August 24, 2006
[XXV of TV] 10:33 AM
James Gunn posted a list of his 25 favorite TV characters, and then Joss Whedon posted his. Since I'm waiting for a bunch things to print before I have lunch, here are mine. They're in no particular order and they follow Gunn's Rules:
No puppets or cartoons.
No mini-series.
No reality show people.
All characters must be regulars on the show.
1. Hawkeye Piece (Alan Alda, M*A*S*H)
2. Jed Bartlet (Martin Sheen, The West Wing)
3. Carmella Soprano (Edie Falco, The Sopranos)
4. Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan, Buffy)
5. Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham, Gilmore Girls)
6. Jim'n'Pam (John Krasinski and Jenna Fischer, The Office)
7. Laura Roslin (Mary McDonnell, Battlestar Galactica)
8. Veronica Mars (Kristin Bell, Veronica Mars)
9. Pheobe Buffet (Lisa Kudrow, Friends, seasons 1-5)
10. Angela Chase (Claire Danes, My So-Called Life)
11. Claire Fisher (Lauren Ambrose, Six Feet Under)
12. Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven, Entourage)
13. House (Huge Laurie, House)
14. Fred Burkle/Illyria (Amy Acker, Angel)
15. Lt. Anita Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson, Law & Order)
16. Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen, Murphy Brown)
17. Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order SVU)
18. Rose Nylund (Betty White, The Golden Girls)
19. Sam Weir (John Francis Daley, Freaks and Geeks)
20. Samantha Jones (Kim Catrall, Sex and the City)
21. Donna Moss (Janel Maloney, The West Wing)
22. CJ Cregg (Allison Janey, The West Wing)
23. Susan Lewis (Sherry Stringfield, ER, seasons 1-3)
24. Sandy Choen (Peter Gallagher, The OC)
25. The Doctor (David Tennant, Doctor Who)
I'm also going to create a roster of my top 10 favorite near flawless ensambles, because i can:
1. Battlestar Galactica
2. Gilmore Girls
3. Sports Night
4. The West Wing
5. My So-Called Life
6. M*A*S*H (preferably the Col. Potter years)
7. Friends
8. Murphy Brown
9. The Office
10. Veronica Mars
Hmm. Things are still printing.
Ok, here are my Top 10 favorite animated series:
1. The Venture Bros.
2. Thundercats
3. Transformers (G1)
4. Gargoyles
5. Batman the Animated Series
6. Justice League Unlimited
7. Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
8. Charlie & Lola
9. Scooby Doo
10. Jonny Quest
Things are still printing...but I'm starving...later.
Claire Fischer out of everyone on that show? Really? I think she'd be at the bottom of my list. Not sure who'd be my favorite, though. It changed a lot throughout the show...
Posted by: Bart at August 24, 2006 1:25 PMmy favorites on the show rotated so much as well, that claire was the most consistent. I've literally hated everyone it for at least 7 episodes straight given their storyacs, and when it came to the finale and you saw the show was really about claire, and not nate, my decision was made.
Posted by: kyle at August 24, 2006 1:41 PMNo characters from Alias? I'm shocked!
Posted by: Tom at August 24, 2006 6:03 PMWell, the rule was you had to pick series regulars, so that rules out Lena Olin's (for a while) flawless Irinia Derevco. But, if you think about it, ALIAS was made of stock characters played by some great actors, but none of them, not even Syndey Bristow herself, felt unique. Maybe Sloane, but I hated sloane. The cast was the work of premise, writing, and being a strong-ish ensamble. Then in the final 2 years everything went to shit.
Posted by: kyle at August 25, 2006 8:32 AMBubble from AbFab is at the top of my list.
Posted by: Josh at August 25, 2006 9:09 AMVal Ewing on Knots Landing- she was a wonderful mess to watch.
Posted by: homer at August 26, 2006 9:02 AMNice list. Thanks for keeping it going.
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