. The other options, as far as I could discern, were Dean Winchester, Peter Petrelli, Matt Saracen from Friday Night Lights, Jim Halpert from The Office, Sawyer from Lost, and House. I do not want to be Dean's girlfriend. I like living. Matt, honey, I don't really know you at all, so I really couldn't say. Sawyer, you're a dick. Jim, you're very sweet, but you've kind of got a One True Love thing going on. Peter, all your girlfriends either die or get trapped in the future, also I so do not want to get involved in your mess. House...yeah.
I got Dean, which is really kind of funny, because I mainly think that he is an immature git whose ideas about women and life in general are rather questionable. I wouldn't want to get him beer, and I'd loathe that he would constantly try to protect me and tell me what to do, so I'd probably leave him at the first opportunity and chat up Ellen for some demonhunting. (Disclaimer: I know that Dean isn't really this bad. It's the old cat lover's syndrome again - he has so many fans, who love him so much, he just gets on my nerves by extension.)
But really, of that list, the only one I'd actually want as a boyfriend would be Chuck, although I could imagine being friends with Jim, Peter, Matt and House. Matt, by the way, is a total sweetie, but he's also a very tongue-tied 17-year-old, and thus completely out of a believable dating pool for me.
Oh, and. First episode of the second season of Deadwood? Is it bad that the only bit I really liked in it was the seven seconds where Jane fell back on her horse? YES. j/k. I'm ridiculously in love with Deadwood, though, to the point where I loved the Pasbeard because it reminded me of that show.
(Disclaimer: I know that Dean isn't really this bad. It's the old cat lover's syndrome again - he has so many fans, who love him so much, he just gets on my nerves by extension.)
*nods* Sing it, sister. Admittedly, I'd say you were only exaggerating a little bit; I wouldn't be too terribly fond of the lad even if he wasn't so popular. I would much rather go with Ellen. If I'm going to be patronized, I want to be patronized because of my lack of experience, dammit, not because of my gender.
I don't think I love Deadwood just yet--I quite like it, yes, and I admire it for its tendency to not give a damn about the typical standards of television, but, well, my parents refer to The Sopranos as "life in hell", and I wouldn't say that's too far off the mark for Deadwood, either...dramatically brilliant or no, after a certain point you just can't stop cringing.
(I do, admittedly, find it hilarious that that was why you loved the Pasbeard. In my case, I think it was just out of spite for all the people who didn't...until it got to the point where even I had to turn away from it, but thankfully that did not last long.)
Admittedly, I'd say you were only exaggerating a little bit; I wouldn't be too terribly fond of the lad even if he wasn't so popular.
I'm so glad to hear that. The thought that someone like Dean Winchester is becoming the standard man to swoon after for women under 30 is frankly disturbing.
I don't think I love Deadwood just yet--I quite like it, yes, and I admire it for its tendency to not give a damn about the typical standards of television, but, well, my parents refer to The Sopranos as "life in hell", and I wouldn't say that's too far off the mark for Deadwood, either...dramatically brilliant or no, after a certain point you just can't stop cringing.
I think the difference for me lies in the characters - I like nearly everyone on Deadwood, with maybe three or four exceptions, and I love that most of them really are small, average people that are sort of battered around by life. There is also the fact that Deadwood takes place in the 19th century, which was darker than the infamous middle ages in terms of gender equality and race, so I can accept a lot of the uglier sides of the characters far easier than I can accept them in contemporary characters (especially the men). I also can never cease to see most of the cast on Sopranos as basically parasites either preying on society or aiding people who prey on society for their own convenience, and that makes it somewhat difficult for me to connect to them both emotionally and intellectually. I understand that Sopranos is a good series, but I don't enjoy watching it, I'd say it comes down to that. (There is also the language on Deadwood, which is quite simply a marvel.)
(I do, admittedly, find it hilarious that that was why you loved the Pasbeard. In my case, I think it was just out of spite for all the people who didn't...until it got to the point where even I had to turn away from it, but thankfully that did not last long.)
For me it's a bit of both, I'd say. Mostly, I don't get what people's deal is. It's a beard. It's certainly not the Pasdar's best look, but then it was meant to convey distress, so what of it.
I got Dean, which is really kind of funny, because I mainly think that he is an immature git whose ideas about women and life in general are rather questionable. I wouldn't want to get him beer, and I'd loathe that he would constantly try to protect me and tell me what to do, so I'd probably leave him at the first opportunity and chat up Ellen for some demonhunting. (Disclaimer: I know that Dean isn't really this bad. It's the old cat lover's syndrome again - he has so many fans, who love him so much, he just gets on my nerves by extension.)
But really, of that list, the only one I'd actually want as a boyfriend would be Chuck, although I could imagine being friends with Jim, Peter, Matt and House. Matt, by the way, is a total sweetie, but he's also a very tongue-tied 17-year-old, and thus completely out of a believable dating pool for me.
Oh, and. First episode of the second season of Deadwood? Is it bad that the only bit I really liked in it was the seven seconds where Jane fell back on her horse? YES. j/k. I'm ridiculously in love with Deadwood, though, to the point where I loved the Pasbeard because it reminded me of that show.
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*nods* Sing it, sister. Admittedly, I'd say you were only exaggerating a little bit; I wouldn't be too terribly fond of the lad even if he wasn't so popular. I would much rather go with Ellen. If I'm going to be patronized, I want to be patronized because of my lack of experience, dammit, not because of my gender.
I don't think I love Deadwood just yet--I quite like it, yes, and I admire it for its tendency to not give a damn about the typical standards of television, but, well, my parents refer to The Sopranos as "life in hell", and I wouldn't say that's too far off the mark for Deadwood, either...dramatically brilliant or no, after a certain point you just can't stop cringing.
(I do, admittedly, find it hilarious that that was why you loved the Pasbeard. In my case, I think it was just out of spite for all the people who didn't...until it got to the point where even I had to turn away from it, but thankfully that did not last long.)
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I'm so glad to hear that. The thought that someone like Dean Winchester is becoming the standard man to swoon after for women under 30 is frankly disturbing.
I don't think I love Deadwood just yet--I quite like it, yes, and I admire it for its tendency to not give a damn about the typical standards of television, but, well, my parents refer to The Sopranos as "life in hell", and I wouldn't say that's too far off the mark for Deadwood, either...dramatically brilliant or no, after a certain point you just can't stop cringing.
I think the difference for me lies in the characters - I like nearly everyone on Deadwood, with maybe three or four exceptions, and I love that most of them really are small, average people that are sort of battered around by life. There is also the fact that Deadwood takes place in the 19th century, which was darker than the infamous middle ages in terms of gender equality and race, so I can accept a lot of the uglier sides of the characters far easier than I can accept them in contemporary characters (especially the men).
I also can never cease to see most of the cast on Sopranos as basically parasites either preying on society or aiding people who prey on society for their own convenience, and that makes it somewhat difficult for me to connect to them both emotionally and intellectually. I understand that Sopranos is a good series, but I don't enjoy watching it, I'd say it comes down to that. (There is also the language on Deadwood, which is quite simply a marvel.)
(I do, admittedly, find it hilarious that that was why you loved the Pasbeard. In my case, I think it was just out of spite for all the people who didn't...until it got to the point where even I had to turn away from it, but thankfully that did not last long.)
For me it's a bit of both, I'd say. Mostly, I don't get what people's deal is. It's a beard. It's certainly not the Pasdar's best look, but then it was meant to convey distress, so what of it.
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