Gonzai Gallery

Saw neadods 's post about someone who didn't like female characters, so several people started listing their own. Might as well chime in on that, right? Although I should be going to bed, so I may forget some characters, go short on the comments or completely forget a fandom. Or define fandom really loosely. No particular order, btw.

Buffy. Any woman/girl on Buffy, really, at least among the major characters. They were all interesting, strong, changed as their experiences changed, and never stopped being themselves.

Zoe Washbourne, Firefly: The consummate soldier. And she loves nerds.

Laura Roslin, BSG. Some people rise to their level of incompetence, some people rise to the occasion. Holy hannah, but Roslin rose to the occasion. What would have happened to the survivors without her? Guaranteed, there wouldn't be any.

CJ Cregg, West Wing. I named my dog CJ. Does that give you a clue? 'cause if it doesn't, she'll ram that motherboard up your...never mind.

Doctor Who. Pretty much all the regulars in the current version. Donna is awesome, Martha left on her own terms, etc.

Lily Rush, Cold Case. By all rights, she should be a wreck. Instead, she's a first rate cop.

Mary Shannon, In Plain Sight. She is a wreck. But she's still the best at her job and men live in fear of her :)

Abby Sciuto, NCIS. A true free spirit, but also a warm-hearted genius and the best at what she does.

Ziva David, NCIS. Kicks ass, rarely bothers to take a name.

Fiona, Burn Notice. See Ziva, add explosives.

Sarah Conner, T:SCC. See Ziva & Fiona, add protecting her young.

Patty Hewes, Damages. Could write a book on her...

Angela Montenegro, Bones. Never met a punch she couldn't roll with. Wins title of 'most easy-going without being a doormat'.

Charlotte 'Chuck' Charles, Pushing Daisies. Taking the whole 'dead' thing very well. Taking charge of it, in fact.

Now I must sleep...

It's the Fandom Four! Or at least, I got through 4 shows last night, 3 taped and 1 live. Thoughts as follows:

( Life on Mars )
( Damages )
( Life )
( Supernatural )

The good, the bad, and the weird...

The Wire finishes its first rate run with a complete Emmy shutout. It loses a Best Drama nod to...Boston Legal. Gack.

Two And A Half Men gets a Best Comedy nod; Pushing Daisies doesn't.

Supernatural and Smallville both get noms, for sound mixing.

Battlestar Galactica gets a pile, mostly for Razor, but also a writing nod for 'Six of One'.

Chi McBride is overlooked for Supporting Actor - Comedy.

Lost hits the comeback trail solidly, but no noms for Terry O'Quinn. (Michael Emerson does get one, and he should win.)

Zeljko Ivanek gets a nomination! About time! (But he'll lose to Emerson.)

It's the attack of basic cable! And I really need to go back and watch Mad Men, I saw an ep here or there but not the whole thing. Saw all of Damages though, glad my boss is nothing like Patty. 

Total and complete shutout of Life, Moonlight & Journeyman. Boogers.