Supernatural Season 9 (Spoilers)

Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by Timelord Victorious, Oct 9, 2013.

  1. RJDiogenes

    RJDiogenes Idealistic Cynic and Canon Champion Premium Member

    Joined:
    Jun 11, 2003
    Location:
    RJDiogenes of Boston
    I love Sheriff Mills. I wish the spinoff was about her, with or without Alex. I thought this was a good episode-- very personal and powerful for the sheriff.
     
  2. auntiehill

    auntiehill The Blooness Premium Member

    Joined:
    Feb 7, 2006
    Location:
    on the couch
    Wow. That was.........fucking horrible.


    :wtf:
     
  3. Snick27

    Snick27 Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

    Joined:
    Dec 2, 2001
    Location:
    Pittsburgh Pa
    Wasn't that bad. Actually want to check that show out now when before I had no interest.

    Though not sure how that show will work in the world with Demons, Angels and Leviathans running around but as long as they put some humor into that show then im game. But if its a typical CW show that is all drama then no.
     
  4. QCzar

    QCzar Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

    Joined:
    Jan 8, 2003
    Location:
    Washington, DC - Taxation Without Representation
    Backdoor pilot, huh? *locks back door*

    Someone told me that this (the episode) is what most CW shows are like. If that's true, then good lawd.
     
  5. Snick27

    Snick27 Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

    Joined:
    Dec 2, 2001
    Location:
    Pittsburgh Pa
    But wont that show be from the same writers? If so it has to be good and hopefully funny.
     
  6. QCzar

    QCzar Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

    Joined:
    Jan 8, 2003
    Location:
    Washington, DC - Taxation Without Representation
    It doesn't always work out that way, sadly. The Lone Gunmen was made by the same people as The X Files. Caprica had many of the same writers (along with star talent) as BSG. To be fair, this being a BDP, they'll have plenty of time to work out the crater sized kinks (assuming they haven’t already filmed the pilot).

    At any rate, the concept doesn't really appeal to me. Although I get wanting a spinoff to be distinctive (from the ‘road trip’ aspect of SN), too many shows have been to this trough (feuding clans/houses/nobles/bloodlines etc.), especially on this network. I'd much rather see something in a more unique, evocative setting. Some Silent Hill type shit. On top of that, it looks like another pandering CW casting.

    Impossible to judge an eventual series based on the BDP alone, but this episode was some ass. So derivative, which surprises me, considering its pedigree. There was no hook at all. No “oh shit, WTF was that?” moment. Just another paint-by-numbers, feuding monsters-that-look-like-fashion-models show.

    BTW - Does anyone know the lead from anything else he's been in, or is he completely new. He was about as dry as a bag of beans here, but I wonder if that was the script or him?
     
  7. Mister Fandango

    Mister Fandango Fleet Captain

    Joined:
    Sep 6, 2012
    Supernatural lucked out with fantastic casting.
     
  8. Mr. Adventure

    Mr. Adventure Fleet Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Jun 9, 2001
    Location:
    Mr. Adventure
    I've been watching way too much TV lately and was able to save 40+ minutes or so tonight after shutting this off.
     
  9. JD

    JD Fleet Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Jul 22, 2004
    Location:
    Arizona, USA
    I liked it, but then again, I like most of the shows on the CW. I'm curious what the relationship between Ennis, David, and Violet will be. I'm wondering if the three will end up working toether, or if Ennis is going to do his own thing, while the other two will have their own story/ies focused on the internal politics of the families?
     
  10. Mister Fandango

    Mister Fandango Fleet Captain

    Joined:
    Sep 6, 2012
    All right, I just watched it and good grief, that was awful. Their choice for a lead, his "origin story," the whole Chicago set-up, and the "mystery" about his father was just... ugh.

    What's really confounding is that they've had at least, what, half a dozen other potential stories to draw from for a spin-off already. The one that I was sure they were going to go with was the rebuilding of the Men of Letters, maybe even merging them with the other groups they've introduced like the Jewish one with the golem and working in Dorothy and etc.

    What a wasted opportunity that'll be.
     
  11. Guy Gardener

    Guy Gardener Fleet Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Apr 15, 2000
    Location:
    In the lap of squalor I assure you.
    My pilot would have been 8 slacker shifters living in a loft with no light gaming all day long.

    This is how they make money.

    They timeshare the life of the same Supermodel, so that each one of them only does a fraction of the work Necessary to maintain "her' super model status, while collectively sharing the proceeds.

    Here's the kicker, use a real Supermodel.
     
  12. auntiehill

    auntiehill The Blooness Premium Member

    Joined:
    Feb 7, 2006
    Location:
    on the couch
    Oh hell, yeah. It's like they purposely took every bad cliche from each of the CW shows and then cast boring, pretty, young mediocre actors, and mashed it all up into a big, giant ball of give-me-a-fucking-break.

    If that becomes a series, I will never, EVER watch it.
     
  13. Guy Gardener

    Guy Gardener Fleet Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Apr 15, 2000
    Location:
    In the lap of squalor I assure you.
    They could recast the characters and focus on different monster mobsters.

    Hell the finance from the pilot, could come back as a cute ghost and become the new focus.

    Nothing is set in stone.
     
  14. Gryffindorian

    Gryffindorian Vice Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Jan 9, 2002
    Location:
    Gryffindorian
    Typical CW drama = young goodlooking actors, never mind the weak plot. They really plan on making a spinoff of this show?

    I didn't get the part about Freddy Krueger murdering the shapeshifter. He said it was a werewolf that killed his young son. So why did he want revenge on the shifters?
     
  15. Guy Gardener

    Guy Gardener Fleet Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Apr 15, 2000
    Location:
    In the lap of squalor I assure you.
    Finger knives.

    Freddie has finger knives, so did the dick in this show.
     
  16. RJDiogenes

    RJDiogenes Idealistic Cynic and Canon Champion Premium Member

    Joined:
    Jun 11, 2003
    Location:
    RJDiogenes of Boston
    Well, none of this sounds very encouraging. It sounds as bad as I expected.

    The Men of Letters, the Golem, and Oz were my top choices for a spinoff. Sheriff Mills would have been cool, too. A show that includes all of the above would really rock.
     
  17. cylkoth

    cylkoth Commodore Commodore

    Joined:
    Jan 16, 2003
    It wasn't Supernatural's finest hour, but it wasn't horribly, terribly, awfully, bad. I think the burden of being a backdoor pilot has us being a bit more critical than we ordinarily would. Ratings were up over last week, so that's a plus for the series overall.

    I would much prefer a MoL focused spin off as many have already suggested. If the missing dad can be connected with them, that would raise the lead's stakes above just mobster mob family soap horr-opera.. But from what we saw here, and despite the ratings uptick, I don't see this one moving forward. Heck, the entire network would be composed entirely of franchises.
     
  18. Skywalker

    Skywalker Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Feb 24, 2005
    It was okay. But I think this episode made it clear that Bloodlines will be far closer to the standard CW formula than Supernatural itself has been. It's not really a formula I'm terribly fond of, and I wasn't particularly impressed by any of the Bloodlines actors, so I don't anticipate watching this new show.

    On another note, does anyone else hate how they've changed the way shapeshifters work in recent seasons? We saw in this episode and in a couple of other more recent episodes that they can just shift at will without much of an effort. When they were first introduced in "Skin," and when they appeared in other earlier episodes, shapeshifters went through a much more violent and painful process when they shifted, literally shedding their skin, growing new teeth, etc.
     
  19. Vendikarr

    Vendikarr Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

    Joined:
    May 17, 2001
    Location:
    Vendikarr
    Deadline.com has been tracking the buzz on all the new pilots. The CW has six pilots, and are likely to order five to series. Before last night's airing, the word on Bloodlines was that it was not a sure thing. I don't know if the ratings uptick will help the pilot or not.
     
  20. Aragorn

    Aragorn Fleet Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Dec 30, 2002
    Well if this goes to series I'll definitely be passing.

    Fortunately for rookie hunter he'll be just as efficient as Sam and Dean because the monsters will just use their pushing powers on him, knock him out, tie him up and then talk for long enough for him to untie himself and kill the monster.