Awesome female characters meme
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jactradesSome Fridays are just... craptastic. Yesterday was one of them. I'll spare you all the white whine (although, really, they're first world problems combined with general work craziness). Instead here's the fun meme that I stole from ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
thistlerose!
Favorite Female Characters
Day One: Favorite lead female character
Veronica Palmer from Better Off Ted
My love for actress Portia de Rossi knows no bounds - she is hot and hilarious and has played an awesome character on my two favorite comedy TV shows ever, Arrested Development and Better Off Ted. Both shows were cancelled, of course. *grumble*
Now, to understand why Veronica Palmer in particular is so awesome, you have to know a bit about the show. Better Off Ted is sorta like the The Office, except replace awkward-humor with completely cracktastic-humor. The setting is the research & dev department of a massive corporation (Veridian Dynamics: Life. Better), headed by Ted, the titular character & generally straight man to all the craziness around him.
From veronicapalmer tumblr:
Some Veronica quote icons I made (credit if you snag, please):
And a set of outtakes from one of the episodes. The version that aired was a bit, uh, cleaner. If you're offended by language, don't watch.
Finally, here's my rec list for fanfiction of Better Off Ted - sadly, the show wasn't on long enough for much of a fandom to develop.
And here's the rest of the days for this meme:
Day Two: Favorite supporting female character:
Day Three: A female character you hated but grew to love:
Day Four: A female character you relate to:
Day Five: Favorite female character on a male-driven show:
Day Six: Favorite female-driven show:
Day Seven: A female character that needs more screen time:
Day Eight: Favorite female character in a comedy show:
Day Nine: Favorite female character in a drama show:
Day Ten: Favorite female character in a scifi/supernatural show:
Day Eleven: Favorite female character in a children’s show:
Day Twelve: Favorite female character in a movie:
Day Thirteen: Favorite female character in a book:
Day Fourteen: Favorite older female character:
Day Fifteen: Favorite female character growth arc:
Day Sixteen: Favorite mother character:
Day Seventeen: Favorite warrior female character:
Day Eighteen: Favorite non-warrior female character:
Day Nineteen: Favorite non-human female character:
Day Twenty: Favorite female antagonist:
Day Twenty-One: Favorite female character screwed over by canon:
Day Twenty-Two: Favorite female character you love but everyone else hates:
Day Twenty-Three: Favorite female platonic relationship:
Day Twenty-Four: Favorite female romantic relationship:
Day Twenty-Five: Favorite mother/daughter and/or sister relationship:
Day Twenty-Six: Favorite classical female character (from pre-20th century literature or mythology or the like):
Day Twenty-Seven: A female character you have extensive personal canon for:
Day Twenty-Eight: Favorite female writer (television, books, movies, etc.):
Day Twenty-Nine: A female-centric fic rec:
Day Thirty: Whatever you’d like!:
thistlerose!Favorite Female Characters
Day One: Favorite lead female character
Veronica Palmer from Better Off Ted
My love for actress Portia de Rossi knows no bounds - she is hot and hilarious and has played an awesome character on my two favorite comedy TV shows ever, Arrested Development and Better Off Ted. Both shows were cancelled, of course. *grumble*
Now, to understand why Veronica Palmer in particular is so awesome, you have to know a bit about the show. Better Off Ted is sorta like the The Office, except replace awkward-humor with completely cracktastic-humor. The setting is the research & dev department of a massive corporation (Veridian Dynamics: Life. Better), headed by Ted, the titular character & generally straight man to all the craziness around him.
Veronica Palmer is the boss of Ted - in most every way. She's entirely comfortable with her ruthlessness, emotionally detached, more than a little socially awkward, and doesn't mind telling mothers that their babies are ugly... but somehow she's also incredibly endearing and sweet. It's, err, hard to explain. She's also completely comfortable with her sexuality, which is awesome to see on mainstream television. And a snappy dresser. And has most of the best lines of the show. I wouldn't want to be Veronica, but watching her fills me with glee.
If you haven't watched this show, you're really missing out - it's just fabulous. And now I leave you with some Better Off Ted frippery that I've found & made -
If you haven't watched this show, you're really missing out - it's just fabulous. And now I leave you with some Better Off Ted frippery that I've found & made -
From veronicapalmer tumblr:
Some Veronica quote icons I made (credit if you snag, please):
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And a set of outtakes from one of the episodes. The version that aired was a bit, uh, cleaner. If you're offended by language, don't watch.
Finally, here's my rec list for fanfiction of Better Off Ted - sadly, the show wasn't on long enough for much of a fandom to develop.
And here's the rest of the days for this meme:
Day Two: Favorite supporting female character:
Day Three: A female character you hated but grew to love:
Day Four: A female character you relate to:
Day Five: Favorite female character on a male-driven show:
Day Six: Favorite female-driven show:
Day Seven: A female character that needs more screen time:
Day Eight: Favorite female character in a comedy show:
Day Nine: Favorite female character in a drama show:
Day Ten: Favorite female character in a scifi/supernatural show:
Day Eleven: Favorite female character in a children’s show:
Day Twelve: Favorite female character in a movie:
Day Thirteen: Favorite female character in a book:
Day Fourteen: Favorite older female character:
Day Fifteen: Favorite female character growth arc:
Day Sixteen: Favorite mother character:
Day Seventeen: Favorite warrior female character:
Day Eighteen: Favorite non-warrior female character:
Day Nineteen: Favorite non-human female character:
Day Twenty: Favorite female antagonist:
Day Twenty-One: Favorite female character screwed over by canon:
Day Twenty-Two: Favorite female character you love but everyone else hates:
Day Twenty-Three: Favorite female platonic relationship:
Day Twenty-Four: Favorite female romantic relationship:
Day Twenty-Five: Favorite mother/daughter and/or sister relationship:
Day Twenty-Six: Favorite classical female character (from pre-20th century literature or mythology or the like):
Day Twenty-Seven: A female character you have extensive personal canon for:
Day Twenty-Eight: Favorite female writer (television, books, movies, etc.):
Day Twenty-Nine: A female-centric fic rec:
Day Thirty: Whatever you’d like!:
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Date: 2011-05-29 01:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-05-29 02:16 am (UTC)Veronica: I can wash Rose.
Ted: I said "watch" her, not "wash" her.
Veronica: Hmm. Even easier.
Ted: The fact that you thought I was going to go wash Rose right now makes me think you may not know that much about children.
Veronica: I know they need to be cleaned.
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Date: 2011-05-29 02:34 am (UTC)Ted: Yes, that's why there's a taboo about eating them.
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Date: 2011-05-29 03:06 am (UTC)Ted: We can have one conversation with Rose. Gently.
Veronica: Fine. Let's get her up here, crack her open like a lobster claw, and scoop out her sweet white meat of information. Gently.
Ted: I know you don't like to eat children, but it's that kind of talk and your cottage in the woods made of candy that keeps those rumors alive.
Oh, man, I could probably do this all night.
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Date: 2011-05-29 04:20 am (UTC)Also:
"What is it with everyone and their questions this morning? Where'd you learn to drive? Will you marry me? Why'd you say that to my baby?"
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Date: 2011-05-29 08:47 pm (UTC)Also, as a philosophy major, this is one of my favorite exchanges ever on the show, even though it doesn't feature Veronica:
Phil: Lem, you can't hurt a baby.
Lem: Well, you can hurt them. They're not indestructible.
Phil: I meant it's morally indefensible.
Lem: Well, what if the baby killed a man?
Phil: You and your moral puzzles. I just love 'em.