Angry Puppy

This Saturday was National Coming Out Day, though that’s an odd name for an increasingly international observance.

We’ve both been out since the Carter administration, so in lieu of coming out (again), we’re celebrating with this list of our favorite out actors in sci fi and horror. And just think, not too long ago we would have had trouble coming up with a list half this size!

As usual, pick your favorites and tell us in the comments who we might have overlooked.

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No, it’s not any sort of gay pun. We’re really just cleaning out the closet to make room for some new stuff we’ll be reviewing in the next few weeks. [Angry Puppy Episode 35]

In between the hilarious cleaning scenes, we talk about:

• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
• Spore
• Murder Party
• Iron Man DVD features
• The Making of Me: John Barrowman
• Fringe “Pilot” and “The Same Old Story”
• Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles “Samson and Delilah” and “Automatic for the People”
• Sandworms of Dune
• Hellblazer “The Laughing Magician”
• Plus, the answer to last week’s Mystery Geek Challenge!

Here at long last are the results of the Angry Puppy Hot Geek 10.

I don’t have much to say about them, since this was your poll, but I will add that none of my three choices made the top ten. For a hint, the hottest man on a geek show is in this clip:

Our hit count went through the roof for this poll, but it has settled back down to pre-invasion levels, so I know that I am talking directly to our regulars here. Are you satisfied with the results? Did any of your favorites rank much higher or lower than you thought they would?

#10 - Michael Vartan (237 votes)

#9 - Zachary Levi (238 votes)

#8 - David Duchovny (241 votes)

#7 - John Simm (252 votes)

#6 - Michael Shanks (312 votes)

#5 - Robert Downey, Jr. (353 votes)

#4 - Gareth David-Lloyd (788 votes)

#3 - John Barrowman (820 votes)

#2 - David Tennant (1,130 votes)

#1 - Jared Padalecki (1,381 votes)

I can pull the numbers before the so-called “fanboi invasion”, but the poll plug-in I use doesn’t let me export them, and I definitely don’t want to go through all 80-some nominees one by one. However, you can tell by the numbers of votes, which nominees would not be in the actual Angry Puppy fans’ lists and shift everyone else up accordingly.

Click through to see the full results:

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In response to our post on theme songs that really shouldn’t have lyrics, reader Rob posted this clip of John Barrowman humming the Doctor Who theme:

My favorite part is when David Tennant starts an impromptu baseline accompaniment. Does anyone know who the third contestant is?

Despite crippling (OK, irritating) sickness, our latest episode is up at AfterElton. If you’re in the New York area, you know that the pollen count is outrageous, but I drugged myself up enough to join Marc in bringing you:

• Headlines: (NewNowNext Awards highlights; X-Men: OC Edition?; Gayest Grand Theft Auto ever?; Matt Damon’s quaint ideas on gaming; Whip-Snap’s comeback; Words you never wanted to hear John Barrowman say)
• John Constantine, Hellblazer: Where to begin?
• Battlestar Galactica: “The Road Less Traveled”
• Lost: “Something Nice Back Home”
• Doctor Who: “The Fires of Pompeii”
• Reaper: “Coming to Grips”
• Blacula: Pioneers in cinematic gay vampirism
• List: The Hot Geek 10
• Shameless plug: Lee’s new LGBT music vlog Homophonic
• And the return of MYSTERY GEEK CHALLENGE

Oh, and here’s a sample of Planet Unicorn which we mention in the headlines: