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2002 Readers' Poll:

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Best and worst in film, television, and pop culture...


From Best Couples to Wost Television Show, the poll continues. Read to find out what you said and what we thought about the best and worst of 2002.

BEST REAL-LIFE COUPLE
Ozzy Osbourne & Sharon Osbourne       29%
Will Smith & Jada Pinkett-Smith       21%
Ben Affleck & Jennifer Lopez / Brad Pitt & Jennifer Aniston / Ryan Phillippe & Reese Witherspoon       14%
Jay-Z & Beyoncé Knowles       7%

Michelle's Pick: Usher & Chilli
Christine's Pick: Ozzy Osbourne & Sharon Osbourne
Phan's Pick: Ryan Phillippe & Reese Witherspoon

Oops, Didn't Make It: Freddie Prinze Jr. & Sarah Michelle Gellar, Tom Cruise & Penelope Cruz, Usher & Chilli

Best On-Screen Couple:
Mike Myers & Verne Troyer, Austin Powers       29%
Sanaa Lathan & Taye Diggs, Brown Sugar       25%
Brittany Murphy & Eminem, 8 Mile / Kirsten Dunst & Tobey McGuire, Spider-man / Sandra Bullock & Hugh Grant, Two Weeks Notice      13%
Eddie Murphy & Owen Wilson, I Spy / Renée Zellweger & Richard Gere, Chicago / Thandie Newton & Mark Walhberg, Charlie       6%

Michelle's Pick: Sanaa Lathan & Taye Diggs, Brown Sugar
Christine's Pick: Sandra Bullock & Hugh Grant, Two Weeks Notice
Phan's Pick: Mike Myers & Verne Troyer, Austin Powers

Oops, Didn't Make It: Kate Hudson & Heath Ledger, Four Feathers, Natalie Portman & Hayden Christensen, Star Wars Episode II, Jennifer Lopez & Ralph Fiennes, Maid in Manhattan, Jackie Chan & Jennifer Love Hewitt, The Tuxedo
Biggest Surprise: Comedic pairings are more favourable than romantic ones.

BEST TV SHOW
"Alias" / "CSI"       19%
"Bernie Mac" / "Sex and the City" / "The Simpsons" / "The Sopranos"       13%
"Law & Order" / "Will & Grace"       6%

Michelle's Pick: "Sex and the City"
Christine's Pick: "Law & Order"
Phan's Pick: "Trading Spaces"

Oops, Didn't Make It: "Friends," "Scrubs," "Trading Spaces," "The West Wing"

BEST NEW TV SHOW
"The Osbournes"       27%
"CSI: Miami"       20%
"Cedric the Entertainer Presents" / "Dr. Phil" / "Fastlane"       13%
"American Idol" / "The Jamie Kennedy Experiment"       7%

Michelle's Pick: "American Idol," "The Osbournes"
Christine's Pick: "American Idol"
Phan's Pick: "The Jamie Kennedy Experiment"

Oops, Didn't Make It: "Boomtown," "Hack," "John Doe"
Biggest Surprise: "Fastlane"?

WORST TV SHOW
"The Bachelor"       43%
"VIP"       21%
"Big Brother" / "The Mole"       14%
"Dawson's Creek"       7%

Michelle's Pick: "The Bachelor"
Christine's Pick: "7th Heaven"
Phan's Pick: "Becker"

Oops, Didn't Make It: "7th Heaven," "Becker," "Charmed," "The Practice"

TV SHOW THEY SHOULD JUST END NOW
"The Bachelor" and all shows like it       60%
"Dawson's Creek"       13%
"The Drew Carey Show" / "Friends" / "Survivor" / "The Weakest Link"       7%

Michelle's Pick: "Dawson's Creek"
Christine's Pick: "Judging Amy"
Phan's Pick: "The Weakest Link"

Oops, Didn't Make It: "Boston Public," "Judging Amy," "ER," "Fear Factor"

BIGGEST SCANDAL
R. Kelly       60%
Martha Stewart       20%
Winona Ryder       13%
Princess Diana's Butler       7%

Michelle's Pick: R. Kelly
Christine's Pick: R. Kelly
Phan's Pick: R. Kelly

Biggest Surprise: Insider trading is, to some, worse than sleeping with underage girls.

WORST TREND
Britney Spear's underwear over outerwear       33%
Justin Timberlake's Michael Jackson rip-off       27%
Avril Lavigne's wife beater and tie       20%
Celebrities who launch restaurants, clothing lines, perfume / Kelly Rowland's blue eye shadow / Nelly's band-aid       7%

Michelle's Pick: Celebrities who launch restaurants, clothing lines, perfume
Christine's Pick: Avril Lavigne's wife beater and tie
Phan's Pick: Nelly's band-aid

MOST OVERRATED CELEBRITY
Jennifer Lopez       27%
Liza Minelli       20%
Eminem / Mariah Carey       13%
Christina Aguilera / Jennifer Aniston / P. Diddy / Tom Cruise       7%

Michelle's Pick: Jennifer Lopez
Christine's Pick: Jennifer Lopez
Phan's Pick: Tom Cruise

Oops, Didn't Make It: Madonna

BEST ATHLETE
Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers       46%
Vince Carter, Toronto Raptors       38%
Kobe Bryant, L. A. Lakers / Shaquille O'Neal, L. A. Lakers       8%

Michelle's Pick: Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers
Christine's Pick: Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers
Phan's Pick: Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers

Biggest Surprise: Vince Carter ain't so loved anymore. Ha!

A big thanks goes out to all who participated in our poll! We hoped you enjoyed 2002, and stay tuned for Happygrrls in 2003!

[ Best Song, Worst Artist, Best Actress, and more. Part I of our Reader's Poll. ]