Supernatural Wiki

Last updated
Supernatural Wiki aka SuperWiki
Supernatural wiki mast.PNG
SupernaturalWiki Main Page.PNG
Supernatural Wiki's main page
Type of site
 Fan wiki
Available inEnglish
Created byJules Wilkinson
Revenue None
URL supernaturalwiki.com
CommercialNo
RegistrationOptional [lower-alpha 1]
LaunchedAugust 6, 2006
Current statusActive

Supernatural Wiki, also known as SuperWiki, is a wiki-powered online encyclopedia for the CW's horror television series Supernatural , associated projects and events.

Contents

The site was launched on August 6, 2006, using MediaWiki software to maintain a user-created database of information. [1] Supernatural Wiki and its domain, supernaturalwiki.com is hosted by a fan who accepts donations to hosting costs but makes no profit from running the site. [2]

As of June 18, 2021 the site contained 4,244 articles. [3]

Overview

Supernatural Wiki was launched on August 12, 2006, following the first season of Supernatural. [4] originally managed by a collective of fans, since 2008 the administrator of the site has been Australian fan Jules Wilkinson.

The site provides detailed episode synopses, character biographies, pop culture and music references, information on folklore and religion as well as information on the cast and crew. It also documents tie-in material including official novels, magazines, and associated web-material. [5] [6] [7]

Unique amongst wiki sites for TV series, Supernatural Wiki also documents the show's Fandom. [8] This includes creative works such as fan fiction including slash fiction, fan videos, fan art, fanzines and other fan-works. Fandom activities such as fan conventions – both fan-run and professional conventions attended by the cast and crew – are covered as well as are fan websites, media blogs and charity fund-raising. The history and culture of the Supernatural fandom is documented, including the Argot peculiar to this fandom. [9]

Additionally the site conducts interviews with the production staff on the show and also runs events during conventions such as San Diego Comic-Con called "Wayward Cocktails" [10] which bring the fans, cast and crew of the show together.

In 2019, there were 4.2 million visits to the site. [11]

Impact

Supernatural Wiki has been recognized by other media outlets as a source of information about the show and its fandom. The CW Source Blog said of the site: "They've collected and dissected nearly every aspect of the show, the behind-the-scenes world, and the fan community, and laid it out in stunning detail.". [12] The SuperWiki has also been referenced by media critics such as the Chicago Tribune 's Maureen Ryan for its coverage of conventions such as San Diego Comic-Con. [13]

The site has become an information resource by writers, production staff and cast. Writer Robbie Thompson called it an "indispensable" resource. [14] Star Jared Padalecki said "I'm on the show, and I'm on (Supernatural Wiki) more than once a week researching it." [15]

The site was credited by author Keith R. A. DeCandido in the acknowledgments to his Supernatural tie-in novel Nevermore.

In February 2009, the site established a Twitter presence at @SuperWiki. As of 18 June, 2021, the site has 108, 313 followers, including many of the cast and crew from Supernatural.

On 7 September 2009, in the lead up to the start of Season 5, @SuperWiki started ending tweets with the tag #luciferiscoming, and suggested fans do the same as a mischievous way to get attention for the show. [16] The tag #luciferiscoming reached number 1 of the trending topics on Twitter. Rapper Sean Combs (@iamdiddy who has over a million followers) started a #Godishere tweet in retaliation, being unaware of the context of #luciferiscoming and assuming it was an anti-Christian movement. Twitter moved to stop posts with tags including both God and Lucifer from appearing in trending topics. Fans continued to use #supernatural and #inkripkewetrust, and both also reached high on the list of trending topics. [17] [18]

Awards

In April 2011 the site won the SFX (magazine) Best Franchise Specific website award beating out chucktv.net, The One Ring, Leaky Cauldron, Life, Doctor Who And Combom, and WhoFix.

SFX Magazine described the site as "The most comprehensive Supernatural site on the web, established in 2006, Supernatural Wiki is a well laid-out, intelligently designed, easy to navigate Aladdin's cave of Winchester goodness." [19]

In 2014, the site was a board nominated finalist in the Shorty Social Media Awards. [20]

At the end of the 15th and final season of Supernatural, the site was awarded a special plaque by Warner Brothers Entertainment for the coverage and support of the show. [21]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Required for editing.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fandom</span> Subculture composed of fans sharing a common interest

A fandom is a subculture composed of fans characterized by a feeling of camaraderie with others who share a common interest. Fans typically are interested in even minor details of the objects of their fandom and spend a significant portion of their time and energy involved with their interest, often as a part of a social network with particular practices, differentiating fandom-affiliated people from those with only a casual interest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tara Strong</span> Canadian and American actress (born 1973)

Tara Lyn Strong is a Canadian and American actress. She is known for her voice work in animation, websites, and video games. Strong's voice roles include animated series such as The New Batman Adventures, Teen Titans, Teen Titans Go!, Rugrats, The Powerpuff Girls, The Fairly OddParents, The Proud Family, Xiaolin Showdown, Ben 10, Chowder, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Unikitty!, and DC Super Hero Girls. She has also voiced characters in the video games Mortal Kombat X, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Jak and Daxter, Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2, Blue Dragon, and Batman: Arkham. Strong has earned Annie Award and Daytime Emmy nominations and won an award from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jared Padalecki</span> American actor (born 1982)

Jared Tristan Padalecki is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Sam Winchester in the TV series Supernatural. He rose to fame in the early 2000s after appearing on the television series Gilmore Girls as well as the films New York Minute (2004) Flight of the Phoenix (2004) and House of Wax (2005), later starring in Friday the 13th (2009).

<i>SFX</i> (magazine) Science fiction/fantasy magazine

SFX is a British magazine covering the topics of science fiction and fantasy. Its name is a reference to the abbreviated form of "special effects".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">MegaCon</span> American speculative fiction convention

MegaCon, short for Mega Convention, is a large speculative fiction convention that caters to the comic book, sci-fi, anime, fantasy, RPG, and gaming communities, often occurring in spring at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The convention is the largest fan convention event in the Southern United States and second largest in North America with an attendance of 190,000 and generating an economic impact of 205 million in 2024.

<i>Stargate</i> fandom Fan following surrounding the Stargate series

Stargatefandom is a community of people actively interested in the military science fiction film Stargate and its television shows including Stargate SG-1 (SG1), Stargate Infinity (SGI), Stargate Atlantis (SGA), Stargate Universe (SGU) and their spin offs. The first franchise release, Stargate (1994), spawned four television series successors, four movies, a plethora of merchandise, and a massive franchise collectively known as the Stargate.

BotCon, briefly known as "The Official Transformers Collectors' Convention", is an annual convention for Transformers fans and collectors. BotCon has been held annually since 1994. BotCon is a syllabic abbreviation for "Robot Convention" but also refers to "Autobot" and "Decepticon", the protagonist and antagonist robot factions in the many continuities in the Transformers franchise.

Fan Expo Canada is an annual speculative fiction fan convention held in Toronto, Ontario. It was founded as the Canadian National Comic Book Expo in 1995 by Hobby Star Marketing Inc. It includes distinctly branded sections, including GX and SFX, and formerly CNAnime. It is a four-day event typically held the weekend before Labour Day during the summer at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New York Comic Con</span> Annual New York City fan convention

The New York Comic Con is an annual New York City fan convention dedicated to Western comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, cosplay, toys, movies, and television. It was first held in 2006. With an attendance of 200,000 in 2022, it is North America's most attended fan convention. The New York Comic Con is a for-profit event produced and managed by ReedPop, a division of RX and Reed Elsevier, and is not affiliated with the long running non-profit San Diego Comic-Con, nor the Big Apple Convention, later known as the Big Apple Comic-Con, owned by Wizard Entertainment.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Whedonesque.com</span> Collaborative weblog devoted to the works of Joss Whedon

Whedonesque.com was a collaborative weblog devoted to the works of Joss Whedon. Submissions of new content ended on August 21, 2017, following the publication of an open letter by Whedon's ex-wife Kai Cole. The site was taken offline in 2021. At its inception in 2002, Whedonesque covered Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, but expanded to follow Whedon's professional output, as well as the careers of cast and crew associated with Whedon projects. Since 2004, the site has been recognized in other media outlets by awards and citations of Whedon's writings originally posted to Whedonesque.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Speight Jr.</span> American actor

Richard Speight Jr. is an American actor and director who is known for a variety of roles including CBS TV series Jericho, The Agency, and the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. Speight played a recurring role, the Archangel Gabriel, originally thought to be a "Trickster" or Loki, in the WB/CW series Supernatural. More recently, he played Dugan in the 2021 film Old Henry.

<i>Smallville</i> season 10 Final season of television series

The tenth and final season of Smallville, an American television series, premiered on September 24, 2010, and consisted of 22 episodes. It was the tenth and final season to air, and the fifth one to air on The CW television network. The series recounts the early adventures of Kryptonian Clark Kent as he adjusts to life in the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas, during the years before he becomes Superman.

<i>Mortal Kombat: Legacy</i> Web series directed by Kevin Tancharoen

Mortal Kombat: Legacy is an American web series adapted from the Mortal Kombat video game franchise. It debuted on Machinima.com's YouTube channel on April 11, 2011. The second season was released in its entirety on September 26, 2013.

BronyCon was an annual fan convention held on the East Coast of the United States for fans of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, among them adult and teenage bronies. Eleven events were held, with the final one in August 2019 drawing in 10,215 attendees. Though originally planned to run through 2025, it was announced at the closing ceremonies of the 2018 convention that 2019 would be the final year, tying in with the final season of the show.

<i>My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic</i> fandom Fan following surrounding the My Little Pony animated series

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is an animated children's television series produced by Hasbro that ran from 2010 to 2019 as part of the My Little Pony toy franchise. The series tied in with the 2010 relaunch of dolls, play sets and original programming for the American children's cable channel The Hub. Lauren Faust was selected as the creative developer and executive producer for the show based on her previous experience with other animated children's shows such as The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends on Cartoon Network. Under Hasbro's guidance, Faust developed the show to appeal to the target demographic of young girls, but created characters and settings that challenged formerly stereotypical norms of "girly" images, adding adventure and humorous elements to keep parents interested.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Louden Swain</span> American indie rock band

Louden Swain is an American indie rock band from Los Angeles. The band was formed in 1997 when lead singer and guitarist Rob Benedict and bassist Michael Borja, met drummer Stephen Norton through a mutual friend at a party in Los Angeles. Guitarist Billy Moran later joined the band in 2006, after his previous band disbanded. The band was named after the main character in the 1985 film Vision Quest.

Slice of Life (<i>My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic</i>) 9th episode of the 5th season of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

"Slice of Life" is the ninth episode of the fifth season of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic as well as the 100th episode of the series overall, which was celebrated as a milestone episode by Hasbro and its affiliates. It was directed by Jim Miller, written by M.A. Larson and produced by Devon Cody. The episode aired on June 13, 2015 on Discovery Family.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Comic book convention</span> Event with a primary focus on comic books

A comic book convention or comic con is a fan convention emphasizing comic books and comic book culture, in which comic book fans gather to meet creators, experts, and each other. Commonly, comic conventions are multi-day events hosted at convention centers, hotels, or college campuses. They feature a wide variety of activities and panels, with a larger number of attendees participating with cosplay than for most other types of fan conventions. Comic book conventions are also used as a method by which publishers, distributors, and retailers represent their comic-related releases. Comic book conventions may be considered derivatives of science-fiction conventions, which began during the late 1930s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mike Pollock (voice actor)</span> American voice actor (born 1965)

Michael B. Pollock is an American voice actor and former radio personality, best known for being the voice of Doctor Eggman in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise since 2003. He has voiced numerous characters in various anime English dubs, video games, and other animated works as a freelancer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Natalie Hoover</span> American voice actress

Natalie Hoover is an American voice actress based in Los Angeles and Dallas. She has done voicework for anime, video games, and other audio productions. Some of her most notable roles include Sonia Nevermind and Monophanie in the Danganronpa franchise, Titan from Takt Op; Destiny, Reina Izumi in Myriad Colors Phantom World, and Vanilla from Nekopara.

References

  1. ↑ "About Supernatural Wiki". Supernatural Wiki. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
  2. ↑ "SuperWiki:About". SupernaturalWiki. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
  3. ↑ "Supernatural Wiki statistics page". Supernatural Wiki. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
  4. ↑ Kaplan, Deborah (2010). "Interview with the Super-wiki admin team". Transformative Works and Cultures. 4. doi: 10.3983/twc.2010.0200 . Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  5. ↑ "Super Wiki Canon Category". Supernatural Wiki. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  6. ↑ "Super Wiki Production Category". Supernatural Wiki. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  7. ↑ "Super Wiki Library Category". SupernaturalWiki. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  8. ↑ "Supernatural Week Interview: Jules Wilkinson (SuperWiki)". Innsmouth Free Press. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  9. ↑ "Super Wiki Fandom Category". SupernaturalWiki. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  10. ↑ "San Diego Comic Con: A First Timers Experience". Nerdybutflirty.com. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  11. ↑ "Redirecting" . Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  12. ↑ "Supernatural: A Place for the Obsessed". CW Source. Retrieved 2010-04-02..
  13. ↑ "Comic-Con roundup: 'True Blood,' 'Lost,' 'Supernatural' and more". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2010-04-02..
  14. ↑ Fan Phenomena: Supernatural. Random House Publishing Group. May 2014. p. 50. ISBN   9781783202034.
  15. ↑ "Vancon Sunday – J2 Day!". Fangasm. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-16..
  16. ↑ "Let's freak out the twitterverse". @SuperWiki. Retrieved 2010-04-02..
  17. ↑ "Lucifer is coming:: How 'Supernatural' Stole Twitter". Buddy TV. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  18. ↑ "Trending Topics On Twitter". SupernaturalWiki. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  19. ↑ "SFX BLOG AWARDS 2011: The Results". SFX. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 2012-09-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link).
  20. ↑ "Shorty Awards". Shorty Awards. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  21. ↑ @SuperWiki (Nov 22, 2020). "Tweet" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-06-10– via Twitter.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.