So this dropped. So let’s talk about it. I’ll admit I’m going to be a little biased in this. I’ve read every Supernatural supplementary material so far including the original comics, which looked at the time John spent immediately after Mary’s death. Of course all that old continuity was blown up in spectacular fashion by…
So, the shoe has dropped. Jensen, Jared, and Misha made the announcement on Instagram today, “Supernatural” season 15 will be the last. It’s not that news like this is unexpected. It’s been looming for a few years and not uncommon for a long running show. I heard rumblings that this might be a…
Today I was utterly dismayed to hear about the closure of a long time fan site which the Winchester Family Business has had interactions with in the past, Whedonesque. I’ve met the creators of the site a few times at Comic Con and other cons as well and I know that they were dedicated, passionate,…
It’s been a disheartening few days in more ways than one. In the past two days, I’ve been fighting online battles both on Twitter and on this website among a lot of other tragedies that have been going on in the world as well as our own SPN Family. I sat down to write an…
Eric Kripke’s initial conceit for Supernatural was the premise that all our human myths and urban legends had a core of truth: that magic and the supernatural were all around us, just a few degrees off normal. He gave us rough-edged, blue-collar heroes who fought to save people they didn’t know, all because they knew…
My, my, how times have changed. 200 episodes. Ten seasons. Millions of super loyal fans. “Supernatural” is going to down in infamy thanks to this milestone, joining a small list of prestigious shows to hit this mark. The cast, crew, writers, producers, and just about anyone on the planet look at this feat and can…
Since I fell in love with Supernatural in the fall of 2009, I have engaged in various activities related to the show: I have read a multitude of forum posts, watched loads of videos on YouTube, voted in many polls, bought books, magazines, and all the seasons on DVD, travelled to conventions, read countless articles,…
It’s January 1st, 2014, and as I sit here at my laptop reflecting on the year gone past, I realize 2013 wasn’t a very good year at The Winchester Family Business. Sure, the site itself has been continuing to grow and we’ve become a place to visit for a whole new realm of fans, not…
“All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.” J.M. Barrie / Peter Pan By reading some of the comments I personally noticed that the main theme of Supernatural “Family Business” has over the years somehow been lost out of sight, especially Nate Winchester’s remark struck me unexpected like a lightning on plain…
From Alice: Well, I’m not exactly sure what’s going on lately, but at Chicago Con this weekend while trying to share reports from the con, I got to see the uglier side of the online fandom. And that was after seeing that ugly side for a few weeks before, and hoping that I would find…
Castiel is my favorite character, and I ship Destiel. There are many reasons I do this. I ship them because it adds to my enjoyment of the show. I ship them because it increases my desire to engage in fandom. I ship them because I like the idea of two badass male characters having…
As I use it in this article, “shipping” is the promotion of a romantic relationship between two people, particularly when that relationship includes sex. It’s a favorite television fandom pastime, with fans hotly advocating their preferred ‘ships between TV show characters. It’s mostly harmless, but it’s not a game I enjoy. All too often, it’s…
