|
Supernatural is an American paranormal drama television series that debuted on September 13, 2005 on the WB Television Network, and is now part of The CW's lineup, where the second season premiered on September 28, 2006. The show follows brothers Sam and Dean Winchester, who travel across the country in a black 1967 Chevy Impala investigating paranormal events and other unexplained occurrences.
Main Recurring Plot When Sam Winchester was an infant and his brother Dean was four years old, their mother, Mary, was murdered on November 2 1983 (All Souls' Day in the Roman Catholic Church). Her husband, John, saw blood dripping onto Sam's cradle, looked up, and found his wife pinned to the ceiling, her midsection sliced open. A moment later, she burst into flames. John told Dean to take baby Sam outside and made a desperate and futile attempt to save his wife while the house was consumed by flames. After a psychic told John that a demon was responsible for Mary's death, he became obsessed with finding and destroying it. He trained his sons to recognize and defend themselves against paranormal entities. Sam and Dean became resourceful sleuths and competent fighters in order to assist their father in his quest to destroy dangerous creatures and find the demon that had killed Mary. However, Sam chafed against the lifestyle his father chose for him, eventually falling-out with his father and leaving to live a "normal" life. He attended Stanford University on a full scholarship and lived with a girlfriend, Jessica, in an apartment near campus. But when Dean appears one night during the autumn of his senior year, bearing the news that their father has gone missing while on a "hunting trip," Sam reluctantly agrees to help Dean look for their father. The brothers trace John to Jericho, California, where they find more clues about their father's location and help solve a murder mystery. However, Sam declines his brother's invitation to continue the search and conduct more hunts, opting instead to return to his life with Jessica. Unfortunately, shortly after arriving in his apartment, he finds her pinned to the bedroom ceiling, bleeding from the abdomen. As Sam watches helplessly, she bursts into flames and dies in the same manner as his mother. Dean rescues his brother from the burning apartment, and the bereaved Sam decides to resume the search for the demon who killed his mother and his girlfriend. The Winchester boys then pick up the trail of clues leading to the whereabouts of their missing father. Episodes Production notes Supernatural is a Warner Bros. Television Production Inc., in association with Wonderland Sound and Vision. From executive producers McG and Peter Johnson with writer / executive producer / creator Eric Kripke and director / executive producer David Nutter. Though the pilot was filmed in California, principle filming takes place in Vancouver, British Columbia• with post production work taking place in California. Like fellow sci-fi show Lost, the show does not have an opening credit sequence or theme music, only a title card, generally following a brief recap of previous episodes. In season two, it appears in flames and the "A" in "Supernatural" becomes a pentagram. The name of each episode appears before the cast credits beginning with the episode "Scarecrow." Tie-ins Deans car Dean's trademark black 1967 Chevy Impala, which bears the license plate KAZ 2Y5, was passed down to him by his father. It has been prominently featured on the series. The car is Dean's most prized possession, and he protects it with nearly the same ferocity with which he protects his younger brother. In the pilot episode, the trunk is revealed to hold various weaponry to fight the supernatural. Though it is damaged at the end of "Pilot," it is repaired and the car is featured throughout the first season until a tragic crash at the end of the season finale. The car is in repairs at the beginning of the second season, though Dean beats the trunk of the car with a tire iron in anger at the end of "Everybody Loves a Clown." It appears fully repaired in "Bloodlust." International DVD releases The first season boxed set came out in the US on September 5 2006. It includes all 22 episodes, cast / crew commentaries, deleted scenes, a gag reel and several featurettes including "Supernatural: Tales From the Edge of Darkness" and "Day in the Life of Jared and Jensen." There is also a DVD-ROM "sneak peek" of the second season.• Best Buy bundled an exclusive DVD of the Museum of Television and Radio's 2006 William S. Paley Festival Panel interviewing Kripke, Ackles, Padalecki, and several other producers, writers, and directors from the show. Although the DVD was released almost simultaneously in Australia, all extras were removed, though there were still many references to their existence inside the case. In the UK, "Season One - Part One" was released on May 22 2006, followed by the release of "Season One - Part Two" on August 21 2006. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
|
| |