As I have previously mentioned, I love shows that have a strong female lead. As stories have gone for thousands of years the boy saves the girl. However in recent decades that story has disappeared and girls have come out kicking and fighting their way to the front. Here are my top five (well at least ones that have come to mind as I type)
5th Place - Phoebe Halliwell (Charmed)
Charmed was a great show, slightly ruined for me when my Dad told me the basic structure to an episode after only watching a couple. Basically 3 sisters inherited witchcraft and had to fight a multitude demons and such. Phoebe was always my favourite sister. She started out in the show as the childish firecracker, but who can blame her - she was given the lamest power. However she did not let this stop her and she learnt karate obviously and became the ass-kicker of the siblings.
4th Place - Clara Oswin Oswald (Doctor Who)
Relatively new to the sci-fi world. She is the assistant to the 11th Doctor, and so far she has not disappointed. She is probably the only assistant who is not in total awe of the Doctor, and instead she gives banter and attitude. Her back story still confuses me slightly and I may need to watch the last episode a few more times before I am confident enough to speak about it. Billie Piper's character was my favourite assistant but since Clara came along she has filled the void and then some.
3rd Place - Gwen Cooper (Torchwood)
I didn't give Torchwood the attention it deserved, then I saw it was on Netflix so I decided to watch them all in the space of two weeks. Gwen is the star for me, some may argue Jack is but I disagree. She has a don't-give-a-shit-but-actually-cares-the-most attitude. She is one person I would want in my corner. I lover sarcasm, her straight talking and her welsh pride. I hope we see more of Gwen.
2nd Place - Max Guevara X5-452 (Dark Angel)
I am probably the only person I know who watched this show. It was so far ahead of its time and it got lost amongst the likes of Buffy, Charmed and Angel. It should have been huge, the production value was amazing and it was created by the one and only James Cameron. Max was a genetically modified soldier who escaped the evil grasp of her creators, we meet her where she is a bike messenger trying to live in a post apocalyptic Seattle. With her creators still on her tail she has since become a cat burglar and now must try and bring down the evil organisation.
1st Place - Buffy Summers (Buffy, The Vampire Slayer)
Who else would be first? She is everything. She kicks ass, has a witty mouth and hair that just won't quit. Her sarcasm and expert fighting skills made her one of a kind. She is the Queen of TV in my eyes and there will be no one else written to even come close to the high standard she set. She has made me laugh, made me cry and made me nervous. If she isn't kicking ass then she is trying to have a normal life - often failing. The last episode of the series created thousands of more slayers, but there will only ever be one in my eyes.
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I like to watch televsion a whole lot. Some may say too much. They say the average amount is about 4 hours a day; for the first time in my life I can be considered above average. My TV rota is pretty full and sometimes some shows slip by.
There is always something for me to watch and I get heavily invested in some shows, never missing an episode and I get emotional about some characters. When a character gets killed off or leaves I get upset, its like losing a friend.
Beyond my control I miss out on some shows. Then these shows become huge, start producing hundreds of episodes and I get way too behind. Some shows I wish I watched were Game Of Thrones, Supernatural, The Good Wife, Mad Men, Homeland and Breaking Bad. All these shows have huge fandoms and cult followings. I feel left out.
I have tried watching some of these shows, Game Of Thrones in particular. I have watched the first 5 episodes. The main issue for me is that there is so many story lines going on and I have no one to discuss them with because either they don't watch it or they are on season 3. There is one character I am obsessed with - Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen, the Unburnt, Mother of Dragons, khaleesi to Drogo’s riders, and queen of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros (quite a long title!) She is beautiful and I am a huge fan of strong female leads (Buffy, Charmed etc)
I also tried to get into Supernatural. I feel like it is the boy version of Buffy so of course I had to watch it. I have watched the first couple of seasons and really enjoyed them (I have always loved Jensen Ackles since his amazing role in Dark Angel). I just didn't get invested enough into it so I allowed myself to get distracted by my other shows.
One day I am sure I will watch all these shows, my social life hardly gets in the way. If anyone wants to tell me some secrets I really won't mind. I am one of the few people in this world that likes spoilers - helps me to know what to look out for.
