Bingowings said:
I've not seen Padalecki in action enough to make a retroactive prediction but it would have been difficult to be worse than Hayden.
I know Lucas managed to draw leaden performances from even gifted actors but I haven't seen Hayden good in anything of significance.
Hayden was really good in "Life as a House".
For Padalecki: If you're interested in Horror/Drama I recommend "Supernatural", for it is a really well written and good acted show. Maybe if you like "Buffy", you'll like this one, too.