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ladybug_archive) wrote2011-04-11 11:59 am
ladybug_archive) wrote2011-04-11 11:59 am
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Age-Appropriate Crushes.
I've felt somewhat awkward for a while, due to the fact that I crush on Jimmy Murphy to the point where I even crush on the particular characters he has played while in his forties and fifties, as well as because I think I've developed a crush on Darren McGavin, particularly for his Kolchak character. I don't know if Kolchak is meant to be the same age as the actor, but if he is, that's fiftyish. (I kind of think Kolchak might be supposed to be a bit younger, but still definitely middle-aged.)
I'm a twenty-four-year-old woman. Crushing on characters/people twenty-five to thirty years older than me is not something I ever thought would happen. Part of me wonders if it's even appropriate.
The other part of me says it's fine. They're good, upright characters and I find that just as attractive (or moreso) than their physical looks. Even though they're certainly very good-looking, I wouldn't have the same feelings if the characters weren't good people. (For the actors, yes; the characters, no.) And when there's a genuine, deep attraction, age shouldn't matter.
And how could I resist this smile? http://www.imdb.com/media/rm4266563584/tt0071003
EDIT: One thing I somehow forgot to mention but really wanted to was that the whole reason I finally felt alright about writing this entry at all is that I saw some Kolchak fans talking and a couple of them said that they were crushing on him at 7/8 years of age. That certainly made me feel a good deal less like I was a complete weirdo about doing the same thing. Especially since I'm nowhere near the youngest!
... But on the other hand, I find it very awkward and confusing when I'm more likely to crush on Jimmy/his characters in his later roles rather than the roles he did when he was actually around my age. Why is this? Did he simply play better/more mature characters when he was older? Is it the maturity I find largely attractive?
Actually, I wouldn't be surprised. I'm far more likely to fall for a character that acts like an adult rather than a kid/goofball (even though I can find goofball behavior endearing). That doesn't mean they can't be fun-loving, just that I like to see them know when to be serious and/or be serious most often.
And there's something about Jimmy's hair in those later roles that I particularly like. I can't deny that. Such luscious, gorgeous, thick waves and curls....
Okay, now I'm starting to sound like a squeeing fangirl. Which I am inside. I've excited myself and regressed my age to a squealing teenager.
Which only makes the age gap more pronounced, actually....
This musing was originally being written for the InsaneJournal, but about three paragraphs in I switched it here instead. I'm wondering if I should also move my most recent InsaneJournal musing here. The main reason I have it there is because I thought it was somewhat relevant information to the category(ies) of fics I'm offering there. I'm still undecided on whether to move it, because of that.
I'm a twenty-four-year-old woman. Crushing on characters/people twenty-five to thirty years older than me is not something I ever thought would happen. Part of me wonders if it's even appropriate.
The other part of me says it's fine. They're good, upright characters and I find that just as attractive (or moreso) than their physical looks. Even though they're certainly very good-looking, I wouldn't have the same feelings if the characters weren't good people. (For the actors, yes; the characters, no.) And when there's a genuine, deep attraction, age shouldn't matter.
And how could I resist this smile? http://www.imdb.com/media/rm4266563584/tt0071003
EDIT: One thing I somehow forgot to mention but really wanted to was that the whole reason I finally felt alright about writing this entry at all is that I saw some Kolchak fans talking and a couple of them said that they were crushing on him at 7/8 years of age. That certainly made me feel a good deal less like I was a complete weirdo about doing the same thing. Especially since I'm nowhere near the youngest!
... But on the other hand, I find it very awkward and confusing when I'm more likely to crush on Jimmy/his characters in his later roles rather than the roles he did when he was actually around my age. Why is this? Did he simply play better/more mature characters when he was older? Is it the maturity I find largely attractive?
Actually, I wouldn't be surprised. I'm far more likely to fall for a character that acts like an adult rather than a kid/goofball (even though I can find goofball behavior endearing). That doesn't mean they can't be fun-loving, just that I like to see them know when to be serious and/or be serious most often.
And there's something about Jimmy's hair in those later roles that I particularly like. I can't deny that. Such luscious, gorgeous, thick waves and curls....
Okay, now I'm starting to sound like a squeeing fangirl. Which I am inside. I've excited myself and regressed my age to a squealing teenager.
Which only makes the age gap more pronounced, actually....
This musing was originally being written for the InsaneJournal, but about three paragraphs in I switched it here instead. I'm wondering if I should also move my most recent InsaneJournal musing here. The main reason I have it there is because I thought it was somewhat relevant information to the category(ies) of fics I'm offering there. I'm still undecided on whether to move it, because of that.
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Awesome!
YouTube is indeed a wonderful site. I've found a lot of goodies there.
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I kind of wish the ending hadn't been left open; I would have liked to know that Ching Lee would be alright. But I loved the squee of Joe being told that the rest might be up to him. I imagine him nursing her back to health, as she did for him.
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Ahh, I see! That's interesting.
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Yes, Ching Lee is a wonderful character. It was beautiful, how determined she was to save him, and then how in turn he acknowledged his real feelings and wanted so badly to save her. Has anyone ever written fanfiction for them?
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That's a surprise. I thought Chester, at least, was well-liked in the fandom.
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Hmm. Maybe Matt missed Chester so much that he (consciously or unconsciously) started exhibiting the results of some of the lessons he had learned over the years from working with Chester.
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I'll just be getting the disc from Netflix for now; I'm running around trying to scrape together money for several different things.
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http://www.netflix.com
You pay a monthly fee, although you get a free month's trial.