Tyler: I was excited to go back but I had no idea
what I was in for. I hadn’t followed the
show and didn’t realize the level of fandom, but I was very excited, because I knew
it was a success and a hit. I showed up and they put me in a silly weiner
outfit, and I shook Jensen’s hand when he came up to say hi. And Jared came up
to say hi and said ‘oh yeah, you worked with us before, right? Season 1?’ So Jared
actually remembered me, and I was like god, you must have met 50,000 people
since that day! … it made me feel very welcome and part of the team in a sense.
Because you go into shows 8 seasons in or even 2 weeks in, you feel like a bit
of an outsider and you just want to stay under the radar and do your job and
not ruffle any feathers, you know? Not really an outsider, I don’t want to be
dramatic, but it’s like going to a new school or a new job. You don’t know
anyone, you want to get to know them, so you lay low and try to assimilate
naturally. But Jared and Jensen both came up to me right off the bat and shook
my hand and welcomed me back to set and I was like, screw it, I’m here.I can’t tell you how much
that does for the crew, when the leads are there shaking everyone’s hand and
treat everyone as equals, and that’s something Jared and Jensen have done… The
show has gone 12 seasons and that’s not by accident, that’s not a mistake.
There’s a reason for that, because people still love working on the show. I
grew up playing hockey, and they’re the captains of the hockey team. Jared and
Jensen are like the team captains, and when the captains are humble and
welcoming, the rest of the guys are going to fall into place…
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