I didn’t get a chance to write about it before the story got too old to bother with, but I have to admit I was plenty excited by the possibility of Jason Voorhees hitting the small screen in an appearance on Supernatural. It seemed like a win-win scenario, with New Line keeping the Voorhees brand in public view and priming the pump for his inevitable return to cinemas, and the CW getting the bump in viewership that such a guest appearance would entail, with the possible side effect of enticing some new blood into their viewership. In hindsight I’m glad I didn’t post the original rumour, because it turns out it isn’t true. Instead a masked fascimile of Jason will be facing the Winchester Boys.

I’ll admit to being a little bent out of shape about this. In the original article that revealed the Voorhees/Supernatural mash-up, show creator Eric Kripke states “We have cleared the rights to actually use Jason,” but Supernatural producer John Shiban later makes the claim that rights clearance issues prevent them from using the character, making it seem as if that’s how it’s always been. So, was Kripke mistaken? Was he misquoted? Did New Line pull their support? Did they just decide not to go with the real Jason Voorhees despite having the rights? Or is this some sort of bait and switch? Because I’ve spoken to a fair amount of people, none of whom had ever watched the show previously, who were very excited about this episode and I have to admit that a stunt like this isn’t likely to endear the show to potential viewers, myself included.

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