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Though creator Eric Kripke has always said he was running Supernatural on a five-year plan, it’s starting to look like he’ll be heading into overtime with a sixth season of the spooky series.
Check out this short item by EW’s Ausiello. He quotes CW boss Dawn Ostroff as saying she recently had lunch with Kripke and he’s “excited about the show right now. I think he feels this season has been really satisfying for him.”
Add her remarks (read the rest here) to the recent People’s Choice Awards win and it would seem that everyone wants another season except maybe the actors. With both Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki scheduling weddings for the hiatus and Jared Padalecki actively talking about selling his Vancouver home and moving back to LA, it sounds like they’re both ready to move on.
So here’s the question – if either Jensen or Jared wanted to leave the show, how would you feel about watching one Winchester brother go it alone or with a new partner in the passenger seat?
Suppose Sam went dark side and Dean found a new young protege that would allow him to go back to the way things were – him as the big brother, hunting evil with replacement little brother in tow? I’m not suggesting an actual Winchester brother, we’ve done that, but I’ve always been fond of Michael from Something Wicked. He knows the score and now he’s old enough to hit the road with Dean and learn to become a hunter himself.
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@ Leigh, J and Gina – Your’re welcome. ;)
@Lynn
“Sometime I just very pity for Jensen, he means nothing but a so called ‘pretty face’ to his batshitty fans.”
So you don’t find JP attractive then? Sorry I have to disagree, I think he’s a very handsome man.
The funny thing is samfans get so annoyed when Jensen’s acting is complimented. It drives some of you to hysterics whenever Jensen’s performance gets a positive review and Jared is ignored. It seems to me if people only liked Jensen for his admittedly pretty face, all this would be a non-issue since I can only assume that the Jensen-hating samfans do actually find Jared more attractive.
“Thank god his ‘Ten inch hero’ didn’t release on screen, even though you still whine that this movie ruined your hero’s precious face. Maybe that’s why Jensen can’t earn a big success when he’s already 31!!!”
I don’t know a single Jensen fan that didn’t think he was super-hot in TIH. Do you have a link to these complaints or are you just pulling this out of your rear-end as well? Also for someone who complains about JP being bashed, you sure have no problems insulting Jensen. Have heard that one about the goose and the gander?
@Ellie
“Blaming the writers was when the man lost all my respect.”
Actually Kripke didn’t blame the writers. He said he took full responsibility for the oversight himself.
I’m not interested in season 6 despite how much I love these characters and the actors. Let it end on a high note (with the praise and recognition it is now getting) and give the guys a chance to do something different. This is the prime time for them to be in the producers thoughts, when the show is hot, and since they have both had to turn down opportunities for other work, I think they’ve had enough of SPN. Honestly, I think most actors want to be creative and work on something different. I don’t see much more development for either character on SPN, so the guys will only get bored and we’ll see that one screen.
As for one or the other leaving and I note you don’t mention Sam being the one to stay with another partner, but whatever: just NO! That would be a resounding ‘NO!” by the way: this show is SUPPOSED to be about the two brothers: anything else and I’m not interested. Of course Kripke and Ostroff are excited now: the show is getting recognized, but they’re not the ones working the long hours, away from home and their friends and family (which Jared and Jensen have bemoaned a lot). Considering how up and down the quality of the episodes this year have been, I dread to see what they might come up with for another season. Go out now on top Kripke and give that Ostroff a kick to the curb: she’s only ‘supportive’ now that SPN is one of the few successes on her pitiful network. If you really want to continue on a bit, make a movie to end it – because that I would pay to see.
hello
je pense que si l’un des deux acteurs arrêt la série et qu’il y en a qu’un qui reste, ” ce n’est plus supernatural ” . je preferais qu’il n’y a pas de saison 6 que de continué avec l’un des deux et un autre acteur.
merci
bye
Sorry I meaned Terry of course not Ali.
To Aly: I don´t know about the wedding date and until it is confirmed I am not sure about it. So I thought that when Jensen moves out (if he does) and Gen is on another filmset that it will be so quiet in the house and Jared though about it to sell it so that he will not feel lonely in it.
But my whole point for bringing that up in the first place was to show that there could be thousand other reasons for Jared to sell his house then that he leaves SPN.
Ellie- no, not really. To prove “forcing”, you would need to have some evidence that fans have power over Kripke in some way… that there was a fan in charge of him who threatened his job, that someone went to his house and threatened his family, etc. Ie, you’d need to prove duress. Otherwise, all you’re saying is that Kripke issued a statement because fans reacted differently to the episode than he thought they would, and he needed to correct something in order for them to understand the story going forward. And that’s his decision, not made under any kind of force or duress, but because he thought it was something that he needed to do.
We need both boys to make the show work. I’ll cry so hard when its over. But lets end it on a good note with all the guys together (like maybe the end of Season 50…)
Ali – Kripke, being the executive producer that okays all scripts, is evidence enough, don’t you think? Kripke himself read that script, okayed it and then fandom exploded and he bowed and assured everybody that Dean is a saint.
Kripke can blame only himself or that ‘mistake’, no one else.
Blaming the writers was when the man lost all my respect.
“You had to make Eric to apologize for that”
That’s nonsense. Fans talked about the episode on message boards. Reviewers talked about the episode in their reviews. Kripke read the responses, as he always does, and realized that the message of the episode, which was meant to be significant foreshadowing, had been too lightly touched on. By comparison, something that was NOT meant to be significant, ie the dick comment, had been hammered so hard in the name of humor that it had eclipsed the real reason that Dean was the only one to get sick.
The writers were new, and they hadn’t gotten the right balance in order to show the audience what we needed to know. More than half of the reviewers at that time said in their reviews that Dean got sick because he was a dick and Sam wasn’t. Kripke was alarmed by the misreading, and corrected it.
No one “made” him do that. He felt like he should, because a large enough portion of the audience (ie, not just people who ordinarily love Dean, but people from all biases) had been misled by the episode, and would not be able to catch on to things that would happen later because of it.
If you have any evidence at all to back up your ridiculous claim of “forcing”, I’d like to invite you to submit it so that we can all examine it. Otherwise, continuing to make claims that you can’t back up is a surefire way to destroy your credibility.
@Sunny — why would Jared feel “lonely” if Jensen moves out of his house? Jared is going to marry Genevieve next month and I’m sure they will live together as husband and wife. So Jensen would have to move out, if he has not already. Maybe Jared wants to buy a new house for him and his wife? He told some people at the convention that he bought a new house in LA already.
According to IMDB and also the “Conan” forum, Jared auditioned for the new movie “Conan” and he was apparently very interested in doing that movie. The problem is that it starts filming at the end of February in Europe and Supernatural does not end filming until March 29. I’m not sure how he expected to do this part unless he left Supernatural early?
It’s sounded for awhile now that Jared wants to move on from doing TV and focus on movies. Maybe he will try to get out of the last year in his contract? I would hope not because I love the brothers being together, but Jared has also said in an interview that he wants Sam to be evil for the duration of the show and he prefers it when the brothers fight. Maybe that’s what will happen and they will separate? I hope not but the show would be okay with Dean and then the supporting characters of Castiel, Bobby, and maybe some new people. I do want season 6!
Cynthia said: As for everyone else – if you want your comment to show up, you have to leave out the foul language
Then I respectfully suggest and (request) you take a look at the comment one page back where the Lord’s name was taken in vain. Or maybe that isn’t considered bad language? Seems to me it should be. Whether or not anyone is a believer, that’s crossing a line.
Thank you.
Cynthia – if you don’t think your allusion to a Sam-free season 6 due to Jared wanting out (rumour) and actively talking about selling his house. He’s mentioned it once that I’ve seen or heard that he was thinking about it (this would be a lie, since you can’t even provide a link to show the house is on the market)- your desperate need to paint Jared a the more guilty one of wanting to leave the show is evident. If you don’t realize that, you are either lying, considering your readers stupid or not very good at expressing what you want to say clearly enough.
You and me both want a Sam-free show apparently, just for different reasons. Be woman enough and admit to it, don’t have fandom do your work of bashing the actor in question. That’s just vile and as you can tell, not very appreciated.
I will never get it why some fans will do this.
Bash the other actor so that the other one will look better.
The only problem with this is that it doesn´t work that way. The fans made themself look bad and it is backlashing to the actor who they claim to love.
If they like one of these two better, why don´t praise him instead of bashing the other one?
I love both guys. I admit that I am more of a Samgirl but I love the episode “The end” just because Jensen was absolutely brilliant in it. For me there will be no show if either of them left. And just because Jared is (maybe) selling his house doesn´t mean he quitts the show. Jensen was talking about moving out and maybe Jared came to the conclusion that it is to big for himself, that he will be feeling lonely after Jensen left. But that is only my opinion on that matter.
@Cynthia
The problem is not what you said, it’s about what your viewer think~
They put all the fault on Jared, yes Jared want to sell his house in Vancouver. But face it, Jensen never bother to buy a house in Vancouver. Can you say it’s because Jensen did not care this show??? No, they won’t~All shame goes to Jared~
Ellie said: Nice way to spread lies and blame all on Jared btw
Ellie, if you can point out a single “lie” in the post, I’ll remove that section. Disagree with my opinions, that’s fine, but the “facts” are all correct.
As for everyone else – if you want your comment to show up, you have to leave out the foul language.
Since both Jarad and Jensen have 6 year contracts, I don’t see them going anywhere yet. In an interview last summer when asked what he would be doing after S5, Jensen said S6 if the show got renewed. However, I wouldn’t bet on much past S6, at least not without a sizable pay raise! And I wouldn’t really be all that interested in watching without J2 in the front seat of the Impala!
@Muse
To you and all you ‘Jensen deserves all’ girls.
Yeah, you don’t need to moan or groan for anything, but just one word of ‘dick’ in S04E06 Yellow Fever will be enough to explode your powder keg~You had to make Eric to apologize for that, and now you think it’s a good show?? What a fake~
Sometime I just very pity for Jensen, he means nothing but a so called ‘pretty face’ to his batshitty fans. Thank god his ‘Ten inch hero’ didn’t release on screen, even though you still whine that this movie ruined your hero’s precious face. Maybe that’s why Jensen can’t earn a big success when he’s already 31!!!
I’d rather see two new hunters; maybe a brother and sister team this time, or a half-brother/sister, one legitimate, the other from an affair/one night stand.
You could even have an occasional cameo by one or two Winchesters during sweeps!
To Muse
Thanks for the pointless generalizations. Could be that people have legitimate reason to be annoyed by this article and some of the comment but as either a “batshitty” misha or jensen fan of cause you’re going to be dismissive.
Jared has no more and no less “crazy” fans that others.
@kay:
Yes, it will be of interest to hear any behind-the-scenes stories, especially what the J’s think of all this fandom hulabaloo! ;) Hopefully Kripke, et al will do a lot of commentaries on the final season’s DVD, it would be fun to know what went on that we didn’t know/hear about on screen.