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[anotheranon]

Geekcake. GeekCAAAAAAAKE!

I must question the inclusion of Nathan Fillion, however. Hot, yes. Geeks like him, yes, but AFAIK there's no evidence that he, or his character is geeky (well, at least, Malcolm Reynolds isn't. Perhaps he's played a geek elsewhere).

I think the other actors fit, at least in terms of characters - I gather that 3 play doctors and Duchovny clearly represents the UFO/conspiracy geeks.

But I'm not sure where Fillion fits. Kaylee was way geekier. So were Wash and Simon.

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[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

He played himself as a somewhat geeky Arrogant Worms fanboy on the Three Worms and an Orchestra DVD. But I doubt that one's well-known enough to merit listhood ... :p

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

If he's played a fanboy of any stripe, that COULD qualify as geeky. As fanboy of strange Canadian band, perhaps doubly so ;)

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm ... let himself be filmed phoning and begging to be included in Edmonton concert, repeated takes of sneaking past security door (his timing was off and he kept getting his arm slammed in it), and then alone in front of "homemade" blue screen singing "We are the beaver" and dubbing his head over all the orchestra members in the concert footage ... yeah, guess that DOES qualify (only somebody who was a geeky fanboy in RL would do all that ***GRIN***)

[dustdaughter.livejournal.com]

I can see Fillion being a closet geek. Why else would he do a film like Slither right after Serenity? I think he loves sci-fi. Just like Ben Browder - after doing Farscape, he always said in interviews he'd love to do more sci-fi, then he got the gig on SG-1.

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

Oh, Ben Browder gets the geek points in my book (even though his "look" screams "J Crew Boy")!

I have heard it suggested that Fillion isn't really aiming for "Hollywood stardom" but more cult status, the new Bruce Campbell or some such. No idea how true that is or where I heard/read it, so take with major grain of salt, but it would be awfully nerdy!

[thatwordgrrl.livejournal.com]

Oh Hells, Yeah. In addition to being one of the Pretty Roughnecks.

I saw this pic of him at a con, wearing his glasses. I swear, he looked just like the young English professor that all the girls swoon over.

Or sorta like that bit from "Raiders of the Lost Ark" with the one girl hitting on Indy.

"Professor Fillion, can I come by for some individual tutoring during your office hours?"