Hot Blond Downtownie

[strangetomato]

Am I the only simmer who doesn't like the Hot Blonde Downtownie? His "pretty" genes don't really do it for me, because I don't think template No. 1 looks good on male sims, and he's so poorly styled. Well, the shaggy hair isn't so bad, but the giant green glasses and the "Look Ma, I grew it myself!" teenaged goatee? Yeah, not really doing anything for me.

He's the focus of the new sim_mania challenge, which I'll be watching with interest. If anyone actually makes him look good to me, I'll definitely vote for them. I'll probably campaign on their behalf, in fact. But really... good luck with that. He's the reason chin beards were invented. *shudder*

I'm sure most of you will disagree with me, and you're welcome to it, but the HBD just bugs the shit out of me, so I had to vent a little. (I have to say that or you might think I'm better than you, or something.)

The timing of this challenge is funny, because I just made him playable to act as a minor character in my story. Yeah, HBD gets the plum role of Jaxy's mother's live-in boyfriend. It's not the sort of character he usually plays in legacies and such, but he wanted to expand his repertoire, since Sperm Donor No. 1 only gets you so far on your acting résumé. And he looks the part too. This will be his gritty, breakthrough role on his way to becoming the next indie film poster boy.

Comments

[muslemura.livejournal.com]

Sperm Donor No. 1, indeed *grin* He was one in my long gone and dead legacy too and was a wonderful granddad :D Otherwise he produced children with ridiculously large lips and eyes. Meh... he was OK to play, even though the sunglasses and goatee had to go *shudder* I actually though he was a more "Extreme" Face One, with even more soft/childlike features than the default One, but I could be wrong.

Loved his guest appearance in one of your Outtakes, and looking forward to seeing him as (not too nice, I guess?) live-in boyfriend :D

[hviw.livejournal.com]

Is he a teen? I wonder what he looks like as an adult.

What's up with photo bucket? Do they operate on New Zealand time?

[hviw.livejournal.com]

Also I think HBD is overrated.

[ownsimscorner.livejournal.com]

Yeah, HBD never did much for me either. Much prefer Snakeskin Guy (whose features aren`t so overly exaggerated and whose personality is much more livelier than HBD`s) and, well, I do have a soft spot for the Travolta guy - he`s very... optimistic.

That contest sounds fun, though. :) Can`t wait to see HBD playing such an "OOC" role in your story, maybe I`ll finally find him interesting enough.

[cindyanne1.livejournal.com]

You know I love him. :D Not just his genes, but I love his personality, his sloppiness, his goofiness, and even his heart-print boxers. :D He's just fun.

But I don't think he's template #1. Not entirely. They may have started with that template, but they've changed it somewhat. His Angelina Jolie lips and huge eyes are definitely different than the old standard #1.

*pats HBD* Don't worry Georgie, I love you. Even if...



Awww, I just want to HUG him!!! *squeezes*

[franwi.livejournal.com]

I don't think I've ever played with him, other than a vid. But I've seen him post-makeover in some legacies and he wasn't too bad. I don't mind that face template, though. It's the only Maxis template I didn't replace. He seems like he'd be immature with those boyish features, the spoiled man-boy who likes to game on the couch in his underwear. Sounds like he'll be much different in your upcoming chapter.

[cindyanne1.livejournal.com]

Sorry I'm spammin...

Forgot to say I'm a bit "challenged" by the new Challenge in sim_mania, lol. I almost never do anything to Georgie (HBD) other than give him new Everyday clothes. I just love him too much as-is. Isn't that SAD? :D

I love him as an Elder too. He's one of those sims that ages well IMO.

Okay I'll stop gushing now. ;)

[hviw.livejournal.com]

Scratch I'm not sure if there's anywhere where it's not October yet.

[madame-ugly.livejournal.com]

Your legacy was the first time I ever really noticed him. I've never really followed/read legacies.

But I do agree with strange, his look annoys me (the glasses/hair combo). His face in general? He's just a regular looking sim to me.

[franwi.livejournal.com]

Hehe, your fondness for him is so cute. Maybe you could age him into an elder for the challenge and show us that distinguished side.

[madame-ugly.livejournal.com]

I agree with you on the hair/glasses thing. That combo just irritates me.

Since I don't really follow legacies, I never realized (until cindyanne's Standish family) that he was THE sperm donor. I also never really used to take sims downtown, so he was a non-issue.

I wouldn't exclude him JUST because he's good looking, though. If a sim took a shine to him (and I was feeling benevolent) I'd allow the pairing.

[cindyanne1.livejournal.com]

I've always seen the hair/sunglasses on him as his way of trying to "cover up" his looks. ;) He's not at all conceited, is Georgie, and he wants to be noticed for more than just his pretty-boy face. So he grew messy hair, grew a half-assed beard, and wears huge aviator glasses to hide it all. He wants to be more than just the sperm donor, lol! He wants to be loved and to be played! And to show off his heart print boxers and love of sports!!

Not to mention he almost always has a great job and lots of skill points and/or lots of friends. And I think Maxis made him a Popularity sim first and then changed him to Knowledge at the "last minute" If that makes sense. He almost always has a "popularity sim" LTW, have any of you ever noticed? (Or am I the only one who plays him this much in depth, lol)

Sigh. I loves him.

[madame-ugly.livejournal.com]

See, I'm the opposite. I always see the hair/glasses as a kind of poser/douchey thing. That's just me. I super-impose that idea on a lot of the downtownies (including Snake Skin Jacket Guy and Too Cool Old Guy).

Shame on me for being so shallow!

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

It's definitely a douche thing to me too. If I saw a guy like that in real life, I am about 98% sure he'd be a total knob.

Shallow, schmallow. People judge on appearances for a reason. *snicker*

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I don't know if he'll be that much different in the story. I see him on the couch in his underwear, for sure.

[madame-ugly.livejournal.com]

*snicker* I'm biased against good looking sims!

It's like trying to argue that white males are a disadvantaged group.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

See... all sims are good parents, in my opinion. I've never had one that was uninterested in their kids or grandkids. Even Olive Specter makes an awesome grandma, and she has zero nice points.

Is it even more extreme than face one? I thought all townies and downtownies were pure templates. If he's more exaggerated, that probably makes him even worse. It's funny, because I don't dislike big lips and eyes in all cases, but there's just something about that face.... the lack of chin, the fact that there's very little distance between his nose and his lips, the tiny nose... yeah, just not for me.

He's really not a nice sim. He has only four nice points, so I'm not even taking him out of character that way, really. My playing with Jaxy's Mom and him, and letting them run on free will with the right items in their house, has them playing exactly to character. It's funny. I've even had neighbours come to complain about the smell.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

No, he's an adult. He just looks like a teen (or younger).

I don't know, but they're taking their sweet time in restoring my images.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Yes... one more for my side. :D

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

To be fair, I've never played with any of these downtownie guys. When I marry someone into a sim family, it's usually a townie or, more often, an NPC. A lot of those Nightlife outfits were really hilariously bad, though. It think it's even worse than the basegame.

It doesn't even seem that out of character for me. :P I guess I'm just contrary, but I thought it would be hilarious to cast him as a "bad guy" in the story. (Really, he's as much a victim of addiction as he is a villain.)

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Ehhh... I don't even think he's good looking, though I suppose he does have a sort of Brad Pitt vibe to him if you squint at him.

Yeah, but people argue that all the time. They have so many expectations on them to succeed. *wipes tear*

[madame-ugly.livejournal.com]

He's very plain looking. Not ugly, not hot. Just. . .there. If he was a real person, you wouldn't look twice.

[draggingbluelake.blogspot.com (from livejournal.com)]

It's funny because as soon as I read the words "hot blond downtownie" I knew exactly who you meant. He weaseled his way into my sims' gene pool too.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I expected you to come to his defense. :P Oh, but I didn't see the GIANT MACRO coming, so thank you for burning my retinas with that. *snicker*

I'm being completely shallow because I don't care if he has a "good personality" or not (and he's a bit of a grouch too, is he not?). He just looks like a knob to me. We don't see eye to eye on Ajay this way either. I don't see anything in him looks-wise. He's just has a bland mashed-potatoes baby face to me. I just don't like when male faces are based on that template.

I think my version of the HBD will probably have crabs too. *snicker*

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that IS sad... *snicker*

I've noticed that you leave Vidcund as-is too, with the dorktastic hair. I can't argue with letting sims have a bit of personality. It's more interesting than giving everyone perfect silky hair with man-bangs, in my opinion.

I left him as-is too.