To not know who from the Musketeers I'd boff first.

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It's doing my head in. 5 leading actors and I fancy ALL of them. I tried to pick the one I fancied most when he was a simple cartoon dog and that was Aramis, but just one look as sexy Richelieu in his black cloak of evil and I'm a gooey mess.

It's turned me into such a tart, but IABU to want all of them. No? Ok thanks.

Hm. Saying that I think I did recently opine on another thread that I would do James McAvoy till his ears rang, so maybe I need to think further about this...

Uh oh...that was Capaldi wasn't it?

What MadBusLady said

And try as I might, I just can't get my time machine to work to take me back to an idealised 17th century France so I'm fairly sure it's never going to happen

MTM

Have faith, LetUsPrey, we'll get there yet.

I would LOVE Capaldi to do a web chat, but I bet he'd run a mile!

(Auto correct put "web chat" as "wench at". Or possibly my dodgy typing!)

Dear god if we can't lust over imaginary men from 16the century France then there really is NO HOPE!

Well I have now decided the order is as follows...

Richelieu/Athos/
Porthos
Aramis
Traville
Dogtanian

Richelieu Athos and I are going to be the next Rod Jane and Freddie for a new young generation. Now if that isn't a positive to come out of this thread, then I don't know what the fuck IS.

CAPALDI FOR WENCH CHAT CAPALDI FOR WENCH CHAT! Come on mumsnet pleeeeaaaaase let this happen!

As probably the only catholic on this thread it's pretty obvious to me that I - and only I - would get to kiss the cardinals ring :)

Plus I find it insulting to be compared to some leering letch.

Are people not allowed to find others/actors/celebrities attractive?

No crushes allowed?
Dh likes Kelly Brook. I think he has good taste.

I like the Dumas book. I like the tv programme version of updating it.
We can discuss the style of writing if that helps.

I can talk about Tolstoy, Pasternak and Akhmatova , if you prefer. I had to read War and Peace, in Russian, whilst having my English version open at the same time, if that makes you feel any better!!

Pompous arse. Why don't you just jog on ......

Rod, Jane and Freddie?

Have nearly spluttered my wine !!

Plus I find it insulting to be compared to some leering letch

God, I've been a right leering letch since the bloody programme started.

As Madbuslady said. I've seen Tom Burke being interviewed a couple of times. He's alright but doesn't inspire the bosom heaving that 'Athos' does

I was waiting for someone to come and tell us off

Bah, Trader's post is just a classic "what about the menz" thing. Would any of us embarrass the actors we are talking about if we met them by saying these things out loud? No? Is there a huge difference, over the course of history, between the way men are objectified and the way women are objectified? Yes. Are men still, as a class, privileged over women as a class? Yes. Trader is comparing apples and oranges, not apples and apples.

tl;dr Carry on, ladies.

(The Cardinal all the way, btw, but it looks like I'd have to get in line.)

Badvoc, I have to tell you, my ds1 , aged 10, same as yours, ( at catholic school) , got award this week, for his writing of the Tudors.
A fight scene. Swords. Based entirely on Musketeers, episodes 1-5.

Ha ha. How I had a little giggle to myself.

So, there you go MTM. Other than Rod , Jane and Freddie, something good has actually come out of this thread!!

I take that back at leering letch. Ha ha.

I'm with MadBus and Stinkle.

Hahaha Ob :)
Ds1 is so clueless, bless him.
He thinks I like it for the historical references and pretty costumes.
I suppose it will dawn on him when he gets older :)

Oh, Ffs.
I am am not objectifying the actors!
I am objectifying the FICTIONAL characters!
I want leather jerkins, gauntlets, hats with feathers in, long swishy hair and black cloaks!
Fuck reality!

Ha ha Badvoc. My ds too, clueless. Love naivety at 10, don't you?

Agreed. We've all agreed its the leather, the costumes, the leaning, the shirts, the swords. Their dirty greasy hair.

What's that got to do with objectifying current day breakfast presenters and weather girls?

Oh god yes. The facial hair,the head hair the hats the leather. The entires production of the programme is absolutely visually stunning! Even my mum watches it every week and complains about it being "nonsense" but she's got her eye on those musketeers! Even the actors find it sexy...you can see it in their eyes!

Arlene Phillips, former Strictly Come Dancing Judge is a big fan. And said that they were all mighty fine attractive.

You actually can. They bloody love it. I would if I were a bloke.

I perform a valuable service dontcha know!
Without sad peri menopausal old gimmers like me these poor actors would be out of work!
Who, pray tell, were the bbc targeting when the commissioned this series do you think?
That is correct.
Me.

It's 100% Sunday night Ladyporn cunningly disguised as a family drama and everybody knows it!

Agreed. The target audience? Me.