While I was gleefully devouring all four seasons of Supernatural for my Diary of a Supernatural Virgin column, I couldn’t help but notice all of the similarities between Dean Winchester and my favorite ass-kicking blonde slayer, Buffy Summers. There’s no denying that Eric Kripke owes much to Joss Whedon for paving the way with his ground-breaking iconic series, but I also think he instilled in his hero, Dean, many of the same qualities that make Buffy the well-rounded character that she is.

It even goes beyond qualities and encompasses actual story elements that touched both characters. I’m going out on a limb here and saying that Kripke didn’t borrow without rhyme or reason: I think he paid homage to Whedon in the ways he subtly carved Dean’s complex character to be similar to Buffy’s duality — the lighthearted banter masking the inner angst.

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It is a rather well-known fact that quite a few dudes (one example being our beloved staff writer Brett) think that two ladies doing the nasty is totally hot. It is an oft commented-upon pop culture phenomenon that Hollywood likes to cash in on, from House’s Thirteen (among others — see also: Callie of Grey’s Anatomy, Angela of Bones) gallivanting up and down the Kinsey scale to Katy Perry’s famous debut ode to exhibition lesbianism. It’s titillating (see what I did there? Punny, right?) and edgy to have two girls hook up on-screen, and is counted as a win-win. Not only does it make your show look modern and progressive (usually — it can be and mostly is handed poorly, but at least it’s handled), but it brings in the casual dude watcher who’ll tune in week after week in hopes of catching a lip-lock between two ladies. And yet, very rarely do you ever see it even hinted at that two dudes might also want to do the do with each other.

There are a few good reasons for this. For starters, female sexuality tends to be far more fluid than male sexuality. This means when you’ve got two ladies hooking up, it’s easy to write it off when it’s convenient. It was just a phase, you can say, or, that girl was special to this character, and now she’s found the right man to settle down with and have a million babies. And even if the two chicks do end up in television’s happily-ever-after land, lesbians are the ones that settle down with their sperm donor kids and Subarus. Plus, it’s hot. It’s totally hot. Girls and guys agree it’s hot, right?

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We may seem like a really fun team because our posts are, well … fun. You don’t know the half of it. As much fun as we have writing the posts, some of our best discussions take place behind the scenes, on our team email list. We might even be considered brainy and philosophical. Are you ready for your first peek behind the scenes at CliqueClack TV?

Jenny Weird … I mean Wade … started it all with her bizarre video about Reaper’s fate. She’s a little … off. Anyway, Brett didn’t know what he was getting into when he sent a Jenny Wade quote for our weekly quotation marks column:

BRETT: It’s not exactly from ‘TV’ but the pickings are slim at the moment, so here’s Jenny Wade on Reaper’s cancellation.

“You know who you should blame?… Find your friends that watched American Idol this season, instead of Reaper, and punch them in the face. And be like, Dude, it’s your fault.”

KEITH (stating the obvious): God those videos are excruciating to sit through.

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Just because most of your broadcast TV shows are gone for the summer doesn’t mean there’s nothing to watch. And you know we wouldn’t leave you hanging. So here’s a rundown of some of this week’s hotspots.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK

• NBC thinks they know what TV’s 50 Funniest Phrases are, and they’re going to take 2 hours to make their argument. (Tue. 8pm)
• Pushing Daisies is back to wrap its second season, burning off its last few episodes before making way for Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Money (Sat. 10pm, ABC)
• And you thought there was nothing on! It’s The 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee. What’s really said is how many viewers at home couldn’t hold a candle to the spelling skills of these kids. (Thu. 8pm, ABC)
• HBO offers Into the Storm, a follow-up to The Gathering Storm, chronicling the further “adventures” of Winston Churchill from ‘40-’45. (Sun. 9pm)

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Okay, my mind is still reeling from the season finale of Supernatural, in a completely awesome way. I have so many questions, and I simply cannot wait for the new season to start. I’m already going through withdrawal, if that’s possible.

Just about everything lived up to my expectations, not only with the finale, but throughout the season as a whole. Lilith proved to be an excellent foe for the Winchesters, and I loved the way everything played out with her in the end. Still, her character, in general, was somewhat of a mystery to me. Maybe we’re not supposed to wonder so much about the big bads, but I do. Especially in Lilith’s case. Read the rest of this entry »

Season three, Episodes 1-3

I think I may have found my answer to that nagging Supernatural question: Why do some demons have yellow eyes and some have black eyes? I’m thinking only The demon had yellow eyes, am I right? All other possessed people have just black eyes, so now that The demon is dead, we should see no more yellow eyes. That is my guess.

With season three comes the “eewwwww” factor — Supernatural has become more gory. From the dad “falling” onto the table saw to the thief “falling” on the grilling fork, there have been some bloody moments. Let that be a lesson to us all… eventually, klutziness ends badly.

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Well, I had all but forgotten that Castiel was inhabiting a vessel in pretty much the same way the demons do. While we didn’t get a whole lot of development in terms of breaking the seals, or Lilith, this week, “The Rapture” is probably going to go down in the Supernatural hall of fame as being one of the most memorable episodes of the season, if not the series. This is mainly because of what happened with Sam in the end, but also because we got to know the man who literally gave up life and limb to do God’s work: Jimmy Novak. Read the rest of this entry »