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TV characters you’d date

I don’t think too much about dating, these days. I’ve haven’t been single for a while and have no desire or plan to be single again. But when I saw Entertainment Weekly‘s list of “TV Characters You’d Date,” I asked my girlfriend and a couple of friends to play the who-would-you-date game. My girlfriend chimed in immediately with Dana Fairbanks. (I was not surprised. She’s mentioned her before.) One friend led with Olivia Benson (Law and Order: SVU) and followed up with Tasha Williams (The L Word) and Diane Russell (NYPD Blue). The other shared that Kris Munroe (Charlie’s Angels) was her first love (and the one against which all subsequent loves have been measured). And then she threw in Mary Bradford

(Eight Is Enough) and C.J. Lamb (L.A. Law) for good measure..

And, of course, I made my own list. Which got very long. Here are but a few.

Liz Lemon –30 Rock This one is so obvious that I almost feel stupid explaining it. Smart is hot. Funny is hot. And hot is hot. Even though she might eventually send me looking for my own “lady Steadman,” I would not pass up the chance to date Liz Lemon.

Alice Pieszecki –The L Word Once again, smart + funny + hot = an obvious choice. She’s out and proud, and I like that in a woman. Alice did, however, have a lot of competition for my affections. On pure physical attraction (plus major smarts), I’d probably go with Bette. But she cheats, and I don’t like that in a woman. Then there’s Tasha. Swoon. And Carmen. Swoon. But I think I would laugh most with Alice, so there you go.

Alex Cabot –Law and Order: SVU

I surprised myself with this one – and I’m still fighting it a little. I have very deep feelings for Olivia Benson, but when I thought about whether I’d actually want to date her, I realized she’s a little too tortured for me, and I flashed to Alex – who I’ve always liked and who seems more stable and smarter than Olivia. (The only problem is that she’s in the witness protection program.)

A friend asked why I had to choose between them – after all, it’s my game. And she has a point. But somehow it just seemed wrong to date more then one of them, even when it’s fake. They know each other! I would, however, happily step aside if they wanted to date each other. Dr. Kim Legaspi – ER I initially thought about Abby on ER, but then quickly flashed to the lovely Dr. Kim Legaspi. She was out and compassionate and lovely. (Have I mentioned that she was lovely?) My girlfriend dismissively said that every lesbian who’s ever fallen in love with her therapist fell for Dr. Legaspi – and she may be right – but still, she was lovely. And unlike Dr. Weaver, I would not be afraid to let anyone know that she was my girlfriend.

Jane Lane – Daria Normally, I shy away from high school girl crushes, but somehow it’s less creepy when they’re cartoon characters. Jane was creative, witty and quite attractive – as cartoon characters go. Plus, aside from her thing with Tom, she wasn’t too boy-crazy.

Teddy Reed – Sisters I try to avoid the troubled, tortured alcoholics, but Teddy had such a great smile and was just so insanely, incredibly hot. Plus she was creative, had an interesting family and did mostly get her life together. And she was hot.

Andrea Zuckerman – Beverly Hills 90210 The smart ones always do it for me. I thought Andrea was much more attractive than Brenda, Kelly or Donna – at least during the West Beverly years. (And I could justify the high school girl crush because Gabrielle Carteris was 29 when the show first aired in 1990.)

C.J. Lamb – L.A. Law Again … hot, smart, out. Duh!

Jamie Sommers –The Bionic Woman Michelle Ryan certainly had the body, but my heart belongs to the original Jamie Sommers (Lindsay Wagner). She fought for all that was right and true, was incredibly attractive and was amazingly strong (probably tireless, really). Not that I’d want to objectify her, but it seems like it would be pretty cool to have a bionic girlfriend. Plus, she had that bionic dog!

Bailey Quarters – WKRP in Cincinnati Bailey was a little timid and shy and young, but she was also smart, appealing and ambitious. She definitely had a nerdy, dorky thing going on. I do, of course, have to ignore the icky thing she had going on with Dr. Johnny Fever.

And I could go on. But enough is enough.

So who would you date?

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