Supernatural Season 5 - More DVD arts (volume 1)

More DVD arts have surfaced. Thanks to the Crossroads Podcast and the fake Eric Kripke Facebook page. There is one episode commentary by Eric Kripke, Robert Singing and Ben Edlund on The End. I was hoping Jensen and Jensen would do a commentary on Dean and Dean.

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Commentary on Episode 5.03 The End by Eric Kripke, Robert Singer and Bed Edlund

Captain America - Team Jensen Ackles

I don't know who did this, but you are awesome!

I totally don't want to do this, but I just want to get something out of my mind.

Whoever they cast to play Captain American, he will also be in future films with Ironman, Hulk and others. We are talking about an actor who can nail the role as Captain America, a hero and a leader, and someone who has to look right when he stands next to Robert Downey Jr and Ed Norton and Samuel L Jackson etc.. These are heavy-weight actors! That's why I can't stand behind the actors who were named today. Read more here.

I am really hoping Jensen Ackles will get the role. I know I know! Shut up! But seriously, out of the list of actors mentioned today, can you actually see The Office Jim and the Gosspi Girl dude playing a LEADER? A HERO? Can their acting ability level with high calibre of actors who have already signed up? You can be unknown or a TV actor but at the end of the day, your acting will do the talking! Can any of these actors do it? I don't see it! Jensen is the only actor on this list who could do it!

With Jensen, I know there is a scheduling issue because he is also filming Supernatural, but I am sure if he is the one, they can work something out. I am bias. Shameless! But Jensen has the look and his acting ability is awesome! And it's rare for an actor in his generation. Jensen is an awesome actor who has the voice, leadership quality and the mannerism to play the Cap!

Season 3 of Supernatural was aired early October a few years go, so potentially, Jensen could still film Captain America in June to August. Then he can fly back to Vancouver to shoot Supernatural season 6. I think they usually film at least 3-4 (or less) episodes in advanced, so I don't see why they can't work out the schedule.

At the end of the day, it's about getting it right. If they can't get the right guy to play the Cap, they are stuck with him for the next 9 films! We don't want to get to the point where they have to change cast or whatever. They need someone who could stand side by side with Robert Downey Jr and Ed Norton and Samuel L Jackson.

Update: You should read this too. All are rumors until it's officially announced. May be Marvel is auditioning actors for other parts in the movie. Who knows?!

Calm Before the Storm - Supernatural Spoilers

Read at your own risk, because they are spoilery.

Just when you think it's been quite.. here comes the major heart-attack spoilers.

First up, Mary Winchester 1.0 Samantha Smith is returning. Not sure which episode she is going to appear on but it's gonna be great! I am really hoping Mary will be herself and not an illusion or a flashback. But how else are the writers going to bring her back? All I need now is JDM to return!!!!! Kripke!!! Sera!!! Anyone? MAKE THE CALL!!!

Sources from SpoilerTV and her Facebook.

Second spoiler is a MAJOR SPOILER!! OH MY GOD MAJOR! Ausiello reports:

Question: I’ll send you some birthday cake if you give me some Supernatural scoop about the 100th episode.

Ausiello: In the milestone episode, airing April 15, "a very important character will sacrifice themselves in a suicide mission,” reveals exec producer Sera Gamble. “We definitely kept in mind that this was [an important] episode. We wanted to deliver something with real scope; it’s about the Archangel Michael. Crises will come to a head for Dean and Castiel. And you’ll see characters you never thought you’d see again.”

I am guessing it could be... Wait.. I am not going to guess! My head hurts when it comes to guessing what the writers would do. You're not watching Boring Housewives or Dr Sexy. This is intense!!

OK.. may be I'll make a guess, just to get this out of the system!!!

OK first of all, 2 things: We haven't seen the cast list and the synopsis for the 100th episode.

IMDB still has Jensen as the Director of the episode, which is not true according to earlier sources. So, apart from J2, Bobby and Castiel, we don't know who will be on the episode. My guess is Dr Badass and Mary will return. Both are considered as characters you never thought you’d see again. We've seen Mary in When the Levee Breaks, but Dr Badass is definitely a character we thought we'd never see again. He's either not dead or a spirit or perhaps GOD? But that's just too cute, right?! But I am still hoping they will announce the return of Jeffrey Dean Morgan!!!!

Cast list aside, we still haven't seen the synopsis of the 100th episode. We know it's called Point of No Return. It will focus hugely on the Archangel Michael and it's an important episode for Dean. But that's all we know.

So! Based on my assumptions on the cast list and I know absolutely nothing about the episode story, I think this the important character will sacrifice themselves in a suicide mission could be [He-Who-Is-Loved-By-Many]. I hope I am wrong!!!!! We love [He-Who-Is-Loved-By-Many]! We absolutely love [He-Who-Is-Loved-By-Many]! Of course, the argument is that by saying "sacrifice themselves in a suicide mission", it doesn't mean they will die. I know it's obvious but I am just saying...

This is the worst case scenario, I am just preparing for the worst, that's all. But if [He-Who-Is-Loved-By-Many] dies, the sadness of this episode will level with Abandon All Hope. There aren't many characters for the writers to kill off now, and if the writers keep killing characters, they will need some new characters in season 6.

So anyway! Keep in mind, the 3rd brother is supposed to return at some stage in season 5, but I don't think this is part of anything major but I could be wrong. Gabriel or Chuck or Rufus could return to this episode, but I haven't heard anything about their return. Another one is JMD, who I've mentioned already. Pamela will be in Dark Side of the Moon, she is not on the 100th episode. I don't think Crowley or Zachariah or Raphael or Jacob or Becky will sacrifice themselves in a suicide mission, so we can pretty much write them off.

More spoiler talk, another up-coming episode will be about Dean and Sam are murdered and go to Heaven, so Mary, Dr Badass and Adam could be in Heaven waiting and talking to them.

Read the spoiler? Any thoughts?

An Update from Channel Ten on Supernatural

When Supernatural fans roar, we demand a respond from Channel Ten.

Hopefully Channel Ten will make a proper announcement soon!!! Here is an update from Channel Ten on Twitter.


Until then, I am still not watching Channel Ten.

First look at Batman: Under the Red Hood

Source Winchester Bros

Thanks to Winchester Bros for the heads up!! ENJOY!!!! This is the first look at the animation Batman: Under the Red Hood. I can't wait to see the actual DVD!

Source Winchester Bros

I think this should be a live acting movie with Jensen Ackles in it!!! Go to Winchester Bros for screen caps too! You guys are AWESOME!

Source Winchester Bros

See Jensen doing the voice-action in the studio, there is also a short interview. AWESOME!!!! I am so going to buy this! And also you see Mr Neil Patrick Harris in voice-action too!

Interview with McG & Mark A Sheppard

Dear Mr McG, if you are reading this, please make a movie and cast Jensen as the lead, you know he would be awesome as John Connor.

Moving on...to me, the blog worthy articles this week aren't too spoilery. Read at your own risk.

First up, I like McG. I don't care what you think.

"McG has nothing but praise for the fans (and fan fiction) of Supernatural. He says, "I'm a huge fan of the fan fiction. I think it's a wonderful art form." and goes on to extol the virtues of fans having access to Final Cut Pro and laptops, letting them make their own Supernatural"

Woah! Keep writing and filming people! You could be the next showrunner. God help us all!

Source ZAP2it.

Mark A Sheppard talks about Supernatural. It wouldn't be so bad if Mark plays God. Haha.. Just saying! Love his acting and his accent!

Full article at IFMagazine.

Supernatural Episode 5.20 Revealed

Yeah that's right folks! The title for episode 5.20 is revealed by SpoilerTV.

It's called Let the Games Begin.

I forgot to mention, guess who else is returning to the show?! The chic version of Dean aka the best damn psychic in the States aka Ms Pamela Burns! She will be in episode 5.15 Bad Side of the Moon. Source Traci herself and Hunters' Addict.

Dates Set! Supernatural 100th Episode & Season Five Finale

The dates for the 100th episode and the season five finale are set. The 100th episode will air on April 15. The season five finale will air on May 13.

We come back from the hellatus on March 25 with Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid. We get all the remaining episodes straight through. That means no re-run or pre-emptions.

The 100th episode (episode 5.18) is called Point of No Return. No title for the finale has been announced, I think they are still writing it.

WOOHOO I said!

Source: Maureen Ryan's The Watcher.

Some Love for Smallville: Absolute Justice, Lost & 24

I finally got around to watch Smallville: Absolute Justice and the new episodes of Lost and 24. Australia is always behind, but a big shout out to 7Two for showing Lost the final season and 24 so quickly! Unlike Channel Ten, 7Two is doing a great job! Channel Ten sucks for taking all our favorite shows off air!

SMALLVILLE: ABSOLUTE JUSTICE

Let's look at Smallville first. The Tiny household watched Smallville: Absolute Justice last night. On a personal level, I don't know too much about the Justice League of America and I am not a comic book fan. But I was really looking forward to this 2 hour event and I was looking forward to see Dr Jackson aka Michael Shanks aka Carter Hall aka The Hawkman. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. But I really enjoyed it.

The first thing I noticed is that the writing was really good. It was a very very good story. I think Geoff Johns brought something really powerful to the show. I am not a Superman or comic book fan, but I felt the story and the characters. I can't put my finger on it, but I think at one stage, I almost cried. Must be when they were talking about loyalty, friendship and the history. Can't remember! I assume the Justice League of America is old, and it has so much history behind it.

My favorite scene was when Clark was in the JSA Headquarter looking at the memorabilias. There was no dialogue in this scene, but it was a very powerful scene in my opinion. I like how the story of each JSA member was told through the editing (flashback) and the props (their weapons and their costumes). That scene was really well written. I really love how Clark was looking at the JSA painting. I think this episode presented a lot of elements that the writers could use in future episodes and hopefully season 10.

This is probably one of the best and most stand out episodes of Smallville in my book. The members of JSA were very well cast. As a fan of SG1, watching Michael Shanks on screen again was really something. The SFX and the soundtrack were really awesome! And yes, I am one of those people who will need to watch this episode again while searching for information on Wikipedia. Because I dont' know anything about JSA and Checkmate. And may I add, it was really satisfying to listen to SHoE after the viewing of this episode, I didn't have to wait for it to be available on iTune. I love Steve's version of It's Too Late for Chocolate Pie. SHoE is now my second favorite podcast. The first is of course the Crossroads! Crossroads Never Ends!

The more I see the DC superhero stuff on the show, the more I wish the show would take on that direction more. I think because the comic book superhero stuff is really rare on TV these days, and if there is someone out there who could do it, it is Smallville.

LOST

Like my poster? Kate (3rd from the left) looks like Jason Mamoa!

Have I mentioned I really like season 4 & 5 of Lost? I had a big Lost marathon during Xmas and it was awesome!!!!! The reason I love about season 4 & 5 is because I felt that I was getting some answers. It still has crap load of questions to answer before the series ends but at least the show was going somewhere in season 4 & 5. I really like the addition of Desmond Hume and Daniel Faraday, The Constant and The Variables are two of my favorite episodes together with every episode that heavily involves Daniel/ Desmond and the time traveling stuff.

Another character that is growing on me is Jacob. Bloody hell!!! Finally we get to know a lot more about Jacob and actually get to see the man. I kinda feel that the Jacob appearance in The Incident was long overdue.

Coming back from the hellatus was great. Season 6 has a great start! I really like the Japanese guy and the introduction of the temple. I am not really a fan of the flash back stuff, it is interesting to watch the 'what if they did land in LA' scenario. But what's the purpose of it? I am always a big fan of the island stuff including the Dharma stuff.

I have a confession! Sometimes I'd fast forward the 'off the island' scenes. SORRY! I just love the island stuff so much better. I hate to admit that I fast forward most of the Sun and Jin in Korea scenes. But I love them when they are back on the island. I also fast forward all the Michael and Walt episodes. Whoops... Of course unless it's Desmond or Daniel related, I won't fast forward. I think Daniel and Desmond are the catalysts, whatever they do, it's important to the mytho of the show.

For more comprehensive analysis on Lost, check out Flyboy's blog here and Fanboy's blog here.

24

Like my 24 poster?

[Beware of spoilers if you haven't watched 24 before]

I have been watching 24 since its season 4. I love it so much, I wasted no time and got season 1-3 on DVD and had a massive three 24-hour marathon. I have been watching 24 ever since. 24 is highly addictive. You have to watch it 24 hour non-stop! It's crazy, it's soooo good!

I love 24 for some many reasons. I like the non-stop action; the baddies always get busted and got killed; Jack saves the day; you can pretty much assumed everyone will die except Jack and Chloe; when CTU is in action, it really kicks asses; Jack is always right, he hasn't been wrong; Chloe said the funniest thing sometimes; I really like Tony, Michelle and Curtis, but why do they have to kill the good guys too?; 24 has the best President ever, David Palmer I love you; 24 has some of the best dialogues on TV.

I really like the NY CTU in action in season 8, everything is so high-tech, it's scary! But I think it's part of the plot that although the technology is so good, but you still need Jack and Chloe, at the end of the day, it's their experience that saves the day, not your high-tech stuff. I think the first few hours of season 8 have established that. Let's looking at Director Hasting, he relies on the technology to tell him who is the bad guy is and he doesn't question it because that's what the system tells him. That clearly tells me he has no experience in handling this!

What I don't like about 24 sometimes, is that I don't like the side stories. If they are relevant to the main plot, then yeah ok.. But if it's not or if it's not that important, then I'd fast forward it. I hope the Dana Walsh versus her ex-boyfriend arc gets resolved soon. I find that really annoying. Dana honey, just kick his ass. It'd better be important and relate to the main plot, otherwise it's a waste of time. Like back in season 3 (I think), how many minutes were wasted on Chase and his baby; and I find that anything that has to do with Sherry Palmer was boring, her story wasn't really well plotted, they were just annoying, like her character! Her character sometimes served a purpose, but the main story can do without her.

I really hate it when people don't trust Jack and they think they know better and waste everyone's time. CTU directors like Driscoll, Chappelle, Hasting and McGill really annoyed me. And Larry too annoyed me at the beginning of last season! But all in a good way! And here comes the good part, Jack is always right, he hasn't been wrong. He always lets his action to do the talking! If I was Jack, I'd say EAT IT TWILIGHT!

Season 6 was crap. It was the only season I don't like and won't watch it again. I was expected a very exciting season when I found out season 6 was going to be about the Bauers, but it was a really flat season. I don't like the guy who played Jack's father. I don't think he nailed the role, it was like he tried to do too much by doing so little, if that makes sense? I was like "What are you trying to do?" the whole time! And was it the season they killed Curtis?! That's when they introduced Mike Doyle who was another douche! I mostly don't like the way he talked to Nadia!

Anyway, 24 is really looking good now. I really like how the writers turn Renee into Jackie Bauer! I think President Logan is returning later on. OH HURRY UP AND DIE ALREADY! His character is just so annoying! He is like a cockroach you can't kill! You can't squash it, you can't kill it with Baygon. It just keeps crawling around!

My favorite seasons of 24 are definitely season 3, 4 and 5. I really like Tony, Michelle, Curtis, Palmer and Bill (And Karen). Oh hell, I'll admit I also like Mike Novick and Arron Pearce! As far as the golden age of a TV series is concerned, I think season 3, 4 and 5 were the best! In fact, I think I am going to rewatch season 5 tonight, where the cockroach got busted! I hate him! Coz he killed David Palmer!!!!

I think at the end of the day, most characters are annoying, but in a good way. You need them there so that when Jack kick their asses or whatever, you'll be doing happy dance and high five!

Oh.. and I really want to see Jack or Chloe using the iPad in season 8. BRING IT!

Wishlist for Supernatural Season Five and Six

Last month, I gave my take on season 5 and 6 here. Now that season 6 is a reality, I'd like to continue building/ refining my wish list.

Kripke always has a five-year plan. He mentioned that the angel stuff wasn't part of the five year plan until later. So what exactly is his five year plan? It'll be very very interesting to see what the writers can come up with for the rest of season 5 and certainly season 6.

Building from the previous post, here is a revised wish list of possible scenarios and directions for season 5 and 6:

1.) As previously mentioned, Kripke is rumored to remain on the show only as the Executive Producer, he will step away from running the show on a day-to-day basis. Sera Gamble is the new show runner. Supernatural has some of the best writers in the business, as long as Kripke and Gamble & co are involved, I am happy. Eric is NOT stepping away completely. I hope he will still write and direct an episode in season 5 or 6. I love Sera, Ben and Bobby Singer, so the team is still there, just a bit of restructuring. Seriously I am not worried about the quality of season 6.

2.) Jensen and Jared remain on the show. BUT don't kill off Castiel, Bobby and Chuck. In particular, I think Misha Collins brought something new to the show and I hope he is sticking around. If he is, I hope the angel story line will still be around. I don't think the writers should just cut off the angel story line clean.

3.) Season 6 should be the last season of the show and the show should go out on a high note. If it is, then I think the CW should just announce that it is the last season of the show and to announce the date of the series finale for 2011. I do not want to see the headline "CW canceled Supernatural".

4.) Will season 5 finale end with a cliff-hanger? When will Detroit come into play?

Kripke wanted a certain story line to end in season 5. Does it mean we are not going to get the usual cliffhanger? I love all cliffhangers presented by the show. I think we need one to go into the summer hellatus.

5.) The Detroit event might lead to Sam saying yes to Lucifer and Dean stays firm with his decision of saying no, as mentioned in The End. Having only one of the brothers saying yes, could be an interesting scenario.

Everything leads up to this point! Will Sam and Dean say yes? Yes or no, this is going to be an ultimate end to this story arc. After I watched The Song Remains the Same, I said perhaps Dean will say yes. And then I changed my mind.

Well.. Star Wars was on TV last night and it kinda got me thinking. Perhaps Dean will still say no, like Luke Skywalker who didn't turn to the dark side. But Sam will say yes and go completely Vader/ Anakin Skywalker. So only Dean can change it, see the good in his brother and asked him to fight Lucifer. Like Luke, asking his father to fight and he did. Anakin killed Empire Palpatine.

6.) I am guessing we'll see Lucifer finally unleashes the Croatian virus in Detroit. Possibly in the season 5 finale. Or he may do so before the season finale. But what the hell is going to happen in Detroit?! Judgement Day?

7.) God is already a character on the show, but will see get to SEE God? I hope so!

8.) Sera recently mentioned we won't be seeing Apocalypse, The Squeaquel in season 6. Is this a possible spoiler for the season 5 finale plot? Does it mean Michael and Lucifer will fight it out and then peace on earth? Sam and Dean go back to their Apple pie life? I think perhaps we will still see the apocalypse to a certain extend, I still have a feeling that we will still see some angel/ heaven story element season 6.

I'd personally would love to see season 6 to go completely Terminator and to focus on the post-apocalypse scenario as seen in The End.

9.) I want to see a movie length episode, preferably the series finale.

10.) Seeing Jeffrey Dean Morgan to return to the show before the series end has been on my all wish list. I don't care if this is a flash back scenario of what, I just want him to come back and guess star an episode.

This is a work in progress. I will keep working on this.