Before there was Seven of Nine, there was Colonel Wilma Deering. What would Buck Rogers in the 25th Century be like without Erin Gray and her super tight flight suit? Not much, that’s for sure. You can only stand a certain amount of action scenes of Buck Rogers karate chopping aliens before you get bored. That’s where Wilma Deering and her ace flying came in.

Canadian actress Lexa Doig started life in the sci-fi universe on the TV show Tekwar, playing “Cowgirl”, before moving on to bigger roles on Andromeda, Earth: Final Conflict, and more recently, a season-long stint on Stargate: SG-1. She’s also found herself in the movies, but even then she couldn’t escape the sci-fi universe completely, starring as the female lead in the “Friday the 13th” sequel, “Jason X”, which was, of course, set in space.

Amanda Tapping didn’t become a household name just because she’s able to make the tough-as-nails soldier work alongside the brilliant scientist as Major Samantha Carter on Stargate: SG1 (and later, on Stargate: Atlantis). Oh no, Amanda Tapping made the character work because besides being very a talented actress, Amanda Tapping is also a major sci-fi babe.

Every now and then, I’m going to be doing a Sci-Fi Babe Spotlight, in which (as the name implies) I will be spotlighting a babe who is currently starring in, or known for, her science fiction movie or TV work. In our inaugural posting in the category, the babe in the spotlight is Megan Fox, who can be seen in the upcoming “Transformers” fleeing killer alien robots from outer space. (Well, they’re “alien robots”, so I guess the “from outer space” part is a given.) But anyways, here’s Megan Fox. Pay attention, because you’re going to be seeing more of her in the future. I don’t know if she’ll stick to the sci-fi genre, but we’ll always have “Transformers”.