This quick (35-second) clip from Torchwood was apparently considered too "racy" to air, but if you're a fan of the show, it's a hoot. Ianto and Jack have a discussion about Rhys, and Ianto learns a valuable lesson: Never give Jack an opportunity to brag about his junk!

You can check out the clip (which comes, appropriately enough, from the episode entitled "Meat") after the break. Am I the only who's fairly certain that John Barrowman really enjoyed filming this scene? (Big t/y to Diana for the tip!)

You might remember that in March certain rumors surfaced about how the third season of Torchwood might look like a very different show. Considering all the rumors I heard during the thrid season of Doctor Who, I initially scoffed at these wild rumors; after all, Freema Agyeman is still working in the Whoverse, the series isn't in the midst of its final season and James Nesbitt hasn't been cast as the eleventh Doctor.

Okay, perhaps it means something that all those ridiculous rumors came from the same source.

However, piece by piece, that radical-sounding Torchwood prophecy rumor is making more and more sense. First, two of the three actors predicted to be gone in season three were written out in the season finale. Now, TV Guide is reporting that the BBC has only ordered five episodes for season three, and that these five episodes will run all in one week, like a miniseries.

The good news? John Barrowman is signed on to appear in season three, so at least that part of the rumor is looking untrue. However, TV Guide also says that the series will run on BBC1, instead of BBC3, where the series debuted and was allowed to be more adult-oriented than Doctor Who. Is this a sign that Torchwood will return aimed at the younger and more general Doctor Who audience? We'll have to keep an eye on this story as it develops. Hopefully, we'll get an answer soon after the current Doctor Who season concludes in July.

Yesterday we took a look at a quiz asking Which Make Me a Supermodel model are you?. Bravo's modeling contest isn't the only show offering a personality quiz, however, as BBC America's website is featuring a personality quiz that asks, "Which Torchwood member are you?"

Unfortunately, this was my result:

You are Gwen

You think with your heart. It's maybe not the most effective way of leading, but your sensitivity and compassion are strengths when it comes to dealing with people. However, "heart" gets a bad rap these days; ruthlessness and ambition are more prized qualities. But you get the job done, and you're usually able to live with yourself the next day. Now, about that little affair with Owen...

Of course, like any sensible Torchwood viewer, my immediate reaction was to hit the 'back' button, try to find the Gwen-ish answers and change them. No luck.

Then again, looking at that write-up, I'd say that BBC America has a very different take on Gwen than I do. I mean, I don't think of sensitivity and compassion (or an ability to get the job done) as Gwen's primary traits as much as self-centeredness, general foolishness and a whole lot of blank stares. Ianto is far better at being the Torchwood member with heart. Gwen ... ah, I have no idea what Gwen is supposed to bring to the Torchwood team, anymore.

So maybe part of the problem is that what I see as an Ianto or a Tosh answer is seen quite differently by the person who created this quiz. Maybe when I look at the "favorite Beatle" question and think "Ianto would connect with Paul McCartney's devotion and loyalty" or "Analytical Tosh can probably come up with an equal number of reasons for why each Beatle should be her favorite." Either way, when I answer this quiz honestly, I feel like I've been called selfish, callous and a bit thick.

I'm curious to what everyone else got. Who gets to be the cute and quiet office boy who snogs Captain Jack? Even better, who gets to be the roguish time immortal time traveler?

With the gay geeks finally getting representation on Beauty and the Geek thanks to Gregg, I've been thinking about openly gay men in pop culture as well as the visibility of gay themes in the realms of science fiction, comics and video games. Overall, these are realms where gay fans frequently feel left out, but things are getting better. Here are six openly gay men working in those areas who have also helped improve visibility for those of us who'd like to have a superhero, space captain, or time-traveling immortal of our own.

Russell T. Davies

Davies became a well-known name when he created the original Queer As Folk, a series that was groundbreaking at the time for prominently featuring gay characters including Doctor Who fanboy Vince Tyler. Davies was a longtime Doctor Who fan himself and was eventually tasked with reviving the franchise. Davies' Who run brought queer characters to the franchise. While most gay characters were a part of the world's background, Davies' first season of Who gave us Captain Jack Harkness, a charming and roguish, time-traveling con artist. Captain Jack was a popular character who got his own spin-off series (we've discussed it occasionally) giving us the first bisexual male heroic lead on a mainstream sci-fi program.

One of the interesting tendencies of Davies is to reuse names, something that Davies says helps him flesh out a character. His Queer as Folk everyman Vince shared a name with the first companion in Davies' Doctor Who run, Rose. (And the Tyler name continued in a show that Davies didn't work on when the creators of Life on Mars named their time-traveling protagonist, Sam Tyler, after Rose.) He's introduced two smart and capable women named Jones (Prime Minister Harriet Jones and medical student Martha Jones) as well as Torchwood's super capable office assistant Ianto Jones. However, the character that has the geekiest lineage is Captain Jack who is named after Agatha Harkness, a popular character among gay Marvel readers. Naming your influential character after the tutor of a d-list comic book diva, that's geek cred.

Phil Jimenez

Jimenez's artwork first hit the comic shops in 1991, his amazingly detailed and realistic style quickly made an impression. Over time, his consistently strong work has built him a following that has made him one of comics' marquee names who publishers court for an exclusive contract (he's currently exclusive to Marvel and is working on the flagship Amazing Spider-Man, with his first issue hitting the shelves earlier this month).

Jimenez became a role model for gay comic fans in 1996 with an editorial that appeared the last issue of the Tempest mini-series that he wrote and pencilled. In the editorial, Jimenez publicly came out and touchingly remembered Neal Pozner the man who first hired him to work for DC Comics who became a mentor to Jimenez, as well as Jimenez' partner. Pozner died in 1994 and the eulogy was powerful not only for increasing gay visibility among comic creators but for bringing a gay relationship into the dialogue.

Clive Barker

Barker quickly made an impression as a horror writer, particularly after Stephen King praised him as "the future of horror". Barker has had a long and varied career that has included film (which includes the horror series Hellraiser as well as producing the film Gods and Monsters), comic books (Barker has an original series comic soon from IDW, who've previously published adaptations of his The Thief of Always and The Great and Secret Show) and video games.