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| 90. Pepper Potts (Iron Man) – Sassy, smart and yet still human without being the stereotypical whiny and complainy superhero girlfriend. |
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| 89. Padme Amidala (Star Wars) – OK, so she was in a couple of fights, was a queen and a senator and blah, blah, blah. She could have been one of the truly awesome if it weren’t for dying from a frigging broken heart and entering into a secret – possibly illegal – marriage born from blurting out “I love you!” just before her public execution. Romantics may say that love conquers all, but it doesn’t conquer this list. |
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| 88. Angela Petrelli (Heroes) – While she was under the control of her husband for a time, Mama Petrelli remains a master manipulator with seemingly encyclopedic knowledge of those around her and a keen sense for distributing information. She successfully unleashed her skills on Sylar this season and even after the jig was up and she admitted that she’d used him, Mama P confidently kept stringing Sylar along with carefully placed information dispersal. For all her faults, Mama P shows the most self-control, the most rational behavior of all the women on Heroes. She should teach a course. |
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| 87. Auntie Entity (Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome) – Being the leader of Bartertown must be a lot like being the mayor of Wasilla, Alaska. Instead of being the meth capital of the state, Bartertown is the pig poop capital of post-apocalyptic Australia. And working with Master Blaster must have been a lot like campaigning with John McCain. However, unlike another small town leader who tried to make it big, Auntie Entity is genuinely charismatic and ruthless in her pursuit of power. |
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| 86. Eowyn (Lord of the Rings) – A sheildmaiden of Rohan, she disguised herself as a man in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields where she slew the Witch-king of Angmar. But, she did have that clingy obsession with Aragorn, not that we can blame her. |
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| 85. Barbarella – Her sexuality is still edgy in a prudish American culture; however, she’s not terribly pro-active. Barbarella blunders around the galaxy with the naive belief that people will help her, and they do, but she does very little on her own. That said, Barbarella has some of the most awesome costumes in sci-fi (and possibly the best hair). |
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| 84. Brigitte (Ginger Snaps I and II) – High school sucks. A lot. So it’s good to have a partner. But when a werewolf bites Brigitte’s sister Ginger, ruining their suicide pact, what’s a girl to do? She takes it upon herself to find a cure, delaying and postponing the eventual. Brigitte doesn’t have a really great plan, but her unshakeable devotion to her sister makes her stupidly brave, and that is tremendous. |
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| 83. Chani (Dune) – Not just anyone can handle being the lover of the Universe’s Super Being, but this Freman lass handles the duties well. Sure she can’t ever marry her Emperor Messiah in name because of all that political garbage, but she doesn’t let that stop her from fighting weakling challengers, bearing royal twins, or slapping down over-reaching Imperial Princesses. |
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| 82. Dr. Zira (Planet of the Apes) – Psychologist, veterinarian, human specialist, and loud liberal, Dr. Zira saw the intelligence of astronaut George Taylor and helped him escape the planet of the apes. |
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| 81. Dr. Helena Russell (Space: 1999) – If the last guy in charge of Moonbase Alpha had taken care of the nuclear waste dump leakage that Dr. Russell had warned about, the moonbase wouldn’t have had the accident and wouldn’t have been thrown out of Earth’s orbit. Once, while drifting in unknown space, Dr. Russell used her medical expertise and scientific smarts to treat the crew and handle whatever was coming up from behind the next planet. |
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Lisa Fary's earliest influences are Princess Leia, Rainbow Bright, Astronaut Barbie, and her 6th grade teacher, Ms. Palmer. She's angry that it's 2011 and she still doesn't have a hovercraft, but will accept a jetpack as consolation. That jetpack had better be pink with a rhinestone monogram. 
I agree with every single choice on this list except Mary Jane Watson. The more I read with her in it, and the more I watch the movies, the more I wonder what Peter Parker sees in her and what's so special about her.
Otherwise this was a fun way to wind down after Christmas dinner.
You have to go back to the original old Marvel Spiderman comics to meet the original Mary
Jane Watson. The one in the movies is a amalgam of Gwen Stacy & Mary Jane Watson.
Too bad you failed to mention how the idiot producers of Stargate Atlantis screwed up Elizabeth Weir by killing her off in a badly written publicity stunt to get rid of actress Torri Higginson so they could replace Weir with Samantha Carter. Then to add insult to injury, they screwed up Carter by wallpapering her into a desk job that kept her from doing all the cool stuff you mentioned!
And why didn't you include Atlantis's Teyla Emmagan? She's the leader of her people, a mother, and a warrior fighting the bad guys, even kicking one off a 50-story high tower!
At least you didn't make the mistake of including the whiny crybaby Jennifer Keller. She's one medical doctor who ought to have her license revoked!
I agree with most of the list, but wheres Faith the (morally ambiguous) Vampire Slayer and Tara
(who taught & mentored Willow to her full potential power)?
Part of the list is influence outside the character's own universe (i.e., our own). While Faith and Tara may be significant within the Buffy-verse, and have a high place within the fandom, outside of that, they don't have the recognition of a Buffy or a Buttercup or a Barbarella. Another issue with the list is that we want it to be representative of the available pool, which goes as far back as the 1920s with Metropolis and Aelita: Queen of Mars. There have been milestones for women all along, not just since the 1990s. Including every woman on every Stargate, Star Trek, Buffy, etc would only allow a few things to be represented, which not only isn't true to the concept, wouldn't leave room for the women who broke the path to their existence.
Part of the list is influence outside the character's own universe (i.e., our own). While Faith and Tara may be significant within the Buffy-verse, and have a high place within the fandom, outside of that, they don't have the recognition of a Buffy or a Buttercup or a Barbarella. Another issue with the list is that we want it to be representative of the available pool, which goes as far back as the 1920s with Metropolis and Aelita: Queen of Mars. There have been milestones for women all along, not just since the 1990s. Including every woman on every Stargate, Star Trek, Buffy, etc would only allow a few things to be represented, which not only isn't true to the concept, but also wouldn't leave room for the women who broke the path to their existence.
How about the Halliwell girls (Charmed)? Yes the series was POORLY written, directed and produced, but it was well acted and the girls represented female warriors with lives outside their demon fighting. Piper, to me is worthy of Heroship because she had kids and still fought the demon world. Again, this is not anywhere near Whedon, but in itself worth mentioning. (I had to sit through it cuz the husband loves Allysa Milano)
I like this list, although i think Farscape's Zhaan and the Doctor's Donna should have been included. They're both incredibly compassionate, strong and independent women.
Also, Mary Jane Watson is a damsel in distress, and she pretty much doesn't belong on this list. And Storm is a character that should have been higher on the list. I think Halle Berry is a good choice for Storm, but the fact that she pretty much didn't have anything to do in any of the movies, and the bad writing and directing didn't help at all.
So will there be a Top 100 Fictional Femmes of Genre Film and Television, 2011 Edition?
We skipped last year, but will get back to it for 2011.
I was wondering if you had ever planned to do a top 100 anime femmes? I see an occasional anime or cartoon femme in your line-up. If you do plan such an event I would like to suggest using Yawara. She is the perfect candidate for your list.
I was also really surprised to see the Powerpuff Girls on the list. I would expect to see Sailor Moon and the Sailor Scouts before the Powerpuff’s.