random thoughts
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butterflyMy biggest problem with Vecchio is that I'm just not attracted. He has nice eyes, but that's about it. He doesn't appeal to me on a physical level.
That was my main problem with Angel, actually. I'd look at Xander and I'd look at Angel and I'd wonder how on earth Buffy could choose Angel. It still escapes me. When I write her, I always keep in mind that she love(d) Angel, but at the same time: I Do Not 'Get' It. Joss talks about how the women went crazy over David and... I don't get it. I look at David and Angel and they do nothing for me.
And is it the physical or does my appreciation for personality affect my reactions? I think that I'm just flat out not attracted to Angel, but maybe the reason that I'm not attracted to his form is because I'm not attracted to his persona. It all bleeds over, I suppose.
So, would I find Vecchio attractive if he had shimmery energy of Kowalski or the quiet intensity of Fraser? Is it David M that I find unattractive or just Vecchio? I've never seen him in anything else, after all. I've never seen DB in anything else either. Because I'll only search out an actor if they interest me.
Another thing that I wonder about is if I'm attracted to certain types. I like both heroes and villains. I've crushed over blondes, brunettes, and redheads (and bald, for that matter, she coughed, glancing at Michael Rosenbaum's Lex). Slim and curvy. Self-confident and insecure. Older and younger. Male and female. Do I have a type? Do I want to have a type?
On Buffy, my two favorites are Buffy and Xander. On due South, I prefer Fraser above all, but Ray-wise, prefer Kowalski. Chick-wise, I dig Frannie. With Smallville, it's definitely Clark and Lex, and by the way, I spit on SV's attempts at women. Occasionally, they do okay, but fuck, even a broken clock is right twice a day. In *nsync I love Lance and Justin. In Andromeda, I adore Harper, have a somewhat irrational love for Dylan, and have an huge crush on Rommie. I lust after Christina and Mandy, but no longer even get a twinge of lust for Britney. In Firefly, I *heart* Simon, River, and Mal. In Harry Potter, I go for Draco and Harry.
And what is a 'type'? I mean, what are the guidelines? Is a 'type' just a simple way of saying "all other things being equal, this person is more likely to flip my switch than this person"? Logically speaking, I should like Ron more than I do. He's a snappy sidekick. He has Issues. He... does nothing for me. In the spirit of loving Draco and Lex, I should love Spike. While I've come to appreciate Spike, I'm no more attracted to him now than I was a year ago, which is to say, not at all. I love Harper, but his Firefly equivalent, Wash, does nothing for me.
Life is a mystery.
That was my main problem with Angel, actually. I'd look at Xander and I'd look at Angel and I'd wonder how on earth Buffy could choose Angel. It still escapes me. When I write her, I always keep in mind that she love(d) Angel, but at the same time: I Do Not 'Get' It. Joss talks about how the women went crazy over David and... I don't get it. I look at David and Angel and they do nothing for me.
And is it the physical or does my appreciation for personality affect my reactions? I think that I'm just flat out not attracted to Angel, but maybe the reason that I'm not attracted to his form is because I'm not attracted to his persona. It all bleeds over, I suppose.
So, would I find Vecchio attractive if he had shimmery energy of Kowalski or the quiet intensity of Fraser? Is it David M that I find unattractive or just Vecchio? I've never seen him in anything else, after all. I've never seen DB in anything else either. Because I'll only search out an actor if they interest me.
Another thing that I wonder about is if I'm attracted to certain types. I like both heroes and villains. I've crushed over blondes, brunettes, and redheads (and bald, for that matter, she coughed, glancing at Michael Rosenbaum's Lex). Slim and curvy. Self-confident and insecure. Older and younger. Male and female. Do I have a type? Do I want to have a type?
On Buffy, my two favorites are Buffy and Xander. On due South, I prefer Fraser above all, but Ray-wise, prefer Kowalski. Chick-wise, I dig Frannie. With Smallville, it's definitely Clark and Lex, and by the way, I spit on SV's attempts at women. Occasionally, they do okay, but fuck, even a broken clock is right twice a day. In *nsync I love Lance and Justin. In Andromeda, I adore Harper, have a somewhat irrational love for Dylan, and have an huge crush on Rommie. I lust after Christina and Mandy, but no longer even get a twinge of lust for Britney. In Firefly, I *heart* Simon, River, and Mal. In Harry Potter, I go for Draco and Harry.
And what is a 'type'? I mean, what are the guidelines? Is a 'type' just a simple way of saying "all other things being equal, this person is more likely to flip my switch than this person"? Logically speaking, I should like Ron more than I do. He's a snappy sidekick. He has Issues. He... does nothing for me. In the spirit of loving Draco and Lex, I should love Spike. While I've come to appreciate Spike, I'm no more attracted to him now than I was a year ago, which is to say, not at all. I love Harper, but his Firefly equivalent, Wash, does nothing for me.
Life is a mystery.
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Date: 2002-12-11 06:53 pm (UTC)Re:
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Date: 2002-12-17 07:27 am (UTC)I think that I like her better with shorter hair, but she is very pretty in the pilot, too.
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Date: 2002-12-13 03:18 pm (UTC)<- freak
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Date: 2002-12-13 03:33 pm (UTC)Yeah, no one ever said that to me. I just got shown Mountie on the Bounty at a slash gathering and got hooked on the show. An amazing Canadian sent me all the eps. I watched the pilot, pretty much said, "Screw him, I want the other guy.", then watched all the Kowalski episodes in quick order. I'm still working through the Vecchio eps.
After I joined fandom, I went through the available back lists about this fandom and... dude, the Ray Wars were scary. The sheer hatred shown toward RayK just shocked me. And people said terrible things about how Paul Gross had 'ruined' the show. I guess that you get that in every fandom, but man... I do not get that. And a lot of those haters were fully willing to admit that they hadn't even watched third season!
But yeah, I've never seen RayV as the underdog, I must say.
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Date: 2002-12-13 03:50 pm (UTC)so. hee! yeah, in my brain he's the total underdog. I want to feed him and Xander soup and protect them from the "deemed more attractive" men that everyone likes better.
It's facinating, what different conceptions I have, by without knowing any of the gossip or much past fandom knowledge
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Date: 2002-12-17 07:38 am (UTC)And ooo! How much of the series have you seen?