New vid: The Supernatural Pretender

Ah, did anyone, other than me, get addicted to the show "The Pretender" when it was on? Anyway, I managed to watch a few episodes again the other day and my brain decided Sam (or Dean) could so be The Pretender and so I've redone the opening sequence using Sam. I tried to make it as identical as I could, so I hope it works. If anyone wants to compare to the original opening sequence, I've uploaded it to Youtube for comparison *HERE*.

Title: The Supernatural Pretender
Vidder: starrylizard
Music: Audio from the opening sequence of The Pretender (composer: Velton Ray Bunch?)
Warnings: Bad lip-syncing, clips from episodes up to "Red Sky at Morning"
Summary: Sam Winchester is The Pretender, a genius who can become anyone that he wants to be. (A remake of the opening titles of "The Pretender")
File: 0:45min, 11.4mb, wmv
Links: Mediafire | FandomLand | Youtube

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New vid: The Supernatural Pretender

Ah, did anyone, other than me, get addicted to the show "The Pretender" when it was on? Anyway, I managed to watch a few episodes again the other day and my brain decided Sam (or Dean) could so be The Pretender and so I've redone the opening sequence using Sam. I tried to make it as identical as I could, so I hope it works. If anyone wants to compare to the original opening sequence, I've uploaded it to Youtube for comparison *HERE*.

Title: The Supernatural Pretender
Vidder: starrylizard
Music: Audio from the opening sequence of The Pretender (composer: Velton Ray Bunch?)
Warnings: Bad lip-syncing, clips from episodes up to "Red Sky at Morning"
Summary: Sam Winchester is The Pretender, a genius who can become anyone that he wants to be. (A remake of the opening titles of "The Pretender")
File: 0:45min, 11.4mb, wmv
Links:
filefront
Youtube

Other links: SVS thread

( streaming under the cut )

past/passed

I've tried to put up an explanation of this before and failed, because, while I know the rule, it's really hard to explain for some reason... But I see it written incorrectly in GOOD fic all the time!

So, anyway, today I found this site, Common errors in English, which offers a much better explanation:

Past vs Passed
If you are referring to a period of time before now or a distance, use “past”: “the team performed well in the past,” “the police car drove past the suspect’s house.” If you are referring to the action of passing, however, you need to use “passed“: “when John passed the gravy, he spilled it on his lap,” “the teacher was astonished that none of the students had passed the test.” Remember that no matter however you have ”passed the time” you have never “past the time,” not even in the distant past.

So, there we go. Just thought I'd share. :)

Oh, just found another one... this one is for me, because I get confused at times:

lie vs lay:
You lay down the book you’ve been reading, but you lie down when you go to bed. In the present tense, if the subject is acting on some other object, it’s “lay.” If the subject is lying down, then it’s “lie.” This distinction is often not made in informal speech, partly because in the past tense the words sound much more alike: “He lay down for a nap,” but “He laid down the law.” If the subject is already at rest, you might “let it lie.” If a helping verb is involved, you need the past participle forms. “Lie” becomes “lain” and “lay” becomes “laid”: “He had just lain down for a nap,” and “His daughter had laid the gerbil on his nose."

Also, this is why the song "Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol" is at once loved and hated by me. "If I lay here/ If I just lay here..." What an egg? Then: "Would you lie with me?" showing he does know the other form of the word, but is choosing to be incorrect! Grr!

past/passed

I've tried to put up an explanation of this before and failed, because, while I know the rule, it's really hard to explain for some reason... But I see it written incorrectly in GOOD fic all the time!

So, anyway, today I found this site, Common errors in English, which offers a much better explanation:

Past vs Passed
If you are referring to a period of time before now or a distance, use “past”: “the team performed well in the past,” “the police car drove past the suspect’s house.” If you are referring to the action of passing, however, you need to use “passed“: “when John passed the gravy, he spilled it on his lap,” “the teacher was astonished that none of the students had passed the test.” Remember that no matter however you have ”passed the time” you have never “past the time,” not even in the distant past.

So, there we go. Just thought I'd share. :)

Oh, just found another one... this one is for me, because I get confused at times:

lie vs lay:
You lay down the book you’ve been reading, but you lie down when you go to bed. In the present tense, if the subject is acting on some other object, it’s “lay.” If the subject is lying down, then it’s “lie.” This distinction is often not made in informal speech, partly because in the past tense the words sound much more alike: “He lay down for a nap,” but “He laid down the law.” If the subject is already at rest, you might “let it lie.” If a helping verb is involved, you need the past participle forms. “Lie” becomes “lain” and “lay” becomes “laid”: “He had just lain down for a nap,” and “His daughter had laid the gerbil on his nose."

Also, this is why the song "Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol" is at once loved and hated by me. "If I lay here/ If I just lay here..." What an egg? Then: "Would you lie with me?" showing he does know the other form of the word, but is choosing to be incorrect! Grr!