Supernatural (10/12) by Cybersnark

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Supernatural (10/12)

POSTED BY: CYBERSNARK
UPDATED: Saturday, November 11, 2006 08:46
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Friday, October 13, 2006 8:02 AM

I can't believe I'm the first person to comment on Amber Benson's appearance on Supernatural last night.

It was kinda wierd to see sweet little Tara all grungy and black-haired and badass, but still; Amber Benson! As a vampire! A good vampire! Named Lenore!!

I can't help but think that there's an intentional Joss reference in there.

Best of all: having her survive makes it possible to bring her back at some point.

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

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Friday, October 13, 2006 8:24 AM

CHRISISALL

Is Supernatural good? Should I get the first season?

Supernatural-less Chrisisall

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Friday, October 13, 2006 11:07 AM

JADEHAND

I've enjoyed it, and I didn't see that episode until today. I was shocked to see her myself. !st season also had Amy Acker in one episode. Worth checking out.

"But you sleep like a ghost with me
It's as simple as that
So tell me I'm mad
Roll me up and breathe me in
Come to my madness
My opium den
Come to my madness
Make sense of it again."
Goodbye to all that. III-The Opium Den (Brave)-Marillion
visit WWW.Marillion.com for a better way of life.

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Friday, October 13, 2006 11:17 AM

CYBERSNARK

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Is Supernatural good? Should I get the first season?

Absa-frelling-lutely.

It's like a little horror-movie every week, with a perfect balance of snark and badassitude, and characters who aren't necessarily invulnerable (they spend a bit of time in hospitals, and the S1/S2 bridge is gut-wrenching in terms of one very dramatic death). It starts out looking all "monster-of-the-week," but then the ongoing arc kicks into high gear about midway through.

All this plus a really cool car.

Also, it has Jensen Ackles, who played Alec on that other show.

(I've also noticed similar colour pallets to DA; they both seem to go for that gritty, washed-out atmospheric stuff. The soundtrack is more classic rock than punk, though.)

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Friday, October 13, 2006 11:24 AM

CHRISISALL

Another frakkin' thing Santa's gotta get me.
No cloths this Christmass; it's ALL DVD's!!!

Alec Chrisisall

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Friday, October 13, 2006 2:47 PM

EMBERS

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Is Supernatural good? Should I get the first season?
Supernatural-less Chrisisall

I can't say that I think it is worth getting,
maybe you should rent a couple of episodes (figure out when Amy was on) from netflix before buying....

but it was fun seeing Amber Benson last night,
and evidently Summer Glau is on NEXT Thursday night!

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Monday, October 16, 2006 5:13 AM

BROWNCOAT1

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

I actually caught this episode while channel surfing and watched it from the beginning. I liked it. I was surprised to Amber Benson playing the vampire Lenore, but thought she did a good job.

I am now wanting to go rent the 1st season to check it out. Should I?

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Wednesday, October 18, 2006 6:42 AM

MALSGIRL

I've been watching Supernatural since it started, I enjoy it, but I'm not sure I'd recommend it. It's fun and it deals with subjects I'm interested in but it's pretty cheesy and melodramatic. In all honestly I think half the reason I watch it is for the eye-candy ;)

I would recommend watching it on TV but I'm not sure I'd encourage anyone to go out and spend $50 on the DVD set. I had thought about getting the DVDs but they're way over priced, in my opinion. I say watch some of the current episodes and see if you like it and make a decision from there.

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Wednesday, October 18, 2006 7:30 AM

PATSRULE

Very few DVDs are worth buying (Firefly of course), but I would definitely suggest a rental of Supernatural.

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Wednesday, October 18, 2006 8:02 AM

SINGATE

Quote:
Originally posted by MalsGirl:
I would recommend watching it on TV but I'm not sure I'd encourage anyone to go out and spend $50 on the DVD set. I had thought about getting the DVDs but they're way over priced, in my opinion.

Having only seen a few episodes I took a leap of faith by ordering S1. I agree $50 is way too much for any DVD set but you can usually find a good price by checking around a little. Found a set on e-bay for $30 which includes the shipping cost.

Now if I could just find some reasonably priced sets of Farscape I'd be content. The price on those things is ridiculous, especially those Starburst editions which are broken up into partial seasons!? What the fuck is that all about? Got a little off topic there, rant over.

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Thursday, October 19, 2006 5:32 AM

BROWNCOAT1

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

Oh I wouldn't buy the season, just rent it. Firefly is one of only a handful of series dvds that I own.

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"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

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Saturday, October 21, 2006 8:41 PM

SINGATE

I'll try to keep this spoiler free.

I just finished watching disc one and so far it has been money well spent. The first episode sucked me right in and I haven't found fault with any of the four episodes on the first disc. Very interesting stories which don't always follow the beaten path.

Whoever picked the actors to portray the two brothers has done an excellent job. There is some great dialogue between them that only exists between brothers. Add the fact that they are often in disagreement about what they are/should be doing creates some witty conversations.

There have also been some great guest stars in the first four episodes alone. Apart from the previously mentioned Amy Acker, there were two characters from the new BSG during the episode Wendigo. Don't know their names but one of them plays that crusty old doctor on BSG, the other guy is one of the cylon skin jobs. This next one is a blast from the past. On the episode with Amy the sheriff is played by the actor from Hardcastle & McCormick. Can I get an amen from the chorus for catching that one?

All in all I am really liking this show, once I'm done with season 1 I will need to catch up on the current season. I have a hard time figuring out why people wouldn't like this series. It has good actors, solid writing, serious moments, just enough humor, and as someone else posted each episode is like watching a mini horror movie. I almost forgot, as someone already said, that car kicks ass! One last thing is that this show has possibly the greatest soundtrack in TV history. I mean how many contemporary shows, set in present day, feature 70's rock instead of hip hop. Motorhead and AD/DC...oh hell yeah!!!

methinks chriswillsoonenjoysupernaturalisall

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Sunday, October 22, 2006 7:54 AM

CHRISISALL

Thanks for the safe review, Singate!

Stocking stuffer Chrisisall

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Saturday, November 11, 2006 8:46 AM

SIRI

You know, I saw that show (I think) and didn't realize it was Amber. I really liked her as Tara. She has an amazing voice for anyone who saw (and heard her sing) in "Once More With Feeling."

I have liked some episodes of Supernatural better than others. That one I did like.

Siri

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