They really are, you know. Check it.
kristin bell penis
Totally.
scooby/daphne fanfiction
She must have gotten tired of being Fred’s beard.
Posts Tagged ‘friends’
People are Strange
In miss penn, pcp news, theatrics, tv kicks on February 20, 2012 at 12:33 amLie back and think of England…
In miss thropist, tv kicks on February 5, 2012 at 1:39 pm
This is all about awful attempts at English accents! But I wish to preface the rant by pointing out that I don’t mind most terrible tries at an English accent. Really.
Not everyone can manage it, and if you get to laugh at people desperately trying to impersonate someone else, what is there to complain about?
Besides, even there are a lot of Dick van Dyke-esque howlers, there’s also plenty of decent English imitations.
However, there seems to be a wealth of actors on American shows producing unnecessarily over-the-top English accents, considering that they’re either from England or have spent a lot of time there. They manage to sound like confused Yanks awfully aping the Angles. And it makes my ears bleed.
I’m not entirely sure how they make these sounds, but I’d like them to stop.
Lauren Cohan as Bela Talbot, Supernatural
Don’t be Afraid of the Dorks
In fasc-ion, good vibrations, miss thropist, pcp news, screenshots, tv kicks on October 30, 2011 at 10:41 am
I understand why someone might be scared to take a peek at the search terms that lead people to Pop Culture Playpen. Quite frankly they can get freaky.
But there’s no need to worry, even though it’s an ostensibly spooky time of year right now. I promise to guide you through this Search Term Sunday safely. There might be shocks and scares along the way, but you’ll come out safely (if somewhat curious about some really weird stuff) on the other side.
how tall is christina hendricks
Seriously, her height is the measurement you’re interested in?
Do They Know It’s Hallowe’en?
In miss thropist, tv kicks on October 28, 2011 at 4:19 pm
The Hallowe’en weekend of festivities is upon us, and I hope that you were all already aware of- and prepared for- that fact.
If not, I fear that the North American Hallowe’en Prevention Initiative hasn’t been doing their job too well…
Remembering that costumes are in order is only part of the planning, however. You have to also decide what you’re going to dress up as. And if you haven’t yet made your choice, why not plunder television shows for inspiration?
Here are some of my favourite Hallowe’en themed TV episodes, you never know there might be an outfit you want to rip off for yourself! And if not, at least you can amuse yourself laughing at the sadder sartorial selections. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s all getting a bit hairy
In bookmark, good vibrations, miss thropist, screenshots, tv kicks on October 8, 2011 at 12:28 pm
I was melting last week, and not because someone threw a bucket of water on my witchy self. It was unseasonably warm, which would have been fine and dandy if I could’ve spent all day sunning myself in the park, but I had to actually go places and do things.
The heat convinced me that I really need to get a hair cut. There’s far too much hair on my head, even if it’s mostly been living in a bun up away from my neck lately.
Since I’m coming around to the idea of letting a certain friend of mine hack my mane off (again), and given the increase of hairy search terms leading people to Pop Culture Playpen, I got to thinking about the hair cuts of pop culture.
Now I’m not talking about dye jobs or kooky wigs, just about situations that involve people having quantifiably less hair. Sometimes a cut gone wrong can be played for laughs, but the decision to alter one’s appearance in such a noticeable fashion is also often depicted as emotionally resonant. Read the rest of this entry »
Emmas of Pop Culture
In comical, dr ella mentary, ms elaine e. ouse, screenshots, tv kicks on September 11, 2011 at 1:53 am
The Emmas have taken over.
The regular Pop Culture Playpen team have temporally left civilisation and have no contact with the internet. As such they have foolishly left two silly women who go by the name of Emma in charge.
We would like to take this opportunity to promote awareness of an issue that we are particularly concerned with.
Although we, the Emmas, disagree on how to pronounce this name (Em-er Vs Eh-mah) we have put aside our differences to come together to write this article. So without further ado we present to you: The Emmas’ top ten Emmas in popular culture (in no particular order)!
Summer’s over, time to fall…
In bookmark, miss penn, pcp news, screenshots, tv kicks on September 4, 2011 at 4:45 pm
Where has the summer gone?
I’m finding it hard to accept it is over, but the calendar and slyly shortening days say otherwise. Not to mention that today is one of the rainiest days I have ever seen in the UK! Guess the gods are also mourning the death of a season.
Never mind, autumn is awesome. You get to layer up in cardis, coats, scarves, hats and boots, without the cold completing biting your nose off. And no matter what the weather and season, there will always be Search Term Sunday, that time of the week where we mull over the latest freaky search terms to grace our stats…
misty asshole
Asshole’s a bit strong. Annoying maybe, but come on, the girl was trying her best to repress her epic love for Ash!
Get Here If You Can
In fasc-ion, good vibrations, miss thropist, pcp news, screenshots, techno, tv kicks on August 28, 2011 at 12:56 pm
There’s some rather unorthodox means of getting to Pop Culture Playpen (and I ain’t talking about railways and caravans and carpet rides).
I don’t always understand the odd things people search for to end up at this website, but I always enjoy looking through them.
Come on a whirlwind tour of this week’s with me, cos you obviously already got here. Somehow.
buffy porn
This does not star Phoebe Buffay, no matter what you might hear to the contrary. Read the rest of this entry »
Doppelgangland
In miss thropist, tv kicks on August 19, 2011 at 11:38 am
People have long been fascinated by the idea of having a double- and fiction is full of such examples.
Whether the doppelgänger is sinister or benign, important or incidental, they’re intriguing simply because they look exactly like someone else.
So I thought I’d discuss ten of my favourite doubles from the land of television. Cos not only am I a TV-gal, this is one concept that really does tend to come across better on-screen than on the page.
Willow (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
If you ever thought that one Willow simply wasn’t enough, then the episode where a spell goes awry and the gang has to deal with the appearance of vampire Willow from an alternative reality is for you! Wacky hijinks ensure, naturally, and Buffy et al find themselves uneasy about killing the vampire version of their friend.
The show seemed rather preoccupied with the idea of doubles, as evidenced by Angel/us’ duality, Faith taking on the role of Buffy’s “dark side” (exemplified by them swapping bodies) and Xander being split into his best and worst aspects at one point.
If I promise to go to church on Sunday, will you go with me on Friday night?
In art attack, bookmark, fasc-ion, good vibrations, miss thropist, pcp news, screenshots, tv kicks on August 14, 2011 at 9:49 am
♪ if you live with me, I’ll die for you, and that’s a compromise ♪
Eh, I’ve just about had enough of serious questions, and the resultant discussions, this week. So let’s bring on the levity instead!
Round here that means that it’s time for another Search Term Sunday- looking at, and mocking, the things people have googled that brought them here this week.
promiscuous harlot
I’m Sunday, I’ll be killing you here in a minute or so
In art attack, comical, fasc-ion, good vibrations, miss thropist, pcp news, screenshots, tv kicks on July 31, 2011 at 1:31 pm
Well alright, that titular Buffy quote was from a vampire called Sunday (pictured above) and not- at least as far as I know- an anthropomorphic version of the last day of the week. But when you think about it, it’s kind of true. Sundays practically do kill you sometimes.
You’re liable to be horribly hungover and terribly tired from your weekend activities- whether they’ve been wholesome or debauched. Or, if you- like quite a few of the PCP crew- spent your Saturday night entertaining a baby while necking booze, a bit of both.
So you’re all tuckered out- and you don’t even get to really relax because another week is just around the corner demanding your attention and energy. Sundays are hard.
However they’re also they day of search term sifting- I’ll be perusing the things people have googled to end up on PCP. And possibly flailing around in confusion.
pics of dean winchester with a little girl
That sounds borderline inappropriate, but the show does feature a lot of creepy kids- many of which like attacking poor Dean: Read the rest of this entry »
Everyone Nose
In bookmark, good vibrations, miss thropist, screenshots, theatrics, tv kicks on July 27, 2011 at 1:32 pm
After my recent hunt for the Seven Noses of Soho (and eternal wealth, natch) I’ve become completely obsessed with the things. While wandering around London trying to sniff out snouts everything (rivets, drainpipes, shadows, graffiti, small children) started to look like another one of these noses.
So since I’ve got olfactory organs on the brain, I thought I’d take a look at the significant smellers of pop culture.
Tim Strawn (Cat Ballou)
Searching in the rain
In miss penn, screenshots, tv kicks on June 12, 2011 at 7:46 pm
It has been raining like nobody’s business around here, and I have been reduced to a coughing, sniveling mess, devouring Parks & Recreation and Berocca by the bucketload. Fortunately, mocking those who have somehow found their way to PCP by dubious means – aka freaky search terms – is going a long way to brightening my rainy day.
natalie portman scarlett johansson kiss
Hello hot stuffs. These Boleyn girls take sisterhood very seriously. And just a bit incestuously.
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Toilet Humour
In good vibrations, miss penn, screenshots, tv kicks on May 25, 2011 at 11:33 pm
Exactly 10 years and 14 days ago today, the world lost one of its most beloved visionaries: Douglas Adams, best known for The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Galaxy. To commemorate this sad event and celebrate the great man’s imagination, fans designated May 25, which was exactly two weeks after his passing, “Towel Day”, after the item the author described as “the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have”.
Maybe this says more about the cleanliness of my mind than anything else, but when I hear the world towel, my mind automatically goes to the toilet (in the British sense, an American would call it the bathroom), the place where most towels are likely to be found, damp and slightly soiled, probably languishing on a floor, or if they’re lucky, draped over a radiator. And when I think about toilets, I laugh. Anything to do with bodily functions is a comedy goldmine – it has to be the funniest room of all. Or at least that’s the impression you’d get if you watched as much TV as I do.
In honour of the original galactic hitchhiker, here are a few of my favourite toilet humour moments on screen. Read the rest of this entry »
Wedding Bell Blues
In miss thropist, tv kicks on April 26, 2011 at 12:15 pm
Everyone seems to be in the grip of Royal Wedding Fever, but I remain happily immune.
It did get me thinking about depictions of weddings on television though, and how rarely they’re allowed to go ahead without a hitch.
So here are ten TV sets of nuptials gone awry:
Ross and Emily (Friends)
Everyone knew that Ross and Rachel were supposed to be together, including (eventually) Rachel who decided to fly to London to stop Ross’ marriage to Emily. Her trip was unnecessary as Ross ruined the wedding himself by saying Rachel’s name during the vows. Although they did actually get married their relationship completely broke down due to Emily’s embarrassment and Ross’ refusal to cut Rachel out of his life.
Easter Egg Hunt
In miss thropist, pcp news on April 24, 2011 at 4:01 pm
Happy Easter Sunday y’all!
I must admit that Easter celebrations have never really made all that sense to me, but if you’re into pretending that rabbits lay eggs and enjoy hunting for melted chocolates in apparently unlikely places then I hope you have an enjoyable time doing so.
The stuff that I’ve been searching for- silly search terms- are far easier to find. It’s much like looking for hay in a haystack, as soon as you take a look at the searches people have performed in order to bring them to this site you’re sucked into a wildly weird world.
Let’s give it a whirl:
jensen ackles cowboy
Have you seen the ‘Frontierland’ episode of Supernatural yet? You neeeeeed to, it’s chock full of our mascot, Cowboy Jensen, and comes complete with plenty of cowboy Jared:
Don’t you want me baby?
In miss barista, tv kicks on April 20, 2011 at 3:38 pm
In the spirit of spring, where it’s not only rabbits who are at it like rabbits, and every woman in the world suddenly appears to be drinking decaf and eating everything in sight, I thought I’d bring our attention to babies, and pregnancy.
In no particular order, here are some pregnant people/parents in TV land.
Quinn (Glee)
Almost every teen show has a pregnancy storyline. A lot of the time, it turns out to be a false alarm, and TV producers and writers across the land can sleep soundly, knowing that they ‘taught’ a few kids that sex is bad.
Glee, for all it’s wonderful silliness and scary enthusiasm, did deal with how Quinn was treated as a young mother. She felt irritated and angry, she was dropped from the Cheerios squad (duh, pregnant girls can’t fit on top of the pyramid) rejected by her friends, and generally went from top of the school to bottom of the pile.
Pregnancy actually made Quinn a much nicer character, she was more caring towards others, and was careful to adapt her eating habits and generally look after the little alien growing inside her. (For a great example of what Pregnant Quinn was all about, check out her performance of ‘It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World’). Read the rest of this entry »
Caffeine Junkies
In miss thropist, tv kicks on April 5, 2011 at 11:43 am
April 4th-10th is UK coffee week, and there’ll be caffeine-infused events all over the country raising money for Project Waterfall which aims to deliver safe drinking water to people in coffee producing countries in Africa.
Our own playmate Ms Elaine E. Ouse is organising an event in North London at Coffee Affair, which will feature one of Miss Penn’s short stories as well as the coffee monkey rants of Miss Barista. We like to keep it in the family round here.
To celebrate, here are 10 of my favourite TV show representations of coffee loving. I’m pretty sure that (if they were in the UK at least) they’d be donating to charity all week long simply because they’d be running in and out of coffee shops trying to ensure that their caffeine levels remained unreasonably high.
Just the way that they should be. Read the rest of this entry »
A fashion feast for the eyes
In fasc-ion, miss day on March 28, 2011 at 1:30 pm
There are some programmes I frequently tune into which undoubtedly can be accused of dubious narrative, poor plotlines and questionable casting. Yet I continue watching.
Why? I’ll tell you why… just don’t judge me!
I’m loyal to these below par programmes because they satisfy a certain craving I have for fashion. There are some shows where the script writers don’t always deliver – but the wardrobe department consistently does. (And then there are the few shows that have it all like Sex in The City or How I Met Your Mother.)
Real life isn’t a big fashion show, but I wish it was. There’s something irresistible about the escapism of clothes, shoes and jewellery, and the styling of characters who can pull of the looks I dream of – from Gossip Girl’s Blair Waldorf to The L Word’s Shane McCutcheon. (Those two characters are pretty different, but hey, I guess I have fashion-schizophrenia.)
So while desperately trying to stop myself trawling eBay for vintage tea dresses, I’ve compiled a list of those programmes and characters that meet my fashion-perving needs.
Pie in the Sky
In miss thropist, screenshots, tv kicks on March 14, 2011 at 1:36 pm
In honour of Pi Day, a very important celebration, which takes place on March 14th (or 3/14) I thought I’d discuss some of my favourite pie-loving characters.
Just thinking about it is making me want a slice of cherry pie a bit too much though. Dammit.
Dean Winchester, Supernatural
Dean Winchester loves food in general, but he has an especially soft spot for a good slice of pie. His food fetish took on a slightly more bittersweet taste when you realise that a large part of it is his longing for the innocent childhood- full of good cooking and sandwiches with the crusts cut off- that he lost when his mother was killed by a demon when he was four years old. Read the rest of this entry »
The Right Phenotype
In good vibrations, miss thropist, screenshots, tv kicks on March 2, 2011 at 12:54 pm
There can be some very questionable casting in TV shows and films, so I thought I’d focus instead on the gleefully fabulous examples of family members, young versions and so on which work well.
Sometimes it’s possible to work out exactly what makes the casting so perfect- the colouring, the jaw line, the body type- and sometimes it seems impossible to properly pinpoint.
And sometimes they just actually seem to have the same face.
Chuck’s mother (Gossip Girl)
Laura Harring (Mulholland Drive) was picture perfect casting for the birth mother of Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick). It’s perhaps the slightly feline eyes that makes them look so similar. Read the rest of this entry »
You’ve Got A Friend
In miss thropist, tv kicks on February 28, 2011 at 2:07 pm
This post was prompted by two things. Firstly reading this article on the lack of attention paid to studying cross-sex friendships (i.e. those between men and women) and, secondly, the most recent episodes of Gossip Girl.
The show has started to focus a lot of attention on the burgeoning friendship between Blair (Leighton Meester) and Dan (Penn Badgley). They teamed up to track down Juliet (Katie Cassidy) who was behind a vendetta against Serena (Blake Lively)- Blair’s best friend and Dan’s ex (and step-sister). Although Dan and Blair previously abhorred each other as they represent everything the other hates- Blair is a selfish schemer, while Dan is from Brooklyn- they have had brief moments of bonding in the past. Their mission to track down Juliet seems to have sparked something further however, as they became movie buddies while still claiming to not be friends. When they both got internships at the same magazine they initially plotted against each other in a bid to come out on top, but eventually patched things up and seem to have formed a solid friendship. Read the rest of this entry »
Welcome to the weirdness
In miss penn, pcp news on February 20, 2011 at 11:39 pm
When we first decided to do Search Term Sunday, it was because we just had to share with the world the weird and wonderful ways people were stumbling upon our humble blog – i.e. the strange search terms that somehow led to PCP.
But the search terms are becoming exponentially more bizarre. We are hurtling into a vortex of weird at a rapidly increasing velocity. Our minds will continue to be opened in new and depraved ways, as Internet rule #34 gets stretched to its outer limits and we gain further chilling insight into those that Google.
There’s only one thing to do: Jump in headfirst!
sleping beauti cinderela the litle marmelade
As you wish
In miss penn, pcp news, screenshots, tv kicks on January 23, 2011 at 2:22 pm
Maybe it’s the fact that we’re coming to the end of winter, with longer days and weather occasionally warm enough to keep the blood circulating in my fingers… maybe it’s the imminence of the proper end of the TV-land hiatus. Whatever it is, I’m feeling rather generous. The search terms are as strange as ever, but this week I’d like to do my very best to make everyone’s wishes come true. Here goes.
chinese national palace museum paintings
This is Night Revels of Han Xizai by Gu Hongzhong, a 10th century work of art survived by the 12th century remake that is currently on display in the Chinese National Museum.
erotic lesbian story grabbing ass
Couldn’t find the story, but hopefully this will provide the requisite inspiration.
bunnies dressed like men
Top hat and tails ahoy. Although I personally prefer men dressed like bunnies… especially when they’re Chandler Bing.
puppyish teens torrent
I hear puppy, my mind immediately goes to to Jared Padalecki. Here he is as a teen. I’ll leave it to you to torrent whatever form of Padapuppy entertainment floats your boat.
misfits nathan naked
Not quite naked, but I like to leave something to the imagination. (Unlike the man himself.) Makes a nice change from the obsession people have with his fashion!
hardworking employer cartoons
It is very hard work giving someone a good telling off.
princess journey beyond dreams
Hmmm, I suppose the prince kissing Sleeping Beauty back to waking life is like a journey beyond dreams…
anna friel fly with me
I guess this is in reference to Anna Friel’s recent appearance on aiport mockumentary Come Fly with Me. What’s funny though, is when you type this phrase into Google, the first thing that comes up is a forum post speculating on whether she’s really bald. I don’t think so…
jensen ackles riding
Yay, time for some Cowboy Jensen!
sex hot kiss lesbian
In honour of awards season, Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis getting hot and heavy in Black Swan.
how-to-draw-cinderella,-princess-aurora-step-5
DragoArt.com offers simple tutorials for just about every Disney Princess there is.
flowers in the attic movie remake
I wish. Apparently there’s been talks of a remake… but I won’t hold my breath.
scooby-doo porn
Almost, right?
sexy lesbian vampire chicks kissing
From Lesbian Vampire Killers, a film that I probably should check out sometime, based on the title alone.
veronika and lisa in physical culture naked
Sorry. I’ve got nothing.
1994 barbie bed fun
When isn’t a Barbie bed fun?
my little pony triple threat
They can inflict serious damage with those brushes…
sister-in-law erotic lesbian drama
I’m sorry, the best I can think of is A Streetcar Named Desire. A sister-in-law erotic drama minus the lesbianism but plus the Marlon Brando. Fair trade?
julie gonzalo without makeup
Another tough one, but at least this picture manages to fulfill julie gonzalo eye color and julie gonzalo breasts.
armpit pussy
There you go.
kristin kreuk and her lesbian kiss
More lady-loving-lip-locking action.
ted mosby how i met your mother falling
Falling in love or actual falling? Miss Thropist would no doubt love to see the latter. Couldn’t find any screenshots, but here he is in the hospital… so you can pretend that it was just after a fall.
bad bits in moulin rouge
Check out Miss Thropist’s Fan Death of said movie to know which bits of Moulin Rouge you ought to avoid. Which is all of it.
comical cowboys
Oh go on then…
The day we exhaust Google’s supply of Cowboy Jensens will be a very sad one indeed. We may need to kidnap him… anyone mind lending us a ranch and a pony?
drawings of henry winkler from happy days
Sunday, Monday… Happy Days!
And who knew that Happy Days was made into a cartoon, which sounds like a mash-up between the source material, Grease, The Jetsons, Scooby Doo and Quantum Leap. According to Frederator Blogs:
While the cartoon was based on the live action show, the cartoon added a dog, Mr. Cool (voiced by Frank Welker), and a girl from the future, Cupcake (voiced by DiDi Conn) to the cast. The characters travel through history in a time machine, trying, as narrator Wolfman Jack put it, “…to get back to 1957 Milwaukee.”
vanessa williams and eric mabius rpf
Again, no stories, but here’s some visual inspiration.
zombie footballers
You’re in luck, because it appears that zombie footballer novel Play Dead is heading to a screen near you soon. And by soon, I mean at least a year.
where jared leto dog
I dunno, in Jared Leto kennel?
Although if this is referring to Judas, the only dog I could confirm Jared has owned, he’s been in the big kennel in the sky since May 2007, hopefully with all the treats, self-throwing balls, postmen’s feet and open car windows as he could ever desire.
polly pocket history
According to The Toy Review:
Polly Pocket was first created by in 1983 by Chris Wiggs. The original design was made for his daughter and Chris used a powder compact to make a small house for the little doll. Polly Pocket arrived in stores in 1989 when Bluebird Toys licensed the product. A distribution arrangement was held between Bluebird Toys and Mattel in the early 1990s. Bluebird Toys experienced several take-over attempts when production began to slow and in 1998, Mattel finally purchased them. Polly Pocket was redesigned in 1999 by Mattel and a whole new series of collectible products were created. Polly became slightly larger and more life-like than the original Polly designed by Chris. The name Polly Pocket actually comes from the original Polly Pocket toys that fit in pocket size cases. Mattel also introduced Fashion Polly later in 1999.
Now, does anyone feel like making my dreams come true? You can start by leaving a comment!
To Absent Friends
In miss barista, tv kicks on January 8, 2011 at 1:00 pm
I have worked at Starbucks for far too long (although, not really that long), and as I serve the same complicated drinks to the same non-complicated people day after, I have started to wonder what this coffee-shop phenomena is all about. And I moan about it, a lot. Because coffee shops should be quirky and personal, like our dear Central Perk, where the characters in Friends happily spent a good fifty percent of their time.
And then I had a terrible, terrifying thought. What if Friends had been set in Starbucks?
And so I wrote it down, because that’s what I do.
If Friends was set in Starbucks…
1. They wouldn’t be drinking cappuccinos. They’d be drinking semi-wet, double tall lattes, with a shot of vanilla. And soya. Because it’s so in right now, yah?
2. We’d like them a lot less because they’d keep ordering these really annoying drinks and it’d take up all the screen time. They’d also spend a lot of screen time queuing.
3. We’d be disappointed in them as people. Chandler, no, don’t do it, don’t go for the soya, why, Chandler, why?
4. We would start to question Phoebe’s sense of morality, because we trust Phoebe in these matters. She doesn’t wear fur, she dumps loving boyfriends when they shoot birds, she has funerals when the flowers in her vase die, and we know that Phoebe would be morally opposed to a soulless chain coffee shop…But then again, there was that Pottery Barn incident.
5. We would want to slap Ross even more. He’d keep taking drinks back and joking about it and everyone would hate him. He’d definitely be the guy for whom the pinnacle of excitement is trying a different flavoured syrup in his coffee.
6. Rachel would have never gotten a job there. No jewellery, no nail polish, hair tied back at all times. Rachel, with her hair not on display. Psshaw!
7. There’d be no Gunther- sad!
8. Or there’d be a Gunther with no peroxide blond hair-possibly even sadder!
9. Joey would have never gotten a job there. Even actors can’t deal with that much rejection on a daily basis.
10. We wouldn’t be able to hear any of the dialogue over all the yelling and the whirring coffee machines, and customers arguing about wireless internet, and whether it’s fair they have to pay 25c extra for whipped cream.
11. We would never have experienced Friends, because all the characters would be off in some cool independent coffee shop far, far away from Starbucks.
So the moral of this story, little ones? Cool people hang out in independent coffee houses/book stores/record shops/brothels. Not in Starbucks. Go forth, into a new and glorious world, full of life and colour, where the only question asked when you order a coffee is ‘Milk and Sugar?’
My Favourite Lesbian(s)
In miss day, tv kicks on November 18, 2010 at 5:44 pm
It seems fairly standard for TV dramas to throw in a fashionably edgy lesbian fling these days. And it’s always the most unstable or ‘reckless’ character who dips her toe in the rainbow waters. It’s as if same sex tendencies, while largely a non-issue in themselves, signify irresponsibility, rebellion and anarchy. The OC’s Marissa and 90210’s Adrianna are clearly troubled teens who battle drink and drugs (side note – they’d make a great TV lesbian couple!). Thirteen in House, the bisexual rebel, a difficult and tormented character on a downwards spiral (but don’t worry, she gets back on track as a serious doctor once she’s dating a man again). Sex in the City’s Samantha, the most provocative, opinionated and controversial character, is the only one to try a lesbian fling.
Perhaps an exception is Alyson Hannigan’s Willow in Buffy, although her same sex relationship does come with a newfound power, an addiction to magic and a brief evil phase. Is it empowerment, or Willow’s bad side?
Maybe it is TV producers trying to show us that they’re liberal and open-minded. Whatever it is, it certainly isn’t realistic. I see sexuality as fluid and I’m sure many women have been tempted by a beautiful member of the same sex, but in reality it’s too complicated, too difficult, too many questions arise – who do you tell and not tell? Are you now ‘gay’? Is it something you need to tell future partners? The list goes on…but not in TV land. There you can throw in a lesbian romance and it’s not a big deal, just a new person to date.
That said, here’s my top ten TV ladies for a lesbian fling, in descending order of desire…
10. Lisa Kudrow/Phoebe Buffay – Friends
Quirky, interesting, strong, a little bit damaged and just cool enough to pull off a lesbian love affair.
9. Michelle Williams/Jen Lindley – Dawson’s Creek
Perhaps obvious and dated, but she’s very much the promiscuous teen blonde who’d be sure to try out a little girl kissing.
8. Olivia Wilde/Alex Kelly – The OC and Thirteen – House
She’s so typecast as an edgy bisexual now… she might as well stick to what she’s good at. Hell, she’s convinced me!
7. Alicia Witt/Zoe Woodbine – Cybill
A feisty, flame-haired feminist… Zoe’s independent, rebellious and grungy… need I say more? She’s crying out for some “I kissed a girl” action.
6. Elizabeth Berkeley/Jesse Spano – Saved by the Bell
The first sexy cool TV feminist I remember encountering. Strong willed and a woman who knows what she wants. If Saved By The Bell was now and not the 90s, I reckon Jesse might have at least had a bisexual encounter. Plus, I’m also thinking about Showgirls….it’s hard not to.
5. Megan Mullally/ Karen Walker - Will and Grace
I love her lady-loving mystique that’s always hinted at throughout the series. Is she? Isn’t she? She’s everything I want to be (with) and more!
4. Becki Newton/Amanda Tanen – Ugly Betty
Little bit freaky, little bit unstable… Amanda appreciates sexy, striking and stylish people whatever their gender. She’s sexually adventurous and so ready for a lesbian fling a la mode!
3. Alyson Hannigan/Willow Rosenberg - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Because I simply adore her. Willow came into her own once she became a lesbian. Of course, it wouldn’t just be a fling with her, it would be a serious relationship… that’s why she’s at number three.
2. Lizzy Caplan/Kat Warbler – The Class
Kat was so damn hot and full of attitude, she had that whole sexy lesbian style working for her too. It would have been just perfect… had The Class sadly not been cancelled. If you prefer you can think of her enjoying a lesbian phase in True Blood, Freaks and Geeks, or my other favourites, Mean Girls and Cloverfield. Damn, she’s sexy.
1. Katherine Moennig/Shane McCutcheon - The L Word
Not a surprising, or original choice, but the ultimate and sexiest lesbian on TV. I heart Shane. If I was to cast someone to play me having a lesbian fling on any TV drama, past or present, I’d pick her every time. So hot, damaged and full of androgyny and bad attitude: Shane is number one.
