This is designed as a spinoff to SPN, with a concept to complement rather than try to replace.
It makes use of characters established over the years (Claire, Donna, especially Jody) & newcomers (Patience, Kaia.)
They are complex, realistic women characters who stand out in a see of bland. The kind of role models we need. (Especially Jody.)
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The awkward part of any backdoor pilot is that it has to fit w/I the regular series w/o disrupting it, so it doesn't have the same "freedom" to pull out the stops that regular pilots have.
In spite of this, Dabb & Berens have created an involving show that would've been very interesting to see.
In promos from January, Mark Pedowitz said he was ok w/ the show, but it was up to whether the fans would watch...ratings numbers came in fine.
At UpFronts, Pedowitz cited creative issues--so fans were left not knowing what the problem was (and are still wondering, frankly, as conversations at SPN conventions show.)
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Anyway, promo interviews by the SPN leads suggested it would be a companion show until they retired & Jared Padalecki hinted at guest spots after that.
So the show could have been a ratings holder & a chance to carry the SPN fandom on for however long they would go.
Kim Rhodes & Briana Buckmaster are excellent actresses able to carry the weight of leads.
They & the younger women formed a diverse cast--both in orientation & ethnicity. (And ages.)
I'd have liked to see the spin off & would have gladly watched a second hour.
Legacies? W/o the Originals leads, w/ a boarding school/teen set up...no thanks.