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Supernatural Shows

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

May 27, 2008

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!

Kolchak: the Night Stalker
Kolchak: the Night Stalker

Kolchak: the Night Stalker

Cast and Characters: Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchak, Simon Oakland as Tony Vincenzo, Jack Grinnage as Ron Updyke, Ruth McDevitt as Emily Cowles

Series Overview: Carl Kolchak was burdened with two things: a name that made it really easy for other kids to make fun of him, and a desire to learn the truth. As an investigative reporter in the early 1970's, Kolchak skipped all that boring Watergate and Viet Nam stuff and instead turned his attention to stuff like vampires, alchemists, werewolves, aliens and headless motorcyclists. Needless to say, this didn't sit too well with his editors or co-workers, or, for that matter, readers, making him perhaps the most unsuccessful reporter this side of Jayson Blair.

Why We Love It: On the other hand, while Kolchak's reporting may have been suspect, his ability to provide the home audience with otherworldly entertainment was never in doubt. Among those entertained fans were X-Files creator Chris Carter and Dresden Files producer Nicholas Cage, both of whom have cited Kolchak: the Night Stalker as a major influence in the creation of their shows.

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