Bloodless Death: Writers, Viewers, and the Death of RoboSam!

I choose Stephen Crane’s poem to frame this analysis because it points toward a specific tradition in American literature: naturalism’s brutal portrayal of the natural order. It also, with its notion of bodily ownership, underlines how “one” exists against the reality of the outside world, “because it is my heart….” Since Supernatural has now adopted the “natural…

Breaking News: Supernatural Return Postponed One Week, Back Feb. 4th

This is a breaking story but per The CW, Smallville and Supernatural will not be returning tomorrow night, 1/28.  Their returns from winter break have been pushed back to February 4th.  No reason has been given.  Repeats of tonight’s Vampire Diaries and Nikita will air instead.  More info coming as I get it… UPDATED:  Okay,…

Pardon Our Technical Issues – Comment System Crashed

Hello everyone!  It’s been a VERY busy week here at The Winchester Family Business, and as I’m sure a few of you noticed, we’re having some server timeout issues.  Well, after a little investigation, it seems that our overwhelmed commenting module is causing all of that pain.  I’ve had to disable it, so there is…

Supernatural Episode 6.12 – A Special Spoilery Preview

  I got a pleasant surprise yesterday. For the first time this season, I had the honor of getting a special critic’s preview of a Supernatural episode. I saw in it’s entirety episode 6.12, “Like a Virgin.” After watching this episode twice, I couldn’t wait to get online and share details (okay teasers) about what I saw. Then, I started…

A WFB Exclusive: Interview With Supernatural Showrunner/Executive Producer Sera Gamble

Fans of "Supernatural" have been given a rare treat in network television this season.  Very few shows make it to its sixth season, but “Supernatural” has gotten to do more than that.  It's been able to run the planned five year mytharc to conclusion and go from there with something exciting and different.  A reboot.  “Supernatural…

In Honor of Kim Manners

January 25th marks the two-year anniversary of Kim Manners’ death.  In honor of him I have been thinking of his work on Supernatural and what memories his efforts evoke.   His first episode was “Dead in the Water.”  David Nutter had invited him to come and direct an episode of this new show.  Kim did and…