Being an adult YA lover will make you do a lot of things that will raise the eyebrows of your non-YA believing friends. Like mentally re-writing a television show to make it a loose adaptation of one of your favorite book series.
I admit, I will watch this show if only because I've convinced myself that what we're really looking at here is not a cast photo of Jane By Design, oh no, but a photo of Ruby, Noel and Jackson from the Ruby Oliver series by E. Lockhart:
Mainly I thought: OMG it's Noel! Naturally I did some more investigating. Here's what E. Lockhart tells us about Noel Duboise in the Boy Book:
Here's Noel: blond, spiky hair that probably requires quantities of gel; non-drinker, clean-liver, vegetarian, but heavy smoker; pierced eyebrow; underweight; funny in a mutter-under-your-breath way. [...] Noel looks at the Tate Universe as if he finds it all mildly amusing and sometimes a bit sickening, but he's willing to participate for purposes of research so that he can bring back interesting tidbits of information to the ironic, punk rock planet where he really lives.
Next, I toiled through pages and pages of tumblr posts. For science.
Exhibit A:
Exhibit B:
Exhibit C:
Guys, I can't unsee it. Obviously the next step in this investigation is to catch up on this show and see if there are any other comparisons to Ruby Oliver other than my inappropriate crush imaginary casting.
In the meantime, what do you think? Am I on to something?
Here's a GIF while you think it over...
I watch Jane by Design but it's pretty bad and this is coming from someone who loves YA tv!
ReplyDeleteOne week he changes his look, slicks his hair back and he looks like a different person but thankfully he goes back to his mohawk-look.
I really need to read the Ruby Oliver books!
I can't wait to do my follow up post after I watch the show! :D
DeleteAnd YES you definitely need to read the Ruby Oliver books. They are so great! ~N
Ha, I've never even heard of Jane By Design!
ReplyDeleteBut this is a great post haha. That guy has some Hair Height. (That's a thing, isn't it?)
I need to read the Ruby Oliver books too. I've only read ONE E.Lockhart books. That needs to be remedied.
Jo! I ADORE Ruby. Ignore the new style covers and read! Read like the wind! :D
DeleteYou are definitely onto something. I can totally see it (as a fellow Ruby fan:)
ReplyDeleteTatiana--Oh good. I did a huge double-take when I saw the commercial! (And yay for Ruby fans! She is the best.) ~N
DeleteTumblr doesn't lie!! And now I need to read these books. I hear the audiobook versions are great.
ReplyDeleteOooh Catie I bet these would work really well as audiobooks. Now you've got me intrigued. Re-read! Er, listen! ~N
DeleteCatie, Is there an audiobook that you recommend? I have an expiring Audible credit. I loved the Finnikin + If I Stay audiobooks. Did NOT like the Hunger Games one. Thanks! -M
DeleteSo now that I've read the Ruby books, I totally agree that Noel looks like Billy from Jane By Design!
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