The cast of HBO’s True Blood came in at No. 2 on EW’s list of 2009′s Entertainers of the Year. At his photo shoot for our Best & Worst Issue, on-stands now, we caught up with Alexander Skarsgard to chat about the show’s success in season 2 and the most popular question he gets from fans: “When are you gonna hook up with Sookie?” (The short answer: He’s not sure if it’ll happen in season 3 this summer, but he’s confident that it will happen: “I’ll do my best to mess things up between Sookie and Bill,” he promises. “We’ll see how well I do…”)
Now I love Skarsgard's performance on the show, from the devilish grin that's just below the surface, to the grief that poured from his eyes when Eric mourned his maker. I appreciate his talent. But we do need to discuss the torso. Watching this video — which for me has the same effect as laughing gas, I imagine — started an internal debate: Do I enjoy him more in long-sleeve dress shirts that provide ample heavage or in T-shirts that bare his biceps? After much consideration, I've decided the former. I find it easier to focus on what he's saying when his biceps are covered, even though technically, I find his neck to be the sexier body part and it looks best in an open collar (:05 to :10, for instance). Clearly I'm doing a poll after the jump.
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Well, there’s my Skarsgard fix for the evening.
Right there with you…
Heavage all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (though a BIT of bicep isn’t bad…) darnit! can’t decide! either way, MORE ALEXANDER SKARSGARD! ♥
Yeah, I’m with you! But I would be happy to see him in any type of clothes, even of some of his funky styles.
I’ll take the heavage most definitely – yummers!
To be honest, his biceps aren’t that impressive…but he looks delish otherwise!
SPEAKING OF HEAVAGE….who on earth came up with the word?! o.O
yeah. Today marks the first I’ve heard this word: heavage.
Just love him… cant get enough of him. *sigh*
Oh my – give me the heavage. Or maybe it is just the pose – him laying back with the shirt open. Just too yummy!
Sadly the TV shows picked for best & worst were so predictable. No thought at all put into them. Makes me long for the days when I couldn’t wait to read EW magazine but sadly those days are long gone. Do they have a pick for best/worst publications of the year by chance? I’ve got at least one already up for “worst” as we speak:(
gosh, he’s so gorgeous! was that his terrier?!
No it’s not Alex’s dog
Thank you for posting this early! What a lovely treat for those of us who are snowed in.
That man could wear a trash bag and I’d be ok with it. While the heavage is wonderful (and yes his neck is incredibly sexy) I have to vote biceps. I find a can concentrate a little better while looking at them.
I heart Alex. Seriously. His smile is pretty amazing.
Why is there no ‘I DON’T prefer Alexander Skarsgard’ option?
because no one is that crazy
Right on Nen.
Because they figure most people who don’t prefer Alexander won’t be dumb enough to go to an article about him!
I always find that amazing too. Funny, not once have I ever went to a Moyer site or article and felt the need to post… I think he is boring drip. *grins*
Oh…my…God. Christmas came early!!! Lol. Thanks so much for this video! He looks absolutely gorgeous. Yeah I say heavage, definetly, I don’t mind seeing biceps of course, but damn. His best look is the white shirt and black pants, white shoes. Can’t wait till he messes things up more for Bill and Sookie!
Me too!
He’s gorgeous
Gorgeous and TALENTED
Why does he speak with a Southern accent in interviews when he is Swedish? Really threw me off watching this
this photoshot was done by the time he was filming a movie where he’s supposed to have a southern accent, so he spent the whole summer talking like that to make it believable and perfect for the movie. He’s talking normally now
I thought I read he was from the South. (I could swear I read that he was raised in the South.)
Alexander was definitely not raised in the South – unless you mean the south of Sweden. He was born in Stockholm, and raised there.
HAHA, he is from the south…south Stockholm.
I prefer the black racerback wife beaters. The man could do shoulder porn.
I agree! Never had I seen those shirts look as good as they did on him.
Oh, Amen! Those black wife beaters look horrible on anyone but him. It’s like he was made to wear them!
Hahaha! Shoulder porn.
Cute, charming, intelligent – literally could wear a plastic bag & I’d be happy – WANT MORE SHOULDER PORN