# Tarzan: WB TV - he looks too Golden Boy! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 5, 2003, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-wb-tv-he-looks-too-golden-boy/205706 "2003-10-05T13:59:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nisosbar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@nisosbar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nisosbar)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-wb-tv-he-looks-too-golden-boy/205706/1 "2003-10-05T13:59:06Z")
I was getting excited about this new show, but Tarzan looks too fragile and feminine! The photos make him look rather passive. I was looking at the e-cards on Warner Brothers site, and if you aren’t looking closely, it’s hard to see who’s the woman and who’s Tarzan… ☹ I may watch the premiere tonight, but I’m not hopeful. Tarzan should be masculine and have short hair, defined facial features (i.e., square jaw) and ideally, is not blond, but brunette, on the swarthy, dark side. IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-wb-tv-he-looks-too-golden-boy/205706/2 "2003-10-05T14:28:36Z")
LINK? ---
**Author:** ![LookitMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7bcc69/32.png) [@LookitMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LookitMe)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-wb-tv-he-looks-too-golden-boy/205706/3 "2003-10-05T14:55:36Z")
> **[Tarzan (TV Series 2003) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367424/)** > > Tarzan: Created by Eric Kripke, Michael Colleary, Mike Werb. With Travis Fimmel, Sarah Wayne Callies, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Mitch Pileggi. This thrilling contemporary take transforms the classic Tarzan tale into a rapid-fire adventure, an intriguing... I’ve seen the promos on tv for it. The reviews in the local paper for this new show have been unfavorable. But if you just want to see it for the eye candy, go for it. ---
**Author:** ![LookitMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7bcc69/32.png) [@LookitMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LookitMe)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-wb-tv-he-looks-too-golden-boy/205706/4 "2003-10-05T15:01:11Z")
Lucy Lawless will be in it according to [this](http://www.whoosh.org/epguide/tarzan/pilot.html). ---
**Author:** ![nisosbar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@nisosbar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nisosbar)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-wb-tv-he-looks-too-golden-boy/205706/5 "2003-10-05T15:07:15Z")
[http://www.thewb.com/Faces/eCards/0,9767,127622,00.html](http://www.thewb.com/Faces/eCards/0,9767,127622,00.html) ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-wb-tv-he-looks-too-golden-boy/205706/6 "2003-10-05T16:14:18Z")
He kinda looks like Jason “Jay” Mewes. “Aww, yea, Silent Bob, we’re gonna be swingin’ on some vines and wearin’ leopard skins.” ---
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Dracul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/50afbb/32.png) [@Vlad\_Dracul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Dracul)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-wb-tv-he-looks-too-golden-boy/205706/7 "2003-10-05T17:08:43Z")
Tarzan should also look somewhat weathered… after all, he’s been outdoors every single day of his life. He should have hairy legs, and possibly arms and chest… most Caucasian men do, and I don’t see Tarzan scraping a sharp rock over his entire body every day. ---
**Author:** ![jeanster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@jeanster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeanster)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-wb-tv-he-looks-too-golden-boy/205706/8 "2003-10-05T17:17:48Z")
Tarzan should look [the way Russ Manning drew him](http://www.budplant.com/bio.itml/icOid/8274), IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-wb-tv-he-looks-too-golden-boy/205706/9 "2003-10-05T18:52:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by nisosbar \* > \*\*Tarzan should be masculine and have short hair, defined facial features (i.e., square jaw) and ideally, is not blond, but brunette, on the swarthy, dark side. IMHO. \*\* [Here you go](http://www.thesmokinggun.com/graphics/art2/marriott1.jpg) Him strong like rhinocerous! Smart like well… umm… Him strong like rhinocerous! ---
**Author:** ![DeepPurple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@DeepPurple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeepPurple)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-wb-tv-he-looks-too-golden-boy/205706/10 "2003-10-05T19:00:31Z")
But you all can just not watch it!! I _have_ to tape the stupid thing because Mitch Pileggi’s in it!! A pox on me & my attraction to bald sexy men. I am also bummed he’s such a pretty boy, cause I love my Tarzan. I really kinda hope that it’ll die quickly so I won’t have to endure it too much. I think it’s a new Beauty & the Beast & I loathed that show. ---
**Author:** ![nisosbar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@nisosbar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nisosbar)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-wb-tv-he-looks-too-golden-boy/205706/11 "2003-10-05T21:14:29Z")
Or, this is more like what I think of Tarzan: [http://mc.clintock.com/second\_floor/bookcase\_1/books/tarzan\_lord\_of\_the\_jungle..php](http://mc.clintock.com/second_floor/bookcase_1/books/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle..php) I used to fantasize about the one on Saturday mornings: [http://www.tvparty.com/sat76.html](http://www.tvparty.com/sat76.html) ---
**Author:** ![nisosbar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@nisosbar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nisosbar)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-wb-tv-he-looks-too-golden-boy/205706/12 "2003-10-05T21:17:12Z")
Here we go: [http://epguides.com/Tarzan\_1976/](http://epguides.com/Tarzan_1976/) ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-wb-tv-he-looks-too-golden-boy/205706/13 "2003-10-05T23:04:56Z")
Please…you mean to tell me nobody’s ideal Tarzan is Ron Ely? _sinks back into a nostalgic state of pre-adolescent gay crush_ ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-wb-tv-he-looks-too-golden-boy/205706/14 "2003-10-06T00:06:28Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by nisosbar \* > \*\* > Tarzan should be masculine and have short hair_\* Masculine, sure, but where’s he get his hair cut in the jungle? ---
**Author:** ![Menocchio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-wb-tv-he-looks-too-golden-boy/205706/15 "2003-10-06T03:59:16Z")
Well, surprise, surprise. It wasn’t very good. Why do they feel the need to take Tarzan out of the jungle. Besides the fact that jungle sets are expensive, I mean. Tarzan, king of the stray dogs just doesn’t have the same punch. ---
**Author:** ![Rythefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@Rythefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rythefly)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-wb-tv-he-looks-too-golden-boy/205706/16 "2003-10-06T06:37:28Z")
So…why does this thread have so many more responses than the ALIAS thread (direct competition)…we’re talking about a show most agreed would be trash vs. an award winning show…disturbing. ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-wb-tv-he-looks-too-golden-boy/205706/17 "2003-10-06T06:50:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DeepPurple \* > But you all can just not watch it!! I _have_ to tape the stupid thing because Mitch Pileggi’s in it!! Damn—I know what you mean. I wouldn’t have watched it had it not been for Mitch Pileggi (who I always loved when he played Skinner on _X-Files_). Our young Tarzan fellow is a little too “pretty boy” for me. Nice to see that Lucy Lawless is going to be in it, though. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-wb-tv-he-looks-too-golden-boy/205706/18 "2003-10-06T21:55:59Z")
I was intrigued enough to watch, but IMO they miscast the show all the way around. As others have said, Tarzan was too white bread. Nice abs, but he needed a stronger jaw and more ferocity in his eyes. Where did he acquire such beautiful blonde highlights in the jungle? And would Tarzan blow dry his hair and tie it back neatly in a pony tail? NOT. And his chemistry with Jane? ZILCH. Darn. So much potential.