Friday Fights: Good Morning Angels...

Our Friday Fight topic comes from Scott.  Here is the idea. You are Charlie. Put together your team of Angels. Choose anyone from all of geekdom. Pick three main angels. One back up angel, and maybe even a Bosley."  Bonus points for characters with a theme. Scott picks the winner. 

Pete: I feel that those of you unencumbered by geek fanboy lust will have much more practical teams than the inevitable guy who picks Slave outfit Leia three times
Scott: Well I guess Pete just gave away his team.  Bad Pete.   As much fun as my team of all Angelina Jolie characters would be, I'm definitely putting more effort/thought into my team. 


Done!

Pete: Scott, this makes me think of a team of all Slayers... 
Scott: Yeah I thought of a team of all Slayers too. Who didn't love Kendra? Though you know Faith is going to be a given for me, right?
Rosa: Wait, "Who didn't love Kendra?" Whether this was a sarcastic statement or not, I'm calling you on it. "Ya man, da ting aboout dat would be de confusion over wheder she be Jamaican or Irish." At the risk of this becoming more racist on my part, I will move on. 
Scott: My dear Rosa, who the hell cares what she sounds like? She looked fantastic! 
Rosa: I don't think Kendra ever looked that fantastic...and (spoiler alert!) she wasn't that great at fighting in the end.
Scott: Kendra was fine at fighting, just not so good against Drusilla's vampire voodoo.
Shaida: Kendra is just too sad to make fun of. Her purpose was to highlight Buffy's specialness, pave the way for Faith to arrive, and create some pathos by killing someone off in the days when Joss's career was unstable enough that he couldn't kill a main character. That said, such a sad, doomed character seems a poor choice for a sassy angel. A season 7 slayerette would be more appropriate. Better: doppelganger Buffy. Best: 80s slayer (principal wood's mom, who Spike kills on the subway).


Poor Kendra.  Hot, hot Kendra...

Pete: Arcee from Transformers counts, i hope. That's a lady, right there. 
Scott: And transportation! 
Pete: exactly
Stephanie:  My Bosley is DEFINITELY Bill Murray...any incarnation (except Caddyshack), although of course I'd prefer Steve Z. Do the angels have to be ladies? 
Scott: Yes. I'm stipulating now that the Angels must be chicks. But i'm opening up Bosley to be whatever gender suits you. 
 Rosa:  Lol...Stephanie wants Steve Zahn to be her Bosley. <insert Pete's Steve Zahn impression> 
Pete: "Holy Crayaap" ... no, that's my Owen Wilson... damnit. 
Stephanie:  Steve ZISSOU, not Zahn you guys. I was talking about Bill Murray characters...
Rosa:  I think Steve Zahn would be great in a Bill Murray biopic...
Pete: Does Steve Zissou count? I mean, i know movie hipst--"geeks" would say yes, but, if so then can I make my Bosley one of the guys from Sideways, then? Or ... how about The Dude!  
Stephanie:  Alright, fine. No Steve Zissou. Is Ghostbusters the only geeky Bill Murray we'll accept? 
Pete: Ghostbusters 2?
Jason: Come on guys!!! Lets get creative. My instant new team is team snark, Zoe (from Fan Boys), Elle Bishop (Heroes), and finally (in case you haven't gotten the theme) Veronica Mars. And just for fun my Bosley is Peter Bretter! I can do this all day... But i really like this team.
Stephanie: Jason, how about Britta, from Community for your Team Snark alternate?
Pete: ^No, J.  Not everyone got the theme...


Yeah, Jason.  What's your theme?

Tell us ...

I'll figure it out...

Jason: Hmmmm... Ok, for reals.  I will start with the obvious, Zoe from Firefly, Movie Black Widow and Faith (Angel version). Bosley would be Giles.
Stephanie: Jason, I like that you picked Zoe, but I think River would be MUCH more kick-ass, so River is first. Then, speaking of kick-ass, I'll take Chloe Moretz's Hit Girl. Last, but certainly not least, would be Echo from Dollhouse.  And speaking of Dollhouse, Fran Kranz would make an awesome Bosley... 
Pete: Ooh, I like the Joss-verse theme.
Stephanie:  In that case, I take River, Zoe and Echo, with Fran Kranz as Bosley. 
Pete: Damnit, Steph. coming out with the Dollhouse stuff. Was not expecting that. Echo is solid!
Mike:  My Whedon team: Buffy (BtVS), River (Firefly), Echo (Dollhouse). Back up Illyria/Blue Fred (Angel). Bosley: Moist (Dr. Horrible)
Joe: Faith, Willow, and Anya (with her powers). Kendra would be the backup angel, and Buffy can be Bosley, for a themed pick. 
 Pete: I wanted my brains Angel to be Fred from Angel. But she was severely lacking in the badass dept. Until she got her soul nom-nom-ed on by Illyria. 
 Rosa:  I also think Fran Kranz would be, let's say...an unhealthy Bosley. Mostly because of his neurotic tendencies, power plays, and--based on his Cabin in the Woods character--a huuuuuge stoner! That would be like making Shaggy your Bosley (Zoiks!). Or Steve Zahn...
 Pete: My Joss Team: One from each. Fred from Angel (brains), Buffy from Buffy (brawn), Zoe from Firefly (boss) and backup angel Maurissa Tancharoen (one of the "we do the weird stuff" groupies) from Dr. Horrible. Bosley is Boyd (Harry Lennix) from Dollhouse.

Stephanie: Harry Potter theme: Hermione, Luna and Ginny. McGongall is Bosley. 
Jason: Ooorrrr, i could do Ripley, Gwen Demarco, and the Director. My Bosley here would be Tech Sgt Chen (played as Monk). 
Scott: You know i'm going to end up with multiple teams. Here's my first run. I'm trying to stick with real flesh and blood characters, though I may make an all comic book team eventually. Faith, Sydney Bristow (Alias), Alice (Resident Evil moves, before she lost her TK powers), the backup is Nikita (that's the current Maggie Q version) and Bosley would be Jack Bauer from 24. 
Shane: I was thinking of Maggie Q and Sydney Bristow too. Back to the drawing board.
Stephanie: Scott, I like your team except for Jack Bauer. Ew.
Scott: Jack Bauer kicks ass, I dont want some tool that fumbles and jokes around. I want a guy that is able to back the Angels up when he's needed most.

"Who's laughing now!"

Stephanie: Nerdy theme: Hermione, Velma and Kavita Rao. Bosley is...Neville Longbottom. >>

Stephanie:  We should have all the teams in a bracket, and play them against each other. Last team standing wins. Since Scott is in charge, he says who wins each pairing, and why - completely arbirtrary and creative reasons, one would hope. 
Scott: My scifi space team would be Starbuck, Leeloo, Jadzia Dax, back up is Teyla from Stargate Atlantis and Bosley would be John Crichton. 
Pete: Leeloo!  Shit!
Shaida: Space: Leeloo, Ripley, Aeryn Sun. Special Powers: Bo (Lost Girl), River Song (Doctor Who), Willow.

Marcus:  Leader/brawn - Sigourney Weaver (Alien), Brains/sexy - Zoe Saldana (Uhura, Star Trek), Adorable/comedy relief - Felicia Day (The Guild), Bosley - Mike Nelson (MST3K), ALTERNATE ANGEL - Billie Piper (Doctor Who) (MY THEME....IS A COMPLETE LACK OF THEME.) 
Stephanie: Marcus - I love your team, but if I was going to pick a companion, it would be Clara instead of Rose!
Marcus: I originally wanted Sam Elliot as Bosley, but couldn't find a role geeky enough to qualify him.
Shaida: Now I'm thinking about actresses that play so many sci-fi/action characters that they could make up entire teams of angels (Lena Headey, Milla Jovovich, Kate Beckinsale). Lena's angels would be mostly evil (I'm thinking of Cersei and her character from Dredd), and Kate's would be hot but lame. Leeloo, Alice, and Ultraviolet, though, pretty awesome.
 Scott: Yes I thought of doing all one character with Angelina Jolie. Tomb Raider Chick. Salt chick. Wanted Chick. Mr and mrs smith chick. No clue on Bosley though.
Pete: Scott, we said Bosley could he her Hackers character.
Scott: Oh that's right! Good call.
Joe:  Or just Phoenix, Dark Phoenix, Jean Grey. The end! *cackle* 

"There's like eight more of us ..."

Emanuel:  T'Pol, Samus, and Power Girl--cuz you know, boob theme! Backup Angel would be #6. Bosley would be Michael Westen from Burn Notice. 

Shaida:  Animated: Turanga Leela, Lana Kane, and She-ra.
Pete: Leela! Shit!
Shaida: Video Game: Captain Shepard (Mass Effect, female version obvioisly), Chell (Portal), Big Sister (Bioshock, for a dose of terror from the angels). Warriors only: Xena, Brienne of Tarth, Sarah Walker (from Chuck, for smarts and fighting skills) 
Pete: These lists make me hate myself for not coming up with these.
Shaida: I unleashed my inner fanboy for you, Pete! 
Pete: it worked. Sarah Walker even?!  well done.
Rosa:  Shaida also took my animated theme idea! But my characters would be totally different: The Unicorn (from The Last Unicorn because...magic?), Sen (from Spirited Away because...also magic), and Penny (from Inspector Gadget--for obvious reasons). All three of these characters already have a male counterpart that helps them along the way, which is often totally unnecessary (except for Sen, because she's a child...and not a savvy child like Penny), so I'm going to pick a female Bosley and go with Malory Archer. 
Rosa: I like the Sarah Walker reference, Shaida, but I'm not sure how well she would fit in with the barbarian-esque Xena and Knighted Brienne. I see potential for comedy when Sarah tries to discuss modern things with them, but wouldn't someone like Red Sonja be a better fit (she banged Conan the Barbarian...that's boss)?
Pete: Rosa, how can you have a unicorn!?
Manny: Cuz, magic.  You have a car.
Pete: A lady car.

"I'm a killer!"

Rosa: ...wait. After giving it more thought, I'm axing Sen for being a screechy child and replacing her with Louise from Bob's Burgers. Brains, mischief, manipulation skills, and a sassy hat.
Scott:  From that craptastic Bob's Burgers cartoon? How exactly does that even fit anyways?
Rosa:  Louise is not just some character from Bob's Burgers--she's an incredibly sly, witty, and unpredictable. A "wildcard" if you will. Every team's gotta have a wild card. 
Shaida: I was actually considering Vasquez from Aliens, but I just really like Sarah Walker and would like to see her and Xena on the same team, quipping and kicking ass. I do feel bad for poor, hulky Brienne on that team, but maybe she and Xena would become "best friends" by the end. 

Shaida:  I was also thinking about Sarah Connor or Katniss, but I couldn't think of a whole team to put them on, so...up for grabs! 
Pete: Vasquez!  Shittt! 
Stephanie: Shaida, throw Katniss and Sarah Connor on a team with Michonne, and you can have a post-apocalypse-on-Earh team. Who would be Bosley in a post-apocolyptic world, tho?  Oh, I know!! Morpheus, if Matrix counts as post-apocalyptic... 
Pete: yes 
Shaida: Stephanie, I am kicking myself for not having a post-apocalypse team, and that's a great combo! For some reason, I'm stuck on Aunty Entity for the apocalypse angels' Bosley.
Marcus: Post Apoc. Bosley would be The Red Queen (Security program from Resident Evil) Pick any 3 angels from the movies as long as Ali Larter is one of them.

Joe: For a non-themed pick: Aeryn Sun (Farscape), Faith (Buffy), and Psylocke.

Scott: Then there is my mostly old school team. Jaime Sommers, the original bionic woman. Colonel Wilma Deering from Buck Rogers. Dee Dee McCall from Hunter(seriously how many times did she get raped or shot on that show?). Sarah Conners for backup and MacGuyver for Bosley. 
Scott: Also keep in mind I'm judging this. Know your audience. So far Rosa is losing horribly. 

Pete: DC Comics team, Wonder Woman (brawn and beauty) Power Girl (brawn and ... busty...), Catwoman (The wild card), Extra: Zatanna (as Rosa said, cuz magic and stuff) and Bosley would be the Oracle (batgirl), because she is a genuis/hacker extraordinare! 

Pete: Marvel Team: She Hulk (pow pow!), Rescue (pew pew), Black Widow (wiggle wiggle) Alternate would be Dazzler (to suck up to Scott) and Bosley: Kitty Pride (meow, meow) 
Shaida:  Scott, I like it, but you can't declare yourself the winner, right? 
Scott: Damn, didn't I say in the first post that I'd already won? 
Rosa:  I have to go with my heart, Scott. My picks are my team in my universe, and I can't bring myself to be a suck-up just for approval. *coughJoecough* 
Pete: Weekday Afternoon 80s Team: Steelheart from the Silverhawks (brawn), Cheetara from Thundercats (speed), Scarlett from GI Joe (whoopassery) and alternate/vehicle Arcee from Transformers. Bosley would be April O'Neal from the Ninja Turtles. 
Shaida:  Well, if the winner is predetermined, then I can stop stealing Pete's ideas just to mess with him. 
Rosa:  Drag edition: Patrick Swayze (To Wong Fu) because he can fight AND dance, Hugo Weaving (Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) because anyone who can survive in Australia is clearly a badass (also--elf magic!), and Dustin Hoffman (Tootsie) for his Rainman smarts. Julie Andrews (Victor/Victoria) is naturally Bosley in this scenario. 

Pete: My ultimate team would simply annoy the enemy to death. And would consist of Jubilee, Rhianna's character in Battleship, Carol from Walking Dead and a screaming Dakota Fanning from the War of the Worlds Movie as an alternate/movie ruiner and Bosley will be Anakin Sywalker. 
Shane:  Mutant team: Charles Xavier as Charlie, Puck (alpha flight) as Bosley, Stepford cuckoos as the angels.
Scott: But Puck isnt a mutant! 
Marcus:  Futurama Team. Bosley - Bender, Leader/brawn - Crushinator, Brains/sexy - Angleen, Adorable/comedy relief - Planet Express Ship (with the female cpu), Alternate - The Suicide Booth.` 
Pete: ... 
Scott: ...
Joe: ... 
Marcus:  WHAT?!?!? Was it the Crushinator? I like a full figured robot. Don't judge me! 

"i don't think you're ready for this jelly!"

Pete: Thanks to Shane and Scott, i just researched Puck.  I'll never get those minutes back. He's like a human gummy bear.
Scott: Yeah Puck has never been on my top ten list for anything. He isnt even worth being on the top 10 disliked characters list. Though Jubliee is!
Shane:  I've always had a thing for Alpha Flight and I think this brash dwarf paired with three kickass crime fighting female skullkickers is great juxtaposition.
Stephanie:  I've always had a thing for Shane Bowler. And I put Pete: on my annoying list. And Scott's not on my top ten for anything...
Scott: huh. well ok then. 
Pete: Stephanie ... i think your teams lost.

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Artists: Jo Chen

Rosa

Rosa:
My first trip to Comicon was eye-opening. As mentioned in a previous post--I had trepidation about visiting this nerd-fest, and imagined I'd give it one walk-through, laugh at some geeky costumes, name-drop a few comic book authors I'd read about on a blog, and be on my merry way. The amazing fan art, passion of aspiring writers, and genuine variety of booths really chipped away at my cynicism. The vast convention center was still fairly overwhelming, however. My comic knowledge was fledgeling, so I still felt like I didn't know anything about most of the people that the convention goers were seeking autographs from. This wasn't San Diego CC, so obviously Brian K. Vaughn and Joss Whedon weren't going to be there--it seemed the professional booths outside of artist alley would have little of interest to me ... until I saw the shimmering, glorious banners with images of Buffy from the Season 8 comics.
    Artist Jo Chen's booth had fellow Buffy-geeks gawking at her display books. Page after page of covers from the Buffy comic book. Incredibly detailed images that looked like Sarah Michelle Gellar had posed for them. Part of my initial awe at seeing Jo Chen there was that, with her art gracing the covers of the Joss Whedon series--there was a possibility that she knew Joss! By proximity that meant that I was one degree closer to ... wait ... the Kevin Bacon game doesn't really apply here.

Joss and Jo

Anyways, my awe at Ms. Chen's apparent "high powered associations" was overwhelmed by my appreciation for the art that she created for some of my favorite works involving Buffy and The Runaways. I got a little star struck, and as this was my first Comicon, I hadn't brought anything for her to sign, and didn't have enough money to buy one of her prints. My redemption came this past year.
    As I trekked though the convention center scoping out all the artists who had the potential for drawing my cats (not an honor bestowed upon just anyone...mostly just anyone who had time to draw them), our friend Scott came running up to let me know that Jo Chen was just sitting at her booth with no line. I think he phrased it something like this, "People are just walking by--they don't even realize what they're passing up! Idiots!" I didn't want to be one of those idiots again, so when I went home for lunch I grabbed Volume 8 of The Runaways, wrapped it in about 8 plastic bags to preserve it from the broiling thunderstorm, and marched straight to her booth. Jo was sweet, courteous, and used a fabulous gold marker to sign her name in characters on the cover.
I think that counts as having one degree of separation from Jo Chen, right?
Right?
Her website.
Her Deviantart.


Jealous?

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Friday Fights: Road Trip!

For some unknown reason -I recently found myself Youtubing the video for Alanis Morissette's Ironic. (I do that from time to time.)
It reminded me of the great road trips from my past (though none of those trips have been with three alternate versions of myself).  Four people, though, is just about the perfect road trip number. Any more and it gets crowded, any less and someone ends up being the person in the back seat leaning forward asking, "What are we talking about?" over and over.
So our Friday Fights question: What three characters from geek pop culture would you do a "road trip" with and where to? Bonus question: What will you be riding in?

Joe: Solid Snake, Mega Man, and Samus Aran, for starters. I'm not sure where to, though. 
Pete: I always have to Google Joe's answers, though i suspect that's because I need to play more video games. 
Ann Marie: I'd travel in the TARDIS. I mean, it's bigger on the inside. Four people is a great number, but four people in a cramped car? NO WAY. 
Rosa: I don't think it would be a bad idea to have Iceman (the comic book character, not the Top Gun character) and the Human Torch in the back seat in order to optimize climate control. 
Manny: Rolling with Tony Stark, Riker, and Kirk to Risa in Fett's vette! 
Pete: Boo.  That sounds absolutely terrible.  Listening to them one-up each other's lady conquests for hours on end. 
Rosa: Can I just fill the car with Tribbles? That sounds super comfy.. 
Joe: Don't even talk to me about Tribbles right now. They ate ALL my Ketracel White last night. ALL. OF. IT. 

I wish I got this...

Manny: Joe, you should've given them the poisoned quadrotriticale 
Pete: Is this video game talk? 
Ann Marie: I'd have to travel with Kaylee (from Firefly...who else will know how to fix everything when we break down?), Al (from Quantum Leap), but only if he is the hologram version and can provide us with funny, yet helpful banter), and R2D2 because he always saves the day!
Pete: Crap, i am having a hard time coming up with better ones than these. 
Joe: Damn, I think I may need to trade out Mega Man for R2D2. 
Pete: Speaking of Firefly, I would bring Jayne along. One always needs a wild card. 
Ann Marie: I was considering Jayne, but he would definitely be the one to hog the radio.

"Turn back to that Ke$ha song.  That chick can party!"

Joe: I would really enjoy a road trip with Jean Grey, Solid Snake, and R2D2 in the Tardis, because the Tardis translates and I really think R2D2's sassy banter would just make the trip. 
Pete: All I do know, is I will be riding in the Millennium Falcon. So roomy and I can play battle chess with Chewie. 
Manny: Make sure to let the wookie win...  
Ann Marie: Pete, you'll need a travel version of Battle Chess. One of the ones that come in the little plastic containers & all of the pieces fall out and get stuck in between the seats. 
Pete: Ah, like our travel connect four we had as kids. It was really easy to beat my brother at connect four when he only had three red discs and i had 15 black ones. 
Ann Marie: Tony Stark would be a good one, but would it be before his Iron Man transformation? That just seems like a lot to fit into a car. 
Pete:  I could add Optimus Prime to the list, but would it be weird to travel IN your road trip companion? 
Pete: What about Jayne from Firefly and Casey from Chuck. i wonder if they'd get along... 
Ann Marie: Pete - Would that count as one or two people? 
Pete: Two.
Rosa: So, if you were traveling with/in Turbo Teen...does that count as one of your companions, or do you still get to take three other people? 
Manny: I think Pete may have covered that when he brought up Optimus Prime. 
Pete: i think it would be fun to travel with/in Turbo Teen, but then leave him out of all the conversations.
"Hey, guys, did anyone watch New Girl last night? ..."
"Maybe you should just keep your eyes on the road, Turbo Teen."
"My name's Brett, you guys-"
"Eyes! Road!"

"Get in, guys!"

Rosa: I think Jean Grey would be terrible to go on a car ride with.
"I spy with my little eye someth--"
"--a palm tree."
"Damnit, Jean!" 

Pete: Cyclops and Jean Grey having one of those weird, hushed-tones couple fights in the back of the car, the whole way... 
Rosa: With Wolverine in the front seat egging them on? This sounds awesome.   I'm having a hard time thinking of people it would be fun to go on a road trip with...as a kid I did lots of cross-country road trips with my family, and mostly I keep thinking about people that would be the WORST to be stuck in a car with for hours and hours as you stared at the flat Nebraska landscape.
Anyone from space travel-related pop culture would just go on and on about how much cooler it was when they were in their space ship, anyone from a cartoon would likely burst into song over and over again, and anyone I picked for their specialized ability would probably get boring after driving through 3 states ("Great, Storm...you destroyed another trailer park with a tornado...that's super exciting for the 18th time..."). I think I need to change my perspective and think of some awesome villains that it would be fun to road trip Bonnie and Clyde-style across the country... 

Jason: I would have to travel with Kirk (the new one or the original young one), Indiana Jones (or Han), and Mal . No real skills needed except drinking, fighting, and getting away with it all at the end. And I would have to travel in the Falcon... iconic childhood dream... and it sits more than my 2 door monte carlo.  Plus I feel like this band of swashbucklers would lead to a variety of adventures. 
Manny: Swing by and pick a brother up Jason! 
Jason: Emanuel, lets just include Barf, use the Winnebago, and bump this foursome to a sixsome!!! Done!!! 
Manny: ROAD TRIP! 
Rosa: Forget the Falcon...traveling on Falcor would be way cooler! Fast enough to escape The Nothing; able to travel underwater; friends with a tiny, creepy old couple; and best of all--always down for terrorizing children on the streets of Toronto! 
Jason: But he requires a bath, and I don't know if a car wash would accept him... I can hear it now, "No, I'm sorry sir, your giant dog can't use our wa... hey, put down the whip, No, hey!!! NOOOO!" The rest of this is Kirk hitting on the girl behind the counter while Mal inspires the workers into a rebellion... Amazing actually. Also imagine if he gets wet, then you're riding along on wet dog smell (not to mention wet dog). I think I'll take a metal carriage. 
Rosa: There's really no way of knowing whether Falcor smelled or not--Atreyu certainly didn't ever mention it...and based on his shiny hair I would say Atreyu was probably keen on cleanliness. Besides--Falcor was a dragon, not a dog. And thanks to the creepy old lady, he's up on his shots. 

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Jason: Everyone would still just make dog jokes and eventually he would get so angry that he would not frighten anyone, just kill... and no one wants to deal with a raging Falcor... just saying.
Ann Marie: Logistics question: How many miles per gallon (and hours per gallon, I guess, since it can travel time too) does the TARDIS get? I realized that I chose people for my road trip that don't really have a lot of money (except Al, but he's a hologram, so what good does that do?). Damn reality of traveling with sci-fi characters!
Pete: The problem I have with Falcor, Rosa, is that 1. even if her were to fit into an Arby's drive thru (our go-to choice of road trip fast food) once you're back on his back, those curly fries are going to get blown off. I forgot #2

Rosa: ...not with how quickly I eat them... 
Ann Marie: Losing curly fries can kill any road trip faster than it took Shane to hook up with "widow" Lori in the Walking Dead. 
Joe: Um, losing curly fries is not an option. I dropped a box of them out of my Jeep one time, and I pulled over and went back and got them fuckers. There will BE no road trip until every curly fry has been recovered. 
Joe: Sidenote: Even with microparticles of gravel embedded in them, it really makes no difference to the flavor. 
Pete: what about Falcor Fur... 
Manny: That's saying a lot then Joe. 
Joe: Ain't it? 
Manny: Feel free to have mine. 
Joe: We'll be bestest friends forevers now. 
 Pete: I am traveling with Pizza The Hutt. I'm not saying he will be arriving with us. Just that he's coming along ... omnomnomnom

Rosa: Okay--back to my car full of villains. I'm gonna go way outside my comfort zone and say the first passenger should be Pennywise the Clown from It. I'm terrified of clowns and of Pennywise in particular, but how awesome would it be if he was making that awful scary face at kids in passing cars. Plus: balloons (I *know* they're full of blood. Hush!)! Next passenger: Baron Harkonnen from Dune (he has to sit in the backseat!). He's all gross and pus-filled, but he has access to The Spice, which is super helpful for getting places faster (definitely opening up a wormhole so I don't have to actually pass through Iowa). Final passenger: Spike from Buffy (there will be tinted windows). He's a little borderline when it comes to villainy (after the chip in his head anyways), but I think he would do a really good job at managing the radio. Plus--most of these passengers would be plotting against each other so they wouldn't have time to eat you/plot against you the driver. Downside--you probably have to be the driver the whole trip so that you don't get eaten. 
Pete: I am starting to see the wisdom in having a road trip with supervillains, imagine how easy traffic would be if you had magneto in the front seat. 
Jason: Im sticking with my band of merry hooligans. Kirk, Indy, and Mal. And Emanuel for good measure . 
Manny: ROAD TRIP! 
Pete: I am switching my vehicle to the Flight of the Navigator spaceship. 
Scott: Sorry life has kept me otherwise pre-occupied lately. I'd be hanging out with gay Colossus from the Ultimate X-men comics who in reality would look like the guy that played Colossus in the movies. I don't think I need to explain that any further. We'd be driving in the Transformer Tracks. First of all he's a corvette that can transform his back wheels into wings turning him into a hybrid corvette jet plane thingy, and he's not gay!  Shut up Pete.
Pete: *says nothing*
Scott:  And the final person on the trip would be Helo from BSG, who would also have a Raptor with him. So multiple modes of transportation, and lots of clothing optional moments. Yay. 

"I am not gay, sir.  I am just fabulous!"

Joe: Helo and Colossus.... I hate you! 
Scott: Yes, someone is going to be walking funny for awhile. Not saying who.... Just someone....
Rosa: Ewww
Pete: Tracks?  Is that who?
Scott:  yes, Pete.  Tracks. 
Christina: My road trip is not just a leisurely drive, but instead a journey through post apocalyptic - takeover. I think we'd make a kick ass zombie/resistance fightin team! Not sure if these all count as geek pop culture icons buuuuut -- Julie from V - for her loyalty and medical skills, Buffy (Kristy Swanson) - to get her inside take on killing zombies in a very acrobatic manner (in the event we encounter Cirque de so Zombay -- I mean you never know ... Warm Bodies right?), and Daryl - for his experience in survival and killing zombies front line style, and because he just kicks ass. My runner up is Khaleesi - just cause. Dragons on board? (I think I just came up w/ a new bumper sticker I want). Although I sense drama between her and Buffy. Hmmm. We'd be in a truck btw - a big black one.
Pete: "You can get yours in a six four ..."
Scott:  I have issues with Kristy Swanson Buffy. If you want a kick ass zombie slaying team you're going to want Sarah Michelle Gellar Buffy, or even better yet you want Faith. Daryl and Faith talk about a "I don't give a fuck kill anything that moves" kick ass duo. 
Jason: And your whole party will have to wait for them to finish their "alone time" at every rest stop and abandoned gas station in existence cause I feel that the Daryl/Faith combo will result in a lot intimate time between them... Alot... And then what do you do when Daryl (who is a loner) finds Faith (who was kinda crazy/violent) clingy, or she wonders why Daryl is helping you or Julie and gets mad/violent... Yeah, no thanks.
Christina:  I'd rather that then have wet blanket Carol lurking around. 
Manny:  Faith would definitely get my curly fries if she wanted them.
 

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