Huh.
No wonder Selma and the other sister love him so much. But so not for me.
Pierce Brosnan strikes me as the gold medal winner in the "aging well" competition.
I'd vote for Sean Connery.
Do I wish I was somebody else right now. Somebody not... married, not madly in love with a beautiful woman who can kill me with her pinkie!
Wash ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Boxed Set, Vol. 1: Smallville, Due South, Farscape
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much anything else that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Kat - Dec 04, 2003 7:37:16 am PST #2568 of 10000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Nutty - Dec 04, 2003 7:38:28 am PST #2569 of 10000
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I always thought it was "tuchus".
I actually had to look it up a few weeks ago for a beta, but damned if I can remember. I think Emily's right.
It's a Yiddish word, so technically there is no one correct spelling in English. I actually used the word for years before knowing it was Yiddish, but never saw it spelled, and assumed it must be spelled TOOKUS, and was laughed at roundly when the word-provenance fairy came for a visit. But tookus is no less a legitimate spelling than tuchus, just like shmuck sometimes has the C after the S, and sometimes doesn't.
§ ita § - Dec 04, 2003 7:38:45 am PST #2570 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Selma and the other sister love him so much
Who? MacGyver, or RDA himself?
Aging Sean doesn't do it for me. It might be the very fake hair, but I'm not sure what. I prefer him in Dr. No to almost all other looks.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 04, 2003 7:41:18 am PST #2571 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Ditto. Connery still has the voice and the 16 tons of charisma, but the looks did take a pretty heavy hit from Father Time. Brosnan could still be doing swimsuit calendars if he were so inclined.
Dana - Dec 04, 2003 8:04:21 am PST #2572 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
RDA's actually improving, in my eyes.
Part of that is the fortunate absence of 80s hairstyles.
But tookus is no less a legitimate spelling than tuchus, just like shmuck sometimes has the C after the S, and sometimes doesn't.
Huh. Sorry, shrift.
Emily - Dec 04, 2003 10:08:12 am PST #2573 of 10000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Makes me think of porcupines.
Hey, at least that's just external.
Fair enough on the spelling, Nutty, but spelling it "tuchus" makes it look more like Yiddish, and thus makes me pronounce it right.
DCJensen - Dec 04, 2003 10:34:39 am PST #2574 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.
Sean Connery should do a guest shot as 007 Pierce Brosnan's dad, just like he did for Harrison Ford in the Indiana Jones movie.
Miracleman - Dec 04, 2003 10:56:38 am PST #2575 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Sean Connery should do a guest shot as 007 Pierce Brosnan's dad, just like he did for Harrison Ford in the Indiana Jones movie.
"We named the *dog* Double-Oh Seven."
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 04, 2003 11:02:31 am PST #2576 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Not that Bond movies are any great examples of cinema verité, but I think that would be just a little too meta a joke for my taste.
Miracleman - Dec 04, 2003 11:07:05 am PST #2577 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
See, now I'm imagining a chagrined Bond explaining to Q "He had lasers for eyes and could turn into a car...I loved that dog."