Clearly, sweet muscle stud Joe Manganiello has earned himself an infinite supply of fans, including more than our share of gay male fanatical fanatics. His debut on True Blood this season has unveiled him shredded to bits, astonishingly huge, abs of a Greek god and, speaking of the Greeks, the shape of an Adonis. Even among those of us who are his drooling fanatical fanatics, though, Joe’s garnered just a little bit of hate. I’ve seen it repeated in more than one place, that there’s something just not right about a werewolf who, as a man, is smooth as a baby’s bottom.
Anyone who can find something to fault about this man’s body is smoking crack. And not that I’m a expert on were-lore, but isn’t the whole point that an otherwise “normal” man who’s restrained (repressed) and blends into civilized society, is driven looney by the full moon, at which point he bursts into full-body hair and takes the form of a wolf? It’s the contrast between the straight-line walking citizen by day whose catapulted into a primal state of blood lust by night that’s the point. By day, he isn’t a wolf. By day, he can look like Joe Manganiello, but in the full moon be Cujo.
I’m sure Joe doesn’t need me to rush to his defense, but then again, where else do I get to step in and act as protector for a 6’5″ muscle giant? I’ve got your back, Joe… and any other part of your body that you need any help with… anytime.
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Thanks for another post on Joe Mangianello, my favorite new TV hunk (replacing Josh Holloway). Now about this "hairless werewolf" issue, the guy who plays a werewolf on "Being Human" is smooth. And so is a certain Taylor Lautner, you may have heard of him. I don't understand what the big deal is. But at least people are paying attention to Joe. And with looks and a body like that, how could they not?
I'm with you, Bruno. And I'm liking the line up that you're pointing to. You made me think that a 3-way fantasy bout of the werewolves might be called for here (Joe v Russell v Taylor), but I think a 2-on-1 would probably be more likely. I think Joe would give a Russell/Taylor team a serious run for their money.
Joe vs. Russell/Tovey? Piece of cake for Joe.
Russell & Taylor, yes. I tend to agree though I think it would be a lot of fun, nevertheless.