issue 4 - sept 1999

(F)eatures
The Last Broadcast, Doug Hutchison, Fall TV, Harsh Realm, more...

(M)ovie reviews
Stir of Echoes, The Astronaut's Wife, The Thirteenth Warrior

(V)ideo reviews
Apt Pupil, Carrie, Cujo

(T)v reviews
Harsh Realm, Farscape, First Wave

(M)ovie news
Upcoming films list, Bats, The House on Haunted Hill, more...

(L)etters
(M)asthead
(P)ast issues
(L)inks
(F)ront page
 
 

Autumn. The days are beginning to get shorter. There's a chill in the air. The leaves are turning. Students are thinking up new excuses to stay home from school. The networks are barraging us with advertisements for their new prime time line-ups. And you know what that means, right?

FRESH MEAT, GIRLFRIENDS!

Oh. Um. Excuse me. I got a little carried away there for a moment.

But perhaps you will too once you've seen what this fall's genre shows have to offer in terms of eye candy. There are some new faces and some not so new faces, but there's sure to be something lickable, uh, I mean something to suit your taste. So sit back, relax, peruse through the oh so handy list that the 11th Hour staff has compiled and pick your favorite treat. Halloween is just around the corner after all.


The Guy: Eric Close
The Status: Fresh Face
The Recognition Factor: The Magnificent 7, Dark Skies
The Good: "He looks kinda like Robert Redford. Young Robert Redford. And I guess that's pretty yummy."
More Good: "If I would have known he was this hot, I would have actually watched Dark Skies instead of shunning it as a cheap XF rip off. Do you think they'll let him wear the blue shirt on his new show?"


The Guy: Glenn Quinn
The Status: Fresh Face
The Recognition Factor: Roseanne, Covington Cross
The Good: "Ireland's most stunning example of native beauty! I had a monstrous crush on this boy when he was on Covington Cross in '92, and God help me, it hasn't gone away. Come to me, Glenn Quinn... come to me... "
The Pretty Good: "He's got that broody, young Gabriel Byrne action goin' for him. Which is good. Let's hope I can suppress my memories of Mark on Roseanne and enjoy him as much as my fellow staff member seems to. Down, girl! Down!"

The Guy: David Boreanaz
The Status: Returning Face
The Recognition Factor: Buffy: The Vampire Slayer
The Good: "Shirtless. Chains. Shirtless. Angel. Chains. I'm sorry, were you saying something?"
More Good: "One tall, dark, guilt-ridden, brooding, soul possessing vampire, please. And hold the Slayer girlfriend. Does that come with fries? How about dipping sauce?"
The Pretty Good: "His acting style may be based on panting and a bargain set of two whole facial expressions, but GODDAMN. The intensity and the numerous shirtless scenes in Buffy made up for it. We'll just have to see if he'll be able to hold his own when he's carrying a series... especially since his HOT costar Glenn Quinn wins in the babe department."


The Guy: Jason Behr
The Status: Fresh Face
The Recognition Factor: Dawson's Creek
The Good: "Y'know, I thought he was kinda cute when he played Buffy's vampire-wanna-be buddy Billy 'Ford' Fordham on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Then he got dead and undead and staked. But... he was cute."
The Not So Good: "When they said 'Dawson's Creek dude' I thought they meant Kerr Smith. Damn. Jason's okay I guess. Nice build. Whatever."

The Guy: Brendan Fehr
The Status: Fresh Face
The Recognition Factor: Disturbing Behavior(movie)
The Good: "In this picture he looks a bit like a younger Richard Gere."
The Bad: "I was thinkin' he looked kinda nice until that Richard Gere comment."
The Ambivalent: "Ah, one of the '-ehr' guys from Roswell. I swear, they're like the surname equivalent of the dueling Scotts of Felicity."


The Guy: Scott Bairstow
The Status: Fresh Face
The Recognition Factor: Party of Five, Lonesome Dove, Wild America(movie)
The Good: "Party of Five -- make that party of two. As in me and the boy who drove Julia Salinger to lesbiandom can create a little not-so-harsh realm of our own."
The Ambivalent: "While I'm not really seeing the hottie appeal, I loved this guy in The X-Files episode 'Miracle Man'. He had some real intensity going. And a cool red shirt..."

The Guy: DB Sweeney
The Status: Fresh Face
The Recognition Factor: Strange Luck, Eight Men Out(movie), The Cutting Edge(movie)
The Good: "He is pretty hunky, in a droopy sort of average-cute-guy-found-in-bars way."
The Not So Good: "Is this the guy who got the part that Nic Lea was supposed to get? 'Cause I'm not really liking that. But he seems rather yummy, and he was good on Strange Luck, acting-wise."
The Bad: "Terry O'Quinn with the sexy voice from Millennium is on this show, right? Dude, it's not a good sign when I start asking about a bald guy."


The Guy: Nicholas Brendon
The Status: Returning Face
The Recognition Factor: Buffy will do quite nicely, thanks.
The Good: "How come the losers in my high school weren't this shaggable?"
More Good: "Xander is for those of us who prefer our boys a little geekier. And among the living. And who don't have back hair issues during a full moon. Xander is The Man."
It's All Good: "I don't know if he'll ever top his absolutely luscious turn as Evil Xander last season, but it'll be a treat for my eyes finding out."

The Guy: Seth Green
The Status: Returning Face
The Recognition Factor: Can't Hardly Wait(movie), Idle Hands(movie)
The Good: "As Willow goes, so goes my nation..."
More Good: "I actually first developed a crush on Seth when he was Richie Tozier in Stephen King's IT. But that's just embarrassing, so instead I'll just mention the charm, wit and style that makes him one of the best young actors in Hollywood irrespective of genre."

The Guy: James Marsters
The Status: Returning Face
The Recognition Factor: Again, Buffy is quite enough.
The Good: "This just wouldn't be The 11th Hour if we didn't include a mention (and picture!) of James Marsters. Besides, as Spike, he's so bad he's fun."
More Good:: "We're like a James Marsters Tribute Page in disguise, only minus the disguise part."
It's All Good: "The natural progression of events: James Marsters. James Marsters on TV. Me licking TV. Damn. Doesn't taste like James Marsters."


The Guy: David Duchovny
The Status: Returning Face
The Recognition Factor: The X-Files
The Bad: "When I was fifteen, he was the hottest thing since Cajun cookin'. Now he just needs to get over himself."
The Good: "I remember liking him once. All of a sudden I got into this Space Marine phase that I've yet to fully shake. Then he started suing the Fox network and now I dunno. I'm feeling very charitable and a little tingly over here."
More Good: "When it comes down to it, Duchovny's newfound charm lies not in the famed Speedo but in the suit - the lawsuit, that is. Nothing like some good litigation against a certain producer and network to give me the girly shivers."

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