I wasn't expecting to like Supernmatural, or to even watch it. But, my wife's friend saw the premiere and raved so we gave it a try. I liked what I saw -- especially the end scene. I wasn't quite expecting that and it made my spine tingle.
Caveats: the writers need to feel comfortable that they've established the brothers and their conflicted relationship and move on. The one-liner quip references to X-Files were humorous but will become tedious and uninspired if they continue. Using pop-culture references is always a tough sell -- very few people have done that well (Josh Whedon, Quentin Tarrantino) -- but it is not exactly taboo (In my opinion).
The show has promise, but I agree with the poster who said the show needed more original ghosts. Let's get real, you can just make up a ghost because, well... it's a ghost and there are no set characteristics for a supernatural being, right? Let's see more of the brothers and a more unique spin on the whole, "we're searching for the ghost who killed our mom" thing. It's my opinion that the family has some kind of curse on it and that should be the focus -- or rather how they get rid of the curse.
Caveats: the writers need to feel comfortable that they've established the brothers and their conflicted relationship and move on. The one-liner quip references to X-Files were humorous but will become tedious and uninspired if they continue. Using pop-culture references is always a tough sell -- very few people have done that well (Josh Whedon, Quentin Tarrantino) -- but it is not exactly taboo (In my opinion).
The show has promise, but I agree with the poster who said the show needed more original ghosts. Let's get real, you can just make up a ghost because, well... it's a ghost and there are no set characteristics for a supernatural being, right? Let's see more of the brothers and a more unique spin on the whole, "we're searching for the ghost who killed our mom" thing. It's my opinion that the family has some kind of curse on it and that should be the focus -- or rather how they get rid of the curse.