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Category Archives: Television
Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 11: “Scarecrow”
Directed by Kim Manners Story by Patrick Sean Smith Teleplay by John Shiban “Scarecrow”, Episode 11, is a stand-alone great piece of television. It’s essential to the overall mythology of the Arc of the series, but there’s so much more … Continue reading
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Tagged Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, John Shiban, Kim Manners, SPN Season 1, Supernatural
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On Deadwood
Deadwood premiered 10 years ago this month. To commemorate, my friend Matt Zoller Seitz (and Rogerebert.com editor-in-chief) has teamed up with editor Steven Santos and Jim Beaver, who was a Deadwood series regular (not to mention Bobby on Supernatural, an … Continue reading
Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 10: “Asylum”
Directed by Guy Bee Written by Richard Hatem Dark and almost unremittingly gloomy, “Asylum” spends the majority of its time within the walls of a dilapidated mental asylum. “Asylum” introduces the device of mental illness for really the first time … Continue reading
Those Who Kill on A&E
Kerry O’Malley as Mia Vogel in “Those Who Kill”, A&E series which premiered last night. The show is scary, intense, and super stylish. Dark, gloomy, cinematic. It was filmed on location in Pittsburgh and it has such a powerful atmosphere, … Continue reading
Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 9: “Home”
Directed by Ken Girotti Written by series creator Eric Kripke In this episode, Sam says to Missouri, the psychic: “It just feels like something’s starting.” It feels that way to me too. The seeds have been planted for where the … Continue reading
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Tagged Eric Kripke, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, SPN Season 1, Supernatural
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Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 8: “Bugs”
Directed by Kim Manners Written by Rachel Nave & Bill Coakley Firstly, neither of those two writers wrote for the show again (or anywhere else that I can discover). This is not a surprise. The problem with “Bugs” (outside my … Continue reading
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Tagged Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Kim Manners, SPN Season 1, Supernatural
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Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 7: “Hook Man”
Directed by David Jackson Written by John Shiban For a couple of episodes now, the “trail for Dad” has gone cold. We’ve seen the brothers start to get to know each other as men. “Skin”, episode 6, the one before … Continue reading
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Tagged Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, John Shiban, SPN Season 1, Supernatural
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Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 6: “Skin”
Directed by Robert Duncan McNeil written by John Shiban Dark doubles are a recurring theme in Supernatural. What is more frightening, more eerie, than to think of there being another one of you out there, someone who looks like you, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alain Delon, Elia Kazan, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, John Shiban, Lana Turner, Quentin Tarantino, Sissy Spacek, SPN Season 1, Supernatural
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Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 5: “Bloody Mary”
Directed by Peter Ellis Written by Ron Milbauer & Terri Burton Episode 5 is as dark as the pilot, even darker in some scenes. You barely see a face in clear view. Color is so drained out of the frame … Continue reading
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Tagged Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, mirrors, SPN Season 1, Supernatural
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