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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Helping Hand
We all need a little support sometimes, especially when we're a little unbalanced and taking a risk.
Grant Show: Still the Face
Thinking back, I didn't really watch much of Melrose Place when it aired in the 1990's. I sort of thought I had, but I think I knew most of what I knew about the show, from reading Entertainment Weekly. I was in University for most of the mid to late 1990's and really didn't watch television during that time.
I do vividly remember however, watching the pilot and first handful of episodes. I think I stopped watching regularly about half-way through season 1. I still tuned in from time to time, mostly for those Melrose men, but by about season 3 or 4, when most of the original cast was leaving, I stopped watching entirely.
Still, I have a soft, or maybe hard spot, for the men or Melrose, especially actor Grant Show. Show was one of the hottest men on television during the 1990's, and has continued to work steadily sine Melrose went off the air. I recently was reading an article on another yet Podcast,, Still the Place. The podcast, hosted by cast members Courtney Thorne-Smith, Daphne Zuniga, and Laura Leighton, takes a a deep dive episode by episode into the series.
I'm sort of getting a little bored with the amount of podcasts out there, none of us have time to listen to, but I decided to give this one a shot. So far, I've listened to only a few episodes, the last, with Grant Show as the guest. Even though I didn't watch the show regularly, I love behind the scenes commentary on TV shows, and this podcast doesn't disappoint. To be honest, I really wasn't expecting much, but the three women are great.
Although they're co-hosts, I would say Leighton is the main moderator, pushing along the conversation and keeping her co-hosts on track. I love hearing about their auditions, working for Aaron Spelling and being a part of a television phenomenon. All three hosts do a great job at putting their experience on the show in perspective, and although they're not really 'dishing' or 'spilling the tea', there is a still a lot of interesting info about what it was like to be a part of a huge show.
I didn't remember, but Melrose Place had 32 episodes a season, at least in the first few years. Thinking about the 8 and 10 episode steaming series we get now, some, that take years in-between seasons, it's incredible to think they were able to put out so many one hour episodes every year. I decided to try to re-watch some of the first season, this time starting with episode 21.
From listening to the podcast, I knew this is when Heather Locklear joined the show, and when they officially moved from one hour stand alone episodes, to the soap opera, continuing story formula. The episode, Picture Imperfect, also features Mitchell Anderson as male underwear model. Given it was a network show, you saw a bit more of Mitchell than you'd expect. You can check out caps on FH HERE:
Melrose was known for showing a bit of skin every episode, and unlike many shows, it was mostly the male cast members stripping down. I think Grant Show was shirtless in pretty much every episode of the first season. His main credit scene, opening the scene shirtless, is an iconic moment of television shirtlessness. Grant gives a bit of detail on the scene on the podcast.
Although Show hasn't done much on-screen nudity, he has shown his butt twice on screen. He's also given us plenty of hot shirtless scenes over the years. Check out his two brief butt baring scenes and take a trip down a shirtless Show memory lane on the NEXT PAGE HERE:
12 Days: Brendan Morgan in Shari's Second Act
Shari just moved back to D.C. after a breakup and hopes to start painting again. Inspiration hits when she meets Evan, a repairman who winds up actually being a gallery owner.
With the success of their movies, Hallmark has been inching into movie series over the last few years. Usually it's two or three separate movies, that linked together by a common theme or character. One of the most recent is the Hearts around the Table series. The thread in this series, stems from a rather unique and creative idea. A foster mother, played by Mindy Cohn, (The Facts of Life) has weekly dinners for many of the foster children she raised over the years.
Each week, the movie puts the love life of one of the characters in focus. Although most of the cast is all of the films, in this case, for the family dinners, each movie stands on it's own with hit's own story. This week's story was centered on Shari, played by Emmy winner Mishael Morgan. I was half-watching the other day when the most beautiful man entered the scene.
Evan, played by actor Brendan Morgan is introduce as a construction worker, handy man who is working to renovate Shari's new home. Spoiler, he turns out to be an artist, not to mention the owner of the building she's moving into, and if you haven't guessed already, love quickly hits the canvas.
I don't think I've seen the Canadian based Morgan in anything before, as if I had, I'm sure I would have remembered. If you haven't guessed already, Morgan began as a model, but has also been acting the last four or five years. In addition to appearing in several Hallmark films, he's also appeared in several Canadian filmed projects including The Handmaid's Tail. I'll certainly be keeping my eye out for future projects!
Brendan by Mark Short
Wet Dreams: Simon by Male Beauty by bengie
With the feeling that I get,
I don't even mind if I get wet
I wasn't sure what today's main feature would be, that was, until I woke up this morning. I opened my bedroom drapes to soak in the light, but none came through. It was dark and gloomy with heavy rain pouring down. Not just gently falling drops of water, but sheets of rain pounding down and hitting the lawn.
The old phrase 'April showers bring May flowers' instantly popped into my head, as did this shoot that I'd tucked away for just the right rainy day. I'm guessing many of you recognize London based model Simon King. Back in the early 2010's, Simon was an incredibly popular and in-demand model, shooting with some of my favorite UK based chroniclers of the male form.
One of those photographers who creatively collaborated with Simon was Male Beauty by bengie. I first featured the Cheshire based Photographer's work with Simon a few years ago. In those previous pieces, (HERE:) bengie captured Simon primarily outside, relaxing on his back deck and posing in the fields around his home.
In the previous sets that I featured, there was also plenty of sun to naturally light the area, not to mention Simon's incredible body. Later in the afternoon however, things started to darken up. The clouds covered the sun, and the rain began to come own. Instead of stopping the shoot, Simon and bengie decided to take advantage of the weather to capture this series on the dirt, not muddy, road that leads to bengie's home.
Where I live, spring is synonymous with rain, we get regular downpours in April, May and June. London and the UK is know for being rainy but in Cheshire however, where these shots were taken, April is actually the month that gets the least amount of yearly precipitation. It's was just a lucky coincidence then, that bengie not only gave us spectacular shots of a naked Simon, but also this moisture inducing shoot featuring a naked and wet Simon as well.
If you're a fan of Seinfeld, you know that George Constanza felt short-changed after Jerry's girlfriend saw him naked after a swim in the pool. George desperately argued it was the cold water that caused his penis to shrivel in like a frightened turtle. Clearly, Simon's shaft is immune to chilly weather and cold water and maintains it's volume and dimensions regardless of weather it's wet or dry.
I loved that bengie grabbed an umbrella and rain poncho when the rain started to come down. Normally, bengie doesn't use many props, or any fashion for that matter, in most of his shoots. I'm guessing since bengie's photographic focus is the nude male form, it wasn't a coincidence that both the umbrella, and rain jacket, were completely transparent...
Monday, March 31, 2025
Bomer or Bust?
I have yet to start watching Mid-Century Modern, but I plan on giving it a shot. I love me some Matthew Bomer, (above) and am a huge fan of Nathan Lane. The reviews I've read however, haven't all been kind. Most, mention Linda Lavin as the stand-out, and given her recent death, that is bound to leave a massive hole.
Maybe they can replace her, not the actress of course, or even the character, but the 'motherly role'. Maybe she had a sister who moves in. Normally, such a re-cast would mean a series is near the end, but given this show just got off the ground, it could work if done correctly and with just the right actress.
Paul Kircher in T'as Pécho?
In the changing rooms of the swimming pool, a long, intimate and collective learning process begins on girls and love.
Earlier this year, I featured the film Winter Boy starring French actor Paul Kircher. (HERE:) I watched the movie with subtitles, but that didn't hinder my enjoyment of the powerful beauty and sadness of the story. I was looking to find another movie featuring Kircher and read a little about the 2020 comedy, T'as Pécho? (How To to Make Out)
This time, the copy I purchased on Amazon didn't have subtitles, but thankfully I knew enough French to get the gist of the story. Kircher plays Arthur, a student who's madly in love with Ouassima. Problem is, she doesn't really notice him. She's also dating Matt, a handsome guy whose in college.
The movie was a sweet love story with some interesting characters and another interesting performance by Kircher. Kircher was in his final year of high school when he met a casting director who cast him in the lead role in Kircher's first feature film. Kircher was 18 or 19 during the filming, but given his young face, easily passes for the 15 year old Arthur. There is also a very quick butt flash after Ouassima convinces Arthur to give her his bathing suit.
Grant Show: Actors & SKIN
Sadly, actor Grant Show hasn't done many nude scenes, just two that I could find, but that doesn't mean he hasn't shared plenty of skin. Almost a decade before Melrose Place hit the air, Show became a soap star, and soap hunk, thanks to his role on Ryan's Hope. Show stated on the Podcast he thought he was only signing on to the New York based soap for 3 months, but later found out that he'd actually signed a contract for 3 years.
Give his hot body and chiseled good looks, the soap took full advantage of the soap stud, with plenty of shirtless scenes and plenty of shirtless promotional photos. Looking on E-bay at old soap magazines from the 1980's, it seems Show was shirtless in most in full page pin-ups. I'm not sure the image right below is Show, but it is credited as an early modeling shot. The face certainly fits.
Once his three year contract was up, Show headed west to be close to auditions for pilot season. Before long, he was getting more 'studly' roles in movies and television shows including the 1990 Jackie Collins Mini-Series, Lucky Chances. I don't know if I saw Lucky Chances, but I do remember it being heavily promoted. The mini-series also marked an early television role for Sandra Bullock. I wasn't a huge Jackie Collins fan, but I do remember reading Hollywood Wives on my long bus rides home from university. I also remember tucking it tightly inside my Psychology text book so it wouldn't be seen.
Show was one of the first actors hired for Melrose Place when he was cast as Jake, the 'older man' then 16 year old Kelly was crushing over on Beverly Hills 90210. The relationship doesn't really seem that scandalous, but Show was in his twenties, and Kelly was still in High School at the time.
Although Melrose Place started as a show about 20 somethings trying to make it in Los Angeles, it soon went the soapy route focusing on romance, break-ups and melodrama. They never really focused too much on friendships. I would have liked Jake to have been closer friends with Matt. (Doug Savant)
Poor Matt didn't have many friends after they wrote Rhona out of the show and as the the only gay character, was often written as a side character. He needed closer relationships with the other cast members, and Jake really needed a friend, especially with all the trouble, both romance and otherwise, he often found himself in.
A Woman, Her Men, and Her Futon
Although Melrose Place certainly got Jake shirtless a lot, (so much so, there's a running tally on the Podcast) it was Show's role in A Woman, Her Men, and Her Futon that provided his first 'nude scene'. The 1990 film actually came out just before Melrose Place and although we didn't see much, there were still some hot side shots of Show's muscular butt.
After Show left Melrose Place, I was impressed at his choice of roles and projects. Show seemed to be working hard to avoid the 'stud' roles, seeking more offbeat characters in dramas, as well as roles in quite a few comedies. Show's second nude scene was in the Courtney Cox led drama Dirt. Show played Jack Dawson, a famous actor still in the closet and hiding his relationship with Leo. Thanks to
xyzpdq for the clip below!
I never saw a second of the CW remake of Dynasty, in fact Show shares few in the US watched. It was however, a big hit internationally. I did however see enough caps of Show to know that he as he enters his 60's, he looking as hot as ever. Show was asked about abs on the Podcast and admitted that although they've changed a bit, he still has to do very little to maintain his fit physique. Needless to say, his female co-stars were not overly impressed.
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