August 24 2008
Marsters wins Syfy Portal Award.
James wins Best Guest Actor Category for Torchwood. Those Supernatural fans take Best Website ahead of Whedonesque.
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SoddingNancyTribe | August 24, 08:24 CET
Well, one thing we know for sure, is that when we get to see James with a role he can throw himself into, we see an actor who knows his craft. Congratulations to him for this win.
Berry | August 24, 08:49 CET
Yay James!
Too bad about Whedonesque though. As it's the only one of the sites nominated I have ever visited, I can't judge whether the winner was deserving or not.
But I definitely have to disagree with the J.K. Rowling win. Just on the basis that she's too darn young!
[ edited by Xane on 2008-08-24 18:04 ]
Xane | August 24, 09:02 CET
Simon | August 24, 09:07 CET
Fantastic, and let's hope it paves the way for more of Captain John... and poodles.
Sorry that Whedonesque didn't win this year though.
debw | August 24, 09:08 CET
baxter | August 24, 09:25 CET
Its just because everyone was all voted out from the superhero polls :).
zeitgeist | August 24, 09:43 CET
GVH | August 24, 09:46 CET
Linnea1928 | August 24, 10:18 CET
All this talk about Capt. John makes me want to rewatch those episodes -- a serious matter to undertake seeing as I keep walking around with a wide grin on my face for days after.
Mirage | August 24, 10:57 CET
[ edited by electricspacegirl on 2008-08-24 21:25 ]
electricspacegirl | August 24, 11:36 CET
@theonetruebix | August 24, 11:38 CET
Berry | August 24, 12:10 CET
Xane | August 24, 12:36 CET
Simon | August 24, 12:43 CET
But boring ?
Oh well , if we all thought the same they'd flip us on our backs once a year and shear us :)
[ edited by debw on 2008-08-24 22:38 ]
debw | August 24, 12:57 CET
@theonetruebix | August 24, 13:25 CET
Linnea1928 | August 24, 15:22 CET
jclemens | August 24, 15:38 CET
Berry | August 24, 15:38 CET
luvspike | August 24, 16:28 CET
And congratulations to James. Well done!
ActualSize | August 24, 17:50 CET
Joss won the award when he was younger than J.K. Rowling, because so many of us we so enthusiastic about his work. She won, because she got the most votes. Also, because she wrote the most popular book series of all time. (She's also the first woman to win this award.)
Nebula1400 | August 24, 18:43 CET
Astoria_Potter | August 24, 21:28 CET
Ameer | August 24, 22:09 CET
sueworld2003 | August 25, 02:39 CET
Given the fact that I've now seen all episodes from both seasons and am very much looking forward to the third (far too short) season I'd have to say that whatever else I would describe the episode as, boring would not be on the list. Very good 45 minutes of television.
Nice to see Supernatural.tv getting the spotlight this time around. Well deserved.
Highlander | August 25, 02:56 CET
I don't think the entire list was there, but Mary McDonnell winning best Lead Actress for BSG, totally made my day. :-)
Shey | August 25, 04:57 CET
Yeah, it's funny the way that's spread cos in the episode he does it as an ironic poke at "Captain" Jack (also not a captain, or, probably, a Jack ;).
No huge insanities on there IMO though most weren't my choices - I didn't vote for JM but he's not undeserving, he didn't really have much time (in series 2 anyway ;) to flesh the character out but managed to give him a fair bit of depth (and was, as always, entertaining to watch).
Saje | August 25, 05:11 CET
Vinity | August 25, 06:37 CET
Could it be possible that James won because he has fans who tend to vote for him many, Many, MANY times over? I don't know, do other fans vote for their favorites the same way?
Yoga Lady | August 25, 10:47 CET
Yes they do. Passion is not at all limited to the Whedonverse.
IrrationaliTV | August 25, 11:08 CET
Could it be possible that James won because he turned in an excellent and much praised performance and gained himself new fans in the process ?
[ edited by debw on 2008-08-25 20:12 ]
debw | August 25, 11:10 CET
If this was the case, then I'm truly impressed, and good on James! While I always think James gives a great performance, I found Capt. John to be too much like Spike. Not that I didn't love Spike, but, it's a "been there, done that" kind of thing.
Yoga Lady | August 25, 11:33 CET
helcat | August 25, 11:35 CET
cmbackshane | August 25, 11:46 CET
So you're saying that James really didn't deserve the award, and was only able to win because he has some fans who might vote more than once, but nobody outside of the JM fanbase liked him in Torchwood? And since Whedonesque didn't win, it shows that the rest of Whedonesque members never tend to vote in any sort of online poll more than once (hee), and I guess every single JM fan was, what, voting for the Supernatural site instead? And you don't know of any dedicated Doctor Who or Star Trek fans existing, either, or else Jacobi, Simms, Takei or Forbes would have won instead of James, as they apparently should have, but only Marsters fans are ever rabid? Ooookay. If you say so. That's one theory.
Or, it could just be because most every SF fan who watched Torchwood really loved James in it?
I really liked George Takei in Heroes and Derek Jacobi in Doctor Who, but I don't think those would have been award-winning, stand-out parts if not for the fact that we know those actors from other famous roles. But even if you had no idea who James Marsters is, Captain John certainly stood out.
deanna b | August 25, 11:50 CET
I confess that I obviously wasn't paying attention and only voted the once! Rats, I could have boosted Whedonesque a bit more even if JM was home and dry :)
And cmbkshane. Well said.
debw | August 25, 11:50 CET
sueworld2003 | August 25, 11:58 CET
Hang on, that's not what you wrote in your review of the episode
http://www.morethanspike.com/index.php?topic=4345.340
If I may quote:
Yoga Lady wrote:
So what happened that made you change your mind?
deanna b | August 25, 14:36 CET
korkster | August 25, 14:59 CET
rosewood | August 25, 16:26 CET
As for JM's award, I remain of the view that online polls aren't worth a whole heap - but recognition and support is a good thing and, although I've never seen Torchwood, I've no doubt that he did a bang-up job since he's a rather fine actor. :-)
SoddingNancyTribe | August 25, 19:27 CET
zeitgeist | August 25, 19:33 CET
And congrats to James Marsters for the Best Guest Actor win! He's so much fun to watch as Captain John.
pindara | August 25, 23:44 CET
Sure, a "win is a win," there's no disputing the winner, however, how valid is that win when people are allowed to vote multiple times? And this isn't just with regards to James, but, any celebrity or fandom. I think the "win" is much more significant when the voter is only allowed to vote once.
In any case, I don't put any value or import on on-line, fan voting polls. The results are usually skewed towards the celebrity with the more zealous fans, not necessarily the one who did the best job.
[ edited by Yoga Lady on 2008-08-26 12:10 ]
Yoga Lady | August 26, 03:01 CET
I love George Takai, and Star Trek but looking at the performances you can't even begin to compare. James win is well-deserved.
Xane | August 26, 05:13 CET
I think others captured all the actors who have been on Supernatural, but here's the ones I recall - Amy Acker and Julie Benz appeared in Season 1 episodes; Amber Benson in Season 2; Mercedes McNab in Season 3. Ben Edlund is one of the exec producers and has written some very funny episodes. And Kim Manners (of the X-Files and I believe the brother of Kelly A. Manners) regularly directs many of Supernatural's best episodes (imho).
And X-Files alums have been in SPN too. I'm forgetting some, but I recall William B. Davis (Cig Smoking Man) in S1, and Steven Williams (Mr X) in S3 and he'll be back in S4. Mitch Pileggi is also a planned guest for season 4. I'd love to see Alex Krycek appear sometime too. :D
rosewood | August 26, 07:26 CET