[Frank Richards]

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Originally Posted by 305Batman

It's a shame that the only things available for a show with so much potential for figures as Supernatural has are crap like POPs and Dorbz!

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Originally Posted by TimothyR

i totally agree.

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Originally Posted by PlayTime

Seriously. What's the deal. NECA could be killin' it.

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

Supernatural only has a small cult following at best, its viewership numbers have dwindled over time down to its current dedicated fan-base and due to the shows it was up against when it started it never attained a massive following. It's one of those shows that gets by with what it has but doesn't draw in more viewers to remedy out those that left. Time has shown how TV shows with only a cult following status aren't highly marketable even when the fans cry out for them to get more merchandise. An excellent recent example is Firefly, that show has a rather decently sized cult following (on the larger end of cult followed shows) yet when Funko put out a series of figures for it they just didn't sell enough to warrant the production (they pegwarmed hard). It almost seems like Funko killed their 6-7" Legacy line by picking multiple duds in a row. Basically it's a huge risk to take on a property like Supernatural since the market is nowhere near large enough to ensure safe returns on revenue over costs with figures that will cost more to make and sell than overly simple little things like Pops or Dorbz.

I'm still hoping that Supernatural will be the next franchise in Funko's new 3 3/4" 9 PoA series.
Like En Sabah Nerd said, the 6" Firefly Legacy figures were an excellent example of how figures from cult TV series often don't sell as well as most of us wish they would.
However, smaller, less articulated figures just might be feasible. Since they are far cheaper to produce, Funko won't have to worry about selling an unreasonably high number of units in order to make a profit.