Well, not much of one, anyway. But I was shocked, shocked I say, to find out that the BBC is 9 eps into the new season of Doctor Who, and I had no clue. I immediately got caught up.

I know Ethan can sympathize, tho I don't think he's a fan of the recent seasons.

I think I prefer Eccleston's confident everyman to Tennant's carefree dandy. He's not bad, tho. He definitely plays it with the relish of a long-time Doctor Who fan. Tennant's in for at least one more season, so might as well get used to him.

They're teasing the Torchwood spin-off the same way they did the Bad Wolf thing last season. It's kind of pointless, since there's no mystery behind Torchwood like there was with Bad Wolf. I wasn't a great fan of the way they resolved that last season, but wondering what the hell was going on with all the "Bad Wolf" references definitely kept me engaged, and helped tie together for me what was largely a season of one episode stories.

I once saw a personal ad in the back of a local weekly that ended with, "Minbari preferred, Bajoran ok." I figure as long as I'm not that far gone, any geekiness on my part is well within normal tolerances. That guy must be a real horror show.

A little off topic World Cup action: What the fuck is happening in the USA v. Italy match? The referee has gone ape-shit crazy.