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| Five great TV shows to watch this weekend! |
At number 5: The Twilight Zone.
At 4: Supergirl.
At number 3: Supernatural.
At number 2: Futurama.
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Supernatural: Episode 8: 'Bugs' (2005) - TV Episode Review
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| Sam & Dean are looking to squash some bugs in this episode! |
Now that maybe a weird thing... but if you think about it, it makes a sort of sense to it... If you make the first season an absolute smashing success... Then the production team, and the actor/actresses will have to work harder to meet and beat the smashingly amazing season! (That is generally part of the reason why movie sequels rarely surpass the first movie...)
And the dud episode for this season being: Season 1 - Episode 8: 'Bugs' (2005)!
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| These are just some of the bugs in this dull episode! |
"The manicured lawns. 'How was your day, Honey'. I'd blow my brains out!"This episode tells the story of how over 100 years ago, the military massacred a group of Indians that had been living there at that time... Now during this time an Indian Witch Doctor curses the land, so that when an equinox happens, bugs in the land will go through and clean out the area of invading mankind...
- Dean Winchester (A quote from Supernatural episode: Bugs.)
In the present time, a family has moved in and started a housing development... And well with it has come the latest equinox, and the bugs start acting weird, and killing the people that are living/working there!
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| It looks like the bugs are looking to squash some humans! |
In the end... This episode was well acted, and the vision of Kim Manners is as awesome as the other stuff that he has done... The problem that I had with this episode was the story... It just didn't appeal to me as all the other episodes story lines have done so, so far... Anyway, check it out.. The episode is not great, but it is one to check out if you are going through the show religiously...
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Supernatural: Season 1 – Episode: 7: ‘Hook Man’ (2005) – TV EpisodeReview
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| Official Score = 3 1/2 Devils |
The comedy is getting more and more refined (by that I mean even funnier!) The scares are scarier, and the cheesey moments that wrecked parts of the earlier part of this season are all but gone!
And I have to say that season: 1 - Episode: 7, 'Hook Man', maybe one of the best episodes of the first season!
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| It looks like Sam is going to get caught when the, 'Hook Man' tries to hook himself a, 'Hunter' of the creepy crawly! |
"Me be quiet? You be quiet!" - Dean Winchester (A quote from Supernatural, season: 1 - Episode 7: Hook Man)This episode tells the story of an urban legend that has surfaced in a small Iowa College town, to make the legend a reality!
You see there is a ghost that seems to have latched on to a college girl, and is killing people around her in the same style as the urban legend of, 'The Hook Man'!
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| A note the Hook Man was so gracious to leave! |
I have to be honest with you guys and say that I would have given it 4 devils... I mean this episode is just plain awesome!
The only reason why I did not is because this episode maybe one of my favorites of the season, but it just didn't quite hit that 4 devil Mark because it just wasn't a favorite over all!
Supernatural: Season 1 - Episode: 6: 'Skin' (2005) - TV Episode Review
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| Official Score = 2 1/2 Devils |
And I have to say... This episode... Definitely an interesting take on the evil doppelganger concept that is real popular in horror and sci-fi tv shows!
By the way, the episode that I am talking about is episode 6 of season 1, 'Skin'!
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| Sam & Dean are working out some sibling rivalry issues... Or are they? |
This episode tells the story of how while Dean (Jensen Ackles) & Sam (Jared Padalecki) are on the road to their next destination, Sam gets an email from an old friend from school that has to do with the fact that her brother (another friend of Sam's) has seemingly killed his girl friend... While not actually being their to do so..."That better be you Sam and not that freak of nature!"
- Jensen Ackles (Dean Winchester) - Quote from, 'Supernatural' episode: Skin!
This convinces Sam to get Dean and take off for Sam's friends, and to find out what is going on... Also how it is possible that it can be proven that Sam's friend did kill his girlfriend, while not having actually been there to do so!
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| It's like looking in a weird mirror right? |
Still in the end, if you get a chance, you might want to check this episode out, it is an interesting one!
Four Horror TV Series That Would Be Great For The Horror Fan OnChristmas 2014
Now every year I have tried to give some recommendations for some classic entertainment in the horror/science fiction variety that people might enjoy if they happen to be alone for the Holidays... Usually these items are emblematic of the spirit of the season... But the truth is, is as far as I know, there are no Horror based TV series that revolve around Christmas exclusively... But these still apply rather nicely I do believe! So for those alone during the holiday season, I hope this helps!
At number 4: Supernatural
At number 3: American Horror Story
Ar number 2: Buffy The Vampire Slayer
At number 1: Tales From The Crypt
There are a lot more out there, but these are four series that are great for binge watching, and if you happen to be home alone this Christmas... These could be ones to ring in the Christmas spirit in the scariest ways imaginable
At number 4: Supernatural
At number 3: American Horror Story
Ar number 2: Buffy The Vampire Slayer
At number 1: Tales From The Crypt
There are a lot more out there, but these are four series that are great for binge watching, and if you happen to be home alone this Christmas... These could be ones to ring in the Christmas spirit in the scariest ways imaginable
TV Shows This Halloween
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| It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown... Not just fun for the kids... But fun for the whole family on Halloween! |
And with that in mind, there is a lot of great TV shows out there past and present and that would be great this Halloween!
What I mean by this is that such awesome shows as, 'Supernatural' are out there ready to be watched, but also recently we have seen such shows as: 'The Walking Dead', 'Sleepy Hollow' and other such great current shows come back on the air, as well as in the last few months we have seen Netflix bring back, 'Hemlock Grove'!
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| Supernatural... maybe not to great for the kiddies this Halloween, but definitely for the adults! |
I mean if you are looking for a black and white classic to enjoy with the kiddies... Well you can't go wrong with shows like: 'The Munsters', A show about a Frankenstein's monster, his bride, their Werewolf son, their normal niece, and their Vampire Grandfather, and the normal all-American lives they lead!
Now that show came out in the 60s, and if you are looking for other great's from that era, don't forget, 'The Twilight Zone', I mean as a Horror/Sci-fi show, this show has had some truly terrifying episodes, and some truly heartwarming episodes as well!
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| The Munsters... A great all American family that looks like it came straight out of a universal monster movie... Still a fun one for the whole family for Halloween! |
Now this series only has a very small connection to the movie series, but in this series, it tells the story of 2 cousins who end up inheriting an antique shop from one of their relatives... Now this shop used to sell cursed items, and along with the help of a friend of the relative's, the 2 cousins and the friend set out on a quest to take back the items before they could do to much more harm!
And with that said, let's jump ahead to the 90s with: Buffy The Vampire Slayer!
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| Buffy The Vampire Slayer... A blast from the past, but still as much fun as when it was new! |
Now in the end, rather you are looking at watching something that is still on the air, or are going to check up on netflix for some of these older TV series (which they mostly are there,) this list should give you a spo0oktastic good time!
Supernaturtal: Season 1 - Episode 5: 'Bloody Mary' (2005) - TV Episode Review
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Official Score = 3 1/2 Devils[/caption]
So I have to say something about Supernatural... So far this show, despite being plagued by the utter stupidity that the entertainment industry has been injecting (albeit a lot less fortunately in the last few years), in to it's shows and movies over the last few years is really freaking awesome!
I mean they do an awesome job of bringing to life or bringing back to life urban legends, folklore & myths that have lasted for centuries... Let's just put it this way, I have heard that the show in recent years has taken a turn for the worse... (kind of like what, 'The X-Files' did at the tale end of it's run...) But if this show continues on the way it has so far, then I imagine there is still a lot of fun to be had here with this one folks!
And Episode 5: 'Boody Mary' is no different!
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Sam & Dean are about to call forth the legend of, 'Bloody Mary' and stop her from terrorizing a small town![/caption]
Written by: Ron Milbauer (Alphas), Terri Hughes (Eureka) & Directed by: Peter Ellis (Numb3ers). Starring: Jared Padalecki (Friday The 13th), Jensen Ackles (Dark Angel), Adrianne Palicki (Legion), Marnette Patterson (Starship Troopers 3: Marauders) & Genevieve Buechner (The Final Cut).
This episode tells the story of how during a sleep over Lily Shoemaker (Genevieve Buechner) and her friends decide to play the, 'Bloody Mary' game and say her name in to the mirror 3 times...
Well unsuspecting Lily's father ends up dying that night, but not just dying... He ends up dying in the same gruesome way that is mentioned in the legend of, 'Bloody Mary' in which his eyes are essentially liquefied!
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She is about to learn the truth of, 'Bloody Mary!'[/caption]
Is Bloody Mary real? Did she do it, or is it something more mundane? Well in comes Sam (Jared Padalecki) & Dean (Jensen Ackles) to find out!
And in the end, these brothers will not only find out the truth about what is haunting this small group of friends, but Sam may actually be able to finally get peace after the death of the woman he loved!
In the end I could tell you a lot of reasons why this episode is great, but I will simplify it and say that this episode had a very, 'horror movie' feel to it, and I thought that was a lot of fun!
Other then that... Well I really can't say that there was to much wrong with it... It is not the best episode I have seen of the series, but it definitely rates close to it! Check it out... I think you might like it!
http://youtu.be/ksLDiAEugNM
Official Score = 3 1/2 Devils[/caption]So I have to say something about Supernatural... So far this show, despite being plagued by the utter stupidity that the entertainment industry has been injecting (albeit a lot less fortunately in the last few years), in to it's shows and movies over the last few years is really freaking awesome!
I mean they do an awesome job of bringing to life or bringing back to life urban legends, folklore & myths that have lasted for centuries... Let's just put it this way, I have heard that the show in recent years has taken a turn for the worse... (kind of like what, 'The X-Files' did at the tale end of it's run...) But if this show continues on the way it has so far, then I imagine there is still a lot of fun to be had here with this one folks!
And Episode 5: 'Boody Mary' is no different!
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Sam & Dean are about to call forth the legend of, 'Bloody Mary' and stop her from terrorizing a small town![/caption]Written by: Ron Milbauer (Alphas), Terri Hughes (Eureka) & Directed by: Peter Ellis (Numb3ers). Starring: Jared Padalecki (Friday The 13th), Jensen Ackles (Dark Angel), Adrianne Palicki (Legion), Marnette Patterson (Starship Troopers 3: Marauders) & Genevieve Buechner (The Final Cut).
This episode tells the story of how during a sleep over Lily Shoemaker (Genevieve Buechner) and her friends decide to play the, 'Bloody Mary' game and say her name in to the mirror 3 times...
Well unsuspecting Lily's father ends up dying that night, but not just dying... He ends up dying in the same gruesome way that is mentioned in the legend of, 'Bloody Mary' in which his eyes are essentially liquefied!
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="535"]
She is about to learn the truth of, 'Bloody Mary!'[/caption]Is Bloody Mary real? Did she do it, or is it something more mundane? Well in comes Sam (Jared Padalecki) & Dean (Jensen Ackles) to find out!
And in the end, these brothers will not only find out the truth about what is haunting this small group of friends, but Sam may actually be able to finally get peace after the death of the woman he loved!
In the end I could tell you a lot of reasons why this episode is great, but I will simplify it and say that this episode had a very, 'horror movie' feel to it, and I thought that was a lot of fun!
Other then that... Well I really can't say that there was to much wrong with it... It is not the best episode I have seen of the series, but it definitely rates close to it! Check it out... I think you might like it!
http://youtu.be/ksLDiAEugNM
Supernatural. Season 1 - Episode 4: 'Phantom Traveler' (2005) - TV Episode Review
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Official Score = 3 Devils[/caption]
So far I have to say that I am pretty pleased with, 'Supernatural'... Unfortunately I have not been able to follow this series from the beginning... But I have seen all of season 1 and I have to say that I am very impressed with the first season of this show... I mean it does have some truly awesome stories, some great special effects, and even though they are lesser known in the earlier seasons, the guest stars are generally pretty awesome... I would even go so far as to say that these episodes really remind me of what made, 'The X-Files' so great!
And, Episode 4: 'Phantom Traveler' really exemplifies this point real nicely!
Written by: Richard Hatem (The Mothman Prophecies) & Directed by: Robert Singer (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman). Starring: Jensen Ackles (Dark Angel), Jared Padalecki (Friday The 13th), Jaime Ray Newman (Made Of Honor) & Brian Markinson (Apollo 13).
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The Phantom Traveler as he is about take over his first victim![/caption]
A plane crash in Pennsylvania ends up being brought to the attention of Sam (Jared Padalecki) & Dean (Jensen Ackles) by a former client of the family who also works for the airline that the plane that crashed was owned by... This guys name is, 'Jerry Panowski' (Brian Markinson).
Now the reason why he called Sam & Dean in, is that there is something otherworldly on the Plane's cockpit flight recorder...
Well as they begin to investigate, Sam & Dean will find that the reasons for these planes crashing is something more then, 'mechanical failure', and if they can't do something to stop this, then that crash may not be the last ones for the survivors of that trip!
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Sam & Dean, as they begin work on their latest case...[/caption]
Besides what I mentioned above, the other thing that I wanted to say, is that I found that I liked in this episode, is that there was a humorous side note that was a lot of fun!
In the end, this is a great episode, and if you are starting from the beginning of this series, then this one I think you guys will have a lot of fun with this episode... I know I did!
http://youtu.be/CM4QbSJRnDo
Official Score = 3 Devils[/caption]So far I have to say that I am pretty pleased with, 'Supernatural'... Unfortunately I have not been able to follow this series from the beginning... But I have seen all of season 1 and I have to say that I am very impressed with the first season of this show... I mean it does have some truly awesome stories, some great special effects, and even though they are lesser known in the earlier seasons, the guest stars are generally pretty awesome... I would even go so far as to say that these episodes really remind me of what made, 'The X-Files' so great!
And, Episode 4: 'Phantom Traveler' really exemplifies this point real nicely!
Written by: Richard Hatem (The Mothman Prophecies) & Directed by: Robert Singer (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman). Starring: Jensen Ackles (Dark Angel), Jared Padalecki (Friday The 13th), Jaime Ray Newman (Made Of Honor) & Brian Markinson (Apollo 13).
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The Phantom Traveler as he is about take over his first victim![/caption]A plane crash in Pennsylvania ends up being brought to the attention of Sam (Jared Padalecki) & Dean (Jensen Ackles) by a former client of the family who also works for the airline that the plane that crashed was owned by... This guys name is, 'Jerry Panowski' (Brian Markinson).
Now the reason why he called Sam & Dean in, is that there is something otherworldly on the Plane's cockpit flight recorder...
Well as they begin to investigate, Sam & Dean will find that the reasons for these planes crashing is something more then, 'mechanical failure', and if they can't do something to stop this, then that crash may not be the last ones for the survivors of that trip!
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Sam & Dean, as they begin work on their latest case...[/caption]Besides what I mentioned above, the other thing that I wanted to say, is that I found that I liked in this episode, is that there was a humorous side note that was a lot of fun!
In the end, this is a great episode, and if you are starting from the beginning of this series, then this one I think you guys will have a lot of fun with this episode... I know I did!
http://youtu.be/CM4QbSJRnDo
The Legacy Of, 'The X-Files'
Now if you are like me, then you followed, 'The X-Files' pretty much from beginning to end, and all of the movies that have come out... And still to this day, despite the fact that this show has been off the air for literally years now, think this show is an absolutely an amazing fun time!
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The legacy of the adventures of the intrepid, F.B.I. agents, 'Mulder' & 'Scully' as they search for the truth that is, 'out there' will live on in the world of the big screen and the small screen forever![/caption]
Well I got to thinking about what, 'The X-Files' has going for a legacy for it... I mean if you consider the last movie they released as their final legacy... Well the truth is, is as a physical legacy, I can't really see it, seeing as how despite the absolutely abhorrent nature of the most recent movie, that there are rumors that another, 'X-Files' movie is in the works... So what is their legacy?
Well of course there is the more crazy, conspiracy nuts out their that went a little over the top with their UFO conspiracies...
Besides the more crazy stuff, The X-Files had a very unique style in which the show developed over time, and you see that in a lot of the TV that has been released, (that isn't like a, 'sitcom' or a, 'soap opera' or shows of that ilk...) What I mean by this, well here are a couple of examples:
1. The sexual tension between, 'Mulder' (Played by: David Duchovny on the show), and, 'Scully' (Played by: Gillian Anderson) through out most of the show, I do believe precipitated that to become more a standard in these types of shows, a couple of great examples of this is between, 'Buffy Summers' (Played by: Sarah Michelle Gellar on the TV series, 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer') and, 'Angel' (Played by: David Boreanaz on the TV series, 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer,) and another great example of this is, 'Phoebe Halliwell (Played by: Alyssa Milano on the TV series, 'Charmed') and, 'Cole Turner' (Played by: Julian McMahon on the TV series, 'Charmed'.)
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A great example of how, 'The X-Files' has brought, sexual tension between the lead characters, is the tension between, 'Angel' &. 'Buffy' in, 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer.'[/caption]
It could be said to be true that this happened long before, 'The X-Files' (the, 'Sam' & 'Diane' run on, 'Cheers' is a good example of that.)
But the truth is, is I kind of feel like all that had ended by the time, 'The X-Files' came on the air, and once, 'The X-Files' did it, so did everyone else... A few other examples of this of course also being, ('Booth' & 'Bones' on the TV Show, 'Bones',) ('Angel' & 'Cordelia' on the show, 'Angel')... And well one that is quite obviously untrue, but still never the less was one that was floated out there was, ('Xena' & 'Gabrielle' from the TV show, 'Xena: Warrior Princess',) and last, but certainly not least (and I would say that this one is probably the most recent,) is, 'Sheldon Cooper' & 'Amy Farrah Fowler' on, 'The Big Bang Theory'...
2. In a time when a lot of Government Conspiracy was really starting to gush all over the internet, 'The X-Files' paved the way for making it acceptable again for big name characters or big name shows to be some what connected to Government Agencies, What I mean is as follows:
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'Bones' is I do believe was indirectly influenced by, 'The X-Files' when it was still in novel form...[/caption]
A: In, 'Bones' a research team works with an, 'FBI' attache.
B: In, 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' season 4, part of the big bad of that season was a paramilitary organization that was funded by the Government.
C: Another great example is the show, '24', which told the story of the Los Angeles branch of the governments, 'Counter Terrorist Unit' and one Agent's, 'really bad day'.
3. Another thing that I wanted to mention here is the fact that this show also helped to produce a whole generation of popular, 'Occult' TV series, and 'Supernatural' reality shows... And a couple of great examples of this are:
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Supernatural... A show that was indirectly inspired by, 'The X-Files'![/caption]
A: Supernatural: A classic fiction based, 'supernatural' TV series.
B: Ghost Hunters: A great paranormal research series
And that is just name a few!
In the end folks, this series will live on in syndication forever, and possibly with movies, but's influence will continue to reverberate through the Science Fiction and Horror genre's for life!
http://youtu.be/rbBX6aEzEz8
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The legacy of the adventures of the intrepid, F.B.I. agents, 'Mulder' & 'Scully' as they search for the truth that is, 'out there' will live on in the world of the big screen and the small screen forever![/caption]Well I got to thinking about what, 'The X-Files' has going for a legacy for it... I mean if you consider the last movie they released as their final legacy... Well the truth is, is as a physical legacy, I can't really see it, seeing as how despite the absolutely abhorrent nature of the most recent movie, that there are rumors that another, 'X-Files' movie is in the works... So what is their legacy?
Well of course there is the more crazy, conspiracy nuts out their that went a little over the top with their UFO conspiracies...
Besides the more crazy stuff, The X-Files had a very unique style in which the show developed over time, and you see that in a lot of the TV that has been released, (that isn't like a, 'sitcom' or a, 'soap opera' or shows of that ilk...) What I mean by this, well here are a couple of examples:
1. The sexual tension between, 'Mulder' (Played by: David Duchovny on the show), and, 'Scully' (Played by: Gillian Anderson) through out most of the show, I do believe precipitated that to become more a standard in these types of shows, a couple of great examples of this is between, 'Buffy Summers' (Played by: Sarah Michelle Gellar on the TV series, 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer') and, 'Angel' (Played by: David Boreanaz on the TV series, 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer,) and another great example of this is, 'Phoebe Halliwell (Played by: Alyssa Milano on the TV series, 'Charmed') and, 'Cole Turner' (Played by: Julian McMahon on the TV series, 'Charmed'.)
[caption id="attachment_1993" align="aligncenter" width="528"]
A great example of how, 'The X-Files' has brought, sexual tension between the lead characters, is the tension between, 'Angel' &. 'Buffy' in, 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer.'[/caption]It could be said to be true that this happened long before, 'The X-Files' (the, 'Sam' & 'Diane' run on, 'Cheers' is a good example of that.)
But the truth is, is I kind of feel like all that had ended by the time, 'The X-Files' came on the air, and once, 'The X-Files' did it, so did everyone else... A few other examples of this of course also being, ('Booth' & 'Bones' on the TV Show, 'Bones',) ('Angel' & 'Cordelia' on the show, 'Angel')... And well one that is quite obviously untrue, but still never the less was one that was floated out there was, ('Xena' & 'Gabrielle' from the TV show, 'Xena: Warrior Princess',) and last, but certainly not least (and I would say that this one is probably the most recent,) is, 'Sheldon Cooper' & 'Amy Farrah Fowler' on, 'The Big Bang Theory'...
2. In a time when a lot of Government Conspiracy was really starting to gush all over the internet, 'The X-Files' paved the way for making it acceptable again for big name characters or big name shows to be some what connected to Government Agencies, What I mean is as follows:
[caption id="attachment_1995" align="aligncenter" width="450"]
'Bones' is I do believe was indirectly influenced by, 'The X-Files' when it was still in novel form...[/caption]A: In, 'Bones' a research team works with an, 'FBI' attache.
B: In, 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' season 4, part of the big bad of that season was a paramilitary organization that was funded by the Government.
C: Another great example is the show, '24', which told the story of the Los Angeles branch of the governments, 'Counter Terrorist Unit' and one Agent's, 'really bad day'.
3. Another thing that I wanted to mention here is the fact that this show also helped to produce a whole generation of popular, 'Occult' TV series, and 'Supernatural' reality shows... And a couple of great examples of this are:
[caption id="attachment_1999" align="aligncenter" width="450"]
Supernatural... A show that was indirectly inspired by, 'The X-Files'![/caption]A: Supernatural: A classic fiction based, 'supernatural' TV series.
B: Ghost Hunters: A great paranormal research series
And that is just name a few!
In the end folks, this series will live on in syndication forever, and possibly with movies, but's influence will continue to reverberate through the Science Fiction and Horror genre's for life!
http://youtu.be/rbBX6aEzEz8
Supernatural: Season 1 - Episode 2: 'Wendigo' - TV Episode Review
[caption id="attachment_325" align="alignright" width="263"] Official Score = 3 Devils[/caption]
Written by: Eric Kripke (Revolution), Ron Milbauer (Alphas), Terri Hughes (Idle Hands) & Directed by: David Nutter (The X-Files). Starring: Jensen Ackles (Dark Angel), Jared Padalecki (Friday The 13th), Gina Holden (Fantastic Four), Alden Ehrenreich (Stoker) & Graham Wardle (Mon Ami).
This episode of Supernatural, as it happens, takes place only a short time after the events that took place in the pilot episode, Sam (Jared Padalecki) & Dean (Jensen Ackles), are now hunting regularly together, with Sam still having some gruesome nightmares about the aftermath of the death of the love of his life in the same gruesome fashion that ended up killing his mother, and has left School!
During this time they are heading to a really small town in Colorado, a town called, 'Black Water Ridge', because that is where the coordinates that their father had sent them to... In the process they come to discover that a woman by the name of, 'Haley Collins' (Gina Holden) and her little brother, 'Ben' (Ehrenreich) are looking for their brother, who had disappeared recently in the woods that surround the town...
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Sam (Jared Padalecki) with Dean (Jensen Ackles), Haley Collins (Gina Holden) and her little brother, Ben (Alden Ehrenreich) as they are loking for Haley and Ben's brother in the woods![/caption]
Well since they can't find their father, Sam (reluctantly) and Dean (happily) decide to start investigating and notice that there have been tons of disappearing campers/hikers and the like that have disappeared in the woods in this area... And so despite Sam's protests, Dean assumes that this is why his father sent the 2 brothers to this small town and decides to have the two of them start investigating, so that they could find out, 'what goes bump in the night' that they are going to have to kill to be able to stop the threat to the town, and also hopefully to help Haley and her brother and get him to safety!
In the end, I found this episode to be dramatically more satisfying... I mean the pilot had a lot of hope for it and it was alright but it had that, (Jersey Shore) mentality to it, (and what I mean by this is that it felt like to me like the first episode was overcompensating when trying to be a cool episode... And this episode rested on the laurels of being a naturally good, if not, (dare I say, 'organic'... And yes I am little scared myself right now), episode, utilizing everything that just makes a good episode of a TV show a good episode of a TV show, and in my opinion (albeit not the greatest episode of the series), was the episode that help set the tone, and quality of the series!
http://youtu.be/t-775JyzDTk
Official Score = 3 Devils[/caption]Written by: Eric Kripke (Revolution), Ron Milbauer (Alphas), Terri Hughes (Idle Hands) & Directed by: David Nutter (The X-Files). Starring: Jensen Ackles (Dark Angel), Jared Padalecki (Friday The 13th), Gina Holden (Fantastic Four), Alden Ehrenreich (Stoker) & Graham Wardle (Mon Ami).
This episode of Supernatural, as it happens, takes place only a short time after the events that took place in the pilot episode, Sam (Jared Padalecki) & Dean (Jensen Ackles), are now hunting regularly together, with Sam still having some gruesome nightmares about the aftermath of the death of the love of his life in the same gruesome fashion that ended up killing his mother, and has left School!
During this time they are heading to a really small town in Colorado, a town called, 'Black Water Ridge', because that is where the coordinates that their father had sent them to... In the process they come to discover that a woman by the name of, 'Haley Collins' (Gina Holden) and her little brother, 'Ben' (Ehrenreich) are looking for their brother, who had disappeared recently in the woods that surround the town...
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Sam (Jared Padalecki) with Dean (Jensen Ackles), Haley Collins (Gina Holden) and her little brother, Ben (Alden Ehrenreich) as they are loking for Haley and Ben's brother in the woods![/caption]Well since they can't find their father, Sam (reluctantly) and Dean (happily) decide to start investigating and notice that there have been tons of disappearing campers/hikers and the like that have disappeared in the woods in this area... And so despite Sam's protests, Dean assumes that this is why his father sent the 2 brothers to this small town and decides to have the two of them start investigating, so that they could find out, 'what goes bump in the night' that they are going to have to kill to be able to stop the threat to the town, and also hopefully to help Haley and her brother and get him to safety!
In the end, I found this episode to be dramatically more satisfying... I mean the pilot had a lot of hope for it and it was alright but it had that, (Jersey Shore) mentality to it, (and what I mean by this is that it felt like to me like the first episode was overcompensating when trying to be a cool episode... And this episode rested on the laurels of being a naturally good, if not, (dare I say, 'organic'... And yes I am little scared myself right now), episode, utilizing everything that just makes a good episode of a TV show a good episode of a TV show, and in my opinion (albeit not the greatest episode of the series), was the episode that help set the tone, and quality of the series!
http://youtu.be/t-775JyzDTk
Supernatural: Season 1 - Episode 1: 'Pilot' TV Episode Review
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One of my favorite shows that I really enjoyed watching when I was a kid was, 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer'... Now I will admit that being apparently one of the few fans of the original movie, that I had not initially got in to the show, but, ultimately I really was glad that I did, because that show besides the awesome effects, talent and the like, also had a truly awesome story line that expanded well beyond just the basic story line of a woman that had been chosen to fight the forces of darkness on her own...
I mean don't get me wrong, all of that was there but that show also dealt with a lot complex social issues that people of that day and age had to deal with... And where as the concept behind Supernatural is inherently different then Buffy was, it was also similar in that instead of a group of people dealing with complex social issues while fighting the forces of Darkness, Supernatural, had more to deal with the issues of how 2 lone hunters of the forces of Darkness and how they survive in a world that requires people essentially to conform to survive!
And that is just one of many reasons why this show really was a lot of fun!
Now as for the Pilot episode. This episode was written by: Eric Kripke (Revolution) and Directed by: David Nutter (The X-Files). Starring: Jared Padalecki (Friday The 13th), Jensen Ackles (Dark Angel), Sarah Shahi (Life). Adrianne Palicki (Red Dawn), Samantha Smith (Transformers), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen), and Steve Railsback (The Stunt Man).
This episode starts off 22 years earlier in the small town of Lawrence Kansas...
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A young, 'Winchester' family before they knew what was about to happen...[/caption]
You see during this time the Winchester family is your average every day family... A husband and wife couple with 2 sons... All of this changes in the blink of an eye during one night that none of them will ever forget!
You see after putting young Sam and Dean to sleep, their mother. 'Mary' (Samantha Smith) looks in on her baby and sees a man that she mistakes for her husband standing by the crib... Once she realizes that the man in her baby boy's room is not their father, Mary runs up to his room to confront him and screams out!
John (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), Mary's husband, and the kids father was fast asleep during all of this in front of the TV, but when he hears Mary scream out, he runs up stairs and notices something in Sam's room... Mary is hanging suspended from the ceiling, when all of a sudden the fire consumes the room, and the Winchester boys have to escape!
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Sam (Jared Padalecki) & Dean (Jensen Ackles) as they are working on their first case together years after the fateful incident in Lawrence![/caption]
Years later, Sam (Padalecki) and Dean (Ackles) have grown up with their father giving them para-military training so that all 3 of them can go out and get the son of a bitch that killed his wife and their mother so many years ago!
The only problem is that Sam has left the family business to pursue a legal career and is currently in college at Stanford, and Dean and their father have essentially disconnected from Sam... That is until John disappears and Dean enlists Sam's help in finding him!
In the end this series is an awful lot of fun... This episode had a lot of potential, but was not the best of the series... Don't get me wrong, it truly was a fun episode, and I thought the struggle for Sam between going after his father Vs. staying at School was quite fascinating... And the special effects when it came to the pyrotechnics in the first scene when Mary is burned up was really well made... But the truth is, is that I didn't like the way this episode ended... And I know that with the only problem I have being the ending shouldn't be a huge issue, but it is!
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This episode has some truly awesome special effects![/caption]
You see I am not a fan of the cheap way of doing things... the almost, 'Jersey Shore' way of doing things... What I mean is, is that I liked the fact that ultimately Sam made the decision, but this whole change thing, I don't believe it, and I am also convinced that if it were me and my girlfriend died that I would not be one of the most happiest people in the world... Angry, Sad, whatever, in some way you would see it on my face... But Sam on the other just kind of jumped back in to his career... And all that I just am not convinced would have went down the way it did!
In the end this show is a lot of fun, and even this episode is pretty solid, and I suspect that if you keep up with the series that you might find this show to be a lot of fun... I did, and you might to!
http://youtu.be/t-775JyzDTk
Official Score = 3 Devils[/caption]One of my favorite shows that I really enjoyed watching when I was a kid was, 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer'... Now I will admit that being apparently one of the few fans of the original movie, that I had not initially got in to the show, but, ultimately I really was glad that I did, because that show besides the awesome effects, talent and the like, also had a truly awesome story line that expanded well beyond just the basic story line of a woman that had been chosen to fight the forces of darkness on her own...
I mean don't get me wrong, all of that was there but that show also dealt with a lot complex social issues that people of that day and age had to deal with... And where as the concept behind Supernatural is inherently different then Buffy was, it was also similar in that instead of a group of people dealing with complex social issues while fighting the forces of Darkness, Supernatural, had more to deal with the issues of how 2 lone hunters of the forces of Darkness and how they survive in a world that requires people essentially to conform to survive!
And that is just one of many reasons why this show really was a lot of fun!
Now as for the Pilot episode. This episode was written by: Eric Kripke (Revolution) and Directed by: David Nutter (The X-Files). Starring: Jared Padalecki (Friday The 13th), Jensen Ackles (Dark Angel), Sarah Shahi (Life). Adrianne Palicki (Red Dawn), Samantha Smith (Transformers), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen), and Steve Railsback (The Stunt Man).
This episode starts off 22 years earlier in the small town of Lawrence Kansas...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="600"]
A young, 'Winchester' family before they knew what was about to happen...[/caption]You see during this time the Winchester family is your average every day family... A husband and wife couple with 2 sons... All of this changes in the blink of an eye during one night that none of them will ever forget!
You see after putting young Sam and Dean to sleep, their mother. 'Mary' (Samantha Smith) looks in on her baby and sees a man that she mistakes for her husband standing by the crib... Once she realizes that the man in her baby boy's room is not their father, Mary runs up to his room to confront him and screams out!
John (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), Mary's husband, and the kids father was fast asleep during all of this in front of the TV, but when he hears Mary scream out, he runs up stairs and notices something in Sam's room... Mary is hanging suspended from the ceiling, when all of a sudden the fire consumes the room, and the Winchester boys have to escape!
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="452"]
Sam (Jared Padalecki) & Dean (Jensen Ackles) as they are working on their first case together years after the fateful incident in Lawrence![/caption]Years later, Sam (Padalecki) and Dean (Ackles) have grown up with their father giving them para-military training so that all 3 of them can go out and get the son of a bitch that killed his wife and their mother so many years ago!
The only problem is that Sam has left the family business to pursue a legal career and is currently in college at Stanford, and Dean and their father have essentially disconnected from Sam... That is until John disappears and Dean enlists Sam's help in finding him!
In the end this series is an awful lot of fun... This episode had a lot of potential, but was not the best of the series... Don't get me wrong, it truly was a fun episode, and I thought the struggle for Sam between going after his father Vs. staying at School was quite fascinating... And the special effects when it came to the pyrotechnics in the first scene when Mary is burned up was really well made... But the truth is, is that I didn't like the way this episode ended... And I know that with the only problem I have being the ending shouldn't be a huge issue, but it is!
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="624"]
This episode has some truly awesome special effects![/caption]You see I am not a fan of the cheap way of doing things... the almost, 'Jersey Shore' way of doing things... What I mean is, is that I liked the fact that ultimately Sam made the decision, but this whole change thing, I don't believe it, and I am also convinced that if it were me and my girlfriend died that I would not be one of the most happiest people in the world... Angry, Sad, whatever, in some way you would see it on my face... But Sam on the other just kind of jumped back in to his career... And all that I just am not convinced would have went down the way it did!
In the end this show is a lot of fun, and even this episode is pretty solid, and I suspect that if you keep up with the series that you might find this show to be a lot of fun... I did, and you might to!
http://youtu.be/t-775JyzDTk
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