Eric Kripke
Eric Kripke
Eric Kripkeis an American television writer, director, and producer. He is the creator of The WBseries Supernatural and more recently the NBC series Revolution...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Producer
Date of Birth24 April 1974
CityToledo, OH
CountryUnited States of America
worldview humanistic ifs
If I had a worldview, and I don't know if I do,but if I did, it's one that's intensely humanistic.
fun interesting be-good
A show is going to be good and fun to work on, if the research is interesting.
loyalty pay rewards
I'm not a fan of endless mystery in storytelling - I like to know where the mythology's going; I like to get there in an exciting, fast-paced way - enough that there's a really clear, aggressive direction to where it's going, to pay off mystery and reward the audiences loyalty.
stories maps want
Every so often, you want to map out your plot mythology but never so specifically that you can't let a story surprise you. You want to allow the type of action of the writer's room so that you have the ability to take a left turn.
stones cocktails napkins
When you start a show, the plans are not set in stone. They're really mutable, cocktail napkin sketches.
I really am a very research-oriented writer.
broken-heart falling-in-love asking
It's hard asking someone with a broken heart to fall in love again.
eye people eye-contact
People simply don't make eye contact anymore.
people mystery
People love a good mystery; I understand that.
fun
I like to find ideas where the research is going to be fun.
perspective burden mythology
Mythologies become exhausting burdens, from a writer's perspective.
optimistic television bunch
Television showrunners are a foolishly optimistic bunch.
grateful heart kids
Kids aint supposed to be grateful! They're supposed to eat your food, break your heart.