My regular readers will remember that one of the first SF Babe polls was based on the original Battlestar Galactica. Sheba won, as you can verify in the Gallery.

I still haven't seen the "re-imagined" Battlestar Galactica, but I can tell from the various trailers and onsite reviews that this newer, grittier Battlestar can be just as easy on the eyes as the original one.

Instead of cigar-chomping Dirk Benedict playing Starbuck, cigar-chomping Katee Sackhoff pilots her Viper against the dreaded Cylons:

And Starbuck's not the only one who got a sex change for the new series. Boomer (originally portrayed by Herb Jefferson Jr.) is now played by the beautiful Grace Park:

Cast your votes here [link disabled - ed.].

(You may also want to cast a vote in Annika's android poll. I don't know how long she'll keep it up on her front page, but it coordinates nicely with last week's SF Babe poll).

Results (Posted 1 March 2005):

Starbuck (Katee Sackhoff): 26% (15 of 58 votes)
Boomer (Grace Park): 74% (43 of 58 votes) WINNER!

Posted by: JohnL at 09:20 PM | Comments (7) | Add Comment
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1 Has to be Boomer this week. All this grittiness got me thinking - have you considered doing a Sci-Fi camp/comedy poll? Like, say, Ellen Barkin from Buckaroo Banzai and Geena Davis from Earth Girls Are Easy? There must be lots of other examples. I know the idea probably would enrage a true sci-fi fan but on the other hand, it might be fun.

Posted by: Robert the Llama Butcher at February 23, 2005 08:04 AM (XBUdh)

2 True SF fans don't say "Sci Fi." It's SF. But this whole schtick is about campiness and parodying the stereotypes of the genre. I think your idea is nigh-inspired, and I have filed it away for future use. (I agree about Boomer!)

Posted by: JohnL at February 23, 2005 03:53 PM (gplif)

3 I knew Annika's poll was a slam dunk before I checked the results - there was only one real choice for any red-blooded male SF geek

Posted by: COL at February 23, 2005 06:52 PM (CtlSL)

4 DAMN your antispam catcher. I can't write in the name of the character I want to nominate as a write in candidate. Her name starts with C, and ends in ally. She's cute, she bit a guys ear off, and took a gunshot wound to the gut. Tough stuff!

Posted by: Chad at February 23, 2005 10:29 PM (Z/Qu1)

5 OK, I finally figured out what it was barfing on. SPECI ALIST is not about the damn drug. Anyways, I'm trying to nominate Crewman Speci alist Cally as a write in "Mary Ann" vote. While the pics on the link page aren't great, I've seen much better out there...

Posted by: Chad at February 23, 2005 10:35 PM (Z/Qu1)

6 Hrrm. I've voted, but darned if I can be particularly happy about it. There needs to be a third party candidate. To steal a riff from Yoda, surely there must be another on this new Galactica.

Posted by: The Country Pundit at February 24, 2005 08:51 PM (n5OGF)

7 Boomer vs Starbuck is no contest. The real battle is Grace Park vs. Enterprise's Linda Park. I don't think they're related - Park is Korean for Smith or something.

Posted by: yobbo at March 14, 2005 11:35 AM (OMkp2)

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