Sunday, January 1, 2023

12 Days: Michael Rady in A New Year's Resolution

'When a morning show producer makes a New Year's resolution to say yes more, she crosses paths with a confirmed Yes man who just might hold the key to her biggest story and to her heart.'


Yes, this is my last 12 Days post of the Christmas and New Year's season, no more until at least Valentines...   I planned this piece for my New Year's Even posts, but after working on the Sex & Cinema piece, there wasn't room for anything else.


I know I've featured Hallmark hottie Michael Rady in a 12 Days Christmas themed piece before, but as a regular in the networks holiday films, he a welcomed face whenever he appears. Hallmark films tend to be hit and miss, and I know if they'll be a hit after about a minute and a half.  Rady seems to have the knack of picking movies that have me sticking all the way through.


Like so many, I first noticed and crushed over Rady in his film debut as Kostas in 2005's Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.   Lucky Lena, (Alexis Bledel) meets the studly Kostas while on vacation in Greece and a travel tryst begins.  I then followed Rady to his many of his television appearances, including regular roles on shows including; Melrose Place, Greek, Emily Owens MD, The Mentalist and Jane the Virgin

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)

Sleeper Cell (2006)

One of Rady's most memorable television appearances was his four episode stint on the Showtime drama Sleeper Cell. (2006/2007)  Rady played Jason who meets, Salim (Omid Abtahi) at the gym. When Salim struggles with some heavy weights, Jason comes to the rescue.  The two meet again in locker room and things get instantly hot.


Rady and Abtahi are incredibly hot together, and their sex scene was one of the hottest, and most intense that I've seen on television.  Things don't end well as Salim is closeted and his Islamic fundamentalism have made him self-loathing and violent.  Other than having sex, he's not really comfortable in a relationship with another man.  For a few brief episodes however, the two were combustible on screen.



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