I totally agree with you on that. I don't like the pics of Dr. Andy in the skin tight long sleeved scrubs. I love to look at Alex, no mistake, but that's just not what a serious heart surgeon would wear!!! He needs to have at least his arms free up to the elbows, and the scrubs a bit less tight. He can't work in something like that. It reduces him to eye candy, and that's just not what even the most rabid fans are about!!! Not even when they write NC-17 stories about Kevin or Marshall or Mick or Marcus or Jack. That's only a small part of the fascination Alex has, and only a small part of what makes his characters so compelling and likeable. I really liked how they covered up Vincent, it was part of his character. Of course there is just no way to hide the beauty of Alex, but you don't have to flaunt it into our faces all the time. It's degrading.jmc wrote:Minority view, but I was angry when ML came back from the writers' strike and the ads showed Mick open-shirted on the beach (love the pic-hated the ads). I thought they marketed him like a bimbo and that anyone who tuned in from those ads would be disappointed because that was not what the show was about.
I think Nina still looks at him the way a desperate housewife looks at the pool boy. He appears to take it all in stride but he's an intelligent, talented professional actor and it's got to rankle. Perhaps that's part of the reason he selected this role (Bob knows what else they may have offered him!) and now they're treating him the same way at the upfronts. If he's darn near the only reason they picked this show up, what kind of pressure does that put on him and if it falls short, he's the guy with 2 failed shows.
Hollyweird indeed!
On the other hand, Alex knows what he is in for and what being an actor entails, so I guess he's more amused about it and will be fine. We don't have to protect him. It's more about me feeling insulted for being catered to in this way.
Just told them to PROMOTE the show. 
