Watching Ari Melber

[lunatica]

and I find myself unable to pay attention to what he’s saying because I’m getting really irritated by the recent three day beard growth he has.

A year or two ago it became a fad to have leading men sporting a two day growth and I think it looks pretty attractive, but now it’s being used everywhere. I think it maybe could be passable for journalists and political shows and talking heads if the growth were only one or two days old or an actual beard, but that facial growth has gotten worse and worse even on leading men, unless the show calls for it for a reason like, say, the Walking Dead.

I’m beginning to think that if you’re in a suit and tie the growth just doesn’t do what you want it to. It’s fine if you dress casually, but otherwise it just looks contrived.

Sorry for venting! But it’s like I’m getting visual beard burn! Lol!

[Ninga]

1. Ari is hot, brilliant, unbelievably photogenic, so articulate, quick thinker and has a great legal

mind.

The rest is frosting....including the beard thing going on...

[Upthevibe]

14. Ninga, I agree with you....sorry to the op...

I'm biased as I have a HUGE crush on Ari - and I'm a lesbian!

[Ninga]

16. Dont be sorry! We all could use a bit of levity theses days.

days!!!

[Squinch]

2. I usually dislike facial hair. Ari, though, could dye his green and I'd still like

his face.

(blink*blink*deep sigh)

PS: about the burn: you're right. An old boyfriend kept his beard like that. It was like rubbing your face against a belt sander.

[lunatica]

6. Lol!

I just think that men with black hair don’t need more than a one day growth. Anything over that gets too heavy handed.

[Wounded Bear]

3. Gettysburg is one of my favorite war movies...

Not so much for the combat scenes (which are pretty good btw) but because it has some fantabulous examples of facial hair.

[lunatica]

8. Well now I have to check it out

I like actors sporting facial hair although I’m not too crazy about too much neck stubble.

[Wounded Bear]

9. A couple of examples...

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Jeff Daniels


Martin Sheen & Co

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

15. Loved the flick....

Jeff Daniels...not so much. Dumb and Dumber franchise was truly a pitiful excuse. Just not a real in depth actor....imho.

[FakeNoose]

17. The middle guy next to Martin Sheen (Lee) is Tom Berenger (Broadstreet)

I don't recognize the guy on the right. I agree about the facial hair on that Gettysburg mini-series.
Jeff Daniels' mustache is a work of art.

[Wounded Bear]

19. Yeah, I suck with names...

even with famous ones.

[triron]

4. Not to change the subject but a very important new possibility for charges Mueller could be

considering is bribery which carries a max sentence of 15 years (I think).

[Me.]

5. May I Join You In Venting

I find I may not continue to watch him because he is so damn rude...always talking over/interrupting the guests. He's getting as bad as Tweety who I don't watch for that very reason. Why have guests if they don't want to let them speak? And big surprise Ari...I actually want to hear them, which is why I'm watching.

Rant over. I also sent him an email about this today.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

12. If it weren't for his reporting..

I'd concur. Ari gets some good scoops. Hardball guy....uh...that's another story....
"Tell me something I don't know."..."Uh...you talk way to much."

[cyclonefence]

7. I'm reading "Darwin's Beard" in Victorians Undone

and "evolutionary research" in the 19th century concluded that a three-day growth of beard was most effective at attracting women. Plus ca change, baby...

[lunatica]

10. Very interesting

And I believe it because it works on me, but it may be more than a three day growth on Ari. I’ce Always liked the way you can see the blueness of his stubble when he’s actually clean shaven.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

11. Have ya seen the Trivago guy?

I want to hold him down and shave his face.
I saw what you mean about Ari. Guys a human being. I think it may have given him some hip hop street cred w his guest.
Oh by the way...Kanye West can take a flying leap. SO tired of the do nothing Khardasians that seem to really think America cares.

[lunatica]

21. Yeah, the graying stubble does not work for me

Beards are good, in almost any shape as long as their trim and don’t grow down the neck, but graying stubble just looks messy and unkempt.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

24. I couldn't agree more.

Not sure when the dirty face look became popular again(?), but I'll be glad when it's gone. The beard thing comes and goes I suppose. Weird bc so many look ...um...Taliban-ish and I'm surprised it's gotten popular again. Oh well. To each his own.

[rickford66]

13. I save 24 hours a year by not shaving.

[lunatica]

22. My ex did too and I really liked his trimmed beard

Unfortunately I didn’t like him so much.

[rickford66]

25. My late wife would never let me shave it off.

I had it when we met and she said I wouldn't look the same. OK with me.

[trueblue2007]

18. I like Ari alot. He is very good but i dont like his beard

[Catherine Vincent]

20. He's trying to hide that handsome face of his

[lunatica]

23. I think his bosses are trying it to see if it sells on screen

I like his clean shaven face because you can see the blue of his whiskers.