The popular Amazon Prime superhero series The boys it has gone where few shows have gone, at least when it comes to very steamy and extremely violent storylines. While working on the star-studded series seems like a blast for showrunner and creator Eric Kripke, the Supernatural The creator has some issues with other central TV series in the streaming era, based on some important instincts he has learned from running a TV show for years.
Eric Kripke created the long-running CW drama and served as executive producer for the first five seasons. With The boys After recently wrapping up his third season, with season 4 on the way, Kripke spoke with Vulture on exaggerated satire and his own Supernatural domain. While he likes streaming platforms in general, Kripke mentioned a particularly undesirable trait that has plagued binge-ready series for years and how his own past has helped him. The boys avoid such pitfalls. In his words:
The downside to streaming is that many directors working on streaming aren’t necessarily off that network. They are more comfortable with the idea that they could give you 10 hours of nothing happening until the eighth hour. It drives me crazy, personally.
It makes sense that Eric Kripke felt that way, because it was definitely part of the network routine, not just for that Supernaturalbut also other shows he created like Tarzan, Revolution, Yes Eternal. Which usually requires episodes to be shot a few weeks before airing, unlike the extended production schedules that series usually have streaming. Not to mention, network shows usually have much higher episode counts than their streaming counterparts. And usually with smaller episodic budgets and even more hurdles to overcome. Therefore, there is constant pressure on network TV makers for people to tune in every week, which isn’t too bad for streaming projects.
Kripke then reinforced his point, pointing out other differences between the network and streaming, and specifically named people who refer to creating seasons as “movies” when it’s not.
As a network guy who had to keep people interested for 22 fucking hours a year, I didn’t have the advantage of saying, ‘Oh, go ahead and don’t worry. Critics will tell you that in episode 8, the shit really hits the fans. Or anyone who says, “Well, what I’m actually doing is a 10 hour movie.” Kiss my ass! No you are not! Make a TV show. You are in the entertainment industry.
Some streaming programs can be considered exceptions, such as recent episodes of Strange things being literally longer than the average characteristic itself. However, Eric Kripke has a very good point.
Working both on the net and on television, Kripke obviously has the knowledge and experience that not everyone else has. he seems to have more knowledge than those who have worked only on one rather than the other. So he understands the macro and micro level stimulation and why forward momentum is so important, regardless of the number of episodes involved.
also with The boysEric Kripke still clings to hers Supernatural went in the right direction. He is reunited with Jensen Ackles, who memorably portrayed Soldier Boy in the third season of the superhero show. He praised Ackles’ atypical semi-villain turn, though Kripke couldn’t help but mention the actor’s ex-screen brother, Jared Padalecki.
With a fourth season confirmed for The boysand college-focused spin-offs Generation V Finally confirming its title, Kripke will remain in Amazon’s streaming world for some time. Maybe there will be something more subtle. Supernatural Easter eggs to expect when the show returns in 2023.
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Source: Cinemablend
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