How Do You Like Your Supernatural – Binge or Weekly Viewing?
When Supernatural aired in 2005, I made the mistake of not watching and have since missed out on eight years of weekly watching experience. Instead, I got to watch all eight seasons in just six months thanks to a Netflix subscription and my personal dedication to catching up before the October premiere of the ninth season on the CW. Now that we have the first half of season nine and the return for the remaining episodes leading up to the finale, I can say that I finally got to experience the weekly viewing along with all my fellow “Supernatural” fans. This got me thinking, which is a better experience, watching it all at once (binge watching as it’s called) or watching each week with only one episode at a time?
When writing this piece, I had to make a pros and cons list for both options because they both have their benefits, and I found it difficult to choose between the two. But let’s dive in! First lets discuss Netflix (or any other online streaming service you may use) binge watching. Since this method was my introduction to all things “Supernatural,” I do have a fond connection (profound bond maybe?) with this viewing option. It provided a new viewer, like me, a place to fully engulf myself in the “Supernatural” world in a short amount of time. I was able to see storylines and connections that I might have missed had I watched just one episode per week. It was easier for me to quickly get to know the characters and fall madly in love with the brothers after watching, on average, five episodes per night. One of the negatives to binge watching, however, is how individualized the experience can be. One of my favorite things about TV watching is the communal aspect with friends either online or in person at viewing parties. Using Netflix I didn’t get to watch with anyone since I was so far behind and watching at my own pace.
I began watching one episode a week when season nine premiered in October 2013. I had finally caught up with current episodes and was excited to experience the episode with other fans (finally!). When I watch one episode a week (typically when it first airs on the CW network) I get the excitement of watching along with friends, fellow fans, and sometimes the actors/crew themselves when they take to twitter and post their thoughts in live-tweet format. It’s very exciting and adds to the feeling I have come to know as the SPN Family. I found that waiting for a new episode each week enhanced my viewing. So much energy was spent during the week on speculation and theories for what would happen in the next episode that it made the episode itself feel that much more exciting. It’s as if I kept bottling my excitement with each conversation and theory speculation and when the episode aired, the bottle exploded with all my emotions and excitement!
In the end, I prefer watching live each week rather (if only slightly more) than binge watching alone. While I hold my Netflix time with “Supernatural” in high regards…I’ve had a wonderful time watching week by week with everyone, seeing Jared and other cast live-tweet, and speculating/commiserating with my fan friends at the end of each episode. This season looks to be one of the best “Supernatural” has to offer and I can’t wait to watch it with you all!
When did you discover “Supernatural?” How many seasons did you have to catch up on before you were watching live? Which experience do you prefer?
I did EXACTLY the same thing you did. I caught my first episode last January (finally giving into S.E. Hinton’s constant Twittering about how great the show was) and was caught up by the time they aired in October. I started on Netflix, but then ended up buying all the DVDs. I binge-watched seasons 1-5 and then tried to drag out 6, 7&8 until season 9 started. And I know of a couple other people who just started watching this year! Yay, Netflix!
I did EXACTLY the same thing you did. I caught my first episode last January (finally giving into S.E. Hinton’s constant Twittering about how great the show was) and was caught up by the time they aired in October. I started on Netflix, but then ended up buying all the DVDs. I binge-watched seasons 1-5 and then tried to drag out 6, 7&8 until season 9 started. And I know of a couple other people who just started watching this year! Yay, Netflix!
I confess I like both. I like watching each episode as it airs, for all the reasons you mentioned. (I always have something to look forward to on Tuesdays now.). And, when the DVD comes out, I like watching the full season again – usually in just a couple days. Again, for all the reasons you mentioned. And, some of the little things that may bug me in an episode on first watching, seldom bother me in the context of the whole season. Also – when I was ill, I watched all 6 seasons (back then, only 6), several episodes per day, and the show brought me great relief as I immersed myself in the Winchesters’ world and forgot my own problems for a while.
I confess I like both. I like watching each episode as it airs, for all the reasons you mentioned. (I always have something to look forward to on Tuesdays now.). And, when the DVD comes out, I like watching the full season again – usually in just a couple days. Again, for all the reasons you mentioned. And, some of the little things that may bug me in an episode on first watching, seldom bother me in the context of the whole season. Also – when I was ill, I watched all 6 seasons (back then, only 6), several episodes per day, and the show brought me great relief as I immersed myself in the Winchesters’ world and forgot my own problems for a while.
I’m also a fairly late convert to the show, so the DVD sets of earlier seasons have been invaluable. Always make sure to catch this week’s episode now, though, since I like to be up on what the Winchesters are doing.
^^ Didn’t know SE Hinton was a Supernatural fan. Kind of fits, though.
I’m also a fairly late convert to the show, so the DVD sets of earlier seasons have been invaluable. Always make sure to catch this week’s episode now, though, since I like to be up on what the Winchesters are doing.
^^ Didn’t know SE Hinton was a Supernatural fan. Kind of fits, though.
I started watching Supernatural early in Season 8. My then 16 yo son was watching early episodes on Netflix trying to catch up. I caught one from S.3 then one from S.4, and started asking too many questions. So he went back and started watching from S1E1 with me. He filtered my watching though, deciding that I wouldn’t like Bugs, or that some other episodes weren’t really important to the story line.
Later on, I got other people hooked on the show and started over from S1E1 each time, and I didn’t skip anything. Although my son was right in some things (I didn’t like Bugs), I love having watched every single minute of the show multiple times. I have also watched some of the running commentary from a few of the DVD extras in S.2 and 3 – which are awesome! I’m also considering buying the whole set on Bluray now thanks to a blog post about what a difference seeing the show in such amazing detail has made.
I wasn’t able to participate in the SPNBinge today, but I read many of the comments on Twitter, and once again began to tear up at the mention of Chuck’s narration about the production of the Impala (in fact, I can’t even write about it now without a lump in my throat).
So I think watching Supernatural is rather like the package of Oreos where you just want to eat one more to even up the rows … but there’s always a reason to watch just one more. Like the time I re-watched all of Season 3 to find out when the Impala lost its police-car-style spot lights and whether or not they explained the change. I think it was Ep.7, and they never did explain it.
Thanks for sharing the wild ride with me, folks. Much admiration for whole Supernatural Crew and Fandom.
I started watching Supernatural early in Season 8. My then 16 yo son was watching early episodes on Netflix trying to catch up. I caught one from S.3 then one from S.4, and started asking too many questions. So he went back and started watching from S1E1 with me. He filtered my watching though, deciding that I wouldn’t like Bugs, or that some other episodes weren’t really important to the story line.
Later on, I got other people hooked on the show and started over from S1E1 each time, and I didn’t skip anything. Although my son was right in some things (I didn’t like Bugs), I love having watched every single minute of the show multiple times. I have also watched some of the running commentary from a few of the DVD extras in S.2 and 3 – which are awesome! I’m also considering buying the whole set on Bluray now thanks to a blog post about what a difference seeing the show in such amazing detail has made.
I wasn’t able to participate in the SPNBinge today, but I read many of the comments on Twitter, and once again began to tear up at the mention of Chuck’s narration about the production of the Impala (in fact, I can’t even write about it now without a lump in my throat).
So I think watching Supernatural is rather like the package of Oreos where you just want to eat one more to even up the rows … but there’s always a reason to watch just one more. Like the time I re-watched all of Season 3 to find out when the Impala lost its police-car-style spot lights and whether or not they explained the change. I think it was Ep.7, and they never did explain it.
Thanks for sharing the wild ride with me, folks. Much admiration for whole Supernatural Crew and Fandom.
May I start with, welcome aboard Misserikagannon! I caught the Supernatural bug about half way through Season 5 and then went into overdrive obsession with the show. I got all the DVDs and was all caught up in about 2 weeks, talk about binge viewing. I didn’t stop there though. I managed to get my grandson hooked during Season 7 (and bought him all 7 for Christmas last year, got lucky at Walmart Black Friday) and we went to our first convention in Vegas last year. There are pros and cons of binge viewing compared to real-time viewing and I have to admit that I do DVR the current season and watch and re-watch them until the DVD/BluRay comes out then I start that season all over again, mainly for the extras included on the discs. I have found that Netflix omits a lot of episodes sparatically per seasons and that makes for frustrating viewing if one wants to view in sequence order. Ok that was my true confession for the week. 🙂
May I start with, welcome aboard Misserikagannon! I caught the Supernatural bug about half way through Season 5 and then went into overdrive obsession with the show. I got all the DVDs and was all caught up in about 2 weeks, talk about binge viewing. I didn’t stop there though. I managed to get my grandson hooked during Season 7 (and bought him all 7 for Christmas last year, got lucky at Walmart Black Friday) and we went to our first convention in Vegas last year. There are pros and cons of binge viewing compared to real-time viewing and I have to admit that I do DVR the current season and watch and re-watch them until the DVD/BluRay comes out then I start that season all over again, mainly for the extras included on the discs. I have found that Netflix omits a lot of episodes sparatically per seasons and that makes for frustrating viewing if one wants to view in sequence order. Ok that was my true confession for the week. 🙂
Thanks Misserikagannon. I like hearing I’m not the only newbie. I binged on Supernatural with my daughter the summer before Season 8. I agree that both Netflix & live have benefits but I’m not sure I could have survived waiting until the next season after the car crash in season 1 or seeing Dean go to hell in Season 3. I went from the lowest of lows assuring myself all through season 3 that they would figure something out. Then the highest of highs seeing Dean emerge and Castiel make his entrance. I don’t think I could even have lasted a week to see Dean make a deal to bring Sam back in the episode right before the end of Season 2. So, for the 1st 4 seasons I thank Netflix for saving me from depression and anxiety 🙂
Thanks Misserikagannon. I like hearing I’m not the only newbie. I binged on Supernatural with my daughter the summer before Season 8. I agree that both Netflix & live have benefits but I’m not sure I could have survived waiting until the next season after the car crash in season 1 or seeing Dean go to hell in Season 3. I went from the lowest of lows assuring myself all through season 3 that they would figure something out. Then the highest of highs seeing Dean emerge and Castiel make his entrance. I don’t think I could even have lasted a week to see Dean make a deal to bring Sam back in the episode right before the end of Season 2. So, for the 1st 4 seasons I thank Netflix for saving me from depression and anxiety 🙂
I started watching sometime in S6. Netflix kept telling me that it was something I would like, but I didn’t believe it for a long while because, well, they had this awful description of the show and so many CW shows are about the pretty that I didn’t think it would be my sort of thing. Eventually I caved and I watched it on DVDs through Netflix. I wouldn’t say I binged right away, it took me sometime to become obsessed…towards the end of season two, I was in full-on binge mode though. Took me a couple of months to get through six seasons, then had the long wait for S7.
I agree that both ways has it’s benefits. I think it’s easier to forget a not-so-great episode when you are binging and move on to the next, but when you are watching in real time it stays with you more and you have more time to dissect it. Of course, this goes for the stellar episodes as well, so…
I have a question though Misserikagannon–do they still have the “filler” music in the first season on Netflix? When I started watching it was only available by disc, at some point they made it streaming, but I remember folks complaining about the music changes in S1–some kind of licensing issue. Just wondering if that is still the case, I don’t think I would been so enamored with the show without those classic rock moments.
I started watching sometime in S6. Netflix kept telling me that it was something I would like, but I didn’t believe it for a long while because, well, they had this awful description of the show and so many CW shows are about the pretty that I didn’t think it would be my sort of thing. Eventually I caved and I watched it on DVDs through Netflix. I wouldn’t say I binged right away, it took me sometime to become obsessed…towards the end of season two, I was in full-on binge mode though. Took me a couple of months to get through six seasons, then had the long wait for S7.
I agree that both ways has it’s benefits. I think it’s easier to forget a not-so-great episode when you are binging and move on to the next, but when you are watching in real time it stays with you more and you have more time to dissect it. Of course, this goes for the stellar episodes as well, so…
I have a question though Misserikagannon–do they still have the “filler” music in the first season on Netflix? When I started watching it was only available by disc, at some point they made it streaming, but I remember folks complaining about the music changes in S1–some kind of licensing issue. Just wondering if that is still the case, I don’t think I would been so enamored with the show without those classic rock moments.
I started watching Supernatural on TNT, so I was used to getting 2hrs a day five days a week. I watched sporadically the first year and then became a dedicated fan. I didn’t watch any shows on the CW so I hadn’t realized SPN was still on the air. I mentioned to my grown daughter how much I liked the show and she said, “I think it’s still on the air on the CW.” This was at the end of August and I found out Sept was the start of S7. I was only on S5. So I did something I had never done before and bought all the first 6 seasons on DVD. I had one week to catch up to S7 and started binge watching. I had missed a lot of episodes including the pilot on TNT but did skip over ones I had seen before or weren’t favorites. Since that was all I was watching at night I ended up getting my husband hooked on the show as well. By the time S7 started I was caught up. I found it hard to wait a whole week for the next episode. Frustrating even. Then my teenage grandson mentioned finding spoilers on line and I eventually found TWFB. I now DVR current episodes for rewatch and purchase the DVD’s at the end of the each season.
Although I have gotten used to watching week by week I still think back fondly to my binge watching days and I still tune into TNT and watch repeats on that channel too. I never understood why my kids and grandkids bought DVDs of shows or movies they had already seen but I do now, although SPN is still the only ones we own.
It was also comforting to find out I wasn’t the only person who was obsessed with the show and hadn’t gone off the deep end alone. Lol
I started watching Supernatural on TNT, so I was used to getting 2hrs a day five days a week. I watched sporadically the first year and then became a dedicated fan. I didn’t watch any shows on the CW so I hadn’t realized SPN was still on the air. I mentioned to my grown daughter how much I liked the show and she said, “I think it’s still on the air on the CW.” This was at the end of August and I found out Sept was the start of S7. I was only on S5. So I did something I had never done before and bought all the first 6 seasons on DVD. I had one week to catch up to S7 and started binge watching. I had missed a lot of episodes including the pilot on TNT but did skip over ones I had seen before or weren’t favorites. Since that was all I was watching at night I ended up getting my husband hooked on the show as well. By the time S7 started I was caught up. I found it hard to wait a whole week for the next episode. Frustrating even. Then my teenage grandson mentioned finding spoilers on line and I eventually found TWFB. I now DVR current episodes for rewatch and purchase the DVD’s at the end of the each season.
Although I have gotten used to watching week by week I still think back fondly to my binge watching days and I still tune into TNT and watch repeats on that channel too. I never understood why my kids and grandkids bought DVDs of shows or movies they had already seen but I do now, although SPN is still the only ones we own.
It was also comforting to find out I wasn’t the only person who was obsessed with the show and hadn’t gone off the deep end alone. Lol
How interesting there are so many ‘latecomers’.
Back during the glutton of reality based shows, I had decided that TV itself had finally jumped the shark, so I got rid of it.
A couple years ago, my friend introduced me to Doctor Who. So I got Netflix. Later, I turned on one of the Supernatural shows at random (What I know know to be the opening scene of “Metamorphosis”) and thought, “That is too frickin’ weird for me.” and went on to Eureka instead. But the wierdness stuck in my brain.
You know that picture Netflix has? That doesn’t look much like Sam, does it? I thought it was a different actor. At season 6, I started watching the show from season 1, but tried not to get attached to Sam Because I knew the actor was going to be changed. (Which was stupid. The leads had GREAT chemistry!) I skipped heavily ahead, but my skips kept getting shorter and shorter, because I kept missing plot points. Bought the latest episode on Amazon, realised (to my intense happiness) that it was just an odd pic of Sam. Which is good because I was hooked. Back to Season 1 and a nice looong binge.
I’m new to sharing my fandom, I only ‘discovered’ you guys back in Oct/Nov. This is the only site I lurk around because most sites are bitchfests, and I hate to have something I love so much ripped to shreds with pointless posing and mud dragging. But here, while we may be confused, or not like a thing or two, its obvious that 96% of y’all luva lova love LOVE this show. I have to admit, I’m glad I’m not the only one who has freaked over this show.
I may have to watch the show the next morning when it comes out on Amazon, but I do like to twitter with everyone while the show is going on. No it doesn’t ruin it for me. I’m getting my fix while its going on and the next morning I get to see what the hubbub was.
I’d rather binge. (If you’re not ready for another show immediately after one ends, raise your hand. I dare ya.)
But I have no choice. I have to wait. Luckily, this site is here to make the wait time bearable. Thank you, my sick, twisted, salt-owning, religion-relaxed family.
How interesting there are so many ‘latecomers’.
Back during the glutton of reality based shows, I had decided that TV itself had finally jumped the shark, so I got rid of it.
A couple years ago, my friend introduced me to Doctor Who. So I got Netflix. Later, I turned on one of the Supernatural shows at random (What I know know to be the opening scene of “Metamorphosis”) and thought, “That is too frickin’ weird for me.” and went on to Eureka instead. But the wierdness stuck in my brain.
You know that picture Netflix has? That doesn’t look much like Sam, does it? I thought it was a different actor. At season 6, I started watching the show from season 1, but tried not to get attached to Sam Because I knew the actor was going to be changed. (Which was stupid. The leads had GREAT chemistry!) I skipped heavily ahead, but my skips kept getting shorter and shorter, because I kept missing plot points. Bought the latest episode on Amazon, realised (to my intense happiness) that it was just an odd pic of Sam. Which is good because I was hooked. Back to Season 1 and a nice looong binge.
I’m new to sharing my fandom, I only ‘discovered’ you guys back in Oct/Nov. This is the only site I lurk around because most sites are bitchfests, and I hate to have something I love so much ripped to shreds with pointless posing and mud dragging. But here, while we may be confused, or not like a thing or two, its obvious that 96% of y’all luva lova love LOVE this show. I have to admit, I’m glad I’m not the only one who has freaked over this show.
I may have to watch the show the next morning when it comes out on Amazon, but I do like to twitter with everyone while the show is going on. No it doesn’t ruin it for me. I’m getting my fix while its going on and the next morning I get to see what the hubbub was.
I’d rather binge. (If you’re not ready for another show immediately after one ends, raise your hand. I dare ya.)
But I have no choice. I have to wait. Luckily, this site is here to make the wait time bearable. Thank you, my sick, twisted, salt-owning, religion-relaxed family.
Oh, incomplete thought.
I kept skipping ahead to see when the ‘new’ Sam would show up.
Oh, incomplete thought.
I kept skipping ahead to see when the ‘new’ Sam would show up.
I binged too, starting the summer before season 8 premiered. I didn’t go as fast as some here, since I got my husband on board to watch “In my time of dying”, and he won’t tolerate more than an ep or two in a night! We were caught up about half-way through season 8–thank goodness for DVR’s. Now I have the dvd sets, too.
I like both ways of watching, though I gotta say, my favorite is the dvds or Netflix. You get the whole story like reading chapters in a book–or interrelated short stories in some cases, and if one chapter is not to your liking, well, the next one awaits. And if you are watching the dvds, you get all of the extras to savor as well. I’ve devoured lots of series in this way at this point, though SPN is the only one that obsesses me.
That said, the week to week viewing can be deliciously suspenseful. I do appreciate the time to stew over developments and the coming attractions promos, not to mention the wealth of blogs, reviews, and online discussions. It really does add to the experience of being part of something bigger.
Following the fandom, and occasionally participating week to week as we absorb the current episode has been eye-opening to me. I love going online on Wednesdays, scouring this site and others for reviews, opinions, and speculation–it has added to my enjoyment of this show. And, while I don’t twitter, and wouldn’t want to follow live tweets for the first time I watch an episode, I’ve had a lot of fun tracking down the twitter feeds the next day. The one negative to online fandom, for me, is the “ripping apart” and the fan vs. fan atmosphere that can be found on almost every site–I’m so thankful for the safe harbors like here and some other blogs I’ve found. I appreciate criticism, and I don’t expect everyone to agree, but I’m baffled by the impulse to divide into camps and rip at the thing that we all profess to love. Still, I’m happy to have a place to express my thoughts when the hubby has had enough!
I binged too, starting the summer before season 8 premiered. I didn’t go as fast as some here, since I got my husband on board to watch “In my time of dying”, and he won’t tolerate more than an ep or two in a night! We were caught up about half-way through season 8–thank goodness for DVR’s. Now I have the dvd sets, too.
I like both ways of watching, though I gotta say, my favorite is the dvds or Netflix. You get the whole story like reading chapters in a book–or interrelated short stories in some cases, and if one chapter is not to your liking, well, the next one awaits. And if you are watching the dvds, you get all of the extras to savor as well. I’ve devoured lots of series in this way at this point, though SPN is the only one that obsesses me.
That said, the week to week viewing can be deliciously suspenseful. I do appreciate the time to stew over developments and the coming attractions promos, not to mention the wealth of blogs, reviews, and online discussions. It really does add to the experience of being part of something bigger.
Following the fandom, and occasionally participating week to week as we absorb the current episode has been eye-opening to me. I love going online on Wednesdays, scouring this site and others for reviews, opinions, and speculation–it has added to my enjoyment of this show. And, while I don’t twitter, and wouldn’t want to follow live tweets for the first time I watch an episode, I’ve had a lot of fun tracking down the twitter feeds the next day. The one negative to online fandom, for me, is the “ripping apart” and the fan vs. fan atmosphere that can be found on almost every site–I’m so thankful for the safe harbors like here and some other blogs I’ve found. I appreciate criticism, and I don’t expect everyone to agree, but I’m baffled by the impulse to divide into camps and rip at the thing that we all profess to love. Still, I’m happy to have a place to express my thoughts when the hubby has had enough!
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Great comment! But how strange- I mean, what made you think that there would have to be “new” Sam? Never occurred to me as possible,thank God, or I would’ve felt panicky all the time.
Binge-watching is better imo. It’s like reading a book, it’s all yours, so you’re at peace. Watching on the weekly basis means that you have to wait constantly, it’s so-o stressful. And then, when I started ( it was only 2 years ago) I was impressed and rather frightened at how belligerent and super-emotional fans could be. ( Funny, I was about to type “super-sexual”, Freudian slip!) 😉 With time I learnt to distinguish what’s worth reading and separate, or at least I think I did. But I still feel uneasy before each new episode, what if fans won’t like it? I feel like a mom who’s afraid that other kids won’t want to play with her sonny. And every time if the ep is okay I heave a sigh of relief. 😉
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Great comment! But how strange- I mean, what made you think that there would have to be “new” Sam? Never occurred to me as possible,thank God, or I would’ve felt panicky all the time.
Binge-watching is better imo. It’s like reading a book, it’s all yours, so you’re at peace. Watching on the weekly basis means that you have to wait constantly, it’s so-o stressful. And then, when I started ( it was only 2 years ago) I was impressed and rather frightened at how belligerent and super-emotional fans could be. ( Funny, I was about to type “super-sexual”, Freudian slip!) 😉 With time I learnt to distinguish what’s worth reading and separate, or at least I think I did. But I still feel uneasy before each new episode, what if fans won’t like it? I feel like a mom who’s afraid that other kids won’t want to play with her sonny. And every time if the ep is okay I heave a sigh of relief. 😉
Found SPN mid way through Season 5. Stumbled on a Season 2 episode on TNT when I was home sick one day and decided to try out the ep that came after it too (Mystery Spot). That led me to look to see if the show was still actually airing a current season anywhere…found out they were mid way though Season 5.
So I immediately went and bought S1-4 on DVD, bought the first half of S5 on Amazon instant video. At one point I was watching both Season 2 and new eps of 5 at the same time. Confusing, but I figured it out (even with Dean’s ever evolving deeper voice and Sam’s ever evolving hair LOL) Semi-binged on 2 eps an evening on DVD until I caught up.
Of course, usually when I find a show I like and it’s a veteran show, I think I jinx it, because it usually ends a year later. Well, my jinx days ended with SPN and SO glad.
I prefer now to watch once, live each week. But I will indulge in an occasional binge on TNT of DVD. And at the end of each season, since I leave the eps on my DVR until the season is done…I usually run through the season again, 2 eps a night to rewatch the season, see everything i missed first time around and to see how everything ties together in the end.
Found SPN mid way through Season 5. Stumbled on a Season 2 episode on TNT when I was home sick one day and decided to try out the ep that came after it too (Mystery Spot). That led me to look to see if the show was still actually airing a current season anywhere…found out they were mid way though Season 5.
So I immediately went and bought S1-4 on DVD, bought the first half of S5 on Amazon instant video. At one point I was watching both Season 2 and new eps of 5 at the same time. Confusing, but I figured it out (even with Dean’s ever evolving deeper voice and Sam’s ever evolving hair LOL) Semi-binged on 2 eps an evening on DVD until I caught up.
Of course, usually when I find a show I like and it’s a veteran show, I think I jinx it, because it usually ends a year later. Well, my jinx days ended with SPN and SO glad.
I prefer now to watch once, live each week. But I will indulge in an occasional binge on TNT of DVD. And at the end of each season, since I leave the eps on my DVR until the season is done…I usually run through the season again, 2 eps a night to rewatch the season, see everything i missed first time around and to see how everything ties together in the end.
My story is very similar – I found Supernatural at the beginning of season 4 with Dean coming back from Hell. I watched it on a regular basis – catching repeats here and there until the Winter Hiatus came . . . within a week of the showing ending – I had bought the 1st Season on DVD. As i began to watch it, I went ahead and splurged on Season 2 and 3 (yes even with Christmas present shopping coming at me). By the time January came I had watched all three seasons and some of the seasons a second time. My coworker became a little sick of listening to me talk about this new obsession of mine. Since then I have been a fairly weekly viewer although there have been times where I don’t watch the show every week and then sit down and watch three episodes together. However, even if I don’t watch the show immediately, I come here to read the reviews to find out what happened.
My story is very similar – I found Supernatural at the beginning of season 4 with Dean coming back from Hell. I watched it on a regular basis – catching repeats here and there until the Winter Hiatus came . . . within a week of the showing ending – I had bought the 1st Season on DVD. As i began to watch it, I went ahead and splurged on Season 2 and 3 (yes even with Christmas present shopping coming at me). By the time January came I had watched all three seasons and some of the seasons a second time. My coworker became a little sick of listening to me talk about this new obsession of mine. Since then I have been a fairly weekly viewer although there have been times where I don’t watch the show every week and then sit down and watch three episodes together. However, even if I don’t watch the show immediately, I come here to read the reviews to find out what happened.
I found the show on TNT at the end of season 5. I bought all 5 seasons and binge watched trying to limit myself to no more 2 episodes a night. When I started watching live I found it hard to keep track because of the commercials. Now at season 9 I finally have the hang of it but I still own it on Amazon so I can rewatch the next day without interruption. I have to say that I love every season (not necessarily every episode) and I love reading the reviews and comments from fellow fans.
I found the show on TNT at the end of season 5. I bought all 5 seasons and binge watched trying to limit myself to no more 2 episodes a night. When I started watching live I found it hard to keep track because of the commercials. Now at season 9 I finally have the hang of it but I still own it on Amazon so I can rewatch the next day without interruption. I have to say that I love every season (not necessarily every episode) and I love reading the reviews and comments from fellow fans.
I found the show on Netflix this past August and tried to watch through season 8 before the season 9 premiere. I didn’t make it all the way through and found myself skipping around and completely bypassing the entire first half of season 6. I caught up pretty quickly after season 9 started. Still haven’t watched all the soulless Sam episodes yet. I think I am happier watching it weekly now. I enjoy all the analysis and speculation as the episodes air. I sure am thankful for Netflix, though!
I found the show on Netflix this past August and tried to watch through season 8 before the season 9 premiere. I didn’t make it all the way through and found myself skipping around and completely bypassing the entire first half of season 6. I caught up pretty quickly after season 9 started. Still haven’t watched all the soulless Sam episodes yet. I think I am happier watching it weekly now. I enjoy all the analysis and speculation as the episodes air. I sure am thankful for Netflix, though!
Sorry guys! not a newbie. 🙂
I’d heard about the show and it’s basic plot (two brothers, saving lives and hunting monsters) about a year in advance. I read it in some magazine and there were pictures of the guys in the article and I was not immediatley impressed by their looks but I made a note to watch it and put it on my schedule for Fall premieres based solely on the title and basic plot synopsis. As soon as I saw the first episode, in fact, it was the first ten minutes with the fight in the darkened room between the brothers, I was hooked. It was such a beautifully shot scene.
That said, I prefer both bingeing and single episodes. I get the most emotional impact from weekly viewing but I do like to binge on my favorites from different seasons and also TNT airs repeats every day, so I catch those sometimes.
Sorry guys! not a newbie. 🙂
I’d heard about the show and it’s basic plot (two brothers, saving lives and hunting monsters) about a year in advance. I read it in some magazine and there were pictures of the guys in the article and I was not immediatley impressed by their looks but I made a note to watch it and put it on my schedule for Fall premieres based solely on the title and basic plot synopsis. As soon as I saw the first episode, in fact, it was the first ten minutes with the fight in the darkened room between the brothers, I was hooked. It was such a beautifully shot scene.
That said, I prefer both bingeing and single episodes. I get the most emotional impact from weekly viewing but I do like to binge on my favorites from different seasons and also TNT airs repeats every day, so I catch those sometimes.
I must be the odd one as I started from season 1 episode one on the premier night and have watched weekly ever since. I have nine years of total enjoyment of the show. I fell in love with the show immediately; I do have all the DVDs and have several episodes on the DVR. I have lent out my DVD to my nephew and his family who are now converted to the show. They binge watch. I love that people keep discovering the show.
I must be the odd one as I started from season 1 episode one on the premier night and have watched weekly ever since. I have nine years of total enjoyment of the show. I fell in love with the show immediately; I do have all the DVDs and have several episodes on the DVR. I have lent out my DVD to my nephew and his family who are now converted to the show. They binge watch. I love that people keep discovering the show.
The “Binge” gave me the opportunity to jump in at Season 5 or 6, see what I had been missing, and then watch weekly. I don’t always have the opportunity to plan around being home each week at the same time, but I do like the week-to-week watching better.
The “Binge” gave me the opportunity to jump in at Season 5 or 6, see what I had been missing, and then watch weekly. I don’t always have the opportunity to plan around being home each week at the same time, but I do like the week-to-week watching better.
I binge-watched the first seven seasons – watched about one season a month – good times! I remember looking for something new to start watching with my hubby. I found the first three seasons of SPN on DVD in a local shop on special offer 3 for 2! I’d never heard of it before but liked the look of it and the synopsis on the back sounded like my kinda thing. Best thing I ever bought!
Enjoyed the show straight away but was totally hooked on it by the end of season 1 – when the truck hit the Impala I just HAD to know what happened next!! So binge-watching seasons 1-7 was great for me simply because I couldn’t get enough of Supernatural!
I’ve been live-watching seasons 8 & 9 and have loved that too. (I say live-watching but because I’m in Ireland its next-day watching for me!) Love coming in from work on Wednesdays and watching the latest episode then seeing what everyone’s saying on Twitter and here. It really adds to the experience.
The only drawback is the wait for the next episode but I fill the time reading reviews and watching for pictures for the next episode!! The end of season 8 finale and summer hellatus nearly killed me but its great to share this experience of something I love so much with so many other people. We are just so lucky to still have new episodes to look forward to every week, and a show that gets better and better. Long may it continue!
(Lurking here since 2013)
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Yes, it did make me a bit skittish/panicky to watch. The only reason I thought they were going to change the actor is because the guy on the Netflix picture didn’t look like Sam to me. Shows have changed actors mid-stream on me before.
That’s why I skipped ahead. I thought the guy (Jared) who was playing the character (Sam) was doing a fine job, and the chemistry between them (Sam and Dean) worked. I wondered how long until the switch. I didn’t want to start a show that was going to fall apart soon.
And I don’t think super-sexual is inaccurate. That’s why I’m not a slash fan. I’m too busy putting myself in the middle of the mix to imagine them playing with each other. (*Evil chuckle*)
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Yes, it did make me a bit skittish/panicky to watch. The only reason I thought they were going to change the actor is because the guy on the Netflix picture didn’t look like Sam to me. Shows have changed actors mid-stream on me before.
That’s why I skipped ahead. I thought the guy (Jared) who was playing the character (Sam) was doing a fine job, and the chemistry between them (Sam and Dean) worked. I wondered how long until the switch. I didn’t want to start a show that was going to fall apart soon.
And I don’t think super-sexual is inaccurate. That’s why I’m not a slash fan. I’m too busy putting myself in the middle of the mix to imagine them playing with each other. (*Evil chuckle*)
Sams*Buddy
Don’t even understand how it happened that I didn’t connect two facts you mentioned in your post. Now I can see them absolutely clear. Sign of age I suppose.
Yea, slash doesn’t seem to be my thing either.
Sams*Buddy
Don’t even understand how it happened that I didn’t connect two facts you mentioned in your post. Now I can see them absolutely clear. Sign of age I suppose.
Yea, slash doesn’t seem to be my thing either.
Sams*Buddy
Don’t even understand how it happened that I didn’t connect two facts you mentioned in your post. Now I can see them absolutely clear. Sign of age I suppose.
Yea, slash doesn’t seem to be my thing either.
Sams*Buddy
Don’t even understand how it happened that I didn’t connect two facts you mentioned in your post. Now I can see them absolutely clear. Sign of age I suppose.
Yea, slash doesn’t seem to be my thing either.
I’d prefer the binge. In fact, I normally watch tv that way, I wait until the show has a few years on it because I hate seeing good shows not get the chance to survive ( while crap shows go on forever).
So I watched SPN off n on for 5 years before breaking down and finally buying the DVDs. When I had caught up I was hooked with a capital H! By mid season 6 I was part of the “fandom” and loved it. The problem is, I hate being spoiled, so if I don’t get the chance to watch, I also need to stay off the sites and twitter until I can watch. I dvr and try to watch within a day or two, but I would prefer to save up a few and watch them together ( I’m impatient and I hate hellatus’s). It’s a dilemma I think I can deal with.
I’d prefer the binge. In fact, I normally watch tv that way, I wait until the show has a few years on it because I hate seeing good shows not get the chance to survive ( while crap shows go on forever).
So I watched SPN off n on for 5 years before breaking down and finally buying the DVDs. When I had caught up I was hooked with a capital H! By mid season 6 I was part of the “fandom” and loved it. The problem is, I hate being spoiled, so if I don’t get the chance to watch, I also need to stay off the sites and twitter until I can watch. I dvr and try to watch within a day or two, but I would prefer to save up a few and watch them together ( I’m impatient and I hate hellatus’s). It’s a dilemma I think I can deal with.
One thing about binge watching is when fans were complaining about how soulless Sam went on to long for me it was over in a few hours. Since I loved Jared’s portrayal I thought it was over to soon. I have a feeling that the Zeke/Gad possession is going to be the same when the dvd’s come out. And the cliffhangers! OMG how did you fans live through that especially never knowing if the show was even coming back. YIKES!
One thing about binge watching is when fans were complaining about how soulless Sam went on to long for me it was over in a few hours. Since I loved Jared’s portrayal I thought it was over to soon. I have a feeling that the Zeke/Gad possession is going to be the same when the dvd’s come out. And the cliffhangers! OMG how did you fans live through that especially never knowing if the show was even coming back. YIKES!
I was introduced to the show mid-way through S4. At the time though, I was skipping around Seasons 1-3, and just catching a few episodes here and there on DVD. I was intrigued by the show, but I wasn’t hooked instantly. It was a little while before my obsession took root. When it did, I binged. While S5 was going on, I devoured every ep. from S1-S4. When S5 came out on DVD, I binge-watched that too, so I could get all caught up as S6 started, and I’ve watched live week to week since then. I hate waiting, but week to week viewing allows for a wonderful anticipation to build up, and I check out twitter a little bit during commercials, and I love coming to this site for all the depth and layers that others’ speculations and reviews bring to the story. I think I prefer the binge watching just a little bit more though, because that was how my love affair with this show started, and I have very fond memories of that. While I wish I could have seen it from the beginning, a few of those cliffhangers, especially Seasons 3 and 4, would have killed me if I’d had to wait.
I was introduced to the show mid-way through S4. At the time though, I was skipping around Seasons 1-3, and just catching a few episodes here and there on DVD. I was intrigued by the show, but I wasn’t hooked instantly. It was a little while before my obsession took root. When it did, I binged. While S5 was going on, I devoured every ep. from S1-S4. When S5 came out on DVD, I binge-watched that too, so I could get all caught up as S6 started, and I’ve watched live week to week since then. I hate waiting, but week to week viewing allows for a wonderful anticipation to build up, and I check out twitter a little bit during commercials, and I love coming to this site for all the depth and layers that others’ speculations and reviews bring to the story. I think I prefer the binge watching just a little bit more though, because that was how my love affair with this show started, and I have very fond memories of that. While I wish I could have seen it from the beginning, a few of those cliffhangers, especially Seasons 3 and 4, would have killed me if I’d had to wait.
I am another person who live-watched since the Pilot. After the first 3 seasons, I began buying the DVDs. I binge-watch the DVDs continuously whilst live-watching the current episodes. As the seasons progress, my binge-watching gets longer and longer before I begin again at the Pilot. The current season is on my DVR, so I can re-watch those episodes too.
I watch so much SPN that I haven’t watched much of anything else over the years. Good times!
I didn’t discover the online stuff until a year ago. The people alarmed me. I went into frantic “Why are they fighting?” questioning. I had every episode memorized, and it never occurred to me to argue about my show. What a shock. I’m glad the WFB is safe now. Thank you Alice!
I am another person who live-watched since the Pilot. After the first 3 seasons, I began buying the DVDs. I binge-watch the DVDs continuously whilst live-watching the current episodes. As the seasons progress, my binge-watching gets longer and longer before I begin again at the Pilot. The current season is on my DVR, so I can re-watch those episodes too.
I watch so much SPN that I haven’t watched much of anything else over the years. Good times!
I didn’t discover the online stuff until a year ago. The people alarmed me. I went into frantic “Why are they fighting?” questioning. I had every episode memorized, and it never occurred to me to argue about my show. What a shock. I’m glad the WFB is safe now. Thank you Alice!
i became a fan early in S8; did the binge thing to catch up – TNT was running S3 at the time; DVR’d that while also watching S1/S2 from Amazon on weekends. Was getting whiplash trying to keep track of those and the new S8 episodes. After catching up, went back and watched everything again in order over the S8 midseason hellatus. I then splurged after S8 and ordered all of the bluray DVDs and watched it again. You’re right, more exciting to watch it live (but glad I have the DVDs).
i became a fan early in S8; did the binge thing to catch up – TNT was running S3 at the time; DVR’d that while also watching S1/S2 from Amazon on weekends. Was getting whiplash trying to keep track of those and the new S8 episodes. After catching up, went back and watched everything again in order over the S8 midseason hellatus. I then splurged after S8 and ordered all of the bluray DVDs and watched it again. You’re right, more exciting to watch it live (but glad I have the DVDs).
Opinions will differ of course, but here’s my experience: I discovered SPN right around the beginning of S7, I think. It was one or two January’s back. I binged watched 6 seasons in about 2 weeks. It was [u]incredible[/u].
I once read an article online that said binge-watching was the best way to experience a TV show, and I happen to agree. There’s a sense of momentum and flow in watching episodes back-to-back that just cannot be replicated when you have to wait 6 days for each bit of the plotline.
There are other perks: you get to see the series as a whole rather than as a number of separate, distinct seasons. You don’t get so caught up on minor hiccups, fandom fighting, and/or nitpicking. Who the showrunner was or who wrote what episode matter little if at all. It’s all about the experience. The journey. You form your own opinions based on your own reactions, unaffected by others.
I also think parts of the series stuck better in my memory when I binge watched, because it was more memorable as a journey, not just something I watched dutifully once a week.
But probably the best part, is that you’re not left biting your nails after a finale or particularly gritty episode – you can just watch the next one! 🙂
Opinions will differ of course, but here’s my experience: I discovered SPN right around the beginning of S7, I think. It was one or two January’s back. I binged watched 6 seasons in about 2 weeks. It was [u]incredible[/u].
I once read an article online that said binge-watching was the best way to experience a TV show, and I happen to agree. There’s a sense of momentum and flow in watching episodes back-to-back that just cannot be replicated when you have to wait 6 days for each bit of the plotline.
There are other perks: you get to see the series as a whole rather than as a number of separate, distinct seasons. You don’t get so caught up on minor hiccups, fandom fighting, and/or nitpicking. Who the showrunner was or who wrote what episode matter little if at all. It’s all about the experience. The journey. You form your own opinions based on your own reactions, unaffected by others.
I also think parts of the series stuck better in my memory when I binge watched, because it was more memorable as a journey, not just something I watched dutifully once a week.
But probably the best part, is that you’re not left biting your nails after a finale or particularly gritty episode – you can just watch the next one! 🙂
II caught a TNT SPN marathon in Feb. 2010, I had the TV on for noise while I was doing homework for my last semester of college. I had never watched it before but there wasn’t anything else on so I stuck with it. I wasn’t paying any attention until Yellow Fever came on and I heard Dean scream at the cat and then the end where he did the Eye of the Tiger. I started thinking about what an interesting show this was to do stuff like that. But with school and work I didn’t have a lot of time to look for it and I would forget it was on. But then I finally caught 99P on live and I have watched every episode live since. At the end of S5 I went out and bought all 4 seasons and caught up in about 3 weeks, then bought S5 when it came out and was ready for S6 when it started. I think I prefer binge watching because I like being able to watch the episodes together, it has a better flow to the story, for me.
I have never, ever fell for a show like I have this one, I have liked others but nothing like this. I may not like every episode or storyline they have but I love that our little show that could is still chugging along. 🙂
II caught a TNT SPN marathon in Feb. 2010, I had the TV on for noise while I was doing homework for my last semester of college. I had never watched it before but there wasn’t anything else on so I stuck with it. I wasn’t paying any attention until Yellow Fever came on and I heard Dean scream at the cat and then the end where he did the Eye of the Tiger. I started thinking about what an interesting show this was to do stuff like that. But with school and work I didn’t have a lot of time to look for it and I would forget it was on. But then I finally caught 99P on live and I have watched every episode live since. At the end of S5 I went out and bought all 4 seasons and caught up in about 3 weeks, then bought S5 when it came out and was ready for S6 when it started. I think I prefer binge watching because I like being able to watch the episodes together, it has a better flow to the story, for me.
I have never, ever fell for a show like I have this one, I have liked others but nothing like this. I may not like every episode or storyline they have but I love that our little show that could is still chugging along. 🙂
I’ve shared this story a thousand times, but since there are a lot of new people coming through here all the time, I’ll share again!
September 27, 2007. The day that drastically changed my life. It was an innocent enough evening. I was channel surfing! Bored beyond belief. I ended up catching the last five minutes of this show on a network I never ever considered watching. Two gorgeous guys having a heartfelt, tear-jerking conversation is front of a GORGEOUS classic car. What the hell was this? Why am I sucked into this? Why must I know what this show is right now????
That episode was the rerun of “All Hell Breaks Loose Part II”, a week before season three was to premiere. That evening we signed up for Netflix and sent away for the first disc of this show that I discovered from the TV Guide to be…Supernatural. It took us a couple of months to catch up (the hubby and I watched eps twice), and I finally caught up live by the time “Fresh Blood” aired in mid November.
I’ll spare you all the details, but the rest of the story I wrote in an article. Why I hadn’t heard of the show, why I hadn’t heard of the network, why Supernatural was the best show no one ever heard of. At the time I was a casual writer, a hobbist by trade who wrote because my tech job was ultra boring. I found it was a left brain/right brain sort of thing. The article was a HUGE success. It got me a regular Supernatural feature at Blogcritics, the attention of Warner Brothers publicity, and suddenly I’m a high profile Supernatural blogger. Because I started blogging right around the time of the writer’s strike, people were flocking to my articles. This was before the distractions of social media, when people used to read articles and comment!
Six months later, during a stretch of unemployment, I decided to build my own site. The rest has been one very strange history! But I can honestly say, that binge viewing of season one and two is a fantastic memory. I agree, you get lost in the show and what’s presented in front of you, not negative fandom reactions and having to wait until next week to see what happens (or four months, like that long agonizing summer between “No Rest For The Wicked” and “Lazarus Rising.”) I was jumping out of my chair after “Devil’s Trap”, so jittery to put in “In My Time of Dying.” I watched it multiple times. I miss that.
However, watching live does have it merits too. If you find the right group of people, sounding off with others about the latest episode is rewarding too. I think my head would have been swimming if I had to catch up on more than two seasons. 50 episodes was a lot to take in at once!
Here’s the article I was talking about if you’re interested. It’s in my profile too:
https://www.thewinchesterfamilybusiness.com/article-list/9-misc/110-supernatural-how-a-show-manages-to-succeed-despite-its-networkq.html
I’ve shared this story a thousand times, but since there are a lot of new people coming through here all the time, I’ll share again!
September 27, 2007. The day that drastically changed my life. It was an innocent enough evening. I was channel surfing! Bored beyond belief. I ended up catching the last five minutes of this show on a network I never ever considered watching. Two gorgeous guys having a heartfelt, tear-jerking conversation is front of a GORGEOUS classic car. What the hell was this? Why am I sucked into this? Why must I know what this show is right now????
That episode was the rerun of “All Hell Breaks Loose Part II”, a week before season three was to premiere. That evening we signed up for Netflix and sent away for the first disc of this show that I discovered from the TV Guide to be…Supernatural. It took us a couple of months to catch up (the hubby and I watched eps twice), and I finally caught up live by the time “Fresh Blood” aired in mid November.
I’ll spare you all the details, but the rest of the story I wrote in an article. Why I hadn’t heard of the show, why I hadn’t heard of the network, why Supernatural was the best show no one ever heard of. At the time I was a casual writer, a hobbist by trade who wrote because my tech job was ultra boring. I found it was a left brain/right brain sort of thing. The article was a HUGE success. It got me a regular Supernatural feature at Blogcritics, the attention of Warner Brothers publicity, and suddenly I’m a high profile Supernatural blogger. Because I started blogging right around the time of the writer’s strike, people were flocking to my articles. This was before the distractions of social media, when people used to read articles and comment!
Six months later, during a stretch of unemployment, I decided to build my own site. The rest has been one very strange history! But I can honestly say, that binge viewing of season one and two is a fantastic memory. I agree, you get lost in the show and what’s presented in front of you, not negative fandom reactions and having to wait until next week to see what happens (or four months, like that long agonizing summer between “No Rest For The Wicked” and “Lazarus Rising.”) I was jumping out of my chair after “Devil’s Trap”, so jittery to put in “In My Time of Dying.” I watched it multiple times. I miss that.
However, watching live does have it merits too. If you find the right group of people, sounding off with others about the latest episode is rewarding too. I think my head would have been swimming if I had to catch up on more than two seasons. 50 episodes was a lot to take in at once!
Here’s the article I was talking about if you’re interested. It’s in my profile too:
https://www.thewinchesterfamilybusiness.com/article-list/9-misc/110-supernatural-how-a-show-manages-to-succeed-despite-its-networkq.html
It is awesome to see such a large group of mostly newcomers like me. I saw a few episodes of Supernatural back in 2005. I was always drawn to it because I like weird stuff. But I was already invested in another show on at the same time (dang if I can remember what it was!) so Supernatural was mostly backburnered with me saying “I’ve got to watch that show again!” At the time though, my kids were 2 and 5, I was living with my mother-in-law looking for a house, new job, trying to grow a business – I was busy.
Fast forward to New Year’s holiday 2012, it’s a weekday that I am home and TNT has 2 eps of Supernatural in a row. “Oh yeah! Supernatural!” They were in the midst of the apocalypse at the time. I watched the next day. Then I had to go back to work, so I recorded and I was dying to get home every day to see it. I was happily up until 2 a.m. to do it Then I took the leap and bought the DVD’s. I can’t even remember if I started with Netflix or the DVDs first but I had to have them for the extras anyway. I was in love like I just met my husband again for the first time. Seriously. No show has EVER had this affect on me. I’m too old for this, is what I was saying, while I was telling my co-worker friends and trying to find anyone else who watched this show. No one did and after I got all caught up, I finally convinced one of my co-worker friends who has my taste in TV that she would love it. She fell too – hard. And got her husband in while she was at it though, he’s not as deep in it as her. We haven’t done an convention yet but I know I’ve got a partner when I’m ready.
I still binge watch this show. For the first whole year, I watched at least 2 eps every single day. Now I can skip a day or two, but never a whole week since I rewatch the eps at least 3 or 4 times before the next new one. I read this site, follow lots of people I like on Twitter who don’t piss me off with all the complaining, wallow in the fan fiction and Supernatural Wiki is Disney World to me. Oh and I’m halfway through all the books too, which are a great way to keep the SN fires burning. I say take your Supernatural any way you can, just make sure you take it!
It is awesome to see such a large group of mostly newcomers like me. I saw a few episodes of Supernatural back in 2005. I was always drawn to it because I like weird stuff. But I was already invested in another show on at the same time (dang if I can remember what it was!) so Supernatural was mostly backburnered with me saying “I’ve got to watch that show again!” At the time though, my kids were 2 and 5, I was living with my mother-in-law looking for a house, new job, trying to grow a business – I was busy.
Fast forward to New Year’s holiday 2012, it’s a weekday that I am home and TNT has 2 eps of Supernatural in a row. “Oh yeah! Supernatural!” They were in the midst of the apocalypse at the time. I watched the next day. Then I had to go back to work, so I recorded and I was dying to get home every day to see it. I was happily up until 2 a.m. to do it Then I took the leap and bought the DVD’s. I can’t even remember if I started with Netflix or the DVDs first but I had to have them for the extras anyway. I was in love like I just met my husband again for the first time. Seriously. No show has EVER had this affect on me. I’m too old for this, is what I was saying, while I was telling my co-worker friends and trying to find anyone else who watched this show. No one did and after I got all caught up, I finally convinced one of my co-worker friends who has my taste in TV that she would love it. She fell too – hard. And got her husband in while she was at it though, he’s not as deep in it as her. We haven’t done an convention yet but I know I’ve got a partner when I’m ready.
I still binge watch this show. For the first whole year, I watched at least 2 eps every single day. Now I can skip a day or two, but never a whole week since I rewatch the eps at least 3 or 4 times before the next new one. I read this site, follow lots of people I like on Twitter who don’t piss me off with all the complaining, wallow in the fan fiction and Supernatural Wiki is Disney World to me. Oh and I’m halfway through all the books too, which are a great way to keep the SN fires burning. I say take your Supernatural any way you can, just make sure you take it!
I too found Supernatural on Netflix. I binged seven seasons December 2012 during the Hellatus (of course I didn’t know what that even meant at the time!) I caught up with most of season 8 via the CW website and then starting live watching Jan 2013. I’m a fan of both. I have rewatched now seasons 1-8 on Netflix numerous times, I live watch the show, and rewatch it the next day on the CW website and usually catch things I’ve missed. The live tweeting by the cast makes it so interactive and I dare say there is another show that has so many cast and crew connecting with their fandom. My name is Jess, I’m 36 years old, and I’m a first time fangirl 😉
I too found Supernatural on Netflix. I binged seven seasons December 2012 during the Hellatus (of course I didn’t know what that even meant at the time!) I caught up with most of season 8 via the CW website and then starting live watching Jan 2013. I’m a fan of both. I have rewatched now seasons 1-8 on Netflix numerous times, I live watch the show, and rewatch it the next day on the CW website and usually catch things I’ve missed. The live tweeting by the cast makes it so interactive and I dare say there is another show that has so many cast and crew connecting with their fandom. My name is Jess, I’m 36 years old, and I’m a first time fangirl 😉
Oh to add to mine… I originally caught a partial episode on TNT a few years back not knowing what it was. (I think I was home sick from work.) It was Frontierland and of course it was the part where Cass was asking Bobby “to let me touch it.” I remember thinking “What in the world is this?!” I think I turned the channel. During my binge watch of seasons1-7 last year when I came to this part of the episode I screamed with laughter because I remembered being so weirded out before… You really have to go back to Season 1 to really get everything…
Oh to add to mine… I originally caught a partial episode on TNT a few years back not knowing what it was. (I think I was home sick from work.) It was Frontierland and of course it was the part where Cass was asking Bobby “to let me touch it.” I remember thinking “What in the world is this?!” I think I turned the channel. During my binge watch of seasons1-7 last year when I came to this part of the episode I screamed with laughter because I remembered being so weirded out before… You really have to go back to Season 1 to really get everything…