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Is that Zach from Saved by the Bell on Ugly Betty?
My reaction when I logged on this morning (as you do) went something like this:
….the hell?
My initial reaction is that The Beek is flipping me off, but I don’t know if that’s what you are referring to!
He looks good!
But also, how come he has a job and Pacey doesn’t?
The “Bitch Called Wanda” headline made me laugh because I’d seen last night’s “Ugly Betty.” The Tubey brain was the second thing that stood out.
I saw it earlier, and my first thought was, “Oh, wow. Giant Beek. He’s aging better than I would have thought.” 2nd thought: “HEE! Beek’s all big on the homepage again. My, how full circle we’ve all come.” 3rd thought: “There will be an uproar. There may be injuries.”
These all occurred within about 1.5 nanoseconds.
It’s all photos of white men’s faces. Except for the bionic woman.
Is the Bionic Woman the only woman on TV this week? All the other pictures are of guys.
My initial reaction is nicely summed up by the end of the blurb, to wit:
AAAAHHHHHHH!
Hey, ol’ CerealBoxHead is back!
AAAAHHH!! NOOOOO!
Five-head LIVES!!!!
My eyes! my eyes!
The Beek looks cute.
And now I hate myself.
My bet was that “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK” would rule the day.
But my second reaction was, “He doesn’t look bad. For…him.”
My initial reaction precisely: “BEEK!!!”
Then I started laughing.
I’m so ashamed that I mistook the Beek for another character from another ridiculous show.
“At left: AAAAHHHHHHH!”
AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, INDEED! It was my comment as soon as I saw the fivehead and then I saw it written there in the caption and laughed and laughed.
AAAH, The Beek!
Then, oh, he’s working again?
@Sars: Agreed. Let’s blame that second reaction on the lighting and camera angle and call it a day.
the Fivehead returns!
The caption nails it best.
“He doesn’t look bad. For…him.”
That was my exact reaction.
Then a feeling of nostalgia. I think that feeling was wrong though.
Heh,
My first thought was “Was there a flashback this week and this is Alexis pre-Op?”
Thankfully I discovered TWoP post-Dawson, and it always aired on the night I had choir. As a result I have less Beek automatic backlash than many.
Aaand my morning came crashing to a halt after slamming into that fivehead.
My first reaction was to laugh at the Beek. And then laugh at the square-ness of the Beek. And then laugh at myself because they’ve been rerunning the whole series here on Channel five (in the UK) and I’ve been watching it during my lunch hour.
Beeeeeeeeek. But really, he doesn’t look bad, playing a character much closer to his actual age. Much more believable.
And seriously, where’s Pacey?
The beek is SO BIG. Also, I miss Glark’s drawings.
On an unrelated note that the homepage reminded me of, I’ve read and reread the rules and instructions 100 times, but TV Bigshot still confuses the crap out of me.
Other than having to see James VanDerEEK?
I must admit the Beek’s hairstyle is a good look for him – his forehead doesn’t look as huge as it normally does!
Clearly I don’t get it. Because I just see a normal TWOP page. Was there some problem that’s been fixed or does whatever it is not show up on my browser? Can someone explain?
For you Sars:
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“Is The Beek gonna have to cut a bitch?” was, honestly, my first reaction. Seriously, what is that pose? Clearly I must go home immediately to watch Ugly Betty.
My second was “At least he looks better than he did on Criminal Minds last season.”
Third was “But he’s still The Beek.”
Zack vs Dawson… not sure which is more annoying.
My first reaction was that Tubey was cooking some chili. Then I noticed Beek Von Noggin, and sort of yarked a little. Because I thought we cut off his head and stuffed his mouth with like, five pounds of garlic.
Ugh.
My reaction: If I didn’t know what a bad actor he was, I’d think he looks kind of cute. It helps that the shorter bangs cover up some of the five-head.
My gut reaction was “Ooooh, he looks great!”
And then I wanted to kill myself.
I think it’s the hair cut. That’s a really nice haircut on him.
I thought someone would put up a photo of Wanda/Ugly Wili, so I was surprised to see what’s-his-face.
What Stephen and Sars said. I can’t believe that I think he looks good, but… He looks good. I don’t watch Ugly Betty, though, so I might have been cured if I had actually seen him in action.
I’ll admit that there was a spit take there.
But between the “A Bitch Called Wanda” and the Clone High reference in the description of the Gossip Girl recaplet, I still love you. Even if it did put the Makeover song back in my head. Where it hasn’t left yet.
The Beek is back?!!! And he looks… not entirely unappealing? Or did I miss something else?
Yeah, Zach was on NYPD Blue. I think.
And John From Cincinnati! Zach from Saved by the Bell, and Dylan McKay from 90210, as well as Al Bundy, were all on John From Cincinnati.
“Wow, his head looks smaller. Sort of.”
My first thought was:
“Aw man. Him again?”
My next was: “Hm. Well… better. But still.”
Made me laugh, actually.
James van der Beek looks hotter than he ever looked on Dawson’s Creek.
My reaction was: I thought you hated that guy and where are the stinging one-liners about his giant forehead?
I was hoping there’d be a singing-and-dancing Hugh Jackman pic for the Viva Laughlin recaplet.
Am I the only person who suffered through the first 15 minutes of that sad show just to watch Hugh, and then immediately turned the TV off? No? Good. :)
And I’m ashamed to say that I didn’t recognise the Beek… but then, I’ve never seen an episode of Dawson’s Creek, so hopefully I’m forgiven.
Damn you, Glarkazar! DAMN YOUUUUU, GLARKAZAAAAARRRRR! [shakes fist]