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TV show reviews: Supernatural

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by Robert Mead

Created on: May 20, 2007

"Supernatural" is Renewed for Another Season of the Best Horror on TV

Will "Supernatural" Continue to
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by Samantha Overmyer

Created on: December 13, 2008

The television show Supernatural is an incredibly witty wide range audience program that stars two young


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by Kristina Adams

Created on: April 12, 2008

The creator of Supernatural often refers to it as a modern day Western: the hunters are the cowboys,
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by Johanne Kubik

Created on: July 18, 2007 Last Updated: December 12, 2009

The supernatural has captured the imaginations of thousands upon thousands of people for generations.
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by Rebecca Dixon

Created on: November 28, 2007

I've been waiting for this. Not for a chance to review one of the most intriguing television shows going
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by Susannah Eanes

Created on: October 30, 2007

At Comic-Con '07 this past summer, series creator, writer, and executive producer Eric Kripke related
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by Jessica Sherry

Created on: December 08, 2006 Last Updated: May 20, 2007

Horror is a difficult genre to fit into the made-for-TV bracket. Unlike police dramas, hospital soap
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by Sarah Barnett

Created on: March 08, 2007 Last Updated: May 09, 2007

Supernatural...oh the words we could use to describe this tv show. We could start off by saying..well...AWESOME!
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by Vicki Gingerich

Created on: December 06, 2007

Supernatural is a great show and I look forward to watching it every week. I wasn't a fan from the first
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by Kat Derrig

Created on: February 26, 2007 Last Updated: May 09, 2007

There are some story ideas that do not necessarily translate easily onto film. Sometimes it does not
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by Robin Vogel

Created on: October 31, 2007 Last Updated: December 07, 2007

You know what I love most about SUPERNATURAL? That it brings out both passion and creativity in me!
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by Victoria Jeffrey

Created on: March 11, 2008

Supernatural is a show on the CW network that deals with two brothers who work as "bounty-hunters" hunting

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by Robert Mead

Created on: May 20, 2007

"Supernatural" is Renewed for Another Season of the Best Horror on TV

Will "Supernatural" Continue to Succeed Where Other Horror TV Shows Have Failed? the CW Thinks So.

When the WB folded into what is now known as the "CW", the new network needed hits badly. On Thursday night the WB had some success with two shows, "Smallville" and "Supernatural", and the CW were not about to lose either one of them to another network. The new executives at the CW gave the green light for both shows to be the flagship for their new struggling network. They made the right choice as it turns out, because both shows are the only ones anybody seems to watch on the CW except for "America's Top Model", and the ratings for that show have gone down appreciably this season.



The fans of TV shows like "The X-Files" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" have been starving for quality horror on TV for a few years, and they are now receiving it with the well-written and highly suspenseful latest season of "Supernatural". The second season of the show just recently had its season finale, and it went out in style. If you have not been watching it lately, you're going to need a quick recap.
Dean and Sam Winchester (Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki) have been looking all across America for the demon that killed their mother in a fiery blaze in the first season, and also killed their father and took his soul to hell at the beginning of the second season. They are only equipped with a few weapons and an old muscle car to do their entire demon hunting in week after bloody week.

They do have a couple of new friends to help them along the way, the most prominent new friend being Bobby Singer (Jim Beaver of Deadwood fame), who witnessed the killing and then rebirth of Sam on one of the last episodes of this season. He realizes that Dean was overly protecting his kid brother by selling his soul to a female demon to bring his dead brother back to life. Bobby really wants Dean to keep killing various vampires and other creatures of the night for many years to come, but now that Dean has sold his soul to this female demon, Dean has only one year to live before Hell comes for him.

Warner Brothers Television are the producers of the show, and they do a fine job of keeping the plots moving forward with a real sense of urgency to of all the action scenes. Viewers are kept on the edge of their seats every Thursday night not knowing what other goblin or zombie will jump out of the woodwork and try to kill our heroes.

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McG is one of the executive producers, and Eric Kripke is the creator of this formidable TV production. Most of the filming takes place in Vancouver, Canada, even though the pilot takes place in California. The cheaper production costs are the main reason the TV show films in the area, but the bleaker weather in Vancouver also lends certain moodiness to the show that the producers could not duplicate in sunny LA.



Overall, season three looks to step up the level of suspense with the recent plot developments such as Dean only having one more year of life to live, unless he and Sam can come with a plan to somehow escape from the deadly deal that Dean made with the female demon. Another big twist is the fact that Sam now has more demon blood in him than before, thanks to Dean's resurrection of his lifeless body in season two. Sam came back to life only through the help of a demon's power; thereby mixing the demon's blood into Sam's newly revived body. Sam's overall aggressive behavior against the various creatures that walk the earth have gotten way out of control, and next season should showcase the continuing evolution of Sam turning into the thing he most fears: a bloodthirsty fiend on a constant quest of killing the living.

If the producers of "Supernatural" continue to satisfy the fans of the show, I really believe that the series could eventually make horror fans forget the names "Mulder" and "Sculley", thus making "Supernatural" the new king of television horror.

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by Samantha Overmyer

Created on: December 13, 2008

The television show Supernatural is an incredibly witty wide range audience program that stars two young and handsome actors, along with many bit part actors from our other favorite TV shows and movies. This show focuses on two main characters, Dean and Sam, while building the suspense for what's to come. Dean and Sam are brothers caught up in the world of supernatural evil on a quest to kill the yellow eyed demon that killed their family, on a mission to stop the world from ending, and on a journey to figure out who Sam really is.



Throughout the show we've come across many evil things that Dean and Sam, the unstoppable hunters that they are, killed and sent back to hell. Some of the creatures and beings have been malevolent spirits, vampires, werewolves, demons, changelings, and reapers. The other force that they also had to face was Gordan, a hunter bent on killing Sam because he believes Sam's psychic abilities are going to bring about the end of the world. And as we thought that fighting evil could never have been easier, the gates of hell were opened releasing more evil back into the world all over again. To top it all off, Dean only has a year to live because he sold his soul to a demon so that his brother would live.

But on a side note, some other great aspects of the show are the special effects, which are awesome. Dean's car on the other hand adds power to their characters when they ride into town to save the day, the engine purring, the growl of it when they speed off. And the music: AC/DC, Bad Company, Ozzy, Blue Oyster Cult, Ratt, Boston, and Foreigner. There's nothing like watching an awesome battle scene and listening to Hell's Bells.

The show's quotes are also very memorable. Here are a few funny quotes:

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(There's this town where the people there sacrifice one male and one female so the scarecrow god will keep their apple orchard healthy so they can prosper.)

Dean tied up: "I hope your apple pie is freakin' worth it!"

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Sam: Dean, there's ten times as much lore about angels as there is about anything else we've ever hunted.

Dean: You know what, there's a ton of lore on unicorns too. In fact, I hear that they ride on silver moonbeams, and that they shoot rainbows out of their ass!

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Sam: Dude, I'm not enabling your sick habit. You're like one of those lab rats that pushes the pleasure button instead of the food button until it dies.

Those are some funny quotes, and there are plenty more where that came from. On a show like this we are never starving for laughs or action. I hope they keep going on this show or the fans will surely be disappointed.

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by Kristina Adams

Created on: April 12, 2008

The creator of Supernatural often refers to it as a modern day Western: the hunters are the cowboys, the supernatural that they fight the Indians. And it fits.

The show stars two young, hot, talented actors - Jared Padalecki as Sam and Jensen Ackles as his older brother Dean.

What first attracted me to the show was that I knew these actors from Gilmore Girls and Dark Angel, and I like the concept of any television show and the supernatural, so I gave it as chance. After the first episode, I was hooked. The show has the intensity and the chemistry that many shows nowadays seem to last, and this is why they don't last very long. The show is well written, with a plot twist at every corner, and eve though it's centered around the supernatural, it's relatable because of the family dynamic between the brothers and their dearly departed parents. Both the brothers and their father would do anything for each other, and this is evident in their choices and deals made with the devil.



In my opinion, Eric Kripke, the show's creator, is a genius, as are the rest of the writing team. It is very rare that a television show can build up to a crucial point in the plot and make the climax as good and pulse-racing and the build up, but they manage it.

Everyone has had some sort of supernatural encounter at some point, and this show plays on that. The people that get affected by the supernatural are normal, everyday people, so they get completely freaked out when the supernatural wreaks havoc with their lives. And we all love to see people suffer. It's human nature. What makes it even better is when people get their happily ever after. However, if you're looking for a fairytale ending every episode, this is the wrong show for you.

The show combines everything a good television program needs into one: comedy, drama, love, action, adventure, great writing, great direction, and of course, a great cast, and it is a show that I would recommend to anyone and everyone (especially if you love Charmed, Buffy, or Tru Calling because it's better than all of those three rolled into one. Especially Charmed at the end. Cough cough).

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by Johanne Kubik

Created on: July 18, 2007 Last Updated: December 12, 2009

The supernatural has captured the imaginations of thousands upon thousands of people for generations. We have sat through horror movies, both good & bad, scared ourselves silly with books written by the likes of Stephan King & religiously watched shows such as The X-Files and Buffy The Vampire Slayer. But never has a show captured such a wide & diverse audience as much as The CW's Supernatural, starring Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki as Dean & Sam Winchester, demon hunters, brothers and heroes.




Together our "boys" travel the country in Dean's 1967 Chevy Impala, searching for and killing every evil entity they can find. It is an unpaid and sometimes thankless job but one they have dedicated their lives to.


Through their horror, angst, fearlessness and humor we have watched these two characters develop over the last two seasons into something larger than life and we await anxiously for the third upcoming season to see them continue their journey. Will Sam go dark-side? Will Dean get out of his deal that gives him only one year to live? These are just some of the things that keep fans on the edge of their seats and practically living at hundreds of various websites on the Internet while the show is on hiatus.


Eric Kripke, creator extraodinaire and known to fans as God, has put together an extremely talented cast and crew. Everyone from the gorgeous and very talented actors to the catering crew throw themselves into this project 110%.
Are there goof ups? Of course, they are only human after all, but they are far and few between and mostly unnoticeable.


Jensen Ackles has gone from daytime soap star to hot Hollywood hunk in a matter of a few short years, but most impressively is he has the talent to back him up, whether he is turning on the charm or slowly peeling away the layers of his character he is totally believable, he IS Dean Winchester.


Jared Padalecki has grown enormously as an actor since the first episode and continues to improve as his character evolves, there is no doubt in my mind he was meant to be Sam.


Supernatural is the Gem in The CW's lineup and deserves the high praises and fan devotion it receives, but more importantly it deserves a lot more advertising than The CW currently gives it.


So if you are yet to watch this unbelievably good show, then I suggest you take some time out of your daily grind and get lost in the world of the Supernatural, you won't be disappointed.

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by Rebecca Dixon

Created on: November 28, 2007

I've been waiting for this. Not for a chance to review one of the most intriguing television shows going around, because that would be bordering obsessive. No, the wait has been for a show actually as good as an addict describes it.

Supernatural follows the lives of two brothers, Sam and Dean Winchester, as they travel America in their classic Chevy Impala, listening to their classic mullet rock and classically wiping out any evil, supernatural beastie that they can find. From the traditional vampires, demons and ghouls, to the not so conventional reapers, urban legends and deadly sins, there appears to be nothing these demon-hunting brothers can't banish within an hour.



Described as a weekly horror flick by its own creator, Eric Kripke, Supernatural is more than a fight-fest. Fright is one of the main components, true, but this television show holds viewers for more than that single reason. Fright, the plot and acting all bond together to create one awesome television show.

After a demon killed their mother when Sam was just six months old, the Winchester family began the hunt purely for revenge. With their father lusting for vengeance on the thing that murdered his wife, the brothers were raised to be warriors, fighting the forces of darkness like any good jedi. And, like any good jedi, one of them has a few good jedi mind tricks, and a good reason for any demon to be going after them. Though his psychic abilities manifested later in his life than one would expect, Sam's gifts' were nonetheless potent. After dreaming of, and then witnessing the murder of his girlfriend by the same thing that killed his mother, Sam thrust himself back into hunting after a two-year hiatus, and we were taken along for the ride.

This plot, to settle the score, remained a constant story arc through the first two seasons, and even with each new crumb the writers threw us loyal viewers, it was still hard to guess the truth that unfolded at the end of the second season when the brothers finally found payback. They managed to destroy the demon that had changed their lives forever, though it didn't come without casualties. That's Supernatural for you. Nothing is what it seems until you see it with your own two eyes, and even the episodes that have little to do with the main story line have their twists and turns. And even though season three has been interrupted, the episodes screened have promised that even with the major baddie dead and buried (or salted and burned, anyway) this is no



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time to lose interest. Seasons one and two were just a warm up act for the main event. And if you haven't seen an episode, let me tell you, that's saying something.

Last, but certainly not least, no review of this show would be complete without mentioning the acting.

As Sam and Dean, Jared Padalecki (Sam) and Jensen Ackles (Dean) have created two ghost-busting characters to drool over. And for more than their good looks. As the only two constant characters, these two actors film nearly every day of the ten day filming cycle, with hours ranging from late at night to early in the morning, to mid afternoon. They are in nearly every scene, with each other, or with guest stars, and still manage to bring the show to life. Their acting has been incredibly good, and with one episode being comedic, and the next intensely dramatic, it cannot be easy. Yet a single glance from one says a thousand words, and one twitch of the face can make us flinch. How someone can get one tear, just one, single tear, to fall is beyond me, yet Jensen Ackles has done it on several occasions.



And, as the icing on the cake, the bond between the two actors shines through each moment they are acting together, and does wonders for the show. It is typical of the bond between the two brothers, and makes Supernatural all the better for it.

Whether it be horror, excitement, angst, drama, comedy or just a chance to watch two hot guys for an hour, Supernatural gives it all. An intriguing plot, with plenty of smaller story lines and a weekly beast of the week as side dishes. Great acting, a tight bond and never a boring episode what more could you ask for?

No seriously, because I bet Supernatural offers that too.

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by Susannah Eanes

Created on: October 30, 2007

At Comic-Con '07 this past summer, series creator, writer, and executive producer Eric Kripke related to fans the news that his show, Supernatural, came within a hair's breadth of being cancelled after the Season 2 final episode. While this may not have come as a complete surprise, his words had the effect of galvanizing a dedicated fanbase like a Winchester punch in the gut. "Go forth and spread the Gospel of Supernatural," Kripke exhorted.



"Tell your friends to tell their friends," added Jensen Ackles, who plays Dean Winchester alongside Jared Padalecki as his brother Sam. With a team of writers, directors, producers and technicians that reads like a who's who of the science fiction and horror movie genre, including writer and producer Ben Edlund, who worked with Joss Whedon on Angel and the short-lived but critically-acclaimed series, Firefly; Kim Manners and John Shiban, director and writer, respectively, from the X-Files; talented writers Sera Gamble and Raelle Tucker; and Robert Singer, producer and director, who was the executive producer of Lois & Clark: the New Adventures of Superman, as well as producing Cujo, Independence Day, and the TV series Dracula, the team charges forth each week with a heart-stopping, stomach-churning, breathtaking ride with the Winchester boys through the back roads of American myth.

Joined by Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who guest-stars periodically as their father John Winchester; Jim Beaver, who plays veteran demon hunter Bobby Singer; Samantha Ferris as the dedicated and street-wise Ellen Harvelle, Sam and Dean not only take up the challenge of saving innocents from things that go bump in the night, but battle evil in the form of demons, poltergeists, vengeful spirits and horrifying mythical creatures that spring from modern urban legend and ancient religious lore from all over the world. None of this is paying work, you understand. The boys live under the radar as best they can, on credit card fraud and hustling pool. It's all part of the hero/anti-hero premise, much like that described in Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey. With humor and heady passion, the brothers journey is a headlong rush into the unknown and unpredictable, where they struggle with almost as many internal demons as those "real" ones sent from the depths of hell. Goaded at first by revenge over their mother's and Sam's fianc's deaths at the hands of the Yellow-Eyed Demon, Sam and Dean followed their father through the American countryside, tracking signs of


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demonic activity and gathering clues from cryptic messages left on cell phones and in the pages of the journal he left behind. The demonic plague on their family threatens to consume them, as first Sam and then John Winchester fall victim to otherworldly possession.

But here's where Supernatural shows itself to be something more than a mere story: the ties that bind the Winchester family seem to be stronger than death itself. Be it the saving of souls through exorcism or the selling of their own to Satan's ilk, nothing, no sacrifice is too great for this family. And the angst! Oh, the angst. Enough honest-to-goodness real-life conflicted soul-torturing for the most die-hard Oprah fan, this show skillfully walks a fine line between "no chick-flick moments" and the unfathomable yet irresistible enigma of true martyrs. Sam and Dean are at times typical bickering siblings, who band together at the moment of truth to become larger-than-life warriors at the gates of hell, soldiers who will stop at nothing to protect the innocent and those whom they love.



Dean's is a tortured soul; the streetwise elder brother who describes his first kill at age sixteen in detached yet somehow awe-struck terms. He is hedonistic, a smart-alecky wisecracker, whose love for his brother knows no bounds. Unbelievably at times, his tears will flow in honest hope, love and occasionally regret. He is a man of extremes a risk-taker who moves with calculated precision. Sam, who left law school, raised mostly by his elder brother as Dad was off hunting demons, researches cases on the net and stays away from the frivolous pleasures sought after by Dean, for fear of hurting or causing another death either by tragedy or association. Both are formidable fighters and their well-choreographed teamwork in planning and execution are just plain awesome to watch.

The brotherly banter abounds and the two are not above making practical jokes on each other, but nowhere on television will you find a more devoted, intractable and firmly cemented relationship between two characters. The chemistry between Ackles and Padalecki as Dean and Sam is palpable. These two talented actors have created a phenomenon that has inspired one of the more explosive and dedicated fandoms in recent years, causing stats on the Hey Neilsen website to rise 7000% in 24 hours when notices shot through the boards at the CW, LiveJournal, TwoP, and many others to go out and show support for "their show." In addition, the fandom has used


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websites, email campaigns, and even a charity fundraising initiative, all to broadcast "the Gospel of Supernatural" to the masses.

Their daily lives a whirlwind, few quiet moments exist for these two outside of motel rooms and their beloved '67 black Chevy Impala, a legacy left to Dean by their father that is often described as the "third character" on the show. The car's expansive trunk holds an arsenal of ghost and evil-fighting equipment. Listening to Dean's classic rock cassette tape collection, the brothers travel steadfastly from town to town in search of their next "gig." They pick up clues from newspapers and local tips, then follow them resolutely and skillfully to the ultimate confrontationbe it a Reaper summoned and controlled by a warped member of a religious flock, a genie hulking in an abandoned warehouse greedily sucking the life from its victims, trying to help a disturbed young man with paranormal capabilities, counteracting the latest threats from an overzealous FBI agent called Henderson, or a rabid demon-hunter who is convinced that Sam is the anti-Christ, the brothers thread the needle to find solutions that will hurt the fewest innocents while confronting the demons in their own psyches. This season brings even more challenges in the form of a demon named Ruby who claims to be able to help save Dean from his crossroads deal, and Bela, a mercenary who is in the market for stolen goods including some of the artifacts and talismans the Winchesters must use in order to win in the fight to save mankind in the coming Apocalypse.



It's a thrilling, often shocking bloodbath when these two let go in a battle to conquer evil. It's just as heart-stoppingly inspiring when Dean cuts down a victim who has been left to die, saves a drowning child, or Sam places a calming hand on Dean's chest. When these two get onto a metaphysical level and confront issues of their own self-worth and destiny, it's nothing less than a lesson in the purely redeeming alchemy of human empathy. Each vowed to stop at nothing in order to save the presumably doomed other Dean having sold his soul and left with one year to live, Sam being possibly the heir to a kingdom of which he wants no part. Each has his own lessons to learn, his own wisdom to share, and demon asses to kick. In this time of waning consumption of fossil fuels and the yawning threat of the end of the American dream, in the face of fear, despair, and the sure knowledge of impending doom, there is in the American psyche an unwillingness to give in to all of this. So perhaps the best thing about Supernatural is the emphasis it places on the preservation of hope, love, and ideals. There are still wide open highways to roam together in a kick-ass muscle car. Saving lives. Hunting things. The family business.

And I, an avowed environmentalist and social activist who not too long ago totally eschewed television, plan to be right there with them every step of the way. Somewhere bound up in all of the work that the show's creators do, there is the timeless theme of humanity's search for what is good, right, and honorable in all of us, perhaps especially the not-so-perfect. And that is an important and worthy thing for television to be doing nowadays. So yes, I'm spreading the Gospel of Supernatural, one of the finest pieces of collaborative art to brighten the universe in a long, long time.



Susannah Eanes writes, dances, bakes bread, tends a flock of heirloom chickens, is mother to five living with her archaeologist husband on an eighteenth century plantation in rural Carolina, and is a total Dean Girl.

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by Jessica Sherry

Created on: December 08, 2006 Last Updated: May 20, 2007

Horror is a difficult genre to fit into the made-for-TV bracket. Unlike police dramas, hospital soap operas, and sitcoms, successful horror needs to develop from the chills, frights, and suspense, to the climatic good vs. evil face-off. In the middle of all this, good horror needs believable explanation. Most of the time, we don't just accept that these crazy things are happening; we need a plausible reason for the events. These tasks are hard to accomplish in a one-hour show. Though it still has faults, the show Supernatural on the newly redesigned CW fulfills a great need in television - the need for realistic, entertaining fright.



The brothers Sam and Dean travel the country hunting evil, to put it simply. Sometimes the stories are slightly lacking in plausibility, but overall, if you can suspend your disbelief, they are enjoyable. The characters are fun to watch, and the show contains some reasonably scary moments - all you can really ask for in a one-hour television show. Though other networks have made some attempts at the horror, this show is the best that I've seen. Medium on NBC is really good, but in a much different way - less scary and more thoughtful. The Ghost Whisperer has some frighening scenes, but lacks depth and value. The characters seemed more superficial, and I had trouble caring about them.

So, if you are a horror fan looking for a good television show, I recommend Supernatural. What it sometimes lacks in storyline, it makes up for in personality.

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by Sarah Barnett

Created on: March 08, 2007 Last Updated: May 09, 2007

Supernatural...oh the words we could use to describe this tv show. We could start off by saying..well...AWESOME! This has to be the best television show I've seen in a long time. It's a mixture of drama, suspense, and horror. There's some occasional love scenes, but let's not talk about that. Let's start at the beginning...a cute little baby asleep in his crib. He awakens like all babies do so his mother comes to comfort him. She gets to his room and she sees that her husband beat her there. Well isn't that sweet, a father caring for his child. We later find out that her husband is actually asleep downstairs. She rushes upstairs and realizes that there's some strange man standing above her baby. Oooh it gives me goosebumps just thinking about it. Then the entire room is engulfed in flames. This beginning will get you hooked. Wondering why he was there, what he wanted, how its all going to end. Suspensful. Throughout the season they let you in on the big secret little by little, but never too much in one episode making you need to watch the next one. This show will make you never want to do anything else on a Thursday night. You'll rush home from work to make it home at 8. It's just a totally awesome show.

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by Vicki Gingerich

Created on: December 06, 2007

Supernatural is a great show and I look forward to watching it every week. I wasn't a fan from the first day it aired in September of 2005 but caught onto it in January of 2006 when the WB channel was running a marathon. Thank goodness they ran a marathon because the WB channel was not a channel that I normally watched. The subject matter caught my attention because I'm a big fan of horror and the paranormal. I didn't start watching for the actors, although, I did know who Jared Padalecki was because of his movie "House of Wax." Jensen Ackles, I knew looked familiar but I wasn't sure where I had seen him. After watching the show the first time, I was hooked to the storyline and the characters. After all, traveling around in a cool muscle car on every episode gets my attention alone without the scary storyline. I am a fan of any show or movie where people are traveling across country. That is just interesting.



I'm really happy that the show is getting more recognition and more of a fan base. I was concerned when the show ended after the first and second season wondering if it would be resigned. There is more collector's items out there than there used to be. I admit, I have purchased the Season 1 and Season 2 DVD sets and am a subscriber to the new magazine. I was excited for the magazine to be released and am pleased with it so far.

The Winchester boys, you just got to love them, they're smart, handsome, physically able to get beat in every episode, which kills me even if it is all fake. Let's face it, Jensen and Jared are good actors and work very hard on the show. Those boys escape death on a daily basis. I'm not pleased with the storyline with Dean having one year to live. Somehow, I know he'll get out of it. There is no way Jensen is going off the show since he's a main character!I know Eric Kripke, the brilliant creator of the show will bring something else interesting to the table with Dean's death sentence. I can't wait to see how it turns out. I hope the show is around for many seasons.

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by Kat Derrig

Created on: February 26, 2007 Last Updated: May 09, 2007

There are some story ideas that do not necessarily translate easily onto film. Sometimes it does not matter how good your writers are, how realistic your special effects are, or even how believable your actors are - it can be very difficult to have viewers take your storyline seriously, especially in the genre of horror/supernatural. Take for instance, a recent film about a flaming skeleton on a motorcycle. No matter how much money the producers dump into it, it will always be about...a flaming skeleton on a motorcycle.



CW's Supernatural comes up against this hurdle as well. With the premise of two brothers hunting vampires, demons, and ghosts out for vengeance, the risk of producing an hour a week of ridiculous and cheesy spirit-battles is high. This is exactly the reason that Supernatural has exceeded all my expectations. The main characters are well-developed, the angry spirits are genuinely frightening, and most importantly, the storyline progresses linearly as the seasons go by.

One thing every viewer will appreciate about this program is that it does what it sets out to do: it puts you on the edge of your seat. It makes you jump when something come up out of the darkness. It makes you uneasy about turning off the lights when it is over. And although the brothers fight some reoccurring evil dudes, such as the yellow-eyed demon, most of the Undead creatures take on a variety of interesting and terrifying forms: the trickster who can take any shape and deal out eye-for-an-eye justice, the serial killer whose execution earlier in the century didn't quite take hold, the misguided deceased minister trying to "clean up the neighborhood", and others. And even during the most heart-pounding episodes, there are wonderful little moments of comic relief.

With all this, a weekly serial featuring this search and destroy action would make me more than happy, but Supernatural takes the story a step further. This past season has really developed the characters of the brothers, Sam and Dean, in the form of a battle with destiny. They have discovered the Sam belongs to a group of psychics that apparently have one thing in common - they have been singled out by the powerful yellow-eyed demon to fight on the side of evil in what seems to be a coming war. While still trying to rid the world of wicked spirits, the brothers also seek to find out more about the psychics and what the demon is planning. Despite Sam's unpleasant prospects, Dean refuses to leave his side. The powerful bond between the two brothers is, in my opinion, one of Supernatural's strongest points.

The wonderful thing about Supernatural is that if you have never seen an episode, you can start watching right now in the middle of the season and still be able to follow the story. Even with the over-arcing storyline, each episode features an exciting ghost/demon/vampire hunt that doesn't require any knowledge of background information. So just turn out the lights, lock your doors, and get your wooden stakes and silver bullets ready...

[Shma]

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by Robin Vogel

Created on: October 31, 2007 Last Updated: December 07, 2007

You know what I love most about SUPERNATURAL? That it brings out both passion and creativity in me! I have a boring 6:30 AM - 3 PM job, a wife and hausfrau's ho-hum after work life, an adult son who no longer needs me. When I get home, between cooking dinner and doing laundry, I head for my computer and search the internet for new photos, film clips, videos and articles about the show itself, Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki, the show's handsome, kind and fan-friendly stars. When I go to my gym, I exercise with erotic abandon to specially-chosen MP3 songs, fantasizing about Jensen and Jared in ways that keep me working hard on the treadmill, bike or rowing machine.



Hearing from creator/producer Eric Kripke at Comic Con that the show had been close to not securing a third season, I pondered what I could do to bring it to the attention of more viewers, bringing out my long-dormant creativity. I came up with a t-shirt, white writing on a black background: WATCH SUPERNATURAL - CW 11 - 9 PM THURSDAY - IT'S THE BEST! I wear it every Thursday and on weekends, advertising the show on my 40DD bosom. When folks read it and ask for more info (it amazes me how many people don't even know it exists, given that it's on opposite GREY's, CSI and OFFICE), I blather on eagerly about the storyline and what a fantastic show it is. I'm sure some viewers have given it a look-see as a result!

Reading about fans' success in meeting actors Jensen and Jared in Vancouver, BC, where the show is filmed, I made up my mind that I was going to fly there and meet them myself. Going through a mid-life crisis, I decided it was just what my psyche needed. So, with my dear husband's blessing, I spent a lot of money on a plane ticket and made arrangements to share a hotel room and a car rental with two like-minded SUPERNATURAL fans.

We had a fantastic time. I don't have any family or friends who are fans of the show, so I lust for it alone. Having two other gals to watch episodes and scout out filming locations with who shared my passion made it that much more exciting. Vancouver was absolutely gorgeous, the weather cooperated, and when we finally came face to face with Jensen and Jared (after six days of waiting and wondering if it was EVER going to happen), I smiled so hugely in all my photos with them, I think I look like a total idiot in every single one! The fact that I was able to make my dream-meeting the two young men who star in my very favorite TV show-come true dissipated my mid-life crisis and made my humdrum life far less so.

SUPERNATURAL has begun its third season, which I'm thoroughly enjoying so far. With the Yellow-Eyed Demon dead and the gates of hell open, sending hundreds of demons spewing over the earth, we've embarked on what is, essentially, an entirely new storyline, with added characters and new dangers and adventures for Sam and Dean Winchester. Can Sam get Dean out of his crossroads deal without compromising his sweet, kindly nature, or will demon Ruby turn him Dark Side? How will addition of Bela, a mercenary bitch out only for herself, affect our boys? She already stole a whole bunch of money from them!

See? SUPERNATURAL makes the future look very exciting indeed. It's Wednesday. I've got to make sure my t-shirt is ready to wear for tomorrow!

by Robin Vogel

Created on: October 31, 2007 Last Updated: December 07, 2007

You know what I love most about SUPERNATURAL? That it brings out both passion and creativity in me! I have a boring 6:30 AM - 3 PM job, a wife and hausfrau's ho-hum after work life, an adult son who no longer needs me. When I get home, between cooking dinner and doing laundry, I head for my computer and search the internet for new photos, film clips, videos and articles about the show itself, Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki, the show's handsome, kind and fan-friendly stars. When I go to my gym, I exercise with erotic abandon to specially-chosen MP3 songs, fantasizing about Jensen and Jared in ways that keep me working hard on the treadmill, bike or rowing machine.

[Shma]

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by Victoria Jeffrey

Created on: March 11, 2008

Supernatural is a show on the CW network that deals with two brothers who work as "bounty-hunters" hunting down for ghouls, goblins, demons and all manner of supernatural bad guys. It's a western in urban form with an other worldly twist. Starring Jensen Ackles (from Smallville) and Jared Padaleki as the Winchester brothers, the Winchester family has been devastated by the evil plans of a powerful demon. Spurred on by the murder of their mother and the training they received to fight demons by their father they join a loose brotherhood of hunters that look for and destroy evil supernatural beings. Supernatural is one of those shows that evokes darkness, mystery, mood and suspense, like The X-Files did. The X-Files and Twin Peaks were masterful when it came to mood and suspense. Except, where The X-Files was creepy and moody most of the time and only truly frightening sometimes, Supernatural is scary as hell nearly every episode! It can be hard to watch this show with the lights out!



Normally I don't like to watch shows or movies that frighten me but I make an exception for Supernatural. Its well written and acted with nice male eye candy to boot. Like Smallville and The X-Files, Supernatural has a good mix of stand alone "demon-of-the-week" episodes and over-arching episodes that move along the main storyline. This show os full of action and characterization. It combines both to great effect so not only does it keep you on the edge of your seat but you really care about what happens to the characters. The family dynamic and the interaction between the two brothers and how each one relates to his father is some of the best character interaction you'll see on TV.

The CW show Supernatural has done a few things for me:
1. It's given me something really good to watch amidst the junk that exists in television.
2. It has deepened my appreciation for old American cars made before 1980. The next car I get will be an old Impala, Cadillac or a GTO, if I can find one. The car the the Winchester brother drive I believe is a '67 Impala. Beautiful car!
3. I'm cycling back into listening to classic rock music again.

I've trashed and thrashed rock quite a few times. Mostly it's new rock I dislike. I've always loved the classic stuff but I haven't really listened to much of it in years. Until, that is, I started watching Supernatural. This show uses classic rock more effectively than any other show or film I've ever seen and because it caters to a young demographic this is unusual. Perhaps it's because of the greatness of classic rock that makes it so effective and cool. Each episode seems to come with the perfect song that fits the theme of the episode. Especially the use of Renegade in the Nightshifter episode. One of the best episode of season two.

Supernatural is one of the best shows on TV that no one is watching. I'm surprised that it wasn't canceled. You'd think that with the resurgence of spiritualism and the fascination with the supernatural in entertainment these days that a quality show like this would be very popular in the ratings. Who can guess these things, eh? Hopefully more people are attracted to it. If you aren't watching Supernatural, you don't know what you're missing.

[Shma]

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