Michael Shanks on 24

[tenaya]

I hope you have all seen these screencaps by now:

http://whisper99.livejournal.com/58486.html

That one photo of him laying on the bed with arms stretched out above his head just cracks me up. Doesn't it just make you want to do the 'motorboat' on that tummy? The man's a criminal to take that pose and then grin that way...knowing the urges he's giving the viewer. I really wish the lighting had been a bit better though, with not so much red.

Well, that was a fun appetizer. I look forward to what happens in the next two eps.

But having said that, I will be happy not to have to watch this any further. I can't believe this is considered the best show on TV. The acting and the writing is so melodramatic it's *painful* (I've always had an aversion to melodrama ever since I was subjected to too many Marlon Brando films as a young child.) Maybe it's because I just started watching this and I don't have the emotional baggage to understand the gravity to the situation...but I doubt it! *g*

Comments

[graculus.livejournal.com]

Very decorative indeed. :)

Sadly, from what little I picked up of the storyline involving his character (skimming to the good bits, to say the least) makes it unlikely good things will come to his character and the chances of seeing him half-naked again don't look too high either.

[margec01.livejournal.com]

24 was pretty good last year, but this year it has been pretty bad. This year is all politics and Jack going rogue--pretty boring and over the top. I was just getting ready to drop it, and missed a couple episodes, when I heard Michael was going to be on the show. I decided I should keep up with the plot, but I doubt I'd have had to.

He's in the part with the thoroughly unlikeable characters, and of course is very unlikeable himself. A great break for MS, but not something I'll ever care to watch him in again. At least we finally get to see MOST of Mr. Shanks, after 10 years with only a few glimpses of skin. And very nice skin it is, too. (g)

[tenaya.livejournal.com]

I figured it would be exposed for the bad guy that he is...but didn't he mention he had lots of bruises from the show? Won't he get thumped? That could be interesting... but not as interesting has seeing him mostly nekkid again. I want better lighting, dammit!

[tenaya.livejournal.com]

I'm going to just record his bits on one disk as there's no way I'd want to watch this again.

I used to figure Shanks was modest to a fault with consideration of how little skin we saw on SG1. But now I think the writers just weren't trying, damn them.

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

But having said that, I will be happy not to have to watch this any further. I can't believe this is considered the best show on TV. The acting and the writing is so melodramatic it's *painful*

hehe I'm so glad you said that! I really did not like the show at all. I still haven't watched the whole thing. I have no interest in all the political intrigue and that whole deal anyway, so that probably colors my view.

MS was very cute, though.

[tenaya.livejournal.com]

Yeah...he was cute wasn't he? I just wish the lighting had been better! Me wanna see all I can!

The plot stuff was 'yeah, yeah, yeah whatever' but the other stuff was wtf?! This one guy was breaking up with a co-worker and as he did it, he stared off in the distance; it was worthy of some German art film of the 60s.

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

it was worthy of some German art film of the 60s.

:::giggle:::

Yeah, it was a bit much. I confess that I ended up fast-forwarding over much of the episode, though I did see that scene. I couldn't even figure out why they were breaking up. I understood his reasons, but I just thought the reasons were stupid. *g*