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In the spring a young geek's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love

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Dr. Sam Beckett, Ph.D. (Scott Bakula)

Last Seen: Quantum Leap
Area(s) of Concentration: string theory and time travel
Why he makes my heart leap: The fact that the man has six or seven advanced degrees to his name doesn't make it any less impressive that he can jump into any body and just pick up where the story left off. This includes playing baseball, piloting a supersonic aircraft, and beating the tar of out child molesters.
Not only is he brilliant and totally easy on the eyes, but Sam Beckett has also gotta be one of the nicest guys around. Forced to travel through time to change minor historical events in order to repair damage to people's lives, Sam does it at the expense of his own personal life. When he is finally given the choice to stop "leaping," he instead chooses to stay on his selfless path, and in the heartbreaking series finale, we're told "Dr. Sam Beckett never returned home," which set hearts a-pitterpattering and tears a-flowing all over the place.
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Dr. Allison Blake, MD (Salli Richardson-Whitfield)

Last Seen In: Eureka
Area(s) of Concentration: medicine, defense analysis
Given that the phenom town of Eureka was built for, by, and filled with the smarty-pants brigade, it's pretty hard to walk down the perfectly protractored streets and not run into a sexy scientist. However, as the top brass of Eureka's main employer, Global Dynamics, Dr. Allison Blake is Head Sexy Scientist and rocks the heels-lab coat ensemble.
It doesn't hurt that she's the adoring mother of an autistic child, whose own superior mental abilities are yet to be fully explored, as well as the tragic widow of Nathan Stark (another hot genius). I'll just keep hoping that Dr. Blake and handsome Sheriff Carter finally put their brains and brawn together.
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