I was a huge fan ofSupernaturalfrom the start, but I did always wish the show could have crossed over with another spectacular supernatural series from nearly a decade earlier. Before The CW, The WB was home to some of the best shows featuring superheroes, monsters, and all sorts of exciting stuff that appealed to teenagers and young adults. And fitting firmly into that category, I loved tuning in to watch shows likeSmallvilleandSupernatural.
These incredible shows excelled in their storytelling ability, and featured captivating heroes that hooked you from the start. However, beforeSupernatural, there were some other standout shows that managed to evoke the same level of excitement and intensity, and despite being just before my time, I got into them when I was old enough to check them out for myself. This led to a lifelong love of supernatural shows, but I would have loved to see my first two loves come together for some sort of crossover event, anddespiteSupernaturalseason 16 being unlikely to do it, I have rekindled hope due to the other series receiving a revival.
With Buffy The Vampire Slayer’s Reboot Confirmed, A Supernatural Crossover Would Be Perfect
There Is A Lot Of Overlap Between Buffy And Supernatural
Buffy the Vampire Slayerpremiered in 1997 on The WB, which was a very new channel at the time. Though the show began on The WB, it went on to move to UPN, a network owned by Paramount for its final two seasons. And for me, growing up in Ireland, the series aired on another network years later, around the same time thatSupernaturalwas airing. Buffy was aspectacular show that defined the monster of the week, supernatural coming-of-age story, and I was hooked from the start.
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And watching both shows in close succession, I always felt that the two would be perfect for some sort of crossover event.Supernaturaldid this with shows likeScooby-Doo, which was a wonderful callback to Saturday morning cartoons, but I wasdesperate to seeBuffy Summers and the Winchesters come togetherto form a new Scooby gang. And now that Buffy is getting a reboot which will bring Sarah Michelle Gellar back to the role, it feels like the possibility of a crossover is not out of reach.
A Supernatural & Buffy The Vampire Slayer Crossover Is Pretty Much Impossible
There Are A Lot Of Hurdles To Overcome To Get A Crossover Off The Ground
But here’s the big issue. While both shows began life on the same network, they diverged into separate directions. Buffy migrated to UPN in 2001, four years beforeSupernaturaldebuted. And then, to create yet another degree of separation, The WB reformed into a new network called The CW. Now,both shows exist in totally different parts of the TV landscape, with different owners, and bringing them together would be a tremendous and costly challenge.
Now, there is a possibility that the actors who played the roles of Sam and Dean Winchester, Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, could appear in a cameo role in theBuffyrevival, and they could even portray similar characters to the Winchesters, but it wouldn’t be exactly the same. However, I will take what I can get, and I would beoverjoyed if they had a guest appearance on the showto help appeal to fans of either series. Or, there could be an even more satisfying outcome on the cards…
Supernatural Season 16 & A Buffy Reboot Both Happening Would Be A Pretty Good Consolation Prize
Supernatural Deserves To Get More Of Their Story Told Too
Buffy the Vampire Slayeris coming back for a revival. That is nearly certain, with the cast and crew signed on to make it happen, the only thing left is for the series to get a pilot order, but it’s hard to imagine many networks would pass up the opportunity to be involved in bringing one of the most enduring and popular supernatural shows back to the screen. And if there is no crossover betweenBuffyandSupernatural, it’sstill a great outcome to get moreBuffyat the end of the day.
This Supernatural Season 1 Episode Shows How Wildly Different Demons Were At The Beginning
Supernatural’s “Phantom Traveler” from season 1 showed a very different version of demons, showing how much demons changed in the later seasons.
But, if this could serve as a case study forSupernatural, with those involved in making the show recognizing the excitement of a similar fanbase, that would be spectacular.Supernaturalhad a ridiculously strong run with 15 seasons in 15 years, but when the show ended, fans were still not ready to say goodbye to the Winchesters, myself included. And despite having a pretty definitive ending, it did feel like there was a lot more story to be told, which drives up my hopes for aSupernaturalseason 16, telling more stories about the Winchesters.
