Extremely Shallow Question

[janamelie.livejournal.com]

Hopefully I can be excused on the grounds that my brain has turned to Christmas stress related mush, but I think it's just about relevant to this comm. :p

Would you say the Boyz are more attractive in their days of extreme cuteness (Series 2 era especially) or in their more mature stage circa Series VII?  I simply cannot decide.

Feel free to back up your arguments with pics. ;)

Comments

[sallycandance.livejournal.com]

I usually go for older men, but I must admit that series 1/2 Rimmer is my absolute favorite hands down forever and all eternity twist my nipplenods and call me Frank. Number 2 favorite is Rimmer from season 8, because I like the slight chubbiness and I think he looks stunning in that lilac smock.


(http://s48.photobucket.com/user/Shampoo_leska/media/rimmer%20wink_zpsq89uwlhe.gif.html)

[rosecathy1.livejournal.com]

Aww yay I'm not alone in liking the chubbiness <3

[sallycandance.livejournal.com]

Woot!

[lordvalerymimes.livejournal.com]

I find it so odd that he does appear to be chubby in series VIII, but then once he's completely naked, it's clear that he's NOT. I blame it on the wardrobe choices. I HATE that canaries uniform.

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

That Canaries uniform was the best look in Series 8, for all of them, frankly. (Given the choices, it's not a hard contest, but still.)

[janamelie.livejournal.com]

I more or less agree, but I actually thought Lister rather suited the revamped JMC uniform. Maybe that's just because I'm not used to him looking smart. ;)

[lordvalerymimes.livejournal.com]

I thought it made everyone who wore it look deceptively thick, particularly Chris. I think I even like the ridiculous lilac jump-suit more, because at least that was slightly humorous. :) I might be alone in this though, because I've heard lots of people like the Canaries uniform.

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

The uniform does look thick and heavy; I figured Howard did that because it's almost like they're SEALS going first into dangerous situations and would need something warm in case they get soaked, and also that looks like it's lined with Kevlar. It's the neckline that creates the most illusion of making Chris look fat, I think - it pushes his chin up. Plus in Series 8, he's getting that more square face anyway, that I've noticed seems to come to British men particularly in their 30s or 40s (Orlando Bloom is another notable example of this), and I think that may be what made him look "thick" in the entire series and why people were surprised when he was naked and not any bigger.

Which is not how that last bit was meant to sound, really .........

[janamelie.livejournal.com]

It is odd, isn't it? Maybe Chris panicked when he read the script for "Pete" and hit the gym for an emergency workout. ;)

[janamelie.livejournal.com]

I do think Series I and II Rimmer is very cute, with the wild curls and bum-hugging trousers. ;)

[sallycandance.livejournal.com]

Heh!!

[lordvalerymimes.livejournal.com]

Gah the curls. They WERE at their best in the earliest series. On the beach in Better Than Life when they're all tousled by the wind and frizzy because of the humidity? *swoons*

To say nothing of the bum-hugging trousers.