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Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, and Misha Collins | © CW Network
"You do anything for a long period of time, you kinda feel it when it comes to an end."
Fifteen years. Wow. Congratulations, Supernatural. I didn't expect I would have time for this, but this is the end. The end of a show I used to think, used to hope, maybe would never end. Fifteen years and somehow it feels both too soon and well earned. Now that, quite surprisingly, Chuck was beaten before the series finale, I'm sitting here in my room one day before it's all over to contemplate life without the Winchesters in it. Or, more accurately, without any new stories featuring them. They'll always be in my life, as SPN is one of my favorite series of all time. I will be rewatching some day.
If you don't have a Twitter or Facebook account, then maybe you haven't noticed the deluge of videos for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. ALS takes lives, but not enough people have it to be a profitable area of research for drug companies, and the only time you ever hear about it is on medical dramas. No one in my family has ever had it, but that doesn't mean they couldn't. That's a scary thought. We have enough diseases in our history already, with increased risk of diabetes, Parkinson's, MS, and more I'm sure.
Some of my favorite people did the challenge: Chris Pratt, Misha Collins, and Clark Gregg, among others. There are many more and the number keeps growing. Lots of celebrities are participating, which has ensured that people notice. To those people who think a challenge is stupid and everyone should just donate of their own accord, why don't you think about it for a second? There are so many difficulties in this world and ALS is a very small one compared to things like cancer or poverty. It's not possible for anyone to care about all of it at the same time and that's why fundraisers need to get creative to get attention. It's not that people are so stupid and disrespectful that they only see the fun in it or are only selfish and won't donate to worthy causes unless called out by others. You have a problem with your view of the world if you think that and you need to get over yourself and learn that we're all individuals with families and obligations and limited time. If you can't understand that then you need to go the fuck away. Yes, it is fun seeing people get soaked because their reactions are genuine. No, people who aren't directly affected won't even think to donate because ALS is not in their lives and it's impossible to give money to every charity. That's why so many celebrities are involved and challenging their friends to do the same; it grabs people's attention and makes them curious to find out more and help in some small way. It's not so celebrities can increase their status and followers. Don't be so cynical about the good ones out there. They are trying to help and this "stunt" has raised awareness far more than any other, making over $50 million so far. That's incredible.
I won't be making a video, because my family, who has no idea I even have a blog, would be wondering why the hell I would be trying to film myself with my point-and-shoot camera in one hand and a bucket of ice water in the other. But doing the challenge is not necessary to donate, and I did that at The ALS Association.
The first video you should watch is from someone who actually has ALS. I started watching this the other day because Chris Pratt retweeted it, but I got interrupted and never finished. Now I know what I missed. It made me wish I could help more.
Ooh, I hated picking an order for these. I put Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista at the top because Guardians of the Galaxy was the last movie I saw and it was tremendous. But I didn't rank anyone. That would be impossible. All the wonderful Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. actors are only at the bottom because of the format of their videos.
Benedict Cumberbatch, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt, Clark Gregg, Daniel Radcliffe, Jared Padalecki, Joss Whedon, Misha Collins, Robert Downey Jr, Stephen King, Tom Hiddleston,
Well, I hadn't planned on writing anything, but I just could not pass up mentioning this incredible bit of silliness I read about yesterday. You must have heard by now that someone posed their suspicion that Misha Collins is the antichrist at Yahoo! Answers. I wonder if this was just a tasteless joke or a sad ploy for a few minutes of attention or if the asker need a serious mental checkup.
Some people need to come back to the real world. Yes, Misha is charming and popular, and he co-created a charity, Random Acts, that he actively participates in. To any normal person, this would mean that he has a kind and generous heart not a supernatural ulterior motive. Of course, there's no convincing crazy, because those very things are what make Misha suspicious to them. Reading the whackadoodle thoughts of a person who would actually use the word "Antichrist" in all seriousness to describe someone they don't know personally who has only shown a great personality and radiates warmth and kindness is quite concerning and confounding.
Here's the original question at IMoG World. It also includes three responses, by the poster and a supporter, to the deluge of deservedly negative comments. I wish someone had captured those. I saw a few screenshots of the post. One of them was from _ellygraytw.
If you are sane, and you'd like to see the real Misha, you can read this article from someone who participaed in the charity's Haiti trip. There's also a short TV Guide interview with a five-minute video promoting Random Acts and his upcoming fundraising run in September 2010. The results of that, in a short article at EndOfShow.com were 83 kilometers run and over $100,000 raised. So Misha's heart was literally beating for his charity. Yup, you can't get more evil than that.
If you now feel you need more of this great guy, the easiest thing would be to follow him on Twitter and watch Supernatural.
