I thoroughly enjoy this show. While it can be occasionally violent and sexual, it isn't terribly graphic, considering modern standards. I especially like the way this show address the theme of family and loyalty. While Sam and Dean are morally fallible, they try to be good people, which ultimately seems more important and certainly more interesting. Also, by season 4, it addresses theological issues in an eschatological sense - not necessarily accurately, but definitely provocatively. I would recommend this show to kids who can handle scary situations and follow a mildly convoluted plot.
Supernatural
(Rated TV-14, Science fiction, Starring Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Where to watch: ABC Family, DVD, Online)
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Terrifying guilty pleasure -- NOT for kids.
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for Ages 16–18
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Supernatural was written by Marjorie Kase
Parents need to know that this is definitely NOT a program for kids. It's gory and extremely scary. It includes images of women trapped against ceilings, dripping with blood, and bursting into flames, a great deal of suspense, gun shots, intoxication, and scantily clad women. The main characters lie and pose as FBI agents to attain information.
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What’s the Story?
X-Files-meets-Hardy Boys paranormal thriller SUPERNATURAL follows the lives of Sam (Jared Padalecki, Gilmore Girls) and Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles Smallville, Days of our Lives). The two brothers come from extraordinary pasts. As children, their mother died from a horrific supernatural event. While Dean spends his life fighting the demons that may have killed their mother, Sam does everything in his power to escape his traumatic past. When their father goes missing on a "hunting" trip, Dean rips Sam from the law school track on a search for Dad and answers to their mother's untimely death.
Is It Any Good?
Supernatural picks up where the X-Files, Angel, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer left off. Supposedly based on real folklore, the overall tone of the program is very eerie. At times, the dialogue drags on, especially when the brothers reminisce about their childhoods. One troubling issue is that all three female characters, including the homicidal specter, are portrayed as virginal prey, and men are treated no better (given that victims were chosen for their infidelity).
The show is entertaining, especially if you're into cute boys and sci-fi horror. But this isn't a show for kids, and not even for some adults.
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I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
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Fine for Teens and Tweens
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
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The best show ever........go wacth it now.lol
I have seen every esp. of Supernatural and i think its the best show ever.......Its a funney and intersting show.Its not really scarey at all.As long as ur mature then you want have a problem wacthing it at all.
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I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give it
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Not for young kids.
If you can handle it, you can watch it. Very gory in some scenes, violent scariness. I watch a few episodes sometimes but my parents watch it first.
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I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
Great show for anyone who isn't squemish and doesn't scare easily
This is a great show and I've been watching it since it aired when I was 11 or 12. I am also relatively more mature than most people so I wouldn't say because I did it you do it. However, a lot of the images and things in this show are things most 12 year olds have already seen, though about, and even wished to do. There are some things that may scare less "out and about" tweens but if they've seen a scary movie or too and don't watch to late at night, this should be a good show too watch. Another thought worth mentioning is the plot intricacy. Younger viewers may not have the patience or capacity too keep up with everything that goes on and may not get references to older viewers or the bible.
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I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
Great show
I think Supernatural is a great show! There is some sexuality, blood, and gore--but at a PG-13 level. It is a fun show to watch, and, when it's on, my whole family sits down and wathces it together. Not your typical horror show--more thrilling, suspenseful, and dramatic. More of an action flick to be truthful. Plus, there is some great eye candy. Dean Wincheter (Jensen Ackles) is super sexy.
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