Hell Breaks Loose (held in Sydney, Australia in April 2009), the Supernatural Wiki asked for people who may be tweeting from the Con to list their Twitter name at the Con page on the SuperWiki. In addition, it was suggested that a tag (#ahbl) was to be used in Tweets, which meant people didn't have to “follow” every individual tweeting, they could just search for tweets containing the tag. It was hugely successful, even though in Australia at the time Twitter accounts could not be updated via SMS from phones, only directly via the internet.
Tweeting has now become usual practice at Cons. By using the tag, fans can not only follow events live from the Con, by using the tag, the search stream also acts as a virtual chat room. At Asylum 2009, the tag #asylum was so popular it hit the trending topics list for Twitter a number of times over the weekend.
Fandom is now well established on Twitter. It was an important part of the efforts in November 2010 that saw fans voting to win Supernatural the cover of TV Guide.
Jim Beaver was the first Supernatural actor on Twitter - not surprisingly as Jim had long been active on both MySpace and Facebook. His followers are now commonly referred to as "Twidgits."
In May 2009, Misha Collins started using Twitter and this drew many more Supernatural fans to the site. Misha has used his Twitter as a form of role playing by creating an on-line persona whose followers are known as "Misha's Minions." This was parodied in Supernatural episode 6.15 The French Mistake, where a twitter-happy Misha referred to his followers as "Mishamigos." See also Misha on Twitter
Other cast members have also nicknamed their follows - Traci Dinwiddie (@GrooveGoddess) calls her's Tweedlebugs. Richard Speight Jr. who joined twitter in December, 2010 dubbed his followers "Twicksters."
Jared joined twitter in June 2011. He has dubbed his followers Moosekateers. See also Jared on Twitter.
- June 13 2011 Article about Jared and Misha on Twitter and the CW's profile on Twitter by MarketingPilgrim.com
- August 24 2014 Jensen joined twitter. https://twitter.com/JensenAckles
Trending Topics
September 7th, 2009
In the lead up to the start of Season 5, @SuperWiki started ending tweets with #luciferiscoming and suggested fans to do the same as a mischievous way to get attention for the show. In the 24 hours leading up to the premiere of Season 5, thanks to some insomniac and Antipodean fans, the tag started trending as general traffic on Twitter died down, as midnight passed on the West Coast of the US and Europe had yet to wake up. Passionate fans tweeted tirelessly, & the tags #luciferiscoming and #supernatural got to first and second position on the trending topics list.
Supernatural Fandom pwns Twitter
However, despite fans posting links to Supernatural sites, many other Tweeters were unaware of the reason for the #luciferiscoming tag and thinking Satanists were at work, started responding with messages about Jesus & God.
A full blown religious conflict broke out when Rapper Puff Daddy (@iamdiddy, who has over a million followers), unaware of the context of #luciferiscoming made up a #Godishere tag in retaliation.
Then, Twitter stopped posts with tags including both #luciferiscoming & #Godishere from appearing in trending topics. Fans continued to use #supernatural and #inkripkewetrust and both also reached high on the list.
Just before the season premiere aired, Misha Collins joined the game & suggested fans another tag : #PDIDDYISSCAREDOFHISTV. He also posted a manip mocking P.Diddy & Twitter's reactions.
manip posted by Misha Collins on Twitter of P.Diddy & Mr Twitter
Traci Dinwiddie tweeted after the premiere to say:
Kripke and all were blown away by the SPN fandom's "tweeter take-over"! It was the buzz of the evening! Well done, #Supernatural! xoxo
The next day, Twitter (coincidentally) released new Terms of Service.
- @SuperWiki suggests some fun
- Screencap of #luciferiscoming at #1
- Screencap of P.Diddy's call to arms
- Screencap of #inkripkewetrust hitting trending topics
- Graphs showing the rise of trending topics on Twitter by girlgeek
- #luciferiscoming ... The Twitterverse Has Been Warned..
- Lucifer is Coming: How 'Supernatural' Stole Twitter
- Fox News reports #luciferiscoming
- Twitter has a Supernatural experience
- Twitter's new Terms of Service
January 21, 2010
Following the end of year hiatus, fans from the CW Lounge had chosen a tag celebrating Supernatural's return : #theboysareback. Word was spread through Twitter & #theboysareback started trending early on the morning of 21st, and rose as high as #5. #hellodeath, an alternative tag used mainly by members of ONTD SPNParty from LJ also registered but didn't trend. Following the episode airing, #pudding was also popular for a short time.
February 17th, 2010
Following the announcement of Supernatural's renewal for a sixth season, fans' excited response saw #Supernatural trend to #5 on Twitter.
November 19th, 2010
On the night 6.09 Clap Your Hands If You Believe... aired, #FightTheFairies trended on Twitter. Similar to when #LuciferIsComing trended and caused much confusion, some on Twitter thought the hashtag was a homophobic slur. Ben Edlund who wrote the episode, mentioned the incident at Paleyfest in March 2011. video of Ben talking about Fight the Fairies.
February 25, 2011
The night of the airing of 6.15 The French Mistake Misha, Kripke and #MetaMadness trended on Twitter.
March 1, 2011
On Jensen Ackles's birthday, his name trended for almost the entire day. Friend Steve Carlson commented on his Twitter "Wow, Jensen Ackles is a worldwide trend?! Trying to convince him he needs an account now. Pretty sure he'll respond 2 peer pressure :)" Source
April 29 2011
After 6.19 Mommy Dearest aired, Jefferson Starships trended on Twitter.
May 6, 2011
On the night 6.20 The Man Who Would Be King aired, Castiel trended on Twitter.
May 20, 2011
On the night 6.21 Let It Bleed and 6.22 The Man Who Knew Too Much aired, Supernatural trended worldwide, while Castiel trended in the US, UK and Canada. Balthazar also appeared on the US trending list briefly.
June 5, 2011
Jared Padalecki trended after he announced he had joined Twitter at Salute to Supernatural Nashville 2011.
September 30, 2011
On the night 7.02 Hello, Cruel World aired, watch Supernatural trended on Twitter.
January 6, 2012
On the night the midseason premiere 7.11 Adventures in Babysitting aired several Supernatural related topics trended worldwide.
Watch And Tweet Week
May 3rd to 7th, 2010
The CW introduced Watch And Tweet Week. Television viewers were offered a chance to tweet with cast members of their favorite CW show during the week’s episode.
Misha Collins tweeted from 9:00-10:00pm ET. on May 6 during Supernatural’s 5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight. See Misha on Twitter for a transcript of his tweets.
Beware of imitations
There have been a number of Twitter accounts claiming to be Jensen Ackles & Jared Padalecki, ever since Twitter has been around. Although most seem quite obviously fake, they collect many thousands of followers. In August 2009, the two major accounts "impersonating" Jensen and Jared were suspended from Twitter, although new versions pop up periodically.
Since late 2009, Twitter has a system whereby celebrities can have their accounts "verified" to confirm their identity.
In January 2010, Jensen & Jared's bodyguard Clif Kosterman joined the Twitterverse as @bodyguard4JandJ and started working to expose frauds.
Later that month, Jared & Jensen posted a video via Winchesterbros.com, confirming they are not on any online social media. This was prompted by stories of fans being lured into meeting with people posing as them through Twitter. (Due to the quality and style of the video it became colloquially known as "the hostage video" in fandom). Later Genevieve Padalecki released a similar video also through Winchesterbros.com.
As of June 2011, Jared is on Twitter. See also Jared on Twitter. As of August 2014, Jensen is on Twitter.
Twitter in Supernatural
- 6.15 The French Mistake: Misha Collins spent a lot of time on Twitter in the episode, and at one point he tweets "Ola mishamigos! J2 got me good. Really starting to feel like one of the guys." Just to really mess with our mind, the real Misha actually sent that tweet as the line aired in the US east coast run of the episode (Source). Misha Collins and Misha also both tweeted "IMHO j&j had a late one last night. Rotflmfao!" (Source). After both these tweets, Misha then relates, "My phone was stolen and apparently cast into a parallel universe devoid of magic. I've retrieved it. I promise it won't happen again" (Source). All three tweets were retweeted by over 100 people in a matter of hours and then vanished from Misha's twitter feed. A few hours later, they were reposted, but the direct links to the original tweets still work.
The words: #Misha, #metamadness and #kripke all made it into the Top Ten Trending Topics as the episode went to air.
- 7.08 Season Seven, Time for a Wedding!: Becky Rosen tweets about her marriage to Sam during the episode. There is an actual Twitter account called @SuperBeckyRosen which tweeted the tweets seen during the show on September 24, 2011.
Supernatural Tweeters
The following Twitter accounts are ones of interest to Supernatural fans.
- @SuperWiki - Supernatural Wiki: news, trivia, pics & still spoiler free!
Check the Convention pages for hashtags used during Cons. See also Twitter Role Playing Accounts.
See Nicknames for the names given to followers of various Twitter accounts.
Actors
We've included only actors with a recurring role, Con attendees or with a significant connection to the fandom, rather than every actor who's appeared on Supernatural.
- Jared Padalecki on @jarpad - For details of his cyber adventures see Jared on Twitter
- Jensen Ackles on @JensenAckles
- Misha Collins on @mishacollins - For details of his cyber adventures see Misha on Twitter.
- Mark Sheppard (Crowley) on @Mark_Sheppard
- Genevieve Padalecki (New Ruby) on @realGpad
- Jim Beaver (Bobby) on @jumblejim
- Danneel Ackles on @DanneelHarris
- A.J. Buckley (Ed Zeddmore) on @Ajohnbuckley
- Alona Tal (Jo) on @talalona
- Aldis Hodge (Jake) on @AldisHodge
- Amanda Tapping (Naomi) on @amandatapping
- Amy Gumenick (Young Mary) on @amygumenick
- Briana Buckmaster (Sheriff Donna Hanscum) on @OfficialBrianaB
- Brittany Ishibashi (Maggie Zeddmore) on @BrittIshibashi
- Brock Kelly (Young Dean) on @BrockKelIy
- Carrie Anne Fleming (Karen Singer) on @FlemingCarrie
- Chad Lindberg (Ash) on @chadlindberg
- Chad Michael Murray on @ChadMMurray
- Christian Kane on @ChristianKane01
- Cindy Sampson (Lisa Braeden) on @CindyMSampson
- Colin Ford (Young Sam) on @colinfordactor
- DJ Qualls (Garth) on @TheOnlyDJQualls
- Dustin Milligan (Alan J. Corbett) on @DustinWMilligan
- Elias Toufexis (Ansem Weems) on @EliasToufexis
- Erica Carroll (Hannah) on @divinepigeon
- Felicia Day (Charlie Bradbury) on @feliciaday
- Gabriel Tigerman (Andrew (Andy) Gallagher) on @GabrielTigerman
- Gil McKinney (Henry Winchester) on @GilMcKinney
- Jake Abel (Adam Milligan) on MrJakeAbel
- James Patrick Stuart (Dick Roman) on @japastu
- Julie McNiven (Anna) on @juliemcniven
- Kathryn Newton (Claire Novak) on @KathrynLNewton
- Katie Cassidy (Ruby) on @MzKatieCassidy
- Katie Walder (Fate) on @TheKatieWalder
- Kim Rhodes (Sheriff Jody Mills) on @kimrhodes4real
- Kurt Fuller (Zachariah) on @TheKurtFuller
- Lauren Tom (Linda Tran) on @LaurenTom9000
- Lianne Balaban (Amelia Richardson) on @LianeBalaban
- Lindsey McKeon (Tessa the Reaper) on @MyLindseyMcKeon
- Mark Pellegrino (Lucifer) on @MarkRPellegrino
- Matt Cohen (Young John) on @mattcohen4real
- Osric Chau (Kevin Tran) on @OsricChau
- Rick Worthy (Alpha Vampire) on @RickWorthy
- Richard Speight Jr. (Gabriel) on @dicksp8jr
- Rob Benedict (Chuck) @RobBenedict
- Ruth Connell (Rowena) @RuthieConnell
- Traci Dinwiddie (Pamela) on @GrooveGoddess
- Samantha Ferris (Ellen) on @samanthajferris
- Samantha Smith (Mary) on @samsmithtweets
- Sebastian Roché (Balthazar) on @sebroche
- Tahmoh Penikett (Gadreel) on @TahmohPenikett
- Taylor Cole (Sarah Blake) on @taylorcole
- Timothy Omundson (Cain) on @Omundson
- Todd Stashwick (Dracula) on @toddstashwick
- Travis Aaron Wade (Cole) on @TravisAaronWade
- Travis Wester (Harry Spengler) on @westerspace
- Ty Olsson (Benny) on @TyOlsson
- Tyler Johnston (Samandriel) on @TylerBJohnston
Musicians
- Supernatural Composer Christopher Lennertz: @CLennertz
- Supernatural Composer Jay Gruska @jaygruska
- Steve Carlson on @stevecarlson
- Jason Manns on @jasonmanns
- The Brian Buckley Band on @followBBB
- @loudenswain1 - Rob Benedict's Band
Writers & Crew
- Executive Producer Jim Michaels: @TheJimMichaels. Jim was named as one of the Top 20 Showrunners on Twitter by TV Guide
- Executive Producer Todd Aronauer: @TAronauer
- Director of Photography Serge Ladouceur: @SergeLadouceur
- Production designer/Director Producer: @JerryWanek
- Location manager Russ Hamilton: @RUSS_MOVIEGOD
- Tara Larsen - works with Jim Michaels - on @TaraLarsen
- Location scout Janet McCairns on @JMcCairns
- Locations scout assistant Andrea Connacher - @andreamarie_82
- First Assistant Director Kevin Parks: @SNKevinandJill
- Production designer Jerry Wanek on @JerryWanek
- Lead Set dresser Perry Battista on @pman1410
- Set dresser Tracy Dunlop on @whatthejeez
- Production Accountant Angela Will on @AngelaWill1
- VFX Supervisor Mark Meloche - @rotomonkee
- VFX Coordinator Adam Williams - @adamwvfx
- VFX I/O Coordinator Adam Williams - @adamwvfx
- Lead Artist - Christopher Richardson - @ChristopherSPN
- Senior 2D Artist - Cory Virs - @KuruptPixel
- 2D Artist - Rikin Patel - @rikinpatelvfs
- 2D Artist - Alexandre Boucher - @bouchandre
- Key Makeup designer Zabrina Matiru - @z604
- Head Costume Designer Kerry Weinrauch - @kwcostumes_sn
- Costume Coordinator - @CMcJorgy
- Steadicam operator Brian Rose - @Steadistar
- Camera Assistant Jose Manzano and Guanaco Food Truck owner at @jwmanzano
- Dolly Grip Dave Riopel - @daveropeldave
- Rigging Gaffer Michael Mayo - @michaelmayo2_me
- Stunt man Mike Carpenter - @STUNTCARPY
- Clif Kosterman - bodyguard and driver - on @bodyguard4JandJ
- Supernatural director Guy Norman Bee on @guynormanbee
- Supernatural director Charles Beeson on @CharlesBeeson
- Writer Daniel Loflin: @danloflin
- Writer Jenny Klein on @jennydelherpes
- Writer Robbie Thompson on @rthompson1138
- Writer and Executive Producer Adam Glass on @AdamGlass44
- Writer and Assistant to Kripke Rebecca Dessertine on @desserttime
- Writer David Reed: @Reed_Dave (now working on Revolution)
- Patrick Doody Producer, writer and director of the Ghostfacers Web Series
- Ivan Hayden - ex VFX supervisor Supernatural, producer Divine: The Series @IvanHayden
- Ex-Assistant Production Coordinator Jason Fischer: @JasonFischer77
Supernatural Fan sites
- @SupportSPN - Charity fan site
- @CarryOn_SPN - Help for SPNFamily site
- @SPNisLife -Brazilian site - supernaturalislife.com.br
- @SpnTentation - Brazilian site SupernaturalTentation.com
- @SPNfreaks - Supernatural updates, trivias, and live tweets during the episode
- @MKEvents_ - Roadhouse Convention twitter
- @CreationEnt_ - Creation Entertainment "Salute to Supernatural" Conventions twitter
- @Super_Legend - Supernatural Legend
- @therandomactorg - Random Acts
- @WinchesterBros - WinchesterBros.com
- @ontd_spnparty - LJ ONTD Supernatural community feed
- @_supernatural_ - fun with twitpics
- @WinchesterDaily - WinchesterDaily.com
- @WinFamBusiness -TheWinchesterFamilyBusiness.com
- @ILUSupernatural - Supernatural quotes / pics feed
- @SPNnews - daily Supernatural news
- @apocacast - Supernatural Podcast feed
- @JusInBelloCon - Jus In Bello Convention twitter
- @SupernaturalHT - Supernatural news tweets
- @SaltedNBurned - Supernatural tweets
- @HuntersAddict - tweets about Supernatural
- @SPNtweet - tweets for Online fandom
- @Ackleholics_ - Jensen fans twitter
- @MoosekateerFans - @jarpad fans
- @CW_Supernatural - SPN news (NOTE - not an official CW site)
- @SPNAsylum - SPNAsylum.com
- @7thgate_iran - Iranian Supernatural Fansite
- @all_spn - Twitter for the LJ comm of the same name
- @PadaFandom1 Jared Padalecki Fan twitter Page
- @WeLoveSPN - Supernatural posts
- @winchesterslair - French Source #1
- @SPNAddictions - [Supernatural Fansites]
- @Seattle_SPN - SPN Family in Seattle, WA
- @ds_brothers - Damon Winchester...SPN Family in Iran
- @fandomnatural_ - Twitter for the reddit SPN fan community Fandomnatural.
- @SPNaholics - Supernaturalaholics Anonymous / supernaturalaholicsanonymous.com
- @SpnUK - All things Supernatural UK related
- @SPNSavedintheUK - The account that saved SPN in the UK from leaving our airwaves after Season 8
- @e4_spn - Live tweets Supernatural as it is aired weekly in the UK
- @@spnwatchpartyUK - Holds SPN watch parties and live tweets every Sunday #spnwatchpartyUK
- @SPN_Alba - Fan and news account based in Scotland, tweets and retweets general info and UK news
Media sites, TV critics, bloggers and publicists
- @CW_Network the CW official feed
There are a seemingly endless number of media blogs and sites, these are writers and sites with a particular interest in Supernatural
- @clarissa373 - Managing editor for TVOvermind
- @danielletbd - freelance writer Danielle Turchiano
- @LaulinLA - Laura Prudom, entertainment writer for AOL
- @Hollidayo - Holly Ollis, WB Publicist
- @Chico6 - Suzanne Gomez, CW Director Publicity
- @HeyJude012 - Judy Yam - CW PR
- @TinaCharlesTV - Tina Charles, blogger and recapper
- @cadlymack - Carina MacKenzie - Zap2It
- @MichaelAusiello founder and editor for TVLine.com. Breaks many spoilers
- @BTV_SUPRNATURAL - Buddy TV Supernatural feed
- @spoilertv_spn - Spoiler TV Supernatural feed
- @KSiteTV - Twitter for KSiteTV
