by Jordan Danger
I’ve been a bit fascinated with The Blacklist lately, which is James Spader’s newest show. It’s
fantastic, if you haven’t seen it yet. Anyway, I had posted on Facebook about
being excited for the new season, and someone else commented that Spader has
‘really let himself go’, and because I’m currently a bit fascinated (okay,
obsessed) with this show, I was absolutely appalled with that comment. It got
me thinking, though, about who are offbeat heartthrobs are these days; so I
made a list.
THE TOP OFFBEAT HEARTTHROBES (PRIMARILY OF THE GEEKY GENRE)
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BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH
Lead actor in the hit BBC series, Sherlock, Benedict may be better known now as the villian Khan in
the hit movie Star Trek: Into Darkness.
Benny and I have been imaginary lovers for a couple years, as I caught onto Sherlock quite early, and even some of
his roles before that. When you first look at Cumberbatch, you may wonder why
so many of us are drooling over him: he’s kinda skinny, and has a bit of a
horse face, and his hair somehow always looks awkward. But give him a few
minutes: soon you’ll see there’s just something about the way he walks, talks,
and stares at you with those indescribable eyes…oh, yes, Benedict’s attraction
is defintely a cerebral thing.
MELISSA MCCARTHY
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Diehard fans of the (long over) series, Gilmore Girls, were already familiar with McCarthy from her days as
Sookie St James, the loveable chef at the Dragonfly Inn. But Melissa
disappeared after Gilmores, as did
most of that awesome cast, and I kinda thought we’d seen the last of her; after
all, Hollywood is obsessed with skinniness, and Melissa wasn’t likely to ever
lose enough weight to appeal to the movie execs. But she did make a comeback,
starring in a moderately funny sitcom called Mike & Molly, then knocking it out of the park with her roles
in Bridesmaids, Identity Thief, and The Heat. Melissa is gorgeous, but even
more importantly, she’s hilarious. And she’s also not afraid to take a role
where she looks like a hot mess, which nice. Though she does tend to have a lot
of ‘magic makeover’ scenes, which annoy me a bit, the cool thing here is that
she’s making a name for herself as a Hollywood sweetheart without fitting into
the normal view of ‘beauty’.
JAMES SPADER
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Many of us love James Spader, and some have loved him for
decades. Yes, he’s older and yes, he’s paunchy, but there’s something about the
way he talks; you know he’s every bit
as intelligent as the mensa-level characters he so often gets to play, and
he’ll reel you in with just a few well-delivered lines. Despite being the polar
opposite of the stereotypical ‘hot guy’, Spader makes it to our ‘hit
list’—again, it’s a brain thing.
JENNIFER LAWRENCE
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I include Jennifer Lawrence even though she’s pretty
Hollywood-pretty because somehow at the same time, she’s not. Despite being a bit awkward, self-professedly not overly
bright, and often unpolished, Lawrence is just plain likeable. Maybe it’s her very human qualities that make this
particular girl so universally loveable, despite the fact she doesn’t fit the
Hollywood mold.
ROBERT DOWNEY JR.
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Washed up drug addict-turned-Iron Man. I don’t think I need
to say much more here. Again, though he sports some wild hair and a goatee that
belongs on some villian from the days of silent film, Robert steals our hearts with
his quick wit and fast tongue.
EMMA STONE
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Emma would be considered gorgeous by most
Hollywood-prescribed standards, it’s true; but those that truly love her know
that it’s her cheeky wit, her sardonic smile, and her teasing tones that melt
our hearts. Emma is pretty enough to play the vapid roles that Hollywood
typically doles out to doe-eyed young starlets, but Emma’s staying power—and
her true appeal—comes from her other qualities. Making a comeback in the last Spiderman movie, I hope we see much more
of her to come.
CHRIS HEMSWORTH
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Chris is on here in an honorary position. Yes, Chris is
obviously the Greek god-like beauty that Hollywood always brings us…but he’s
more than that, and I’ll tell you why. Chris Hemsworth is one of the most
universally appealing humans I think we have ever seen. I know straight men who
mention Hemsworth with a blush in their cheeks. I know one particularly
boy-phobic lesbian who publicly admits she’d bring him home with her. Chris
Hemsworth is the great equalizer, and I’ve never seen anything like it. Next
time the United Nations is working on a peace treaty and they can’t find common
ground between the warring parties, they should bring up Chris Hemsworth;
guaranteed, everyone can agree on him,
and that’s a good starting point.
SANDRA BULLOCK
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Sandra makes the list because she’s a lifetime achiever.
Sandra rarely gets to play the traditional Hollywood engenue, and the roles
she’s best known for (Speed, Miss
Congeniality, The Heat) portray her as sort of awkward and dorky. So first
gold star goes to Sandra for playing a different role than the usual giggling
girl. But at forty years old she took our breath away when she sported cropped
hair and a lot of guts in Gravity,
and so Sandra makes the list because she’s been a Hollywood starlet on her
terms, in atypical roles, and now she’s a kickass astronaut to boot.
TOM HIDDLESTON
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I think Tom Hiddleton (aka Loki from Thor movies) looks like a creepy lawyer or accountant. But Tom has
garnered a following that cannot be denied. Again, many find him sexy but not
in that typical Hollywood way: he`s got kinda weird hair, and not much of a
build, and a strange sort of face. But get him talking and conniving and
conspiring, and put him in a pair of leather gauntlets, and BAM: you`ve got a
superstar hearththrob.
Anyone we`ve left off the list? Comment below and tell us
who!
Jordan Danger is a veteran blogger, writer, and marketing
consultant based in Ottawa, Ontario. She is also President and Editor of CapitalGeekGirls.com. Jordan blogs at GirlCrafted.com, a
lifestyle blog about crafting life both literally and figuratively. She loves DIY projects, her dog, and Oxford
commas.
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