I'm having trouble appreciating the new doctor, ie the whole new series from Nine onwards. There's too much soap opera, not enough adventure. I really don't give a damn about Rose's un/requited love (I really don't give a damn about Rose, for that matter, she whines a lot)

I'm getting my Doctor Who on PBS, so I'm a couple of seasons behind everything else. I'm glad they're showing the companions as being more important to him than they seem to have been in the past, but I have trouble with a pining Doctor.

I get the sense that the Doctor is the great unrequited love of Jack's life

He is, and in a lot of ways, it's a parallel with The Doctor's feelings for Rose: Just as Rose was the one to pull The Doctor back from the crushing grief and self-loathing he was feeling after The Time War, The Doctor was the one to pull Jack back from the bitterness of his life after he left the Time Agency. In very real ways, the three of them saved each other's lives and souls, and that's a tight emotional ménage à trois.

When Jack sees an attractive man, he's immediately all "Let's get it on!" when he meets women, he flirts, but doesn't seem to try to be getting them into bed immediately.

See, I always figured he was just using the most effective tool for the particular job, so to speak. Generally speaking (and yes, I know this isn't always true) it's often much more effective to say "let's fuck!" to a man than it is to a woman.

And I'm bitter because I'M NOT THERE.

Again, not there aren't exceptions. (:

Or, in the immortal words of Donna Noble: "No. Really. You can hug me."

In very real ways, the three of them saved each other's lives and souls, and that's a tight emotional ménage à trois.

I think that this is an excellent point. I don't think that they were sleeping together when they were traveling (though I wouldn't put it past Jack and the Doctor to have had a secret affair), but they definitely had a polyamorous relationship that fed and nutured off of each other.

but they definitely had a polyamorous relationship that fed and nutured off of each other.

Certainly, and I wholeheartedly believe it was all emotional, not physical, but really, that's beside the point. The relationship was undeniably real.

Scifi Friday upcoming schedule:

Fridays (August 15-September 26)*
9:00/8:00c - "Stargate Atlantis" (Repeats)
10:00/9:00c - "Stargate Atlantis"

Friday, October 3 9:00/8:00c - "Sanctuary" (Two-Hour Series Premiere)

Fridays (as of October 10)**
9:00/8:00c - "Stargate Atlantis" (New Time Period)
10:00/9:00c - "Sanctuary" (Regular Time Period)

* pre-empted on August 29 for a "Star Trek: Enterprise" marathon (due to Labor Day)

** pre-empted on October 31 for the "Ghost Hunters Live" event

We just started S2 of DW tonight. I don't like Tennant as the Doctor so far. I hope I get used to him soon.

I'm glad that Eureka is back... I think I still like Season 1 best so far, but we're just getting started. I sort of missed having the podcasts last season, so the writers doing podcasts for each of the episodes is a great thing... though I still think Colin's podcasts were the best and hope that he does a few this season.

I think the highpoints for season 2 of Eureka were the season premeire and the ep that ends with Carter giving Jo ballet shoes (Noche de Suenos?)(Fargo still looked quite good in Jo's dream. Maybe it's the hairline that does him injustice). Otherwise, I'm still peeved at the whole, "Carter's expendable, let's make him do all the dangerous stuff because he's more easily replaced than us smart people". That and all the female characters having no more storyline other than "boyfriends".

Still holding out a thin shred of hope that Eval Thorn-in-Carter's-side turns out better than I fear it will, based on the catastophe that was Beverly's storyline.

We just started S2 of DW tonight. I don't like Tennant as the Doctor so far. I hope I get used to him soon.

You will!