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Pop Pedestal

Pop Pedestal: Captain Turanga Leela

TV post by Ann-Derrick Gaillot on July 7, 2011 - 12:51pm; tagged Futurama, Leela, Planet Express, Pop Pedestal, year 3000.

An image of Leela standing with her raygun cocked.

Welcome to another installment of Pop Pedestal, the series where we pay homage to our favorite characters from pop culture. Today, let us travel to the year 3000 to take a look at Leela of Futurama.

 

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Pop Pedestal: Lucille "Two" Austero

TV post by Kelsey Wallace on June 30, 2011 - 2:52pm; tagged Arrested Development, Liza Minnelli, Lucille Austero, Lucille Two, Pop Pedestal.
Lucille Austero, played by Liza Minelli, wearing a sparkly top and standing next to a buffet smilingWelcome back to Pop Pedestal, the series where we pay tribute to the pop culture figures we admire most. Up today is Lucille Austero—aka Lucille Two—from Arrested Development.
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Pop Pedestal: Billy Elliot

Movies post by Nicole Morales on June 23, 2011 - 11:54am; tagged Billy Elliot, Pop Pedestal.
Billy Elliot, a white boy wearing a blue jacket, jumps in the air. Ballet shoes hang around his neck.

Welcome back to Pop Pedestal, the blog series about pop culture personalities we admire. For our ninth week find a spot, focus, and prepare! for a post about the boy who does ballet, Billy Elliot.

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Pop Pedestal: Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie

TV post by Deb Jannerson on June 16, 2011 - 12:22pm; tagged computers, fanfiction, Pop Pedestal, veronica mars.

Welcome to another edition of Pop Pedestal, a series to honor our favorite characters in pop culture. Today, I'd like to turn your attention to an oft-unsung heroine: Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie of Veronica Mars, the Manic Panic-streaked computer geek of my dreams.

Mac, played by Tina Majorino, smiles slightly. She is a white woman with wavy brown hair with bright red streaks in it and blue eyes. She is wearing a short-sleeved olive green t-shirt and is outdoors on a sunny day; the high school cafeteria, with yellow umbrellas over tables, is out of focus in the background.

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Pop Pedestal: Sookie St. James

TV post by Kelsey Wallace on June 9, 2011 - 1:20pm; tagged Gilmore Girls, Melissa McCarthy, Pop Pedestal, Sookie St. James.
Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St James, wearing a headscarf and chef's coat, dancing in the kitchenIt's time for another installment of Pop Pedestal, where we pay tribute to the pop culture personalities we most admire. Up today is the greatest chef in Stars Hollow history, Sookie St. James.
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Pop Pedestal: Lafayette Reynolds

TV post by Kelsey Wallace on June 2, 2011 - 12:34pm; tagged Lafayette Reynolds, Pop Pedestal, True Blood.
Lafayette Reynolds, a young black man, sits against a tree and looks at the camera. He's wearing a tank top and a headscarf

Since True Blood comes back this month, it seemed like the perfect time to dedicate a Pop Pedestal to one of Bon Temps most inspirational citizens: Lafayette Reynolds.
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Pop Pedestal: Elaine Miller

TV post by Andi Zeisler on May 26, 2011 - 11:07am; tagged Almost Famous, Cameron Crowe, Elaine Miller, mom love, Pop Pedestal.

this is a photo of Frances McDormond as Elaine Miller, shown talking on the phone to her son and looking stressed out

It’s time for another Pop Pedestal, and today I’ve got one for all the parents out there. I don’t know about you, but when I’m in a parenting jam—and granted, my kid’s only two, but even two-year-olds can be total assholes—I like to channel my favorite pop-culture parents for psychic assistance. Clair and Cliff Huxtable, Florida Evans, Red and Kitty Foreman, Peggy Hill: All have the right stuff in place for raising their kids—heart, humor, smarts, respect, and the occasional needfully deployed "dumbass." But in portraying how simultaneously selfish and selfless are the realities of raising a person, Almost Famous’s single mom, Elaine Miller, deserves a place in the pantheon.

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Pop Pedestal: Penny Gadget

TV post by Nicole Morales on May 19, 2011 - 1:21pm; tagged cartoon, Inspector Gadget, Penny, Penny Gadget, Pop Pedestal.

Cartoon character Penny Gadget, a white girl with blond pigtails wearing a red and white tee with green pants and red sneaks

We’re going kid-cartoony for our fourth week of Pop Pedestal, where we give a shout out to pop culture personalities we admire. This week is all about the force behind Inspector Gadget… Can we get a Go-Go Penny!?

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Pop Pedestal: Kima Greggs

TV post by Kelsey Wallace on May 12, 2011 - 2:44pm; tagged Kima Greggs, Pop Pedestal, The Wire.
It's time for another Pop Pedestal, the series where we pay tribute to fictional characters we admire. Up today is Detective Kima Greggs of HBO's The Wire, played by Sonja Sohn.

Kima Greggs, a young black woman with her hair pulled back, looks off camera. She is wearing a blue collared shirt. Kima's on the case!
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Pop Pedestal: Tami and Eric Taylor

TV post by Kelsey Wallace on May 5, 2011 - 2:00pm; tagged Friday Night Lights, Pop Pedestal, Tami and Eric Taylor.
Tami and Eric Taylor seated on the ground in front of a wall

Welcome back to Pop Pedestal, a series dedicated to the pop culture personalities we most admire! Up today: Tami and Eric Taylor of Friday Night Lights. (Attention Netflix Instant viewers: This post contains no spoilers past season one!)
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