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Category Archives: Television
Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 19: “Provenance”
Directed by Phil Sgriccia Written by David Ehrman Supernatural works cumulatively. Yes, each season has its own particular arc, its underlying motor and drive. But it is the accumulation of details, character and otherwise, that make the show work, ultimately. … Continue reading
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Tagged Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Phil Sgriccia, SPN Season 1, Supernatural
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Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 18: “Something Wicked”
Directed by Whitney Ransick Written by Daniel Knauf As Season 1 nears the final innings, some major themes, on a low boil on the back burner, are brought up to the front. Kripke was concerned all along that the show … Continue reading
Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 17: “Hell House”
Directed by Chris Long Written by Trey Callaway After the grim and tense family drama of “Shadow,” it is definitely time to lighten the mood. The theme of the day is pranks. Everyone here is pranking someone. Everyone. The whole … Continue reading
Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 15: “The Benders”
Directed by Peter Ellis Written by John Shiban When we first met Dean Winchester in the pilot, he was cocky, brash, and bossy. Other shadings came in pretty quick, once Ackles settled into the role, once they moved to Vancouver, … Continue reading
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Tagged Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, John Shiban, SPN Season 1, Supernatural
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The X-Files: New York Comic Con Paley Center X-Files Q&A with Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny
I’ve linked to parts of this great QA before, with Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, moderated by my friend Keith Uhlich. It’s a hoot, and I know how much it meant to Keith to be asked to do this. It … Continue reading
Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 14: “Nightmare”
Directed by Phil Sgriccia Written by Sera Gamble & Raelle Tucker Dean got laid last week. Good times were had by all, involving unembarrassed cuddling in bed all while revealing a sculpted chest like hard-pewter-breast-plates. Warm fuzzies were experienced as … Continue reading
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Tagged Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Phil Sgriccia, Raelle Tucker, Sera Gamble, SPN Season 1, Supernatural
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Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 13: “Route 666”
Directed by Paul Shapiro Written by Eugenie Ross-Leming & Brad Buckner I won’t argue that “Route 666” is a great Supernatural episode, because it has a lot of problems, but the reason it fascinates is because it is character-based. We … Continue reading
Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 12: “Faith”
Directed by Allan Kroeker Written by Sera Gamble & Raelle Tucker Sera Gamble & Raelle Tucker established themselves early on in Supernatural as a powerhouse writing team, with their script for Episode 3, the beautiful and elegiac “Dead in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Raelle Tucker, Sera Gamble, SPN Season 1, Supernatural
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Cousin Emma on Girls: “A Fantastic Female Rapper”
Re-cap of last night’s episode from Time: While a fantastic female rapper performs in the background — can we hear more from her? That’s my cousin you’re talking about! So proud. “Can we hear more from her?” Awesome, Emma!