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September 26
2006
Entertainment Weekly's TV Crushes.
Much love for Buffy, Willow, Spike and Cordelia from the magazine's readers.
Simon
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[ edited by spikeylover on 2006-09-26 16:43 ]
spikeylover | September 26, 08:54 CET
Simon | September 26, 09:43 CET
Personal Buffy crush? Andrew and Anya. I'm a straight female, so there is no way in hell those would work out ... but they have all the qualities that I love.
chosenkitty | September 26, 09:46 CET
At least for me. I was smitten the first time I ever saw that gorgeous face and I don't think I'll ever get over it.
Come to think of it...I don't ever want to......
kathylovesspike | September 26, 09:51 CET
pat32082 | September 26, 09:51 CET
Buffy I more wanted to be than be with. Only with the same, err, bits I have now. Not really sure how that would work out, thinking about it.
Saje | September 26, 09:54 CET
And, well, Cordy, of course.
My old girlfriend (the one it took me about 3 years to give Buffy a try and is now a total freak) once wrote to me: "Spike. Oh, my god, Spike! And Giles, yeah, him, too. Angel, oh, god yes. And Riley, he was nice to look at. But Wesley, Wesley my prince! Oh, throw in Xander, too, let's face it, I'm a total slut."
Chris inVirginia | September 26, 10:10 CET
So you have a crush on some kind of Andrew/Anya hybrid person, or both individually? :~D
Mine would have to be Spike. He's what got me watching. Jenny Calendar was very beautiful, I'd say the best looking of the women.
But my secret crush would have to be Groo. Granted, not from Buffy, but still in the 'verse. Oh, I guess it's not really a secret.
Rogue Slayer | September 26, 10:19 CET
luvspike | September 26, 10:55 CET
Buffyfantic | September 26, 11:30 CET
As for my "straight girl crush on another girl" I gotta go with Willow. I'm a big sucker for the whole nerd who blossoms into a really intelligent hottie thing...
joni | September 26, 11:44 CET
Faith because of the actress and her boston accent. She made Faith so real. Faith was sex on wheels and could kick ass! You wanted to jump in there and be used by her and then like Xander cuddle her when she cried.
Anel, once again because of how I love the actual actor.With Angel you knew where you stood and his brooding was a turn on. Not to mention the whole Angelus and leather thing.
[ edited by Donna Troy on 2006-09-26 19:01 ]
Donna Troy | September 26, 11:59 CET
I clicked on it (well, their editors' crushes first) mostly to see if there were some BtVS crushes in there - since I couldn't imagine how there couldn't be! I was disappointed not to see any in the EW editorial crushes, but gratified that there was much Buffy love - as there should be - from readers.
For the record, I know it's a cliche, but I'm all about the Spike love. He was the first - and still the only - TV character to intrude on my dreams, and one of the sexiest characters, in look and attitude, I've ever come across. Oooohhh....
(and joni, I hear you with the straight girl crush on Willow, especially early-seasons Willow. Not just the nerdy blossoming girl thing, but also something about those eyes that could make me melt every time).
acp | September 26, 12:01 CET
YUM!
Donna Troy | September 26, 12:05 CET
acp | September 26, 12:08 CET
But I have to ask,
What the heck is Willow wearing in that picture?
Anyone who can wear that outfit and still be crushworthy has something very special.
Xane | September 26, 12:15 CET
Loved and wanted to be Willow, though never had a crush on her. Girl crush was Faith. She was the hottest thing around, and not nearly as sanctimonious as B.
Then of course, there's Joss... *sigh*
Willowy | September 26, 12:19 CET
dreamlogic | September 26, 12:30 CET
lycoming | September 26, 12:32 CET
Simon | September 26, 12:34 CET
And there is always puppy love for Xander.
Donna Troy | September 26, 12:36 CET
Can't remember season-specifics for Angel, but the title character at one time or another, Wesley from Season 2 onward, Gunn occasionally, but Illyria beats 'em all out (okay not Groo though. Mmm, Groo/Illyria. Unconventional, but mmm). It's like Buffy offered up a lot more eye candy and crush-worthies ladies-wise, but Angel was mostly a beef buffet.
If we get into one-offs and barely recurring characters I'll be here all night going through the eps, so for sanity's sake, no.
I appreciate that Nicholas Brendon was nice looking, but character-wise I couldn't be attracted to Xander 'cause there were too many similarities and in real life I'd want a guy like him for a brother or as a friend. He is one of my favorite Buffyverse characters though.
As for the 24-love on Entertainment Weekly, am I the only one who finds Tony a hell of a lot hotter than Jack? (avoiding Season 5 spoilers here, haven't seen it yet) Kiefer's no slouch in the looks department and his character's capability increases his appeal, but even since Season 1 when he was barely a main character it's always been Tony.
Mandy would be my 24 girl-pick. Mia Kirshner...that reminds me, I really need to check out The L Word. Yep, evil, bisexual, recurring, assasin-for-hire Mandy.
Heh, I love that Barbara Eden's on there. Jeannie was one of my earliest TV crushes.
Seth Bullock of Deadwood got a mention in there, yeah! A number of Deadwood men and womenfolk are up there.
I LOL-ed at the Zack Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) Saved By The Bell mention in the staff picks. 'Cause it's true. But also 'cause it's weird to have wished you were that guy when watching that series as a kid, while now realizing that he was super-hot (I liked College Years Zack the best looks-wise).
Peter Krause as Nate Fisher from Six Feet Under made the list. Gotta say, others might beat him out if we're measuring purely on a prettyness scale, but in the competition for best blend of character, looks, and story arcs he lived through, Nate is the winner.
The list could go on for days...so many actors in so many shows...Didn't even scratch the surface of sci-fi love.
[ edited by Kris on 2006-09-26 20:14 ]
Kris | September 26, 12:56 CET
Rogue Slayer | September 26, 13:06 CET
My girlcrush is Willow. She's the cutest thing ever. On a side note, I always wanted Willow and Wesley to get together. Or Willow and Fred. Ok, make it a threesome.
[ edited by ElectricSpaceGirl on 2006-09-26 20:13 ]
electricspacegirl | September 26, 13:10 CET
Girl crushes were Faith, Willow and Lilah. Loved Buffy, but not, ya know, "that way" -- like Saje and others, I wanted to be like her, not with her.
And that's the he and the she of it.
(This thread is a reminder that attraction is so bloody individual and idiosyncratic -- some people's favourite folks on here suck all the sex out of the room for me. And no doubt, vice versa. Lucky thing, that.)
QuoterGal | September 26, 13:20 CET
Xane | September 26, 13:22 CET
Nebula1400 | September 26, 13:40 CET
k8cre8 | September 26, 14:33 CET
1starbuckstown | September 26, 14:56 CET
Charmuse | September 26, 15:06 CET
I made obnoxious noises when Riley appeared too, but for completely opposite reasons! But like Quotergal hath spake "This thread is a reminder that attraction is so bloody individual and idiosyncratic." I never realize that more than when I'm watching House and I am so digging on the old, crotchety guy instead of the hot young studs.
Rogue Slayer | September 26, 15:10 CET
But forgot to mention (thanks k8cre8), dunno how I came to forget Oz, but forgot that before and while there was Spike, there was also Oz.
QuoterGal | September 26, 15:42 CET
k8cre8 | September 26, 15:58 CET
anindoorkitty | September 26, 16:06 CET
Ah Faith, let me count the ways...
Saje | September 26, 16:06 CET
valgal | September 26, 18:31 CET
Does Joss count? 'Cause if so, he's my sooper dooper manly man crush. Mmm, love that man...oh, oh, oh and Jane...definitely Jane!! Keep in mind I have a very broad definition of crush.
skeezycheeses | September 26, 18:38 CET
Oh, I loved Anya too. I cried when she died. Then again, I also cried when Tara died. I also cried when Doyle died. I also cried when Joyce died. I had a voice-crush on Giles after OMWF. Omg, and Faith. I've just finished Sanctuary on the S1 Angel DVDs, and I looooove her (Joss and Tim Minear made me cry! Again!). In terms of writers, have a huge crush on Joss, obviously. I thought that I was going to faint when I met him. Love Jane Espenson too, I started noticing around S5 Buffy that all the episodes that I loved and were not penned by Joss were penned by Jane. So, yeah. Tim Minear too, lovely man.
I just realised how rambly and undignified that all sounds, but I'm not going to edit it. Heh.
non sequitur | September 26, 19:46 CET
Reddygirl | September 26, 20:58 CET
Tonya J | September 26, 21:04 CET
cheryl | September 26, 22:00 CET
And since he got mentioned in the article, although not Buffyverse, Logan Echolls. Does he strike anyone else as a young Spike?
barboo | September 26, 22:05 CET
cityof | September 26, 22:35 CET
newcj | September 26, 22:54 CET
Donna Troy | September 27, 00:16 CET
narnia | September 27, 00:53 CET
Yeah, it's probably wrong. *sigh*
Skyla Dawn | September 27, 00:55 CET
I also had girlcrushes on Fred (mostly in season 4) and Buffy. Mmm. And I never really got the Spike attraction - yay for idiosyncrasy!
omnie | September 27, 01:05 CET
SangChaud | September 27, 02:23 CET
Not so much Kennedy, Angel, Riley, Robin Wood (he was hot but too screwed up, his thing for slayers turned me off, it was like an Oedipal complex or something), Cordelia, Vi or Molly.
The most beautiful woman was Darla though: big sucker for AtS S2 & 3-Darla...
[ edited by zeitgeist -cause captialization is da bomb, yo!- on 2006-09-27 16:00 ]
bookworm | September 27, 04:31 CET
Nowt wrong with liking Angelus. I liked him years before I liked Angel that way. I mean I liked Angel, but it took a while to *like* like him. Yeah, Angelus was cool and looked hot in silk and leather. Always makes me giggle though when people say Ewwww Spike is evil how could you like him, followed right after with but Angelus is soooo hot. Double-standards much. LOL.
Back to Spike. Yes he was arrogant and cocky and snarky. But if you can't see beyond that to see the wonderfully conceived complex and multi-layered character that was created you're really missing out. imo.
lynnie | September 27, 07:46 CET
barest_smidgen | September 27, 08:39 CET
newcj | September 27, 08:43 CET
zeitgeist | September 27, 09:01 CET
Frances | September 27, 09:06 CET
My username probably tipped you off about where (under the covers, or carpet?) my love lies, but it's hard to argue with a single name offered up for consideration. Spike held the key to my heart (and nether-regions), but Giles? Wood? Oz? Riley? Wesley 2.0? Holy smokes. So much salty goodness to choose from, that I'm overwhelmed with the buffet before me. (Fortunately, I recently signed up for the all-inclusive meal plan seen here in blue type, so I don't have to fret over this menu.) Can you follow those mixed metaphors? What a mess. ;P
And as far as Girl Crushes? Faith, Illyria, & Cassie.
[ edited by barest_smidgen on 2006-09-27 17:04 ]
barest_smidgen | September 27, 10:03 CET
Oh and girl-crushes...Gwen Electrogirl. Tara, as she looked in Restless. I could definitely reorient for her in that episode. Faith is oh-so-hot, but I'd be too worried I wasn't cool enough for her. She'd just rip me to pieces emotionally.
barboo | September 27, 10:10 CET
2. Emma. Hello, evil goodness.
3. You Know Whom, every inch, everywhere, everywhen.
[ edited by Pointy on 2006-09-27 20:42 ]
Pointy | September 27, 10:23 CET
ETA - I must also bring up that in spite of Simon's Riley-shipping, his wife did move quite some distance to marry and be with him ;)
zeitgeist | September 27, 11:25 CET
Reddygirl | September 27, 12:12 CET
My son however, has a poster of Illyria taped above his bunk.
Xane | September 27, 12:18 CET
Sherlock Holmes (when I was 9)
Gandalf (when I was 12)
Giles (when I was 30 something)
House (now)
Just noticed, they aren't that much older anymore - except for Gandalf who will always be older, waaayyy older.
redfern | September 27, 12:26 CET
narnia | September 27, 13:32 CET
Giles and Oz.
moley75 | September 27, 15:32 CET