Juhi's 2¢: Matt Dallas Love

It's almost summer and perfect for my current obsessession with Matt Dallas, who is oh-so-goddamn-gorgeous. It's awesome because I feel like a twelve-year-old. Who doesn't want to feel like a twelve-year-old?

Dallas is a new and upcoming American actor recently known for his lead role in the show that ABC so cruelly cancelled, Kyle XY. I won't go over it, because I want you to watch it. If you love pretty boys that is: it's not so much about the show as it is about the boy. ;) Here are the trailers for the three seasons. Things started off slow in the show:

Then it got interesting:

Then it got really good: =D

And then it was cancelled. Why the show was cancelled, I cannot fathom; I think something about the funding being cancelled. Seriously, who would be stupid enough to move THAT boy out of the screen? That has got to be the worst investor move ever.

Well, that's not true. If I stop thinking about Kyle (Matt Dallas, if you haven't been keeping up), I see the show was headed is the wrong direction. Most of the mysteries were solved, and there isn't much craze for another super-hero show, I mean we all see what happened to Smallville. But the show did end abruptly, like a season finale just before a very exciting and long-awaited season premiere, except there was no premiere. That was kind of mean. I also, especially, miss the super-cheesy and cutesomeness of Kyle XY. Le sigh.

It should be enough in itself that I have considered watching the show again; I don't usually ever re-watch or re-read anything, even if it's important (like textbooks?). I couldn't find another show to fill Kyle XY's place in my procrastination-land. I have a habit of picking TV shows from the pilot and watching them all the way to the end. I usually lose interest once I reach the current episode and have to wait a week or sometimes more for new episodes. But strangely lucky for me, Kyle XY was cancelled before I could reach that point. It was a good thing too, because the show started in 2006 and ran through to 2009; there was no way the hours that Kyle XY filled would be enough to spread over THREE years.

Anyway, in 2009, Dallas guest-starred in a few episodes of Eastwick and was killed off by episode 7, which sucked. Honestly, if you look at the ratings, they went down after his character died, and the show has not yet been approved for a second season. I am not surprised, I didn't go back to see episodes 8 through 13. I think I am going to piece together his scenes (like this one) from this show just for the heck of it; I really can't be bothered to watch the entire episodes again for his small appearances. And yes, I thought of doing that: I said I am obsessed didn't I?

On the other hand, watching Kyle XY again would be worth it, since that was his show, no cropping required there. The Kyle XY Season 2 Episode 17 called "Grounded" has got to be the cutest (yes, and cheesiest) of all; especially form about 1:02 - 6:45. The rest of it is pretty funny too.

Beauty and the Briefcase was Matt's next project, starring with Hilary Duff and Michael McMillian. The movie was okay, nothing spectacular but I wouldn't mind a Matt-Dallas-only video from it. But for now, I have pictures. :D

For some reason I got the feeling that the promos for the movie gave Matt Dallas more attention than was deserved for the character that he played. It wasn't super important, but I think his face must've gotten more publicity. He was also in many scenes unnecessarily like someone made a deal to give him more exposure in the movie. I'm not really complaining though.

The next project of Dallas that I'll watch will probably be The Indian (2007), although the trailer doesn't look that great. Looking forward to his role in As Good As Dead (2010) (watch the trailer). Can't find a trailer for In Between Days (2010), but hoping that will turn up soon.

Dallas appeared for like 40 seconds in the episode of Entourage called Chinatown back in 2005. Now, I don't know WHY, but I have seen the first 20 seconds of this clip a LOT of times. Repetition is becoming a new thing for me.