Unconventional Beauty ... hah!
May. 7th, 2009 05:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
arabianSo I was thinking about Jim Parsons and how over the course of the last month or so, the reaction to him has turned toward drooling, flailing, capslock-squeeing over his hotness, etc. Even the media has jumped in a bit, with one reporter calling him sexy, and TV Guide issue that interviewed him had this on their cover:
So, anyhoo, it got me to thinking about my recent fandoms and how all of the guys in them (that I find attractive) are not the stereotypical, conventional "hunks" that one usually hears drooled about in the media. The two things they have in common are: amazing talent and jaw-dropping charisma. Apparently for me, and those with who I share the fandom, that's enough to make one drool ... even if the guys aren't the cliched H'wood beauty. (Although, admittedly, some come closer than others).
Christopher Eccleston
I've been a big fan of his for ages, but it wasn't until watching him as the Doctor on Doctor Who that I got all hot and bothered over him. Older, big ears/nose, whatever, he's damn sexy and he's got beautiful blue eyes.
David Tennant
Again, this is all about Who. I will admit that my OHMYGOD! He's so beautiful! squealling has waned a bit as I've been a bit weaned from my obsession. But I still find him attractive and damn charismatic as hell. I mean, look at him ... how can I not?
Jason Dohring
Fell for him on Veronica Mars, his hotness growing on me, until he had me doing the whole flailing, squeeing thing at the drop of a hat. He was the only thing worth watching on Moonlight, in my opinion, and I very much look forward to seeing him again on The Body Politic -- pleaseeprettyplease get picked up! -- where I can flail and squee anew.
Jim Parsons
The guy who got this thought rolling. You know, the thing is that he plays the nerd so well, and the haircut and clothes don't help, but when he's wearing decent clothes, he looks pretty damn good. And when he has more hair, he actually looks REALLY good. I swear, my jaw-dropped when I rewatched his one scene in Garden State last week, because with more hair framing his face, it just softened his features and his eyes (another one with gorgeous blue eyes) and his lips and his skin and his bone structure ... damn, he looked beautiful. Ahem ... yeah. I'm still in the early throes of them.
So, thoughts, your own list of unconventional hotties?!? LOL!
So, anyhoo, it got me to thinking about my recent fandoms and how all of the guys in them (that I find attractive) are not the stereotypical, conventional "hunks" that one usually hears drooled about in the media. The two things they have in common are: amazing talent and jaw-dropping charisma. Apparently for me, and those with who I share the fandom, that's enough to make one drool ... even if the guys aren't the cliched H'wood beauty. (Although, admittedly, some come closer than others).
I've been a big fan of his for ages, but it wasn't until watching him as the Doctor on Doctor Who that I got all hot and bothered over him. Older, big ears/nose, whatever, he's damn sexy and he's got beautiful blue eyes.
Again, this is all about Who. I will admit that my OHMYGOD! He's so beautiful! squealling has waned a bit as I've been a bit weaned from my obsession. But I still find him attractive and damn charismatic as hell. I mean, look at him ... how can I not?
Fell for him on Veronica Mars, his hotness growing on me, until he had me doing the whole flailing, squeeing thing at the drop of a hat. He was the only thing worth watching on Moonlight, in my opinion, and I very much look forward to seeing him again on The Body Politic -- pleaseeprettyplease get picked up! -- where I can flail and squee anew.
The guy who got this thought rolling. You know, the thing is that he plays the nerd so well, and the haircut and clothes don't help, but when he's wearing decent clothes, he looks pretty damn good. And when he has more hair, he actually looks REALLY good. I swear, my jaw-dropped when I rewatched his one scene in Garden State last week, because with more hair framing his face, it just softened his features and his eyes (another one with gorgeous blue eyes) and his lips and his skin and his bone structure ... damn, he looked beautiful. Ahem ... yeah. I'm still in the early throes of them.
So, thoughts, your own list of unconventional hotties?!? LOL!
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Date: 2009-05-07 09:23 pm (UTC)(ALSO. HIS EYES.)
I've never watched Veronica Mars before. Is it good?
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Date: 2009-05-07 10:23 pm (UTC)Oh, Veronica Mars. The first season was fabulous. The second season had some great episodes, but Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell were so in love with the idea of Veronica/Duncan they couldn't give up on it -- even though that fandom was smaller than the L/P one is in comparison to S/P. Like LP/SP is 2:7, VD/LoVe was 1:10. Yeah, that bad. And with season two, so many character choices made no sense and Veronica became such an utter, unlikable bitch through much of it. Then season three actually had a pretty good arc that was followed through, but the execution bit, there were very few great episodes, and Kristen Bell basically mugged her way through every scene where she wasn't with Jason Dohring -- in those, she tried to downplay every emotion except disgust and anger (when called for, or not) because she hated the Logan/Veronica pairing.
Sigh. It's a mixed bag. However, I've heard that people watching them all in one fell swoop enjoy the last two seasons a LOT more than those of us who had to deal with it live. Plus, Jason Dohring?!?!? So awesome. SO VERY AWESOME! And season one is really good, with season two having some really good episodes and season three having a few great ones as well. Plus, I was actually pretty dang happy with how the LoVe (Logan/Veronica) relationship worked out in the finale considering how things could have gone. And Logan had a FABULOUS final scene!