LOL, wow, busy stuff tonight.
I'll be honest, a lot of my Lassie liking comes from my fic leanings in terms of relationships (obviously, Shassie fan here)... but, as I said on the James thread a few times, sure James is great looking and conventionally "hot"... but I'm an unconventional type gal who like the underdog or the unappreciated hero (or just the one that isn't with the fangirl majority

).
Furthermore, when it comes to the people, from what little I know... Tim is much more my kind (or 'type) of guy than James (distinction here being that I am *NOT* talking Shawn/Lassie, but James/Tim).
And Tim's from Missouri, a good mid-west boy after my own heart.