{"id":22478,"date":"2012-07-25T12:43:10","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T09:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=22478"},"modified":"2012-10-08T16:09:12","modified_gmt":"2012-10-08T13:09:12","slug":"supernatural-season-8-more-evil-and-winchester-brothers-will-be-more-strategic-video-22478","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/supernatural-season-8-more-evil-and-winchester-brothers-will-be-more-strategic-video-22478\/","title":{"rendered":"Supernatural season 8 More evil and Winchester Brothers will be more strategic \/ Video"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Supernatural Producer Talks Season 7 Struggles; Season 8 Strategies<\/h1>\n

While fans of Supernatural are appropriately looking forward to the upcoming adventures of the Winchester brothers (Sam Winchester 6 Dean Winchester) in season 8, that doesn\u2019t mean there isn\u2019t time to reflect on the past. Fortunately, this reflection goes beyond fanatical squabbles when it\u2019s Supernatural consulting producer Ben Edlund doing the talking.<\/p>\n

Speaking with Edlund at Comic-Con 2012, the famed Tick creator \u2013 who could also be described as the enthusiastic heart of Supernatural – took time to explain to us the complications that series face as they reach a certain age.<\/p>\n

Touching upon some of the problems that Supernatural faced in season 7, Edlund paints a clear picture about the challenges that producers of long-running series must deal with, and how to overcome it:<\/p>\n

” \u00a0I think that shows that go this long \u2013 and we\u2019re also struggling with it, too \u2013 that\u2019s a lot of water under the bridge. Very few 10-year, or 9-year, or 8-year shows keep themselves from suffering from\u2026 They get dementia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It would be like an older relation who starts to get demented by season 8 or 9, like, \u201cI forget, are you my husband or my nephew?\u201d And you\u2019re, like, \u201cLook, you were a different show before!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019re all struggling with that.<\/strong> ”<\/p>\n

Admittedly, Supernatural has, on all accounts, an overall exceptional track record when compared to other series. Even so, it\u2019s always wonderful to hear producers publicly acknowledge that these challenges do exists, that they are aware of them, and that they have given it the appropriate consideration when making future plans for the series.<\/p>\n

What plans does Supernatural have for a spectacular season 8 revival? It\u2019s best to let Ben Edlund speak for himself:<\/p>\n

”\u00a0We\u2019ve got a mythological underpinning that we can actually [use]\u2026 And a point about what the plight of the boys is. They are representative of a certain interpretation of the plight of humanity, and that has a certain kind of legs. As long as we open dimensions of that in the right way, we can get, I think, more meaningful time out of the story.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This season, we\u2019re really looking at a closer point of view of human relationships again. Because they\u2019ve gone through such operatic, massive sweeps of character and events, it\u2019s, like, trying to get them really close to people a little bit, so that they can now remember what they\u2019re trying to save, in a sense.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So that\u2019s part of it\u2026 That\u2019s just general strategies.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And dinosaurs<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

For fans of Supernatural, Ben Edlund\u2019s love for dinosaurs is common knowledge. Always trying to find a way (and budget) to include them in the series, we\u2019ll have to wait until this fall to see if he has finally succeeded. Taking a look at his completely honest, incredibly succinct strategies for Supernatural\u2019s future, it\u2019s clear why (and how) the series\u2019 track record has remained so flawless \u2013 and why we should be excited about season 8!<\/p>\n

When a series reaches a certain age, there\u2019s no doubt that missteps will occur. Even the often-touted \u201cbest television series ever\u201d moniker includes a few lesser moments in legacy, though often these are overlooked or forgotten. That being said, there are many higher-rated, higher-budgeted series that have not been able to succeed as long as Supernatural has.<\/p>\n

Perhaps it\u2019s from a lack of this type of thinking, acknowledgement and planning?<\/p>\n

Supernatural season 8 premieres Wednesday, October 3 9pm on CW<\/p>\n[media id=550 width=610 height=340]\nError, group does not exist! Check your syntax! (ID: 14)<\/span>\n

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