December 28, 2004
SF Babe Poll (Buck Rogers Guest Stars)
I'm loving
my new Christmas present. Cheesy plots, a lot of bad writing, and silly acting, but extremely entertaining nevertheless. My kids have been enjoying it, too (especially my eight-year-old son). One thing that's been really fun for me is to identify the various guest stars who appeared -- Jack Palance and Roddy McDowall, among others.
An early episode featured the lovely Markie Post in one of the first appearances of her career, which led me to go searching through IMDB for other recognizable guest stars. Then I popped the DVDs in for some fresh screen caps and -- voila! A new poll for this week (click the thumbs for a full-size image of each candidate):
First up, the aforementioned Markie Post portraying Joella Cameron, in "The Plot to Kill a City," episodes 1.6 and 1.7:

Next, a young Jamie Lee Curtis portraying Jen Burton in "Unchained Woman," episode 1.9:

Finally, a more mature candidate, the original Catwoman Julie Newmar portraying the dangerously seductive Zarina in "Flight of the War Witch," episodes 1.23 and 1.24:

Enjoy! (As always check out the Gallery for previous winners, including last week's).
Results (Posted 4 January 2005):
Joella (Markie Post) 25 votes (69%) WINNER
Jen Burton (Jamie Lee Curtis) 7 votes (19%)
Zarina (Julie Newmar) 4 votes (11%)
36 votes total
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December 21, 2004
SF Babes (Babylon 5 Supporting Cast)
Well, I think we'll stick with this theme for another week at least.
Our candidates:
Lise Hampton Edgars (portrayed by Denise Gentile)

Talia Winters (portrayed by Andrea Thompson)

and Number One (portrayed by Marjorie Monaghan)

Results (Posted 28 December 2004):

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Also worth a mention are the lovely actresses from the Joss Whedon series, Firefly. Yeh!
Posted by: Tom at December 22, 2004 07:30 AM (suTgI)
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You overlooked the cutest one; Marianne Robertson playing "Tech #1" with that wonderful French accent.
Posted by: Kelly at March 01, 2005 03:06 PM (kuGVj)
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December 14, 2004
SF Babes (Babylon 5 Main Cast)
Last week's poll was a real squeaker - a one-vote difference (I think the young Joan Collins should have won, but I don't know how to allocate the electoral votes this time).
This week's poll comes courtesy of an idea from commenter Robin. I never watched much of Babylon 5, so I missed the whole multi-season story arc that made the show a must-see event for Sci Fi fans. I still plan to rent or buy the DVDs someday and watch the series.
First up is Susan Ivanova (as portrayed by Claudia Christian):

Next is telepath Lyta Alexander (as portrayed by Patricia Tallman):

Finally up is Captain Elizabeth Lochley (portrayed by Tracy Scoggins):

Not that I would try to sway the vote, but Lochley is portrayed by a Native Texan.
Results (Posted 21 December 2004):

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Gotta go with Lyta here. First off, Tracy Scoggins has just been naked in WAY too many movies. But she was hot as the S&M hologram in Thirdspace. Ivanova is a bit whitebread for me.
Lyta's a redhead telepathic equivilent of an A-Bomb. I'd like a girlfriend who can go tow to tow with a Vorlon.
But what about those Centauri women?:
http://members.tripod.com/~llwyd/scifi/babylonc.htm
Posted by: Jeff at December 15, 2004 06:57 PM (AvBig)
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If you go by the pics at the IMDB sites, I think Tallman's definitely the winner - and I'm usually not partial to redheads. But based on how the "characters" look here, I'd go with the Texan Scoggins.
Posted by: JohnL at December 15, 2004 08:58 PM (gplif)
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Loved the show, highly recommend it... Seasons 2-4, at least. I'd probably say that Talia Winters (played by Andrea Thompson) was the biggest babe on the show, but since you left her off...
Lyta never did it for me, and while Lochley is certainly attractive, it's Ivanova that gets my vote. Besides, Claudia shares my birthday. And she can sing.
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Jack, I plan to watch the whole thing on DVD sometime soon. In researching for this poll, the main website listed these three as members of the "main" cast, and there were several others (including Talia) listed as extras or guests. I'll be doing another poll with them, so you'll get a chance to vote.
Posted by: JohnL at December 18, 2004 08:13 PM (gplif)
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Ivanova is good, but against Lyta? Oh, yea, there's
definitely a "boom" somewhere in there. Now, if someone could only convince JMS to release his original thoughts for B5 in book form (that is, what he wanted to do before actors, budgets, and meddling networks came into the picture.)
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December 07, 2004
SF Babes Poll (Star Trek TOS: Earth's Past)
I have to apologize that these polls have turned into something of a Star Trek dorkle-jerk, but I'm running out of original ideas (I can mine Star Trek for many weeks to come, so if you have a different SF movie or series that you would like to see featured, please let me know!)
In any case, I rather like both candidates in this week's contest. These women were extras playing the roles of women in Earth's past. Both went on to greater fame.
First up is Edith Keeler, from City on the Edge of Forever, a Harlan Ellison-penned episode. Portrayed by the beautiful and youthful Joan Collins:

Our second candidate, from the failed spin-off pilot Assignment: Earth, is Roberta Lincoln as portrayed by the quirky and cute Teri Garr:

Enjoy!
Results (Posted 14 December 2004):

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You haven't done anything yet with Babylon 5 -- some good choices there: Lyta, Susan, Delenn, Talia, Lise. Fewer options at Stargate, where Samantha has pretty much the run of the place, since all the decent female supporting characters keep getting killed off. But some are worth consideration.
Posted by: Robin at December 10, 2004 12:04 AM (Yy4HB)
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