Is Jessica Alba a sci-fi babe?

I hope you agree that these are all good images of a very attractive actress/business woman. Only two, however, are eligible as a sci-fi babe on this site. Why? Let me explain...

When I first started this site, I did quite a bit of research, although I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted to do. In my research, I came across images that I didn't think met the criteria for my intended site.

Why not?

Well the answer lies in how you define a "sci-fi babe".

What makes a babe?

I'm not going to answer this question, although I have tried in the past, because I've come to understand that the answer will be different for different people. For some, the beauty is in the eyes, the shape of the mouth and so on. Maybe it's body shape, hair colour, accent or simply costume. You decide what you like, and if we don't agree - so what?

What makes a sci-fi babe?

This question is different! This has to do with my very basic definition of what science fiction is and what I will allow myself to include here. During my research, I found many images of characters I didn't consider as science fiction. You can find my answer in the "is Batman Sci-fi?" blog here.

Different types of babe

I have devised a hierarchy of sci-fi babes, which I intend, at some point, to use to classify the characters. I'm not sure how I'm going to use this at the moment, but here it is...

An explanation

Originally, I only intended to include the fourth category. The problem with this is that I would like this work to be viewed (even only slightly) as an historical and cultural account of the female characters of science fiction. As I've said before, I can't include every female character in a sci-fi TV series or film that is marginally attractive. But some of them lack sci-fi credentials, other than appearing in the medium. This often includes female characters prior to the 1960s: subordinates who culturally weren't allowed to blossom. And there are those characters who may not have a lot to say or do, but bring a certain something to the film or TV series. So, you won't find every single female appearing in a science fiction story, but hopefully you'll find most of the truly significant characters.

Back to Jessica Alba

So returning to the images at the top, here's the criteria. Only the two middle images are allowed. The first is genuinely hot, but the character is not from a science fiction film. The final image is super hot too - but it's Jessica Alba and not a character from a science fiction film or TV series!

So Jessica Alba, whilst hot, is not a sci-fi babe - but the characters she plays certainly are. Remember that a character can be played by different actresses, so I'm not saying that the actress isn't important in making the character attractive - she certainly is, and I'll deal with that issue at a later point! But don't expect to see super-sexy images of the actresses on this site - unless they are in role, of course!

Let's finish with a celebration of Jessica Alba playing Scifi babes...