caffienekitty | SPOILER WARNING: CW PROMO AIRING TONIGHT

Yikes! It's almost like there's a conspiracy going on against spoilerphobes. So now it looks like it's not even safe for you to watch the repeats? There was some stuff in there that even I didn't know yet.

edit - it's 5 different things.

I know! CW has obviously not looked up a definition of the word 'spoiler' during the hiatus. This is nuts! And yeah, if they keep doing it, then the repeats aren't safe. Last week the crawl was stuff about Jared and Jensen's new movies. Maybe they'll change it for next week, but at this rate they'll probably change it for more spoilers :-P

*hides*

Five different times they posted five different spoilers.

Seriously, the CW promo department has no frigging clue.

Is it just the crawl across the bottom? Maybe we can rig cardboard spoiler-shields or something, because they'll probably keep doing this until the new season airs. :-P

Yeah, its at the bottom of the screen, but its not a crawl. Its more of a pop-up.

Oh yay. So it jumps around and takes up half the screen?? Bloody peachy. :-P

Yeah, I heard 5 different things scrolling along the bottom during the episode (or popping up, whatever). DURING the damn episode?! What. The. Fuck. CW?!?! Seriously. Praise the heavens I actually didn't watch the ep tonight. I was thinking about what a filthy raving swearing lunatic I would be right now if I had. Whew! Still pissed though. Now I don't get to watch reruns? Are they going to spoil during season 4 episodes also fo rthe upcoming episodes? We have to bombard them with email about this right now. I mean, its not bad when you can mute the commercials and turn the channel before the preview for the next week but during an episode is ridiculous.

*clings to you again some more*

If they just keep it in that little crawl line at the bottom of the screen, it might be possible to rig up a cardboard spoiler-shield or something, but if they'f got the dancing baloney that takes up the bottom half of the screen, we may be utterly screwed.

THIS BLOWS!!!!!1!!!

Do we have an e-mail for the CW network? Or can we leave lots of annoyed comments over at the CW Source?

*clings back desperately* OMG, can you see us resorting to "spoiler shields"?! The thought is hilarious and terrifying at the same time. I am hysterically laughing and crying. I went to the actual CW site (not The Source blog) and found a feedback thingy at the bottom, took a few deep breaths, chanted some "ohms" and tried to calmly beg them never to do it again.

If I do figure out a spoiler shield, I'm taking a picture of it and sending it to the CW. :-P

Feedback box. Very dangerous for me. I think I'm gonna sleep on that so I avoid capslocking and frothing at them.

Back in the day, on TWoP, there was a Buffy thread called "Spoiler free is the way to be" and in it, the early viewers (some folks got the feed the night before) would tell what time the guest stars names, etc. stopped showing on the screen so the ultimate spoilerphobes wouldn't have to see a name they recognized and figure out what might happen.

I wasn't that phobic myself, but then last season I saw the trickster's name in the beginning credits for Mystery Spot, and so I knew he was the one causing all the trouble. It didn't ruin the episode for me, but I'd have liked it if I hadn't figured it out.

Let me know how your spoiler shield works out. I might need to fashion one myself.

I mean to say the actor's name who played the trickster. Something Speight, Jr., I think?

Yep, Richard Speight Jr. He's passed into my 'name linked to character' memory now. :-)

Back in the day, on TWoP, there was a Buffy thread called "Spoiler free is the way to be" and in it, the early viewers (some folks got the feed the night before) would tell what time the guest stars names, etc. stopped showing on the screen so the ultimate spoilerphobes wouldn't have to see a name they recognized and figure out what might happen

Oh that's awesome. TWoP's policy on what constitutes a spoiler has kept me far away from the majority of it for a while now. According to them, anything that's appeared in a promo or on-air is not a spoiler, so anything revealed last night will be acceptable for open posting over there. :-P

I occasionally have a bad memory for names, especially those I've onl seen once, so I didn't recognise who he was, just that I'd seen the name before.

Let me know how your spoiler shield works out. I might need to fashion one myself.

Oh if I do, I certainly will. I'm trying to estimate how tall the crawl would be to see how much coverage is needed. :-P

Thanks for the warning. I just got cable this month and I've been DVRing the episodes to watch later. I guess I won't be watching this one. Shoot. Back to the old DVDs I guess.

DVR them anyway, and play them within three days, just don't watch them. I don't know how the whole DVR/TiVO ratings thing works, but in some places I think that counts towards ratings, and if we're going to be losing spoilerphobe viewers for the rest of the summer hiatus possibly, the show needs every source of ratings it can get.

*is cheerfully emailing CW about their vileness* I have no idea where to email them out so this seems to be the best bet: http://www.cwtv.com/feedback/comments...I'm being nice about it.

I didn't actually get to see the episode since I'm stuck in the middle of South Dakota and they apparently don't believe in CW but....I'm watching it when I get home and it pisses me off that other people had to see it. And I don't want to worry about it in the future. I like reruns dammit.

Thank you for the link! I'm going to add it to the post above. :-)

I'm glad I (and the others) caught you in time!!!

The CW blew half my circuits last week with the damn crawls. First of all, I hate (with a wildly impressive level of loathing) ANY kind of advert that shows up during the actual show - and that includes the network logo. I also hate crawls, because (a) they activate my motion sickness and (b) they're a DISTRACTION FROM THE SHOW YOU'RE WATCHING. But last week was a rerun, and I thought, "Surely they won't keep this up during the new episodes."

Then, last night...again with the crawls, but they were SPOILERS. I thought, "OMG, Caffienekitty is going to blow every gasket she has." (And you would have a lot of company.) Undoubtedly the promo monkeys thought, "Oooh, we can get people to tune in to see the nifty little tidbits!! And stay glued to the screen!" Except...no. Judging from what I've read, a decent percentage of their audience is going to tune OUT.

I'm a happy little spoiler collector, and these were good ones, so I'm good with it for my own wee self. But you guys? I feel BAD for. And I'm still pissed about the damn crawls *during the show.*

We need to make them STOP THE MADNESS. And stop it NOW.

I'll tell ya, these promos are like weeds. They're gonna drive me to not watch *anything.* I'm already becoming all cozy and warm with my DVDs, which have no &%$#@ promos.

Have I told you yet that I kind of love you for e-mailing me directly about that? *hugs*

"OMG, Caffienekitty is going to blow every gasket she has."

Hee! I totally would have, and spent my entire weekend frothing about it.

(a) they activate my motion sickness and (b) they're a DISTRACTION FROM THE SHOW YOU'RE WATCHING.

OMG I know! Those things are so damned annoying even when they aren't spoilery! It's a tv show, not bloody CNN! *fumes*

Judging from what I've read, a decent percentage of their audience is going to tune OUT.

This is also really frustrating because we need to keep all the ratings we can get :-( I hope all the Neilsen families really like spoilers. :-/

We need to make them STOP THE MADNESS. And stop it NOW.

There's quite a few people writing to the CW about this, there's a link to their comment page up above. I'm hoping everyone who's writing is being as polite as they can about it. I mean it's great that they are trying to find new ways to promote the show, but this is not the way. :-(

I can't believe this.

Seriously? CW's utterly lost the basic understanding of media English?
I hope they won't do it again. Meanwhile, I'm happy I don't live in the States/get CW/watch reruns.

The Police's "Murder by Numbers" seems fitting enough of a song to get stuck in my head at the moment.

I know! This is crazy! I mean the CW (and WB back in the day) has always been a bit vocabularicly impaired in the understanding of the word 'Spoiler' (remember the photos of yellow-eyed John and Sam pointing the Colt at him on the floor of the cabin that were released before 'Devil's Trap?') but this seriously takes the biscuit. :-P

The Police's "Murder by Numbers" seems fitting enough of a song to get stuck in my head at the moment.

I've had 'Brand New Day' from part 2 of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog running through my head. Particularly the 'you're gonna die!' part. :-P

I missed those photos because I crashed through the first season of Supernatural during the summer of 2006, and didn't join the online fandom until a lot later. ;)

But come on...
Sometimes it might work to offer juicy little tidbits, "Watch the Show to Learn More!", but not as spoilers!
Does this tactic even work? You know, on any show?

I'm just happy people got the warning. Some not in time, apparently, but still...

"Mutual Badass Support Society" rocks my socks, though.
*glee*

I missed those photos because I crashed through the first season of Supernatural during the summer of 2006, and didn't join the online fandom until a lot later. ;)

I was all over ff.net like a disease back then, and managed to sidestep direct exposure to the yellow eyes one but saw the other and completely misinterpreted it, so I was still unspoiled. :-)

Sometimes it might work to offer juicy little tidbits, "Watch the Show to Learn More!", but not as spoilers! Does this tactic even work? You know, on any show?

I have no idea. I mean, I could see a banner promoting a part of the CW site where spoilers and promos and advance clips where available, and directing people there to maintain an elevated interest level, but yeah. They need real help in their promo department. :-P

"Mutual Badass Support Society" rocks my socks, though.

Hee! I made this one back at the end of season 2 when I was certain Ellen would be returning in Season 3. I use it now as a "fans supporting fans" or "fans supporting the show" icon. I feel really bad for the people on the east coast that got spoiled, but it is so cool that so many of them immediately went online to try to warn people in timezones further west. That was kind of awesome. :-)

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