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post #211 of 2060
11/9/06 at 8:05pm
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Originally Posted by petergaryr View Post

Interesting episode tonight with Linda Blair and very funny reference at the end:
"She look familiar?"
"Not really"
"You hungry? I could really go for some pea soup".

Man, that had to be the best part of this episode.
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post #212 of 2060
11/9/06 at 10:08pm
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Originally Posted by Symbios View Post

Man, that had to be the best part of this episode.

Actually, I thought that was:

"Then what do we do?"
"We salt and burn her bones"
"...oh, of course..."
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post #213 of 2060
11/10/06 at 10:20am
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Originally Posted by petergaryr View Post

Interesting episode tonight with Linda Blair and very funny reference at the end:
"She look familiar?"
"Not really"
"You hungry? I could really go for some pea soup".

I liked that bit...just barely enough to make up for actually having Linda Blair in the episode. Don't get me wrong...it was a great ep...it's just that Blair's acting was horrible. Very forced and unnatural.
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post #214 of 2060
11/10/06 at 10:36am
What? I thought her acting was very natural, maybe even, super natural. ...Sorry.

Seriously though, I thought her acting was great. She certainly had me convinced she was a cop.
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post #215 of 2060
11/10/06 at 4:48pm
The well placed humor is great in this show. Like when Sam was making reference to The Davinci Code and Dean gave him a blank look then, "I was really waiting for the movie on that one", or something to that effect.
It's always good to have this to look forward too after the letdown of Smallville. I'm not really a Horror person, but, with some hold-over from Buffy/Angel, and cast members (the fair Lenore), make it fun to watch. Also as I have a brother, I was largely hooked by the interaction of them as brothers from the start.
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post #216 of 2060
11/11/06 at 7:59am
This show indeed seems to get better week to week. Excellent episode. Great chemistry between Dean and Sam.
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post #217 of 2060
11/12/06 at 6:07pm
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Originally Posted by Rakesh.S View Post

If you are not watching this show, you are missing out..The second season continues to amaze. This is one of the best shows on tv, period.

Next week's episode looks awesome. They have kicked it up a notch for november sweeps.

the opening scene that recapped all their various disguises and false identities cracked me up. Hard to believe they are only 1.3 seasons in.
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post #218 of 2060
11/12/06 at 6:08pm
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Originally Posted by petergaryr View Post

Interesting episode tonight with Linda Blair and very funny reference at the end:
"She look familiar?"
"Not really"
"You hungry? I could really go for some pea soup".

I got a kick out of Linda Blair in this ep...I was hoping she'd get possessed by the spirit :-)
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post #219 of 2060
11/13/06 at 3:35am
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Originally Posted by Iteki View Post

I got a kick out of Linda Blair in this ep...I was hoping she'd get possessed by the spirit :-)

Yeah, that would have been a real head turner.
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post #220 of 2060
11/13/06 at 6:29am
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Yeah, that would have been a real head turner.

I need an old priest and a young priest....the POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU!
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post #221 of 2060
12/7/06 at 7:18pm
Cool episode...the old haunted village thing...

I don't think I've seen a boring episode of Supernatural yet! The formula really works, give everyone a b-horror flick of the week with a common thread and you can't go wrong...
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post #222 of 2060
12/7/06 at 9:33pm
Along with the evil tease that we would actually find out what Papa Winchester whispered ... evil, evil, evil promo department.
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post #223 of 2060
12/8/06 at 6:46am
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Originally Posted by HDTVChallenged View Post

Along with the evil tease that we would actually find out what Papa Winchester whispered ... evil, evil, evil promo department.

Personally, I was yelling at the screen...

So, seriously, what can the secret be??? Obviously the demons were testing Sammy for something.
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post #224 of 2060
12/8/06 at 7:11am
Yeah, the tease at the end sucked. Oh well, it's a good way to get viewers back next week. Another excellent episode.
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post #225 of 2060
12/8/06 at 7:43am
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Originally Posted by taz291819 View Post

Yeah, the tease at the end sucked. Oh well, it's a good way to get viewers back next week. Another excellent episode.

it's not going to be next week..in fact, i don't think they have announced when exactly it is coming back, but I'm guessing last week of January. They could have revealed it going into the hiatus to give viewers something to ponder..oh well.
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post #226 of 2060
12/8/06 at 9:22am
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So, seriously, what can the secret be??? Obviously the demons were testing Sammy for something.

I'm sticking with my theory that Papa Win is *not* Sam's bio-dad. ... time will tell.
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post #227 of 2060
12/31/06 at 2:45pm
Well, last night I just caught up on the last five (yes five!) episodes of this series. I don't know why, but I have a hard time getting to watch them when they actually air.

Man, what a great show. Last season I had very low expectations for the series, but I ended up liking it quite a bit, but this season has yet to disappoint. The building of each story into the continuing arc is working better than it did for the X-Files. The recap of previous elements at the start of each episode also helps viewers follow the grand story.

The writing has been uniformly good. Each episode has balanced humor (not comedy) with genuine horror and tragedy. Pop references abound (California Cult kidnaps a girl named Katie Holmes, these aren't the droids you're looking for, etc.), but they're never distracting.

Acting from the guest stars can be somewhat uneven, but that's a characteristic for almost any serialized show. I was excited to see Linda Blair as a guest, but her performance was really flat and stiff. She was tough enough in the role, but it never felt believable to me.

In contrast, the two main leads are getting better and better each week. Their repartee has clearly and realistically developed into two brothers. Part of this is from the scripts, but the acting has really brought that out.

Production values are top-notch. I don't know how they are managing it, but each episode has the look and feel of a mid-budget movie. The special effects are particularly good, but so are the sets and location shots. I've mentioned this before, but I really, really like the look of the show. The muted colors and high contrast do an outstanding job of supporting the themes and feel of the show.

What I don't understand, is why people aren't watching. I've been unsuccessful in convincing any of my friends to give it a shot, even after explaining how good it is. Is it the title? The way it was originally sold as two young, cool guys on the road running into monsters? I don't get it.

I do hope that somehow the CW sees the value and potential for the show and renews it for next year. Maybe DVD sales are helping? As good as this season has become, I think we could see a real breakout for it in the third season, as everyone hits their stride.

Scott
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post #228 of 2060
12/31/06 at 11:52pm
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What I don't understand, is why people aren't watching.

Brutal timeslot for one ...

I was expecting to hate this show, but I must admit that it's grown on me.
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post #229 of 2060
1/1/07 at 9:37am
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Originally Posted by srw1000 View Post

Well, last night I just caught up on the last five (yes five!) episodes of this series. I don't know why, but I have a hard time getting to watch them when they actually air.

Man, what a great show. Last season I had very low expectations for the series, but I ended up liking it quite a bit, but this season has yet to disappoint. The building of each story into the continuing arc is working better than it did for the X-Files. The recap of previous elements at the start of each episode also helps viewers follow the grand story.

The writing has been uniformly good. Each episode has balanced humor (not comedy) with genuine horror and tragedy. Pop references abound (California Cult kidnaps a girl named Katie Holmes, these aren't the droids you're looking for, etc.), but they're never distracting.

Acting from the guest stars can be somewhat uneven, but that's a characteristic for almost any serialized show. I was excited to see Linda Blair as a guest, but her performance was really flat and stiff. She was tough enough in the role, but it never felt believable to me.

In contrast, the two main leads are getting better and better each week. Their repartee has clearly and realistically developed into two brothers. Part of this is from the scripts, but the acting has really brought that out.

Production values are top-notch. I don't know how they are managing it, but each episode has the look and feel of a mid-budget movie. The special effects are particularly good, but so are the sets and location shots. I've mentioned this before, but I really, really like the look of the show. The muted colors and high contrast do an outstanding job of supporting the themes and feel of the show.

What I don't understand, is why people aren't watching. I've been unsuccessful in convincing any of my friends to give it a shot, even after explaining how good it is. Is it the title? The way it was originally sold as two young, cool guys on the road running into monsters? I don't get it.

I do hope that somehow the CW sees the value and potential for the show and renews it for next year. Maybe DVD sales are helping? As good as this season has become, I think we could see a real breakout for it in the third season, as everyone hits their stride.

Scott

Yes a great show... I love the inside jokes they throw in. Such as when they instooduced themselves once as Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard (ZZ Top).
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post #230 of 2060
1/1/07 at 12:45pm
I'm a big fan of the show also. I've been saying that Supernatural and Veronica Mars should be the face of The CW, two outstanding serials.
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post #231 of 2060
1/1/07 at 4:53pm
Well I was among the people who wrote this show off even though I watched buffy and smallville etc. This show at first glance seemed like a cheesy horror show, but I ran out of stuff to watch during this season's down time and decided to rent season 1 on dvd and to my surprise this show Rocks! It was about ten times better than I expected and is now one of my favorite shows. The brother's interactions are priceless and the dialogue is witty and well written. The ongoing story arc is well done and the special effects are top notch.. i didn't really expect any of those things to be true let alone all of them. This has to be one of the best kept secrets on TV. While I won't go as far as saying it is in my top 5 favorite shows it would for sure at least make my top 10 and is way above what I was expecting out of it. I have now watched all of season 1 on dvd (in about 2 weeks time) and am catching up on seasong 2. Hopefully I can get a few other people hooked.
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post #232 of 2060
1/25/07 at 7:46pm
What a nifty little episode tonight.

I was especially surprised by the opening, which really caught me off guard. Milwaukee is my local market, so it was particularly effective (although there isn't a channel 8 here).

The story kind of reminded me of the Fallen Angel episode of the Xfiles, which also featured a quirky character that knew something was going on.

Last week's episode was also quite good.

The show has managed to continue blending humor, suspense, and good dialog into a good story.

Scott
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post #233 of 2060
1/26/07 at 1:40am
Agreed. I've been watching this show since the beginning,and it just gets better and better.
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post #234 of 2060
1/26/07 at 8:09am
I agree, another good episode. Loved the beginning and ending.
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post #235 of 2060
1/26/07 at 3:09pm
This is a must watch show for me. I like the interactions of the brothers and the clever horror themes are the cherry on top of a great series. The overall story arc supplimented by closure of the events of the individual show make it an easy watch. You don't HAVE to have seen previous episodes, though you'll enjoy it more if you did.

That's where shows like the X-Files did well. The overall mythology arc was almost a footnote to the plot of the individual episode. Very few shows can really get away with a serial format over the course of one season, let alone several like Lost has done. That's why Invasion, Daybreak, Kidnapped and other serialized dramas failed: there was no payoff at the end of the episode. Even Lost has plot elements that are settled by the end of the show, despite the overall arc.

Look at the most popular shows that have been on TV in recent years: E.R., CSI, NYPD Blue, Friends. All of these had standalone shows, but there was an ongoing arc that stayed contant through each episode with references to events that happened in previous shows. Some of them were more self-contained than others, but it allowed new viewers to keep up while allowing long-term viewers to see growth in the characters.
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post #236 of 2060
1/26/07 at 6:41pm
Very well said. And since The CW wants to do away with the season-long mysteries on Veronica Mars, maybe they can take note of how Supernatural does it. Time to shoot an email off to Rob Thomas.....
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post #237 of 2060
2/19/07 at 6:26pm
Anybody else enjoy last week's episode: Tall Tales?

I'd have to say that this was one of my favorites from this season. In a lot of ways, it reminded me of those great, quirky episodes of the X-Files, written by Darin Morgan: Jose Chung's From Outer Space, Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose, etc. I had to double-check the credits to make sure he didn't write it (it was written by John Shiban).

If there was any doubt that this show deserved to be handed the X-Files' old crown, this episode put those feelings to rest.

It had a great mixture of humor based on character's perspective, and a fun plot. Earlier episodes have contained some humor, mostly between the brother's banter, but this one took it to much higher level, with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments.

For what it's worth, the Weekly World News is rolling with it.

While I wouldn't want to see this kind of episode every week, it was a nice break from the dreary (but necessary) tone of the usual episodes.

This show is one of the few on TV that easily hold my interest with every episode.

Scott
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post #238 of 2060
2/19/07 at 7:29pm
Yes, that's it! This episode did remind me of some of the more lighthearted X-Files episodes (and the Jose Chung's From Outer Space is one of THE best, bar none).
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post #239 of 2060
2/19/07 at 7:56pm
Best 5.1 mix on TV for my money. What is odd is that our local presents Smallville in 2 channel, but when SUPERNATURAL's Dolby kicks in -- watch out!
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post #240 of 2060
2/19/07 at 11:41pm
That was indeed a great episode. Scenes such as Dean stuffing his face with biscuits in Sams recount of what happened show why this is the best program on TV at the moment.

You are also right about the 5.1 track, it especially is deep when the car drives past. Quality programming at its best.
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