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Favorite female geeks: Who's the geekiest of 2007?I'm a geek worshipper. It's really a form of positive self-esteem, since I am kind of a geek myself. I always love to find women in entertainment who seem to be geeks, not only in the characters they play, but also in real life. GeekSugar.com shares that sentiment and has kicked off a poll of the most popular female geeks of 2007. First candidate: Mary Lynn Rajskub, Chloe O'Brian on 24.
The pictures are from her spread in Geek Monthly earlier this year. Although Chloe is an übergeek on 24, always able to hack into secret data just in time to save Jack's life, Rajskub herself is not too technically savvy. But in my opinion, she has geek cred because she does things like appear as a troubadour on Gilmore Girls and volunteer for the Young Storytellers Program. I do have one geekish issue with Chloe & company, though. Are we really supposed to believe that a government agency is smart enough to use Macs?
Next candidate: Jenna Fischer, Pam Beesly on The Office.
Her April Wired cover certainly got our attention this year. And interviews with Fischer reveal that she's as smart and funny in real life as she is as Pam. She also posts regularly on her myspace blog. True, she may be in better shape than standard-issue geeks — she broke her back in four places in May and was back on The Office set 12 weeks later. But no complaints here.
Third candidate: Tina Fey, Liz Lemon on 30 Rock.
OK, I know — AfterEllen.com bloggers have a hard time not writing about Tina Fey. But honest, this is GeekSugar.com's poll, not mine. And you have to admit, Fey is a big reason why geek is chic. But since Dorothy Snarker treated us to a Tina Fey post chock full of adorable pictures just yesterday, I'll restrain myself from prattling on and give you the link. If you've read it, read it again. Because the only thing almost as adorable as Tina Fey is Dorothy Snarker writing about Tina Fey. Final candidate: Kristen Bell, Elle Bishop on Heroes.
We miss Veronica Mars, where Kristen Bell got her geek credentials. And although her techie ways continue in Heroes as a Company agent with the power to generate and manipulate electricity, Elle's mental instability causes me not to want to classify the role as True Geek. Bell did, however, earn a permanent place in the hearts of gamer geeks by lending her likeness and voice as a character in Assassin's Creed. Here's Bell beside her digitized version. Creepy.
Who's missing? Katee Sackhoff, for one.
Sackhoff's characters couldn't get much geekier — Starbuck in Battlestar Galactica and Sarah Corvus in Bionic Woman. She also voiced a female marine in Halo 3. Sackhoff herself is a self-professed Star Trek addict, an important part of the Geek Code. One of my favorite Sackhoff facts is that she quit smoking because of fan mail from young girls who wanted to grow up to be like Starbuck. Sounds pretty smart to me. I'd also put Emma Watson, aka Hermione, in the running.
Watson has admitted that she is quite a bit like her Harry Potter character. And this year, in an interview with Parade, Watson said that she's pleased that Hermione was proud of her brains and never dumbed herself down to be accepted. Watson is intelligent enough to keep both feet on the ground despite her early stardom. In fact, she considered leaving the part of Hermione behind in order to focus on her education. I'm glad she found a way to do both. Who else should be on this poll of favorite female geeks of 2007? And who is No. 1 for you? Submitted by on December 7, 2007 - 3:31pm. |
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How did Katee Sackhoff not
Kristen Bell on Heroes is
mmmmmmmm..
tina fey!!
emma watson!
kristen bell!!
gah!!!
Best geek ever.
Best geek ever. Kirsten Vangsness a.k.a. Penelope Garcia on Criminal Minds.
Kirsten/Penelope = Uber Geek - Yes!
Gotta agree with Tallulah71. Kirsten is very cool. She could be my geek any time!
As to thelinster's question, "Are we really supposed to believe that a government agency is smart enough to use Macs?" - I don't want to spoil your fun, but where I work - and I work where it is significantly US Gov't - the Macs outnumber the PCs 4:1. Now, mind you, we may be an anomoly (we're in DOE - science, not Administrative crap), but it can happen. And does.
Mac ain't all that
I just want to agree with you on this one
Penelope Garcia ( Kirsten Vangsness) on Criminal Minds is the Best.Geek.Ever!
For a merrier life, befriend the elephant in your room.
Kelka.
Starbuck a geek?
Point taken
I heart all geeks
I think it is not so much the case that Starbuck or Katee Sackhoff are geeks, but that they are loved by geeks.
I am not sure who to pick, I heart all geeks...Geeks are hot.
Too true...
Starbuck is way too cool to be a geek. But, she is definitely a geek-magnet!
Christmas? Christmas means dinner, dinner means death! Death means carnage; Christmas means carnage!
-Ferdinand the duck
Geeks are cool too!
I just want to clarify that I meant "cool" in the non-geeky way... ;)
Christmas? Christmas means dinner, dinner means death! Death means carnage; Christmas means carnage!
-Ferdinand the duck
Abby Sciuto
I like this Gothy Geek (or is it Geeky Goth?) from NCIS :)
_ _ _ _ _
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." (Dr. Seuss)
I agree!
She caught my eye and I am liking her too! I love her attitude.
Continuing the Abby appreciation..
Abby is the reason for my slightly unhealthy NCIS obsession. I mean, I know the show isn't that great and a lot of the characters are pretty one-dimensional, but... who could resist this?
Yes indeed!
Two thumbs up for Abby!
-BE BRAVE, BE BOLD, BE FREE-
Dawn Weiner - Heather Matarazzo
For me the ultimate female geek is the iconic, hilarious Dawn 'weinerdog' Weiner, played by the fantastic Heather Matarazzo <3 in the classic movie Welcome To The Dollhouse. Dawn was actually voted the 4th in a list of the 10 greatest geeks of the silver screen by some film magazine, beating Napoleon Dynamite and managing to be the only female on the list.
I just adore the movie and love love love the character. So funny and crass, yet touching and sad.
Not to mention that Heather Matarazzo is my fave film totty ;-)
I know that technically the film was 1994 not 2007, but I think that Heather definitely deserves a mention in this list as she was great as Crutch on Exes and Ohs this year, and I REALLY hope that we can see more of her and Emmy in season 2!!!
What about your mother- your mother earth?
amanda tapping
amanda tapping anyone?
kristen bell makes me feel good. :) she can shock me anytime....
Sam is an ultimate geek...
Sam Carter
Chemistry
She did. Have you noticed that she's got great chemistry with the new doctor on Stargate:Atlantis(played by Jewel Staite)? One very memorable moment, was when Sam gave a speech to everyone in the city, during the episode about the killer nightmares, and Jennifer Keller was looking at her so tenderly and adoringly. Then, when her speech was done, they shared a look. I'm not the only one who thinks so. Sparks were definitely flying.
Unforgivable!!!
Deschanel
Ahh!
BONES
BONES WINS HANDS DOWN. And Emily Deschanel is a pretty huge geek, too. This omission should be rectified.
I'd say Tina Fey/Liz Lemon and KBell/VMars are close seconds, definitely. But Deschanel is awesome. And Tempe is every kind of wonderful geekiness.
Hah, I love Emily Deschanel
I understand.
I know what you mean too...
Bones is just this adorably smart woman.
BONES all the way
I was horrified when I didnt see Emily Deschanel on the list. She is by far my favorite geek ever!
So many...
Kristen/Tina/Heather
yes....
You are clearly a girl with great taste in movies and women, fee!
What about your mother- your mother earth?
yay us
America Ferrera aka Ugly Betty
Kari Byron
On mythbusters:
Geekiest show on tv and one of the hottest women on tv.
Of course!
Ah now the list just got harder to choose from. I absolutely adore Kari thanks for remembering her!
...Not a bad picture to use either ;)
Oh my...
"Think Sideways"
Geek
Ugh.
This list was like the "cool" list from a few weeks ago (I'd link it, but I'm way too lazy). There's no rhyme nor reason to why those 4 are chosen candidates. In NO WAY do I think Kristen Bell is a big enough Geek to be on there ... Quirky, sure. Scary lighting powers, definitely. But NOT an over-all super geek.
This being said, are these being chosen for the actual person? or the character? I didn't read of any kind of delineation, but that's quite a stretch ... even in their respective magazine spreads, it looks like they were all dressed up as their chracters, or various forms? Except Tina Fey. She'd win for both categories.
For example, what about America Ferrera as Ugly Betty? Or Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang? Both are TOTALLY geeky characters, though I wouldn't say the actresses are, necessarily. Maybe they were on last year's list??
But seriously - can you get much geekier than this?
And what’s he then that says I play the villain,
When this advice is free I give, and honest
Yes!
AE Rocks!
This is why I love this site, these are kinds of women that we gravitate toward. Luckily, we have an abundance of "geek" hotties to pick from.
For me though, I've gotta say that Tina Fey wins
pantshands down. With Jenna Fischer as a close second.I have a HUGE thing for
I have a HUGE thing for geeky girls as well.
Don't know if anyone has mentioned her (or even watches G4 for that matter) but
Blair Butler (comic book geek)
Those vintage tees she wears, that crooked grin of hers. Let me count the ways. But...the topper...
I can't resist a girl in a trooper uinform *swoon*
I used to also like another host on G4, her name was Sarah Lane. Amazing girl. But she went off to travel the world with her husband or something. Lucky fellow. At least I we still have Blair. She's more my type anyway. I wonder if she plays for the same team?
Kristen Bell is a major hottie. So flippin' cute. I don't know if I'd call her a geek though. Maybe geek friendly.
hmm..
Alison Mack
The Number One reason I still tolerate Smallville. If only Chloe was a lesbian. *sigh*
Though we choose between reality and madness, it's either sadness or euphoria.
-- Billy Joel
Emma Watson is not a geek
How about
Katharine Isabelle and Emily Perkins as Ginger and Bridgette, respectively, from the Ginger Snaps movies? Those girls helped me through some really tough times.
"Never explain, never complain." - Katherine Hepburn
I'm totally with you on