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Supernatural, with its performances and massive fanbase, is hailed as one of the greatest TV shows in modern pop culture. The Eric Kripke show ran for 15 seasons and made some significant records. While ardent fans still love to talk aboutSupernatural, The CW show was never expected to be so long.
Initially, when the show was launched,Supernaturalfaced several hurdles to make a name. Eric Kripke confessed that the team was always afraid of a sudden cancellation as it had always been a bubble show. On top of it,Supernaturalalso had to face tough competition from other shows.
The unpredictable fate ofSupernaturalalways kept Eric Kripke on edge
Supernaturalfocuses on brothers Dean and Sam Winchester, played byJensen Acklesand Jared Padalecki who hunt ghosts, monsters, and many other supernatural beings. While the show ran for 15 seasons and 327 episodes,Eric Kripkeconfessed that they never expected it to survive so many challenges.
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Speaking toTV.com(seeNicki Swift) in 2008,The Boysmastermind claimed that they were always worried aboutSupernatural‘s fate, thanks to its dwindling ratings. Eric Kripke continued that competition from shows likeLostandThe Big Bang Theorythat were broadcasted in the same time slot drastically affected their viewership.
Every year we have to fight for our survival. The biggest determinant of whether or not we come back and really tell the story correctly is in the hands of the fans.
Kripke was very disappointed with how the network rested the show’s fate solely on the fans’ reception. The crew also found another reason to worry about when The WB merged with UPN to form The CW. As the merger killed significant shows, Jared Padalecki stated toVarietythat they were extremely worried about the fate of their show after its debut season.
At the end of season one, to scare us all even a bit further, the WB merged with another network, UPN, [to form] The CW. So if we were nervous about what was going to happen to us to begin with, then when we found out there was going to be a new captain of the network ship so to speak, it certainly didn’t settle our stomachs.
Fortunately, the fan reception was enough to keepSupernaturalafloat for 15 seasons and over 300 episodes. Nonetheless, it cannot be denied that the show’s prolonged length also harmed The CW show.
Eric Kripke should have followed his 5-year plan forSupernatural
AlthoughSupernaturalnever lost its entire charm and still finds itself in fan discussions, the show’s quality significantly declined post-Season 5. Following the exit of Eric Kripke as the showrunner, uncountable fans complained that the horror factor decreased rapidly in the show.
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Interestingly, in a chat withThe Futon Criticin 2007, Eric Kripke stated that they had a 5-year plan for the show. Reportedly, Kripke planned for only 3 seasons before extending it to 5 seasons for its fame. Even a massive section of the fandom still believes that the finale of the 5th season titledSwan Songwas the perfect swan song for the series.
However, Eric Kripke later commented toColliderin 2010 that when a show begins, “the plans are not set in stone.” AsSupernaturalprogressed with different showrunners after Season 5, the charm was lost, and the ultimate ending in Season 15 was deemed to be disappointing by many. From a lack of good villains to confusing storylines and repetitive plots, many factors jointly contributed to the show’smixed audience receptionin its concluding seasons.
Supernaturalcan be streamed on Netflix.
Subham Mandal
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Subham Mandal is currently working as a content writer for FandomWire with an ardent interest in the world of pop culture. He has written more than 1000 articles on different spheres of modern pop culture and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. He’s also an experienced student journalist having demonstrated work experience with the Times of India. He aspires to be a column writer in the future.
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