The Sci Fi Women of Television

A blogger decided to make a list of the most intriguing women in science fiction according to her, so I thought I would pick apart her list, although I agree with most of it and some of the women are in shows that would be considered fantasy and not science fiction but the blogger admits this openly.
Strong women in science fiction have always provided for me the example of how to be strong in your convictions, fight for what you believe in, and still retain feminine qualities in the process.

2. Starbuck, Six, Eight, “Battlestar Galactica” (Katie Sackhoff, Tricia Helfer, Grace Park): The re-imagined series from 2004-2009 managed to create some truly exciting characters with complicated stories. And playing a Cylon must have been an actor’s dream, given that there were several different iterations with varying personalities. Six and Eight, as agents of the Cylons living with humans, were fascinating and complex. And Starbuck had some rather unladylike traits, but she always provided a thrilling ride.

I agree 100% with these choices especially Starbuck since the original role was played by a man, so it gave her character the ability to play a very strong part, I know some disagreed with the change in gender, but I think it worked out well.

5. Buffy, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (Sarah Michelle Gellar): I’m going to make a huge confession now, and that is: I wasn’t a big fan of Buffy (1997-2003). I had nothing against her, really, and I love some of Joss Whedon’s other work, but the show just isn’t one of my favorites. Nevertheless, she’s been hugely influential, and she and the other female characters of the series (especially Willow) without question belong on this list. Her adventures, her romances (Angel! Spike!), her teen angst—it all adds up to a fascinating run and some very well thought-out scifi characters.

While this show was more fantasy, who can resist a good vampire tale especially with a teenager able to dispatch with evil vampires. I enjoyed the show and the risks it took.

9. Jaime Sommers, “The Bionic Woman” (Lindsay Wagner): Talk about a strong woman. Bionics-enhanced Jaime caught bad guys and generally saved the world from 1976-1978. Although some will say the show doesn’t exactly stand the test of time, the idea of Jaime Sommers certainly has. Let’s face it, back in the ‘70s we needed Jaime to show us what an action heroine looked like.

I absolutely loved this show and wished I could run as fast as Jaime Sommers or be as strong. The re-make could have been good if they had not tried to make the character exactly as the original. They should have let Michelle Ryan speak in her lovely English accent and modified the story to fit into modern times and technology, too bad it did not work out.

13. Kira Nerys, Jadzia Dax, “Deep Space Nine” (Nana Visitor, Terry Farrell): For my money “Deep Space Nine” (1993-1999) is absolutely the “Star Trek” version with the most fascinating females. Maybe in this, as in other things, it took a cue from “Babylon 5”? The Bajoran-Cardassian conflict would not have been nearly so interesting without Kira’s aggressive take on things. As for Jadzia--she’s the woman who won Worf’s heart and was strong enough to hang out with Klingons, which is in itself a major accomplishment.

What can I say!!! Dax is my favorite character in Star Trek and Kira Nerys is right up there at the top. Both are strong in unique ways, and I liked how Kira became less angry throughout the course of the series and more pragmatic. I agree with the comment, DS9 has some of the most interesting characters period.

Here is the complete list.