Ben Browder, Claudia Black

I am rewatching the first season of Farscape, and just had a super-girlie, giggly moment at some one of the earliest flirty bits between Crichton and Aeryn. I've described this show as the for-chicks version of Star Wars, and I stand by that. Relationship drama all over the place, weak female characters, and very little testosterone-intensive peacocking.

It just occurred to me that Ben Browder has really gone no where with his post-Farscape career. Claudia Black? She's popping up all over the place, and especially in video game voice work. Why?

Browder and Black both migrated to Stargate SG1 after Farscape ended, I think as a sort of gesture to people like me who were outraged by the cliffhanger cancelation. Black led the way for the transition with a guest spot that turned into a permanent role. She was fun and hot, and added something the show had missed throughout its run--a resident scoundrel on the team. Browder, on the other hand, was kinda supposed to replace O'Neal but played it more like Teal'c, and the result was kinda boring and uninteresting.

He's conventionally good looking (aka uninteresting), and while he's great acting out a subtle romance that builds over years and getting his ass kicked on screen, I'm not sure there is a lot there. Anyway, I still have fond associations with him from Farscape. If you spot him in something good, let me know.

Also: I'm serious about Farscape being a chick show. Anyone looking for geeky viewing options while breaking in a girlfriend need look no further.

God, I am suck a chick.