A Strange Question Perhaps..........is Barnabas sexy?

[Perankh]

This question is mostly for the ladies.

Ok, he(Jonathan Frid) isn't classically handsome with his hook nose, bug eyes, and weird ears(if u disagree with this description - im sorry - didnt mean to offend anyone), but for some reason, when u put it all together, to me there is sexiness there.  Maybe his voice has alot to do with this, or the way he carries himself, i don't know, but it works for some reason.

[Connie]

This question is mostly for the ladies.

Ok, he(Jonathan Frid) isn't classically handsome with his hook nose, bug eyes, and weird ears.... but for some reason, when u put it all together, to me there is sexiness there.  Maybe his voice has alot to do with this, or the way he carries himself, i don't know, but it works for some reason.

ROFL  -  BUG eyes?  He doesn't have BUG eyes!  
When ya put it all together, it works, huh??  LOL
(sorry - this is striking me funny)

No, seriously.  A LOT of women find Barnabas sexy.  IMHO, it's his manner, the way he speaks, the way he moves, and the reserved, cultured way about him.  There's a mystique there.  Plus, I don't know....a lot of times I find him quite handsome.  There are lots of people who find him VERY handsome.

-CLC

[Perankh]

uh - oh:( - i have offended


i said he was sexy - just not in a traditional way - is that bad? ?!?


What shall be my penance - 400 repeated watchings of my least favorite adam storyline episode?LOL

*Crawls into bed frightened*

[Connie]

uh - oh:( - i have offended

Oh you have not.  
(You couldn't offend me if you tried).
(Don't start trying - Midnite might get mad)

What shall be my penance - 400 repeated watchings of my least favorite adam storyline episode?LOL

Yes!  That, and dinner with Adam at the Old House.

*Crawls into bed frightened*

Well, you SHOULD be.   LOL

-CLC

[Nicole]

You know, I've never gotten the Barnabas is sexy message.  I can admit that he has a marvelous voice and great presence (not to mention a wounded nature that seems to bring out the mother in some women), but every time I begin to change my mind about Barn, I end up seeing an episode like the ones we've seen this week and he ends up coming across as too creapy to be hot.  

Another time another place, maybe, but he just doesn't do it for me.    :-/

[VAM]

 

Another time another place, maybe, but he just doesn't do it for me.    :-/

I agree -Now lets talk about Quentin Collins, Gerard Stiles or Chris/Tom Jennings!

[Luciaphile]

He's got a great voice.  And presence.  I intensely dislike the Barnabas character, but usually when Frid's playing him, unless he's got a scene stealer like Thayer David or Clarice Blackburn next to him, it's Frid I end up looking at.  Can't help it.

And actually, when Barnabas is being forthrightly evil (as opposed to this righteous crap we're slogging through now), I do find him mildly sexy and I can see why other people do too.

However, as Eleni, so aptly put it, he doesn't do it for me either.  Brooding eyes and a great voice is all very well, but a man needs a sense of humor and Barnabas doesn't have one  

Luciaphil

[TERRY308]

He may have a "hooked nose", bugged eyes and "weird ears", but you put them all together, and you've got one of the sexiest man alive.

His voice is as refreshing as a cold drink of spring water, and his presence,... his presence leaves me and alot of other girls, that grew into women....WOMEN.

"Is Barnabas sexy?"  

I would love him to ask me to be his housekeeper.  I'd be a happy camper then.

[Happybat]

It's not a strange question at all and, I suspect, one that has been hotly debated over the years.  

I don't personally consider Barnabas sexy, but I can understand why some people do.  First of all, he has more than his share of class and his voice is deep, his way of speaking elegant in an almost British, clipped sort of way.  Add to that his brooding, tortured gaze and you have all the elements of an intriguing, mysterious man.  As for looks, Barnabas isn't handsome the modern sense, but with his hair a bit softer and the dark circles from under his eyes removed, he is certainly above average in looks.  Like many gentlemen I find attractive, his face has character.

And I would call Barn's eyes deep-set, not bug-eyed.

By contrast, someone like Joe Haskell (and maybe Jeff Clark and Tom Jennings, too) are handsome, but I find their mugs rather bland and unintriguing compared to Barnabas'.  (My apologies to all Crothers and Briscoe fans!)

[Julianka7]

I agree -Now lets talk about Quentin Collins, Gerard Stiles or Chris/Tom Jennings!

Definitely Quentin! Even the first Burke.
And Joe.
But Barnabas is a little too self centered most of
the time for my taste.

[ClaudeNorth]

I, too, fall in the category of those who don't find Barnabas sexy. Frid is an appealing, watchable actor, but IMHO, not sex symbol material.

That said, I will admit that I found Frid-as-Bramwell surprisingly sexy.  I'm sure a lot of it has to do with the more flattering hair and make-up used for the character, but I also think it was due to Frid's acting.  His portrayal of Bramwell was more overtly sexual (lust without guilt) than his portrayal of Barnabas, and I think that it just might have been his best work on the series.

As for my personal hottie picks:

1.  Brian Sturdivant:  Best known as Claude North, he first appeared wearing a tight-fitting bellhop uniform in a dream sequence.

2.  Geoffrey Scott:  Rarely discussed (as far as I can tell) cast member with minimal talent but male model looks.  He shows up during Leviathan as Schuyler Rumson.

Regards,

John

[Nancy]

When the series was on, I had a big crush on Don Briscoe.  I thought he was so cute, and I was so pleased to discover a set of twin boys who rode my school bus everyday who had Briscoe's boyish looks.

For me, attractiveness has little to do with looks inasmuch as the whole package.  Many of the guys everyone acknowledges as being "cute" I find dull overall.  They're cute alright but that's just about it.

Nancy

[Craig_Slocum]

Is Barnabas sexy? My Mother sure thinks so!  

[Nancy]

If you read any Frid interviews during the run of the series, he says how ridiculous he felt being in the teen magazines and never considered himself or Barnabas to be sexy.  Obviously a couple million of other people did find him attractive and that was an overall package concept.  IIRC, he referred to the Tom Jennings vampire as "bad pornography" though he acknowledged the take was deliberately more sensual.

He also attributed the lost, tortured look on Barnabas' face as really him, the actor, being nervous in front of the camera and looking for lines.

Nancy

[kuanyin]

I don't think this is strange OR offensive. I don't agree with the bug eyes, but that is a quibble. You also forgot to mention the bad skin!

Yes, I think Barney IS sexy. I don't find him as much so (now that I'm the right age for him) as I did when I was a teenager watching the show. I suspect that the brooding self pity is part of what struck a chord with me then. His voice is wonderful, and his reserve with women is sexy.

I don't think you can pin his appeal on any one element. When you look at him closely, it IS hard to figure out. And yet.....