Yeah, but some of us are saying you don't really need them.

This is why you are on the fast track to becoming the 2nd in command for the cult.

This could be why Pete won't let me vote on the issue.

Yes, yes it is. He is so unreasonable.

This is why you are on the fast track to becoming the 2nd in command for the cult.

Betelgeuse. Betelgeuse. Betelgeuse.

(I want a visible supernova.)

Hey, it's not avoiding ethics if it's the best religion ever!

Meanwhile, yay!

TheJimMichaels

in 22 days,some of you will have already seen a new episode of #Supernatural and others will be waiting with baited breath!

A photo of Misha naked on a horse. As promised, apparently.

I knew that was NSFW, but somehow I couldn't stop from clicking it. He's completely insane.

Apparently Colin keeps bumping into him at auditions. Seems they're up for the same stuff.

My thought is that they should be together in something. Hollywood, or Vancouver, or somewhere/one needs to get on that. Of course, there are five million detective shows, but that could be fun anyway.

And, you know who I miss a lot, lot, lot? Claudia Black. All of them, in one thing. There you go.

Yes, please.

That would be excellent.

And he is insane and he did promise.

Wow, thinking about Claudia, Colin, and Misha all in one show caused me to forget to click on a link with the words Misha naked on a horse. See, if that's not some powerful show mojo, I don't know what is.

Also, his is a loon and a person of his word, it seems.

A clever loon, though.

I surfed sideways from the naked onna horse pic to the one of Misha, Speight, Jason Manns, and Rob Benedict taken at the recent con in...Italy, I think?

It's had me reflecting on series sets as workplaces, and mapping that onto more mundane workplaces. Several oneshot actors have mentioned what a good set and crew SPN has. And then there are the cons, which give actors without a steady paycheck or work exposure a presence with fans. Who then follow those actors in their appearances in other shows, movies, live gigs. My point is, between the good experience on set, the good crew that's a part of that good experience, and the opportunity to interact with an audience appreciative of a single role because you appeared in a show they're fond of--plus a paycheck for the experience--I wonder if there's ever been another show that afforded both actor (writer, producer, director, FX designer, etc.) and audience such access, and such affection?

The advent of Twitter and its enthusastic and increasingly expert use by show regulars and peripheral players has changed the nature of "fandom" considerably. I don't think the producers can ever repay Misha for what his fandom interaction has done to boost both awareness and affection for the show. Even with SPN as a model of PR for a largely network-ignored show, I'm not aware of cast, staff, and crew of other shows following SPN's example. Nor do I see the affection and fan-interaction of guest actors from other shows.

I may be completely off-base due to my own prejudice, but I think "the SPN family" is kind of unique, possibly because of it's distance from the corporate machine of Hollywood. But the other Van-based shows don't seem to have the same depth of fan-interaction as SPN. Personally, I think it's mainly because of the incredible good luck of casting someone as curious and exploratory as Misha.

I confess I may be ignorant of other fandoms as interactive and involved as SPNs, and if that's so then never mind, and as you were.