In a message dated 2/17/01 5:19:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, N.Faulkner@tesco.net writes:
<< This factor might be true for female fans, but even then I'm not sure that it stands up with Buffy and Xena, who seem (though I may be wrong) to have a sizable female following. I can, though, see how B and X might appeal to women as attractive role models (and presumably some women might be sexually attracted to them just as some men might have the hots for Avon or Spock) >>
Buffy and Xena *do* have male characters that the female fans tend to like, though. In Buffy, there are Spike, Angel, Xander, Riley, Oz and Giles, all of whom have their rabid fan followings. In Xena, Joxer and Ares immediately come to mind. Now, I happen to also like the female leads (and their sidekicks) in those particular shows, but that doesn't change the fact that there are also plenty of males to be "attracted" to as well.
Annie