Super-canon wishlist.
Hokay. So here's a wishlist of things I'd love to have for Super-canon, my Supernatural canon resource site.
To reiterate: I don't want this site to be exclusively my stuff, I just want it to be as extensive and exhaustive as possible! Thus my tendency so far to shamelessly beg clever, clever people to let me put their meta on 'my' site.
So you have meta that would fit the canon bill? think it'd fit on my site? tell me! I would LOVE to have you :D
A note on canon vs. meta: it's a tricky line to tread. Where to draw the distinction between speculation and close analysis? Between what the text says and how it's constructed? Thus far I've tried to keep the site canon instead of meta, but that's mainly due to my own time constraints. I've been known to be convinced.
So, that said, here's my wishlist of what I'd love to add to the site but don't have my hot little hands on as yet. Suggestions of further items to add to this list will be welcomed with open arms. Production of material needed to fulfil the wishlist will get you my firstborn.
Anything else you would find useful? Comment.
Anything you can help with? Comment.
Overall, this site is for you. Sure, I obsess about research and categorisation (and hoarding, always hoarding) of information, but the main purpose of it is as a resource for other authors and hell, any fan who likes to dig out the nitty-gritty. So you need to tell me if there's something missing there that you would (will!) find useful. OK?
Let it also be known that I don't do things by halves - when I say I want pop culture references, I want a transcript of the reference itself, its location (which episode, who says it), and what it's referring to. Same rules of detail and accuracy goes for pretty much all the info I seek. *beams*
General comments, corrections and suggestions are, as always, extremely welcome. I'll try to respond to comments as soon as I can, but as this is a constantly on-going project, sometimes I have to set it aside and take it up when other responsibilities aren't so pressing ;)
To reiterate: I don't want this site to be exclusively my stuff, I just want it to be as extensive and exhaustive as possible! Thus my tendency so far to shamelessly beg clever, clever people to let me put their meta on 'my' site.
So you have meta that would fit the canon bill? think it'd fit on my site? tell me! I would LOVE to have you :D
A note on canon vs. meta: it's a tricky line to tread. Where to draw the distinction between speculation and close analysis? Between what the text says and how it's constructed? Thus far I've tried to keep the site canon instead of meta, but that's mainly due to my own time constraints. I've been known to be convinced.
So, that said, here's my wishlist of what I'd love to add to the site but don't have my hot little hands on as yet. Suggestions of further items to add to this list will be welcomed with open arms. Production of material needed to fulfil the wishlist will get you my firstborn.
- Weapons: what kind of gun does Dean carry? What's that curved knife Sam has, and what's its cultural history? Just what exactly are all those pieces in John's hydraulic weapon case, and in the trunk of the Impala, for that matter?
- Shots and decoding of the Journal in the show: I've done the journal on the website, but I know there are a whole lot more shots of it during the show where we get glimpses of its contents. I want screencaps and I want transcription!
- Detailed timeline: I know I saw this kind of thing kicking around a couple of weeks ago, but alas I have lost it again. A detailed timeline of their year on the road. The one I'm remembering has dates and estimated travel times and a map with potential routes... *drools*
- Pop culture references: Hey Sam, who d'you think's the hotter TV sidekick? - The in-text references to other popular culture texts. The Simpsons, The Shining, The Matrix, LA Confidential, Ghost Whisperer, Chad Michael Murray... taken on by lea_ndra.
- Horror genre intertextuality: In terms of the texts they rip off in the construction of the show. So, the plot of Texas Chainsaw Massacre or the cinematography of The Ring.
- Symbol decoding: along these lines. Anything else you can think of can be on that page?
- Disparities: I would like to set up a page that lists disparities in canon. Eg. Dean's height on his driver's license, the different reports of how long he was in college, etc. I want detailed, succint outlines of each.
- Character specs: Am always looking to flesh out the listings for both the primary and secondary characters on this page.
Anything else you would find useful? Comment.
Anything you can help with? Comment.
Overall, this site is for you. Sure, I obsess about research and categorisation (and hoarding, always hoarding) of information, but the main purpose of it is as a resource for other authors and hell, any fan who likes to dig out the nitty-gritty. So you need to tell me if there's something missing there that you would (will!) find useful. OK?
Let it also be known that I don't do things by halves - when I say I want pop culture references, I want a transcript of the reference itself, its location (which episode, who says it), and what it's referring to. Same rules of detail and accuracy goes for pretty much all the info I seek. *beams*
General comments, corrections and suggestions are, as always, extremely welcome. I'll try to respond to comments as soon as I can, but as this is a constantly on-going project, sometimes I have to set it aside and take it up when other responsibilities aren't so pressing ;)