Obviously my main interest in this discussion is SPN, and I think it's pretty clear, over and over again, that the CW is aiming for lower class or lower middle class for not only the Winchesters but for Bobby, Ellen and Jo, Garth, Rufus, etc - in fact, a particular kind of lower class I guess I'd call "TV redneck," epitomized by the Roadhouse and Sam's plaid and Bobby's filthy stained... everything. Hunters are positioned on the margins of society, lacking most usual signs of status or power (aside from weaponry and implausibly good looks).
(This is, incidentally, a huge reason why I love your fic Before and After Stanford so much - because it highlights that gulf of understanding between Sam who went to college and Dean who got his GED, which are significant class markers.)
The werewolves we've met on the show, OTOH, tend to higher in class: we have Madison, who's a law secretary - a thoroughly respectable career choice - and Kate, who's a college student. But then again the vast majority of our victims of the week are also in that broad middle-class bracket, so I'm not sure there are any particular conclusions to be drawn there.
Speaking of Buffy, there was that one dude, Kane, who came after Oz in season 2. I've seen him described as being the Buffyverse equivalent of an SPN-style hunter: a manly loner type without much concern for the monsters he killed (although he appeared to be hunting for profit more than anything).
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(This is, incidentally, a huge reason why I love your fic Before and After Stanford so much - because it highlights that gulf of understanding between Sam who went to college and Dean who got his GED, which are significant class markers.)
The werewolves we've met on the show, OTOH, tend to higher in class: we have Madison, who's a law secretary - a thoroughly respectable career choice - and Kate, who's a college student. But then again the vast majority of our victims of the week are also in that broad middle-class bracket, so I'm not sure there are any particular conclusions to be drawn there.
Speaking of Buffy, there was that one dude, Kane, who came after Oz in season 2. I've seen him described as being the Buffyverse equivalent of an SPN-style hunter: a manly loner type without much concern for the monsters he killed (although he appeared to be hunting for profit more than anything).
So, um. There's some data for you, I guess. :)