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Supernatural Shows

Ghost Whisperer is just one of our favorite supernatural television shows.


by Scott Harris

Everyone has different tastes when it comes to television shows. Some people like family dramas or soap operas. Some folks enjoy watching reality contestant humiliate themselves in a desperate plea for attention and greenbacks. Some like mindless sitcoms, some like sporting events. And with today's vast cable options, you're likely to those options with ease.

Here at UGO, though, we like our TV to deliver something a little different - say, a severed head, spectral baby or blood drinking mutant. And while Larry King Live often offers the equivalent of all three, even with the recent upswing in offbeat programming our DVRs are struggling to find shows like Ghost Whisperer and Most Haunted that can provide us with our much needed supernatural feedings.

With that in mind, then, we've decided to put together a viewing guide that you at home can use to satisfy your own alternate universe vampire needs. So take note of our Top 11 Supernatural Television Shows and check your local listings, but be warned: in some nearby, dark dimension, those very listings... are checking you!

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Air Dates: Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired from 1997-2003, first on The WB and then on UPN.

Cast and Characters: Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy, Nicholas Brendon as Xander, Alyson Hannigan as Willow, Anthony Stewart Head as Giles

Series Overview: Well, we probably don't need to go into it; a quick scan of UGO will no doubt unearth a metric sh*tton of fanboy drooling over Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But, for those of you have been living under that metaphorical rock for the past decade, here's a quick recap: Buffy was a high school girl who turned out to be a vampire killing total badass of the first degree. Yes, there are degrees to badassery, it's government regulated, and Buffy got an official license from her state representative. Okay?

Why We Love It: Not only did Buffy the Vampire Slayer provide creator Joss Whedon a vehicle to explore various supernatural themes - from singing demons to morally troubled vampires, he touched on them all - but it also gave an outlet to a new kind of feminism that inverted stereotypes in a way that had men and boys of all ages saying, "you go, girl".

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