Willow hotter than Buffy?
Alyson makes the 99 hottest, but where are her ex co-stars?
I don't know many of the other people on this list, and I adore Alyson, but it seems odd that she's the only one to make the cut. And while it's the 2006 edition, it's old enough that Date Movie had not yet been released at time of writing...
July 03 2006
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The_Joker | July 03, 00:39 CET
Mort | July 03, 01:07 CET
SoddingNancyTribe | July 03, 01:09 CET
cheryl | July 03, 01:16 CET
Actually this list is kind of ridiculous, I'm surprised that Jessica Alba is number one (over a lot of higher paid and more famous actresses).
[ edited by embers on 2006-07-03 08:58 ]
embers | July 03, 01:50 CET
Yes. Yes, yes, a thousand times yes.
SMG is pretty and all, but Alyson Hannigan... Mmmm.
kishi | July 03, 02:03 CET
That's quite basic...
Le Comité | July 03, 02:46 CET
IrrationaliTV | July 03, 03:07 CET
I'm not sure why this has to turn into an AH v. SMG poll. Can we not celebrate Aly's current preeminence without dissing others?
SoddingNancyTribe | July 03, 03:23 CET
SlackJawedVampireHunter | July 03, 03:52 CET
rkayn | July 03, 03:57 CET
But like SNT says, it's about the visibility, not the actual "hotness". I wouldn't get to rilled over it.
NickSeng | July 03, 04:22 CET
At various point in those characters lives on the show, you just wanted to be able to reach into the screen, give them a hug and tell them that everything would be alright.
I can't speak for women here but I think a lot of men work this way. A bit of a protective instinct. SMG as Buffy on the other hand, while still vulnerable, had a hard outer shell of tough "I can look after myself" attitude. Which of course was one of the points of the show.
MobileHQ | July 03, 04:34 CET
and don't forget amber. amber! amber! amber!
bookworm | July 03, 04:59 CET
Caroline | July 03, 05:09 CET
(Yes I know they weren't actually co-stars of Aly, but hey, they are still hot.)
stfletch2000 | July 03, 05:23 CET
No way, Eliza Dushku is of course the hottest female Whedonverse alumnus.
Storyteller | July 03, 05:33 CET
Re: hotness, which I usually associate with straightforward physical attraction, i'd have to say Charisma Carpenter would be my pick (with Emma Caulfield, Eliza Dushku and Amber Benson very close runners up) but the poll is about desirability, a slightly more subtle and mature notion and, in that case, i'd have to go with whomever's got the biggest knockers.
Kidding ;-). It'd probably be SMG narrowly pipping Alyson since they're both gorgeous and seem like pretty interesting people to be around but, from interviews i've seen/read, SMG seems to have a slightly more ironic, sarky edge to her which appeals to me.
That's from the Buffy cast though. If Firefly was included it'd definitely be Morena. Or definitely Gina. Or, y'know, Summer, cute too ;).
Character wise, hmm, not so easy. I like Tara's kindness, compassion and good sense (obviously, i'm talking pre-death here cos afterwards she went right off the rails ;) but Anya's literalness and quirky perspective also really appeals even if she can be thoughtless and mean. I think, on balance, i'd have to go for post-Chosen Faith though. She's together enough to be admirable but flawed enough to grow with and complement. Sarky, cynical, tough, vulnerable, straighforward, gorgeous. And then there's that voice. Girl's got game ;).
Saje | July 03, 05:39 CET
Well that and SMG had great big knockers for 3 or 4 seasons...
LOL, and like Saje, I am kidding...or am I?
"Can we not celebrate Aly's current preeminence without dissing others?"
LOL, doesnt sound like it...
jerryst3161 | July 03, 05:54 CET
Fahrbot Drusilla | July 03, 06:08 CET
Simon | July 03, 06:54 CET
Dana5140 | July 03, 06:57 CET
Paul_Rocks | July 03, 07:26 CET
bookworm | July 03, 07:30 CET
Lioness | July 03, 07:38 CET
Aly.
And it's not a T&A thing with most guys, contrary to popular belief (well...it is when you're 15).
It is in the eyes.
That is where her appeal lies- big, sweet, and charming.
SMG will always BE Buffy because she managed to portray strength, sexuality (in spite of her reservations about the Spike affair) and emotional wisdom (the look on her face on the last scene of the last episode was priceless and as I think about-- give me goose bumps).
But, as far as raw talent, beauty and charm, EVERY guy I know thinks Aly is by far more interesting.
and IMHO
Amy Acker will go places if she can catch a break with a decent role.
hbojo | July 03, 07:39 CET
Alyson Hannigan is surely the cutest and Robia LaMorte, Gina Torres, Eliza Duskhu and Morena Baccarin are up there.
However, it's definitely Amber Benson for me.
moley75 | July 03, 07:46 CET
sweet mameloschn | July 03, 08:23 CET
If it was me and it was between SMG and Aly then Aly all the way. Redheads are just THAT awesome. But I love me some dark features which is why Morena and Eliza would always be the top two.
I can just imagine this thread exploding if the conversation turned to the men of Whedonverse. Not that I'm encouraging it at all...
unscrewed | July 03, 08:26 CET
Now the controversy, Charisma in seasons 1-3 was hotter than any full-grown woman playing a high school kid is allowed to be.
A close second is Christina Hendricks. If you were Mal, tell me you wouldn't have let her be Mrs. Reynolds. Just think of the bedroom roleplay.
alexreager | July 03, 08:27 CET
wouldestous | July 03, 09:55 CET
A factor I've used to my benefit before- high school guys give you less crap for watching "that hot Buffy chick" than for watching a cool show about fighting the supernatural and being really witty while doing so.
kishi | July 03, 10:13 CET
Cuz they're hot.
Though just to throw my 2 cents in, Eliza is probably the only girl from the show I'd go gay for. Aly's adorable, but it's not the same as hot. And if I'm gonna go gay, it's gonna be for a hot chick!
Rogue Slayer | July 03, 10:51 CET
I really can't think of any of the Whedonverse actresses who aren't charming, beautiful, and talented--each in their own way--even the "bad girls"--Clare, Stephanie, Christina, Julie.
Each qualified observer will have their own preferences, and mine would be Aly, Jewel, Amy, and Summer. But that doesn't mean I don't appreciate, say, Amber or Gina, who are nowhere near my short list.
jclemens | July 03, 11:41 CET
SlackJawedVampireHunter | July 03, 11:45 CET
Ya know I'm not as gripped by such things as apparently most men are but I'd be lying if the visual of my wife 'going gay' with Eliza wasn't entirely without it's appeal.....;)
And yeah for sheer panthery hotness Eliza can't be beat. But let's face it, they're all pretty or they wouldn't be on TV, and they all have their own appeal, or they wouldn't be in Joss' cast.
SNT is right though: these lists are more about who's still in the spotlight than about actual good looks.
EdDantes | July 03, 12:15 CET
fortunateizzi | July 03, 12:59 CET
wouldestous | July 03, 14:53 CET
She looks like a Goddess I tell ya! A Goddess!
Lyonaz | July 03, 15:00 CET
Smooshed Face Lion | July 03, 15:22 CET
lycoming | July 03, 15:54 CET
I guess this is a silly thing to debate, though, really. They're both beautiful women.
Amy Acker would be my #1 Buffyverse beauty if I had to pick one. Now, if we're expanding it to the whole Whedonverse, I'd go with Morena like a lot of you guys.
[ edited by Celluloid Novelist on 2006-07-03 23:27 ]
Celluloid Novelist | July 03, 16:26 CET
MikeJer | July 03, 16:53 CET
From Drusilla to Tara, they were all very appealing, but none could have been supermodels. Except Lilah. Plus Lilah had the voice, the attitude, the walk, the clothes, I missed her so much when she was gone. Replaced by EVE! Auuurgh.
Anyway, I think that the reason Alyson is on the list and not Sara is because Alyson happens to be in a major hit TV show right now. Plus she just had Date movie and I'd wager the American Pie movies still sell on DVD pretty well.
Is the last thing Sara had out the Grudge? Or am I not remembering something. I know she has been working on a lot of movies but nothing has actually come out yet.
Xane | July 03, 16:56 CET
I've asked brother, father, boy-friend and not ONE agrees with me. I don't understand it. They all said WIllow and KAylee. strange. Seemingly I just don't know what men find attractive.
Harpy | July 03, 17:37 CET
Some men like that. I like Zoe. Have I mentioned shes a Brick House, shes mighty mighty, letting it all hang out? :)
wouldestous | July 03, 18:15 CET
Really, everyone, on all of Joss' shows, is hot, men and women alike. Joss likes him some pretty! But I agree with SNT way back at the top, that Aly probably was the only Whedonverse woman to make this poll because she has a weekly series right now.
Of course, next year when Standoff is on the air, and this poll comes out again -- Gina, yo! ;-)
billz | July 03, 18:24 CET
Karen The Red | July 04, 00:48 CET
(I can see the sense of it though, as in well put together, beautifully proportioned which definitely applies to Gina)
Saje | July 04, 01:32 CET
There was one scene where supervillainess Denise Richards and superheroine Aunjanue Ellis are having a super girlfight in skin-tight vinyl catsuits (which all the male henchmen sit down to watch while eating popcorn, Pepsi, etc.), and wind up in the shower somehow with parts of their costumes ripped away, and suddenly throw down some supermodel/"I'm all wet, so love me" poses *drifts away for a minute* and, anyway, I think the soundtrack song for that scene is Brick House ("she's a brick house, she's mighty mighty, lettin' it all hang out," etc.). Good times.
I'll be in my bunk. ;-)
billz | July 04, 02:14 CET
IrrationaliTV | July 04, 02:15 CET
Saje | July 04, 04:30 CET
Willowy | July 04, 08:59 CET
Nuke | July 04, 09:39 CET
Madhatter | July 04, 11:17 CET
[ edited by Rogue Slayer on 2006-07-04 18:25 ]
Rogue Slayer | July 04, 11:24 CET
dreamlogic | July 04, 12:23 CET
Sorry, I sometimes forget that everyone on the internet does not necessarily share my cultural references. Silly me. :)
Gina Torres is way way hotter than Alyson Hannigan. That is my story and I am sticking with it! :)
wouldestous | July 04, 12:55 CET
I tend to agree with the men you polled, Harpy. In my humble gay chick opinion, Willow would be my #1 pick, but Ally would not. See, i have super strong, buy my tv flowers kinds of feelings for the character, not the actor. Be advised, I really, really like Ally, but it's definitely Willow that makes me swoon. Do people still swoon, or is that too old-fashioned? I have the same feelings about Kaylee, so maybe it is the sweet, vulnerable sexiness of those characters that makes me giddy. I want to hug them, make them dinner, take care of them, among other things. But there are definitely times when i find Eliza, Emma, Morena, Summer, Clare Kramer and SMG unbelievably attractive. Great job, casting department, for making the incredible stories Joss had to tell extremely well acted and so very pretty to look at (and for making me "go straight" for Spike).
Chocdogg | July 04, 13:09 CET
Sorry, I sometimes forget that everyone on the internet does not necessarily share my cultural references. Silly me. :)"
"Popular songs not withstanding, I can't imagine any woman would want to be referred to as any kind of house... :~D"
Just for the record, long before the 70's my father, born in 1918 in the Midwest (USA), used to refer to a woman as being "built like a brick out-house" when he was trying to make an emphatic and complimentary point. He was not one to swear (hence "out-house") or to be insulting or crude about women. His explanation of the expression when I asked him about it once, was that a brick out-house would be extravagant and an example of over-building. A woman referred to that way was therefore voluptuous, with an extremely womanly body or not just "built" but super-built. Examples would be Jayne Mansfield, Marilyn Monroe, and in my father's opinion, my mother. If she had been insulted by it, you can be sure my father would never have used that expression, or maybe even speech, ever again. ;-)
Straight woman here not even close to going gay in this life-time so not qualified to judge the real subject. However, Joss is great at giving us lots of types to pick and choose from, both female and male. (yea!) I can see certain men being attracted to Willow and Kaylee as they are the same type. The same goes for different certain men being attracted to each of the other Whedonverse women. My brother seemed to really go for Anya, for instance.
On the male front I was not surprised when my friend and my mother (two separate people) each seemed to go for Angel. Both liked bigger guys, whereas I go for wiry ones. What surprised me was when my friend also became such a big Spike fan, once she got into the later seasons. I mean she had been the Kirk fan when we were kids. *I* was the Spock fan! ;-)
[ edited by newcj on 2006-07-05 03:41 ]
newcj | July 04, 15:04 CET
And, Saje, glad to point out the finest moments in movie history for you. Yep, they've got some mighty well explored characters there. Yep. *will be in bunk* ;-)
ETA: Oh, I forgot to mention that Neil Patrick Harris is really hi-larious in Undercover Brother. There's one particular line he does -- well, you'll see it and see what I mean.
[ edited by billz on 2006-07-05 01:58 ]
billz | July 04, 18:53 CET