Benedict tells EW he and Speight are “excited about the possibility” of an appearance on The Winchesters.
God and an archangel walk into a… podcasting booth?
Well, sort of.
Rob Benedict and Richard Speight Jr.Paul Lee
The actors already host aKings of Conpodcast, so this seemed like a natural albeit very ambitious progression.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How did this all start?
ROB BENEDICT:A good friend of [Supernaturalcreator]Eric Kripke’s is a podcast producer.
Richard Speight Jr. and Rob Benedict.Paul Lee
He did a rewatch podcast forThe Good Place.
He runs this company called Story Mill, so this is what they do.
RICHARD SPEIGHT JR.:Obviously.
Richard Speight Jr. on ‘Supernatural’.Dean Buscher/The CW
I’ve not watched most of the show.
But to sit down and watch from the pilot is a new experience and I’m blown away.
I’m watching it as a fan for the first time and it’s really fun.
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How did Jensen get the job?
How did they create the look of the show?
Those kinds of things.
We get to talk the way we would talk, openly and honestly, about the show.
We don’t have to love each episode.
That’s not how it is.
We talk about what we like, what we don’t like, which makes it honest and fun.
For those who haven’t heard it yet, how would you describe the podcast?
It also is a goofy romp through an hour of entertainment.
You’re experiencing us watching it and talking about it in real time.
SPEIGHT:You just gave us the slogan: It’s super fun for the super curious.
BENEDICT:Yeah, sure.
Rewatch podcasts are all the rage, but very few shows havethismany episodes.
Were you at all hesitant to sign up for 327 episodes?
Have you done the math on how long this will take you?
BENEDICT:It’s going to take a while.
[Laughs]
SPEIGHT:Rob and I liken it to Christopher Wren building a cathedral.
I can only imagine in episode 300 remembering what we’ve said and done.
I’m just excited to get to us.
And we’re getting to relive it through the people who lived it before us and alongside us.
It’s really cool.
The other part of it, too, is it’s a great show!
It’s fun to watch, it holds up!
Story-wise, it’s super well written.
Cinematically, it looks and sounds phenomenal.
Acting-wise, it’s not dated.
But what you do think is: This is a great show.
I get why this show lasted 15 years.
That would never happen these days, ever.
That was a piece of information I didn’t know.
It was just the two of them and they got along so well.
Have you all been surprised by how scary some the show can be?
SPEIGHT:It’s so dark!
It’s so scary!
What can you tell me about upcoming guests?
SPEIGHT:We started so strong with Jared and Jensen and Bob Singer, Phil Sgriccia.
The guys who got the show up and running.
In the future, we can expect appearances from Misha Collins, Brad Creasser, the A camera operator.
BENEDICT:Tomorrow we’re interviewing Julie Benz.
I love talking to actors like that.
Julie did “Faith.”
It’s fun to talk to actors like that who went on to do great things.
SPEIGHT:But we’re going to have anybody and everybody who was associated with the show.
We have a massive pool to pull from.
BENEDICT:We’ve got 327 episodes to find them.
SPEIGHT:We will find them.
It just occurred to me: Are you guys going to interviewParis Hilton?!
BENEDICT:Oh my god, yes, that’s like season 4 or 5.
SPEIGHT:God as my witness.
BENEDICT:Yeah we’ll get her.
I want to getSterling K. Browntoo.
SPEIGHT:I bet Sterling will do it.
Paris might be a harder sell.
I have to ask: We’ve got a pilot order for aSupernaturalprequel.
SPEIGHT:Not only are we interested, but we expect it.
We’re excited about the show and we’re excited about the possibility.
SPEIGHT:I love that the universe is continuing, it’s cool.
I think they’re doing it in a very clever way.
I was so excited when Jensen brought in Robbie Thompson to write the script, just a great writer.
BENEDICT:He wrote some of my favorite episodes ofSupernaturalfor sure.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
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