The Writer’s Guild of America strike may be the death knell for Sam and Dean Winchester.  CW has announced that the final four episodes of Supernatural will be broadcast weekly, beginning January 31st 2008.  After the final four have aired, there are no plans to show reruns of Supernatural.

Instead, “Reaper” will be taking the Thursday night timeslot.   Reaper has three new episodes remaining, and is expected to re-run while the writer’s strike lingers.

The writer’s strike shows no sign of resolution.  The fall season of 2008 will soon be affected, as there may be insufficient time left for scripting, filming and editing of new shows.    This would affect new series as well as new episodes for returning shows.

Network executives doubt that current audiences will retain their interest over such a prolonged interruption.  Supernatural is especially vunerable due to the serial nature of the program.   Drawing in a new audience is always considered difficult with a progressive storyline.  Supernatural is also more expensive to produce than a reality-based, low-budget program that doesn’t require elaborate special effects or sets. 

For all these reasons, we may soon be looking at the last ride of Sam and Dean Winchester in the famous black Impala.

Sam and Dean have fought and survived ghosts, demons, vampires, cops, fellow hunters and assorted curses throughout their three-season run.  It’s ironic and unspeakably sad to think that their destruction, and the end of Supernatural, would come at the hands of those who brought it all to life.   The WGA strike is the one evil that the Winchester boys can’t defeat.  

While no official word of the series cancellation has been announced, the writing, as they say, is on the wall.  

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