Skin Deep (1.6)

[K Hale]

Yes. Seems there’s an attack on masculinity these days...

Yes, especially when they keep adding the word "toxic" in front of "masculinity".

Discouraging men from seeking help for mental health issues because it's "not manly" is an example of toxic masculinity. It's quite detrimental to men.

Masculinity itself is not toxic.

[ENSHealy]

Yes. Seems there’s an attack on masculinity these days... but glad there have been steps in putting aside the “man up” stuff when it comes to mental and emotional pain and more encouragement to get men to open up about their issues instead of suppressing them.

Yes, especially when they keep adding the word "toxic" in front of "masculinity".

Something tells me we're going down two different paths here....

[brianw]

Good ep, I like the early ones a lot. TM gets shot AGAIN, he must have just recovered from getting shot in the pilot ep.

[Algernon Farnsworth]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Derek

Was David Norman based on John Derek? Found out about him recently, a former actor turned B-movie director with a preference for young blondes that he would promise to make famous, such as Ursula Andress, Linda Evans, and Bo Derek.

[ZelenskyTheValiant (Ivan)]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Derek

Was David Norman based on John Derek? Found out about him recently, a former actor turned B-movie director with a preference for young blondes that he would promise to make famous, such as Ursula Andress, Linda Evans, and Bo Derek.

Sounds about right. I loved John Derek's role of Joshua in the 1956 Cecil B. DeMille classic THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. But in real life the guy sounded like a creep. He ditched his wife and kids and ran off to be with a very young Ursula Andress (pre-Dr. NO). Then a few years later ditched her for Linda Evans. Then ditched her for Bo Derek (who was underage at the time). A real prince of a guy.

[waverly2211]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Derek

Was David Norman based on John Derek? Found out about him recently, a former actor turned B-movie director with a preference for young blondes that he would promise to make famous, such as Ursula Andress, Linda Evans, and Bo Derek.

I was told that many producers would often make up characters based on a composite of real actors they loved or hated. They would use bits of real life experiences from multiple bad encounters to make up the "perfect" villain. Or use the good ones for the perfect good guy.

On another note, Marry Collins/Bo Derek, was by neighbors locker partner in Jr. High School.