TV's Ten Hottest Women (10-6)

In the great tradition of blogging laziness, when nothing is going on of note on which to comment or report, we must resort to the old "top 10 list" standby. And in the great tradition of males everywhere, Mike and I put our heads together (the upper heads. pervert.) and came up with our composite list of the Ten Hottest Women on TV. Of course this wasn't a scientific study. There were no holistic rankings and no in-depth analysis. Mike made a list of who he thinks is hot, sent it to me, and I combined it with my list. This is inherently subjective of course, and more weight was given to women each of us were familiar with. Those qualified are series regulars on shows which are either currently running, just canceled, or about to premiere. As it happens, we didn't end up with any "women of cable" on our list, so they may get their own post.

Here are numbers 10-6:

10. Olivia Wilde: House (Brett: 6, Mike: NR)


























Mike Says: I'd never heard of her until we started doing this list. And a quick Google image safe search doesn't have me convinced she belongs on it. She's a far better choice than #7, however.

Brett Says: It was difficult choosing between her and Jennifer Morrison for what House actress to rank, though the latter's lack of significant screentime of late made it an easier choice. Not to mention that this is the same Olivia Wilde that Megan Fox famously said that she would do. I'll give you a minute while you clean off your keyboard... We good? Okay. Wilde's greatest asset is probably those ridiculously sexy eyes of hers. In terms of "eye talent" she's a modern day Susanna Hoffs, but without the perm. Unfortunately looking at those eyes also draws your gaze to her ridiculously large forehead, which is what keeps her from being higher on the list.


9. Elizabeth Mitchell: Lost, V (Brett: 8, Mike: 8)





















Mike Says: I read a quote from her once. "Boobs, boobs. Boobs boobs boobs boobs. Boobs, boobs boobs, boobs." I think you'll agree she makes a compelling point. (Or is it two points?)

Brett Says: The list's resident "senior citizen", clocking in at the ripe age of 39, Mitchell can still bring it. And by "it" I mean boobs. Not to mention that she's one of the few women on this list who are also good actresses. Mitchell broke up the sad monotony of terrible women on Lost, and she will be sorely missed next season when she moves on to V, which is looking excellent in no small part thanks to Mitchell. She also seems to be one of those rare actresses who has actually gotten hotter as she's aged, which is no small feat. Oh, and as if you needed further convincing, here's her mud wrestling scene with Evangeline Lilly on Lost:




8. Jenna Fischer: The Office (Brett: 7, Mike: 9)























Mike Says: I almost considered leaving her off my top 10 for hotness. She falls much more squarely into the "cute as a button" category, but as her movie work has shown, she can bring it when necessary. Even though the makers of The (lesser) Office don't seem to realize this.

Brett Says: Even though her character on The Office is not particularly funny or endearing, there is no denying that Jenna Fischer has endeared herself to my pants. While those of us who would be content to tune in for "Dwight and Andy Go To Work" are forced to suffer through the Jim-Pam crap meant to appeal to overweight housewives (the Phyllis demographic), at least we have Fischer to look at. While I won't defend her making the once funny Jim into a glorified lap dog, I will defend her right to pose nude for Jane Magazine.


7. Summer Glau: Terminator: TSCC (Brett: 3, Mike: NR)


























Mike Says: She doesn't belong on this list. There, I said it. She looks like some sort of mongoloid extraterrestrial. I can't speak to her acting ability as I've not been remotely interested in anything she's done. Maybe her appeal comes from seeing her in motion, but I can't imagine it changing anything.

Brett Says: Summer Glau is the perfect example of why I am a nerd and Mike is not. Nerds love Summer Glau. And what's not to love? She's both an excellent actress and insanely hot. Plus, she was in Firefly. And The 4400. And.. Well, I won't defend Terminator (hey, season one was good!) I realize that she's an acquired taste, but any self-respecting nerd would jump off a bridge for a chance at Summer Glau. The Big Bang Theory actually based a whole episode around this premise, which I will embed here just to piss off Mike:




6. Anna Friel: Pushing Daisies (Brett: NR, Mike: 2)






















Mike Says: Like Fischer, she's got cute overload. One of the best parts of the brilliantly underrated and shamefully cancelled gem that was Pushing Daisies. She's smoking hot, has a British accent in real life, and her chemistry with leading man Lee Pace was legendary. Ignore Brett.

Brett Says: At this very moment on a blog called bambat, young Brett had spent nine minutes, twenty seven seconds, and forty three nanoseconds trying to come up with something positive to say about Pushing Daisies. He had spent four minutes surfing Google Reader, three minutes answering a phone call, and seven seconds blowing his nose. When Brett was younger, his mother had taught him that if you have nothing nice to say, it is better to say nothing at all. So young Brett spent one second composing the following observation, and not a second more: Anna Friel is hot.


Stay tuned for the rest of the top 10.