Post by Dalton on Oct 29, 2003 18:40:50 GMT -5
Gia wrote: "I never would have guessed that he was 40!! Any way you slice it, he still looks better than most of the men on TV."
Gimme a "HELL YEAH!" I've said it before, but I think it's worth repeating - if people were grapes, it seems that so many men age like fine wine while so many of us women (all present company excluded, of course) age like raisins. NOT FAIR! But with a few exceptions, it seems to me that many men really don't start looking good until they're in their 30's.
And certainly - there is and always has been a horrific double-standard in our age- and appearance-fixated Western culture about age and looks concerning men and women. How often do we see 50+ year old "leading men" with 20-something-year-old "leading women", for instance.
Most Western women are between sizes 10 - 14; yet Hollywood (and the BtVS and AtS series' included) says unless you're a size 4 woman or less, you're "fat" - remember the lovely Amber Benson / "Tara". Here in the USA, we're supposed to have the highest quality of health care and ability to sustain life better than nearly any time in history, yet so many people are still written off in many instances and contexts just because of age. What fools we mortals be.
No - James Marsters is an extraordinary individual, and as good looking and talented as he is, I think his age is irrelevant. And as far as him putting on a few pounds, the non-smoking probably does have something to do with it - but still he is nowhere near "fat", "flabby", or even borderline "out of shape". If anyone is starting to show some age and out-of-shapeness in the BuffyVerse, I think it's Xander and maybe even Buffy herself (just the age part, especially in the face - she looks so much "harder" than she did a few years ago without that bit of 'babyfat' that I thought made her look puppy-dog cute).
Gina wrote "I've missed a good chunk of Season 6. Is there really a Naked Spike episode that I should watch for?"
Yes! Here are a few Season 6 Eps I can think of for your eyefullaNaked!Spike pleasure: "Wrecked", "Gone", "Dead Things", and "As You Were".
As to His Gorgeous Nakedness so far in S7, I think he was naked (or at least single-sock-adorned) under the sheets in "Sleeper" (ep. S7-8) in the great scene with Anya. Look how low that sheet is as he's laying on his back; I saw hipbone, plenty of hip, and definitely no clothes above that point! And when he sits up as Anya's spinning her tale of wanting another shagging, I believe I also saw a good bit of naked leg. So, given his already great track record for on-screen immodesty, I'd say he was for all intents and purposes naked there too.
How do I *love* Spike? I can give you at least 40 beautiful ways; here's to many, many more for the great James Marsters. He's already on his way to immortality in his stardom.
Edited By Miss Pamela at 12/4/2002 12:35:00 AM.
Gimme a "HELL YEAH!" I've said it before, but I think it's worth repeating - if people were grapes, it seems that so many men age like fine wine while so many of us women (all present company excluded, of course) age like raisins. NOT FAIR! But with a few exceptions, it seems to me that many men really don't start looking good until they're in their 30's.
And certainly - there is and always has been a horrific double-standard in our age- and appearance-fixated Western culture about age and looks concerning men and women. How often do we see 50+ year old "leading men" with 20-something-year-old "leading women", for instance.
Most Western women are between sizes 10 - 14; yet Hollywood (and the BtVS and AtS series' included) says unless you're a size 4 woman or less, you're "fat" - remember the lovely Amber Benson / "Tara". Here in the USA, we're supposed to have the highest quality of health care and ability to sustain life better than nearly any time in history, yet so many people are still written off in many instances and contexts just because of age. What fools we mortals be.
No - James Marsters is an extraordinary individual, and as good looking and talented as he is, I think his age is irrelevant. And as far as him putting on a few pounds, the non-smoking probably does have something to do with it - but still he is nowhere near "fat", "flabby", or even borderline "out of shape". If anyone is starting to show some age and out-of-shapeness in the BuffyVerse, I think it's Xander and maybe even Buffy herself (just the age part, especially in the face - she looks so much "harder" than she did a few years ago without that bit of 'babyfat' that I thought made her look puppy-dog cute).
Gina wrote "I've missed a good chunk of Season 6. Is there really a Naked Spike episode that I should watch for?"
Yes! Here are a few Season 6 Eps I can think of for your eyefullaNaked!Spike pleasure: "Wrecked", "Gone", "Dead Things", and "As You Were".
As to His Gorgeous Nakedness so far in S7, I think he was naked (or at least single-sock-adorned) under the sheets in "Sleeper" (ep. S7-8) in the great scene with Anya. Look how low that sheet is as he's laying on his back; I saw hipbone, plenty of hip, and definitely no clothes above that point! And when he sits up as Anya's spinning her tale of wanting another shagging, I believe I also saw a good bit of naked leg. So, given his already great track record for on-screen immodesty, I'd say he was for all intents and purposes naked there too.
How do I *love* Spike? I can give you at least 40 beautiful ways; here's to many, many more for the great James Marsters. He's already on his way to immortality in his stardom.
Edited By Miss Pamela at 12/4/2002 12:35:00 AM.