'Supernatural' boss promises changes: 'Show was buried by mythology'
Published Aug 3 2012, 11:00 BST | By Morgan Jeffery
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Supernatural's new showrunner Jeremy Carver has promised changes for the series.Carver - who replaces Sera Gamble - told TVLine that the CW drama had become "buried under its mythology".
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"It became a little hard to tell exactly what was going on at times," he claimed. "The longtime fans all deserve intricate plot, but it felt a little burdensome."
Carver explained that he wants the new episodes to appeal to "lifelong" Supernatural viewers and "new fans" alike.
"Resetting our mythology was one idea that I tried to bring into [the show]," he said.
Season eight will see Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) reunite after spending a long period of time apart.
"Part of this season is realising they didn't just spend several years together; they really matured in different ways," Carver claimed. "It's one thing to get in a car with your brother in year one, but eight years later, you've both matured and grown.
"You're both changing and trying to find out who you are. There's a lot of that type of exploration for these guys this year."
Supernatural returns to The CW for season eight on October 3. In the UK, season seven airs on Wednesdays at 10pm on Sky Living.
All i can say is thank god Sera Gamble left i say left it was painfully obvious she was sacked she was running that show into the ground she had concept of pacing and when it came to the story arc episodes they were boring!
August 7th 2012 at 1:20pm
I actually didn't find that the show was buried under its mythology per se. Rather I think it was coping as best it could with the vagaries of the TV industry where you never know how long you are going to have to tell your story.
Kripke didn't really have a five-year plan, he only told the network they did in order to coax them into renewing the show for a couple more years when the show was on the bubble in season 3. Then he was sure he would never get more than 5 years, so he paced his story accordingly. But the show's ratings went up, and they unexpectedly got a season 6. But at that time the network president notoriously did not care about Supernatural and treated it like the redheaded stepchild. That president prematurely moved Supernatural to Fridays, "the night where shows go to die." It kills most shows that are moved there, so season 6 could well have been the last. So rather than start a new multi-year mythology, they drew a one-year arc out of the existing mythology. But Supernatural survived and got a season 7, so they created another one-year arc by taking the mythology in a different direction.
But Supernatural did surprisingly well on Fridays--in spite of being on the graveyard night for 2 years it came out the second highest rated show on the CW this year. So they got season 8. But not just that, we now have a new president who is a big fan of Supernatural and very supportive of the show. He wants to keep it around for years, and he moved it off the graveyard night to Wednesdays and paired it with the CW's most-anticipated new show, Arrow. So now finally the writers are in a position where they can look at creating a new multi-year mythology, because conditions now exist where the show could stay on the air for another three years. Carver, as well as Jensen and Jared, are all talking about going 10 seasons. (So long as the ratings hold up. But there are so many new fans coming in through Netflix and TNT it bodes well.)
Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of mythology Carver comes up with. He has a brilliant mind and I have loved the episodes he has written. So long as the brothers aren't separated for any length of time, and there is some kind of explanation for where Sam was at that I can live with, I'm sure I'll be happy.
August 3rd 2012 at 6:43pm(+2 likes)