LesbiaNation asked its readers to pick out their top ten female science fiction stars – “Lesbians and strong sci-fi women go hand in hand and we wanted to know your favorite ladies of the genre!” You know sci-fi women and panting, lust-filled fanboys also go hand in hand (no, that’s not a naughty metaphor, get your heads out of the gutter, you filthy lot). I’m not certain if this list is of actresses from the world of science fiction that the LesbiaNation readers most admired, thought projected a good, strong, independent (yet still alluring) image of womanhood (or all of those, they aren’t mutually exclusive) or if it is simply a wish list of the SF actresses they’d most like to snog (or again perhaps it is all of those and why not?).
Somehow I suspect the lusting fanboys would also have nominated quite a few of the women who appeared in this list that the girls picked. Surely Gillian Anderson will always have a place in our hearts (and possibly dirty minds), especially after those FHM and other magazine glamour photoshoots she did in the 90s at the height of X-Files mania? And Claudia Black we all know is a science fiction goddess (I shall brook no dissension on this point!) for her Farscape and Stargate work.
I’m really surprised though not to see Battlestar Galactica’s main female stars in this list though (with one exception we’ll come to in a moment) – no Katee Sackhoff? No Tricia Helfer? No Grace Park? And the women of Trek are also sadly absent – no Nichelle Nichols in that short red mini, no Nicole de Boer and, shockingly, no Jeri Ryan. Come to think of it no Firefly women either (no Summer?!?!?). And Brit telefantasy is rather lacking so I suspect most of those who voted were American because I’m sure a poll of Brit readers would throw up at least one Doctor Who companion, surely? I guessed who the top two positions would go to though and I don’t think many of us will be surprised to see Renee O’Connor – Gabrielle in Xena – taking second place to the Warrior Princess herself, the awesome Lucy Lawless, who, of course, has impeccable SF credentials not just for Xena (which I still miss) but for roles in the X-Files and as a troubled Cylon in Battlestar Galactica.
Agree, disagree, think the girls really missed someone out who should be there? Or perhaps some of the girls (or the gay men) want to put up their own SFers we love list, because much as we like an excuse to post pics of gorgeous SF actresses we’re equal opportunity oglers and happy to post some of the sexier men too in the interests of fairness (come on, how many of you secretly harbour a desire to snog David Tennant? Be honest.)? And remember – its just a bit of fun! (original link via Website at the End of the World)
Wed, Apr 30, 2008
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