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The season 4 premiere date is scheduled for Thursday, September 18, 2008 and Supernatural's cast and crew are already back at work in the Vancouver studios. M R Reed at TVGuide.com has some spoilery information about the Season 4 premiere episode itself, including it's title and who will be a guest star. You can read about it here.

Citing budgetary reasons, Eric Kripke was announced that the actress Katie Cassidy will not be returning for the 4th season of Supernatural.

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Kripke did not specifically state that Cassidy's character, demon Ruby, was “dead”. So, it is still possible that Ruby could return in another form despite her apparent death in the season 3 finale.

While some have expressed dismay at this news, it is really not surprising to us longtime fans of the show. Supernatural has a tradition of killing off it's recurring characters. At least Ruby went out on a high note and didn't just vanish from the show like Jo and Ellen did.

You can read full news announcement at TVGuide.com

In a new interview at TVGuide.com, Eric Kripke has revealed Supernatural season 4 plot hints unusually early in the post-season hiatus. Considering the widespread alarm caused by what happened in the season 3 finale, it is no wonder. Fans needed the reassurance. In the spoilery interview, Kripke talks about the return of certain cast members and a season 3 guest star. You can read the full interview here.

Kristen at E!Online has a new interview with Eric Kripke in which he talks about the season 3 finale, Bella, season 4, and his 5-year plan for Supernatural. It includes a couple clips from #3.15 Time Is On My Side. Click the link to read more. Link: Supernatural Boss Eric Kripke Spills…

You should also check out his April interview at TVGuide.com in which he answered “burning questions” about the season 3 finale and talked about the impact that budget cuts will have on season 4.

Both interviews are spoilery, but not overly so…Kripke can be very mysterious about the show, when he wants to be.

Congratulations to Jared Padalecki and Sandra McCoy on their engagement!

Jared broke the news at the Supernatural Convention in LA. He proposed to Sandy in Paris, France, and on their 4th anniversary too. Awww. Who know he was such a romantic? Here’s a youtube video of Jared talking about it to fans.

Sandy seems like a sweet girl and they make a cute couple, despite the huge height difference. If you are curious to learn more about Sandy there’s a nice interview on TV of the Absurd.com

June 9th, 2008 Update: I regret to tell of another broken engagement for another Supernatural star. Paralleling his fellow co-star Jeffery Dean Morgan, Jared Padalecki's engagement to his long-time girlfriend, Sandra McCoy, lasted only a few months before it was broken off. Jared announced the news of their breakup at the Supernatural convention in Dallas this past weekend and Sandra McCoy confirmed it on her web site.

Great news! According to E!Online, Supernatural is on the official list of CW shows being picked up for the fall 2008-09 season. That means our show has been renewed for a 4th season! Whoohoo! This is the earliest renewal announcement I have ever seen for Supernatural. It’s even in time to make a wonderful birthday gift for Jensen.

The E!Online article is here and includes a list of other CW shows being renewed, including Smallville.

Yes, it is true. According to the New York Daily News, our Papa Winchester, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, is engaged to his former “Weeds” costar, Mary-Louise Parker. She’s a lucky girl. I’d hate her, if I didn’t already love her from that show. Here’s the link to the article.

JDM and MLP on Showtime’s Weeds

4/11/2008 Update:

I am sorry to report that JDM’s engagement to MLP has come to an end. Their disengagement was amicable according to the Associated Press.

Both these actors deserve to find happiness after their previous bad relationships, but alas it looks like that won’t be with each other.

Updated: Feb 7, 2008

Photo by devidarkwolf

It is now week two of the Writer's Guild of America strike and there's no sign of a settlement. This is not good. Supernatural is still filming new episodes but that will end in December without a strike settlement. According to Michael Ausiello’s Strike Chart, Supernatural will air at most only 6 more new episodes because being forced into re-runs indefinitely.

In an impromptu interview with fans “devidarkwolf” and “spadada” at the Warner Bros. picket line, Eric Kripke himself, said that there's only one more Supernatural script left to be filmed and…if the strike ended sometime within the month, they could “pick up and start filming without missing a beat.” But if the strike lasted into January, they might have to cut back on episodes OR they would have to halt production, leaving the total episodes for this season at only 12. You can read more of devidarkwolf’s picket line encounter with Eric Kripke here.

The latest news has the Governor of California, Arnold Swartzenager, talking to both sides. I hope he is able to help them see reason and come to an agreement. The last thing Supernatural needs is a shortened season which could lead to a premature cancellation of the series.

12/06/07 Update:

Supernatural will shutdown all production at their Vancouver studios this week. On the bright side, talks has resumed and moderate progress is being made toward a negotiated settlement.

2/07/08 Update:

Good News!!! A tentative deal has been made between the studios and the writer's guild.
It will voted on by the full WGA membership this Saturday, Febuary 9th, 2008 and it is expected to pass. The strike may soon be over. Thank God!!!