Well okay, it's really of the last decade but it's too late for me to change the frakkin thread title. It's summer, I'm bored, here's yet another meaningless poll: Best Mom: Flower! Best Son/Daughter: Lisa Simpson Best Bro: Peter Petrelli Best Boss (given the nominees, I think this category is really Worst Boss): Well, how can you compete with Sataaaannnn? Best Underling: nobody crawls like EB Farum Best Dad: Bill Adama Best Couple: Ned & Chuck Best Sis: Debra Morgan (as long as she remains clueless...) Best Co-Worker: Jim Halpert In coming weeks... Best Educator: Laura Roslin (even if that wasn't the job we saw her doing) Best Voiceover: Mohinder Suresh's charmingly portentous and meaningless babble Best President: David Palmer Best Rebel: Kara "Starbuck" Thrace Best Antihero: Dexter Morgan Best Boozer: Saul Tigh Best Spy/Secret Agent: Chuck Bartowski Best Tough Girl: Debra Morgan Best Pet/Animal: Eddie from Frasier Best Cop: Jim Dangle Best Forensics Expert: Dexter Morgan Best Private Eye: Emerson Cod Best Bromance: The Petrelli Boys Best Doctor: Jack Shephard Best Sidekick: Olive Snook Best Love Triangle: They. Don't. EXIST! Best Friends: Ned the Pie Maker and Emerson Cod Best Villain: Ben Linus Best Bitch: Helena Cain Best Supernatural Entity: Satan again Best Super-Human: Ned the Pie Maker Best Robot: Bender B. Rodriguez Best Psychic: Angela Petrelli (even if her visions never do any good) Best Wife: Marge Simpson Best Husband: Sam Anders Best Alien: technically, Bill Adama counts, right? Best Animated Character: Philip J. Fry Can't think of: High School Student, College Student, Therapist, Nurse, Neighbor, Exes, or Lawyer. I'm sure someone can enlighten me.
Wow, those votes are totally skewed towards CW viewers. Or more accurately, old WB/UPN viewers. All the teen girl shows are winning out. Gilmore Girls, The OC, Supernatural, Buffy, and Veronica Mars characters are winning everything!
Best Mom: Carmela Soprano Best Son/Daughter: Tony Soprano. I mean, when he didn't kill his mother at the end of season 1, after all that she had done to deserve it - just proved he was a big softie under it all. Best Bro: Michael Schofield Prison Break. Gets self covered in tattoos, goes to jail, loses toes, all to save big bro from the Chair. Best Boss: Tie between Jed Bartlett, The West Wing and David Palmer, 24. Let's face it, bosses don't get any bigger or better than the POTUS. Best Underling: Paulie Walnuts, The Sopranos Best Dad: Red Forman, That 70s Show Best Couple: Michael Schofield and Sara Tenkretti, Prison Break Best Sis: Tie between Meadow Soprano (sister to AJ) and Janice Soprano (sister to Tony) Best Co-Worker: Tony Almeida (before the whole Turning Evil thing) In coming weeks... Best Educator: Dr Cox, Scrubs. As much a teacher and mentor (even if he didnt want to be) as he was a doctor Best Voiceover: The charmingly quirky one in Pushing Daisies Best President: Jed Bartlett, David Palmer Best Rebel: Omar, The Wire Best Antihero: Spike, Buffy The Vampire Slayer Best Boozer: Jimmy McNulty, The Wire Best Spy/Secret Agent: Surely there can't be anyone but Jack Bauer (24) eligible? Best Tough Girl: Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace Best Pet/Animal: Eddie from Frasier Best Cop: Andy Sipowicz, NYPD Blue Best Forensics Expert: Gil Grissom, CSI Best Private Eye: Emerson Cod, Pushing Daisies Best Bromance: Michael Schofield and Fernando Sucre, Prison Break Best Doctor: John Dorian, Scrubs Best Sidekick: Niles Crane, Frasier Best Love Triangle: Jack/ Kate/Sawyer, Lost Best Friends: Ned the Pie Maker and Emerson Cod Best Villain: Marlo Stanfield, The Wire Best Bitch: Shannon, Lost Best Supernatural Entity: The Whole Feckin' Island, Lost Best Super-Human: Does Jack Bauer count? Best Robot: Any of the Cylons in BSG Best Psychic: Pass Best Wife: Carmela Soprano (see above) Best Husband: Worf, Deep Space Nine Best Alien: The Doctor, Dr Who (ignoring the fact that it started in 1963) Best Animated Character: Spongebob Squarepants High School Student: Claire, Heroes College Student: Pass Therapist: Dr Melfi, The Sopranos Nurse: Carla Turk, Scrubs Neighbor: Ned Flanders, The Simpsons Exes: Janice, Friends Lawyer: Alan Shore, Boston Legal
Okay, there's a good one. Now all I need is: High School Student, College Student, Therapist, Nurse, Exes, and Lawyer. Oh wait, Lawyer: Joe Adama. Maybe not a good lawyer, but this contest seems more like favorite characters in category X.
Using your character type choices: Best Mom: Roseanne ("Roseanne") Best Son/Daughter: Best Bro: Best Boss (given the nominees, I think this category is really Worst Boss): Leon ("Roseanne") Best Underling: Best Dad: Frasier, Sr. ("Due South") Best Couple: Best Sis: Best Co-Worker: Ray ("Due South") Best Educator: Best Voiceover: Kevin ("The Wonder Years") Best President: Best Rebel: Best Antihero: TIE: Dexter Morgan ("Dexter") and Spike ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer") Best Boozer: Barney ("The Simpsons") Best Spy/Secret Agent: Number 6 ("The Prisoner") Best Tough Girl: Best Pet/Animal: Eddie ("Frasier") Best Cop: Fraser ("Due South") Best Forensics Expert: Best Private Eye: Columbo ("Columbo") Best Bromance: (assuming not meant litterally) J.D. and Turk ("Scrubs") Best Doctor: Dr. Cox ("Scrubs") Best Sidekick: Festus ("Gunsmoke") Best Love Triangle: Buffy/Spike/Tru ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Best Friends: Best Villain: Best Bitch: Alexis (you just wanna push her over a cliff. "Dynasty") Best Supernatural Entity: Best Super-Human: Superman Best Robot: Best Psychic: Frank Black ("MillenniuM") Best Wife: Best Husband: Best Alien: Best Animated Character: tough one. Will go with Stewie ("Family Guy"; original run, not the mellowed out one from newer seasons) With no categories and only left to jsut picking 25 I think are best of all time: 1. Mat Dilon ("Gunsmoke") 2. Festus ("Gunsmoke") 3. Fallon ("Dynasty") 4. Kirk ("Star Trek" TOS) 5. Columbo ("Columbo") 6. Fraser ("Due South") 7. Giles ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer") 8. Mal ("Firefly") 9. Thomas Magnum ("Magnum, pi") 10. Higgins ("Magnum, pi") 11. Hawkeye ("M*A*S*H") 12. Radar ("M*A*S*H") 13. Bruce Wayne (90's "Batman: The Animated Series" version) 14. Spike ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer") 15. Angel ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer" / "Angel") 16. Picard (ST:TNG) 17. Geordi (I always really liked his character; ST:TNG) 18. Frasier ("Frasier") 19. Niles ("Frasier") 20. Cliff ("The Cosby Show") 21. Nash ("Nash Bridges") 22. Cheif Gillepse ("In the Heat of the Night") 23. Bubba ("In the Heat of the Night") 24. Mulder ("The X-Files") 25. Number 6 ("The Prisoner")
Bingo! I knew there had to be one. Saul Goodman it is. And I just thought of Best Exes: Saul and Ellen Tigh. Why didn't I think of those two before?