The New Spinoff

I really like the sounds of it and if done well shows promise. Not so sure about Claire or Donna being involved but that's just a little gripe. But I can see Jody helping orphaned women against the Supernatural because she's seen what the boys have been through and is prepared. I so wanted Jody to lead a spin-off ages ago and am happy people have taken this on board. She is the perfect candidate to lead a band of Wayward Women. I love her.

How do you feel JP?
By the sounds of it, you're not so sure??

I actually do believe #300 is a target end-date for everyone concerned, which is why they're pushing the backdoor pilot. Sounds like bad fan fiction to me, and I think they're massively overestimating the level of interest in this concept. But go forth and do - I don't care one way or the other whether it flies or not.

As for the Js guest-starring, maybe Jared will, but Dabb doesn't use Jensen now on his own damn show. I highly doubt Dabb has any intention of bringing Dean in for guest-starring appearances. And if he did, it would be to diss Dean, so I hope Jensen has nothing whatsoever to do with this.

Of course, right now this is just a backdoor pilot, like Bloodlines was. Doesn't mean the CW has to or will go forward to series.

That's a big problem for me with a "spinoff" - they can be poisonous to a series and not last very long and then it will be connected to Supernatural forever. When/if Supernatural ends, couldn't a spinoff "ruin" that ending? Doesn't Dean and Sam deserve a good send off and not be chained to a spinoff forever? Spinoffs can be good for a franchise, but Supernatural doesn't need one. I like the idea of Jody Mills, but if it means seeing more Claire, then no thanks. Isn't Supernatural (writers) known for "ruining" female characters? And now they want a full new series about them...is that a good idea? I'll still wait to see this backdoor pilot before I commit thou.

If they focus it on Jodie's home rather than just the girls that Jodie raises then you are more likely to see Sam and Dean again.

Though the question is will any spin off actually fork out the cost for both Jared and Jensen at the same time to put in an appearance? Most spin off shows when there are cross overs only have one main actor doing the trip not two unless there is something big happening and if they show just Sam or Dean just popping by without the other the fans are going to question what is happened to the other.

Not to be mean, Bella, but I don't think there's any way that Sam and Dean will be in the spin-off once Supernatural is over. Their story has always been a tragedy. I fully expect it to end a tragedy, their only legacy being whatever is in the spin-off if there is a one, because either one or both will die. I could see how the idea for an open ending, like one of them saying, 'we've got work to do,' before they head off down the road would work for them being on the spin-off, but I think J2 have wanted their characters to go die with the show for a long time now, their fees for a guest appearance would probably be way too high for the spin-off, and they've recently said they don't want to do a movie after the show is over, so I don't think an open ending is going to happen.

I could be wrong, but if SS had been the end of the show, I think they both would have ended up in the cage. That didn't happen, and I think that now they've got to build up to an ending like that again for there to be any kind of satisfying payoff, but I genuinely believe that with TPTB's attention being on the spin-off instead of on Supernatural, that won't happen. Whatever we get in season 13 will be just as sloppy as what we got in season 12, if not more so. If season 14 can only be negotiated to the 300th episode, then I suspect the spin-off will be picked up for the remaining episodes of what would have been season 14 in a shortened season, and I'm guessing that means that the final season of Supernatural will be compromised too. I hope I'm wrong, but that's the way I see it.