I happened to see this story on TV Guide, not knowing that Manners worked on Supernatural and having no idea he had been ill. How very, very sad.   Kat --- On Tue, 1/27/09, Dennis Sung <sung.dennis@gmail.com> wrote: From: Dennis Sung <sung.dennis@gmail.com> Subject: Re: **MXFF** 'Supernatural,' 'X-Files' Producer Kim Manners Passes Away To: -1mature_xfiles_fans@yahoogroups.com Cc: xfs@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 1:03 PM Frank Spotniz's blog post regarding Kim Manner's passing http://www.biglight .com/blog/ 2009/01/kim- manners-1950- 2009.html On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 7:53 AM, <thpets@...> wrote: > http://www.buddytv. com/tvshow3/ tvshowarticle. aspx?article= /articles/ supernatur > al/supernatural- xfiles-producer- k-25926.aspx > > BuddyTV has confirmed from a spokesperson from Supernatural that the show's > director and executive producer Kim Manners passed away Sunday in Los > Angeles > due to complications from lung cancer. > > Supernatural creator Eric Kripke released a statement saying, "Everyone at > Supernatural is walking around in a daze, shocked and absolutely devastated. > Kim was a brilliant director; more than that, he was a mentor and friend. He > was one of the patriarchs of the family, and we miss him desperately. He > gave > so much to Supernatural, and everything we do on the show, now and forever, > is in memory of him." > > Many fans first learned the news from Supernatural star Jim Beaver's MySpace > and Facebook pages early Monday morning. On his official MySpace page, it > said "Jim is in mourning for one of the best friends and best directors he's > ever known - Kim Manners, who died last night from lung cancer." > > When BuddyTV visited the set of Supernatural last summer, Jensen Ackles > spoke about how well the cast and crew get along. Ackles mentioned Kim > Manners, > saying that he explain the feeling best when Manners said "We spend way too > much time with each other not to enjoy each others' company." > > Manners got his start in television in the late 1970s as a production > manager and director for Charlies' Angels. He worked steadily as a TV > director > through the '80s and '90s until joining The X-Files in 1995 as a producer. > His > work on that show helped earn him four Emmy nominations for Outstanding > Drama > Series. > > On Supernatural, Kim Manners has served as an executive producer since the > beginning and has become one of the most influential figures behind the > scenes > of the show. He directed 17 episodes, including every season finale, the > season premieres for the last three years, and his final episode was this > season's "Metamorphosis. " > > BuddyTV's deepest sympathies go out to the Manners family and everyone who > works on Supernatural. > > -John Kubicek, BuddyTV Senior Writer > > ************ **Know Your Numbers: Get tips and tools to help you improve your > credit score. > (http://www.walletpo p.com/credit/ credit-reports? ncid=emlcntuswal l00000002) > > -- Dennis