Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, the stars of the CW’s Supernatural series, appeared at a convention over the weekend and made the attending fans very happy. The actors will soon be working on the fifth season of the show and they revealed that they’re committed to doing a sixth year as well.
Both actors have expressed interest in moving on and doing other things but, if the network wants a sixth year, the Winchester brothers are contractually obligated to be a part of it. At this stage, a sixth season is highly likely since Supernatural is one of the struggling CW network’s most successful series.
The actors were quick to point out however, that series creator Eric Kripke only has a five year contract. Kripke has maintained that he has a five year plan for the show and doesn’t have any interest in going beyond that.
Kripke recently said, “I certainly would be willing to make sure there are enough villains and heroes around to continue a new story line, and I would be around to answer a few questions — that’s it. I’m outta here. There’s no way I’m doing season six.”
Both Padalecki and Ackles have expressed their concern about continuing without their leader. The Coventry Telegraph quotes Padalecki as saying, “I was a huge fan of Lost — I’d never seen a drama series that I loved so much. But as I continued to watch it, it started to get complicated for the sake of being complicated. It could have been so complete, it could have just answered the questions that it asked as opposed to saying ‘let’s blow some stuff up and we’ll figure it out later’. I don’t want that to happen.”
Could Supernatural successfully continue without its creator? Would it still be worth watching?
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I have 5 grandchildren ages 7 to 15 and every single one of them love this show. (Who am I kidding?) I laugh uproarously at the ‘tongue in cheek” antics of Sam and Dean (Jenson is my fav) Winchester. Even though I wish both brothers the best in future endeavors, I hate to see this series end. When I took my eleven year old for a haircut, we took a picture of Dean so the stylist could duplicate the exact look. I already purchased seasons 1-3 ’cause my girls are crushing on the bros. Jenson and Jared could seriously sell any product to teens, tweens, and discerning grannies (they sold me on ‘Rock Band’ season 1). C’mon CW execs, give Kripke a reason to stay aboard.
I love the show and hope it continues!
Supernatural is one of the most twisting and turning shows. It keeps me on my seat all the time. I would love it if it came back for a sixth year. I am impressed on the other hand by Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki actually saying they would agree to doing another year. Most main actors don’t agree to that when they think the story is ready to end. I mean, if in the finale of the fifth season they face Lucifer, that’s kind of big. However, I am curious as to how they plan to continue on another year. Sam and Dean have a strong bond even though Dean spends most of the time eating, flirting with girls, and making jokes towards Sam. I feel compelled to watch Dean and Sam’s weakest moments. When Dean confesses what hell was like, it was just…moving. And Sam confesses about being saved and last year, Dean got committed to helping Castiel. Which begs the question and final part of this…I would be happy if season six came up on board and even it would be nice if Jensen and Jared had to direct some episodes and produce the show a little more. Last thing, if season six continues, please, keep Misha Collins in it, because I am a huge fan of Castiel.
i love this show i have never missed a episode.. i hope it goes for another season.. please keep it going.
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