Supernatural Scoop

After the phenomenal success of the comic series Supernatural: Origins, fans can now look forward to new series, Supernatural: Rising Son, coming April 23. The new comic tells the story of young Dean Winchester at 11, and brother, Sam Winchester, 7. As fans of the Supernatural TV series know, this puts them in the passenger seats of the ‘67 Impala, riding with dad, John Winchester.
TV Guide reports this from writer Peter Johnson:

“Whereas the first series was more about John and his becoming a hunter, this one’s much more of a dysfunctional-family story,” explains writer Peter Johnson, who’s also a co-executive …read more

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Supernatural and role playing game lovers will soon rejoice. The Supernatural Role Playing Game core rule book and guide will be out in a few short weeks.
February 20, New York Times writer, Margaret Weis, and her Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd. will release the title, developed by Supernatural fan, Jamie Chambers. Mr. Chambers, who professes to be a huge fan of Supernatural since the pilot episode, also created the RPG for Serenity. The game utilizes the Cortex system developed for the Serenity RPG.
Any gamers interested? What do you think about the RPGs for genre shows?

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Paul Maguire, Executive Vice President of Network Communications at The CW, expressed the network’s support for Supernatural to our Sci-Fi writer friend at About.com, Mark Wilson. [He'll say he's never heard of me, but, just humor him.]
Mr. Wilson wrote the network, asking them to make a statement about the move to remove Supernatural from the line-up to help gain exposure for sister show Reaper.
Paul Maguire responded thusly:
“The CW is very supportive of Supernatural and continues to be. The show continues to deliver strong episodes viewers like yourself have embraced. The move to air encores of Reaper Thursdays at 9 …read more

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With the writers’ strike still in full swing, Supernatural is due to hit its Subnatural end of completed episodes on February 21, 2008. While the show is not canceled, it goes on hiatus, while The CW plays around for the benefit of other shows’ ratings.
Here is what they have completed, and when the episodes will air in the next four weeks:

Episode 3.09 – Malleus Maleficarum (AKA “Witch Hunt”) 1/31 [Spoiler]
Episode 3.10 – Dream A Little Dream Of Me 2/7
Episode 3.11 – Jus In Bello 2/14
Episode 3.12 – Mystery Spot 2/21

More about the hiatus.

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Here’s a bit of video taken of Jared Padalecki at Fangoria’s Weekend of Horror in Austin, TX.
Check it out!

Did you see Jared Padalecki at Fangoria? Let us know what you thought of him in the comments!

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January 22, the second issue of Titan Publishing’s Official Supernatural Magazine hits the street. The premiere issue was no disappointment, and the preview of this issue looks like a strong effort as well.
In this issue:

A-Z Guide to Supernatural
Jared Padalecki Interview
Jeffrey Dean Morgan Interview
Nicholas Knight gives us behind the scenes access behind the set of Supernatural.
Director Bob Singer talks about the show.
News, including as Eric Kripke bombshell.

Check out more info, and subscribe today, at the Supernatural Magazine website.

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Just 27 seconds ago –more or less- the Directors Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers tentatively agreed to a three year contract. The agreement, covering the same sorts of issues that have caused the Writers Guild of America strike, including royalties for internet revenues, is groundbreaking. Also, as contracts go in Hollywood, this should herald a similar agreement between the AMPTP and the WGA.
La-La Land generally practices “pattern bargaining”, meaning that, once one class of creative types signs a contract with moguls, it sets a precedent to aid in negotiations between other creative …read more

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Jared Padalecki is busy, this weekend, back in his home state of Texas. Along with other horror film stars, he’ll appear at Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors in Austin.
If you’re thinking roadtrip!, this weekend, think Austin. Think about it. In one place, you can see Jared Padalecki, Robert Rodriguez (Planet Terror), Angela Bettis, Tom Savin, Kane Hooder, and Bill Johnson, Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s Leatherface.
Are you going to the event? Leave a comment, and let us know how you enjoyed it.

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Tomorrow night, The CW an “encore presentation” of Episode Red Sky at Morning.
Next week, on Thursday January 31, Supernatural airs its first new episode of the year, 3.09, alternatively titled Witch Hunt on several sites and Malleus Maleficarum in a couple places on The CW website.
Woo-hoo!!!

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With the end of new Supernatural episodes drawing near, The CW has already announced that they will put the show on hiatus to help Reaper, and other new fare.
Supernatural fans want NONE of that! While Erik Kripke and his team of daredevil promoters may be doing what they can to keep Supernatural on the air, the show’s fans, like Team Winchester.com, have taken it up a notch with online petitions to air Supernatural reruns.
Team Winchester holds the same concern that many of us do, that, The CW’s actions may prevent the show from gaining new viewers. As Supernatural is easily …read more

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