S1 Spoilers & Speculation

[Matthew James]

UPDATES

• Production of "Rush" has completed, and production of the season's third episode titled "Las Vegas, Baby" has begun.

• James has revealed, the titles for the first six episodes.

1.01 - California Bound
1.02 - Rush
1.03 - Las Vegas, Baby
1.04 - Meet the Parents
1.05 - The Kids Aren't All Right
1.06 - Charlie's Way

• Producers revealed that one of the series regulars may not survive the mid season finale, and that the ending will leave you breathless.

[Matthew James]

Samantha Munroe joins the Cast of Winchester

Earlier this year it was revealed that casting had begun for a new a character. Early this week producers decided on Samantha Munroe, who's more communly known as Anya Macpherson on CTV's hit series Degrassi: The Next Generation.

In Winchser, Munroe will join the cast as Anna Walker in the show's second episode titled "Rush" - She will join as a sorority sister and close friend of both Eve and Tracy, which when brought together the three girls make what the students warmly refer to as "The Trinity" when asked about her new role Monroe had this to say " I'm so excited to be apart of this, Eve can be can a b*tch at times and Tracy is such a kind and warm hearted person, Anna a perfect blend of both women. She's also usually the most rational between the three girls. Seeing a fresh angle to a situation that her friends don't pick up on or notice."

[Matthew James]

UPDATED 06/07/2011 - Spoilers added and edited for episodes 1 through 6.

[Matthew James]

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: BLAKE LIVELY

With Winchester expecting to air sometime late September, the actors of the show have agreed to sit down for an interview, where each week we will sit with a different cast member. This week we sit down with leading lady Blake Lively and discuss her character, her relationships and her story line.

VPN TODAY: On Gossip Girl you play socalite Serena Van Der Woodsen, a girl born into the spot light and who comes from a very rich family, tell us about your character on Winchester?

BLAKE LIVELY: Well from what I can say, Tracy and Serena come from very different background which is what I love about Tracy, her parents raised her on a farm. (laughs) which I don't think Serena would last five seconds on.

VPN TODAY: Producers revealed early on, that your character was meant as a love interest for both Pete and Blake, what can you tell us about her relationship with her current boyfriend, Pete?

BLAKE LIVELY: Well it gets revealed early on that Tracy and Pete have been together for a long time, and when you grow up with someone, it sort of becomes hard to notice the person there growing into. I think there comes a moment, where you step back and really see who that person has become, and I think Tracy has that moment early on in the series.

VPN TODAY: Stepping away from Tracy's love life, Winchester has a very large cast, who is it you love to work with the most on set?

BLAKE LIVELY: (Laughs) oh well that'a question, that could land me in trouble, but If I had to choose I would say Alison, we have such great chemistry and we get to work together so little. Though when we do we spend most of our time together laughing and it becomes hard to get through takes, which now I get why the writers don't put us together (laughs).

VPN TODAY: What can you tell us about Tracy's story in the first half of the season?

BLAKE LIVELY: Well Tracy has lived her whole life in a bubble not only in her relationship with Pete but also, with her home life. Something happens in... episode four, I think. Something that will change everything Tracy has believed in.

Tune in next week as we interview Jana Kramer on her character Maya Langston.

[Matthew James]

WINCHESTER RETURNS!

After taking an unexpected hiatus, Winchester is set to return December 15th. Two episodes are set to air before a short christmas/New Years break and the series is set to return and finish it's first run of episodes of 4,5 and ending with a heartstopping mid-season finale which will begin airing January 5th and ending on the 19th. And than will go on it's mid season break the 19th and return in April. So if anyone is confused here are the exact airing dates for the next five episodes.

1.02) Rush - Official airdate: December 15th
1.03) Girls, Girls, Girls - Official airdate: December 22nd.
1.04) Meet the Parents - Official airdate: January 5th
1.05) The Kid's Arent All right - Official Airdate: January 12th
1.06) Charlie's Way - Official Airdate: January 19th.


Also, as thanks for waiting here are some spoilers to look forward too:

- Julie Bowan has been casted to play Charlie's mother- Jensen Ackles will appear in the mid season finale.
- Charlie will get a love interest starting as early as episode 02.
- Someone ends up in a hospital in episode 02, any guesses?
- biggest spoiler, two main characters besides Eve and Shane are related and don't know it, Yet. Again any guesses?
- The only episode that will not feature Winchester University is episode 07.
- Dianna Agron begins her extended recurring role in the second episode as troubled movie starlet, Cate Foxx.
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[Jason T. Davis]

Really looking forward to the show's return on Thursday!

[Jack Malone]

Awesome spoilers! I second Jason in that I'm looking forward to the show's return!

[Jamison]

Are there any plans on "Winchester" returning soon?

[Matthew James]

SPOILERS AND NEWS

WERE BACK! | After having been post poned a month Winchester has finally returned! I've handed episode 02, 03 and 06 to Chris I plan to give 04 later tonight, and all I will have left to hand him is 05. The reason we toke a much longer break than expected was basically I quite my job and as a result had to cut my internet bill, I just found a new one and should have internet back soon. I currently use my phone to access my internet which is really expensive, but just wanted to give you guys some news.

UPDATED AIRDATES | With Winchester officially back until it's mid season finale I wanted to show you guys the new airdates.

1.02 RUSH - January 12th
1.03 Women On the Verge - January 19th
1.04. Parents Day - January 26st
Three Week Hiatus
1.05 . The Kid's Arent All right - Febuary 16th
1.06. Charlie's Way - Febuary 23rd (Mid Season Finale)
Returns April 19th

CONCERNS AND PLANS |Very early on in the series Jack voiced a concern that I wanted to voice now. He said something along the lines of he was hoping the show wouldn't turn into a something were a bunch of kids sit around talking about life I just want to let everyone know that. Were planning on heading in a very different direction. There will be episodes where our characters do sit around and reflect on what's happened to them but usually there will be some sort of climactic sitaution. When planning the story I was inspired by shows like Buffy or early episodes of Beverly Hills , where our kids try to help other people who are in a variety of different situations for example. Buffy's trying to stop a kid from shooting everyone at the school, or Donna's doing drugs and everyone's trying to get her to stop. I would like do something for everyone so everyone has at least one episode or story they can relate too.

The spoilers:

WILL THEY WONT THEY | In the pilot episode we opened up that question for our two leads Blake and Tracy, now most shows would draw out that for a long ass time. ie Damon and Elana, three years in the making and they only just kissed or Dan and Blair people have been pulling for them since the third episode of the series one hundred episodes and five seasons later and Dan is only just starting to have feelings for her. And well it may work well for those shows one thing we plan on doing is cutting to the chase, you can expect Blake and Tracy to share there first kiss in episode four.

CROSSING PATHS |With eight charaters so vast and different it'll be fun trying to combine everyone and we plan on combining all of them.

HEROES AND VILLAINS | Well Villan might be a strong word, I think we easily established a different between let's say Blake and Pete but what will learn through out the progression of the season is that all of us are capable of both sides of the coin.


DARKEST BEFORE THE DAWN | This is a spoiler I think we've all ready mentioned just something I wanted to elaborate on. One thing I learned from Supernatural creator Eric Kripke is the idea of when you have a chacacter that people like, for example Lucy you want to almost torture that character as much as you possibly can and that is exactly what we plan do with Lucy. The upbeat energetic happy go lucky girl you see in the pilot is not the same girl you see at the end of the season.

AN END IN SIGHT ALL READY? | One thing both Chris and I were afraid of when we named the series after our school was it turning into Degrassi the college version or something what the producers of Glee have hinted it will become, we didn't want to change characters when our old one's graduated. We have a total of (fingers crossed) four season's planned. Season one revolves around the kids's softmore year, Two and Three are split up into the Junior year and Four will take up Senior year and when our kids turn there tassles and throw up there hats, that's it. What we may considering doing and the this is a big "maybe" would be what Cheers did with Fraiser or Friends with Joey, giving just one character a continuation. Which could be fun and interesting considering The VPN has yet to have a spin off of an original VPN series.

[Jason T. Davis]

Good spoilers! I'm really excited to see what this season, and the rest of the series, brings to the table Good luck, to both you and Chris!

[Matthew James]

With episode 4 airing this week. I wanted to give everyone a little heads up of what to expect for the second half of the season.

Two new characters will be making there way to Winchester University and both will be causing lots of trouble. The first is Lindsey Shaw who will be played by Vampire Diaries star Claire Holt. She'll be introduced in episode Seven "Flashbacks" and the second character will be Jake Cassidy who will be introduced through Lucy but will serve as someone else's love interest.

Episode seven will be titled as stated above Flashback. It's the first episode where our kids spend the episode completly off campus. We introduce a few characters and bring back some. Including ill fated Warren Bailey. The episode deals with the after math of a tradgedy that takes place at the campus and the Dean hires a psycologist to help the kids move past what happened and the lovable doctor will be played by Star Trek veteren Marina Sirtis.

Also there is a John Hughes inspired episode being planned for the second half of the season.

[Matthew James]

So as we have been away for awhile -- I just want everyone to know planning for the show hasn't stopped we've mapped out the first two seasons and here are some spoilers for the first one.

-- By the end of the first season finale, 3 characters will leave the show.

-- things for Blake and Tracy wont be all rainbows and kittens during the shows second half as a love from Blake's past returns to wreck havoc on the Winchester.

-- Shane and Eve will be brought together by there fathers death.

-- The eight episode introduces new Dean Jenna Everett who is played by V's and LOST's Elizabeth Mitchell. Also in this episode Blake, Charlie and Pete follow Tracy to her home town of Kansas after tragedy strikes her family.

-- Pretty Little Liars star Tyler Blackburn joins the cast as Dylan Everett a smart ass and a player who sets his sights on Maya. [Blackburn] Makes his first appearance in episode nine.

-- the early inspired Vegas episode will be the tenth episode as Blake's court case comes closer and the group decides to give him one last party should anything go wrong.

-- the eleventh episode is titled Trial by Fire and events will cause Blake to miss his own hearing putting his freedom in jeopardy.

-- the final episode of the season will revolve around a wedding and the final song of the season will be a Buffy favorite.

[The Doctor]

Matthew James,

All I can say for you is that you're the best. Thank you for being a fantastic friend
I hope Winchester is able to become the series you want it to be. And also....finish Destiny Falls.

I want to see how it all turns out

[Matthew James]

WINCHESTER EXCLUSIVE: “NEW FACES TO SHAKE THING UP”


With “Winchester” about to enter the second half of its freshman season Show Runner Matthew James and several cast members, sat down and dished about some of the new faces you can expect to see when the show returns.

The first is Lexie Sharpe who will be played by Teen Wolf’s Gage Goligthy, she’s almost immediately going to butt heads with Tracy and to some extent Eve who plays a large role in their story without actually being in it. “Lexie is like Eve but on crack, she’s very head strong and stubborn and won’t go down without a fight. “ spoils Goligthy, she also has a very deep past with Blake that threatens his relationship with Tracy.

Next will be Jake Everett, who is going to be sort of a mystery. He is somewhat of a ladies man and all around douche bag, “at first he show’s interest in Maya which will make things very complicated for all involved” says actor Tyler Blackburn who will be playing Jake. And like hot girls travel in packs, so do douche bags it seems as you can expect him to form a bromance with Pete.


Finally a face we have all ready seen Dan Byrd’s Darren Gilbert, who will continue to spiral out of control. “We last saw him in a very broken and desperate position, sadly for Darren things only get worse” says James.

So with so much going down all ready how can these new characters make things worse? Let us know what you think of the characters joining Winchester below.

[Matthew James]

SPOILER ROUND UP OF FOR SUMMER FINALE AND FUTURE

Show Runner Matthew James and most of the cast gave us a few things to look forward to when the shows return, it heavy on the spoilers so we've hide them if you want to see a glimpse into the future of Winchester's finest, take a peak.

Shane and Lucy ~ Love or friendship?

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When we last saw Lucy and Shane both found themselves in a terrifying position, Lucy was wounded and Shane was desperate to save her. Though near death experiences aren’t exactly new for Lucy, the devolving situation will bring up some strong emotions.” Let’s face it when it comes to emotions and feelings, guys are kinda idiots. Most times guys need to feel there about to lose something before they act on their emotions.” Spoils Brie. Who also adds you can expect to see a very touching scene between her and Charlie as well in the summer finale.

Maya ~ Guilt stricken?

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Maya played a very large role in what is happening in the school, though not many know it. “Though she does feel bad she’s much more concerned with Shane’s safety than anything else and seems to care very little about the people who are actually at risk” says Jana Kramer. Though Maya doesn’t have much to do in the finale you can expect some major fallout when the show returns.

Pete ~ Road to Redemtion

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No matter how hard he tries, Pete seems to always land himself in hot water, now his actions have put all his friends lives at risk. “He is on a sort of path to bettering himself, but it’s a very very slow one, for every step the guy takes he seems to back pedal three steps. It’s going to be a long time before he can make the morally right choice, instead of what he thinks is right for himself.” Says Trevino.

Eve ~ beginning or end?

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When we last saw Eve, she was bleeding out all over the science lab. Things seemed grim for everyone’s favorite president. Does this mean things may be coming to an end for Ashley Tisdale’s character. Well we can’t answer that question; we can tell you that she hasn’t been seen on set since the show resumed production earlier this month

Charlie ~ Zero to Hero

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Things take a turn for the worse as the situation inside the school continues, you can expect to see both Blake and Charlie step up to protect the people they love. When we last saw Charlie he and his new girl friend (Cate) were driving away from the danger that was about to befall their friends. Actor Josh Zuckerman filled us in on where Charlie’s journey begins. “Charlie may be out of the loop, but don’t expect him to stay out of the action for too long. He may even break some rules.”

Blake ~ Always in the wrong places at the wrong time

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Blake’s savior complex may be part of who he is but it’s definitely caused him a lot of problems since the shows beginning, what can we expect from Blake when the show returns “Blake has sort of always ran towards bullets well most other people would run the other way and it has caused him quite a bit of grief, when the show comes back several people will be dealing with the events of the finale in different ways. Blake’s plan is to stay as far away from drama and danger, though the big question is how long can he run from himself. Especially with so many around him in so much pain?” Says Actor Jake Abel.

Tracy ~ Big shoes to fill

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Whether she wants it or not, Tracy is about to come into a lot of responsibility and it’s going to piss some people off, namely new softmore Lexie Sharpe who’s going to fight Tracy for everything she has. It’s going to cause a lot of problems, including straining her relationship with Blake which may not last as long as people would of expected.

The plate seems to be full for all our students as we set the stage for the summer finale. How will Charlie get back in the action, will both Eve and Lucy survive and how long will Blake be able to run from who he is, all answers will be revealed when Winchester returns.