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This week's entry pits mother against daughter. Padme (Amidala) against Princess Leia Organa.

But this week, there's a new twist: both of our candidates display both a soft, stereotypically feminine side and an assertive, commanding, warrior side. You get to choose not only between the two women, but also between their personas.

Enjoy!

Results (Posted 28 October 2004):

SF Babes - Star Wars
	"Soft" Leia 35 Votes 50%
	"Soft" Padme 15 Votes 21%
	"Warrior" Leia 5 Votes 7%
	"Warrior" Padme 15 Votes 21%

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If you haven't read any Neal Stephenson, you must at least read Snow Crash and Cryptonomicon.

I know, I know. Cryptonomicon is a BIG book, as are the recent Baroque Cycle works. If you haven't time or inclination to read those, then at least read this great interview on Slashdot, which I found via SFSignal.

Aside from the hilarious [fictional] anecdotes of Neal's epic battles with William Gibson, there's some real gold here. For example, this nugget about Blue Origin:

As for my visions of future private space flight: here I have to remind you of something, which is that, up to this point in the interview, I have been wearing my novelist hat, meaning that I talk freely about whatever I please. But private space flight is an area where I wear a different hat (or helmet). I do not freely disseminate my thoughts on this one topic because I have agreed to sell those thoughts to Blue Origin. Admittedly, this feels a little strange to a novelist who is accustomed to running his mouth whenever he feels like it. But it is a small price to pay for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become a minor character in a Robert Heinlein novel.

I like the sound of that: a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become a minor character in a Robert Heinlein novel." Unfortunately Blue Origin doesn't seem to be looking for an in-house lawyer at this time.

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I refuse to concede last week's results. I demand a recount. Where's Richard Daley???

In the meantime, I present you with our fifth poll in the series: the lovely ladies of Space:1999: Dr. Helena Russell (Barbara Bain), Sandra Benes (Zienia Merton), Maya (Catherine Schell), Yasko (Yasuko Nagazumi), Tanya Alexandria (Suzanne Roquette), and Kate (Sarah Bullen).

Vote early and often, and ignore those wooly-headed butchers over there this week.

Results (Posted 21 October 2004):

SF Babes - Space 1999
	Dr. Helena Russell 4 Votes 6%
	Sahn/Sandra Benes 6 Votes 9%
	Maya 12 Votes 17%
	Yasko 25 Votes 36%
	Tanya Alexandria 14 Votes 20%
	Kate 8 Votes 12%

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Last week we again had only a plurality winner, so this week I will force you to choose a winner - no split decisions here, as I will cast any required tie-breaking vote.

I present for your consideration the two lovely ladies of Buck Rogers In the 25th Century, Princess Ardala (played by Pamela Hensley) and Wilma Deering (played by Erin Grey).

This week's poll has a place near and dear in my heart, as a debate I had with a certain Llamabutcher over the relative aesthetic merits of these two attractive women's characters in the silly TV show led to this site becoming the center of the SF Babe universe (at least according to Google).

As always, vote early and often.

Update: Welcome, Vodkapundit readers! Make yourselves at home, and please, Vote Ardala!

Results (Posted 14 October 2004):

SF Babes - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
	Princess Ardala 67 Votes 47%
	Wilma Deering 75 Votes 53%

But Texas has 34 electoral votes to Virginia's measley little 13, so Ardala wins. Ha! Take that, Llamas!

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