It was 2004 and I had just relocated. The first night in my new home found me sitting on the floor surrounded by moving boxes. My feet were too tired to go out (Note: don't wear high heels when you carry furnitures), so I turned the TV on. They were broadcasting a new crime show, starring Vincent D'Onofrio, the actor I had been a fan of for 12 years.
And I thought to myself:
"Puh-leeeeease!! That sexy bastard who played Sgt. Randozza, Abbie Hoffman, Carl Stargher and all these other drool attack-causing guys can NEVER do a decent law-abiding Detective!"
That's when I saw Det. Robert 'Bobby' Goren for the very first time and he got me with his cleverness, charm, his smirky smile
and he was HOT as burning hell.
So I want you to do this for me if you will:
Everybody think back to YOUR very first time. Ahem, Bobby-Moment I mean.
Now, I'll give you a little while longer because I know some of you have to think back a little further than others . . . . . . .
VDO sort of came at me from different angles in the early Spring of 2004. I had seen a flick called The Whole Wide World on HBO. Also, I was a die-hard Sex And The City fan, which was shown Sunday nights the same time LOCI aired. My oldest daughter kept telling me I needed to watch this show because I'd like the tall guy playing the detective, he was the actor in TWWW. But I don't like L&O or SVU, so why should I watch this show?? One day, I switched channels anyway, and saw the tall guy, he was in an epi (apparently a re-run) with a blonde lady with a Brit accent. The two had so much chemistry, I instantly loved the show. By the end of the show, I was in L O V E with Det Goren AND the actor Vincent D'Onofrio. :D
ReplyDeleteHe had me from the very first episode (titled "One"). Watching him move around like a panther in heat drove me wild. He was so seductive, powerful, quirky and clever. He took up the whole screen, he was bigger than life. Once I started watching the show I couldn't take my eyes off of him. I can't imagine TV without him. Sob***
ReplyDeleteI think my first time was in 2005. Again, it was an episode already in syndication (on Bravo or USA), and there was nothing else on so I decided to watch. I quickly became entranced by this lovely specimen of manhood, and from there, tuned in for every remaining episode of season 4 and became addicted to all the syndicated reruns. The rest, as they say, is history!
ReplyDeleteGreat stories! Here's mine, which is sort of along the same lines as mauigirl's. I run all the time on the treadmill (5 miles/day) and would time my runs to the mothership. Then I moved my runs earlier in the day, so I figured I'd give LOCI (USA repeats) a try because, thanks to SATC and early mothership, I thought Chris Noth was sexy. About two runs in, the opening credits showed VDO. I said, "oh, the 'Mystic Pizza' guy. ... don't know if I'll like this," as I was used to Logan. Then I watched Goren for a while, almost fell off the treadmill twice because he was so distractingly smokin' hot, and proceeded to order the DVDs so I could always run to Bobby. Sorry, Logan.
ReplyDeleteI think it was around 2004, and it was an accident. We'd watched CSI and instead of changing channels we left the tv alone. LOCI came on and I was entranced by Bobby from the second he came on screen :-)
ReplyDeleteThe rest of it is history
I ran into this wonderful guy in August 2004,watching the promoted spin-off of my beloved TV show L&O (I watched the show since 1992).
ReplyDeleteAt first I wasn't sure what he was all about.I was used to those "old fashioned" detectives and he was something brand new to my eyes!
So I watched the whole epi and by the end credits I found myself in love with our quirky,smart and clever Detective Goren.
So you can call me a fan since day "ONE"...
I remember when I heard that there was going to be a third spin-off of Law and Order, my first thought was...Another one? I'm not going to watch it. Then one Saturday night I turned the TV to USA, (god I hate that network now) They were replaying 'One' and I thought...Hey, it's that Fabulous guy from Homicide! I wasn't attracted to him then, but now...DAMN, he's Gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteAnd I was hooked.
Once upon a time, I used to go to the movies EVERY week, that means if it was released in the UK, I would have seen it. I remember 'FMJ' very well because it disturbed me SO much, it was filed under 'Never Again!', a bargain I STILL haven't broken with myself to this day.
ReplyDeleteAnyways, probably some time in 2004, I put the TV on and fell into a new detective show - well, it was 'new' to me anyway - and discovered I really liked it. I watched some more, enjoying the slightly 'off-kilter' detective. The only thing that annoyed me was no one EVER seemed to address 'him by name! Finally, I heard him introduce himself as Detective Goren, & I know now the episode was 'Homo Homini Lupis'
Well, to quote the old song 'I didn't know I was looking for love until I found you'(Vincent!) but suddenly, like a bolt of the blue, I heard myself saying out loud to him 'You're not only a wonderful actor, you're CUTE too!!
Desperate for more visual-stimulii, and ANY information about this actor I'd 'found' (ahem!), I started hunting for other stuff he'd done. I bought myself a computer, something I'd always vowed I'd NEVER do, on the grounds I sat in front of one all day at work, and started checking out VDO-World. When I realised most of his work was only available from the States, I bought a multi-region DVD player (Please note, I was completely besotted - still am!!!) and imported my first-ever DVD's....and the rest, as they say, is V-history ;0)
So, unbidden, dear Vincent tangled himself up in my heart and my soul and 'made' me love him. Along the way, he also gave me new and wonderful friends, something I thank him for about a dozen times a day.
I found the show in 2003. My first reaction when I heard there was to be a third L&O show was like Tess's - I'm not going to bother. But for want of anything else to watch, I switched over to the second episode, which was Art. I was mesmerised - there was this giant bear of a man who looked like he sould be playing a gangster, but who knew about fine art. It was so incongruous. I was hooked. I'm a sucker for a big, good-looking, charismatic guy, so of course I was soon obsessed. I was in the middle of typing my family tree up on to my computer, and after I'd done my Sunday stint, I'd treat myself to some V-hunting time. I never looked back.
ReplyDeletei wish i could give a definitive date - it must have been after my divorce when i got control of the remote control - i remember seeing a guy in a grey suit moreorless occupying the whole screen, he stood there flicking through a folder, gave a sideways glance, opened his mouth and his voice really grabbed my attention - i thought, "who are you?" and i was smitten - i didn't surf the net for more information until 2005 and then I quickly bought every dvd amazon had to offer and entered the world of blogdom and likeminded ladies (and gentleman) - if my children watch me watching him they see my eyes dilate and say, "hey isn't that your guy?"
ReplyDeletewho would believe such a thing was possible - falling in love and lust with a star of the silver screen - initially it was a relief to know i wasn't the only one affected and inflicted, but then i realised i have to share him... hmmmm!!! :>)