I like to watch (these women on TV)

My friend Mikey posted his list of Top Five celebrity crushes on his blog a few months back after I suggested he do it. Recently, he decided to re-visit his list, and I've been inspired to make public my own as well.

So by the transitive property, I'm doing this of my own volition. Here goes:

1. Evangeline Lilly ("Lost") - OK, I'll admit it. I don't watch Lost. Well, not regularly. I've seen a few episodes, and it's pretty good -- I can definitely see why it's successful -- but for some reason, I never really felt and urge to return each week. Lilly stars as Kate Austin, a hot mama with a checkered past. Now, she looks good on the show, but not good enought to merit her being on this list, let alone so high on it. But I saw her go on Conan one night, and she looked un(FUCKING)believable. So good, in fact, I didn't even recognize her at first. We're talking gorgeous here -- more than beautiful. I was dumbfounded. And I've been a fan ever since. A BIG fan.

2. Vanessa Minnilo (MTV VJ, hosts "TRL") - Been a fan for a long time. She was No. 1 for a long, long, long, long time atop this list. But then I saw Lilly on Conan. Really, we're just one so-so public appearance from VJ Vanessa once again gaining glory. And my lust. Although, let's face it, she still has that, even at No. 2.

3. Tiffany Amber-Thiessen ("Saved By The Bell," "Beverly Hills 90210") - A perennial favorite, she's so hot, she'd probably make this spot even if she wasn't Kelly Kapowski. But she is. And that just makes her that much hotter.

4. Rachel McAdams ("Mean Girls," "The Notebook") - Now that Lohan's gone anarexic, McAdams is officially the hottest girl from Mean Girls (though I'm a big fan of Lacey Chabert, too). Like Lilly, McAdams shot up my list after looking just downright smoking during a public appearance -- a little TV event called the MTV Movie Awards, where she cleaned house.

5. Rachel Bilson ("The OC") - I'm a big fan of Bilson's. Always have been, even though she looked REAL bad without her makeup when she was on Punk'd and even though she was doing stuff with her hair I didn't really approve of toward the end of Season Two of The OC. BUT (notice the caps -- that's a big but) I dig her nonetheless. That just goes to show you how, if you're hot enough, a few so-so appearances can't really hurt you too much (although, had I missed those mishaps, she would have been higher on the list). But see, Evangeline and Rachel? The future isn't looking so bleak after all.