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Well to be fair, the reporter over at cinemaspy responded:
Thanks for you comments. There seems to be a lot of conflicting commentary about these two stories floating about, so I want to set the record straight on both pieces of news.
First up, yes, things can and do change at the last moment…so everything is subject to change until "official" announcements are made. And even then, sometimes "official" proclamations aren't always followed—witness the Conan O'Brien / 'Tonight Show' debacle over at NBC.
To our stories: I have had three separate Vancouver sources — all of whom are in positions to know — tell me that 'Smallville' and 'Supernatural' are returning, even though an official announcement hasn’t yet been made. That’s pretty good corroboration, and it’s important to emphasize that I have had no reason to doubt these sources in the past.
A tip: the production boots on the ground — in concert with the major industry unions (i.e. the DGC) — typically hear these things even before the studio / network publicists, who have a vested interest in controlling / managing "the message." And I get that. I really do. I have learned from experience over the years, however, that those within the productions and the unions generally provide far more accurate intel than… well, studios / networks never provide "intel," let's face it.
It should be noted that I received an email last night from someone at Warner publicity asking me to re-title this story as "speculation" only. I replied indicating that I don't believe it to be speculation for the reasons I have alluded to above. I informed the publicist that we would be happy to publish an updated edit to these stories with an official comment from WBTV/The CW. We're still waiting for an email response.
I'll just add this: those of you who are regular readers of CinemaSpy know that the caliber of our staff and content speaks for itself. As far as we're concerned, this is a legitimate story, legitimately reported. As to those who cast aspersions on us for using un-cited sources, well, they wouldn’t be our sources for long if we divulged who they were. To those folks, I would merely say: go out and buy a copy of "All the Presidents Men" and read it.
And to those who simply want to fling pejoratives for the sake of it, well, have at it…we all have thick skins around here.
Now, if I had gone ahead and announced the eleventh and seventh seasons of these shows, then I wouldn't blame you for doubting me.
Meanwhile, there is other news to report and other stories to cover, so I will wish you all a great weekend!
First up, yes, things can and do change at the last moment…so everything is subject to change until "official" announcements are made. And even then, sometimes "official" proclamations aren't always followed—witness the Conan O'Brien / 'Tonight Show' debacle over at NBC.
To our stories: I have had three separate Vancouver sources — all of whom are in positions to know — tell me that 'Smallville' and 'Supernatural' are returning, even though an official announcement hasn’t yet been made. That’s pretty good corroboration, and it’s important to emphasize that I have had no reason to doubt these sources in the past.
A tip: the production boots on the ground — in concert with the major industry unions (i.e. the DGC) — typically hear these things even before the studio / network publicists, who have a vested interest in controlling / managing "the message." And I get that. I really do. I have learned from experience over the years, however, that those within the productions and the unions generally provide far more accurate intel than… well, studios / networks never provide "intel," let's face it.
It should be noted that I received an email last night from someone at Warner publicity asking me to re-title this story as "speculation" only. I replied indicating that I don't believe it to be speculation for the reasons I have alluded to above. I informed the publicist that we would be happy to publish an updated edit to these stories with an official comment from WBTV/The CW. We're still waiting for an email response.
I'll just add this: those of you who are regular readers of CinemaSpy know that the caliber of our staff and content speaks for itself. As far as we're concerned, this is a legitimate story, legitimately reported. As to those who cast aspersions on us for using un-cited sources, well, they wouldn’t be our sources for long if we divulged who they were. To those folks, I would merely say: go out and buy a copy of "All the Presidents Men" and read it.
And to those who simply want to fling pejoratives for the sake of it, well, have at it…we all have thick skins around here.
Now, if I had gone ahead and announced the eleventh and seventh seasons of these shows, then I wouldn't blame you for doubting me.
Meanwhile, there is other news to report and other stories to cover, so I will wish you all a great weekend!
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