S10 Countdown - Day One

I've been watching Show from the very start (can't believe it has been 9 years!) and I think I came to it because of Jared Padalecki. I was vaguely aware of Jensen Ackles from Smallville and yes, he was pretty. But I had really liked Jared's character in Gilmore Girls and I wanted to see him in a show again.

Then I met Dean Winchester.

The show had me hooked from the start because of all the pretty, and because of Dean, and well.... because of Dean. But it was the episode "Scarecrow" that changed my thinking from "this show is great fun" to "this is the best goddam show on television."  I have loved a lot of shows (West Wing, Buffy, Firefly, to name a few), but nothing before with the devotion I bring to this show.



I seriously love this picture.

And what has this show done for me?
- It introduced me to fandom
- It made me a whole new group of friends, both real-life and virtual
- It brought me to conventions
- It took me to Haiti (!)
- It got me on YouTube (thanks for that, Misha)
- It inspired me to try to create art, so that I could contribute to fandom
- It gave me the opportunity to be an Exec Producer on a short film (via Alona Tal)
- It even got me laid (though not with anyone related to the show!)

So although I did despair at times (well, almost constantly) during Seasons 6 & 7 and I do think the best is probably far behind us, I still enjoy it thoroughly. I am very excited about season 10 and cannot wait for the premiere.