Doctor Who is the longest running sci-fi series although many may think it is Star Trek. Doctor Who began in 1963 and produced over 30 tv seasons, movies, specials, radio shows, books and the list goes on as it continues at an all time high of popularity the world over.

The genius that is Russell T. Davies (who also brought us the ground-breaking Queer As Folk) and intrepid actor David Tennant are credited with reimagining the previously campy Doctor Who for a contemporary world. Both men have chosen to leave the series behind as it morphs into yet another incarnation.

David brought something special to the show and the character. He has become my favorite and was the embodiment of all that one could ever imagine The Doctor being. I’m particularly drawn to him because he is living a boy’s fantasy… a boy who grew up watching Doctor Who dreaming of what it would be like to travel through time and space. Well not only did he get to travel with The Doctor, he was The Doctor. As he ends his run, I commend and thank him for doing what no one else could have done – proving that even in adulthood, childhood fantasies can be realized.

This station identification commercial was also shown on BBC America and was a big surprise and delight to see for the holidays. You do have to be a Doctor Who fan to really appreciate it and since David Tennant has played such a significant part in Doctor Who history, it is even all the more special.

Adam Lambert not only rocked the American Music Awards, but riled up with his provocative performance. Though his style’s not my thing, he’s extremely talented and pushed the envelope by kissing and simulating a blow job with a male band member and dancer.

Had it been performed by a woman or a straight man with female counterparts, no one would’ve noticed it for anything other than a mediocre rock performance (I’ve seen him do better). Nothing that he did hasn’t been done before with all parties being straight. Had this been during the 8PM time slot, I’d agree that it was in appropriate, but given that it was nearly 11PM, there was nothing at all wrong with it. Rock on, Adam!

I’m sure that when gay brothers Sam and Dan began The Amazing Race they didn’t expect their penises would cause the blogsphere to twitter with furvor. But they did and it has, though not for the reason you may think. There was no uncensored broadcast dick slippage like that of a Survivor contest’s member briefly flopping about during a challenge a while back. This time, the fury that set keyboards on fire is CBS’s censoring of Sam and Dan’s nether regions and why it was necessary.

While no official word from CBS has come on the subject, speculation abounds from wardrobe malfunction to erections to just because they are gay men playing in the mud with other men. The only thing that is clear is that the censoring has caused more of a fuss than had the show been left uncensored.

TAR’s Dan was in underwear and could possible have had a peek-a-boo moment, but what was wrong with Sam? Sam, who was wearing shorts, also had his crotch censored and had he not been blurred, this probably would’ve been a non-issue. It does make one wonder what the real problem was as there have been some questionable moments during the recent season of CBS’s Survivor where underwear-clad schemer Russell’s silhouette of his manhood has been clearly visible in several episodes.

I took a second look at the glimpses that weren’t censored, the guys movement and stance in the mud and how things were hanging (err… pointing). That combinded with Sam’s comment about “the hot Estonian guys” leads me to believe that CBS was running terrified that people would assume that in some shots the guys had erections. Whether they did or not no longer seems to be the issue as it has led to a larger concern… would CBS have been as quick to blur if the guys were straight?

Update 12/08/09 – Sam explains in interview with AfterElton: “Here’s the deal. Cheyne had black boxers on so you couldn’t see everything for him. Dan had lighter-colored boxers on, I had paper-thin little shorts on, and so you could just see too much. Apparently, the outline was too obvious, so they had to blur everything. No, we were not getting excited by the Estonian hotties, despite what everyone else seems to think. There’s not too much that’s erotic about playing volleyball with your brother in a little town in Estonia.”

On it being a gay issue on CBS’ part, Dan only said, “Trust me, that was my theory. But it happened and it was really funny. We were watching with our dad when that episode came on, and he was just like, ‘What’s going on?’”

Hmm…

Whoa! Okay, so I am totally on team Lance. Well, always was! How incredibly hot is he looking? NYSNC’s popularity went as fast as it came, but as a former follower (please don’t hate me) I could never understand the appeal of Justin Timberlake, who became the breakout star from the former boy band. Maybe I don’t like him because he reminds me of an almost-sort-of boyfriend? Who Knows!

But Lance on the other hand was kind of the dark horse behind JT’s limelight, whose own light has been shining brighter and brighter. Look out Timberlake… you could be the next one to have his ass kicked into the dust just like the dude in this photo.