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->''"[[PassingTheTorch Dad wants us to pick up where he left off]]. [[WeHelpTheHelpless Saving people]]. [[TheHunter Hunting things]]. [[BadassFamily The family business]]."''
-->--'''Dean Winchester'''

'''''Supernatural''''' is an incredibly {{Angst}}-heavy show based around a MonsterOfTheWeek structure topped off with an [[MythArc over-reaching arc]], while simultaneously retaining humor through various means of LeaningOnTheFourthWall. It features Dean (JensenAckles) and Sam Winchester (JaredPadalecki), two brothers who hunt creatures based on UrbanLegends, ClassicalMythology and [[HeavenAndHell Judeo-Christian theology]]. The first season featured the brothers searching for their missing father, but, for the most part, the series features them WalkingTheEarth as they [[http://girlalive.com/unlinked/spn_map7.png travel from town to town]] in search of supernatural problems to solve. Though the [[BigBad Big Bads]] get bigger with each season, it's more common that Dean and Sam already have their hands full with each other. It uses a diverse score of classic rock songs that feature heavily throughout, to encapsulate the gritty rock-and-roll life they lead, and features Dean's [[CoolCar 1967 Chevy Impala]] as [[CompanionCube almost another character]].

Other main characters include Castiel (MishaCollins), an [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angel]] that enters in the fourth season, and Bobby Singer (Jim Beaver), [[ParentalSubstitute father figure]] and KnowledgeBroker to the main characters.

It originally aired on TheWB, but moved to TheCW after the The WB folded.

'''Famous for four main things:'''

# The [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys ridiculously]] [[MrFanservice attractive]] cast.
# The sheer amount of MoodWhiplash it has.
# How it raised torturing its two leads ([[BreakTheCutie emotionally]] and [[{{Gorn}} physically]]) to a [[DeusAngstMachina fetishistic art-form]].
#How, in spite of all that, it's still good.

A SpinOff WebOriginal named ''Ghostfacers'', centered around a pair of minor recurring characters from the series, was launched during Season Five, in conjunction with the show's 100th episode. A {{prequel}} to the series is told in the 6 issues of ''[[http://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/supernatural-origins Supernatural: Origins]]'' released by DCComics in 2009. Creator/{{Madhouse}} [[AnimatedAdaptation made an]] [[Anime/{{Supernatural}} anime adaptation]] [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-10/madhouse-makes-anime-for-warners-supernatural-tv-show of this show]]. You can look at the animation in action in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4tc8Do5wQA this trailer.]] The American release of the first season of the anime came out on July 26, 2011.

The show itself is currently airing its [[PostScriptSeason eighth of the originally planned five seasons]], with former writer of the show Jeremy Carver taking over as Showrunner from executive producer Sera Gamble, who has been running the show since creator Eric Kripke stepped down as Showrunner at the end of season 5.

On February 11th, 2013, the show was renewed for a 9th season.

There is an in-progress [[Recap/{{Supernatural}} Episode Recap page here]]. Most of the tropes, especially for the earlier and later seasons, are listed there. There is also a CharacterSheet [[{{Characters/Supernatural}} here.]]

[[http://blip.tv/dottiesmithreviews There's now a webshow dedicated to recapping all eight seasons.]]

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!!''Supernatural'' provides examples of:

[[index]]
* Supernatural/TropeBasedEpisodes
* Supernatural/TropesAToD
* Supernatural/TropesEToL
* Supernatural/TropesMToP
* Supernatural/TropesQToZ
* [[ShoutOut/{{Supernatural}} Shout Outs]]
[[/index]]

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