Thursday Night's Hunk Needs No Investigation

In my search for Thursday Night's Hunk (also on gay.com), I have to admit that one of the hottest hunks is on a television show I don't watch: "Ugly Betty." Eric Mabius has that It factor. The guy has dimples for days and blue eyes that kill me. One of these days I'll get the DVD and watch the whole first season.

A few other guys I do watch are Tom Welling on "Smallville" and BJ Novak on "The Office." Both these guys have that earnest look in spades. Welling is so frakking adorable he makes me want to fly, even though he's been doing the Superman schtick for 7 years now. And who would have thought Novak would look so good with his scruffy beard. I think he's been one of the most overlooked actors on "The Office," and I'm glad he's finally getting some real screen time.

"Grey's Anatomy" gives us another set of guys to hunker down and dream about: McDreamy, McSteamy, and McSomething--I don't know, maybe McRude. Patrick Dempsey, Eric Dane, and Justin Chambers keep me coming back to that show, even when the plot lines get embarrassingly contrived. I was never a fan of the whole "Mc"label thing, but these guys--love 'em or hate 'em--have a whole flapjack stack of charisma.

But when I talk about charisma and machismo, and just plain ol' maleness, I don't think Jon Hamm from AMC's "Mad Men" can be beat. His character Don Draper is all brille cream and scotch--a 60's advertising man whose broad shoulders and large pecs can barely fit into his suits. And "Mad Man" actor Bryan Batt as gay ad man Salvatore Romano is stunning and fun to watch. He plays gay in the 60's--a time when nobody talked about it.

But Thursday Night's winner will come as no surprise: George Eads from "CSI." I think he's a longtime favorite of mine (and most everybody I know). There's almost no way for him to look bad--even when they chop his hair up and paste it to his head like they did that one season. I just love him. How do you get past that jaw. The jaw of all jaws. And then right below, that thick rugged neck. He's a dream come true.