Crazy fun facts about “Supernatural” that surprise everyone

Fun Facts: How “Supernatural” came about – and what became of it

📆 “Supernatural” creator Eric Kripke only had Five seasons of the series are planned – After that it should be completed. He spent almost ten years refining the concept until he was able to shoot the first episodes.

💰 The budget for all 22 episodes the first season was just $20,000. This included fees for the actors and the special effects.

🎥 Because the series about the demon hunters was so successful, it was extended. That she is going to am the longest running mystery series No one ever expected it to moult.

🥳 At the 100th episode party in 2014, someone joked that there might be a 200th episode celebration, Castiel actor Misha Collins revealed. But no one took it seriously. However, in the end appeared 327 episodes in 15 seasons.

💡The Character of Bobby Singer Should only appear once – and only because Missouri Mosely’s actress, Loretta Devine, prevents the war. But the fans love Bobby. Actor Jim Beaver ended up playing a role in all seasons.

✏ The success of the mystery series led to even… an animated series emerged. It is based on the story of the TV episodes, but only consisted of 22 episodes. On television, these offshoots only lived in the USA and Japan. Jared Padalecki took on the speaking role in all episodes, Jensen Ackles only in the last two – he didn’t have time. Tip: You can read the history of animated films in our article of the same name.

Fun facts about the “Supernatural” series: from trench coats to Led Zeppelin

🧥 You can recognize the angel Castiel in “Supernatural” because he always wears a trench coat. In the fourth season he should even 80 different coats have worn. Rumor has it that Eric Kripke insisted that they be burned after every scene. Why? This is not reported.

🎼 The 99th episode of “Supernatural” is called “99 Problems” – because the brothers had to deal with 99 cases up until then. This is also a reference to the one of the same name Jay-Z song. Some even claim that the song can be heard – but only if you play the episode backwards.

🎧 Music plays an important role in the series. The soundtrack consists of many classic rock tracks, most of which are in the series “Carry On My Wayward Son” by Kansas tied together. No wonder, because Eric Kripke is a music fan. Apparently the songs come from his own record collection.

💬 Kripke’s favorite band is Led Zeppelin – and Dean’s too. The plot alludes to this again and again. Sam and Dean occasionally use fake names like Bonham, Jones, Plant and Page. These are the last names of band members John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page.

🎙 On top of that, the titles have some episodes to do with the group: Nine is named after Songs or albums by Led Zeppelinfor example “Stairway to Heaven” (Season 9, Episode 22) or “Swan Song” (Season 5, Episode 22). Other episodes are based on songs by Johnny Cash, the Rolling Stones or The Who. And then there are several episodes that owe their title to well-known films, such as “Witness for the Prosecution” or “The Wrath of God”.

The watch, the Colt and the Chevrolet: recurring motifs and what lies behind them

🕰 Have you ever noticed that an eye-catching wall clock appears in many episodes of all seasons of “Supernatural”? The round clock with long spokes hangs in living rooms, restaurants and motels, among other places. A deer head also appears several times.

🗨 Dean and Sam Winchester can only kill demons with a certain pistol. It once belonged to Samuel Colt. Die Latin inscription It reads “Non timebo mala”. Translated, this means: “I do not fear evil.”

🚘 Dean’s car is a black one ’67 Chevrolet Impalawith whom the brothers often travel. Series inventor Eric Kripke actually wanted to use a ’65 Mustang. But a neighbor persuaded him to get a Chevrolet. The reason: The car is more convincing because it is big enough Body in the trunk fits.

Names and roles in “Supernatural”: Everything could have turned out completely differently

📺 “Supernatural” should actually be called something else, namely “Unnatural”.

📗 That’s not the only name that changed. Eric Kripke wanted the two brothers Dean and Sal name, after the two main characters in the Jack Kerouac book “On the way”. However, Sal then became Sam.

🎞 Instead of Winchester, the brothers should have the last name Harrison, after Harrison Ford. The reason: Dean’s character should be reminiscent of the character Han Solo played by Ford from the “Star Wars” saga.

💬Bobby Singer was named after the series’ producer, Robert Singer.

💻 Castiel got its name from a Google search. Eric Kripke recounted that episode with the first appearance of the angel was broadcast on a Thursday. Because the character was still nameless, the series creator searched the Internet for “Thursday Angel” – and came across the name “Castiel”.

🙋 By the way, that would be Sam Winchester almost from Jensen Ackles portrayed and not by Jared Padalecki. It wasn’t until he auditioned for the role of Sam that the producers asked Ackles if he would rather play Dean.

Funny facts about the actors and makers

📺 Jared Padalecki, the actor who played Sam Winchester in Supernatural, presented an award at the age of 17 Actress Sandra Bullock – because he won a competition. A talent scout discovered him. A short time later he joined the cast of the series “Gilmore Girls”. There he played Dean, the boyfriend of the series’ daughter Rory.

🧒 Jensen Ackles, who plays Dean Winchester, was at age four as a children’s model employed. He later starred in Smallville and Dawson’s Creek.

💒 The demon Ruby (Genevieve Padalecki) and Sam were supposed to get married in the fourth season finale. But the two of them were A couple in real lifeThat’s why the series wedding falls through. In the seventh season, Ruby was supposed to become pregnant. But because Genevieve and Sam Padalecki were expecting a child, this idea was also canceled.

🎂 The creator of the series has a son who is born on May 2, 2007 was born. It’s a strange coincidence that the Supernatural character Sam Birthday on the same day – but in 1983. Kripke once called this fact “creepy”.

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