Supernatural Gets a New Lead-in

[xwacky]

Flyby post:  I just saw that CW announced new Thursday line-up:  The Vampire Diaries (new series) shows at 8pm, followed by Supernatural at 9pm.

I looked up the premises of Vampire, and it looks to me like it's trying to get on the bandwagon of the popular "Twilight" verse.  To be honest, my interest in it is very low.  But I think it's telling that the network put it before Supernatural.  I'm sure TPTB is hoping to "cash in" on the success of our show.

I wonder how much, if any, loosing Smallville as the lead-in will affect Supernatural.  The numbers from season 4 indicate there's hardly significant lose-of-viewership from 8pm to 9pm.  So our show holds pretty well on its own.  On the other hand, I'm more worried at the news Fringe is moving to 9pm on Thursday.  Oh joy, yet another tough competition for my favorite show.

Question is, what's happening with Smallville?

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Well, the network did try to step in. I remember reading about season 3, and the reason it was filmed lighter and Bela was added was because of the network (I don't have any links as it was so long ago, but chances are I read it at TWOP). They realised it did't work and they went back to the way they filmed it in the first two seasons (with a filter or something???).

I don't watch anything else on the CW. In fact, there are times I want to throw something at my TV at just the commercials for a couple of their other shows!!! I really don't think they know what they have in SPN (kind of like Sci-Fi with BSG).

mick

[xwacky.livejournal.com]

I actually enjoyed Bela. Not necessarily as a love interest, but I thought her character played well against the boys, especially Dean. I like her mercenary spirit and she's unashamedly selfish. Such a contrast to Dean. I have to say I didn't get that brief fantasizing scene from Sam. Where did that come from? Now from what you said here, I wonder if it wasn't the case the producers bowed to exec's pressure.

But I also agree she's a throw-away character because she just doesn't add to the myth-arc. So I wasn't too sorry to see her leave either.

I totally agree with your assessment on the other shows on CW. I had the same feeling, even to SV. Sometimes I'm ashamed to say the only network I regularly watch is CW! Then I always feel compelled to explain SPN is an oddity there.

That's a good comparison of Scifi and BSG. In so many ways, BSG could've been much better had Scifi treated it differently. JMO

[(Anonymous)]

See, I never liked Bela. The actress was fine, but I couldn't stand the character, the way she made the boys look dumb and incompetent. The only time I liked her was in the last episode she was in, and not necessarily because she died, but because she didn't come across as so much better than Sam and Dean. I think she could have worked as a contact every now and then if she had been written differently.

Do you remember one of the episodes this season where, I think it was Allistair, but I'm not 100% sure, said something to Dean about how good it felt that first time he tortured someone, to hear "her" scream? I always wondered if it was Bela.

mick

[xwacky.livejournal.com]

I didn't think she made the boys look dumb. The only reason she might *appear* to have an upperhand is because she's much heartless and colder than the boys. So there's a difference. In comparison, I see her character actually highlighted the compassion and sincerity in Dean.