She was robbed. And ou est Xander?

| July 14, 22:11 CET

The top few spots are petty good, but Donkey (from Shrek) ahead of Gromit? Surely, that's a travesty if I've ever seen one.

jclemens | July 14, 22:13 CET

And ou est Xander?

My initial thought exactly! Where is Xander? I always saw Xander as more of a sidekick than Willow. She had powers in her own right. If anything he became a sidekick to BOTH Buffy and Willow.

Also, didn't really see Samwise as Frodo's sidekick. I think that was more of a, um, 'partnership' if you ask me. :)

Grace | July 14, 22:23 CET

I'll read the article in a bit but it just occurred to me that Willow, who of course was made realer than real by Ms. Hannigan, wouldn't appreciate going down in film history by being considered a sidekick, would she? After all, in an important episode (which ?) where she starts to implode from all of her self-identity crises, she says to Buffy quite succinctly: "I'm not your sidekick!" I'd rather see a best friend or best buddy list, because she'd be right there at the top, at least on mine.

Tonya J | July 14, 22:33 CET

American Heritage Dictionary defines it as:sidekick

n : a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities [syn: buddy, brother, chum, crony, pal]

so wouldn't Willow also consider Buffy her sidekick?

sweet mameloschn | July 14, 23:12 CET

When I think of a sidekick, I think of someone buffoonish, like Norton was to Ralph Kramden.

Tonya J | July 14, 23:29 CET

Yeah, I find the term "sidekick" to be a little demeaning for a character like Willow. Jonathan and Andrew maybe...but not poor Willow!!

MySerenity | July 15, 00:17 CET

I agree that Xander should have been there rather than Willow. He was the heart of the Scoobies and if it hadn't been for him, Buffy wouldn't have lived past the first season! If they were going to put Willow they should have put Xander too, two for one special. And as my husband pointed out if Harry Potter gets to have both Ron AND Hermionie, why can't Buffy have Willow AND Xander?
Much love for the Xand-man!

[ edited by KatyH on 2006-07-15 03:21 ]

KatyH | July 15, 03:33 CET

I think its a great honor for both AH and Joss. Basically this says, upon reviewing the entire history of television, they chose a Joss character as one of the best characters of all time. I don't think its demeaning.

alexreager | July 15, 03:35 CET

I thought sidekick was a cell phone from T-mobile.

Still, I would have placed her higher on the list. She was a geek (good connotation there) and even called Angel or Cordelia in LA a couple of times..

napua | July 15, 07:07 CET

Word, napua (and lol!). :-)

billz | July 15, 07:34 CET

Damn you...I JUST started reading this article and I was thinking Willow would be there.

The surprise is gone. Enter sadness and...unsurprised-ness.

But, hey, kudos to our favorite red-headed Wicca!

(At least, she's MY favorite red-headed Wicca. If you know another who is your favorite, my apologies.)

UnpluggedCrazy | July 15, 18:29 CET

I'm thrilled to see one of our BtVS characters in such high standings. Yes, it should be an honor towards Joss' vision and Alyson's acting abilities. After all, the girl said it herself.

Willow: "Come on, this is a huge deal for me! Six years as a side man, and now, I get to be the Slayer."

Madhatter | July 15, 19:15 CET

Also in the same issue of EW, they list Serenity's Cinemax premiere in their What to Watch column for July 22. :-D

UnpluggedCrazy | July 16, 18:25 CET