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Staff Picks – Number One Crushes

This month we’re going down memory lane with the staff to ask the all important question: Who was your first fictional crush?

Colonel Deering is tilting her head and smiling. She has blonde hair and is wearing a peach satin blouse.

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First up, is Henry‘s pick: Colonel Wilma Deering from the classic sci-fi series from 1979, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century! She was portrayed by Erin Gray in the series.

Photo of a beautiful light skinned woman with bright blue eyes, tied back black hair, and a pattern of black dots on the sides of her forehead. She is wearing a gray and black uniform with a blue undershirt, three pips on the collar, and a geometric metal badge, and wears a confident expression.
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A new challenger has joined the battle as CmdrJoop nominated Jadzia Dax (portrayed by Terry Farrell) from the 1993 series, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine!

Cartoon of a light skinned man with short, dark brown hair, a "soul patch" beard, and sunglasses with a surprised expression.

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ThanaVonHel nominated Dean McCoppin (voiced by Harry Connick Jr.) from the animated film classic, The Iron Giant (1999).

Older photo of a light skinned man with a brown fedora hat standing on a rope bridge. He wears a brown fedora hat and a beige vest open in front, exposing defined muscles on his arms and chest. A black sash crosses his chest diagonally. His face is stubbly and has an intense expression.

Credit: Paramount Pictures

Indiana Jones was PhoenixNymphy‘s first fictional crush! The dashing adventurer was portrayed by Harrison Ford in the Paramount Pictures film series.

Disappointingly unflattering photo of a young Jake Gyllenhaal sitting at a work bench in front of a small metal rocket painted with the letters "AUK I." He has light skin, short dark brown hair that flips up in the front. He is wearing a plaid flannel shirt open at the collar, with two more shirts visible underneath. He is hunched over the work bench but looking up with a determined expression.

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Soliyra said that “Jake Gyllenhaal as a teenage rocket scientist” was their first crush! He played real life teen rocket builder, Homer Hickam Jr., in the film, October Sky (1999).

Head shot photograph of Jonathan Brandis in a blue jumpsuit with a "SeaQuest" logo on the right side, with a white T-shirt visible under the open zipper. He has light skin and delicate features with blond hair that is short but in a longish 90s way. He smiles at the camera.

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Jonathan Brandis as Lucas on Seaquest DSV, a 1992 TV series, is Muzicchik’s first fictional crush.

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