Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6953 in DVD
• Released on: 2009-04-27
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Dutch
• Number of discs: 3

Synopsis
Dean and Sam Winchester are two brothers with a special talent. Well-versed in the supernatural after their father became convinced that their mother was captured by unholy spirits, Dean and Sam dedicated their young lives to hunting down these otherworldly terrors. But adulthood saw Sam drift away from these preternatural activities, instead choosing to settle down in a life of domestic bliss with his girlfriend. But when the Winchesters' dad goes missing, both Dean and Sam know what they have to do, leading to some epic cross-country trips as the brothers try to find their father. This release contains a selection of episodes from the fourth series.

Customer Reviews

Supernaturally Awesome!
It's a scandal that this show isn't on a major TV network. Season 4 of Supernatural looks set to be one of the best seasons for this show. So often with a TV series season 1 is great and one looks forward to another series which usually comes up okay; then comes series 3 and by that time, generally you sometimes forget its on or don't put the tv on in favour of doing something else - with SUPERNATURAL this just doesn't happen. The first episode of Season 4 "Lazarus Rising" is probably (at the moment) my all time favourite SPN episode. I have watched it over and over. Jensen Ackles is an incredible young actor - co-star Jared Padalecki doesn't slack either - and the quality of the filming, lighting and Kim Manners' direction takes this show out of the ordinary run of the mill scary TV show. Creator Eric Kripke's decision to make the episode "Monster Movie" entirely in black and white was very courageous but it worked so well - a fine tribute to the old Hammer-type horror movies - with a touch of humour added. I can't wait for this DVD. It said there's only 1 but, seriously, if the DVD only has 4 episodes on it... I'd buy it!

God help me
I tried at first to ration the number of episodes I could watch. I tried one a week but after the panic attacks and the night sweats I tried two a week. Then I tried watching three on the CONDITION that I watched at least two from series one to three. By now I was off work and twitching violently at the smallest sound. I had also started to think I saw Sam and Dean in random parts of Bristol and in my bedroom but this was obviously wishful thinking. In the end, and despite the TRAVESTY of waiting until September 2009, I watched them all and as with all the other series, words (almost) fail. Depicitng angels must be the hardest thing to do without being naff or just too savvy. Castiel is perfect, Uriel very disturbing, Lazarus Rising is just a fantastic episode, but Yellow Fever shows skill and with a nod at Twin Peaks, the continual flow of irony. Jensen is brilliant, happy with Dean and ready to push him forward a bit. I am probably too obsessed with this to have much of a critical edge left: Monster Movie was clever but a bit slow, and the Hallowean job might have been predictable, but for a man confronted with expensive therapy bills until PART TWO (and then god forbid, until SEASON FIVE) I am just think this is an awesome idea and long may it prosper.

Great series - it's only half the season though
This set has half of the episodes from Supernatural season 4, just as previous season UK releases were first marketed split into part 1 and part2 [there's 22 episodes in season 4]. Obviously this is an attempt to extract as much money as possible from those who missed the UK TV showing and are desperate to see how Dean gets on. Apparently this season is great, and the best yet, so perhaps it's money well spent [I'm renting the DVDs though, and buying when the full season set appears]. Certainly the first few episodes of season 4 were scorchers. Be careful of which reviews you read here though, as some contain a few somewhat massive 'spoilers'.

This DVD set has a "In the Beginning" series creator commentary, and the out-takes [cut scenes, although these often give away key elements of the plot - so watch them last]. For the complete fourth season try the NTSC complete season 4 sets from Amazon international resellers [NTSC sets are reputed to contain more extras as well]. I suppose we can rejoice the series hasn't been cancelled like so many other excellent shows [Angel, Twin Peaks, The Dresden Files, Tru Calling, Enterprise, Blood Ties....]. Supernatural: still very spooky and still highly recommended. Whilst you're waiting for this DVD set to arrive, do check out 'The Dresden Files', 'Angel', 'Blood Ties' and 'Tru Calling' DVD season sets that my daughter [14] and I rate as at least the equal of 'Supernatural' [i.e. they are superb].