Heh, no need to pimp Torchwood to me, I've already squee'd about it here (http://trixtah.livejournal.com/101997.html). :-) I much prefer it to the last series of Doctor Who, and I think it's shaping up to be one of the best SF TV shows in general. Yay!
Re Captain Jack, I had to think about it a bit. I find John Barrowman does suave and hunky leading man really well, but hm, I don't find "mysterious" and "commanding" attractive qualities. If we want to talk about tropes, I like Darcy because his seeming-arrogance is based in discernment, and his "mysteriousness" is more an insistence on people seeing him on his own merits, not on his blowing his own horn. But I don't like Rochester (pre- or post-blindness) or especially Heathcliff, because I don't like broody controlling men (or anyone) who refuse to divulge their reasons for acting in a certain way.
While Captain Jack is nicely decisive and takes responsibility for his actions, he's too much of a leader who expects everyone to follow unquestioning in his wake. Not my thing. But you're definitely right about the non-sexism, and I like his ambiguous sexuality, and it'll be interesting to see if his interactions with Gwen break down his arrogance in certain areas.
As for the long hair, I like it in guys who aren't under the delusion they're male models or rock musicians or who have bad personal hygiene. Which seems to be a lot of guys with long hair! A clean, non-girly, sensitive-looking guy with longer-than-usual hair can sometimes catch my eye, but you're right in that I need a lot of other things to make one attractive. Like nice sideburns too. Nicely-shaped, not bushy, not too short, not too broad. Hee!
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Re Captain Jack, I had to think about it a bit. I find John Barrowman does suave and hunky leading man really well, but hm, I don't find "mysterious" and "commanding" attractive qualities. If we want to talk about tropes, I like Darcy because his seeming-arrogance is based in discernment, and his "mysteriousness" is more an insistence on people seeing him on his own merits, not on his blowing his own horn. But I don't like Rochester (pre- or post-blindness) or especially Heathcliff, because I don't like broody controlling men (or anyone) who refuse to divulge their reasons for acting in a certain way.
While Captain Jack is nicely decisive and takes responsibility for his actions, he's too much of a leader who expects everyone to follow unquestioning in his wake. Not my thing. But you're definitely right about the non-sexism, and I like his ambiguous sexuality, and it'll be interesting to see if his interactions with Gwen break down his arrogance in certain areas.
As for the long hair, I like it in guys who aren't under the delusion they're male models or rock musicians or who have bad personal hygiene. Which seems to be a lot of guys with long hair! A clean, non-girly, sensitive-looking guy with longer-than-usual hair can sometimes catch my eye, but you're right in that I need a lot of other things to make one attractive. Like nice sideburns too. Nicely-shaped, not bushy, not too short, not too broad. Hee!