Comments for The Daily Buckets of Crazy http://thedailybucketsofcrazy.com Independent Supernatural News since 2008 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:38:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on The Buckets are Hiring by Xayian http://thedailybucketsofcrazy.com/2010/01/the-buckets-are-hiring/comment-page-1/#comment-1426 Xayian Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:38:09 +0000 http://thedailybucketsofcrazy.com/?p=1028#comment-1426 Thanks, for explaining. It makes sense and, no, it's not off-putting. I don't blog myself, but I can be "colorful" when I write(and I mean that in a non-cursing sort of way). That being said, I'll give it more thought and see if I can come up with something acceptable. If it works for you, we can go from there. :) Sound good to you? :) Maria Thanks, for explaining. It makes sense and, no, it’s not off-putting. I don’t blog myself, but I can be “colorful” when I write(and I mean that in a non-cursing sort of way). That being said, I’ll give it more thought and see if I can come up with something acceptable. If it works for you, we can go from there. :)

Sound good to you? :)

Maria

]]> Comment on Find The Colt! by Bucket http://thedailybucketsofcrazy.com/2009/11/find-the-colt/comment-page-1/#comment-1410 Bucket Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:37:46 +0000 http://thedailybucketsofcrazy.com/?p=980#comment-1410 #theboysareback made it to trending topic yesterday and got kicked out by Twitter half way to the top. #theboysareback made it to trending topic yesterday and got kicked out by Twitter half way to the top.

]]> Comment on The Buckets are Hiring by Bucket http://thedailybucketsofcrazy.com/2010/01/the-buckets-are-hiring/comment-page-1/#comment-1409 Bucket Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:11:12 +0000 http://thedailybucketsofcrazy.com/?p=1028#comment-1409 Hi Maria, We are totally open for all suggestions and usually come up with our own ideas (though not easy at times) and since we are in it for the fun, we sit back, relax and watch the deadlines woosh by ;D With regards to requirements..let's see... you should know a bit about blogging, writing and grammar (you know that sort of thing) and generally have a feel for what our readers (viewers and fans of Supernatural) like to read about. It helps if you are a fan yourself, but we like to keep it as 'sane' (haha, says the crazy one) on here as possible. Due to private commitments Kiki & Soupdragon aren't as active as they would like to be, so the more we have on board, the better to keep this thing going. At first we'll proofread and approve new articles but after a trial pretty much let you do your thing (within reason of course). I hope this makes sense and doesn't sound too off-putting :) Hi Maria,
We are totally open for all suggestions and usually come up with our own ideas (though not easy at times) and since we are in it for the fun, we sit back, relax and watch the deadlines woosh by ;D

With regards to requirements..let’s see… you should know a bit about blogging, writing and grammar (you know that sort of thing) and generally have a feel for what our readers (viewers and fans of Supernatural) like to read about. It helps if you are a fan yourself, but we like to keep it as ’sane’ (haha, says the crazy one) on here as possible.

Due to private commitments Kiki & Soupdragon aren’t as active as they would like to be, so the more we have on board, the better to keep this thing going. At first we’ll proofread and approve new articles but after a trial pretty much let you do your thing (within reason of course).

I hope this makes sense and doesn’t sound too off-putting :)

]]> Comment on The Buckets are Hiring by Xayian http://thedailybucketsofcrazy.com/2010/01/the-buckets-are-hiring/comment-page-1/#comment-1364 Xayian Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:19:33 +0000 http://thedailybucketsofcrazy.com/?p=1028#comment-1364 Hi Kiki, I was wondering what requirements do you have for this position? Are writers independent or are they assigned stories? What are the deadlines like? You know, stuff like that. Thanks Maria Hi Kiki,

I was wondering what requirements do you have for this position? Are writers independent or are they assigned stories? What are the deadlines like? You know, stuff like that.
Thanks
Maria

]]> Comment on Find The Colt! by meimi132 http://thedailybucketsofcrazy.com/2009/11/find-the-colt/comment-page-1/#comment-769 meimi132 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:54:53 +0000 http://thedailybucketsofcrazy.com/?p=980#comment-769 WE MUST SPREAD THE SPN LOVE!!!! Must must must!!!! It's remarkable we haven't made TT much with all the convention tagging too....... WE MUST SPREAD THE SPN LOVE!!!!

Must must must!!!! It’s remarkable we haven’t made TT much with all the convention tagging too…….

]]> Comment on Calling Twitter Users! by soupdragon http://thedailybucketsofcrazy.com/2009/11/calling-twitter-users/comment-page-1/#comment-662 soupdragon Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:56:21 +0000 http://thedailybucketsofcrazy.com/?p=965#comment-662 We did ok after all - there were quite a few people tweeting their top tens, as well as a few lovely people making up ditties a la @WrathOfKripke. It seemed no-one got it confused with the show named 'Chuck', so phew! on all counts. :) It went over quite well - I was surprised and humbled. :) Fandom rocks, apparently.... We did ok after all – there were quite a few people tweeting their top tens, as well as a few lovely people making up ditties a la @WrathOfKripke. It seemed no-one got it confused with the show named ‘Chuck’, so phew! on all counts. :) It went over quite well – I was surprised and humbled. :) Fandom rocks, apparently….

]]> Comment on Calling Twitter Users! by TheDriverPicks http://thedailybucketsofcrazy.com/2009/11/calling-twitter-users/comment-page-1/#comment-621 TheDriverPicks Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:22:30 +0000 http://thedailybucketsofcrazy.com/?p=965#comment-621 Wouldn't people confuse this with the television show Chuck? Wouldn’t people confuse this with the television show Chuck?

]]> Comment on Is the Supernatural Fandom falling apart? by Michele http://thedailybucketsofcrazy.com/2009/10/is-the-supernatural-fandom-falling-apart/comment-page-1/#comment-555 Michele Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:18:14 +0000 http://thedailybucketsofcrazy.com/?p=915#comment-555 I still love Supernatural as I always have, but there may be a little truth to the predictability of the Sam and Dean dialogues as of late. In a few instances, they sounded less like brothers and more like a couple facing the challenge of recovering from the infidelity of one of them; and Dean was perfectly horrible to Sam, blaming him for the Apocolypse and completely forgetting that it was he himself who broke the first seal in the first place! I really didn't like Dean's attitude for most of that episode. The angst was nearly too much! I would like to see a season 6, and I love Castiel...I think he has enhanced the situation. It's all up to the perception of each individual as to how this is playing out, good or bad, but if there are some constructive criticisms that can be politely presented to the writers, then we as fans have the responsibility to do just that. :) I still love Supernatural as I always have, but there may be a little truth to the predictability of the Sam and Dean dialogues as of late. In a few instances, they sounded less like brothers and more like a couple facing the challenge of recovering from the infidelity of one of them; and Dean was perfectly horrible to Sam, blaming him for the Apocolypse and completely forgetting that it was he himself who broke the first seal in the first place! I really didn’t like Dean’s attitude for most of that episode. The angst was nearly too much! I would like to see a season 6, and I love Castiel…I think he has enhanced the situation. It’s all up to the perception of each individual as to how this is playing out, good or bad, but if there are some constructive criticisms that can be politely presented to the writers, then we as fans have the responsibility to do just that. :)

]]> Comment on Is the Supernatural Fandom falling apart? by soupdragon http://thedailybucketsofcrazy.com/2009/10/is-the-supernatural-fandom-falling-apart/comment-page-1/#comment-484 soupdragon Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:48:48 +0000 http://thedailybucketsofcrazy.com/?p=915#comment-484 Hey there good buckets. I have to add my 2 dollars (we don't have 2 cents in Hong Kong) here. I think season 5 has been refreshing so far - despite everyone expecting an angstfest every single week, they have so far managed to balance what needs to be carried forward with more light-hearted fare. There's nowt wrong with telling the tale of the end of the world from an amusing perspective. Acting. I happen to think pretty much everyone on the show has come a long way. Just sit down and watch the pilot to remind yourself where it all started, LOL. Writing. They have managed to produce 88 episodes (at time of writing) and to be honest, I cannot think of a single time I've thought "OMG, this is just jumping the shark". Sometimes I disagree with the ending (which makes it more interesting for me), sometimes I question whether they really have to make Dean cry so much (if I'd have cried like that I'd have been slapped for it - and I'm a girl), sometimes I wonder if Sam practises with those eyebrows. But overall, the stories every week are pretty original (save a few X-Files transplants, jazzed up and mixed with lore) and they have managed to pull a good story out of the hat every damn time - not easy. Look at other shows and by series three they're already slip-sliding into plain crazy territory because they don't have anything left to write about. Conventions: This is a sore point with me. I have attended LA cons in '08 and '09, but cannot afford to do so in 2010. Flights, hotels, convention ticket prices - and I still do not understand why you have to pay for photographs and autographs when you've just spent nearly 500 US dollars on a bloody Gold Weekend Pass. But that's something Creation are blamed for, not the show, obviously. What it boils down to is that I cannot afford to do a convention this year - and I'm especially upset that it's 2010 because it'll be the end of the last season, too. Bah! I do think that letting fans get close to meet the Boys et al is a great thing for everyone - keeps the draw of it all, keeps the need going. :) For this reason, I will be at Dragon*Con 2010 (less than 80 US dollars for the same convention as the 500 US dollar ones, thank you, Creation) to make up for losing my beloved SPN con that year. Twitter. We had amazing success with the opening weeks, getting good press for the Twitter stunts fans all over the world pulled to get it trending on Twitter. Since then, however, it's been a disaster. No one person seems to be in charge of the weekly hashtags and as a result, everyone asks everyone else what they're using and tries to pull together. What you get is perhaps twenty different tags with twenty different spellings (and therefore, not the same in a bot's eyes) all trying to trend. If everyone used the same single hashtag, it would trend. Oh, and using #Supernatural or even #SPN gets the tweet discounted from the trending race, lest it upset P Diddy again (don't get me started on that piece of annoyance). This week, as with every week, I'll be going with #SamAndDean :) Phew, think that's my 20 bucks, not 2. :) Hey there good buckets.
I have to add my 2 dollars (we don’t have 2 cents in Hong Kong) here.
I think season 5 has been refreshing so far – despite everyone expecting an angstfest every single week, they have so far managed to balance what needs to be carried forward with more light-hearted fare. There’s nowt wrong with telling the tale of the end of the world from an amusing perspective.
Acting. I happen to think pretty much everyone on the show has come a long way. Just sit down and watch the pilot to remind yourself where it all started, LOL.
Writing. They have managed to produce 88 episodes (at time of writing) and to be honest, I cannot think of a single time I’ve thought “OMG, this is just jumping the shark”. Sometimes I disagree with the ending (which makes it more interesting for me), sometimes I question whether they really have to make Dean cry so much (if I’d have cried like that I’d have been slapped for it – and I’m a girl), sometimes I wonder if Sam practises with those eyebrows. But overall, the stories every week are pretty original (save a few X-Files transplants, jazzed up and mixed with lore) and they have managed to pull a good story out of the hat every damn time – not easy. Look at other shows and by series three they’re already slip-sliding into plain crazy territory because they don’t have anything left to write about.
Conventions: This is a sore point with me. I have attended LA cons in ‘08 and ‘09, but cannot afford to do so in 2010. Flights, hotels, convention ticket prices – and I still do not understand why you have to pay for photographs and autographs when you’ve just spent nearly 500 US dollars on a bloody Gold Weekend Pass. But that’s something Creation are blamed for, not the show, obviously. What it boils down to is that I cannot afford to do a convention this year – and I’m especially upset that it’s 2010 because it’ll be the end of the last season, too. Bah!
I do think that letting fans get close to meet the Boys et al is a great thing for everyone – keeps the draw of it all, keeps the need going. :) For this reason, I will be at Dragon*Con 2010 (less than 80 US dollars for the same convention as the 500 US dollar ones, thank you, Creation) to make up for losing my beloved SPN con that year.
Twitter. We had amazing success with the opening weeks, getting good press for the Twitter stunts fans all over the world pulled to get it trending on Twitter. Since then, however, it’s been a disaster. No one person seems to be in charge of the weekly hashtags and as a result, everyone asks everyone else what they’re using and tries to pull together. What you get is perhaps twenty different tags with twenty different spellings (and therefore, not the same in a bot’s eyes) all trying to trend. If everyone used the same single hashtag, it would trend. Oh, and using #Supernatural or even #SPN gets the tweet discounted from the trending race, lest it upset P Diddy again (don’t get me started on that piece of annoyance).
This week, as with every week, I’ll be going with #SamAndDean :)

Phew, think that’s my 20 bucks, not 2. :)

]]> Comment on Is the Supernatural Fandom falling apart? by Smileyone http://thedailybucketsofcrazy.com/2009/10/is-the-supernatural-fandom-falling-apart/comment-page-1/#comment-473 Smileyone Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:46:28 +0000 http://thedailybucketsofcrazy.com/?p=915#comment-473 Disagree totally... Show is doing fine... Will admit, I am more then a little p'eed off that The show isn't treated better in the UK... It's swopped around from channel to channel & is usually on late after 11pm when it is shown with more regularity... S5 is not due to be even screened til end of Jan 2010... and even then, the channel yet has to finish rest of S1 , plus full seasons 2, 3 & 4... before then... I dunno... disappointed in how it is advertised! Regarding Cons etc... I loved the Con in UK last May, they all worked like troopers, couldn't fault any of them at all... well except Misha, cause he just would stop talk the P*** the entire time... :D :D :D Ghostfacers in 2 weeks time... numbers are currently low for it, but then I put that down also to organisation & advertising of it as much as anything else... Travis & AJ, particularly are doing their very best to make this Hellhounds Con fun etc... Alot of them are more assessible on Twitter & Facebook now too which helps keep them in the fans minds! Sure the show is missing the Kim Manners touch, however... the eps are still cool and the story brilliant! Respect to all involved for a top effort! The story has been stepped up this season to a more serious one & some are finding that hard to see and follow due to the fact we were really spoiled with light fun standalone eps... What is there left to say but... Please don't despair & give up on the show just yet... it's doing fine... Keep the Faith folks!!! BTW... My SPN Prediction... Sam=Lucifer Dean=Archangel Michael and........ Daddy John Winchester = GOD!!!! Huh??? You'll all see I'm right in time.... Yep.... Hot God Daddy... ;) LOL!!! Disagree totally… Show is doing fine…
Will admit, I am more then a little p’eed off that The show isn’t treated better in the UK… It’s swopped around from channel to channel & is usually on late after 11pm when it is shown with more regularity… S5 is not due to be even screened til end of Jan 2010… and even then, the channel yet has to finish rest of S1 , plus full seasons 2, 3 & 4… before then… I dunno… disappointed in how it is advertised!

Regarding Cons etc… I loved the Con in UK last May, they all worked like troopers, couldn’t fault any of them at all… well except Misha, cause he just would stop talk the P*** the entire time… :D :D :D
Ghostfacers in 2 weeks time… numbers are currently low for it, but then I put that down also to organisation & advertising of it as much as anything else… Travis & AJ, particularly are doing their very best to make this Hellhounds Con fun etc…

Alot of them are more assessible on Twitter & Facebook now too which helps keep them in the fans minds!

Sure the show is missing the Kim Manners touch, however… the eps are still cool and the story brilliant! Respect to all involved for a top effort! The story has been stepped up this season to a more serious one & some are finding that hard to see and follow due to the fact we were really spoiled with light fun standalone eps…

What is there left to say but… Please don’t despair & give up on the show just yet… it’s doing fine… Keep the Faith folks!!!

BTW… My SPN Prediction… Sam=Lucifer Dean=Archangel Michael and…….. Daddy John Winchester = GOD!!!! Huh??? You’ll all see I’m right in time…. Yep…. Hot God Daddy… ;) LOL!!!

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