I'm really sleepy but I have to comment on the strong woman stereotype bit :)
My friends and I debated this a while back and it all comes down to what you define as strong. Buffy/Zoe/Kate/Olivia are all warrior women, though I would argue Olivia has more a rounded not-warrior woman personality (see her reaction at the end of S2?) It's more like she's a normal girl who's been dropped into this crazy world and she's had to adjust on the go, and the cracks show.
But I like your point on the comedies/non-crime dramas. I don't watch too many of them, but I will point out Juliet O'Hara in Psych, who I love. She's pretty badass, is a junior detective of a normal everyday police department, and while the 4th season played up the romance angle apparently that was for a reason/series arc, not just to play her up. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about.
So there's Juliet, and I always liked Lady Heather from CSI over Sara Sidle because the former refused to let her story be about a guy, even though her story was connected to one of the criminalists. Robin Sherbatsky... oh the days before she gave up her career for a guy :/
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My friends and I debated this a while back and it all comes down to what you define as strong. Buffy/Zoe/Kate/Olivia are all warrior women, though I would argue Olivia has more a rounded not-warrior woman personality (see her reaction at the end of S2?) It's more like she's a normal girl who's been dropped into this crazy world and she's had to adjust on the go, and the cracks show.
But I like your point on the comedies/non-crime dramas. I don't watch too many of them, but I will point out Juliet O'Hara in Psych, who I love. She's pretty badass, is a junior detective of a normal everyday police department, and while the 4th season played up the romance angle apparently that was for a reason/series arc, not just to play her up. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about.
So there's Juliet, and I always liked Lady Heather from CSI over Sara Sidle because the former refused to let her story be about a guy, even though her story was connected to one of the criminalists. Robin Sherbatsky... oh the days before she gave up her career for a guy :/