Usually when that happens for me, it's something about the character rather than the actor that makes them suddenly attractive.
I think so, too. In fact, I'm watching that happen right now with Damian Lewis. He was slime in The Forsyte Saga, in which I saw him first (and promptly forgot about him after), but in Band of Brothers he's just as convincing as the opposite kind of man, and the moment I laid eyes on him there I couldn't take them off him. Part of it is his character is very, very likeable on paper; part of it his ability to make the role work so well.
What's funny is that sometimes it's not even that straightforward for me. I hated Sean Bean in a number of things, including my first two viewings of Fellowship of the Ring. And then, on my third viewing of the movie, bam! Suddenly he was hot. I have no explanation for that one! :-)
Hey, thanks for the Atlantis pic links. It turns out Sheppard was the one whose face I remembered from the commercials. Funny thing, I had him pegged as the science guy! What's the premise of the show? A new gate?
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Re: hot but not ^^
Date: 2004-12-02 04:19 pm (UTC)I think so, too. In fact, I'm watching that happen right now with Damian Lewis. He was slime in The Forsyte Saga, in which I saw him first (and promptly forgot about him after), but in Band of Brothers he's just as convincing as the opposite kind of man, and the moment I laid eyes on him there I couldn't take them off him. Part of it is his character is very, very likeable on paper; part of it his ability to make the role work so well.
What's funny is that sometimes it's not even that straightforward for me. I hated Sean Bean in a number of things, including my first two viewings of Fellowship of the Ring. And then, on my third viewing of the movie, bam! Suddenly he was hot. I have no explanation for that one! :-)
Hey, thanks for the Atlantis pic links. It turns out Sheppard was the one whose face I remembered from the commercials. Funny thing, I had him pegged as the science guy! What's the premise of the show? A new gate?