There’s no better place to find the picture-perfect fantasy
than in the supernatural. We have Jensen
Ackles and Jaren Padelecki (yum!) of
Supernatural; there’s Taylor Lautner of the Breaking Dawn saga; and back in the day, there was David Duchovny
(who, unfortunately, is not aging well) buried deep in his X-Files. My interests have
broadened with the advent of cable – I think I’ve mentioned that previously –
and although I’m not a die-hard-gotta-watch-veteran, I appreciate the casting
in True Blood.
It’s kind of interesting thought that all corners of the
faerie realm have centered in Bon Temps, Louisiana. If you’ve ever been to New Orleans, you can
understand the draw. There’s a misty
undercurrent of something in the city
that doesn’t necessarily have to do with the debauchery that takes place every
evening on Bourbon Street. (Believe me,
I’ve encountered it first-hand, and Bourbon Street won.) It kind of reminds me of Belgium – valleys of
mist, Gothic bridges and old farmhouses, cast iron gates, antiquity – there’s
just a feel that goes along with
being in places like that. True Blood has tapped into that, and it
deserves kudos for that alone.
But then there are the guys and all of the bare-chested,
sexual undercurrents that make True Blood
the fun that it is. Chief among the
cast worth watching are Ryan Kwanten,
Joseph Manganiello, and Stephen
Moyer.
Kwanten is Jason Stackhouse, the brother of main character
Sookie Stackhouse. Jason is portrayed as
a selfish bed-hopper whose favorite person is himself. Like Sookie, Jason is descended from the fey
people (faeries), which is the link to his attractiveness to other women. In the books by Charlaine Harris, Jason is
also a werepanther. Kwanten is an Aussie
who obtained a degree in commerce from The University of Sydney. (Body and brains – turn on!)
Manganiello is an alumnus of the Carnegie Mellon School of
Drama, and also attended The University of Pittsburgh. He moved to Los Angeles after his graduation,
and three days after auditioning, he was awarded the role of Flash Thompson in
the first Spider Man movie. He currently plays werewolf Alcide Herveaux,
one member of the “love square” involving Sookie, Stephen Moyer’s “Bill
Compton,” and Alexander Skarsgård’s “Eric Northman.” Manganiello lost out on the part of Superman
(to Henry Cavill) in Man of Steel due
to scheduling conflicts with True Blood,
and appeared with Channing Tatum in Magic
Mike as “Big Dick Richie.” (The name
says it all.)
Moyer is 170-year-old vampire Bill Compton, a native of Bon
Temps who fought for the South during the Civil War. Bill was a farmer and family man in his
previous life before being turned; he eventually falls in love with waitress
Sookie. Moyer is British by birth and
married Anna Paquin (Sookie) in 2010.
The two had a set of fraternal twins in 2012, which added to Moyer’s
existing children from previous relationships.
He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He’s worked extensively in theater (he played
Romeo with the Oxford Stage Company on tour), and was a cast member of Quills.
(So … he likes period pieces and isn’t afraid to wear a leotard and a
codpiece. Hhrrmm.)
Regardless of your supernatural leanings – fur, fangs, wings
– there’s lots to see when it comes to supernatural strongmen in underwear,
swimsuits, or bare-chested (does that count for a werewolf?). Take a look, you won’t be disappointed; you
might even want to travel to dark places like New Orleans or Belgium to take a
walk on the wild side and indulge your inner fantasy-creature fantasy. (Just be sure to pack some extra condoms,
AB-negative, and super-rare steaks.)
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