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1. The Devil (Brimstone)
2. Batman/Bruce Wayne (Batman 60's live action)
3. Sam Merlotte (True Blood)
4. Maxwell Smart (Get Smart)
5. Thomas Veil (Nowhere Man)
Honorable Mensches:
1. Colonel Tigh (GINO...er...NuBsg)
2. David Addison (Moonlighting)
3. Col. Hogan (Hogan's Heroes)
4. Sarah Conner (The Sarah Cancelled Chronicles)
5. Aeryn Sun (That show with the muppets I didn't appreciate until after it got shit-canned.)
2. Batman/Bruce Wayne (Batman 60's live action)
3. Sam Merlotte (True Blood)
4. Maxwell Smart (Get Smart)
5. Thomas Veil (Nowhere Man)
Honorable Mensches:
1. Colonel Tigh (GINO...er...NuBsg)
2. David Addison (Moonlighting)
3. Col. Hogan (Hogan's Heroes)
4. Sarah Conner (The Sarah Cancelled Chronicles)
5. Aeryn Sun (That show with the muppets I didn't appreciate until after it got shit-canned.)
Tough'un, but I'll give it a shot...since I think the no-Trek rule is silly, I hereby ignore it. It's not like Trek characters have some kind of monopoly on great-character-hood.
1. Spock, TOS/Trek XI
2. Dexter Morgan, Dexter
3. John Crichton, Farscape
4. Fox Mulder, The X-Files
5. Ari Gold, Entourage
...which would be a pretty interesting dinner party, huh?
Especially if I could shoehorn Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, James "Sawyer" Ford and Garak in there somewheres...
1. Spock, TOS/Trek XI
2. Dexter Morgan, Dexter
3. John Crichton, Farscape
4. Fox Mulder, The X-Files
5. Ari Gold, Entourage
...which would be a pretty interesting dinner party, huh?
Especially if I could shoehorn Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, James "Sawyer" Ford and Garak in there somewheres...
Without any Star Trek characrers (read: Spock and DS9 characters):
Anna Forbes (This Life)
Frank Pembleton (Homicide: Life on the Street)
John Locke (Lost)
Dr Niles Crane (Frasier)
Derek "Del Boy" Trotter (Only Fools and Horses)
honorable mentions:
Ryan O'Reilly (Oz)
Gomez Addams (The Addams Family)
Fitz (Cracker - the original UK one, obviously)
Wolf (The 10th Kingdom)
Gaius Baltar (Battlestar Galactica)
Anna Forbes (This Life)
Frank Pembleton (Homicide: Life on the Street)
John Locke (Lost)
Dr Niles Crane (Frasier)
Derek "Del Boy" Trotter (Only Fools and Horses)
honorable mentions:
Ryan O'Reilly (Oz)
Gomez Addams (The Addams Family)
Fitz (Cracker - the original UK one, obviously)
Wolf (The 10th Kingdom)
Gaius Baltar (Battlestar Galactica)
RobertScorpio
Pariah
Tough'un, but I'll give it a shot...since I think the no-Trek rule is silly, I hereby ignore it. It's not like Trek characters have some kind of monopoly on great-character-hood.
1. Spock, TOS/Trek XI
2. Dexter Morgan, Dexter
3. John Crichton, Farscape
4. Fox Mulder, The X-Files
5. Ari Gold, Entourage
...which would be a pretty interesting dinner party, huh?
The NON-Star Trek rule is there because, hello, there are millions of "who's your fav" trek character in the various TREK forums....I put this thread here so as to see 'what other' interests there might be out there...I guess Shatner's SNL quote becomes more wise as each year passes...but then again? I hate rules too...
Rob
1. Dr. Samuel Beckett, Quantum Leap: brilliant, compassionate, obsessive, impulsive, trying to do the right thing, and oh, so sexy.
2. Caprica Six, Battlestar Galactica: her journey from killing machine to human (ignoring the stupid series finale reveal) was terrific.
3. Mary Beth Lacey, Cagney and Lacey: she defied all female stereotypes by simultaneously embracing being a wife, mother, terrific detective, and moral center.
4. Zoe Washburn, Firefly: she was a deadpan everyperson - one of the few women on TV who wasn't defined by who she was "hooked up" with; she was capable, calm, loyal, smart, and very funny. The character was kind of a female imprint on a traditionally male character type.
5. John Carter, ER: apart from some plotting missteps, Carter's development from new minted intern to fully mature, worldly wise doctor was the best thing about the show.
2. Caprica Six, Battlestar Galactica: her journey from killing machine to human (ignoring the stupid series finale reveal) was terrific.
3. Mary Beth Lacey, Cagney and Lacey: she defied all female stereotypes by simultaneously embracing being a wife, mother, terrific detective, and moral center.
4. Zoe Washburn, Firefly: she was a deadpan everyperson - one of the few women on TV who wasn't defined by who she was "hooked up" with; she was capable, calm, loyal, smart, and very funny. The character was kind of a female imprint on a traditionally male character type.
5. John Carter, ER: apart from some plotting missteps, Carter's development from new minted intern to fully mature, worldly wise doctor was the best thing about the show.
She would've been on my list, if it wasn't for the character's sad wimpification and lameification in seasons 3 and especially season 4.
However, if we consider all the different Sixes in the show (Caprica, Gina, Natalie, Overseer Six from season 1, New Caprica-traumatized Six in "Faith", Shelley Godfrey...), the Cylon model Six is certainly fascinating.
RobertScorpio
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Jack Bauer is a worthy pick, and I'm glad he's showing up...I hope they continue to flesh him out more in the next season....
Another honorable mention is Richard Mulligan's "BURT CAMPBELL" character on SOAP. I thought he made that show, even more so that Billy Crystal...
Rob
Another honorable mention is Richard Mulligan's "BURT CAMPBELL" character on SOAP. I thought he made that show, even more so that Billy Crystal...
Rob
Dr. Gaius Baltar, Battlestar Galactica
Rupert Giles, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Mayor Richard Wilkins III, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Brother Justin Crowe, Carnivale
Bender, Futurama
Rupert Giles, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Mayor Richard Wilkins III, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Brother Justin Crowe, Carnivale
Bender, Futurama
1. Jack Tripper (Three's Company)
2. Fox Mulder (The X-Files)
3. Dana Scully (The X-Files)
4. Bill Haverchuck (Freaks and Geeks)
5. Lindsay Weir (Freaks and Geeks)
Honorable Mentions:
Frank Lemmer (Parker Lewis Can't Lose)
Cameron (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles)
Vince Carter (Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C.)
Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Malcolm Reynolds (Firefly)
Johnny Drama (Entourage)
2. Fox Mulder (The X-Files)
3. Dana Scully (The X-Files)
4. Bill Haverchuck (Freaks and Geeks)
5. Lindsay Weir (Freaks and Geeks)
Honorable Mentions:
Frank Lemmer (Parker Lewis Can't Lose)
Cameron (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles)
Vince Carter (Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C.)
Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Malcolm Reynolds (Firefly)
Johnny Drama (Entourage)
I generally tend to enjoy characters who do not fit within a category.
1) Gregory House (House, MD)
2) Chuck Bartowski (Chuck)
3) Charlie Epps (Numb3rs)
4) Josiah Bartlet (The West Wing)
5) The Doctor (Doctor Who)
Honorable Mentions:
Hoban 'Wash' Washburne (Firefly)
Yolanda/Saffron/Bridgette (Firefly)
Samuel 'Oh Boy' Beckett (Quantum Leap)
John 'Hannibal' Smith (The A Team)
1) Gregory House (House, MD)
2) Chuck Bartowski (Chuck)
3) Charlie Epps (Numb3rs)
4) Josiah Bartlet (The West Wing)
5) The Doctor (Doctor Who)
Honorable Mentions:
Hoban 'Wash' Washburne (Firefly)
Yolanda/Saffron/Bridgette (Firefly)
Samuel 'Oh Boy' Beckett (Quantum Leap)
John 'Hannibal' Smith (The A Team)
I Know I will see some shows here that I liked but forgot about, but off the top of my head...
In any order---
A--The Punisher (any movie or cartoon version)
B--Stark (Farscape)
C--Soundwave (G1 Transformers cartoon)
D--Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z)
E--Stringfellow Hawk (Airwolf)
Honorable mentions
a--Peter or HRG (Heroes)
b--Trapjaw (one of Skeletors henchman from He-Man cartoon)
c--Buck Rodgers (I wanted to Buck Rodgers so bad when I was a kid)
d--Megatron/Galvatron
Fun topic!!!
In any order---
A--The Punisher (any movie or cartoon version)
B--Stark (Farscape)
C--Soundwave (G1 Transformers cartoon)
D--Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z)
E--Stringfellow Hawk (Airwolf)
Honorable mentions
a--Peter or HRG (Heroes)
b--Trapjaw (one of Skeletors henchman from He-Man cartoon)
c--Buck Rodgers (I wanted to Buck Rodgers so bad when I was a kid)
d--Megatron/Galvatron
Fun topic!!!
Only five, gods that hard. Off the top of my head...
Gaius Baltar (Battlestar Galactica)
Daniel 'Oz' Osbourne (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
Alan Partridge (Day Today/KMKY/I'm Alan Partridge)
Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
Jay Cartwright (The Inbetweeners)
Bubbling under (gonna be more than four)
Chris Finch (The Office UK)
Patrick 'Paddy' O'Shea (Phoenix Nights/Max & Paddy)
William 'Spike' Pratt (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
Richard Richard (Bottom)
Kaylee (Firefly)
Gaius Baltar (Battlestar Galactica)
Daniel 'Oz' Osbourne (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
Alan Partridge (Day Today/KMKY/I'm Alan Partridge)
Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
Jay Cartwright (The Inbetweeners)
Bubbling under (gonna be more than four)
Chris Finch (The Office UK)
Patrick 'Paddy' O'Shea (Phoenix Nights/Max & Paddy)
William 'Spike' Pratt (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
Richard Richard (Bottom)
Kaylee (Firefly)
Fox Mulder (The X-Files)
Kareem Said (Oz)
Daria Morgendorffer (Daria)
Frank Pembleton (Homicide: Life on the Street)
Frank Black (Millennium)
Honourable mentions to:
Dr Sam Beckett (Quantum Leap)
Brother Justin Crowe (Carnivale)
Mal Reynolds (Firefly)
Toph Bei Fong (Avatar: the Last Airbender)
Ron Stoppable (Kim Possible)
Helga G Pataki (Hey Arnold)
Kareem Said (Oz)
Daria Morgendorffer (Daria)
Frank Pembleton (Homicide: Life on the Street)
Frank Black (Millennium)
Honourable mentions to:
Dr Sam Beckett (Quantum Leap)
Brother Justin Crowe (Carnivale)
Mal Reynolds (Firefly)
Toph Bei Fong (Avatar: the Last Airbender)
Ron Stoppable (Kim Possible)
Helga G Pataki (Hey Arnold)
John Crichton (Farscape)
Scorpius (Farscape)
The Doctor (Ecc or Tennent, Doesn't matter)
G'Kar (Babylon 5)
Niles Crane (Frasier)
Honorable Mention
Starbuck (New BSG)
John Sheridan and Londo (Babylon 5)
Frasier Crane
Sam and Al (Quantum Leap)
Scorpius (Farscape)
The Doctor (Ecc or Tennent, Doesn't matter)
G'Kar (Babylon 5)
Niles Crane (Frasier)
Honorable Mention
Starbuck (New BSG)
John Sheridan and Londo (Babylon 5)
Frasier Crane
Sam and Al (Quantum Leap)
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1. Frank Pembleton, Homicide
2. Olivia Benson, Law and Order: SVU
3. Julia Sugarbaker, Designing Women (her rants were legendary!)
4. Dr. House, House
5. Alex P. Keaton, Family Ties (my favorite show as a teen)
Honorable mentions: Briscoe, Law and Order; Murphy Brown; John Munch, Homicide and SVU; Jack Harkness, Doctor Who and Torchwood.
2. Olivia Benson, Law and Order: SVU
3. Julia Sugarbaker, Designing Women (her rants were legendary!)
4. Dr. House, House
5. Alex P. Keaton, Family Ties (my favorite show as a teen)
Honorable mentions: Briscoe, Law and Order; Murphy Brown; John Munch, Homicide and SVU; Jack Harkness, Doctor Who and Torchwood.
In no order:
1) Brother Justin Crowe, Carnivale
2) Frank Black, MillenniuM
3) Kara Thrace, Battlestar Galactica
4) Gemma Teller Morrow, Sons of Anarchy
5) Number Six, The Prisoner
Runners-Up:
Brad Bellick, Prison Break
King Silas Benjamin, Kings
Al Swearengen, Deadwood
Bobby Singer, Supernatural
John Crichton, Farscape
Walter Bishop, Fringe
Tobias Beecher, Oz
Tommy Gavin, Rescue Me
Ray Drecker, Hung
Jimmy James, NewsRadio
Kenchy Duhwalia, Jericho
Margaret Chenowith, Six Feet Under
1) Brother Justin Crowe, Carnivale
2) Frank Black, MillenniuM
3) Kara Thrace, Battlestar Galactica
4) Gemma Teller Morrow, Sons of Anarchy
5) Number Six, The Prisoner
Runners-Up:
Brad Bellick, Prison Break
King Silas Benjamin, Kings
Al Swearengen, Deadwood
Bobby Singer, Supernatural
John Crichton, Farscape
Walter Bishop, Fringe
Tobias Beecher, Oz
Tommy Gavin, Rescue Me
Ray Drecker, Hung
Jimmy James, NewsRadio
Kenchy Duhwalia, Jericho
Margaret Chenowith, Six Feet Under
1. John Crichton & Aeryn Sun (Farscape)
2. Mal Reynolds (Firefly)
3. Kara Thrace (NuBSG)
4. Lee Adama (NuBSG)
5. Walter Bishop (Fringe)
House (House)
Londo (Babylon 5)
MacGyver (MacGyver)
Josh Lymon (The West Wing)
2. Mal Reynolds (Firefly)
3. Kara Thrace (NuBSG)
4. Lee Adama (NuBSG)
5. Walter Bishop (Fringe)
House (House)
Londo (Babylon 5)
MacGyver (MacGyver)
Josh Lymon (The West Wing)
1. Thomas Magnum (Magnum PI)
2. Steve McGarrett (Hawaii Five-O)
3. Adam Cartwright (Bonanza)
4. Lord Brett Sinclair (The Persuaders!)
5. The [Fourth] Doctor (Dr. Who)
Honorable mentions:
Emma Peel (The Avengers)
Hawkeye Pierce (M*A*S*H)
Dr. Quincy (Quincy, M.E.)
Lt. Columbo (Columbo)
2. Steve McGarrett (Hawaii Five-O)
3. Adam Cartwright (Bonanza)
4. Lord Brett Sinclair (The Persuaders!)
5. The [Fourth] Doctor (Dr. Who)
Honorable mentions:
Emma Peel (The Avengers)
Hawkeye Pierce (M*A*S*H)
Dr. Quincy (Quincy, M.E.)
Lt. Columbo (Columbo)