Few would claim that 2020 has been a good year. We’ve dealt with raging wildfires, rising racial tensions, a divisive election, and perhaps most overwhelming of all, the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. But it’s that last point that compelled actor John Krasinski to want to spread some positivity, and he did exactly that this year by starting a YouTube channel called Some Good News.
Some Good News began back in March and sees Krasinski act as a news reporter as he shares viral videos that focus on happy events and people helping one another. It’s known for featuring segments that include various actors that shared the screen with Krasinski on the hit series The Office, as well as a collection of other high-profile celebrities, such as the entire cast of Hamilton, who all appeared over Zoom to perform a song for a young fan of the popular Broadway show.
After a long hiatus following Krasinski’s decision to sell the show to CBS, he surprised the world by randomly uploading a brand new holiday-themed video to the show’s YouTube channel this week. In it was a segment (starting at the 11 minute mark) featuring widower and father of two, Jay Abel, who had taken to the internet to sell his entire comics and collectibles collection to provide Christmas gifts for his children.
As expected, Krasinski had other plans and promptly added his friend Dwayne Johnson – dressed up as Santa and dubbing himself “Dwanta Claus” – to the Zoom call to surprise Abel with some good news. Johnson told Abel to remove his comics and collectibles from eBay and promptly asked for the Christmas list of his two children so that he could buy them everything they wanted.
Johnson even promised Abel and his kids an opportunity to come visit him on the set of his upcoming DC film Black Adam once COVID-19 restrictions weren’t so intense. Even more, he offered Abel a leather-bound copy of the original Black Adam script – once he’s fully done writing it, of course. That’ll no doubt be the coolest addition to the avid comic fan’s collection.
It was great to see Krasinski back with Some Good News, and it’s always a pleasure to see Dwayne Johnson bringing joy to his bevy of fans around the world. During such a rough year, especially, this kind of holiday cheer is always much needed for viewers, so here’s to hoping for more of the show soon.
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