Every television watcher gets a celebrity crush from time to time. Sometimes it is with the character they play in a show or movie, sometimes it is just the physical eye candy that is out there. Either way, from time to time there is a celebrity crush on our horizon. Not that we think this person will magically come out of the t.v. screen and sweep us away to the Hollywood lifestyle that they live in, but just the day-dream of it all is enough to keep us going about our hum-drum lives. How many books, movies and television shows have been written with the theme of the celebrity coming into contact with the local girl (or boy, but lets face it, its usually girl) and within the course of the show they fall in love. Now back to reality, let me stroll down memory lane with a few of my celebrity crushes.
Channing Tatum
L.L. Cool Jay
Dwayne Johnson
Charlize Theron (hey we all have a girl crush)
But today I found myself thinking about a television personality with whom none of my former celebrity crushes have anything in common. In case you haven't noticed the pattern, tall and muscly is my thing. I have become fascinated with The Big Bang Theory, oh yes, you guessed it! I have become a Sheldon Cooper fan. No offense to Jim Parsons who plays the character, but the actor behind the character holds almost no interest for me. With the minor exception that all you skinny, gawky, awkward kids who have a desire to become a movie star, don't let your dreams die. There is room for all of you, you might need to let go of the illusion that you will be the Brad Pitt leading man role but it is never the Brad Pitt role that leaves the biggest impression, it is the side kick, pal and best friend, that captivates our hearts. Case in point, the real life Jennifer Aniston went from Brad Pitt to Vince Vaughn. Most ladies will take flawed and funny over perfection any day. Perfection is hard to live with on a long term basis.
Back to my Sheldon crush. I rarely watch television, and even more rarely laugh out loud at anything on a sitcom. However the comedic genius of Sheldon Cooper is one in a million. O.K. lets address the gigantic Aspergers elephant in the room, the topic of is Sheldon or isn't Sheldon is a much blogged about debate. Show creators are fairly quiet on the topic allowing people to make up their minds as they wish. Well played Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, labeling a character might bring picket signs or protesters to the set. I have to believe that the AS person whom they worked with or went to school with and became the model for this character was a learning lesson for them, so naturally they wrote what was most interesting. My Sheldon crush is not the carnal type of crush (lets be honest, what good would that do anyway?) It is a motherly, protective type of affection. The trouble with accessing the world of human emotions and social nuances is one that everyone needs help with from time to time. The genius behind those minds who work at a whole different level than the rest of us bring us to an understanding of the world that we would not otherwise receive. Assuming that most of the brilliant minds in the world are AS, what would happen if they were shut away and hidden for their differences. (I hear the collective scream from all you Facebook junkies at the thought of that Asperger genius not being allowed to create his masterpiece.) I applaud the network for handling different type of characters with the dignity that they deserve. Making allowances for your friends that are different, have quirks or nuances to their personality that you adjust to is part of life.
Sure hearing him say Bazinga is awkward but watching the childlike grin that crosses his face at the thought of pulling a prank on someone is always endearing. So for my celebrity crush of the moment, Sheldon Cooper takes the cake. (I can almost hear him saying "What exactly does the expression mean anyway 'take the cake' clearly no one has baked a cake, and even if one could produce a cake, where exactly would it be taken" )
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