So why does Carver/Singer/Glass not come right out and say "lolno"? Because they don't have to. Because even the inkling of "hope" from a carefully worded tweet from Misha or a nod thrown into a scene is going to be enough to keep most of the overly invested going. The day you say "never" is the day that hope dies.
Another reason why they don't come right out and put a stop to it? Because of the exact reaction that happened the other night. Finally, there was a high level exec with the balls (or stupid enough) to be honest with the intentions (or lack thereof) of the show, and these people almost committed mass hara-kiri. The savvier people that run the show knew a reaction like that is imminent, so they stay quiet and play the game that is the show in show business.
This is what I see. They don't want to completely alienate a portion of the fanbase. However, I think in many ways they are riding the tiger and they never realized that they got ON the tiger and now there is no way to get off. I do think the original teasing of Destiel was just like the teasing of Wincest. They thought it was a harmless nod to those who ship it and nothing more. There have been slash couples in fandom for every conceivable show and most of these remain in fandom and no one expects them to become canon. But Supernatural fans are VERY involved with their show, more than most of the fandoms I have participated in so what worked in other fandoms and what was meant to be a little shout out to their fans became more focused on and seen as possibly becoming real. Then when various people decided to debunk the idea of Destiel, there were some truly OTT reactions from the extreme side of the Destiel believers. I read the Tumblr post after Jensen supposedly asked that no Destiel questions be asked at cons and used the unfortunate term gay (as a pejorative term) to describe the trench coat return to Cas. One girl went so far as to say that since Jensen didn't accept Destiel as a possibility and said Dean was straight that as a bi woman she was now AFRAID of Jensen because he had exhibited such negativity toward Gays and Lesbians that she would not want to meet him without protection. The bombardment of the WB exec who said he wasn't aware of the whole shipping thing (and since lots of people who participate in fandom also say they are unaware of it I can see where he wasn't in touch with that part of the fandom) to the point where he removed his Twitter account are examples of the over reaction. So now TPTB are stuck. They may not want to have a canon Destiel, but the really uncomfortable backlash when they even hint that no not happening doesn't make them want to say it won't happen. OTOH, there is no way to judge how making it canon will affect the 90% of fandom that is totally oblivious to it and will tick off the people who would see making Destiel canon as caving to a loud group of fans who have posted lots of nasty stuff to get their ship on the air. Frankly, people have been clamoring for the return of the Samulet for longer than people have been clamoring for making Destiel canon and they still won't say yes or no on bringing it back.
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Another reason why they don't come right out and put a stop to it? Because of the exact reaction that happened the other night. Finally, there was a high level exec with the balls (or stupid enough) to be honest with the intentions (or lack thereof) of the show, and these people almost committed mass hara-kiri. The savvier people that run the show knew a reaction like that is imminent, so they stay quiet and play the game that is the show in show business.
This is what I see. They don't want to completely alienate a portion of the fanbase. However, I think in many ways they are riding the tiger and they never realized that they got ON the tiger and now there is no way to get off. I do think the original teasing of Destiel was just like the teasing of Wincest. They thought it was a harmless nod to those who ship it and nothing more. There have been slash couples in fandom for every conceivable show and most of these remain in fandom and no one expects them to become canon. But Supernatural fans are VERY involved with their show, more than most of the fandoms I have participated in so what worked in other fandoms and what was meant to be a little shout out to their fans became more focused on and seen as possibly becoming real. Then when various people decided to debunk the idea of Destiel, there were some truly OTT reactions from the extreme side of the Destiel believers. I read the Tumblr post after Jensen supposedly asked that no Destiel questions be asked at cons and used the unfortunate term gay (as a pejorative term) to describe the trench coat return to Cas. One girl went so far as to say that since Jensen didn't accept Destiel as a possibility and said Dean was straight that as a bi woman she was now AFRAID of Jensen because he had exhibited such negativity toward Gays and Lesbians that she would not want to meet him without protection. The bombardment of the WB exec who said he wasn't aware of the whole shipping thing (and since lots of people who participate in fandom also say they are unaware of it I can see where he wasn't in touch with that part of the fandom) to the point where he removed his Twitter account are examples of the over reaction. So now TPTB are stuck. They may not want to have a canon Destiel, but the really uncomfortable backlash when they even hint that no not happening doesn't make them want to say it won't happen. OTOH, there is no way to judge how making it canon will affect the 90% of fandom that is totally oblivious to it and will tick off the people who would see making Destiel canon as caving to a loud group of fans who have posted lots of nasty stuff to get their ship on the air. Frankly, people have been clamoring for the return of the Samulet for longer than people have been clamoring for making Destiel canon and they still won't say yes or no on bringing it back.