The Safe House - Expositions

The 2002 Amy Awards were your categories and your nominations. But you know who had to deal with the readers' wrath? Why, that would be me. Some people were very angry that Rose McGowan was nominated for Worst Actor (you wouldn't believe the names I was called) and some people were so upset that Milo Ventimiglia was also nominated for Worst Actor that they didn't even want to vote.

That's nothing compared to the people who thought I was supporting an abusive relationship by nominating Spike and Buffy for Best Couple. I think I may have to join Audrey on "Dawson's Creek" and Tess on "Roswell" and enter the TV Gal Witness Protection Program.

The "Buffy" fans came out in full force for the 2002 Amy Awards. Even though the series had a season that divided many fans, "Buffy" won nearly every category. "Dawson's Creek" swept almost every negative category. I wasn't surprised to see "Downtown Crossing" win for worst episode (it could win for worst episode of the decade), but I was shocked that Joey and Dawson beat out Amy and Josh for Worst Couple.

Thanks to everyone who voted and participated in the 2002 Amy Awards. I've had a blast and I hope you did too. Here are the winners:

1. That Line Kicked Butt, aka the Best Quote of the Year
Winner with 46% of the vote: "Dozens of times, lots of different ways ... Every night I save you." Spike to Buffy on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
"Bubbles! Bubbles, Sharon! I'm the f**** prince of f**** darkness!" Ozzy to Sharon on "The Osbournes," 25%
"I wasn't thinking of you when you were here." Wesley to Lilah on "Angel," 14%
"Mom?" Sydney to the Man on "Alias," 8%
"This is the longest day of my life." Jack on "24," 7%

2. I Want that Hour (or Half-hour) of My Life Back, aka Worst Episode of the Season
Winner with 33% of the vote: "Downtown Crossing" episode of "Dawson's Creek"
"Doublemeat Palace" episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," 23%
"Bygones," the series finale of "Ally McBeal," 21%
Pilot of "That 80's Show," 16%
"Posse Comitatus" the season finale of "The West Wing," 7%

3. Episode Most Worthy of an Immediate Rewind, aka Best Episode of the Season
Winner with a whopping 67% of the vote: "Once More, With Feeling" the musical episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
"Almost Thirty Years," the season finale of "Alias," 12%
"The One Where Rachel Has a Baby," the season finale of "Friends," 11%
"Billy" episode of "Angel," 5%
"Graduation" episode of "Felicity," 5%

4. This Couple Made Me Want to Claw My Own Eyes Out, aka Worst Television Couple
Winner with 32% of the vote: Joey and Dawson on "Dawson's Creek"
Susan and John on "ER," 22%
Amy and Josh on "The West Wing," 22%
Fred and Gunn on "Angel," 19%
Brenda and Nate on "Six Feet Under," 5%

5. Best Television Couple (note: this category can include couples that are together and couples that should be together)
Winner with 48% of the vote: Buffy and Spike on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" Sydney and Vaughn on "Alias," 20%
Lorelai and Luke on "Gilmore Girls" 14%
Donna and Josh on "The West Wing," 11%
Chloe and Clark on "Smallville," 7%

6. Best Baddie aka Best Villain
Winner with 48% of the vote: Dark Willow on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
Sloane on "Alias," 18%
Lex Luthor on "Smallville," 14%
Nina on "24," 10%
Holtz on "Angel," 10%

7. Call the Voodoo Doctor, I Want to Resurrect __________, aka Character that will be missed most (note: this category can include characters who died, left a series, or were on a cancelled series)
Winner with 43% of the vote: Tara on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
The Lone Gunmen on "The X-Files," 17%
The entire cast of "Once and Again," 16%
Mark on "ER," 12%
The entire cast of "Felicity," 12%

8. Character You Wish Had Been Killed Off aka Most Annoying Character (note: this category can include reality show contestants)
Winner with 31% of the vote: Dawn on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
Amy on "The West Wing," 26%
Tonya on "Real World Chicago," 23%
Phil on "Ed," 10%
Wil on "The Amazing Race 2," 10%

9. Most Deserving to Be Unemployed, aka Worst Actor
Winner with 47% of the vote: James Van der Beek, Dawson on "Dawson's Creek"
Rose McGowan, Paige on "Charmed," 23%
Elisabeth Rohm, Serena on "Law & Order," 12%
Mary Louise Parker, Amy on "The West Wing," 11%
Milo Ventimiglia, Jess on "Gilmore Girls," 7%

10. Worst Storyline of the Season
Winner with 42% of the vote: Ally discovers she has a daughter on "Ally McBeal"
Willow's addiction to magic on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," 22%
Will and Grace decide to have a baby on "Will & Grace," 17%
The introduction of Amy/Josh's ongoing romance with Amy on "The West Wing," 10%
Teri develops amnesia on "24," 9%

11. Best Storyline of the Season
Winner with 42% of the votes: Spike and Buffy sordid relationship on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
Who is the Man?/She is the Mom on "Alias," 20%
Rachel's pregnancy on "Friends," 17%
The birth of Angel's son and his return on "Angel," 15%
Karen's depression on "Once and Again," 6%

12. Show You are Embarrassed to Admit You Watch, aka Best Guilty Pleasure
Winner with 43% of the vote: "The Osbournes"
"Dawson's Creek," 20%
"7th Heaven," 18%
"Real World," 11%
"The Bachelor," 8%

13. If I Had to Be Quarantined with One Television Character, I Would Pick, aka Best Television Character
Winner with 55% of the vote: Spike on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
Sydney on "Alias," 15%
Joey on "Friends," 12%
Lorelai on "Gilmore Girls," 12%
Pacey on "Dawson's Creek," 6%

Now I'm off to console my Pacey (how could he only get six percent of the vote?).

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