Friday, December 7, 2007

My hottest women from TV

AOL.com just released a list of the 50 sexiest women in television of all time. As with all lists, this one will cause some debate, especially its top 10.
The AOL list got a lot of names right but they got a lot wrong - at least in my opinion.

Here is the AOL Top 10:
10. Tina Louise: Ginger from "Gilligan's Island"
9. Catherine Bach: Daisy Duke from "The Dukes of Hazzard"
8. Katherine Heigl: Izzie from "Grey's Anatomy"
7. Barbara Eden from "I Dream of Jeanie"
6. Diana Rigg from "The Avengers" (Sidenote: I can't tell you how disappointed I was as a kid to hear this show existed but did not have Captain America or Iron Man in it.)
5. Eva Longoria from "Desperate Housewives"(Seriously she is ranked way too high.)
4. Heather Locklear from all of her various television roles.
3. Lynda Carter from "Wonder Woman"
2. Farrah Fawcett from "Charlie's Angels"
1. Pam Anderson from "Baywatch"

Here is my reranking:

10. Sarah Michelle Gellar (from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"; she was ranked No. 50 on the AOL list.) I actually don't think Buffy is that hot but I had to put her on here because of Ratt. "But what about Buffy?"
9. Jessica Biel (from "Seventh Heaven"; she was ranked No. 25 on the AOL list) I never watched "Seventh Heaven." Apparently Jessica Biel was on it; apparently she grew up to be quite hot.
8. Barbara Eden (from "I Dream of Jeanie"; she was ranked No. 7 on the AOL list.) If I were a teenage boy in the 1960s and I saw Jeanie in her midriff baring outfit, I would rub my magic bottle, if you know what I am talking about.
7. Dawn Wells ( Mary-Anne from "Gilligan's Island", not "Gilligan's Bi-land" which is a far, far different form of entertainment, she was ranked No. 11 on the original AOL list.) Personally, I like Mary-Anne more than Ginger but I think overwhelming opinion would choose Ginger over Mary-Anne. Ginger was meant to be sexy, Mary-Anne just happened to end up being sexy.
6. Charisma Carpenter (from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Veronica Mars"; she was ranked No. 22 on the AOL list) She is hot! even if she does have, er... darker-colored areolas. I would rank her higher but I think this is as high I could put her for argument's sake. Not a lot of people know who Charisma Carpenter is but they should.
5. Alyssa Milano (from "Whos The Boss?" and "Charmed"; she was ranked No. 29 on the AOL list.) I am not the biggest fan of Alyssa Milano; she likes the Dodgers. I never really watched any of her two shows; still, she needs to be ranked higher than 29!!
4. Christina Applegate (from "Married with Children" and no other shows; we will pretend that "Jesse" and "Samantha Who" don't exist; ranked No. 19 on the original AOL list) Every time she appeared on "Married with Children" the audience would hoot and holler and whoop it up; if that isn't an endorsement, I don't know what is.
3. Tina Louise (from "Gilligan's Island." She played Ginger; ranked No. 10 on the AOL list.) I can't argue with Ginger being ranked this high; she was supposed to play hot and sultry and she pulled it off. Do you think she did it with the Skipper, Gilligan or the Professor? Maybe she got it on with Mary-Anne. Yummy!
2. Jennifer Aniston (from "Friends" - duh. She was ranked No. 21 on the AOL list.) She may have been overhyped as we her haircut but Jennifer Aniston is very underrated as one of the sexiest women on television. See seasons 2-3 of "Friends" for her peak.)
1. Heather Locklear (from various shows, most notably "T.J. Hooker" and "Melrose Place."; ranked No. 4 on the AOL list.) I realized I had to put Heather Locklear in this No. 1 spot; while I am not personally the biggest fan of hers, I do realize her body (ha-ha) of work on multiple shows is significant. Basically, whenever she was on a show or joined a show, she made a significant impact and was arguably the hottest woman on whatever show she joined. For example, when she had a two-episode stint on "Scrubs" she never looked better.

The AOL list is also missing some noteable names; Gillian Anderson from "The X-Files" is one name that leaps out at me.