nerds | October 24, 2007 @ 1:16 PM
yes, i'm watching 'bill nye the science guy'. yes i totally had a crush on him ("did you know this is the same compass that compass man uses?"). ok, so i still do. when he makes guest appearances on 'numbers' i lose my shit every time.
let's go over other formative-years crushes. i think, like yesterday's paper-product realization, there are some interesting insights to be had here as well.
- macgyver: pretty much my dream guy. he's like a spy, but he uses science.
- david lightman: matthew broderick's character in wargames. cute AND knows computers. every time he dials up the WOPR using that acoustic coupler, i fall in love all over again.
- wesley crusher: cute, precocious, saves the enterprise, gets to PILOT the enterprise, makes out with ashley judd, saves picard's life.
- beaker: dr. bunsen honeydew's beleaguered assistant. i can't really explain this one.
- egon: i was so in love with dr. egon spengler. i still am. he's so smart he managed to put a nuclear accelerator on every ghostbuster's back. plus the dry sense of humor. he's perfect.
- every guy in sneakers: i don't think this needs any explaining. in fact, i think i'm going to play it in the background while i work this afternoon.
more recent nerd crushes:
- dr. spencer reid: on 'criminal minds' he's super smart, has total recall and a photographic memory. in real life, matthew gray gubler is a filmmaker and former model.
- charlie eppes: on 'numbers', david krumholtz's character is the genius-mathematician-younger-brother of rob morrow's hot-fbi-agent. on this show, basically all of my dreams come true.
- sheldon: on 'the big bang theory', sheldon is the taller and more sardonic of the two main characters (both physicists). i mean, the dude created a glow-in-the-dark goldfish and (oddly) seemed to be wearing a volcom tshirt in last week's episode. clearly, we're meant to be together.
kara on 10/26/2007 @ 11:07 AM:
YES i forgot about chuck! my roommate and i watch it every monday. he's ADORABLE.
Andrew on 10/27/2007 @ 1:54 PM:
Awesome post. Does MacGyver get extra points for living on a houseboat?
Tyler on 10/27/2007 @ 8:49 PM:
My name is Werner Brandes. My voice is my passport. Verify me.
Meghan on 10/29/2007 @ 4:53 PM:
Erin, if you find "chuck" bring him to the wedding - i can still look, right?
EQ on 10/26/2007 @ 9:49 AM:
Kara, please tell me you are watching 'Chuck' on Mondays. The premise is kinda goofy, but Chuck is such a cute nerd. I suspect he's a really good-looking guy in real life, but he's got all the nerd cues: pocket protector, fixes computers for a living, wears the Chuck Taylors/tie combo... so I'll buy it. He sort of sucks as a spy but... a-freaking-dorable. I say we stalk him when I come to LA. Meghan won't mind if we're a bit late, right?