Oh Captain, My Captain

Season Six Ship Sets Sail

Is Kripke still our Captain

 There is a big fluster amongst fans: Is Kripke still sailing this Supernatural ship? Well we haven't received any confirmation yet, but the word around the ship yard is that our Skipper is stepping down and handing the wheel over to Executive Producer Sera Gamble who has been with this ship since it set sail in 2005.

Now, now my distressed little sailors let's all keep our hats on. Our Captain may be stepping down, but he's not stepping off.  A little insight from our friend Ausiello over at EW says that even though our once proud Captain has stepped aside he will still be an acting Lieutenant on this rig and have a continually active role in the making of Supernatural, just not nearly as big as before.

According to a article posted on Variety.com back in June of 08 Kirpke signed an exclusive 'pact' under which he would continue to develop projects for Warner Bros. which may have some part in Kirpke's stepping down, as mentioned by Ausiello, "Kripke is said to be finalizing a new deal with Warner Bros. that will feature a big development component. In other words, his diminished role on Supernatural will free him up to create another awesome show."

What does the future hold for our Creator, Captain and over all Master of all things Supernatural? I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

S.Wesson

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Sources:
EW.com, The Ausiello Files
Variety.com, Eric Kripke scores WB TV deal.