Poll: Who is your favorite female crime fighter?

With all the strong female crime fighters on our television screens these days, the CliqueClack team wanted to find out who is your favorite. In order to keep the list manageable, we limited the poll to include current television shows and law enforcement officers such as police officers and FBI agents. Spies were specifically excluded, but have not been forgotten. We will cover them in a future poll.

The CliqueClack team discussed a few of their favorites … who are yours? Vote and share your thoughts in the comments.

Jen: I can’t pick my favorite.

Ivey: If the choice were the most badass, my vote would easily be for Beckett (Beckett, Beckett, Beckett).  My favorite is a bit different…  Tough choice between In Plain Sight’s Mary Shannon (I mean, she eats at my favorite Irish Pub!), Juliet from Psych and the aforementioned Beckett.

Julia: I’d have to go with Kono. She surfs, she can go undercover as anything, she’s badass and can take down men twice her size, she’s played by Grace Park… I fail to see the downside.

Bob: Looking over the list I realized I don’t watch any of these shows…

Carissa: Brenda Leigh. She came to the big city and took a huge risk. Turns out she is afraid of nothing. She will look a suspect right in the face, basically nose to nose and tell him what he is going to do. Her tiny self with her deep southern accent makes suspects tremble and sweat. Then she backs away and turns on the charm and says “thank ewe.” Never a moment of hesitation, always looking out for her squad; in the streets, in the detective room, with her husband and her boss, she is a true badass. Second runner up is Deb Morgan because she is one hot mess of a (horny) woman and uses the word fucktard. Third is Jane Rizzoli. She’s a little new to reach the top spot, but give me another season and I can see her tough nature with a soft side (like the desire to be girlie with her friend Isles) making her a favorite. As long as she doesn’t lose her edge and the stories are tight.

Deb: For me, I’m torn between Deb Morgan and Kate Beckett. Originally, Juliet was in there too, but I think she’s too much of a secondary character to complete against the other two. In trying to decide between Beckett and Morgan, I thought about which one I would watch if there was no Castle or Dexter … and I blanked. Beckett wouldn’t be Beckett without Castle, and part of what makes Deb so great is her relationship with her brother. So I’ve stalemated on a two-way tie. And what Carissa said. Deb Morgan’s vulgar made-up potty words are awesome.

Rachel: My vote is for Brenda Leigh Johnson, mostly because of her obsession with sweets, but also because she’s smart and sassy.

Clacked by Carla Day
on Feb 03, 2011 @ 13:00 EST5EDT