TV Guide's Matt Roush talks about Supernatural

[agt_spooky]

Many thanks to my good friend sen1995 for this heads up!

Matt Roush over at TVGuidemagazine.com talked about Supernatural in his column this week:

Question: I just recently started following you on Twitter, and I see that you've finally begun to catch up on Supernatural. I'm a big fan of the show and feel that it is one of those hidden gems on the Thursday night schedule many people miss out on, so it makes me very happy to know that you're investing the time to get up to speed on the show. That said, I'm really curious to hear how you are enjoying it. Do you now see why the show has such a devoted following? I love the characters, the monster-of-the-week is often well-crafted (and can be downright freaky!), there's a good mix of scares and humor, and the on-going story arcs have got me deeply invested in catching the next episode. I feel that the show has gotten stronger in its storytelling over the seasons, and the mythology has been able to move beyond the initial mystery behind the murder of the Winchesters' mother which jump-started the series. So, what are your thoughts? If you are having a good time with the show, just wait until you get to season 4. You won't be disappointed!—Brodie L

Matt Roush: Hey, thanks for the Twitter plug. Backstory here: I’ve always known what was good and appealing about Supernatural, which under most circumstances is right up this horror fan’s alley. I followed it pretty closely during the first season, but when it moved to Thursday, I began falling hopelessly behind. My job requires I watch a broad range of programming, and much of the top tier airs in direct competition with Supernatural (the No. 1 procedural following a top-rated reality competition, vs. the top-rated medical soap vs. Emmy-winning comedies, and so on), and when it came to catching up, it still fell behind shows like Battlestar Galactica and a ton of other things. It’s not as if TV Guide Magazine was ignoring Supernatural (we cover it a lot), it was just something I couldn’t find time for. And since I’ve been playing serious catch-up on DVD since the regular season ended, I’m still beating myself up for not having caught some of the more outstanding episodes when they first aired. (I was making really good progress on this summer project on my vacation until I came home to the tidal wave of high-profile celebrity deaths. Hope to find time during the July 4 break to keep going.) I am thoroughly caught up in the brothers’ story now and have become once again a great admirer of Eric Kripke’s enthusiasm for turning horror conventions on their head (the gruesomeness of the faux-cheery Christmas episode in season 3 knocked me out). With Fringe and FlashForward and The Mentalist (among others) joining an already overstuffed Thursday line-up, I can’t guarantee I’ll be watching Supernatural in real time next season. I’m not, after all, a sci-fi/fantasy/horror columnist; I have to prioritize, and on Thursdays, the big hits come first. But my goal is to at least stay current with it and include it as often as possible in my commentaries on the most entertaining shows out there. Supernatural obviously deserves that much attention.

Comments

[sinjinh1.livejournal.com]

I see Matt Roush has the same problem I have during the regular season. My roommate and I have watched CSI since the beginning and so when the shows are not in reruns, I tend to gravitate to CSI. However, I do have the I-Tunes season subscription for Supernatural so I'm still watching the eps during the week. He could always DVR our boys.

[agt-spooky.livejournal.com]

I, too, have watched CSI from the beginning and when SPN first came on it was hard for me to choose which to watch live. SPN eventually won out. :-)

And exactly, that's what DVRs are for, Matt! *g*