question of the day: Who are the coolest scientists on TV or in movies?

Today’s question comes from Todd, who writes:

Phil Plait over at Bad Astronomy has a list of the coolest scientists on television. How about the coolest scientists in movies? My vote would have to be for Buckaroo Banzai.

The Phil Plait piece is at Blastr, and it’s called “7 TV scientists that even real scientists approve of.” So it’s not quite “the coolest.” So let’s include cool TV scientists, too:

Who are the coolest scientists on TV or in movies?

Mine is a no-brainer: it’s the Doctor, of course. Though Dr. Banzai would come a close second.

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