developing interest? The right flavor of body paint? Yeah, it’s a big commitment, all of this romance stuff, and Valentine’s Day has become every bit as commercial as Christmas and Mother’s Day. But still ... still ... you can’t be seen as falling down on the job, now can you?Of course, performing well for Valentine’s Day is easier if you happen to be with the right person. And maybe you’re not. Maybe you fantasize about being with somebody completely different. Maybe ... oh, Veronica Mars (shown at left)? Or Harry Orwell? I did say this was fantasizing, after all. There’s no reason you have to dream about locking lips with a real person on February 14, no reason why the woman or man of your dreams can’t exist only on the small screen, or only in books.
Which raises the obvious question: If you could be kissing any character from crime fiction this Valentine’s Day, who would it be? We’ve assembled a list of 40 possibilities in a two-part poll, now debuting in the silver-shaded box on the right-hand side of this page. (We have split the survey into lists of men and women. You should be able to view the alternate half simply by reloading this page.)
If fantasy could be made reality, would you prefer to be snuggled up beside Detective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke from Ian Rankin’s John Rebus novels? Romancing P.D. James’ Commander Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard? Putting the moves on secretary Peggy Fair, from Mannix? Trying to soothe the savage beast that is Elvis Cole’s associate, Joe Pike? Our list of potential lovers ranges from the well known (Lew Archer, Irene Adler, Jack Reacher, V.I. Warshawski, etc.) to some that might not come quite as readily to mind (spectral sleuth Marty Hopkirk from Randall and Hopkirk [Deceased], private eye Anna Lee from Liza Cody’s novels and the old TV series Anna Lee, homicidal Serge A. Storms from Tim Dorsey’s popular series of books, the winsome Natalie Teeger from Monk, and trouble-prone paparazza Nina Zero from Robert Eversz’s novels).
We’re not judging here, just inquiring. All choices are anonymous. Feel free to vote for as many characters as you’d like, but you can only vote once during each 24-hour period. We will keep this survey up until Valentine’s Day, so you have a bit of time to think about your preferences. And if you’d like to suggest some ideal Valentine’s Day partners we have not listed in the poll, don’t hesitate to mention those in the Comments section of this post.
Fantasize away, friends.
6 comments:
Id like to place a write-in vote for Honey West.
Yeah, Honey West almost made it onto the list. She would have, if the Pollhost software had allowed me more than 20 polling choices. I dropped Honey West, along with The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.'s April Dancer, in my last cut of the women.
Cheers,
Jeff
Don't the characters who've made it to the large & small screens have a massive advantage? I've voted (again & again) for Angie Gennaro (played by the lovely Michelle Monaghan in Gone Baby Gone) and Veronica Mars (which is kinda creepy, since Kristen Bell--actually closer to 30 than to 20-yrs-old--is playing a teenage Veronica) because I know what they look like. If I recall accurately, Gennaro is extremely attractive in the books, but I doubt she'd be pulling these votes if not for the film. (Of course, Vesper Lynd isn't polling as well and she's made it to the big screen--as has V.I., though not as recently.) Anyway, it's a fun poll...and we get to vote without any debates and any input from the likes of Chris Matthews.
I'm for Hiney West, too. She's my write in.
RJR
Of course I meant Honey West--but the way it came out IS kind of titillating.
RJR
I find it hard to resist tall irish redheads from Massachusetts, so I vote for Carlotta Carlyle. ;-D
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