Checking out news from EW.com’s Michael Ausiello that Mitch Pileggi will be reprising his role as Sam and Dean’s grandfather on Supernatural for Season 6 got me thinking. Mitch Pileggi needs a home. Since the (dreadful) end of The X-Files, the erstwhile Horace Pinker has been a TV vagabond, appearing in everything from Castle, to Stargate Atlantis, Human Target, Grey’s Anatomy, Sons of Anarchy, Magic’s Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed, In Plain Sight, to the aforementioned Supernatural and a shload of other guest and recurring spots.
Now I’m happy that Assistant Director Skinner is keeping busy, but I’d really like him to find something more stable where he can really entrench himself in a character again. Skinner became one of the bright spots in X-Files‘ latter seasons, especially when he finally became a believer like Scully. Supernatural is a perfect fit for someone of Pileggi’s presence and versatility. I’d like nothing better than to see Grandpa Campbell helping Sam and Dean out on hunts. Lord knows Pileggi already has plenty of monster experience. New Supernatural show runner Sera Gamble commented on Pileggi’s return: “I’m a longtime fan of Mitch’s work…. And we all thought he did an amazing job the
first time around, so we’re excited he was game to [return].” I agree.
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Very pleased to here that they're bringing back Grandpa Pileggi! I wish they could keep some strong female characters on the show, instead of caving to the nerd raging female fans who seem to hate them all incessantly.
Or he just needs a full storyline in Sons of Anarchy.
Aw. I like his work on Grey's Anatomy especially as he has mad hate for the Chief…played by the man who played Kersh. Too meta!
" I'd like nothing better than to see Grandpa Campbell helping Sam and Dean out on hunts. "
Isn't he dead? The character on Supernatural, not Mitch Pileggi.
Maybe Chris Nolan can cast him as Mr. Freeze for Batman 3?
I'm hoping he will be a major part of season three of Sons of Anarchy.
Has no-one watched SOA Season 2?
SPOILER
His character dies in the fire at Caracara…
Horace Pinker is a grandfather now? Sheesh. How did he get out of that TV set, anyway?
I completely disagree that Skinner was the bright spot in the latter X-Files seasons. They turned him into a whining little wimp (probably in order to make Robert Patrick's character as manly as possible in comparison), which makes him the most butchered character on the show – and there's some competition in that department.
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