So the crew sounds real Canadian eh? Well that might be because most of them are. LOL. They hire locally for those jobs because it would cost them way to much of their budget to bring everyone in they needed from the US.

And just for the record, many of us Canadians rarely, if ever, say eh?. GRIN

I love your reviews. I think you have a great talent. Thanks for writing.

I don't know. I heard a tons of "ehs" hanging around Sault Ste. Marie and parts of southern Ontario. Then again, "yoopers" in Northern Michigan talk that way too, so it could be a regional thing, like "y'all" in Texas. For the record, I absolutely love the way Canadians talk.

Thanks for the clarification, and the comment!

Alice, I agree with you wholeheartedly! For all its shortened length and interrupted arc, it brought much to treasure. Jensen, Jared, and Jim all left me aching to be able to hug their characters and somehow make them feel better: their emotions were all so raw and so real, and the grief and the loss so pervasive, that they came right out of the television set.

I really missed getting some kind of commentary and insight on all the episodes that didn't have little commentary featurettes. I like episode commentary when it's done well for all the things I can learn from it, but you have a point; most commentary is pretty empty, while these little focused snippets gave us spotlight detail. If only they'd been offered on ALL the episodes! And I really would have loved to have seen a behind-the-scenes look at No Rest For the Wicked and the crafting of those final two scenes.

Finally, I was disappointed in the gag reel. Gag reels are MUCH funnier when they're comprised of actual flubs rather than of self-aware clowning around. Trying to slam the car doors in unison in season one? Hysterical! Getting slightly irritable doing multiple takes where the lines and the props just don't combine in season two, and then realizing that you've broken the prop? To die for! I would have given a lot to see the flubbed takes of simultaneous diner dialogue in Mystery Spot. Sigh.

But season four beckons, and from everything I've heard, promises to be wicked good! Now if only we could get rid of those annoying network advertising bugs ... could we start an extermination campaign?

Yep, the bloopers are better than mugging for the camera. I loved the bloopers where Jared could not get the window latch opened with the knife (from season 2?) even though it was totally unlocked, and when Jensen broke the chair when he was tied up in Hunted.

The Impala segment was good, though too short. The VFX segment was just right in length. I agree it would have been better if they had gone through the entire season. Both of those segments showed how much the crew loves their jobs though which was awesome.

Some of the best episodes didn't have enough (particularly Mystery Spot and NRFW). Maybe they will add more extras when they do the series boxset eventually.

The best part of the DVDs though is being able to see the full story unfold like a movie. Of course the downside is that it's very difficult to watch just one episode at a time.

I adore your 'important lessons' list. *snerk* And one of my favorite scenes is one that you've already touched upon: the Dean vs. Dean scene. I still get chills no matter that I've watched the episode at least half a dozen times.

Oh and the finale is so NOT easier to watch the second time around. I still burst into tears at the end.

Sault Ste. Marie hey - well ya, that's Eastern Canada - us West Coasters, we sound completely different! GRIN

There is definitely a difference in slang and pronunciation from province to province. Those of us who were born in the Pacific Northwest generally have the least amount of decernable accent in Canada.

I don't live that far from Vancouver actually. I am, however on an island so even though I'd love to wander over to Vancouver for the day and see if I could see the set, it's cost prohibitive to ride the ferry over just for that. :(

As for the Season 3 box set - I was a bit disappointed that there were no commentaries. And I also don't get why there were no bloopers included from Mystery Spot, etc. I would loved to have seen more about that episode and agree that there should have been a ton of footage from that scene with Jared and Jensen talking at the same time. Hmmm, well, perhaps we'll get it eventually??