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I do watch and enjoy Supernatural.

I think the biggest problem, other than those you mentioned, is that new viewers don’t like to start a series with a complicated backstory that they are afraid they won’t be able to pick up on.

THIS was my review. I used to love it. But then it got repetitive. But then it got repetitive. Every week same thing. New town, new spook, new chick. Rinse and repeat. I lost interest pretty fast. I stopped chooning in.

http://theendofdave.com/?p=125

This is the correct link. I hate it when I make mistakes in my links. I apologize.

I think that I might start watching Supernatural once The OC is over. Right now I’m TiVoing the OC, watching Scrubs and 30 Rock, and then watching Grey’s on Friday. It’s just SO hard to organize it all when there are so many good shows all in one night!

I don’t watch it because Im not very atracted to the supernatural thing..thats why I never watched The X-files, Smallville….I only watched Buffy and now Lost and I wish I didn’t start watching Lost in the first place, because season 2 bored me a lot but I can’t stop watching it because I want to know how it ends… here in my country Heroes hasn’t been premiered…it is going to be in March…I don’t know if I’m even going to give it a chance. Anyhow….I really don’t think it matters if I watch Supernatural or not because I dont live in the States and me watching it doesn’t count for the Nielsen thing…but I really do hope more people watch it so it gets renewed…I know what it is to love a show and to not know if it’s going to be picked up (Veronica Mars! please people watch it!) so good luck with that!

I tried this show when it first started, mainly because I love horror and they promised to deliver the thrills and chills. But I found it to be incredibly trite. The scares were predictable, and the cast just wasn’t talented enough to keep me engaged.

I watch the show, love the show, and do think it’s a very worthy successor to the X-Files and succeeds on its own merits.

It’s just deepened and gotten better and stronger and it breaks my heart, too, that people think they know what quality level the show or its stars are at simply because of the channel it airs on. Of course, everyone has the right to just not like it…but I think it’s a blast because I care about Sam and Dean and everything flows from that.

I think maybe some of these people should try watching it again. Because Jensen and Jared have shown some fantastic acting chops. They are far more than pretty boys. I sincerely believe they are more talented than many of the actors on those shows that get 20 million viewers a week. Especially Jensen, he’s been asked to pull off some very difficult stuff and he’s done it very well– from badass to emotionally crushed and everything in between including humor.

It’s been far more than new town, new spook, new girl each week. These guys have been through hell and it looks like it is only going to get worse. And while there is an arc, it’s not so complex that it can’t be picked up fairly quickly by new viewers. Next week is a comedy episode though, as there has been so much heavy drama recently. So they are giving the Winchesters and us a bit of a break to mix it up.

I complete understand the author’s frustration. Supernatural is a *wonderful* series that has completely avoided the sophomore slump. To those who watched a few episodes and gave up, the tone of the series has changed completely between seasons one and two; how ironic and unfortunate that someone opined that the cast isn’t talented enough on the very night that Jared Padalecki gave a tour de force performance as a possessed Sam. It’s like Padalecki studied with Lee Strasbourg or something during hiatus. The difference in his performance from season one to season two has been nothing short of *amazing.* I didn’t think he was a very good actor last season either. My opinion has changed.

Supernatural *isn’t* just two guys riding into a town, chasing monster, killing monster, and leaving town. The story arcs have really kicked into place. The show’s creator took a real chance, and while he lost some of the teenyboppers who don’t like to have to deal with anything deep, the improvement of the series as a whole has been nothing short of remarkable.

Why TV Guide gives a thumbs up to that juvenile, god awful Smallville and doesn’t mention tonight’s episode is a mystery to me. A mystery that pisses me off royally

OK…I for one watch Supernatural because the creativity of it is wonderful. This show is not just about the spooks and the scares of the week. It is and will always be about family and the brothers. This show centers around them and always will. I think that the overlay of this show is the spooks and the monsters of the week, but the underline concept or storyline…is family.

This is a show that I have faithfully watched from the beginning and I have even converted a couple of people to get to watch it. One of the people I converted was a customer at Best Buy…a man I did not know…but sold him on the concept and premise of the show.

It is a very underrated show here in the states, but I believe that it is holding its own on Thursday nights. It is the highest rated 9pm show in the CW and to me that says alot. The CW is pleased with the way the show is performing. I also believe that SN will see a third season.

The creator of the show is a damn genius and pulls out all of the shops for this show. He does not leave things floating out there in the air for long periods of time…he knows how important progression is and he does it well. Season 2 is not like Season 1 and I am grateful for that. This season is much darker than the first, but it shows that progression is being made; storyline and character development wise. I mean…all of the viewers of SN could be stuck in a rut, like Lost is, with not progession at all. This season has been riviting so far and it is not even over yet.

I mean..the options of viewers out there are…watching GA..which is a primetime soap and nothing more; watching CSI, which is going round and round in circles with its storylines and getting old; the comedies on NBC, the OC on Fox….or they could take a chance and watch Supernatural on the CW. I urge people to give Supernatural a chance….it promises to deliever and is not like the other shows….it is just DAMN GOOD!!!

Peace!!!

Season 1 had some problems but Season 2 has been a real growth year. Those that only checked out S1 should try it again.

I’m in total agreement with you, Mr. Huls. It’s a great show, stuck in a lousy timeslot. It almost straddles different genres–a horror show for genre fans, but it’s almost too smart to be run of the mill horror. I find that Supernatural is a family show masquerading as horror. That’s what is used to be in early season one, a straight out, fun little horror show. It’s so much more than that now.

Oh, and to whomever thought the cast wasn’t talented, you haven’t watched in a long time. Jensen and Jared brought some amazing nuance to their characters once the writing came along. It’s as if the writers discovered their actors *after* the series started. I’d put these two young men up against any cast on television. After tonight’s “Born Under a Bad Sign,” I’m literally blown away by Jared. He was *chilling.* Jensen’s always been there, but Jared has found his groove and then some. No overplaying it. No hammy, campy, moustache twirling villain. He was dangerous.

While I must agree, “Supernatural” doesn’t scare me like a normal horror flick should, I love the show. My two favourite, very talented actors both star in it, in leading roles, and this is only made better by the wonderful, intricate story lines. I’d like to give a personal ‘shout out’ to fellow J2 fans, and say that I think we can all agree on one thing; the “Supernatural” journey has only just begun.

People are not watching Supernatural for one of two reasons. One – they have never heard of it. Two – they have never tried watching an episode. Once you watch Supernatural and give it a chance, how could you not find something to love about this show? It truly is the best TV has to offer.

As someone who has never been fond of horror shows, I love Supernatural. Supernatural is a show about family. It has the most well defined characters I have ever seen. This show has terrific writing, acting, directing and all the production qualities of the movies. Every aspect of this show is top notch and they are not afraid to push the boundaries and change. How many shows would allow their leads to actually mourn a major character’s death over the course of several episodes? How many shows would dare expose the bitter pain of their loss? How many shows would constantly be redefining themselves, yet still staying true to who they are?

This is a show that every member of the family can enjoy from a youngster to the grandparent. It is a show that you can discuss and analyze as the obsessive fans do, or you can take it at face value and just enjoy the ride. You do not have to follow every episode to enjoy the show. With the previous segment at the beginning of every episode, you get all the background information you may need to follow what will happen. That is part of their brilliance, that you can enjoy a single episode or you can reap even more enjoyment from following the mythic arc of the show. Loyal viewers are rewarded with a continuity that expands their viewing pleasure, but the show is still completely accessible to the casual viewer.

Every person that I have convinced to watch Supernatural has been amazed with the show. They wonder why they never heard of it before. The larger question we should be asking is not why aren’t people watching, but why aren’t the media magazines and outlets promoting this show as something the viewer would want to watch?

I love to delve into the psyches of the Winchesters and explore why they react the way they do. My teenage nephews love the action, the car and Dean’s witty quips. My mother loves the family aspect of the show and my sisters love that the guys are hot. As a family show, one of the things I love is that teenage boys like my nephews can be exposed to a man’s man like Dean Winchester that still can be broken and scared and sometimes cry and let his emotions show. Even though they may roll their eyes when I talk about the emotional pain the Winchester are in, I know they see how they react to it and they see that sometimes when life becomes overwhelming even strong men cry. That in itself makes this a worthy show.

Don’t get me wrong, this is not all emo, angst fest, but rather a complete mix of every aspect of great television. To be honest, I love the show for so many reasons that I could go on forever with the details. Suffice it to say, anything you could be looking for is in this show, except of course for bedhopping doctors and gory crime procedurals.

Watch Supernatural, you will not be disappointed!!!!!

I watch the show because it isn’t Grey’s Anatomy, Big Brother or America’s Next Top Model. I Get sick of the same drama and what feels like OAP designed, safe middle of the road stuff for the real desperate housewives of society who would rather fantasize about situations that may actually arise in real lives than escape completely. If i wanted to watch reallistic i could pull up a chair at the window, stand in a supermarket or get on a bus and evesdrop. I often have this discussion with my flatemate who says ‘oh, that’ll be another one of ‘your shows”. I watch Buffy, Charmed, Smallville, Lost, Blade, Nightstalker, Tru Calling, Tarzan, Ghost Whisperer, Medium, Angel, Supernatural and others because they are so far from my life they are excieting, new and i can sit down and forget the real world for the duration of the show.
I do watch shows like OC and Grey’s Anatomy or Desperate Housewives but only for the episodes where i know there will be a death, fight, explosion, major incident or accident because i get so bored watching it all the time that when something does happen i either don’t care or i have already stopped viewing.
I think shows like this should be kept going, encouraged and supported for the diversity. Lots of these series see themselves axed before they begin and it’s heartbreaking to just have something stop with stories unfinished and characters left looming.
Nightstalker was a great first episode but the writing let it down and hence it was dropped, sad as you never knew what any of it was about. Tru Calling waited almost 2 years in the UK for the last 6 episodes of a severly shortened 2nd series to air and was still a good show when it was shut down. Tarzan was a great show and only saw 8 episodes which with the surprisingly talented Travis Fimmel, Sarah Callies who is now in prision break and Mitch Phileggi of XFiles all thrown in with the great Xena Warrior Lucy Lawless and still it was cancelled.
To discuss some of the above mentioned Point pleasent presented a good case and although it could have moved a bit faster and done a bit more it was a good start. AXED. The X Files was a great series, until i got to the point in series 4 where i was tired of the promise ‘the truth is finally revealled’ never coming to fruition and starting back at base camp shortly after the end of each series. I couldn’t bear to watch it run on an on and on having died a slow death like Friends (which should have also stopped 3 seasons sooner). Buffy was a fantastic show, and although it finished perhaps a season late, it finished with it’s dignity intact and having a great following with even better writing and performances in the bag.
Supernatural is much more gritty than that, it get’s it hands dirty and that’s what i like about it. The subjects are based in real legends or research, the characters are all well casted and i don’t just mean the leading men Jensen and Jared, who are very attractive it’s true but the main point is they can act, and act well. You get a bit of drama, comedy, action, romance, tragedy and thrills all in one show, which is hard for some of the others, X Files didn’t do much laughing, and Point Pleasant wasn’t known for its comedy. Even LOST has a one track mind and very rearely with only certain characters do you see a variation on the constant tensions and drama of the situation.
And I can promise if you catch a couple of episodes you won’t be lost, you’ll soon catch up on the basics, ideally it better to go with the story but if you want to start watching then don’t be afraid to do so, a lot of the episodes are self contained and you can veiw as a mini film in itself.
Eric Kripke has gone out onto the path of JJ Abrhams and is putting a show on that should be pulling more interest and all i can think is that there just aren’t enough of the right demographic tuning in and so the desperate housewives are switching it off, and go to bed dreaming of Grisom and Horatio from CSI or Doctors from ER and Grey’s Anatomy, which perhaps it what puts them off the age group of the two leads in our favorite show. Although having seen some of the fan following in Grey’s and knowing that Jeffery Dean Morgan has now been in both there was no reason to feel left out. (ironically his heart killed him in both series)
Obviously to post a new series against the superpower of CSI in scheduling is a mistake, and i believe it had better ratings in the US when it was aired straight after Smallville and hence more stayed tuned in.
Al in all i’m the same as you, i am bewildered as to way this series doesn’t have more viewers and apart from theories as we have both expressed i’m sure we’ll never really know. As you say if even a few more start watching, all the better.

I have introduced this show to some work mates and friends and so far the reaction has been fantastic across a wide ranging age demographic. I tend to think some people are wary of trying this show because of the genre and my neighbour is a classic example. Her hubby always enjoyed the show yet because of the genre it was not a show normally on her “to watch” list. After agreeing to watch the season one dvd set with me during the daylight hours, my neighbour now tapes the show and then watches during the daytime. This show is so much more than just scares and horror and creepy episodes, it is about the relationship between the brothers, the unconditional love and respect they have for each other and each of them supporting the other as they have to deal with whatever life and the supernatural decide to throw at them.

I applaud the writers, cast and crew for the incredible job they are doing during season two. They have the guts to go where many others shows simply do not. This show has created two wonderful characters in Dean and Sam, and the actors have instilled such life into their roles that we the viewing audience are awed by their performances.

I love supernatural. The boys, The horror The boys, The plot, The boys (ok getting carried away) oh everything about it. i love it. i loved the first season and i am loving the second season. May it continue!!!!!!!! I am getting all my friends to watch it (well force them really) and so far some of them came back and they like it. HIPPEE!!!

Just like to say well done to the writers to all the actors and the crew for a fantastic programme

Love always Tina xxx

I am a total fan of SN. I love the concept of the two guys on the American roads searching and fighting the Urban Legends. I love the relationship of the guys, their chemistry is awesome, I love Jensen Ackles’ acting, which is way above most tv actors, I love how much Jared Padalecki has improved in his to make this one of the best acted tv shows out there. I love the recurring Bobby, the demon Meg, and just the total package. The writing is tops and no story has disappointed. I have season one of the dvds and plan to buy season 2, and I’ve never done this for any other show. Actually after the first year or so, I’m usually bored and ready to move on. SN has managed to snare me and keep my interest in the show and in the boys’ dilemmas.

Yes, this is one of the very few shows on tv that delivers great writing, a talented cast, ok a very talented cast as well as crew and great stories every week. It doesn’t sell itself on sex, or overdamatization of gore or angst or unrealistic medical drama. It is so well put together that one hour of my week is lost to me as I delve into the supernatural world of the Winchester. And isn’t that what television is all about? Making you forget reality for a while and bringing you adventure? Supernatural does it all and it does it very well.

Supernatural, despite the channel its on, is an adult show.
I credit Mr. Kripke for keeping this show as it was meant to be and not fluff it up. It’s a show that’s not afraid to be what it is, a dark, edgy and downright awesom.

As for the poster Dave, I respectfully disagree. If the show has been repetative to you, you have obviously been missing the mytharc as well as the development of the characters. You are entitled to your opinion, but I thought I’d express mine concerning yours. : )

I think the main hurdles for Supernatural are the network and the timeslot. The CW (and WB before) is largely viewed as a teen network that produce shows only an airheaded teen could like. Because of this, many people don’t know where to find the CW on their tvs and don’t care to find it. The time slot is the deathslot. It is against 2 shows that each draw over 20 million viewers. This has prevented people from giving Supernatural the chance it deserves.

As mentioned in the previous posts, supernatural is an amazing show that has spooks, chills, humor, action, and a great family relationship. It has a great combination of stand alone episodes and a larger mythology arc. It is not a hardcore horror show – it’s on network tv, did you really expect horror – but it is spooky at times. At its core the show is about the realtionship between 2 brothers as they deal with what life throws at them. Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki are amazing as Dean and Sam. They have found their stride and really become the characters they play. They show a wide range of emotion and the second season is ever darker and more complex than the first.

I highly recommend the show to anyone who liked Buffy, Angel, or the X-files. Check out the season 1 DVD. If you are not hooked by the end of episode 6 (Skin), than the show isn’t for you. If you are hooked, welcome to the club.

Like everyone said, SN’s problem is its network and timeslot. If this was on CBS, NBC, or anything else you’d be hearing a lot more about it. My own personal choice would be HBO or Showtime. That’s what attracted me to this show in the first place. It doesn’t feel like network TV. It feels like one giant STORY (remember that?). It feels like the kind of stuff HBO has (yeah I’m a huge Sopranos fan).

Anyone who thinks it’s repetitive must not be paying attention. SN at it’s core is a monster-of-the-week show, but it’s perfectly balanced with its own mythology. Even the stand alone ghost/monster/zombie/etc episodes subtley deal with the characters and where they’re “at” in life. Someone mentioned the actors not being up to par?? You sure you weren’t watching something else?? I’m guessing he/she just watched a few minutes of the pilot . . There has been some SERIOUS acting on this show that leaves everyone in the room I’m watching it in speechless. Just last night as Sam is giving his brother a gun, begging him to shoot him . . it was perfect.

And the heavy drama stuff is always balanced with a quirky one-liner from Dean a few minutes later. If it’s one thing this show has it’s balance. And it’s all played out to classic rock. Hearing Boston’s “Peace of Mind” as the brothers are driving off in the Impala after destroying the Hook-Man Urban Legend still gives me chills.

SN is the best show I’ve seen in a loooooong time. It’s better than any movie I’ve seen in well, a looooong time. I’m a huge horror fan, and I hate the state of horror movies right now. Talk about repetetive. SN is the only thing that’s been able to quench my thirst for horror. Because IMO, the best horror is about STORY. And SN delivers on that.

If you don’t watch Supernatural, you’re missing out. ‘Nuff said. And if this show gets cancelled before it should, I may just fire up an Impala, throw on some AC/DC, and hunt you all down. (kidding, of course). WATCH SUPERNATURAL!!! It’s the Superbowl. All the other shows are Arena-Bowls.

People haven’t heard of it. It’s on a crap channel that people look down on. If they have heard of it, they think of it as a pretty boy spook show when it isn’t. That’s a shame. The series has matured impressively during its second season. As a big brother, it fascinates me to watch Dean take care of his little brother. This is how men REALLY act. It’s not how women *think* men act. Brothers show each other that they love each other. You don’t say it. Dean and Sam are the only real brothers on television.

Last night’s low ratings (for what I found the best episode of the series) really make me angry. Padalecki gave his finest performance ever. TV Guide gives props to Smallville’s episode and none to Supernatural? The person giving the props doesn’t even watch Supernatural. Ausiello refuses to move Grey’s out of his viewing schedule. He’s admitted it in print. What is it about that god awful Grey’s Anatomy? I’ve seen it, more than once unfortunately, and I think it’s one of the worst excuses for a television show I’ve ever seen in my life. Yet it pulls huge huge ratings. It’s a crock that soap opera crap performs so well, but what can you do? People like crap. Grey’s Anatomy and American Idol wouldn’t be so huge if they didn’t.

I think it’s the timeslot and some people hear it’s creepy or scary and they don’t like scary shows…me I love everything about Supernatural and share my dvds with friends so they can catch up and I can talk about the newest episodes with them. I’ve yet to met anyone who’s watched and hadn’t liked this show. (unless they really do get scared easily)

I personally think they should have aired Supernatural at 8pm and Smallville at 9pm. Smallville is the veteran show after all.

I cannot believe that there aren’t more people watching this great Show. The writing is superb, the actors are so talented and they are backed by a super directing and producing staff. I agree that it is overlooked because of the timeslot. I’ve shared season 1 DVD’s with so many people and they’re ALL hooked. I hope the CW realizes that they have a great show that just needs nurturing for it to take off!!!

I completely agree with everything Cynthia said. This show has changed so much from it’s first few episodes. There’s people who normally don’t find these shows interesting completely enchanted by the show.

And as for casting, they did an OUTSTANDING job!! Jared and Jensen work so well together and really bring their characters to life. Jared’s performance in last night’s episode was the best I’ve ever seen of him (on tv that is). It really made me think about how good of an actor he is and yet he’s hardly recognized for it. Same goes for Jensen. He’s wonderful. He plays the older, troubled brother trying to protect his younger bro so well. But there’s so much more to it than that.

I absolutely love this show! I’ve followed it from the beginning and don’t plan on stopping. I don’t see why so many people don’t watch it either, or watch a few then stop. I just don’t get it. It’s a wonderful show that can attract so many demographics that you’d think it’d be booming with ratings. Then again I think the CW was incredibly insane to think they could compete with CSI and Grey’s. CSI being an old favorite of many devoted fans and Grey’s, though just now in it’s 3rd season, attracted so many people. I think they never should have moved Supernatural from the Tue. slot, but that’s just my $0.02. The point is – watch Supernatural

Firstly, I’d just like to point out that around 3.5 million viewers a week in the US isn’t exactly ‘no one’. I’m in the UK, and although the second season has only just started to air over here, Supernatural was regularly the highest rated show on the channel on which it is shown – a channel which also shows American Idol – regularly pulling in between 750,000 and 1 million viewers a week. I should think that’s a similar story worldwide too, although, obviously, international viewers don’t seem to count in the same way as US viewers do.

Supernatural is obviously in the hardest-fought timeslot on American TV, up against Grey’s Anatomy (which strangely enough is shown on a minority channel in the UK, averaging around 500,000 viewers) and CSI, and because the CW network isn’t available in many places, many potential US viewers simply aren’t able to watch it.

Also, I think the CW is still carrying the ‘Teen viewing’ label foisted on the WB, so many potential viewers think the show is only aimed at a teenage audience. This is a complete fallacy, as Supernatural has some distinctly adult-orientated themes and an incredible backstory. I agree with some of the other comments on this page that some potential viewers may be reticent to try a show with a ‘complicated’ backstory, but to be honest, Supernatural’s backstory isn’t difficult to pick up on – its certainly not incomprehensible to the newbie like some other shows – for example Stargate SG1.

Supernatural also has some of the best casting, writing, direction, art direction etc etc around – Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki have the best on-screen chemistry I’ve seen since David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, or Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd, and Sam and Dean are arguably the most well-rounded, three-dimensional characters to appear in a genre show – hell in ANY show – for a long time. Eric Kripke and his staff are doing an amazing job of bringing their story to life. Long may it continue. I just hope the US wakes up to how great this show really is and soon!

Supernatural is the best show on TV! Thank you so much for writing this as it clearly needs more exposure. I don’t have anything to say that hasn’t already been said about why the show is great. All of the above praise is absolutely true.

On a side note, the CW, like the WB before it, gets a bad rap that it really doesn’t deserve. There are crap shows all over every network on television, but somehow the CW is the only one that seems really harmed by that. Sure, they have some reality and sticom tripe, just like everyone else, but UNLIKE everyone else, when they’re good, they’re REALLY good. So stop the hate and check out Supernatural! It’ll surprise you

supernatural is the best show on tv. it really is. ive never stayed hooked on a show as much as this one. every single episode is good and it not only makes it scary but also has tons of humor. Supernatural is up against the toughest time slot on TV and they are doing very wel. more poeple need to give supernatural a chance because it is a fantastic show and i hope it stays on for many many more seasons:) oh and i forgot to add Jensen and Jared are the hottest guys ever!…sorry had to add..lol

I also believe Supernatural is one of the best shows on tv. Wait, it IS the best show on tv! I really think for those that don’t watch it, ought to give it a try. As with all series, some episodes are better than others, so check out a few weeks worth before you decide if it’s worth it….

I really wish more people would give Supernatural a try. It’s vastly different from any other show on the CW, and not a lot of people realize that. It gets low ratings because it’s up against the two biggest shows on TV right now, and that sucks but there’s not a whole lot we can do about their time slot. So people, if you get sick of Grey’s or CSI for just one night, give this a try!

This review summed up everything I’ve been trying to tell people for months…with a better vocabulary. Supernatural has more substance than most of the shows on the air right now. I consider it the most under appreciated show on tv. It would be absolutely tragic to lose this show due to people’s irritating trait to constantly stick to the mundane and the repetitive. seriously how many crime shows and medical dramas can America stomach? I’m not trying to call anyone’s taste in tv shows bad or anything I’m simply saying people need to expand their horizons and give great shows like supernatural a chance. I saw a random first season episode at my friend’s house one time and with a little help form her filling in I was caught up in no time….and completely and utterly hooked.

Great review and I really hope people will take your advice. =)

I enjoyed the first season of Supernatural as if floundered about finding its legs. But even then, what captured my fancy was that the boys were spending quite a bit of time touring the midwest. Visiting cities close to where I lived and investigating legends that I used to share with my friends in high school. The drama was close to home. Then they brought in the sibling dynamic. I’m the oldest in my family with one younger sister and something about seeing the heart and soul of older/younger brothers done well on television was impressive. The second half of the first season really found its paces and I was hooked.

When I heard that the CW had opted to keep Supernatural, I was pleased as punch. Then I started to measure my weeks by ‘when is Thursday?’ And while I was steeled for a bit of a sophomore slump, instead I found the season premier to artistically surpass anything I’d seen on the show before. The directing was more creative, the story telling was more solid and the acting was fantastic. Each episode following has only built higher standards upon a well built foundation.

I would hate to see Supernatural snuffed out before it’s time when it’s clearly demonstrated that the show ages very, very well.

I am also saddened by Supernatural’s lack of viewers; it’s one of the greatest shows on television, and it’s only gotten stronger in its second season. My fingers are crossed for a third.

I for one actually stopped watching both CSI and Grey’s Anatomy in favor of Supernatural’s first season, and haven’t missed a moment of Season 2. For the poster above who complained that Supernatural is the same thing each week – that’s actually how I feel about CSI. But the CSIs don’t have anything near the compelling backstory and interpersonal relationships of the Winchesters on Supernatural. It may have been a groundbreaking show when it first started airing, but CSI has been on the air way too long. It’s tired. And Grey’s Anatomy is fine for what it is – a primetime soap. I often catch the Friday reruns, and I do enjoy it. But it just pales in comparison to Supernatural. It’s a show with a unique premise, with fine writing, exceptional acting, and both genuine laughs and genuine chills. It doesn’t talk down to its viewers, but it’s surprisingly accessible. I agree with Emily above that you may have to give it a few weeks, but I guarantee that if you do you’ll be hooked.

Supernatural is the best show on The CW, and possibly on TV right now. It’s intriguing, it’s emotional, it’s witty, it’s upbeat, it’s angsty – all at the same time. It’s a tragedy that it’s in such a deadly timeslot.

I completely agree that it’s a shame more people aren’t watching Supernatural! I think part of the problem–along with the timeslot and the criminal underpromotion by the CW–is that the early episodes, while enjoyable, were not nearly as good as what came later. I think probably some people tuned in, were unimpressed by the clunky exposition in the pilot, and didn’t try it again. And that’s tragic, because the show has improved SO MUCH. The second half of Season One was far better than the first half; the season finale was absolutely gut-wrenching. Season Two has been fantastic–not a single bad episode. Ackles and Padalecki have been really blowing me away with their performances, while the writing is equally impressive: they’ve revisted old characters and shown consequences for “monster of the week” episodes from Season One, while steadily following the emotional and character development of Sam and Dean. There’s a death at the beginning of Season Two, and the consequences aren’t swept under the carpet; Sam and Dean have been grappling with it in every episode up through this week’s. It’s really one of the best shows on television, and I wish more people would give it a change.

Supernatural is an amazing show and definitely underrated. Jensen and Jared are some of the hardest working actors in television. Since there are only 2 main characters (and Metallicar, of course), the audience doesn’t have to worry about watching 8 different stories to follow each of the different characters on the show.
This show has SO MUCH potential. It really is like a mini-horror movie every week. To soften up the horror though, they have their comedic moments, which are great! It’s not all angst and drama, although it is definitely in there. The boys have so many dynamics to them and dealing with the supernatural can cause all sorts of new problems (which we just saw on the last episode, “Born Under A Bad Sign”).
And honestly, what other show out there uses classic rock such as The Rolling Stones, Boston, and Blue Oyster Cult for their soundtrack? It’s nice because it reintroduces the audience to the classics and doesn’t use all the songs you’ll hear on every other program on tv, such as FallOut Boy, James Blunt, Panic! at the Disco, etc.
We need another sci-fi show to make up for The X-Files and this show covers it. It’s not another teen angst drama or another medical drama which are ALL OVER nighttime tv now.

Supernatural is kicking and I too am completely befuddled as to why it’s not more popular.

If they would air it on a Channel that my Cable picks up I would be watching it on thursdays. As it is I watch it every Friday on Space!!!! Its a to die for show people! WATCH IT!

I really don’t know why more people aren’t watching Supernatural. It’s gotten better and better this season, and I wish more of an audience would find it.

It’s a shame that more people aren’t watching. I am doing my best to make punch and have gotten five new people into watching the show in the last two weeks alone. Unfortunately, not a one of us has a Nielsen’s box and our viewing doesn’t end up counting.

I wish there were a way to prove that more people are watching it than those Nielsen ratings can offer.

It breaks my heart that more people aren’t giving Supernatural a chance. True, it started out as something of a guilty pleasure, but it has matured into this incredibly layered, intelligent, emotionally wrenching thing, the quality of which blows me away every single week. The writing is sharp, the plotting is tricky and and the acting is phenomenal. This show is SMART, people. I don’t know. I’m not American. Maybe the culture over there really is content to sit there and eat various cheese products and stare blankly at mindless soap operas – having to engage with ethical questions or actually use your head or feel anything beyond a mild disquiet that Doctor McSomething isn’t on screen? Too much work, yeah?

Of course, the lack of promotion isn’t helping anything. The CW needs a boot in the squishy bits – they have a wonderful, critically acclaimed show in their lineup and not only do they stick it in the death slot, they also ignore its existence promotion-wise. Buh?

I think that people are watching. You have to remember that these figures are only extrapolations from sample audiences with special equipment lent by ratings companies so that they can register on said equipment when – and what- they watch.

Since only a sample audience get to do this, and they are chosen by demographic design, we really only have a vague idea of who is, and how many people are, watching any show at any one time. Demographics cannot cope with personal taste and eclectic tastes, they are simple blunt instrument, sledgehammer, type studies. In reality more finesse would be needed to know what audience figures a show REALLY draws.

Wouldn’t it be great if somewhere, somehow, TVs themselves could send out a signal registering which programme is being viewed….and which are being recorded for later viewing? That way we’d really be able to know (and show) how many people love Supernatural.

The other thing is of course….and these figures don’t show up on the CW ratings, that there are many of us outside of the USA and Canada who watch this show and really, really want it to continue. The acting is strong, the writing is also very strong and the production values are mostly very good (with just the odd blip here and there). On the whole this show ‘kicks ass’ as they say.

Sharon Marais

BA Hons PGCE CACDP Dip Eur Hums, Dip Class St.

Cambridge, England

Honestly, Supernatural is such a great show, more people should be watching it. Its smart, funny and scary; well written, beautifully acted, and the cinematography is in turns evocative and beautiful –it looks more like a movie than a TV show. The production values are all the more impressive for being on the CW where I’m sure there are budget constraints to work around.
I understand the CW’s game plan for promoting Supernatural — promote Smallville (its most watched scripted drama) and assume the lead in will be enough to carry SN. That worked at the end of Season One and might have been OK before ABC moved Grey’s to Thursdays, but now Supernatural is caught in the crossfire of these two ratings juggernauts without any armor from their network. The show averaged 3.8 million viewers last season and so far this season has averaged 3.4 million. Grey’s has taken a vital .4 million viewers (shame on you folks for ditching!) and the lack of promotion by the CW has made it virtually impossible for new viewers to find the show.
That people would rather watch the McNightmare that is Grey’s instead of smart, scary and sexy Supernatural is beyond me

People have commented saying that they stopped watching SPN because they found it to be too repetitive. I think this is ironic, given that CSI and similar shows are even more repetitive; someone gets murdered, the cops head out, find the clues and solve the case, all conveniently within the 40 minutes that they are allotted. And I don’t even want to think about what people might see in Grey’s Anatomy; I was forced (yes, forced) to watch one episode last year (and this was before my SPN days) and could hardly wait for the episode to be over. If that’s how REAL doctors act, then I hope like hell that I never have to go to a hospital if I’m to be treated by such incompetent “professionals.”

I can’t honestly think of a reason why people wouldn’t want to at least TRY to watch Supernatural. Every single one of my friends who I’ve had watch the show is now in love with it, and I have yet to find someone who hates the show. It’s creative, it’s a new spin on an over-done genre, and despite it being about demons, curses, and the otherworldly, the ties and bonds between the characters are far more realistic than any of the writers on those OTHER popular shows could dream about creating.

I love Supernatural and watch it every week without fail… I think that is the best t.v. show out there since we were left with the void that the loss of the X-Files created. The writing is strong, the charecters are so easy to fall in love with; but not just because of the ‘hot’ actors Jared and Jensen. It is their relationship as brothers that have been left to follow a sometimes horrible and frightening destiny that seems to both overwhelm them and make them stronger.
Kripke is just as Brilliant as Joss Whedon and Chris Carter. He captures all the elements that draw you in to a good series. The networks need to realise that the X-Files and Buffy both didnt have a huge following to start with . The X-Files took a couple of seasons to build their fanbase and with Buffy it had to overcome a dismal movie’s reputation to become the kickass series that it became. The X-Files survived 9 seasons on T.V. … 9 SEASONS !!!! and Buffy 7 SEASONS with a spinoff Angel – 5 SEASONS and a multi million dollar merchandising franchise (I would buy any merchandise they made for Supernatural ..especially a model of the Metallicar)…..
Supernatural is just as able to deliver if only the networks give it a chance. I HAVE to respond to articles like this to show my support as I live in Australia and the powers that be only ever seem to take their own countries ratings into account. If they bothered to take a world wide poll they would realise that the fanbase out there is every bit as large as the Buffy and X-Files fandoms. For a show only 2 seasons old I think that that is amazing.
As others above have noted …there is a a glut of medical, cop, teen angst and reality shows out there … and this show is a welcome change from a programming that tends to be repetative, and catered to the teen market. I am not a TEEN and though I have a teen son who loves it i find it so much more interesting then many of the shows out there . Kripke treats the viewers as people who have a mind of their own … who can pick up on the subtleties that he includes in the eps … as well as the downright kick ass humor sometimes.He reintroduces the younger audiences to the mucis of the past that many may not have ever heard before …but grow to love when they are newly introduced to it . I have seen so many people go searching for the songs they use on the show. They give the songs a new lease of life.
I for one ADORE the show …. and would boycot any future shows the CW brought to fill the Supernatural slot if they didnt renew for a 3rd season. Jared and Jensen put in amazingly long days each week as they have to carry most of the shows work load as actors . Dont get me wrong.. all of the other wonderful people that bring the show to life put in just as many hours I am sure. With Supernatural though …the fact that both boys are in EVERY SINGLE EPISODE makes for a major workload, more than a series that has more charecters that DONT appear in every scene has to deal with.
I for one will mourn the loss of inventive and inovative television forever if Supernatural doesnt get renewed

It’s disappointing that people gave up on the show after its first few episodes in season one. Season two has been nothing but incredible. The actors have really hit their stride. Jensen has always been fantastic and Jared’s performance in Born Under A Bad Sign was just brilliant. I’m proud of these guys for working so hard and uping their game.

My hope is that the CW will promote the show more. Their gonna have to do something if they plan on keeping it in such a hideous time slot.

I LOVE Supernatural! I wish there was something I could do to raise the ratings. And I also wish they had it on a different night where it didn’t have to compete with Grey’s Anatomy and CSI. CSI btw I have no idea why people love it so much. Sure it’s enertaining but it’s like the same thing everyweek. It’s the type of show you watch when you’re bored and there is nothing else on.

But anyway back to Supernatural I LOVE the show. Like you said the brother interaction is great. I like how it is also dark. I love how it is dark yet funny. Dean is hilarious. The only thing about the show is that there arn’t really cliffhangers to get people to want to watch a new episode.

But yea people do LOVE Supernatural. It’s like ROSWELL it had lots of fans but then it got cancled after the 3rd season. I hope Supernatural get’s reviewed for next year. I think it’d doing good this season.

It seems to have more storyline. Like not only is there the weekly demons or w/e but there is also Sam and Dean dealing with their dad’s death. There is that Meg person adn he daughter they always keep coming back. And there is definatly something between the daughter or Dean, or there was anyway. I’m a couple episodes behind right now.

Well anyway I agree with you more people need to watch Supernatural!!!

It really sucks that Supernatural doesn’t get the recognition as being the outstanding show that it is when it is up against shows like CSI and Grey’s Anatomy. The actors, Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, do an amazing job as Sam and Dean Winchester week after week and are only getting better. The chemistry that these two young actors share, is a part of what makes this show, in one word, perfect. These two don’t get the credit that they should for their hard work that it takes to do one episode.
And let’s not forget, we are talking about a show that had its fans concerned that the vehicle that the boys drove, was not coming back!!! What other show can do that?!?!

Okay, I adore this show and I don’t understand how the whole world isn’t enthralled with this show. Some have said they got bored of the monster of the week. I suppose I can see your point but then I can’t help but wonder if you are missing the real story. It’s not just about hunting the monster and killing it, there’s a HUGE story behind that and more often then not the monster of the week ties into a theme that ties into the arc.

The boys can act and what pulls me in IS the story. The journey of these brothers at first trying to find their dad and connecting as a family again. This season the journey is even stronger! It’s emotionally packed, it’s gritty and raw.

Easily one of the best shows on TV.

I won’t lie, I watch a LOT of television. There’s something almost every night that I tune in to watch. Supernatural, though, is the ONLY television show that I will drop absolutely everything for, no matter what. This show has got me by the heart and isn’t letting go, and I love it. I was one of those people who ignored it at first because I thought it would be just another stupid WB show, but the second I actually started watching…there was no going back.

This show is original, dramatic, scary, and the dynamic between the brothers (and their father) is unlike anything I’ve ever seen on television. I *care* about these characters to an insane degree, and watch their struggles and triumphs alike with bated breath every week. This is, of course, due to the fantastic writing, and the fantastic acting by Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki, not to mention the chemistry these two men exude on screen. I simply don’t understand how more people aren’t taken in by the Winchester charm, by these two amazing brothers and their harrowing journey.

It’s definitely the timeslot that’s hurting this show the most, and the fact that you just don’t *hear* about it. I really hope more people will give this show a chance, because they don’t know what they’re missing. I’m certainly doing everything I can to get everyone I know watching it! Just the thought of this show being cancelled makes me so upset I can barely think. After watching two other fantastic shows get cancelled (Arrested Development, and Firefly from years back), I don’t think I can handle seeing this one go too. PLEASE SAVE SUPERNATURAL!

I watch and love Supernatural. The character development alone would keep me tuning back in even if the writing wasn’t incredibly solid. It needs a new time slot, at the very least – to let this show die after two seasons would break my heart.

I am amazed that Supernatural isn’t doing better than it should be. It’s the best show on television today!! I hate that it’s on Thursday nights, as most people are watching something else, but honestly, in a world where the only things on TV are medical, crime, or “reality” shows, Supernatural is a breath of fresh air for this sci-fi gal.

The writing is, by all accounts, the best I’ve ever witnessed. And I am a huge X-Files and Buffy fan. The plotlines are scary without being overtly so, and this show manages to combine humor, angst, and lightness very, very well. I love the mythology Kripke and co have created: I sit in awe every single week at what they concoct. Season two has seen serious character development and movement of the mythology of the show. I’m hooked and curious without being frustrated over the LACK of such that I see on other shows, like Smallville, for example…

Please, please, PLEASE watch this show. You’re in for one heck of a ride!

Supernatural really is an awesome show. And everyone who says the actors aren’t talented should’ve watched the latest episode, Born Under A Bad Sign, Jared did incredible job as evil Sam on it. Both Jared and Jensen have been fantastic during the second season. They just keep getting better; the show keeps getting better.

Just watch the goddamn show, people! You won’t be disappointed.

The ratings for Supernatural are a nightmare – it’s woefully underpromoted (even in channel), on a network that people don’t look to to produce the class of show that Supernatural is and it’s in the hardest timeslot on TV.

The CW should be running a regular repeat of the show in another slot (it’s not like they don’t have them) to give the Grey’s audience (like those who fell in love with Denny, in particular) a chance to see and fall in love with Supernatural. However the CW appear to be quite happy to stick it in a nightmare slot and ignore it. It’s the strongest show they have this year, and it’s terrible business sense that they’re not using that; it could easily be pulling in a wider audience (including older, more advertiser friendly statistics. All those grown up xfiles fans looking to buy the latest gadgets… that’s big advertising money).

To once again reference X-Files: We are not alone. And man does it feel nice.

I am ecstatic to find out that I am not alone in my utter devotion to, and admiration of, this show. In my social circle I am the only one who watches this show, so I’ve been living in an insular Supernatural vacuum. So your comments have been great!

A lot of you had made awesome comments about the show that I wish I had incorporated in my article. Many of you rightfully noted how much better this show has become in every way in the second season. Sophomore slump? Nope. I am also in total agreement with BJxmas. In the television landscape the death of a character is too often a cheap ploy to generate interest in shows during sweeps. The deaths are usually needless, emotionless, and the rest of the show’s characters have already moved on by the next episode. Yet Supernatural took the time to let the boys really mourn the passing of their father. Most of all, they let us really see them mourning, lets us see how hard of a time they were each having with it, in their own unique way. Personally, some of the moments when Dean’s (the “man’s man”) anguish revealed itself (confession to his brother, smashing his car) have been some of the most powerful moments of the show to date for me.

Which brings me to the great point that has been stressed over and over again in these boards: this really is ultimately a show about family and how men behave. Many of you have noted how realistic the relationship is between the two brothers. And I think Quentin made the point best about their behavior as men (especially Dean): “This is how men REALLY act.”

I think Thursday’s episode was a perfect example of what the show does well. How many recurring sub-plots were developed further in that episode? I counted roughly six. There was also the great performance by Padalecki who, as many of you have noted, has really improved his acting chops in this current season. And one of the things I loved the most about the episode, and the show, was reflected in the ending. After what was an intense, intense episode, the boys – and the creator – still can find the humor in their lives with Dean’s wonderful one-liner at the end.

So what remains now is to give us Supernatural fans a designation. After all, X-Files fans were X-Philes? So what are we? Super-philes? Supernatauralites? Winchesters (you know you wish you were party of the family…)? Supers? Hm… maybe that’s too “Heroes.”

So, thanks everyone for checking out the article and taking the time to comment on it.

And finally, shameless promotion: I currently am a TV section editor for http://www.MONDOmagazine.net (which is where this article originated) and this Monday (Feb. 12th) we’ll be doing something a little fun. Two of our writers will be providing us with their lists of their Top 10 Favorite Characters Currently on TV. As for myself, I will post my list on the 19th. And as an incentive, I’ll tell you that Dean will be my #2 choice! So feel free to check the lists out!

Thanks again everyone! And long live Supernatural!

I watch Supernatural.. it is the best show on tv in my opinion! b/c of the writing and acting.. everything about this show is amazing.. the chemistry between Jared and Jensen is unbeatable.. there is noone on any other show that has the amazing chemistry they have.. It is such a shame that more people aren’t watching Supernatural.. every person I have gotten to watch SPN has loved it.. I don’t understand how you can’t love this show.. I am obsessed!! Supernatural is without a doubt my favorite show of ALL-TIME!!

personally i know a lot of people that like supernatural and i think this is a really good season.
i think that the show has suspence, humor, a great cast, great music, and huge potential. i think more people should watch it because its worth your time. jensen and jared are amazing.
this is definaetly the best show on TV right now- its not like all the stupid medical dramas and law shows.

SUPERNATURAL IS AMAZING

ok this is the best show ever. i don’t understand why it isnt more popular honestly. The show has a lot to offer. It makes me really sad there are not more viewers- that show is the sh*t.

by the end of season 1 i was hooked and i totally fell in LOVE with season 2! every week amazes me! it’s ridiculous how much i enjoy being this show’s bitch! kripke, the creator has this masterplan so i hope we get to be able to watch it all over the next couple of years! (prays to tptb!)

I adore Supernatural. It had a pretty good first season, all told, and season 2 is knocking it out of the park. It’s the only show I absolutely refuse to miss, and I can name at least two dozen friends (who will each be able to name more friends) who are of the same mind. Admittedly, I first tuned in because the leads are hot; but the story arc, the week-to-week plots, the characterisation and character development, the music, right down to the way the episodes are shot – all these things in combination have kept me watching. Supernatural deserves a third season, and more.

The most frustrating thing for me is that I know that the numbers who watch this show are much, much higher than what the Nielson numbers reflect.

I never miss the show. Never. My friends, my sister, my niece, heck, even my mom watch faithfully every week. Yet, none of us are Nielson families so we are never in the total when a count is made. And, what about all of the people who dvr it every week in order to be able to watch it later? Are they ever taken into consideration?

This is an amazing show with wonderful acting, plots and special effects. You have a cast and crew who care about the product that they create for us each week. It shows and we really appreciate it. I mean, my god, look at the acting we saw in thursday night’s episode! Jared was truly scary in his intense performance. I totally believed that what we were seeing was a dangerous man. I out and out flinched when he went after Jo, when he tore Bobby’s home apart, when he began pounding on Dean.

What amazes me the most is that, wonder of wonders, we even get tight continuity within the framework of the myth arc from week to week. Something that I’m afraid is sadly lacking in other areas of Primetime programing.

I truly hope that the CW takes into account the silent majority of all of their uncounted Supernatural fans out here in the Wilderness. Believe me, there are way more of us then they could ever know. I can promise that if they just keep faith in the show that we will be here doing our very best to support it for them.

We’re all stuck in our lives, glued to our communities, immobile in our place. Do you ever get the urge to just get in your car, no care of where you’re going and just… drive off?

I have a million reasons to love this show, but one I want to expound upon is the nomadic aspect of it. The boys don’t have a home. The live on the highways and backroads of America. On a moments notice, they can hop in their car and speed off to the other end of the country. There’s something very attractive about this that recalls many beloved fantasy epic stories. Instead of many other shows, where you come to the same city or town, week after week, Supernatural is like stepping back into a road trip. Supernatural is really a journey. It makes the American landscape so… epic. It’s as if Lord of the Rings was taking place in our own backyard. Only instead of swords, there are guns. Wicked, wicked guns.

The fact that the boys are constantly on the road gives it a great, gritty feel you won’t find elsewhere. They can easily makes themselves at home on the hood of their car below a dirty bridge, or in a random smalltown diner, or some hilariously designed motel room. Their world is filled with empty backroads, grafittied bathrooms in the back of gas stations, classic rock blasted from a tape deck, and a trunk full of weapons. There’s something incredibly fun about that. It also makes the journey seem more desperate, more lonely. The only constants in Sam and Dean’s lives are Sam and Dean. They have only each other. They are at once brothers and brothers in arms, on the frontlines of an unseen war. It makes for the finest pair of siblings I’ve ever seen on TV. The boys chemistry is phenomenal, and it’s really what sucked me into the show.

I’ll admit, I didn’t really give this show a chance first season; it was advertised as a pretty boy vehicles. “Scary just got sexy??” Not exactly the ad campaign to draw in an intelligent audience. But don’t let it fool you, please. This show doesn’t rely on repetative romance. It takes some dark themes and makes them even darker. Take sacrifice. Well, Supernatural did. The theme of sacrifice has usually been written pretty conventionally. In the season 2 episode “Crossroad Blues,” this show turned that theme on it’s head. And it was very, very dark. Very thought provoking.

Please give this show a try. It’s about modern day nomadic gunslinging classic rock demon hunters. What’s not to love?

I’ve told a lot of people about Supernatural, and they basically all said the same thing. “I don’t like picking up a show once it’s started, or at least until the reruns start.” I’m like get over yourself, just watch you barmy gits! I came into the show in the second season, a friend from Asia kept emailing me about it until I gave it a watch. I bought the first season, and am now hooked.

I think the major reason the show isn’t doing so well is there is no promotion. And if there is, I don’t see it anywhere in my area. A friend in Australia sent a couple of commercials from their tv, and some mag, adds. Where are they here in the states? The show is filmed here, yeah?

Sorry, everytime I find a good show, the bloody tv corporate hacks cancel it and put on some happy family, look my kids on the honour role, kiss them good night and give them warm milk and cookies show. Yeah, like I’m going to watch that. It’s very frustrating.

Supernatural has a depth that I have seen on no other show. In the second season the show has expanded itself to show deeper character development and higher emotional stakes. Its a shame the show has not be recognized and viewed by more people, its a show that differs from the typical packaged soap opera dramas and common place sitcoms. The show has grown from the typical monster of the week drama into a something a lot more creative. Its too bad that no one is willing to take a chance to actually get into the storyline of this remarkably well developed drama.

I do watch spn and don’t understand the rates of the tv show. For me, it’s not making any sense since the season one which was awsome, is followed by a kick ass season two!!! Each week, i’m totally hooked by the plot, by the sense of humor Kripke had given to a dark show, and, of course, by the two talented actors of spn. Padelecki and Ackles are a great tandem. I so badly want the CW to renew the show next year, I just hope they hear us, the truly madly deeply fans of spn.

Being a UK fan is so frustrating because we have absolutely no pull whatsoever as far as keeping shows afloat. Supernatural is one of my absolute favourite shows, probably of all time, and with many US shows, I get to watch from the sidelines as the networks cancel them because not enough people are watching.

Supernatural is such a thought proking show. In its second year it has developed even deeper characters and has upped the emotional drive. The plot has become more complexed and has futher engulfed the characters’ endeavors. It has becomes more than just the monster of the week plot. In season one the characters were separated from the monsters they hunted, now they are in the thick of it, shootin and leaving has not become so easy. The choice and actions they make now have consequences, which have even more complicated their journey. Its a shame the show does not get enough attention. I really think people should just give it a try and let themselves get involved in the story. Its worth a try.

Nowhere else on television will you find a show so darkly twisted yet humorous, so intertwined in mythology yet realistic, so true to family values. It’s the perfect blend of everything a viewer wants. The brotherly dynamic keeps it racing along week after week, pushes it higher than any other show on tv, and amidst the brothers flows plots like the yellow-eyed demon and his “plans,” the ever-daunting FBI who always seem to be one step behind the Winchesters, the impact of John’s last words to Dean, and more.

It never gets old. I am amazed how Kripke & Co. tie all the overarching plots together every episode while never failing to give us something new to make us bite our nails down. And one of the most important reasons people need to know about this show is that it’s not mainstream like Grey’s Anatomy and CSI. I am sick to hell of Grey’s Anatomy – “all they’re going to do on that show is have sex in a hospital” – and CSI, which is quickly eclipsing Law & Order in the spin-offs race.

CW does not seem to realize what a gem they have on their hands. The next “it” show, the next Buffy, the next X-Files. I really wish someone would stand up and pronounce the great magnitude of the show over at CW headquarters, and someone at CW would finally have the balls to give this fantastic, underrated show the praise (and better timeslot) that it deserves.

We’re out there, and we’re watching. We love the Winchester boys and their crusade, their joking and teasing and emotional turmoil… and of course their kicking ass and taking demon names. The show is highly addictive and has a mix of everything you’d want to see — Gorgeous guys, intense plot, and a mix of drama and action.

Buuuuuuuuuuut we’re up against the two most watched shows on TV. So the’yre like the big obnoxious and attention-grabbing sorts, while we’re the quiet awesome fandom in the background. I think anyone who watches Supernatural once will be hooked on it — I know I was, and I used to be a CSI fan. It’s just getting the word out.

Pardon the pimping, but…… join us! http://community.livejournal.com/promote_spn/ !!!!! Winchesters help people, WE help the Winchesters. You don’t need an LJ to participate in the promotion campaigns, either.

If you check out the site, you’ll see the HUNDREDS of members that it has. So we are out there. We DO watch Supernatural. And we LOVE IT.

I read this post last Friday and that night happened to be walking through Costco where I found season 1 for a ridiculously cheap price. I thought to myself, hell, I’d caught a few episodes first season but couldn’t find the time to stick with it and lost track of the season. Like so many I was loath to pick up a show mid-season but decided, hey here’s Season1 really cheap, I can always wait for Season 2 to come out on DVD and do the same thing. Went home popped in the DVD and watched every single episode back to back. I was addicted. I am not a horror person. I don’t do good with scary movies to the point that even the lame ones make me cringe, jump and watch through my eyes. And granted, there were a few episodes where I did close my eyes (or at least watch through my fingers) but I couldn’t help it. I had to see more. I finally got to the season finale of season 1 and sat in shock for about 5 minutes after it ended. It was right then and there that I decided I couldn’t wait until next summer when season 2 was over and on DVD. I jumped online, bought a season pass on iTunes, and while it was downloading went to the store to buy a cable to let me watch my ipod videos on my TV.

I’d addicted, I’m converted and I’m gonna do my damndest to convert everyone else I know. Just wanted to say thank you. If it wasn’t for this post and all the comments I might have given it a shot later but I might not of. You have turned me on the the best show ever. Thank you.

I wish more people would watch Supernatural as well. I talk about it at work all the time and a couple of my coworkers say they will watch it sometime. I hope they follow through.

I’m not a fan of paranormal shows, I almost left the room when Supernatural came on (my husband watched the show). I watched the first couple minutes and was hooked! Normally shows like that really creep me out (which is why I almost left the room), but am EXTREMELY glad I didn’t. Any fans of the show may want to check out this livejournal community and take part in their actions: http://community.livejournal.com/promote_spn/

Obviously those above saying Supernatural is repetitive, same place, same girl, never watched more than 10 minutes of the show.
Let’s see, just in season 2 we saw a car crash who left Dean in a coma and his father made a deal with the demon and died to save him.
We met new hunters, one of the most important is Gordon who is an amazing character, who doesn’t esitate to kill anyone remotely evil and was after vampires.
Later on Gordon appeared again and tried to kill Sam using Dean as bait, because of the possibility that Sam may become evil.
We know that Sam could become evil one day because that’s what their father told Dean right before dying, Sam then made Dean promise to kill him if such a thing will happen.
Then on the last episode we saw an incredibly performance by Padalecki, playing a possessed Sam who tortured Jo, shot and beat the hell out of Dean.
Doesn’t seem very repetitive to me. You want repetitive? Try Grey’s whatever or CSI or all those boring soaps. Every week is doctor A kissing doctor B.

Anyway, the answer to the question why no one watches Supernatural.
First, it’s not exactly true.
The ratings show there’s a 3/3.5 mil viewers watching every week.
Then even with the drop of last episode’s ratings, Supernatural is still doing better than most CW shows.
So if nobody is watching Supernatural, then nobody is watching Veronica Mars, One Tree Hill, Girlfriends, Everybody hates Chris and many more.

The question should be why Supernatural is not watched by more people since it’s an amazing show.
And the answer is because the CW does not promote the show.
Try to watch any show on the CW and you can see tons of promos for every single show, but nothing for Supernatural.
Why?

Ok, I’m gonna say a couple of things because I’ve writen this way too many times!! If I’m here, it’s because I love the show. And before I even start with my short rant (I’ll make sure to keep it short) let’s get the freaking cliché out of the way: Yes, the boys are pretty. So? That’s the reason I started watching but not the main I glue myself to my sofá every night Supernatural is on. With all due respect, if I were looking for pretty boys doing the same thing week after week with absolutely no character develop, I would be watching Smallville (again, nothing against SV, but to me it’s nothing compared with SPN).

Why no one is watching the show? Well, I don’t want to sound like a complete bitch, but if they’re not watching Supernatural because they’re watching Grey’s Anatomy, then there’s something seriously wrong with them. I’ve tried watching the show (specially the epis with Jeffrey Dean Morgan), I wanted to see what was the deal with it… and I couldn’t stand more then 15 minutes. It’s boring and nothing close to original… Drama on a Hospital?? Can you say “WATCH ER!!”?

Back to Supernatural, there’s depth on the characters, they’re not flat. They change, and you see that change happening little by little. And because of this you become involve in their story; not the scary-story of the week, but the underlying issues on each episode. By this I mean, Sam’s journey to discover his destiny, the relationship between the brothers… The way they see the world… I mean, EVERYTHING is constantly changing. And also, we don’t have endless cliffhangers, we’re actually being told a story here, people!! Why can’t you see this??

Take Lost, for example. I tried watching it, but after two or three episodes of not knowing what really was going on I just got tired. Or Heroes, which I watch, but there’s something that really annoys me about the way the story is told, and that is that there are over ten main characters, and only 40 minutes of episode… so you end up not seeing anything. I mean, I KNOW that in order to see something happen I’ll have to wait until the Season Finale…

Again, back to Supernatural, I’m not a person who gets scared easily, specially with stupid things like the monster on Jeepers Creepers, but there’ve been several things on the show that made me cover my eyes!! And that just shocks me!! When Shapshifter Dean changes skin, or when the technician is trying to fix the garbage disposal thingy and gets his arm cut and becomes a bloody goo!! (awesome!!) Or when Dean cuts the vampire’s head… Awesome, too!! The blood splattered everywhere!

I agree with everyone who said those who stopped watching the show should start again, because there was a mood change on the show from Season 1 to the second, and, even though I think the show was amazing during the first season, it got even BETTER on the second…

You have to keep an opened mind here, because this is definitely NOT Buffy, or Roswell, or Charmed (mind you, I used to watch Buffy and Roswell).

… Well, aparently I’m bad at keeping things short, but I hope you guys change your mind about the show, because there’s so much crap on TV, it’s not fair that a good show gets canned because people prefer to watch a bunch of teen Doctors playing The Love Boat on a Hospital…

I’m out…

I watched about half of season one and really just couldn’t get into it. It seemed trite, predictable and, to be completely honest, it didn’t strike me as anything special. I’m not a big fan of either main actor and it takes more than a pretty face to run a series. However, I did catch an episode of season two the other day and it wasn’t as bad as I’d previously thought (a friend tried explaining the storyline) I haven’t seen any more of season two, but if it’s improved as much as some of you are saying, then I might have to give it another chance. *shrug*

I don’t like horror movies at all… i can’t stand them…

And yet i’m waiting for my supernatural dose every thursday night. I had some apprehensions but i got hooked since the pilot and the show has fulfilled all my expectations ever since.
I wish more people would watch this brilliant show, but it has such strong competition against it.
The CW should promote more this show or change its timeslot, i don’t know, but do something.
This show is too good to be cancelled after only two seasons.

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I was so incredibly disappointed at the latest ratings for Supernatural, it was possibly the best episode of this series so far and the acting was exceptional. This show never takes itself too seriously but yet manages to have character depth that I can honestly say I haven’t seen before on any other show. I truly believe that at the heart of every good show are characters that people are invested in and I have never felt so much compassion for two fictional characters as I do for the Winchester boys. I do believe it is in a very tough time slot which no doubt is one of the major problems as well as possibly the networks extreme lack of promotion! It will be a very sad day if this show doesn’t see a third season, it has the potential to just keep getting better and better! The second season is already by far superior to the first and I fell in love with it from the pilot!

I’m so glad to hear other people vent their frustration about why Supernatural isn’t a more popular show. For a television show it offers an exciting array of family drama, terriffic special effects in a most deliciously creepy way and acting that just keeps getting better as the show progresses. Hands down, Supernatural is one of the top five shows on television at this moment.

FWIW, I think the biggest problem is the CW itself and its lack of promotion for the show. They are doing slightly better now that we are a good portion into the second season but in order for it to have a chance of holding its own against CSI and GA the CW network needs to invest more time and money in better promotion of the show.

If the CW network had any sense whatsoever they would be doing huge advertising blitzes of the impala and the soundtrack as well as plastering pictures of Jensen and Jared on every possible channel and media outlet they can afford. Most people I talk with about the show have never heard of it. Hard to get people interested in the show when the network keeps quiet about it.

Come on CW!!! Advertise Supernatural!!

As a hard-core horror enthusiast what drew me into “Supernatural” was the promise of the theatrical horror movie experience each week. The show delivered on that, but what kept me was the heartfelt relationship between the brothers, their emotional journey, and the superb acting job of Jared and Jensen.

Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever been so wrapped up in a show and its characters, or so curious to see where the central mystery of the show takes them. The X-Files, which albeit was another brilliantly written show, never really pulled me into the world of the characters as much as “Supernatural” does. From the pilot episode the Winchester brothers have earned by rapt attention every week.

It is a shame that the ratings for the show have not been vastly better. The problem is largely that The CW rarely promotes the show, not like it does “Smallville” or its now defunct “One Tree Hill”. If only the network would put some money and effort into advertising for “Supernatural” viewer interest in it would surely increase. Over this past year and a half, I sold the series to several friends and members of my family merely by mentioning it was just like the X-files but better. Imagine, then, the campaigns The CW could come with if its people actually put a good amount of thought into promoting it.

The other problem is the show’s timeslot. Now, I get nauseous by the very mention of “Mc”, never mind the deplorable phrases that follow. Talk about saccharine? No thank you! I’ll stick with solid dramatic storylines that “Supernatural” has to offer. Unfortunately, though, that other show has 20 million viewers as opposed to the slightly over 3 million “Supernatural” has. I’m no ratings expert so I have no idea whether switching “Supernatural” to a different timeslot would help draw more viewers to it, but the competition it has now in “Grey’s Anatomy” is not healthy (if you’ll excuse the pun).

“Supernatural”, though, despite its low ratings and practically nonexistent support from The CW, has an extremely large and ardent fan base. It’s a cult favorite. And cult favorites usually have a way of flourishing, eventually, to broader audiences. By word of mouth, perhaps more fans of the horror and science fiction genre will become interested in this little show that could.

Support from the media, like positive and well written articles such as these, help out quite a bit as well.

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again…the sci-fi channel needs to pick up this show. Seriously.

(please forgive any spelling or grammar erros, not an english speaker)

I am brazilian, i watch the show on the internet now (Brazil’s TV is still showing seson one), and i am very frustrated to hear about this news.

Supernatural is an amazing show, with humor, drama and horror in a great mix, with great actors (very good looking, yes, but good actors as well) and a plot line.

Eric Kripke is a magnificent bastard, that teases us with little glimpses of the characters personalities in a bunch of monsters and gore (that, i admit, is quite fun).

I would give up chocolate to wath this show, people, what the hell are you doing out there?

And you don’t want us badmouthing americans… jeez!

;J

I watch and LOVE Supernatural.

I decided to watch the pilot out of sheer boredom one evening but I got instantly hooked and there’s been no turning back from there. As a Buffy & Angel fan this show was a god send after being in mourning for a year after Angel ended.

This show is bringing new things into the this genre, it’s amazing what they can do and will do to further the story line. It’s getting better and better with each episode and everyone should be watching it!

Tivo the other shows if you must watch them but tune in to Supernatural

I’m glad that someone has talked about how great the writing is…..AND brought up the difference between the writers on this show and the writers of Lost.

The show is great and i’ve been with it from day one. My fiancee and I BOTH enjoy watching the show, for all of the reasons that you listed.

I think the problem is, the show is just not getting the promotion it needs. It could be such a great show, much like The X-Files but for some reason, it doesn’t get promoted enough. Articles like this make me happy because it shows that the show is slowly getting more popular as it goes on, and that’s always a good thing!

Thanks a lot for this article. It is a real good description of the best show ever! I try to send over a lot of people who don’t watch it, so maybe they’ll change your mind

Just so you know, this article is linked on the supernatural fan community on lj.

I’ll also be giving this to my friends, as it lists a lot of the great reasons WHY they should watch this show.

Supernatural would do better if it wasn’t competing with shows like CSI. It doesn’t help that it’s nothing like any of the other programming on CW. I was referred to the show near the end of the first season by friends, and before that I’d never heard of it myself.

As someone who had no intention of watching this show when it originally aired, and came into it halfway through the first season I must say that a: all of those who either haven’t watched or watched a few eps and then left might be well served netflixing the entire season one of the show. The mytharc is very compelling, and the motw eps usually serve to bring about character development. The boys have grown as actors and their onscreen chemistry is such that when the season finale hits you heart will break at what they endure.

I was seriously resistant to this show at first. I had friends urging me to watch it, but when I did, I picked the worst episode to try. (This seems to be sort of a habit for me.) Then for some reason (maybe a Presidential news conference on every other station?) I watched the episode “Faith”, which was amazing, followed the next week by “Scarecrow”. I was hooked.

I do think that it took a few episodes for the show to find its feet and figure out what they wanted to present. Since then though, it’s gotten better and better every week. It’s now my favorite show, for all the same reasons you’ve listed.

Supernatural really does deserve more exposure and a bigger audience. I gave up both CSI and Grey’s Anatomy to watch Supernatural, and I haven’t missed watching either of them. (Although I do like the Grey’s repeats on Fridays…if I’m not out, I watch it then.) If people gave it a chance, I think they’d really enjoy the combination of horror, humor, mystery and angst that is the Winchester brothers and Supernatural.

I have to agree with so many of the comments given above. Supernatural is stuck in a death of a time slot. Up against the number 1 and 2 shows of the week, how can they ever expect to pull more than 3 million viewers. Still, that’s 3 million people that ARE choosing it over GA and CSI.

For those that gave up in season 1, you’re missing out! Most shows hit a sophomore slump. Not here – the guys have really figured out their roles and gotten comfortable in them. The end of season 1/beginning of season 2 has really forced them to bring their A games. Watch Jensen at the end of “Everybody Loves a Clown”. Listen to what he’s not saying in “Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things”. Watch the last half of “Croatoan”.

“Born Under a Bad Sign” was definitely some of the best acting we’ve seen from Jared yet. In a role that could have been easily overacted, he took a more subtle approach and I, for one, was breathless through the whole thing! When they say “Scary just got sexy”, they weren’t kidding! After re-watching the episode, I was struck by how much of the ending he actually gave you clues about all along with his body language and speech inflection. (Watch him, then rewatch Nicki Aycox in the final eps of season one. Notice any similarities? I did.)

What I don’t get is why the CW isn’t promoting the HELL out of this show? Why are the fans doing all the work? Why are blogs and reviews the only way new people are hearing about the awesomeness? With just an inkling of support from the network, this could easily be one of the highest-ranked shows. Period.

Supernatural is by far the best show on tv. I got hooked on it after a friend recommended it to me and I bought the DVD for the first season. This is the only show that I will drop anything to watch. I have gotten a few people hooked on it as well. I agree that the CW doesn’t hardly promote it and even with that the fan base is huge. The timeslot is a killer and I’m not sure what night would be a better choice. I also wish that the powers that be would take into consideration other countries and their viewers. It is among the favorite in several other countries. I think that says a lot too.

Also, I wish there was a way for the people who record to watch later on to be counted, as I’m sure this happens all the time. I’m a dedicated fan and I will continue to promote this show to whoever will listen and it sounds like that is the same thing everyone else is trying to do. I’m on live journal as well and the sites there for saving the show are fantastic.

Just my two cents!

Supernatural IS an excellent show. The backstory is not too complicated for new viewers and there is a recap of relevant points of former episodes before each new episode. The SFX are really top notch, unbelievable quality for a television show, and the scares are real enough to spook me, but not so scary that I can’t sleep after watching.

The two main characters, Dean and Sam Winchester, are compelling and likable, so the audience does feel for them when they are put through the wringer. The comedy is witty, sardonic and occassionally dark, so it fits nicely within the show, and the actors, Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki, have exhibited exquisite timing, both individually and as a team. They do have amazing chemistry, as Mr. Huls pointed out, and they are also fine actors who have been able to deliver a wide range of emotions realistically and with a certain dramatic flair that makes them stand out from the rest of the televison crowd.

Supernatural is different. It’s not slick, it’s gritty. The palate isn’t bright, it’s muted and layered. The humor isn’t pointed out, with a laugh track or even completely acknowledged by the characters; see the running gag of bizarrely themed motel rooms the Winchesters check into regularly. There is a larger story being played out over the seasons, but each episode is completely accessible. You don’t need to know what happened in scene three of episode seven to get what’s going on in episode fifteen.

I strongly urge everyone who hasn’t watched or who has stopped watching to check it out one more time. You’ll be glad you did.

I absolutely live and die by this show, and I’m constantly angry at the lack of promotion that it gets (every 5 seconds The CW airs this huge built-up Smallville promo commercial about the upcoming episode, and at the end they’re pretty much like “oh yeah, followed by Supernatural” and that’s basically all we get). I think The CW needs to fully recognize what a cult following the show has, and try to use that to appeal to other broader audiences. The network just flat-out confuses me sometimes because it tells us that it has such faith in the show and that’s why it’s in The Timeslot of Doom, yet they do nothing more to try to gain other viewers to further help the show’s ratings on that dreaded night and time. They just sit on their hands and rest on the fact that Supernatural has its core following.. but that’s not always enough. Apparently they’re satisfied with 3.1 mil viewers each week, but I sure as hell am not.

I agree with you on all points! This is such a good show. Everything about it has grabbed my attention, held it & won’t let go. Why watch a truly trite & predictable soap like Grey’s Anatomy when you can watch an edge-of-your-seat thriller like Supernatural? I feel sorry for those who gave up on this show too early. Poor, unfortunate souls. ) I’m one of the fans who pimps out her copy of Season 1, trying to get others hooked. So far, it’s worked on two of my cousins: they can’t wait for S2 to be over so they can catch up and watch S3 when it’s debuts (and it will! I hope). I’m hoping The CW will move Smallville/Supernatural to a more compatible time slot… Tuesdays might be best.

I believe it’s up to us fans to promote Supernatural. The CW hasn’t done enough. Sad… it’s the only show I watch on The CW.

If I have any conversations that turn to TV watching, I always bring up Supernatural. My plan is to convert as many people as possible. I tell them DVR/TiVo Grey’s and watch Supernatural. It’s the best show on television.

Supernatural is one of the best-acted, most entertaining shows on TV today, and the lack of promotion it gets from CW is just criminal. Every time I mention it to a new person, they respond that they’ve never heard of it — yet they’ve all heard of Grey’s Anatomy or CSI even if they don’t watch. At the same time, every time I get a new person to sit down and watch the show with me, they immediately love it and become hooked. This show could easily become CW’s first breakout hit — if people just knew it existed!

This season has been absolutely fantastic, and people who aren’t watching are missing out on a lot.

When I started watching Supernatural, it was because I was a fan of Jensen’s character on Dark Angel. The first few episodes were alright. A little clumsy, not perfect, and I shrugged and kept watching.

It then proceeded to blow me away. This is a phenomenal show, with amazing characters, some of the best acting on television, and I wish there was a way to get people to look past the network, because they are missing out on such a wonderful, fantastic show. They don’t push it enough, they don’t seem to realise what a great show, and a great cast they’ve got are.

I plan my social things around this show. I don’t go out on Thursday nights because I will. not. miss. Supernatural. It is that good. And the fans of the show are for the most part a group of really fantastic, amazing people who I also adore, which is a total bonus.

It’s a great show, and anyone who doesn’t watch it is so missing out.

One of the best shows on television by far! I never miss an episode. The cast is fantastic, the acting is top notch, the scripts are as smart as they are funny and the drama is wrenching and authentic. I haven’t enjoyed a show this much since…scratch that. I’ve never enjoyed a show this much.

England adores it, ridiculously underappreciate. If this show was on a different night they’d have probably the highest ratings on the CW by a long way.

Jared and Jensen are truly amazing and it’s an honest to god terrifying show. So well acted, written and directed, it’s a tragedy more aren’t watching!

I’m the type of person that gets bored very easily with shows… or anythnig in general. I completely lost interest in Lost, Prison Break and many others because they couldn’t keep me interested long enough — even if someone tried to convince me otherwise.

Honestly, when the 1st season debuted I was a little skeptical about getting into it and I didn’t until last September when the DVD came out, and a friend urged me to watch it. At first I watched more than half the season on youtube before running out the day the DVD came out and buying it. I was instantly hooked and couldn’t believe that I didn’t give the show a chance in the beginnnig. I can see how some people, watching S1 first, would think it was repetitive or boring, but this show still holds itself in a class of its own. And season 2 only seems to get better and better with the development of the characters and the main story arc. This is one show that I will not miss for anything — I cancel plans with people or reschedule for another day that is not Thursday. This show keeps me on the edge of my seat, not only for the monster-of-the-week storyline, but the brothers as well. They way they deal with the events thrust into their dysfunctional life… In a lot of ways, even if it seems far-fetched, I can relate to a lot of it.

Jensen and Jared truly outshine a lot of actors in the TV business these days and they only continue to amaze me with their performances (if Born Under a Bad Sign is any indication on that). Every week I am completely blown away… laughing, crying, screaming, biting my nails as the suspense grips me. This show delivers everthing and keeps it so well balanced — not many can do that.

I’ve already converted one coworker into watching it, and he was the same type of person who said, “I don’t want to start the show now after it’s in the middle of its second season.” I thrust my S1 DVD set at him and told him to give it a chance. He did and he loves it — has already caught up during the holiday hiatus and is watching every episode each week now. I even converted my mother to watch it with me and she can’t handle supernatural things, but she watches it for the brothers and the family dynamics.

Now if only the CW would promote the show like crazy… the ratings and popularity of this show would increase. They are doing a piss-poor job of it and frankly I’m very disappointed that they are holding the torch for a show like Smallville that lost its knack and should’ve pulled the plug on it a long time ago. I watched all of S4 of that show and I felt like gouging my eyes out… I couldn’t stand how mediocre and cliche the show is. And why CW feels the need to promote it more than Supernatural. It’s lost its fire and now it’s time to move onto something better — Supernatural.

And can’t forget that if CW would move the show to a different time slot/day… maybe then we could see some more progress. Supernatural, seriously, doesn’t have a chance of winning against Grey’s Anantomy or CSI — no matter if we fans are turning blue in the face trying to convince people that Grey’s is nothing compared to SPN. I don’t doubt that if the WB was still around, SPN would see more promotion and popularity. The fans are literally exhausting themselves doing most of the CW’s work by spreading the word, trying to get people to give the show a chance. Frankly, it’s one that I think many many more wouldn’t regret if they did.

I can only hope and pray (along with spreading the word) that this gem gets picked up for another season.

Supertnatural is the only show that I have ever got really into, I absolutly love everything about it, the brotherly dynamic, the fantastic acting ( Born under a bad sign was a brilliant example of the suberb acting talents of Jared and Jensen. Hats off to them, i was on the edge of my seat, i’ve watched it countless times already) The monster of week is great, because every now and again the myth arc comes through and because it doesn’t appear every week it makes it have more of an impact. I still think that 99% of the storylines they come up with are exciting and the writers manage to add in the great twist here and there, so you’re never quite sure what to expect, which adds to the brilliance and suspense of the show.

This show has some many fantastic levels, it’s not just a show about the supernatural but it has the drama of the relationship between the brothers which is so believable, its funny, and thoughtful and inventive. There are not enough shows like this around, which is why this one needs all the support we can give it. The first season was absolutly fantastically brilliant and this season is just as good if not better. It needs the chance to continue to shine, this show has become such a part of my life, i would be lost with out it! So please help to spread the word, watch this show and hopefully we will be able to continue to enjoy the deligts of the Winchester brothers.

I watch and I love the show, most particularly the dynamic between the brothers and the continuing story arc, both in terms of family relationships and the conflict with the demon. I think ‘killing off’ the father, John, at the beginning of this season might have hurt and cost some viewers … but I have hopes in a show call Supernatural that they’ll find a way to bring him back eventually. Meanwhile, I rec the show highly. I suspect it’s the time slot, opposite such very heavy hitters, that’s the major problem the show is encountering.

YES. I love you for writing this If you get even *one* more person watching this show, this article will have been worth it. I’ve loved Supernatural from the start – and now I have several friends and family members watching. My kids watch the show. My *parents* watch the show. There’s something there for everybody and you’re absolutely right – if anyone can fill X-Files’s spooky shoes… Supernatural can. And give you a Winchester-mischievous smirk as it does it :p

I love this show, and agree with what has been said.

There is so much more then the pretty boy image that comes form Jensen and Jared. These boys can act. Born Under a Bad Sign is a fantastic example. Jared did an amazing job of being evil, and Alona’s acting complemented it.

Plus this show provides more then just sex, which there is very very little.

In my area, the CW is only available on one certain cable company, which isn’t accessible by me. I have several friends who are addicted to Supernatural, and after a year of wondering what it was that made them so obsessive, I finally rented the first season’s DVDs from Netflix. After an initially slow start (a bit too much exposition and the usual early-season period of getting familiar and comfortable with the characters), it didn’t take me long to see just what all the hype was about. I was a huge X-Files fan back in the day, so having familiar names like John Shiban and Kim Manners lending their talents only increases my love for the show. These days, I have to download each episode every week, just to get my fix. The wait is worth it, but I’d much rather be able to watch it as it airs, and be able to add myself as one of the key 18-49 demo whose vote for the show isn’t currently being counted by the Nielsens.

The timeslot is just about the worst possible place for a show looking to increase its ratings to be. Every other network has their big-name, high-profile shows on opposite Supernatural, so there isn’t much chance for the show to gain new viewers staying where it is, as people are extremely loyal to Grey’s Anatomy and CSI especially. Add that to the fact that the CW isn’t available everywhere, and you get lackluster numbers, that definitely don’t reflect the quality and enjoyability of the show.

I really love Supernatural, and I’ll take it however I can get it. More people need to be made aware of the show, because it really is a one-of-a-kind, combining action, drama, and suspense with depth of character and emotion. All those involved – from Ackles and Padalecki to Kripke & Co. consistently create hours of compelling television. They should be recognized for their hard work.

Superntaural is nothing short of brilliant, IMO. I’m a huge fan (since Summer of ’06, might I add. I admit, I got into the show a bit late, but that was because 05 was nothing but anime for me) and both I and my mother watch it religiously. In fact, it’s really the *ONLY* CW show that we really, REALLY love. I do like a couple others: Smallville is pretty cool (I’m not exactly the best about watching the *whole* episode… but Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum are pretty, so there you go), and America’s Next Top Model is hilarious. Or, Tyra Banks is hilarious, I should say. But still, I’d choose Supernatural over those any day.

Why?

The acting is incredible, the storyline always has me on the edge of my seat (or flailing against my bed; I sit on the floor in the dark next to my bed and watch), the characters and their conflicts, the angst, the drama, the humor, the romance, the monsters, the writing, the horror, the everything! There’s so much good to this show that I recommend anyone who isn’t watching it to start, and to those who have already seen it and turned away, I recommned you give Season Two a chance. This is a great show, and I hope it stays around for a long, long time. I’ll gladly watch every minute of it, CW network. Believe me when I say that you’ll always have a faithful viewer in me as long as you’ve got Superntaural.

So, I’ll close this little fangasm by saying that I also agree with everyone who commented about the acting, particuarly Jared’s acting, in Born Under a Bad Sign; I was completely blown away! He actually had me hiding under the covers in some scenes. I mean, I already thought he was a good actor, but this recent episode just has me saying; DAMN.

I started watching this in Australia right of the bat. Never heard of Jensen. Never heard of Jared, but the idea of an X file type show, which I had been missing, intrigued me, and well, Jensen looked kinda hot in the previews.

Now understand, I am a mature woman, older than Jensen { Me bad }

From the pilot it drew me in as different and interesting. Now this could have been fading, but layer by layer I was totally won over, not only the scripts, Dead in the water was my first major hightlight, but Jensen’s intensity was magnetic and I had to see more of what made him who he was. Jared had taken longer to grow on me, but he has done it. BUABS was proof the Jared has learnt his craft well. He was damn creepy. Mondays became Supernatural Mondays on screen here and Sueprnatural Fridays online to find out what was happening. I have never been so full on with a show in my life.

The writing. John Shiban, I adore you! The directors!! All wonderful talented people. Kim Manners I am your devoted servant

Why aren’t more people watching? Simple, the station and time slot. CW isn’t doing enough to show the other networks that they can play with the big guys. Time to show you have the guts to back up such great talent.

Don’t let it slip through your fingers CW. Do everything you can to give the respect it deserves and PEOPLE WATCH IT! You will not be disapointed.

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I live in the UK and watched Season 1 of Supernatural religiously. This show has grabbed me hook, line and sinker. So much so that since Season 2 begain airing in the States, I’ve been watching all Season 2 episodes online the day after they are broadcast. Season 2 has just started to be broadcast here and I’m more than happy to watch each and every episode again.

Yes, the boys are hot but they are also acting the hell out of their characters, particularly Jensen Ackles, although Jared Padalecki has improved so much this season (last week’s show is prime evidence of his acting chops). Dean and Sam are wonderfully rounded characters, the like of which are rarely seen on TV. I care so much about these two brothers and their trials and tribulations. This is probably due in no small part to the chemistry between Ackles and Padalecki.

The monster of the week stories are rarely just stand alone episodes. Nearly every one serves to develop the boys’ characters or push the myth arc further along. This show is about the supernatural and things that go bump in the night but at it’s core, it’s a show about a family and how they care about each other and deal with everything that is thrown at them.

I love this show and it horrifies me that the CW are apparently not promoting the hell out of it in the States. How can they not? I can’t bear the thought that it could be cancelled because it’s not doing so well in the States when it’s against shows like CSI and Grey’s Anatomy (both of which are shown on minority channels in Britain) and at the same time it’s being shafted by its’ own network! What is that all about?!?

This show deserves every chance it can get. If you’ve tried a few S1 episodes and abandoned it, try it again. You won’t regret it. The Winchesters have a way of inveigling themselves into your life!

Fabulous review! I love the show; it’s one of exactly two primetime network shows I make an effort to keep up with on a regular basis. I don’t know why more people aren’t watching it, either, but I do know that those who don’t are missing out. I really enjoyed your article, and I hope you meet your goal of bumping up the ratings by a million people. Take care!

This is the best show one tv. Unlike some other shows that that drag out story lines with out giving any answers to questions that arise, Supernatural actually gives you answers with out waiting for entire seasons. The acting by the two leads is amazing.

Watch Supernatural!!!! It’s flippin’ awesome and is suffering from a poor timeslot. Trust me, there’s a lot of us fans out there for a good reason!

Many have said so much about why Supernatural should be watched by more viewers. Why it deserves those viewers. I was a GA and CSI fan, and I probably still am in some ways. But I recently watched the GA episode that aired Thursday this Friday and it was subpar. It was okay, but compared to SPN it was shallow, it lacked depth and it wasn’t as entertaining and didn’t have any kind of impact on me except. Yeah, there you are. On SPN when theyput a character in jeopardy, you worry! There is emotional impact and character evolutions. Characters don’t stay stuck in one place. Dean isn’t just the wise ass who is devoted to his family and follows his follows orders — he was that episode one, but now, he’s questioning how he was raised, he’s questioning his own faith yet he’s still the Dean i first fell for who will do anything for his family especially Sam. Sam isn’t the rebellious little brother who went of to college and questioned his father every choose. Now he’s listening to what his father said, now he’s worried about other things that are bigger than just him — he’s growing up, and he’s facing challenges. But he’s stil the same smart, intelligent person who questions things and sees things clearly.

And yeah the show is smart and it’s dark, but it’s also hysterical and different.

The CW needs to get the message and start promoting it more, it’s on in the impossible timeslot but it’s the CW’s best show. Give it the honor and promotion it deserves. Also more media places need to get on the bandwagon, there needs to more out there about so more people can find this gem.

Rachel (who only cares about SPN, not any other show she watches and is missing Heroes right now to talk SPN! Because SPN is the only show on TV worth watching every week without missing a beat — then rewatching afterward.)

I hate to nitpick, but Nicki Aycox was on Dark Angel, not Veronica Mars. Alona Tal was on Veronica Mars.

“Shows that are too witty, too dark, or too challenging (or all of the above) generally fall by the wayside.”

That line hit the nail on the head, I think. I’m sick of people talking about how great and deep and intelligent their favorite show is while in the same breath they say “ohhh, Supernatural? Buffy? I don’t watch dumb shows like those.” Um, what? Dumb shows? Those shows have far more emotional depth than the average TV show, and make more insightful remarks on cultural issues in a single 10 second sequence than most other shows do in their entire run.

Do shows have to be bland and empty of any meaning to draw in viewers? Well, looking at the most popular shows on television… I’d say yes. And I watch enough episodes of a show to make that decision rather than basing it off a 30 second preview.

I just find it sad that many people either watch shows that OTHERS tell them are intelligent (such as the West Wing–let’s be honest, with the exception of an SAT-word vocabulary, there’s really nothing that was all that especially intelligent about that show. It wasn’t a bad show, but it was not all it was hyped up to be) or they watch only crime dramas and reality TV.

I think if most people sat down and watched the show and gave it a chance beyond the simple notion that it’s about two guys hunting ghosts, they’d be really surprised at what they’d find.

I 100% agree, Mr. Huls.

Supernatural, in my opinion, is the best show on television right now. What captivates me the most is the family history of the Winchesters… the connection between the brothers and everything they have been through.

This show is horror, comedy and family drama… all rolled into one marvelous package.

I love it! And think your review is spot on; the questions and theories you posed are good observations.

I’m not a horror person. Or I didn’t use to be. Sci-fi and fantasy were my domain, horror only if dealing with vampires. Towards the end of the first season, it started airing after Smallville, I watched the first part of Hell House and all of Something Wicked the next Thursday. Ever since, I’ve been completely hooked. Come this season, the boys get darker and the stakes get higher, it’s amazing!

Plotlines are messy and random, everything moves forward beautifully and the self-contained-ness of each episode makes if more wonderful. Backstory adds a great deal but it never seems to bog you down, which is awesome and unique.

I am baffeled that Supernatural has Not gotten more veiwers it is In My opion the best show on tv. It has great writting,Suspense,Scares,Humor and depth but most importantly it feathers one of the most touching and compelling Sibling relationships I have even seen on tv. It does Not surround it self in teen drama and trivial love traingles and become a soap opera like so many CW shows and Smallville has gone that route as well. Sam and Dean Winchester are so likeable and I have never cared so deeply for any tv characters as I have for the Winchester boys. Dean Winchester is one of the most layered and complex characters ever on TV. In any other actors hands Dean could have come of a shallow unlikeable jerk who was very one note but Jensen Ackles takes Dean to a whole nother level. He gives Dean such depth and layers. Dean is a badass hunter who flirts with girls and saves the day but he is also emtionally damaged with severe attachmet issues. Dean lives for his family and so deeply devoted to them and loves them so much it at times breaks your heart. He yearns for love and affection from his father and brother but often times feels very alone.

Sam and Dean are Not the typical hero’s. I grow tired of hearing the Clark Kents and Buffy’s complaining about their normal lives when really they have friends support and have school and things to keep them, noramal and Clark’s lana issues make him increasing unlikeable. Sam and Dean have No one and have lost so much and yet do Not complain every episode and try and make us feel bad for them. They are such selfless and caring guys who put saving people’s lives ahead of their own. They are able to enjoy the bits of normalisy they have and many times are happy to be helping others. Dean is happy being a hunter and saving lives he feels it is what he is meant to do. They are so heroic and such good people it is hard not to root for them.

Jensen Ackles is So fantastic as Dean. He is so subtle and yet conveys so much with No words it breaks your heart and you forget Dean is Not real. Jensen puts everything into Dean. He is More Deserving of an emmy then many actors on TV and can act circles around anyone on The CW. Jared has improved so much and has really impressed me this season. I thought he was great in BUABS playing teh villian is often more fun for actors and Jared Nailed it.

I hope the CW reconizes what a great show they have in Supernatural and how great it has gotten and keep it on the air.

I love this show and I really don’t understand why people aren’t watching it. I was forced to sit through an episode of Shark the other night, just to spend time with my folks and I am amazed, just baffled as to why people flock to the shows that are all copycats of each other. The shows don’t have the storylines nor the talent that Supernatural has and yet, they get the viewers. Do people really just want to sit in front of the box and completely zone out?? Egad, I don’t and that’s why I can’t get enough of Supernatural. I hope the cast and crew know that they’ve got one hell of a devoted fanbase, because on the internet (if not in the ratings), the fan’s voices ring loud and clear!

I just wanted to say THANK YOU for posing the same question I do every time the weekly TV Thursday ratings come in. Why AREN’T people watching Supernatural? It’s beyond me. I’m even a fan of the other ‘big shot’ shows that Supernatural is up against and none of them hold a candle to this show, in my opinion. I’m definitely going to spread the word about this article and the show because you really hit it the nail right on the head. The show is brilliant.

Love the SPN. *nods* Unfortunately most of the American public is too stupid to see witty, entertaining TV for what it really is. They’re content to watch their reality shows so they can laugh at people who are even dumber than they are.

I absolutely LOVE Supernatural. I just needed to add to the comment count and support the best show on TV.

I think that everyone who watches this show wishes that more people watched this show. A lot of sci-fi type shows that air on network TB are that way: there’s a dedicated core fanbase, but it’s hard for them to find wider appeal. Why is this? I’m not sure, but I suspect it may have to do with the fact that network TV often seems to be vaguely ashamed of sci-fi shows. It’s as though someone in network-exec-land thinks that somehow they aren’t as worthy as high dramas like CSI or Gray’s. This is not the case, partcularly not with Supernatural, but I think it’s the stereotype. So instead of heavily promoting these shows, they do things like stick them in the toughest timeslot on television. I think there’s a perception that Supernatural will pick up the audience demographic that won’t be interested in the dramas also in that timeslot, but there’s little or no consideration that people who watch those shows might ALSO watch Supernatural, if it was given a chance, a time that doesn’t interfere with already established shows, and an ad campaign to rival other CW offerings.

The interesting thing is that this doesn’t have to be the case. Well-promoted sci-fi shows (look at what Showtime did with BattleStar Galactica) have a lot of mass appeal. Showtime really ran an enormous promotional campaign for BattleStar, put it in a prime timespot, and people watch it. Lots of them, every week. I think they’d watch Supernatural too, if only the network would give it a chance.

Everyone else here has praised the show’s quality (great actors, a clear direction, solid writing week-in week-out, etc), and I can only say that I agree 100%. This is a show that certainly deserves more of a chance than it’s getting. I hope your article does convince more people to watch.

I love it !!!!!!

I mean there is nothing more positive I can say that hasnt been said. Jensen & Jared are probably the 2 hardest working guys on TV right now and Kripke has a hell of a writing team behind him backing him up. Its in a crappy time slot ….that does need to change.

I only recently discovered “Supernatural” with episode 12 from season 2. I liked it so much that I went back and watched the rest of season 2 in a week. I’m officially addicted to the show and I only wish that more people would pick up watching it so that it survives. I think you made a good point in that the overall storyline of SPN feels more satisfying than “The X-Files” had (and I say this as an ex-”Files” junkie) because there’s more of a sense of direction. It’s such a solid show and it really feels focused. That’s why it’s such a shame that you see shows like “Studio 60″ still floating around on television because this show definitely has it’s act together much more than some of these other primetime dramas.

What hurts the most to me, though, is how there are so many people out there that will watch shows like “CSI” and “Law & Order” but aren’t willing to give SPN a try because it deals with the supernatural and it on the CW network. Well, “Battlestar Galactica” on the SciFi channel is not only a genre show and not only on a more “obscure” network but it is based on a really terrible older TV series. Yet people have been flocking to that show more and more since the mini-series debuted. I really wish that there would be more push out there for “Supernatural”, more advertising and people trying to get it noticed because quite often that is precisely how a show gets so many viewers, because it is unavoidably noticeable (see: “Lost”, “Heroes”).

“Supernatural” isn’t just some “Buffy ripoff” or just a show about two demon hunters. It is a show with genuinely human and compelling characters that you actually care about because they feel like real live people. It is worth a try, give it a shot.

I started watching because I could not stand to watch one more cop show (CSI) or one more doctor show (GA). If Supernatural weren’t on I wouldn’t watch TV on Thurs. nights.

Supernatural has a look and feel that is unlike that of the other CW shows. The heroes drive an old car. They wear thrift-store clothes. They stay in crummy motels. The show uses classic rock instead of pimping the latest releases. The lighting is deliberately murky, so that you can’t always see the action clearly and have to use your imagination. Instead of an opening credits sequence, each episode starts with “previouslies” that often look like music videos.

I would describe this as a family show, because the theme of “family,” family bonds and obligations, is very strong.

It’s in a tough time slot, on a netlet, and the CW is not carried everywhere in the U.S.

When I heard SPN ratings for the latest episode I almost wanted to cry. It was probaly the best episode so far, the acting was superb and they got such (excuse my french) shitty ratings. The is by far my most favourite show to air on TV and if it was cancelled I don’t know what I would do with myself. The CW doesn’t promote nearly as much as it deserves and people need know about this awesome show so they don’t watch sub-standard shows like Grey’s Anatomy.

GIVE SUPERNATURAL THE RECOGNITION AND PRAISE IT DESERVES!!!!!!!

For anyone who watched it before and stopped, they should go back and watch from “Hunted” on this season. They’ve just gotten better and better and show no signs of going down hill. Jensen and Jared are spot on, getting to the point where the fanish squee that goes on after the show is more “DID YOU SEE HOW THEY DID THAT/THIS/THERE?” instead of the usual “OMG” that happens. We’ve noticed. We’re trying our hardest to get people to watch it. We’re converting masses as you speak. Damn, we sound like some sort of cult. But then, we are are a sci-fi show fanbase. That does explain it, doesn’t it.

I wholeheartedly agree with everyone who’ve said how wonderful Supernatural. Supernatural is the best series I’ve ever seen on television, period. The writing is fabulous, the acting is beyond amazing and the show just keeps on getting better and better. I am also in total agreement with those who have said that this show is far more than just a horror/genre show…it really is so much more than that – it’s family drama, it’s comedy, it’s action-packed scare you out of your seat fun…really Supernatural is everything that defines good TV. The character development is fabulous and I love how the show has such a dark, edgy feel to it. If you haven’t watched an episode I highly recommend that you give it a try…it only took five minutes for me to get hooked and I also came in late to the series, and I mean season finale late, and was able to understand what was going on even without seeing the background episodes. Supernatural is a fabulous, entertaining yet intelligent, edgy show that no one should miss!

I just want to agree with all the previous posts. Supernatural is an amazing, intriguing series, better than any other show on TV at this time (or any time). I don’t understand why people are not watching. I’ve introduced two friends (one male, one female) and both were hooked after the first episode I showed them and are now diehard fans. If everyone would just give this show a try . . . .

I’ve not read all of the new comments yet, but when I read the ones available last evening I had not seen that anyone mentioned iTunes. In addition to being able to see some of the episodes at cwtv.com, the 2nd season episodes are available for download at iTunes for $1.99 an ep (you can also subscribe to the entire season). All season 2 eps are now available. Please check out this wonderful show.

I was lured into watching after seeing so many of my friends falling for Supernatural. I gave the Season 2 opening a try and I was impressed. Watched 2.02, and decided that was a show worthy of my attention. Bought the S1 DVD boxset and watched them all with the husband and got abolutely hooked.

I’m not a big horror fan, but the whole premise is so well done, the dynamics between the brothers (and their father) so wonderfully rendered and I just cannot get enough. Its a show that focuses on a couple of characters and fleshes them out. Great acting too, Jared is getting better as the show goes and Jensen is stellar. It’s not usunual for an episode to make me laugh out loud, and then later make me whimper when the emo hits.

so what I’m saying is that everyone should give it a try! it’s against big guns on other channels, but hopefully Supernatural will be saved and come back for (at least) one more season!

Supernatural is definitely the best (and most entertaining yet intelligent) show on TV! Especially the second season has character depth and conflict unlike anything I’ve seen on TV. The artistry of the show is just incredible, too – the lighting and sets are on a completely different level from your average show. The episodes just get better all the time, too. I can’t believe more people aren’t addicted to Supernatural! Jared and Jensen are improving all the time as actors (and they were great from the start). So if you’ve never watched Supernatural, go for it!

“While Supernatural is a spiritual successor to The X-Files, unlike that show, it succeeds in fusing its horror-movie-a-week concept with its compelling and well-developed mythology and larger dramatic arcs.”

Exactly. Supernatural is true to its heritage in the horror suspense genre, and can create a genuinely creepy 9:00 hour. The Supernatural and urban legend elements play into a landscape of the American dark subconscious. With our heroes playing traveling the back byways with the third star of the show, their Chevy Impala. The stars are attractive, engaging, and genuinely act like siblings. The messed up family relationships is one of the main stays of the show. It’s a constant amazement to me that the show doesn’t get more attention and more people watching.

This is totally the BEST new show of the season. Yes, it sounds hokey, but please give it a chance. The themes the show deals with are timeless and well presented. The two boys are eye candy for anyone with a pulse, but its their chemistry together that gives this show Ooomph! I am not a teeny bopper by any means and I watch with my eleven year old son. We are truly obsessed with this show. I hope it does well in the ratings, because it would be a real shame to loose such a well structured universe. You can go to the CW web site and watch streaming video of the new episodes two days after they air. Very well crafted, the only downside is that its on the CW. This show belongs on HBO!

I completely adore Supernatural. I first tune in because I was a fan of both Jensen and Jared because of shows like Dark Angel and Gilmore Girls but I stayed because of the plot, the actors’ chemistry onscreen and, well, off screen too. The supernatural has always intrigued me so shows like Buffy, Angel, Charmed and the likes have always interested me.

I saw many people say they don’t want to try Supernatural because they missed season 1 or they already tried it and didn’t really like it or many others are just waiting for the release on DVD. I say, they can’t base everything just on season 1. Like any other shows, the first season is open to succeeses and “failure” (not the greatest word here). The show is getting better and better and the actors are improving with every episodes. As is the plot. It’s not just a matter of spook of the week with the new lady to rescue. There’s so much more than that. And I don’t think it’s too complicated to start now and know what happened before.

Supernatural is just totally awesome. The brothers’s relationship is awesome, the story is really great. Basically it’s two guys on a road trip and they kill “bad guys” on the way. Really, they just wanted to live a normal life and to achieve that they have to do what they do. The car is really awesome and the music that goes along every episode is totally rocking. They don’t call it classic rock for nothing. And, okay, Jensen and Jared? Total hotties so that doesn’t hurt at all but, as I said before, it’s so much more than that!!!

Give it a try if you haven’t already, give it another chance if you have watched but stopped. This show totally deserves it.

This article is really an awesome summary of what I’ve been trying to tell my friends to get them into it. Amazing character chemistry, cool backstory, interesting premise, and really skilled actors- helps they’re not bad looking, either. It’s such an amazing show and everybody who works on it really puts so much effort into it. I’ve been spreading it virus style among my friends in the past couple of weeks and so far there’s nobody I’ve shown it to who doesn’t adore it and want to know where the Winchester boys are gonna end up.

Come on, American public, shape up! There’s good TV right under your nose, you’ve just gotta turn off Grey’s Anatomy long enough to notice!

I never watched Supernatural during the first season, but then a friend told me how great it was, so I rented the first season on DVD. I had finished watching the episodes well before season 2 started, and have been watching the show when it airs this season. Thursday night is a busy night for TV and it’s just not fair that such a great show as Supernatural gets overlooked. It’s definitely the best show on television right now.

Supernatural is a great show and i for one really love it. Season 2 has managed to avoid the sophomore slump and has even risen to the occasion of being even better than season 1. The storyline is more than the new town, new being to hunt every week, instead it focuses on the relationship between the brothers and the complexity and range of emotions and the relationship there. What I love about the show is that it doesn’t settle into being complacent, instead it shows you the definite character development of the two brothers, how they have evolved from s1 till now, and how new experiences change their perspectives. The basic plotline of the show is different and it’s interesting and exciting.

The problem with the ratings is that sadly, Supernatural is not getting the right recognition it richly deserves because not everyone gets The CW channel and that they are at the most competitive timeslot in primetime. Jensen and Jared are two of the most harworking people with their insane hours of shooting, along with the crew. One can see how they both have matured and can make you cry with just a look, that’s how good they are and what they bring to the show, hitting their mark every week.

I really love Supernatural and will keep watching it, I just hope it gets the recognition it rightly deserves for being the awesome show it is.

Supernatural is an awesome show and it breaks my heart to know that its not getting the attention that it deserves! i hope it doesnt become another firefly..:o(

I agree – I really enjoy watching Supernatural because it interests and entertains me.

Heck, I’ve even recommended this show to my friends at work.

Its so much more than himbo tv and I really hope it gets a third season.

Please CW do another season of Supernatural.

Its entertaining and engaging and its the first tv show ever I’ve recommended to friends and colleagues because I want them to enjoy it too (ok, it makes for better office conversations, but that’s by the by).

I really hope it gets moved away from Thursday night because that’s horrible scheduling.

Supernatural is a great show. I never miss it. Ever. I’ve gotten so many people I know into the show, and it’s wonderful. The only problem is, they don’t watch it at 9pm on Thursdays. I am the only person I know who doesn’t watch Grey’s Anatomy or CSI. I used to watch Grey’s Anatomy, but I stopped when it changed to Thursday Nights. I watch it online now, when I have the time. People I know ask me for my tapes of Supernatural, so they can watch the show on a TV instead of a computer, since the screen is bigger. It may seem like it’s easy to simply watch Grey’s or CSI and tape Supernatural, but if you have a TV/VCR-in-one you often can’t do that. You can only watch/tape one channel at a time. So you have to find another VCR, and then tape in that while you watch on your other machine. Then if you actually have to go out on Thursday night at nine, or are busy and can’t watch TV, then the real drama starts. Now that TV programs are available to watch online, myself and other people are able to watch episodes we didn’t get a chance to tape. It’s great! People I know stream Supernatural sometimes. Still, competing with CSI and Grey’s Anatomy is one tough task. I am shocked that Supernatural is doing as well as it is, in the Timeslot of Doom. If they moved it to a different night, far more people would watch it. However I don’t know if any other CW show could stand up to the Timeslot of Doom. Perhaps the CW realized that Supernatural is such a strong show, it is the only one that can stand up to the colossal monsters of Grey’s and CSI and live to tell the tale.

Supernatural is funny, entertaining, scary, and unique. I love the family issues between Dean and Sam and their father, and I love watching Sam and Dean fight Demons! Or ghosts…or creepy dolls…It’s fun! Every week something new happens! I also love the emotional episodes, and the dramatic moments. This show is truly amazing. I really hope that the ‘low’ ratings don’t lead to its cancellation. That would be a real tragedy for this brilliant and thrilling hour of television.

I wholeheartedly agree with Deborah, because it’s such a powerful show that the characters (At least, the main ones) are so like us, like we can sympathize with them in a certain way, and most of us (Including me) actually winced when we saw the end of DEVIL TRAP, the first season finale, to what had happened with the Impala (Dean’s car), and in real life, I honestly don’t care about my car that much over the Impala.

It’s addictive, and I honestly admire SPN (Supernatural) for holding quite well against Grey’s Anatomy and CSI, and I can see if they moved to Wednesday or Fridays, their ratings wouldn’t drop, it would dramatically increase. But that’s just my opinion.

SPN, YOU LITERALLY ROCK MY SOCKS.

I wish I could be as eloquent explaining my zeal for Supernatural. All I can usually produce are “Oh my God, it’s so amazing” and much flailing about.

Supernatural is the BEST show ever- it has everything a great show must have. Amazing (HOT) actors, great story arcs, humour, awesome scripts, ETC ETC ETC I LOVE this show so much, it’s like the only show I devote time to. PEOPLE, you have GOT to watch the boys in action!!!!

Another Uk’er here. Supernatural is a bloody brilliant show. I was drawn to the show after missing similar genred shows such as X files, Buffy and Angel when they had come to an end. Many shows had tried to spark my interest and seemed to be filling the gap (eg odyssey 5, threshold, invasion, the 4400, lost) only to be cancelled or just seemed unable to keep my commitment to them.

Supernatural… Well from the first show I was hooked, tuning in religiously every week. Kripke and co have produced a show and characters that you just have to care about and have to know where they’re going and what they’ll be up against week after week. I find it completely bemusing why the CW would put a show with such possibilities up against such heavy hitters like CSI and Grey’s Anatomy. I myself was an avid CSI follower (GA on the otherhand…why…?) but have found over time I can do with out it.

I hope tv guys over there in the US don’t deprive me of what’s turning into a worthy successor to my other SciFi/Supernatural obsessions which are sadly no more. I want to see these characters continue to grow and the supernaturalverse continue to expand.

So with that anyone reading this who doesn’t already, you’d better give it a go and WATCH Supernatural you’ll be pleasantly surprised – great writing, great acting, it’s just GREAT!!

SPN continues to be one of the finest shows on television, bringing quality and heart week in and week out. This is truly a gem, and deserves to be recognized for the epic show it is.

Supernatural is the best show ever, while you look into concepts, acting, direction….I think people who do not watch this show…Missing a good, creative, unique and fun Tv…

Supernatural is the most amazing show on television today, hands down.
I’m was, and still am a Buffy fanatic. It’s my personal belief that Buffy was one of those shows that will never be matched, or replicated. It was magical, it was one of a kind. It was a hit of the biggest kind.

Supernatural, if it’s given the advertisement it needs, has the potential to become something HUGE, something special like Buffy.
I’m doing everything i can to promote it, and there’s alot more fans out there doing the same. Supernatural deserves a chance; it’s amazing.

Somehow, against my will, I have found myself a fan of this show. It is hands down the best TV show on the air.

I now find myself worried there will not be a third season, but think I have found a solution for the wide world of non-US viewers to have their voices heard – email WB directly and tell them you like the show. A few million emails will probably do the trick. I found this email address on the website to be used for viewer feedback:

feedback@CWTV.com

Hi an Aussie viewer who is 40 something and loves Supernatural it is definetly not just a teen show, here in Australia we have it on the one channel that doesn’t rate as well as the other two but it has the highest viewers in the 18 -45 demographic, who happen to be the most lucerative audience and Supernatural as well as Smallville are both highly rated on the network itself for that fact alone aside from the show being one of the best shows on Australian tv at the moment. The only shame is that it is up against Desperate Housewives here, but anyhoo here in Australia we are completely spreading the love and the word.
Foreign ratings do play a part on keeping shows on tv, for example Farscape and although Firefly did have only 1 season we got a movie out of it too.
Fortunately with Supernatural as with Firefly we have a creator in Erik Kripke who listens to the fans as much as Joss Whedon. I can see a Supernatural movie in the future. I totally agree that we will see a 3rd series…got the faith.
As for Jensen and Jared, I have seen their work in other shows and they have both grown so much and matured into two very talented lead actors. Jared in BUADS was brilliant and showed a side to his own acting ability that should make a lot of people stand up and take notice.
Umm I know that season 2 has only started here but me being a diehard fan downloads the eps each week so I can watch it without waiting hehehe.
This is a great place to air views and I really hope that it gets heaps of diggs.
And just let me finish by saying to those who gave up after a few eps, try again I showed the newer ones to some ppl who did that and now they are bigger fans than I am… think about it

You know I grew up watching Mulder and Scully on The X-Files. I was heart-broken when the show ended (actually my heart problems began when Duchovny left and the show limped along for another two years.) Annny-way, I never thought I’d love another show as much. Then Supernatural came along and once again I fell heart over head. Didn’t someone say somewhere say love is better the second time around?

I really don’t have anything more profound to say than has already been said by previous posters, but really WATCH THIS SHOW.

Jensen Ackles is one of the best actors on TV today and his Dean Winchester is just about the most compelling character since, well, Mulder and Scully. Jared is also quite fabulous as baby brother Sam and their relationship is as true a sibling portrayal as I’ve ever seen on television. Even Daddy Winchester played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan, is a rich and complex character despite only having appeared in a handful of episodes.

I started watching this show as just a guilty pleasure, but when Skin and then Asylum came along and really started to delve into the delicious dysfunctionality of the Winchester family, I realized this show is so much more than the popcorn fun that I had originally believed it to be. I dropped House and then Grey’s Anatomy to watch Supernatural and I haven’t regretted it once.

Finally Alex, thanks so much for writing this awesome article and I look forward to reading about your “10 Best Characters on TV.”

This is an awesome show everyone should watch it.

I love the show and have been watching it since day 1.I just hope that there will be more seasons to come because the day they stop airing will truly be a sad one.As for the actors,they really do an outstanding job,I would be proud of myself if I were them.As for the crew there doing a great job too.I’m a movie and tv person,but the only show I watch is supernatual.I will try to get some more people in to the show.

i absolutly LOVE supernatural. when my friend lent my the first season, i watched in less than 2 days, and was soo hooked, i went to youtube and watched the all 13 episodes i missed in season 2 in less than one day. i gave up greys anantomy on thursday for supernatural, which i love too by the way, but supernatural, man its just too good to give up. maybe if cw started playing re runs from the begining on a differnt night, people might get the chance to watch it more. idk, it needs to come back for a 3rd+ seasons. i mean it. i meam, what would i do with out my Winchester boys? :’(
SAVE SUPERNATURAL
SAVE THE WORLD

Thought you’d like to know that SPN fangirls are now wanting to have your babies for writing this article. LOL. You’ve made a point a lot of us are puzzling ourselves… but all we can do is continue the loyal fanbase. We score more viewers with SPN than other CW “hits” like Veronica Mars and just hope that – like Buffy – the CW will realize that 3 million (and growing) die-hard loyal fans, a cult following, is a success on its own.

And thank you for giving us a credible voice. We appreciate it.

Love,
Julie-Rae

I frustrates me when I hear people say they’ve never even heard of Supernatural. I really feel like it’s a diamond in the rough. It’s just an amazing show that leaves me speechless week after week. It’s in the toughest timeslot in TV history and it’s on the CW…those are 2 things that hurt the show dearly. I have never in my 30 years been so attached to a show or it’s characters. I feel in love with the show during season 1 but I have to say season 2 has gone above and beyond anything I could of ever dreamed of. I laugh, I cry, I get the heebie jeebies–I love it. It has some of the best acting and chemistry I’ve ever seen. Everything down to the music selection is perfect. Thursdays can’t get here fast enough!!!!

Thank you so much for this wonderful article. I am not a resident of the US and I must confess that I am a bit worried about the low ratings the show seems to have in the States. Strange, but it actually seems more popular in Europe, and possibly Asia as well, at least according to what I’ve heard.

Honestly, I can’t understand how anyone could not love this show. It’s smart, funny, dark, imaginative, genuinly creepy and has a great soundtrack. The acting only seems to be getting better and better with each episode, and with the chemistry Ackles and Padalecki had right from the start, that takes some effort. The sibling relationship is incredibly layered and believable, and often reminds me of my own interactions with my brother and sister. Now that isn’t something you see everyday on television.

I personally like Gray’s Anatomy just fine, but then again, I have the luxury og being in another country, where those two shows air on different days. However, if I had to choose, I would watch Supernatural, hands down. Gray’s Anatomy is mindless entertainment, something to giggle over with the girlfriends, while Supernatural presents some genuinely challenging moral dilemmas for the characters, and doesn’t take the easy way out in solving them.

Wow, this got longer than I expected. To anyone who might read this: if you’re not already watching Supernatural, give it a chance! I promise you it’ll be worth it.

One of the best things about this show is that my whole family enjoys it. My husband and I love it and my two teenagers (1 boy and 1 girl) love it too. That is the only show on tv that I can say that about. It is a show that I enjoy watching with my teenagers. It’s not like many of the shows out there…unintelligent crap about kids jumping from one bed to another…but it has wit, heart and good acting. Thursdays nights have become a time when all 4 of us can snuggle on the sofa, turn down the lights and enjoy some great entertainment! We’d miss it if CW was foolish enough to cancel it.

I came late to this article and don’t have time to read the comments (sorry, all the commenters!) but just wanted to say thank you for giving this way-overlooked show some recognition.

I understand why people who get freaked by scary things wouldn’t want to watch it, but I think the value of the show is so much more in the relationship between the brothers, and in the synergy between excellent writing (drama/suspense/humor/characterization), cinematography, and music than in the premise by itself.

I don’t know… I’ve watched the show in dribs and drabs over the past two years, and while I agree that it has strong foundations and potential, too often it falls into the cheesy and predictable. The writers don’t seem to enjoy shades of grey or complexity of story at all, hamstringing two very intriguing characters with easily resolved, black-and-white stories. I’m also not sure I share the author’s opinion that the writers know where they’re going with the overarching mythology either; and calling it stronger than the X-Files?! pshaw.

That said, I love genre shows like this in general, and I think the two main actors are surprisingly strong. I just wish the writers would give them more nuanced stuff to work with. Hopefully it will be renewed to give them a chance to evolve and deepen the complexity and moral ambiguity a show like this needs in order to be called great.

I think with Supernatural you cannot really watch it in dribs and drabs in order to appreciate the overall mythology. The writers I believe have an idea where their going with the overall storyline. Season 1 dealt with the family dyanmic namely Dean, Sam, and their dad. It setup the background of what exactly they do and how they relate to each other. Season 2 removes the dad and focuses on the brothers. The brothers relationship is the only thing left of their family, so their bonding is important for this season. Sam has the potential to go darkside by being related to the overall demon plan and Dean might go darkside in his effort to protect whats left of his family. The third season I feel will eliminate the the tension between the brothers, thereby eliminating sams potential evil. This will probably involve the two brothers up against the “so-called” demon spawn children and dive deeper into that mythology. While some episodes I found predictable for the most part the rest of season 2 hasnt been. For example, I had no idea we would now have the FBI, cops, other hunters, the demons, and possibly a trickster after them. So basically their screwed on all sides. I look forward to see how they tackle that.

Hi.

I find ‘Supernatural’ to be a great prog, one that builds not only the storyline and sustains the direction of the series but provides characters who grow. I don’t think all the directions of growth are good, but then I am not a writer for the show.

Over on my blog Ive just posted about the Winchester boy’s attitudes in episode 13 series 2. Feel free to drop by.

It is a crying shame to put Supernatural up against big audience pullers on a channel that does not draw a great many anyway.

By the way, I’m from Scotland, UK.

‘In My Time Of Dying.’

Eddie.

Its a shame that not many people watch it. The only horror genre shows I’ve ever watched was Buffy and Angel but even they got way to soap opera-y after a while. Now I find myself with Supernatural. The actors are clearly workng hard on building up the characters, so well that I often have to remind myself that its a show and Sam and Dean Winchester will not be busting down my door anytime soon…But only I wish.

I’ve always had a thing for myths and legends, heck, I find myself looking up and reading on hauntings more than ever. Supernatural has given me a fun hour of a deep interest of mine, so fun that every Thursday I wake up say say to myself,”Its Supernatural Thursday!”

The best show ever! Not to mention they do it all with a hot car, awesome music, sweet weapons & the hottest men on this earth! Oh yes, I went there…

I was hooked on Supernatural the first episode I ever watched. I has humor with excellently timed witty one liners. It has horror. It has suspense. But I think the thing that has me hooked over all is the main story arc, I’m desperate to see what happens.

The actors Jensen and Jared (who I believe to be the most talented young actor of their generation) work so well together, their on screen relationship as brothers is 100% believable and draws you in week after week. You really feel and care for them. The show is also not afraid to visit the more sensitive side of human nature allowing the actors to really outdo themselves in some really emotionally challenging scenes.

It is very grown up but doesn’t fall victim to unnecessary bad language. It’s more mature than Buffy but still equally as interesting.

So with the excellent music , the gorgeous car, the well choreographed action sequences and emotionally thrilling ride, what’s not to love?

I’m really hooked to that show! It is really getting stronger and stronger this season. I just don’t get it why I am the only one (almost) that watch it. Every time I ask ppl if they watch Supernatural, they’re like… Humm wha? never heard of it! I just got a friend into it. But she’s only watching it on DVD with me. *Sigh*. Here in Montreal Canada it’s air on the CW time on the channel fox. So it’s aired at 11pm. So no competition with CSI GA and the OC (whos over now anyway) But I can understand it’s a bit late for some. But I just don’t care and watch it even if I’m really tired!

This show have everything to be a hit show! Suspence, horror, guns, great car, great music, hot brothers, hot girls and a lot of action!!

I’m really hopefull that it will be renewed for a third season. But I wish it would last at least 5 years! Still trying my best to convert people! Long life to Supernatural!!

I am a die hard Supernatural fan and have been since mid first season. I love the show for all of the same reasons that were so eloquently stated by other posters. I think the writing and acting is top notch. I refuse to miss this show at all. It’s the only show that I feel this strongly about and I think that that is because the writers and actors have done such an amazing job of having these characters connect with the viewers that we actually feel for them and want to know what is coming next.
I saw an interview with Jensen and Jared and they are just as frustrated with lack of viewers as we are. They asked for our help to promote the show. They work their asses off to give us this amazing show every week and I think we should try to work just as hard at trying to gain viewership. So tell your family, tell your friends, host a Supernatural viewing party for all those who haven’t seen it yet. People may not tune in on their own, but if you tune in with them, it’s more likely than not that they will be just as hooked as you all are on this incredible show. I for one take my season one dvd set with me wherever I go and have converted most of my friends, family, colleagues and even students to this show.
People either just haven’t heard anything or the right things about this show. Scary just got sexy? Give me a break. Yes, Jensen and Jared are undeniably gorgeous, but I think that form of marketing turned more viewers off than attracted viewers. That tag line sort of screams, teenage fangirls come squee at the hotness of the two leads. This show is way too smart for that kind of crap.
So the PTB need to realize what a gold mine they have on their hands and do some decent promotion of this show. In the meantime, do what you can to tune people into this awesome show. It’s worth the effort, and the people that actually do tune in will thank you for it.

I watch supernatural. I think it’s the best show on tele. The cast are brillant. Jensen and jared give each storyline justice. The plots just get better and better.
A few people have said to me it’s not that good after watching just a few episodes. But how can they say that when they’ve hardly seen it.
I think every episode is great. and am really really hoping there are many more seasons to come.
I am a supernatural addict and just can’t imagine it not being on tv.

The main reason Supernatural doesn’t draw that many viewers is definitely the timeslot. If the CW would move it back to Tuesday, maybe it would get higher ratings.

It really is a very entertaining show. (:

You get the gist. It is a great show, so watch it, you’ll so regret it otherwise

Oh please, I could count people who doesn’t want to see SPN in one hand. [In my area anyway.]

That has to say something… because I live in K.S.A [Saudi Arabia] mind you.

Supernatural is the best show on tv. The story lines are great, they mix horror, humour and drama.

I am from Sydney, Australia and its a shame to hear that it is in a bad timelsot in the US and not getting the viewers. My friends and I are SN (and Jensen and Jared) addicts and it is on Monday nights here and it makes getting through Mondays a whole lot easier knowing it is on that night!

Let’s hope there are many more seasons to go.

Supernatural? the best!! , it’s a must-seen tv show… give yourself a chance, watch it and you’ll realize.

ok seriously, y don’t people luv supernatural? i mean, it’s got demons, family drama (lots), 2 gorgeous guys, a sweet ride, and occasionally sappy sensitive moments, and all together it’s a great show! i mean seriously, if you don’t luv supernatural, then your nuts!

I justed wanted to add that I am a supernatural fan in the uk!!! I love this show so much. My whole family watch it (the only show we do all watch and love). It pains me that supernatural is not watched more. I am not a teenager, I am not someone who watches the show because the boys are hunky. I watch this because it is amazing, the acting, the story lines, the production. It is like a small movie each week, and always keeps me on the edge of my seat. This is the only show I would drop everything to watch.

The show needs to be much better advertised in the us and the uk.

We all watch this fantastic programme it is a night that is pre planned and never missed…. hope it goes on for years to come, great acting and scrips are few and far between.

I guess the biggest reason people don’t watch Supernatural is because it’s going against GA and CSI which is totally not fair. I’d love it if they moved them to a different time slot because it’s a great show.

I watched Supernatural the entire first season. Unfortunately Grey’s Anatomy moved and Supernatural didn’t. Even putting it in the 8:00 timeslot would be helpful but between Grey’s and Scrubs, I can’t do it all (even with my DVR).

At this point, I’ve missed the entire 2nd season and the CW isn’t even sart enough to show new episodes while Grey’s is on hiatus to get some new viewers. If Supernatural moves I’m happy to catch back up.

I think it’s because CW is treating it like an ugly stepchild, You have these glorious ads on Smallville and then as an afterthought ‘Oh by the way Supernatural follows.’ They used to advertise and tell everyone Supernatural with Jared Padalecki of Gilmore Girls and then they added Jensen Ackles and then for some reason almost completely stopped ads for Supernatural except the next epiosde commericals which are far fewer then other shows on CW. Jensen and Jared are good together but toss in Jeffrey Dean Morgan aka John Winchester and you definitely have a winning combo. Shadow was good but the last 15 minutes with all three was very emotional and In The Time Of Dying oh my!

In the Uk we don’t get very many “Oh my god this totaly rocks!” tv. So thank god for Supernatural!! This show combines almost every genre : comedy, horror, mystery, drama etc. Unlike shows like the dresden files and Lost, this show isn’t over complicated but still manages to keep the viewer gripped with the dark twists and secrets.
I think Jared is a great actor but he doesn’t take risks like Jensen Ackles (he’s in full gear mohawk, piercings, sideburns for ten inch hero). Jensen is phenomenal as Dean, totally believable. He is excellent in the dramatic scanes and was bril when he had to smash the impala. I cannot for the life of me think of any other actors who can portray their characters so damn well.
Supernatural totally roocks. It’s without doubt the best show on tv, with the most comitted fanbase EVER. ITV2 and the CW should take more notice of this diamond.

In the Uk we don’t get very many “Oh my god this totaly rocks!” tv. So thank god for Supernatural!! This show combines almost every genre : comedy, horror, mystery, drama etc. Unlike shows like the dresden files and Lost, this show isn’t over complicated but still manages to keep the viewer gripped with the dark twists and secrets.
I think Jared is a great actor but he doesn’t take risks like Jensen Ackles (he’s in full gear mohawk, piercings, sideburns for ten inch hero). Jensen is phenomenal as Dean, totally believable. He is excellent in the dramatic scanes and was bril when he had to mash the impala. I cannot for the life of me think of any other actors who can portray their characters so damn well.
Supernatural totally roocks. It’s without doubt the best show on tv, with the most comitted fanbase EVER. ITV2 and the CW should take more notice of this diamond.

Afternoon I am also a huge British fan of the show, thanx to this show I began buidling my first ever web site , packed with pictures, slideshows, Web links, SN Hotshot news, SN Forum board, XL pics, and many more sections etc

I am amazed that the show needs to go through the mill every year to be re-newed, its such an awsome show, barely any swearing, its a family show, all round entertaining, but I hope for once someone listens to the fans.

I also created a yahoo home pg, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/norkil
If my url site does not show up in this comment box check out my yahoo for link.

If any of you have time to check my url out please follow these simple rules:
NO DROOLING
NO SUDDEN SMILING IS ALLOWED
NO WIDENING OF THE EYES IN SHOCK ! OR NOT !
NO GASPING ETC.

Thanx Niky April 23rd 2007

I too am a fan watching the show in the UK and have to agree with some fellow reviewers on this site that Supernatural is the most watchable show on TV at the moment. I have watched Grey’s Anatomy a few times and have really tried to like the show but cannot for the life of me see what is so amazing about it.
Supernatural is incredibly well acted by the two leads Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki, yes they are two great looking guys but have enourmous talent and have a great chemistry which really shows. Supernatural is not just about spooks, it’s about a family torn apart by a terrible tragedy caused by a Supernatural event occurring in their lives when the two boys were small and how they have continued to fight to prevent similar happenings destroying others whilst rebuilding a crumbling relationship between the brothers.
Supernatural deserves and should be given more promotion by the network.
If you have never watched this amazing series please give it a try, i guarantee you’ll love it and will soon be hooked.

supernatural is the best because it has mixtures of everything humor,mystery, action, and drama
i watch it every thursday and sunday.( !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
i like it when dean kicks but and how sam investigates a lot and has visions!

Lucky me all my shows come on different days of the week and different times! Lucy me I only watch a few shows….. Everything else is Saturday morning cartoons (“Ben 10″) or reruns of “Felicity” on WE (who had recently stopped showing it, so now I’ve gotta rent the DVDs), “ANGEL” on TNT or “Xena” and “Buffy” on video tapes.

HEROES – 9:00PM (Monday)
MEDIUM – 10:00PM (Wednesday)
Supernatural – 9:00PM (Thursday)
Ghost Whisperer – 8:00 (Friday)

To be honest, I like SUPERNATURAL where it is at 9:00PM, sure the time slot is probably a killer for its ratings, hence the 3 Million Quota, but I couldn’t think of watching it at another time. I never watched it when it premeired on Tuesdays, because Tuesday was always my unofficial “Day Off From TV-Land” day, and at the time, I basically thought the premise of the show sucked. But when it moved from Tuesday to Thursday, I started watching it more, because let’s face it, there’s nothing ever on on Thursday (I’m no fan of any the shows that come NBC, CBS, or ABC). Honestly, I can see why a lot of people don’t like SUPERNATURAL. Like any Supernatural/Horror/Thriller themed show, take “Buffy”, “Angel”, or the “X-Files” for instance, you either like it or you hate it.

Supernatural is among the quota of such a basis. Sometimes the show falls over on itself with drama/angst between Dean and Sam Winchester; Both characters are over exaggerations of personalities or quirks that an elder or younger sibling doesn’t like about the other. And their arguments, mostly centering around their Family-lifestyle, their Father, or Sam’s so-called destiny’, become so overblown sometimes its gets hard for me to remember why I watch it sometimes. Sometimes some (but not a lot) of the episodes are just plain forgettable (S1: “Bugs” – “Nightmare” – “Provenance”; S2: “Hunted” – “Croatoan” – “Simon Says” – “Tall Tails”, to name a few of the many, Season II Wise) or contrite. In my opinion, its the younger Brother’s fault. The writers focus too much on Sam’s need to point everything out through complaints and Broody-Angst. Then other times, they focus too much on Dean’s Macho-isms and the need to protect his family. I would love to see them express these troublesome things without writing some end-episode speech or arguments in this series all the freaking’ time. Acting wise, Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki are not just pretty faces worthy of a GQ Magazine, they can act with the best of them when given the right direction and motivation. Other times they fall flat upon the generic table. And While ‘SN’ looks like a show you can watch during any period given its Episodic Format (S1), you’ll find yourself lost as soon as it reaches the end of either season. And I think the major killer of SUPERNATURAL when it comes to simple general interest, is the ‘THE DEMON/SPECIAL CHILDREN’ Subplot that has been integrated into both seasons the show. The first Season goes into explaining all the tedious need-to-knows, and the Second Season focused too much of its time on it, constantly mentioning it or dedicating episodes to it (“Simon Says” – “Croatoan” – “Hunted” – “Playthings”), until it becomes that annoying buzz in your ear. The writers practically loose sight of the original premise of the show. They introduced new characters and plots, they ended up getting rid of by the finale. They never really do anything with this irritating little subplot it until the last two episodes (“All Hell Breaks Loose – Parts I and II”). By then I was simply glad they offed YOU-KNOW-WHO and [hopefully] dropped the entire thing altogether. I was right and tired of it.

But all in all, there are hundreds of reasons why a lot of people don’t Watch SUPERNATURAL. Despite the resurrection and newfound popularity of ‘Teen Slasher Flicks’ nowadays Supernatural is just a show that either captures you attention or doesn’t. For me its a little bit a both, but more of the first.

—W i l l o w* (Like BTVS “Willow Rosenberg” and not “Val Kramer”)

SUPERNATURAL ROCKS! I watch it every Thursday and me and my friend call each other after the show. It would suck if they didn’t have a third season. I just found out that the third season is coming in September and the second season will be out after summer. I can’t wait to get my hands on the second season. I love Supernatural and would curse the CW if they didn’t show it anymore. I’m always on the look out for new Supernature news and buys. THIS SHOW ROCKS!!!!!!!!

I like film that, it’s very very good. And I like Dean Winchester ( Jensen Ackles ) very very much and Sam Winchester ( Jared Padalecki ), I like their acting, I love you Dean, I love you Sam, I love you all very very much….!!!!!!!!!!

I am a huge fan, and I don’t even live live in the States… So my only comment is – live Sara – SUPERNATURAL ROCKS!
Love from Denmark

I netflixed the 1st season and I don’t see the what the fuss is about. X-Files for teens in my opinion. And I must also add, though the XF’s was a story driven arc, the mythology from season 1 through 6 is some of the most impressive writing you’ll ever see and the standalone episodes are far more impressive than anything you’ll find in Supernatural. anyways, for the motherload of writing, check out Babylon 5.

i only have one word to say about this show it rocks
they are hot and this show is all that i look forward to about thursdays

I love Supernatural. I?m from Germany, and here TV shows Supernatural on Mondays. At this time there is nothing on TV which could be more interesting. And I think it?s quite famous. (not more than Dr. House, but…). In general TV shows with supernatural contents are very popular in Germany. And the most interesting thing is the background of the characters. And of course the way the characters look like is an important fact for the success of a TV show. But normally american actors look much better than german ones. And I think Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles are two of the hottest guys in Hollywood!

okay first off, Jared and Jensen are two VERY talented actors, ESPECIALLY Jensen. The plot and actual episodes are AMAZING!!! It’s the kind of show where you can’t watch just one. I stayed up the whole night watching season 2 lol. IT’S AMAZINGGG!!!!!! Not to mention that they are so friggin hott with or WITHOUT (especially without) their shirts on. : )

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Boring show. I’m not really a fan of the X-files Buffy mix, it just doesn’t work. Either you go with a or b, but not both. The show also lacks interesting characters (not only monsters) but some worthy villain who actually shows some..character. And please “the demon” was horrible.

I freaking love Supernatural, unfortunately I can’t watch it because I no longer get the CW station on my school campus. Too bad it doesn’t have the reruns on a different station cuz that would be so extra great…

I love this show.
Got only into the whole crazyness this summer by a friend, and got instanlty hooked upon the brilliant acting of the two boys and the amazing storyline. I used to watch X-files, when i was a kid; partly ’cause i wanted to get that adrenalin rush from being scared shitless, partly also for the sometimes refreshingly interesting urban legend/mystery that made that show itself.
Now Supernatural goes beyond that. It is amazing.

I love this show. I starting watching it this season *gulp* so I missed the first few. But I still managed to keep up with reruns. Every episode we can find, we record, so we can watch other shows and still get our dose of Sam and Dean hotness/monster bashing! I watched the x-files since I was a little ‘un, and this is so much better (in my opinion). I love this show, and hope it’s still got a long life ahead of it!!

i started watching Supernatural only three weeks ago and i’m already up to date, so it’s nothing wrong if you start it now.
if you love it, nothing will be a problem

Dude, how could u no like the show? its amazing!! Great Plots, characters and most of all, actors and crew… Amazing Job Jared and Jensen.. We couldn’t ask for more.. Keep up the thrills.. I’ll be watching every Thursday night at 8pm

I am a big fan of Supernatural. I get scared sometimes, but, its cool. I enjoy it and if I had $200, I would spend it all on Supernatural.

dude! supernatural is one of the best tv shows ever produced…i belive its beter than lost or prison break…..and belive me lots of people is watching supernatural especialy season 4

Supernatural is just one of those shows you’ll have to watch from the beginning.

You can’t just dive in mid-season and expect to comprehend everything.

Many shows nowadays you can’t just dive into midway and understand everything without a refresher or two.

Besides the humor and the ghosts, you can tell that , indeed, family is the show’s main focus.

If it were not for family, John Winchester would not have gotten into hunting and the brothers would never have known that wendigos do exist.

With that aside, the show definitely keeps it interesting by the humor.

Without Dean Winchester’s smart ass responses, the show wouldn’t have been around for so long.

Without Sam Winchester’s intelligence, chances are, Dean probably would’ve been dead way more than we can count.

If you’ve only watched a show or two, I highly recommend that you watch a bit more.

Start from Season One and work your way up and if you can’t get hooked in by Season Two, you’re just missing out in a incredible show that needs more publicity.

[...] you two know, I’m a great admirer of your show SUPERNATURAL, and the consistent acting talent you display on it. With the emotional [...]

[...] you two know, I’m a great admirer of your show SUPERNATURAL, and the consistent acting talent you display on it. With the emotional [...]

I LOVE SUPERNATURAL! I’ve been a fan of other shows before but I was never that addicted to a TV-series. The only show where I anxiously wait for new episodes!
Supernatural rocks!!!
PS: I didn’t like the X-files but I’m a fan of horror movies. Supernatural definitely has some scary moments but even I who love horror, watch the show because of the humor, the music and because of the relationship between the brothers.

Seriously. People who dismiss this as a B-rated horror movie that leans on pretty boys to get ratings are so COMPLETELY MISTAKEN.

For one thing, Jensen and Jared are NOT just pretty boys; they’ve got talent. Jared’s acting has improved a hell lot since his Gilmore Girls days, and Jensen’s always been an awesome actor (he breaks my heart whenever he tears up).

Furthermore, the characters are so complex, and the producers and writers did a great job – still doing a great job – of digging deeper into their psyche to flesh out REAL characters. I especially love Dean’s character, because he’s so damaged even though he pulls this mask over it all the time.

To those guys who think Smallville is a better show, you really don’t know what you’re missing out on. When I watch Smallville now, I just CRINGE at how contrived the dialogues are. All the cheesy phrases, the bad acting (except for Michael Rosenbaum’s) … It just baffles me why the ratings for Smallville is higher than Supernatural’s.

It’s not that I’m hating on Smallville or CSI or Bones or The X-Files or whatever – it’s just that these shows all have ONE good element each. But Supernatural has a COMBINATION of all these elements. You want action and horror, you’ve got it. You want urban legends, there you have it. You want eye candy and three-dimensional characters, SCORE. Plus, the dialogue’s good and there aren’t any cheap special effects or gimmicks to scare the audience.

Supernatural is, by far, the best TV show I have ever watched, even beating the likes of Gilmore Girls, CSI, Smallville, Charmed, Gossip Girl, Lost and Grey’s Anatomy.

We should support it all the way. SUPERNATURAL ROCKS LIKE NO OTHER – especially not like Bon Jovi (who, according to Dean, only rocks on occasion). No offense to Bon Jovi, by the way.

I didn’t really start tuning in to watch “Supernatural” until it was in its fourth season, which just ended a few weeks ago in the States. And yes, it was because it was on the CW on a night when I usually watched shows on NBC or ABC or CBS. But I have read about “Supernatural” in magazines, like letters from viewers, and that made me curious about the show. As a “new” fan, I have started catching up on DVD, and the change in format from Season One to Season Four is different. It’s not so much about a Monster of the Week as it is about a deeper story arc that focuses on Sam and Dean. I did end up missing a few episodes of Season Four, but when I jumped back in, I was able to pick up the main storyline and follow it to the finale. I like the show for its humor, clever dialogue, family drama and emotion, as well as Dean’s cuteness.

First of all let me say I <3 supernatural. As all have said before it usually has great story lines, talented actors and the perfect mix of horor and humor. But as also said b4 some episodes are better than others. So ppl that are judging from one episode don’t be so harsh! Also although I luv supernatural, I also luv smallville, they are diffirent programs, so its not fair to compare them. So stop the hating on smallville and give supernatural another chance!!!!

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[...] you two know, I’m a great admirer of your show SUPERNATURAL, and the consistent acting talent you display on it. With the emotional [...]

I agree supernatural is a great show, I always look forward to new episodes. I think X-files was aired on Fox, so if perhaps if Supernatural was on fox it might have a bigger following. Who needs more crime procedurals and medical dramas.. give us more original awesome shows like 'Supernatural'

Who isn't?! I freakin LOVE LOVE LOVE Supernatural… and every single person who doesn't is crazy and should be checked into a mental hospital… but not one that has a wraith… hahahaha sorry just a bit of supernatural humor there for ya! hahahah Im such a dork.

yes! power to the people!!! you tell em giiiiiiiiirl!!! hahahaha

I watch & love Supernatural.
And i know a lot of people who are watching it.
And im so glad a new season is coming in September.

I have seen more scifi television than any one human should ever see, to the point where I actively seek out old horrible short-run shows and watch them all, even when it's clear it's the worst thing ever made.

I have never purposely seen an episode of Supernatural or Buffy, and don't really miss it. I've accidentally seen a couple episodes of different seasons and get the gist.

The point is, it's not SciFi. It's fantasy. Shows about demons and hell are not science based fiction, they're fantasy, in line with Xena and Hercules. They're souped up drama that usually suffer from bad acting and writing. People who like SciFi can withstand bad acting/writing for the scifi fun of it. For most fantasy, it needs to be much better acting, or it's just a whole different group of people attracted to it, and a smaller group at that.

Shows like Merlin and even Lost (which had Scifi elements, and it wasn't really clear until later if it was scifi/drama/fantasy) succeed because of the acting and writing, and in Merlin's case there's also the existing popular culture knowledge of the story.

Sitting through seasons of villain of the week to get to a story arc that deals with some fantasy crap isn't really that appealing to me. Maybe if it had started out that way.

But comparing it to other SciFi shows and asking why people don't “also” watch Supernatural is just not a fair comparison. You have to treat it solely as a drama and judge it on that, bc that's how I and probably a lot of SciFi-watchers are judging it.

Or, be content with the fantasy-loving population that has been attracted to it.