Jaime Sommers. Supergirl. Sarah Walker. Niki Sanders. Sarah Corvus. All women who kick butt on a regular basis on network TV. None have captured my heart in the way that Buffy, Xena and Syd did, but the possibility is there.

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Fortunately, we can count on EW.com to have the right list at the right time. Last week's Butt-Kicking Babes is just what the lesbians ordered. The inspired lineup includes the top 24 hard-hittin' hotties of all time. Actually, it started with 22 — with Buffy and Sydney missing. Fan outcry forced revision of the list, and rightly so. Now most of our favorites are there — Ripley, The Bride, Starbuck, Trinity, Kate Austen — along with some great choices that are less obvious. Here are some highlights and choice quotes from EW's notes. … continue reading

I read the graphic novel 30 Days of Night a few years ago and liked it a lot, so I was happy to hear that a film adaptation was on the horizon. (Before you correct me, yes, it was originally a three-issue series, but I read the first paperback collection.) I just watched the trailer, and it looks decidedly horrifying. It's produced by Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert — they brought us Xena: Warrior Princess, which is either a good sign or a terrible sign, depending on your predilections.

Before I ramble on further, let's just take a minute to look at this shot from the trailer — this is Melissa George of Alias fame. But doesn't she look like an exhausted Sarah Warn? (This is probably how tired Sarah looked the morning after she finished gathering photos for the Hot 100 list.)

The premise of 30 Days of Night is simple but brilliant: In Barrow, Alaska, which is about as far north as you can go without falling off the planet, the sun does not rise between November 18 and December 17. So vampires have 30 days of night to play with. But they don't just play: These clever creatures know how to make the most of their opportunity, ensuring from the beginning that Barrow's denizens have no recourse. … continue reading

I'll admit it: I sometimes have a difficult time distinguishing actors from their roles. I know that if I were to see Erin Daniels on the street, I'd say, "Oh, my God! You're alive!" And if Elizabeth Mitchell were to cross my path, I'd wonder why the jungle had turned to concrete — or, more likely, where Dr. Weaver is. But I don't think my occasional inability to separate fantasy from reality is the reason I can't get my head around the idea of Jennifer Garner creating a daytime talk show. I mean, daytime on which continent in which hemisphere?

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To me, she just doesn't seem like the daytime type. But Garner and Lauren Sanchez-Whitesell (the former host of So You Think You Can Dance) are hoping to produce something they call "The View for mothers."