Emma
11-08-2005, 07:20 PM
<img src="http://www.fanbolt.com/forums/images/avatars/supernatural/supernatural09200555.jpg" width="85" height="85" vspace="5" hspace="5" align="left" border="0" alt=" Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Supernatural, WB"> This season, television series are chock full of creepy, crawly bugs, ghosts with some serious revenge issues, disturbingly creative serial attackers and aliens that do not come in peace.
"I don't think this is new," said Robert Singer, executive producer of Supernatural on WB. "I think people have been going to scary movies for as long as filmed entertainment has been on. And even before that with stage plays. It goes back to people telling ghost stories around a campfire."
Shaun Cassidy, executive producer and creator of Invasion on ABC, agreed. "Fairy tales help kids process their demons. Scary stories exist for adults for the same reason."
The stories that are unfolding on TV this season can be divided into three categories -- alien shows, paranormal programs and crime dramas. These and other scare-inducing shows follow some simple rules for success, including:
USING COMEDY
Hurley on Lost is the epitome of this technique. On CSI, Grissom is always dropping one-liners before investigating a crime, and the brothers on Supernatural make a sport of the fake names they throw around: Star Wars and the band Metallica were recent inspirations.
"Humour saves the day," Cassidy said. "Even in their darkest hour, people are funny."
But pacing is important when introducing a light note to dark situations. Singer likes to disarm his audience with humour and then hit them with a dose of horror.
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Windsor Star
10-31-2005
Byline: Amy Amatangelo
Edition: Final
Section: News
Column: See Scary, B4
Type: News
"I don't think this is new," said Robert Singer, executive producer of Supernatural on WB. "I think people have been going to scary movies for as long as filmed entertainment has been on. And even before that with stage plays. It goes back to people telling ghost stories around a campfire."
Shaun Cassidy, executive producer and creator of Invasion on ABC, agreed. "Fairy tales help kids process their demons. Scary stories exist for adults for the same reason."
The stories that are unfolding on TV this season can be divided into three categories -- alien shows, paranormal programs and crime dramas. These and other scare-inducing shows follow some simple rules for success, including:
USING COMEDY
Hurley on Lost is the epitome of this technique. On CSI, Grissom is always dropping one-liners before investigating a crime, and the brothers on Supernatural make a sport of the fake names they throw around: Star Wars and the band Metallica were recent inspirations.
"Humour saves the day," Cassidy said. "Even in their darkest hour, people are funny."
But pacing is important when introducing a light note to dark situations. Singer likes to disarm his audience with humour and then hit them with a dose of horror.
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Windsor Star
10-31-2005
Byline: Amy Amatangelo
Edition: Final
Section: News
Column: See Scary, B4
Type: News