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Re: Favorite TV show characters

Postby Grimstone » Sat Apr 29, 2017 10:22 am

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Re: Favorite TV show characters

Postby Doodle Dee. Snickers » Sun Apr 30, 2017 12:55 pm

1. What, no love for Frank Underwood? I've seen bits and pieces of the UK version, but c'mon, it's Kevin Spacey villainy at its finest. He's like if LBJ was evil instead of just kinda obsessed with getting his dick out (Fun fact: Kevin Spacey shadowed House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to learn the role). He was even the only good part about Superman Returns, and I'd rather rewatch the pee in a jar scene of Dawn of Justice for the entire running time of Superman Returns. (House of Cards)
2. Major Richard Winters. Why did you have to sully yourself with Homeland, Damien Lewis? (Band of Brothers)
3. Jack Bauer. Fuck you, Homeland, you'll never be Special Agent Jack Bauer. (24)
4. Ron Swanson. Because I guess all the people in my office who've watched Parks and Rec say I'm like him. What, just because I'm burly, facial haired, gruff, somewhat libertarian, and actively work to make sure people don't celebrate my birthday, I'm like Ron Swanson? (Parks and Rec)
5. Selina Meyer. Everyone on this show is pretty savage, but seriously, I will never tire of watching Julia Louis-Dreyfus hurl obscenities at people for an entire show. (Veep)
6. Brienne of Tarth. I'll never know why she's my favorite character on GOT. Tyrion and the Hound run second and third, but I'm just going one per show. (GOT)
7. Batman. Do animated series count? (Batman:TAS)
8. Ahsoka Tano. Seriously, do they count? (Clone Wars)
9. Huey Freeman. I'm just gonna go ahead and assume they count. (The Boondocks)
10. Archer. Of Archer fame. (Archer)
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Re: Favorite TV show characters

Postby RedBearded » Wed May 03, 2017 1:59 am

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Re: Favorite TV show characters

Postby Bromo » Mon May 22, 2017 9:30 pm

    Utena Tenjou (Revolutionary Girl Utena

    Anthy Himemiya (Revolutionary Girl Utena)

    Madoka Kaname (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

    Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon (Sailor Moon)

    Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury (Sailor Moon)

    Ash Ketchum (Pokémon)

    Dawn (Pokémon)

    Spongebob Squarepants (SpongeBob SquarePants)

    Squidward Tentacles (SpongeBob SquarePants)

    Patrick Star (SpongeBob SquarePants)

    Courage (Courage the Cowardly Dog)

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Re: Favorite TV show characters

Postby Absentia » Tue May 23, 2017 1:47 am

I did a ctrl+f and none of you mentioned Jack McCoy from Law & Order, which I think means you're all going to hell. The rest of the list would be pretty much all L&O, Star Trek, and Futurama.
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Re: Favorite TV show characters

Postby cmsellers » Wed Dec 05, 2018 1:44 am

Looking over that list, it's weird I was ever that into Clara Oswald, even if I knew better than to actually count her among my favorites. I think my contrarian instincts may have driven that. She's not as bad as people made her out to be, but not as good as I did either.

I've watched a lot more shows since then, but there are two characters I now have a strong impulse to add.

First is Grandma "Jenny" Huang from Fresh Off The Boat, because she is just an amazing character, over-the-top, but in a good way. I'm kind of amazed she hasn't made either of my earlier lists, given I already watched that show, but maybe she got more compelling over two years.

The second is Maureen Murphy from F is For Family. There are a lot of "precocious younger sister" characters, and with the exception of Lisa Simpson (who is nowhere near favorite character status for me), they are mostly really forgettable. However Maureen feels like a real person, if a smart one, and is also very well-developed.

There are also three characters who I like but never brought up, likely because I've spent the past seven years plus hating myself and they remind me of myself in (very different) ways. They are Diane Nguyen from Bojack Horseman, Brick Heck from The Middle, and Charlie Kelly from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Diane because she was ambitious, cynical, and deeply depressed, Brick because he is one of the best portrayals of an autistic character on TV (though never diagnosed as such), and Charlie Kelly because he's a complete weirdo, but a lot of his quirks are relatable to me, also a complete weirdo.
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Re: Favorite TV show characters

Postby SlayerGoddess » Thu Dec 06, 2018 3:22 am

I don't have a particular order, but since it's only TV shows, a lot of them are characters from the Whedonverse.
Spike aka William the Bloody (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
(Ale)xander Harris (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Rupert Giles (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Tara (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Anya (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
(Winni)fred Burkle (Angel)
Lorne (Angel)
Doyle (Angel)
Lilah (Angel)
River Tam (Firefly)
Kaylee (Firefly)
Inara Serra (Firefly)
Jayne (Firefly)
Shepherd Book (Firefly)
Malcolm Renolds (Firefly)
Wash (Firefly)

Sansa (Game of Thrones)
Tyrion (Game of Thrones)
The Hound (Game of Thrones)
Tormund (Game of Thrones)
Olenna Tyrell (Game of Thrones)
Margaery (Game of Thrones)
the Stark direwolves (Game of Thrones)
Most of the main characters in "Stranger Things"
Jessica Jones and her best friend and her addict neighbor (Jessica Jones) (I've only seen season 1)
Multiple characters in "The Handmaid's Tale"
Multiple characters from "Marvel's Runaways"

Not all of these characters have good morals, but they are all great to watch.
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