Supernatural Special

[sdelmonte]

This refers to something at the start of last night's ep, so I am cut-tagging.

So, Supernatural fans, how many of you wondered what was up with the spinning rainbow "Special" logo last night? If you are my age, you know what that was. If you are younger, you might not.

Back in the day, the networks used to make sure you knew that your favorite show was preempted. ("Happy Days will not be seen tonight so we may show you the following special.") I think they still do this when there is a State of the Union address. CBS used to announce their specials not with a voiceover but that logo.

And of course, "special" was most likely to mean the holiday fare we get at this season. It meant Rudolph. or Frosty. Or, above all else, Charlie Brown. CBS was THE network for such things.

So when I saw that logo, revived by the CW from its C-half, I was quite delighted. (Unlike Willow, I didn't have to go elsewhere to watch the Charlie Brown Christmas special.) It set the tone perfectly.

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[silveraspen]

... THANK YOU. I knew that looked familiar, from somewhere in the depths of memory, but shrugged it off. Knowing the background just adds to the episode. :)

[dotfic.livejournal.com]

I loved that they used the "Special" logo. It was such a funny wink that just added to the gestalt of the ep. (And the logo was still in use when Sam and Dean were kids, wasn't it?)